European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 21, 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 7 Wright rejects charges of ethics rules violation Washington a House speaker Jim Wright on thursday denied he violated ethics rules and said a watchdog group s Call for an official investigation was based on unsubstantiated  but a right Wing opponent of the speaker said pro sore Tor a House probe was increasing. Common cause a non profit group which promotes tougher Campaign and ethics Laws celled for the House ethics committee to hire an Independent counsel 10 examine two possible breaches of conflict of interest Mei by Wright that have been the subject of newspaper reports. To one Case Wright has received far above the nor Mal percentage of royalties Tor a Book he wrote. The publisher was a Campaign supporter who received More than 1250,000 in business from Wright s re elec Tion committee in the 1985-1986 period. Common cause president Fred Wertheimer said the ethics committee needed to examine whether the speaker s Campaign committees were at All involved in publishing or Selling the Book which he said could be a violation of House or other Federal conflict of interest rules. Wright on thursday denied there was a Campaign link my Campaign committee did not pay any amount for publishing the Book nor did it Purchase any copies of the  he said. He said the House rules clearly authorize members of Congress to receive Royalty pay ments of this  Wright also denied anything improper in a second Issue raised by common cause his efforts to help constituents including some Campaign contributors in their dealings with the Federal Home loan Bank Board. Nothing in the House rules prohibits a member from acting As an ombudsman for the citizens he rep resents in fact it is considered to be an important pan of our Job As representatives of the people he said. Conservative opponent of the speaker led by rep. Newt Gingrich r-ga., have been spotlighting reports of his personal dealings but they have not formally asked the ethics commit tee for an investigation. If a member makes such a request the Al hic committee is required to respond. Gingrich said thursday his plans to submit such a complaint had been delayed by gop lawyers examining the Case but he hoped to Nave in ready Early next month. If you Are going id take on the second most Power Ful elected official in America you have to have arguments that Are ironclad he said. The common cause request Gingrich said Means the ethics committee will face an overwhelming Bur Den to Al least initiate an investigation when he makes his own request. Cuomo wants corruption out of Industry new York warning that new York City s Multi Bil lion Dollar construction Industry is infected by corruption and racketeering gov. Mario m. Cuomo thursday urged developers and contractors to have the counter to help clean up4tic. Industry. He called on executives to cooperate with a new state Campaign far Reform in the Industry As he re leased a report in which state officials found that organized crime dominated Large segments or the Indus try. The report also asserted that important management and labor groups have accommodated themselves to the mafia As a necessary evil that promotes stability and profits. At a news conference in i Manhattan office at the world Trade Center the governor said that rip offs especially by organized crime groups Wen longstanding and widespread and that hit father had encountered difficulties even in building a one family House in Queens in 1959. Nothing has changed except that it s gotten worse he said in discus tire the problem. Comparing construction corruption problems la drug addiction he said after a while it become habitual. After a while if you Don t cure it the society takes in for granted it is there and in  boat with a Trace of marijuana seized by  san Diego api a 45-foot fishing vessel wis seized wednesday by coast guard agents after they found less than an ounce of marijuana on Board during a ran Dom inspection authorities said. The boat seizure is the third in Southern California in a week As Federal authorities pursue the government s Zero tolerance anti drag policy. Roughly iwo dozen Sei my have been made nationally since the policy went into effect in mid april. Two men were aboard the san Diego based commercial Gill Neller Lococo Brothers when the illegal substance was found said Petty officer Dennis Hall spokesman for the coast guard in Long Beach. The men s names were not immediately available the boat was being Lowed into the san Diego Harbor police facility at shelter Island where , Cus Toms inspectors will conduct an investigation he said. Last week two boat were seized off Southern California after Liny amounts of marijuana were found on Board. Roth vessels a 5s-fool fishing boat and a 40 foot Sailboat were impounded. Meanwhile customs officials had Little sympathy Tor a san Diego woman who lost her 16.000 car under