European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 12, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 Nicaragua peace Convoy gets go ahead Laredo. Texas a the a ctr ans peace Convoy 10 Nicaragua said Friday Hal . Customs officials told the group it would he allowed to continue Ili trip and trial no vehicles would be Sci de Al the Border. We have Lold them that based solely on their failure to Post a Bond we will not Sci a their vehicles said Kenneth Brum Field resident agent in charge of customs in Laredo. Brumfield said the government never intended to Sci vehicle1, and that the customs service had allowed one con Voy bus to Cross the birder into Mexico on Widnes Clivy without putting a Bond. Some Tunsoy members holding placards began a Vijil Friday on one of he International Bridges in anticipation of crossing the Border which organizer Gerry Condon said probably will happen monday. They Federal officials obviously Don t believe thai it s in their interest to have his standoff Here Condon said. " we recon Vinced we re in compliance with the Law. And we re going ahead with our trip to  Condon said. Ghoul 100 Convoy members have been camped Here since wednesday when . Treasury department officials informed them that the trip would Vio late Trade  imposed on tie Central american nation in 1985. Viola Tion of the regulations can result in fines of up to $50,000 and prison terms up to 10 years. Some 30 ions of food clothing an medical supplies would be allowed for humanitarian purposes the government told the Convoy but the 37 vehicles carrying the cargo could nol be Iofi in Nicaragua. Treasury s office of foreign asset control said the group would have to apply for an Export License Post Cash Bonds equal to inc value of inc i Rucks cars and buses and give Assurance inc vehicles would be returned to this coun try within 31 Days. A Treasury spokesman in Washington said l riday afternoon that foreign As sets had nut changed its position. The custom1 service has developed an alternative Means by which Convoy members can return the vehicles to in United Stales said James Purser chief customs inspector in Laredo. Condon said the group plans to leave vehicles in Nicaragua Hui never in tended to be out of compliance with the Law. The Treasury spokesman said inc con Voy s literature slated that it planned to defy the embargo All along. The Convoy began May 21 from differ ent regions in the United Stales and air Rived in Laredo tuesday night. Convoy members say they arc Heini harassed because of heir opposition to . Aid for inc rebels fighting the leftist sandinista government. Treasury officials say they Are simply allowing Stan Dard procedures. Despite publicity identity of boy remains mystery . I Aso Texas Al a Secktong barrage of publicity Fink in to turn up the identity of a deaf boy found wandering in Mexico and authorities decided Friday to cancel an Outing to shield tic youngster from Loo much attention. The 7 or a Vear old Hoy a authorities believe could be an american survivor of a plane crash that kilted his family had been scheduled to View some air planes at 1 1 paso International Airport so officials could see whether he recognised any. Child welfare workers in Mexico postponed the trip indefinitely saying the Hoy was being spoiled by re porters following him around. Because of Loo mint h attention lie s been receiving. He s Marling to be a Little  said Joel Husta Mante judicial director of the system of the integrated family the Agency caring for in e child in Ciudad Jua rez just across the mexican Border from Elpaso. Lie s nol acting Tike himself said i at Ayala spokeswoman for the teas department of human sen ices. Sabal. As the freckled Brown haired boy Lias been named by his mexican guardians has been photo graphed stared at and entreated to draw pictures by reporters from England. France and Mexico As Well As from Alt Over the United states. On thursday alone reporters from two Oklahoma City to stations visited Sabat. In addition to a reporter from people Magazine and two journalists from London Ayala said. The Day before reporters from the National enquirer took a look at the boy. The Oiler kids feel left out Ayala said. Sabat s Story is compelling because so Little of it is known. He has impaired hearing and communicates mostly by drawing pictures and gesturing. His picture seem to indicate that he survived the crash of a four scat single engine air plane that killed his parents and sister. He was found wandering near downtown Juarez Las november with scars that look about two years old which could have resulted from Home treated injuries. Romancing the new world two venetian gondolas flae into new York Harbor As a prologue 0 the opening of the first new York International festival of the Art. The gondolas trav eled Down inc Llu Sun River from Poughkeepsie . After crossing the Ocean by air plane. The 31 Day so to Fol festival was scheduled in open sat urday with inc a world premiere of an american Ballet theater production set to Barbershop music. Dodds teacher with aids charged in sex Case Washington a a second Grade Dodds teacher who has aids has been arrested on charges he received child pornography through the mail and is the subject of a broader child Molesta Tion probe officials said. The teacher assigned to a department of defense dependents school in Panama since september 1985, was arrested on june 4 after voluntarily travelling from Panama 10 Atlanta the . South can come said in a statement. He has been assigned to a Post outside the classroom since november. The command said Cirio Lope jr., 34, surrendered to . Authorities in Allan la for allegedly using the . Mail to receive child  Lope is an admitted homosexual suffering aids the command said Lopez is being charged with violation of title is. And . Postal regulations for the Possession of flow magazines containing child pornography. The mate rials were discovered through the . Postal system in  the command said Lopez had begun teaching second Grade at the Diablo elementary school in the Panama canal zone in september 1985, after a pre Vious assignment with Dodds in West Germany. Earlier he taught in an unidentified Public school system in Colo Rado inc command said. However or. Lope voluntarily re moved himself from classroom teaching last november after he informed school off gals that he had aids. Because of the seriousness of these charges and or. Lopez s association with school age male children an investigation is under Way to determine any further possible mis conduct on his  the command added that so far in Knovs off wer than 10" Ohk a children who had associated Wilh Lopez by at tending baseball games or movies Wilh him. A special lean will conduct in depth interviews with students and parents concerning any possible misconduct on the part of or. Lopez the command added. The Southern come. Based in Panama is responsible for overseeing All . Military operations in Central and South America. There Are 10 elementary schools along with two Junior highs two senior his Andon Junior College i n Panama Sam no 6,580 students. The system employs about 4so teachers and other workers. According to the command Lopez acknowledged he was a homosexual after symptoms of aids were noted in october 1987 Al the Gorgas army hos Pital in Panama. His students and their parents were not informed he had the disease he cause . Law prohibits discrimination against civilian employees who have aids the command said. We have no Legal authority to dismiss any civilian employee who has aids unless he or she is debilitated and cannot perform his Job. The , Public health service has stated that casual comae with aids patients does not place others at risk of getting the illness. Lope was offered and accepted an assignment away from the classroom at a regional Dodds office to work with curriculum development project. He has not been in the classroom since . 23. The command declined to offer detail about How or when inc postal service discovered the pornographic materials but described them As magazines con Taining photos of minor male children