European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday january 29,1988 slain Dallas officer called Symbol of Unity for police rescuing the homeless some of cd Bro s lion Toms furry kind now hate place to i. Rosemary Banks Hiil dins on of the unfortunates has turned her Home into a licensed shelter and adopt Linn no int -. She now houses 80 cats and Cun make room fur an of rim ural needy dog. Des Moines Iowa a a Dallas police officer sunned Down last week by a deranged vagrant was honoured As a Symbol of Unity for the nation s Law enforcement officers Ata funeral thursday attended by nearly 1,000 people. Some 800 Law enforcement officers from the mid West and Tes gathered at the service for 25-year-Otd John Chase killed last saturday after a few bystanders reportedly urged the vagrant to shool the officer with his own gun. Chase was the second Dallas police officer to be fatally shot in iwo weeks provoking outrage among police department officials who claim that criticism of the department by City Council members has created an atmosphere of hostility. The Rev. Duritt Gibson senior pastor at the Firtl Baptist Church in Des Moines and the Man who per formed the ceremony at Chase s wedding three months ago said Chase a native of Iowa told him he believed god had led him to Law enforcement. John Chase is a Symbol of Unity. John chaw did not live Long in ouch but he did live Long enough to demonstrate very clearly the Mettle of his profession Gibson said in his Eulogy. John Chase lived Long enough to Call to citizen for a renewal of spirit and attitude toward Law enforce Mcnol. In some Way inc citizens of this nation Are trying to say to John Chase and his family and All Law enforcement that we appreciate you Gibson said. In an interview wednesday Gibson said he was impressed upon meeting Chase who Mamed Joni Eaton on oct. 17. About 120 squad cars and four buses brought police officers from across Iowa and surrounding slates. A plan Load of Dallas officers arrived Early in the morn ing. The Force of More than 100 filed two by two into the first Assembly of god Church we with their Heads bowed a few clutching a single red Rose. I did t know officer Chase but when this kind of police officer Comfort each other a in i Ain for Jhn Chi in do lbs. Thing happens if like it happened to someone Job know said Des Moines officer Steven Anderson i can t explain it but that s hew in  Chase s body was flown to pcs Moines tuesday night several hours after More than 3,000people lend cd an emotional memorial service for him in m the Des Minei police department has toned Doz ens of Telephone Calls from people is presing Imp thy Over Chase s death police spokesman sol Thomas Van Eagle  s been overwhelming the callers re very sincere he said. Sometimes we feel like we re Takai for granted but it s a shame thai something Lite Thi had to happen Al  computer a sch fouls up at to customers Billing i Kovi Dence . Api up to 2 million at to Telephone customers in Chr non East have been filled for pay meals they a Arcady made and some a in urls have mistakenly been referred to Rulec Cimon agencies. At to officials snid. The Hilling problem stemmed Isom in int Pelion of a new computer system. I Fler tassels an at to spokesman based in Providence said wednesday. One million to 2 million customers who paid Bills for november Hove received subsequent Bills saying their pay ments were not received and their accounts arc Pasi due Cassel said. He said at to received the payments for the residence and Small business accounts but did not properly Post them in their Billing records. The Providence at to consumer sales and service Center has been receiving hundreds of Calls a Day about the errors Cassels said. In addition 10 Rhode Island. The Center handles complaints from pans of new York City Western Massachusetts Maine my the Syracuse n.y., area. Cassels said the problem occurred when two computer systems covering leased equipment and Long distance Calls were merged in an attempt to make stats toll free consumer service num Bers easier to use. Customers who Call at to with Billing complaints Are being asked to Send in copies of heir cancelled checks. Lbs Board makes no comment on rather s interview with Bush new Vork api the lbs affiliates Board do i idd thursday Noi to Lake any formal action in the vac of 3 Hood of viewer Calls about lbs evening news Anchor Dan rather s combative interview with vice president George Bush. The  decided it was not an actionable Board Ilam and in would be inappropriate for the Board to make any kind of  said Benjamin Tucker chairman of the affiliates group. We encouraged local Siai ions to express i hair concerns and their viewers concerns to chs news i think initially we had a group that was distressed and that has lessened by several measures since yester Day " Phil Jones immediate past chairman of the Ami iils Board said wednesday. I think part of it was rather s handling of the situation on the evening news tuesday night. No one is that exercised Al this Point that they can t Deal with  rather in an unusual personal word with viewers during tuesday s lbs evening news defended his question ing of hush As merely  i the interview broadcast live during monday night s Tbs evening news prompted a Hood of Calls to lbs unions nationwide. I think in the co Lexi of a live interview a lot of dynamics look plan that focused More on style than in  Tucker said. The style was very aggressive. And i think the vice president was very aggressive. I think Dan had an of Dijon to conduct the inter View and ask Tough questions like he  the affiliates did protest last september when the network feed went Black for sin minutes because rather angrily left the set of the lbs evening news when live coverage of a Tennis match ran into news Lime. Jones said he docs Noi think affiliates should take formal action on issues that Don t directly affect their stations As the dead air did. When in s a personal style of reporting and Content oriented news 1 Don t think in s oar place to question that he  the interview. Rather do madly honed in on Bush s role in inc Iran Contra affair. Bush argued that he had been ambushed by lbs because he thought the interview was to be part of a political profile. The interview look nine minutes of inc 22-Mmulc pro on tuesday s broadcast. Rather said he intended no disrespect for the vice presidency and was merely doing his Job. Lbs news president Howard Stringer and lbs broadcast group resident Gene Jankowski echoed that View. ,. Meanwhile lbs and the Bush Campaign continued to argue Over who ambushed whom. Bush s Campaign produced a letter from lbs senior political producer Richard Cohen asking for an interview for a political profile but in was Bush s Campaign that insisted inc interview be live and Bush reportedly boasted about having won As soon As the interview concluded. 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