European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 29, 1988 the stars and stripes Paga 5 Mega Reward offered for Row new group seeks government attention by William j. Batman Washington Bureau Washington a new association Hopes to locale remaining american prisoners of War from South Call Asia and get the . Government s mention by preparing a Large Reward for any Southeast asian who deliver a Polo safety. The la called Mega Reward plan was announced wednesday during an emotional press conference called by Post and present congressmen a former pow and the families of americans still missing in Southeast Asia. Standing in the heart of the . Capitol building leaders of Home free 1he committee of 40 million criticized the . Government for failing la make the missing pos a priority Issue. It s Lime for the american people themselves to be heard on this Issue said cd Mcdaniel president of the american defense Institute Parent organization of Home free. International polities has reached a stale male. The purpose of 1 lome free is to give the Ameri can people the Chance to Appeal directly to the people of Southeast Asia to step Forward and Pul an end to this terrible chapter of our history. Lei s Settle his Issue once and for All Home free Hopes to make the pos an Issue by taking pledges from americans for its Reward Effort. Ii claims its own Survey showed that four out of 10 americans Are willing to pledge an average of $29 each. Mcdaniel who was a pow in Vietnam for six years Laid the Reward will be paid Only to a detecting or escaping vietnamese a toting or cambodian citizen who escapes with one or Mare pos As a Way of discouraging Soldier of Fortune Rescue missions citizen of other countries Are not eligible for the Reward. The Reward will build an the defense Institute s re Ward offer for pos that was initiated several months ago. More than $2 million hits already been pledged by 21 members of Congress former congressman Billy i Tendon and me Mcdaniel said. We believe this Reward will work. They re talking about the Institute s National pow Reward All Over Southeast Asia even in the pow Camps. We believe Well get a taker and we want to make the offer As attractive As possible Sis soon As possible with the help of the Amer ican  news of the new Mega offer will be spread through out Southeast Asia by radio broadcasts newspapers fliers and of incr Media in All native language and in cartoon As Well As written form. Pledges will be sought by . Citizens through news coverage Media Public service announcements and through leaflets delivered by volunteers. Home free emphasized thai pledges Only not Money will be collected until a Southeast asian Steps Forward with an american pow. As a Way of showing his disgust with current efforts to find pos. Rep. Robert Doman r-calif., Origi Nator of the pow Bracelet used the Home free Pryst conference to announce his resignation from the House task Force on american prisoners and missing. Donn who pledged total commitment to the Home free Effort said he will turn his attention to starting a House caucus on the Issue. A caucus unlike a task Force would be funded and operate with a staff of some Type. A Dornan aide said the congressman believes the task Force was too powerless to be effective. Also attending the press conference and expressing their support for the Home free Effort were former North Carolina congressman Billy Hindon. Who now works for Adi and reps. James Hansen Rulah Helen Bemley r-md., Bob Smith k-n.h., and John Rowland a Conn. Getting better new Yew old Dirl Nin Carlisle hashes eve the Gary ind child suffered m big smile in a Chicago Yjih pistil frostbite Istir being locked in an in where she is recovering from a opera heated mile for seven Days. Her lion that amputated her legs to mid Mother has been arrested. Senate rejects waiver for publisher Murdoch Washington up1 the Senate wednesday refused to Grant a waiver to Media magnate Hupert Murdoch for continued ownership of the Boston Herald and the new York Posl As Long As he owns television stations in those cities. But the action had no immediate effect since a Federal District court earlier this week granted Murdoch a temporary restraining order that bars the Federal communications commission from revoking Murdoch s current waiver for full least 45 Days after the Couri makes its final ruling. Murdoch has been Trie Center Ofa controversy Over changes loan acc Rule that forbids Cross ownership of newspapers and television stations in the same Media Market. In december the Senate included a provision in a catch All Money Bill that precluded the acc from extending Mur Doch s waivers of the Cross ownership Rule. The waivers designed to give Mur Doch Lime to sell the conflicting prop erties were scheduled to expire March 6 for the new York properties and june 30 for the Boston enterprises. Critics said Murdoch made no Effort to sell the newspapers or television stations and instead formed a foundation whose purpose is to lobby for the repeal of the Cross ownership Rule. After 3 healed debate wednesday the Senate voted 60-30 to kill an amendment offered by sen. Sieve Symms a Idalio that would enable the acc to resume issuing waivers As it saw fit Symms argued that the unprofitable new York Posl would fold without Mur Doch s subsidy from his broadcast prop Erly and hinted that one of the provi Sion s authors. Sen. Edward Kennedy. D mass., was carrying out a personal Van Della against the publisher. Kennedy in a written statement denied Gay protesters disrupt talk by Vatican official  it Kanrr Rynn tr\r4n\f first amendment and free speech because it ensures diversity of expression in a Media dominated society. The fundamental question is whether Rupert Murdoch is entitled to thumb his nose at thai Law and become the Only newspaper publisher in America who can buy a television station and keep his newspaper in the same Community Kennedy said. Following the Vole Kennedy issued a statement praising the Senate s decision to reaffirm its support for the Cross ownership Rule. It is Lime for Rupert Murdoch to obey the same Law that All other publishers in America obey Kennedy said. After full debate Over the past two Days the Senate has wisely and resoundingly refused to give him the in Cecial interest exemption he has been mane vering to  Sands or time new York