European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page g the stars and stripes saturday january 23,19bb James def by appearing for a court hearing spends most of his Lime in the dullness of his cell. American jailed in Nicaragua pessimistic about pending trial carlinv1u-e, 111. A the Man shot Down Over Nicaragua and accused of aiding the Contra re Bels has lost 2 pounds during More than a month of Captivity in an unlighted prison cell a Friend says. James Denby of Carlinville in t depressed but has Little optimism about the possible outcome of his rial in a nicaraguan court said Fred Smith who recently resumed from visiting Denby in Nicaragua there s so much uncertainly Smith a farm implements dealer Lold the Springfield slate journal Register in an interview published wednesday. He could be out Al any Lime or a could be there 3d Denby was brought before inc popular anti Sandi nista tribunal last week on charges of crimes against Public Security acts to submit the nation to foreign domination and illegal association. Denby whose plane was shot Down near the Costa rican Border dec. 6. Has pleaded innocent. Smith accompanied Derby s wife Marie to Managua on Jan 11. He returned monday after meeting twice Wilh Denby. In Managua Derby s lawyer old the associated press that inc Case has been complicated by Nicara Gua s decision to abolish its revolutionary i went through All the criminal courts in the cily and in none did find the Denby Case said Owyn Hodgson Denby s lawyer. Smith said Denby is being kept in a 10-fool-Squarcccll. The Only Light comes in through a space a fool High Smith said. When inc Sun goes Down he s in total darkness. I skin is very while Denby docs not seem depressed he says he is not optimistic about his Fale Al the hands of the sandinista. Smith said. Smith and mrs. Denby joined Denby s Broiher Wil Liam who was already in Managua. They had hoped to see Denby on Jan. I2, his s8ih birthday but were refused permission. The first time they saw James Denby was the follow ing Day when he was brought 10 a people s tribunal to have the charges against i m read to him. He asked me if everybody Back Home was talking about in his imprisonment. Smith said. I Lold him the whole country knows where Carlinville is Wii merchant seamen get vet status Washington a the defense department has agreed 10 extend Veteran s status to inc men who soiled . Merchant ships during world War it the Pentagon said. The decision was made by air Force Secretary Edward c. Pulc Aldridge on Jan. 19, acting in his capacity As the Pentagon s designated administrator of a 1977 . Law that governs appeals for Veteran s status inc service said in a statement. The new designation will apply to any civilian Sailor who served on an oceangoing merchant ship during the period of armed conflict in world War ii dec. 7,1941,10 aug. 15,1945," inc air Force said. According to Navy historians an estimated 250.000 americans saw service in the merchant Marine during world War ii. No one knows however How Many arc still alive the designation approved by Aldridge for the Mer chant seamen will entitle them to obtain military serv ice discharge certificates which in turn will make them eligible for selected Veteran s benefits such As govern ment backed loan and use of Veteran s administration hospitals. Stateside blood test allows doctors to predict Eye cancer Boston a researcher have devel oped a lest to identify children at Riik of devel Oping an inherited form of Eye cancer which could allow doctors 10 spot and real the disease before it leads to loss of the Eye a new report the genetic lest reported in thursday Issue of the new England journal of Medicine ii baud on a simple blood Sample and allows Doc tors to predict which individuals arc predisposed to the hereditary form of Revino Isioma. is a malignant Eye tumor in Young children usually younger than i. If left untreated results ill the removal of the affected Eye. 1 injured others terrified when turbulence hits Jet Chicago a severe turbulence rocked an american airlines jul heading Loward o Hare and Arm injuries when she was tossed about the Cabin of the Boeing 767 during flight 350 from Dallas it Worth said american spokeswoman Mary o Neill. Jalloway was listed in fair condition thursday with a possible broken ankle at resurrection Hospital said Hospital spokeswoman Janice Youngwith. Flight 350 had begun its descent and was about an hour away from o Hare when it dropped sharply at least twice said Wayne Tracy a passenger. I heard a lot of screaming and crying for the rest of the night from the injured in Ihl attendant he said. One of the 145 passengers complained of bruises and was released after being examined at resurrection. O Neill said. Girt reportedly sets fire to brother to help him Moore okla a a 13-year-old girl let tire to her twin thursday in Hopes of sending him on to a belter life through reincarnation police said. The boy was in fair to Good condition at Baptist medical Center in Oklahoma City with finl and second degree Burnt on 5 percent of his body authorities girl whose name was not released be cause of her age a arrested on juvenile charges of aggravated arson police said. Police spokesman Mike Jacques Laid the girl had poured a flammable liquid on her brother and set him on ire while he slept then left the Home with her Parent and brother inside. A smoke Detector alerted the parents. The girl told officers that she wanted to kill her twin because he was having personal prob lems the spokesman said his sister decided to Send him to his next life hoping he would come Back As something he would enjoy Jacques said. Employees of defense contractors under scrutiny by Norman Black a military Vrr Lite Washington Many of the nation i largest defense contractors in a bid to restore Public Trust in their Deal Ings Wilh the government have placed i hair employees under a written code of ethics and established enforcement mechanisms according to a Survey re leased thursday the Survey performed by the ethics resource Center inc., found trill All 34 of the defense contractors queried had honoured commitments they made in i91j6 to improve their Public accountability. The responses to this questionnaire document inc efforts of inc. Companies to ensure ethical business conduct and compliance Wilh Federal procure ment Laws and said the eco Ler a private non profit research organization that helps businesses and government develop standards of con duct codes of clinics training and communication programs and procedures for monitoring compliance cannot guarantee that All employees will observe the rules of proper business conduct however these measures can give business ethics a High profile within the companies that implement among the companies included in inc Survey were such defense giants As the Boeing co., general dynamics corp., general electric co., Grumman corp., Lockheed corp., Manin Marietta corp., Mcdonnell Douglas corp Northrop corp., Rockwell International corp Raythelon corp., United technologies corp., try inc., and the Westinghouse Elc Ciric corp. The commile cols by defense contractors to emphasize to employees the need to Deal ethically with the government began in 1986 As a result of a presidential panel s investigation of Pentagon management. The panel known As the Packard commission was formed by president Reagan at a Lime when Pentagon Audi tors congressional investigators and journalists were repeatedly disclosing in stances of fraud and overpriced items ranging from Coffee makers to toilet shrouds. While recommending a number of changes inside the defense department the panel also urged private Industry to promulgate and vigilantly enforce codes of ethics. To assure that their houses Are in eighteen contractors originally responded by drafting what became known As the defense Industry initiative on business ethics and conduct. The num Ber of companies subscribing to the initiatives has now grown to 45, of which 34 were surveyed by the ethics resource Center. The Survey found "100 percent compliance. With development of � writ ten code of conduct Init Allilion of inter Nal reporting mechanism such & a corporate ombudsman and Protection of confidentiality for employees who report suspected violations the Center my. The Survey also shows that 97 per cent of the contractors provide employee orientation and training about the code of conduct and 94 percent have made adherence to inc ode a part of manage men performance
