European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday june 17.198b stateside zoo hoping visiting Rhino will help increase Herd Baton Rouge la. A Zook Capers Hope Marvin a 5.000-Pound Rhinoceros will eel the right message when he is introduced on father s Day week end to two female rhinos who have failed to reproduce since their arrival in 1974. Marvin s visit to the greater Baton Rouge zoo from Knoy Jill Tenn. For the nest few months is part of a Breeding program sponsored by the american association of zoological Parks and aquariums to replenish inc endangered species. George Fallon. Too director and past president of nazi a said Marvin would be introduced Friday to Hatari and Tagasa whose previous male companion was sent to inc in Ontville zoo in May As part of inc Exchange program. Marvin is a proven sire having fathered 13 Rhino calves at other aos Fulton said. Foreign service officer chosen for Csc Post Washington a president Reagan on wednesday appointed Robert s. Pastorino As a special assistant for National Security affairs succeeding Jose s. Soriano As a senior director of latin american affairs on the National Security Council. Palorino is a career foreign service officer who joined the slate department in 1966. His Early Over seas assignments included embassy posts in Caracas acne Uela Bogota Colombia and Lisbon Portugal. He served us charge d affaires in Tegucigalpa Hon Duras Between july and november 1986 and As Dep uly chief of Mission until May iss7. He then was named Deputy assistant Secretary of defense for inter american affairs. Pastorino. A 48-year-old native of san Francisco graduated from san Francisco stale University Power company agrees to abandon nuclear Plant h1cksville, . A Long Island lighting co s Board of directors unanimously approved an agreement with the so Pic under which the completed but unused Shoreham nuclear Power Plant would be Lorn Down. Ii would be inc first time in the nation thai a completed nuclear Plant was abandoned. The agreement is subject to the approval of various slate agencies and the legislature to Calls for the util Tylo sell he $5.3 billion Plant to the state for $1. The Plant would then be Lorn Down. The Plant 50 Miles from Manhattan on Long is land was completed in 1984. The Utility failed Loob Tain an operating License because the state and local governments refused to participate in emergency plan Ning arguing it was impossible to evacuate the. Sur rounding area in an Accident. Reagan says Wright probe needs Independent counsel Washington a president Reagan says an Independent counsel should be appointed to investigate charges that the speaker of the House. J in Wright has violated congressional ethics rules. Reagan joining other republicans who include Vic president George Bush said everyone would feel that it was More proper if the investigation being undertaken by inc House ethics committee were done outside Congress. "1 have to wonder if it should not be an Independent counsel from the standpoint of the relationship of the speaker to he majority of the committee the presi Dent said wednesday. And i think everyone would feel that it was More proper if it was done by an investigator outside an appointed investigator. The committee is looking into allegations that Wright a Texas has violated House ethics rules by misusing his office for personal gain and improperly intervening with Federal regulators. Rep. Newt Gingrich r-qa., who first raised inc allegations Bush and several other gop officeholders have suggested that it would be by lick to have the investigation conducted by an Independent counsel. Although Reagan spoke of the majority of Lite com Mittee inc panel actually has Sis Der Cralli and six Republican members. The chairman of the committees rep. Julian Dijon a Calif. Wright who has declared his innocence was not available for comment. His spokeswoman Charmayne Marsh late wednesday repealed his statement thai he had no objection to the use of an outside counsel. We be said All along it s up to the she said. We want Ihm to get every piece of information they possibly want and Settle Ilas quickly As Reagan made the remarks during an interview with seven reporters from the seven countries that will participate in the economic Summit june 19-21 in Toron to Wright is accused of six possible violations of House rules but has denied any wrongdoing. The accusations include improper lobbying on be half of Oil companies with which Wright May have had financial relationships circumstances surrounding publication of a Book for which he received a higher Llian usual Royalty and which was produced with inc help of a congressionally paid staffer contacts with Federal officials on behalf of Texas savings and Loans and the use of a condominium in pan Worth for which he paid no monthly rent. Threat from the sky the ominous Black funnel of n Burnado darkens inc sky out is fruit in Denver wednesday. At least three were reported in the Denver metropolitan area with two reported touchdowns. Bakker predicts hell regain control of to ministry fort Mill . A silting in his tiny storefront office just Down the Street from the sprawling grounds of heritage Usa Jim Oak scr predicted he soon would regain control of the pal ministry. Cod does t Lake you Halfway and dump you said Bakker who resigned from the television ministry last year in the Wake of a sen scandal and is under investigation by a Federal grand jury. I be been building this place for 15 years. I m staying until 1 get it even the Ever optimistic Bakker admits it Wilt be an Uphill climb for him and his wife. Tammy Faye to get Back pal. They intend to present a reorganization plan for the Christian Retreat in . Bankruptcy court in Columbia . Before june 29. Bankruptcy judge Rufus Reynolds Al ready has told pal officials to sell land buildings and other assets to raise enough Money to Settle claims that could reach ii to million against the ministry. Last month pal officials worked put a Deal with businessman George Shinn calling for Shinn to buy All or most of pal s property at heritage Usa and lease parts of inc ministry o a Newchurch Shinn who owns Charlotte s new National basketball association franchise and a minor league baseball team has declined to say How much he win offer for the Complex. Estimates have ranged from �75 million to 1100 million. . Red Benton the court appointed trustee at pal has said there arc several other offers and vowed to treat any proposal from Bakker fairly. Bakker returned to South Carolina in Early june and opened an office in a shopping mall next door to the head quarters of the bring Back Bak cers club. I be yet to meet a negative said in an interview monday in his office decorated with photographs of him and Tammy. We came Fere psychologically prepared for Battle. But peo ple have been coming up to us in the restaurants and on the Street to give us their since his return Bakker said a car dealer gave him a new car and other of fers have been made. They Lold me they Only have one question. Whal can Wydo to get Jim and Tammy backs " he said. Never by Pic Nave 1 had such an out Ward expression of support from local business no All business owners share that sentiment. There s still too much of a bad taste in people s said Sharon Haney who owns a Smalt leather shop across the Street from heritage Usa. Several blocks away Marge Wilson who operates a Craft shop said "1 Don t think Jim Cai. Make it work. So Many people Are so disgusted i m the first to forgive at heritage Usa the Impact of the bakkers departure is apparent. The water slide is closed. Shuttle buses that transport visitors la the various attractions Are nearly empty. Main Street a collection of shops and restaurants looks like a ghost town. The Park s nearly 1,500 employees of a year ago have been Cut by nearly two thirds to just Over 500. Bakker declined to give details of his reorganization plan and he won t identify any financial backers Well present a conservative plan without any pie in Lac sky deals he said. It s Buill on our track record of the past. I plan to restore in to where t left Iland go beyond. "1 think we can help people because of what we be been through. Bakker want to know does the Bible really work we be been through one of the most devastating times of Jusi about any Public figures in
