European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 19, 19h8 the stars and stripes Page 7 indictments name 170 alleged members of $1 billion drug ring linked to Noriega Lafayette. La. Api Federal indictments unsealed Friday charge 170 people As members of an International drug Ting linked id Panama s Manuel Noriega which dealt in More than $1 billion Worth of marijuana and cocaine. Noriega in i no charged in tic indict ments which said Ilic panamanian strongman allegedly laundered profits from the Sale of marijuana shipped to a Louisiana shipyard this organi atm is sophisticated and will  and rivals any multinational corporation . Attorney Joe Cage said. Its motivation greed and Money caused its scope and influence to transcend local National and International  Cage said the indictments resulted from the same Federal investigation hut led to Noriega s indictment in Florida on charges of laundering . Drug Money through panamanian Banks. If Noriega had not already been indicted in Florida in Rny opinion there would have been sufficient evidence for an indict ment Here said Judith Lombardino a lawyer for the Federal organized crime drug info cd mint task Force. Cage said he widespread 2 a year fed eral investigation extended into Florida North Carolina and Michigan. The indictment alleges thai 170 people conspired to import nearly 1.5 million pounds of marijuana into the unite states. Of the i of More Ihnn 100 also arc accused of travelling to Lafayette to arrange the importation of 180,000pounds of marijuana. Cage said 500,000 pounds if marijuana was i polled to and distributed firn la is cite and several thousand pounds of co Ca Ine was flown to Shreveport. The Louisiana investigation entered to a Large extent on shipments of Mari Juana believed to have been unloaded at the Intra coastal dry Dock and shipbuilding co on the Vermilion River near the town of a ticker la. The grand jury charged Abbeville la., residents William e. Faciano and James c. Faciano both employees of the family owned shipyard with importing 500,000 pounds of marijuana to the Bancker site. Noriega is alleged to have laundered profits from the Sale of 280,000 pounds of marijuana shipped there the indict ment says. Wall of protest Appolo Yale in deals erect � memorial Nail on the school Snew Haven cnnn., Campus near the site where Shan ties Prnto Sling South Africa s racial policy of separa Tion wed to stand. The shanties were destroyed by a fire allegedly set by a y Aje alumnus. School authorities have ordered protesters to remove the Wall by monday. Rowan defends shooting White teen Calls possible intruder my enemy1 Washington Al columnist Carl t. Rowan said Friday he wants to avoid racial frenzy Over his shooting of a White teen age intruder but that he understands Why some Blacks Are angry at the attention being focused on his use of an unregistered handgun in the Inci Dent. Anybody who is threatening my fam ily becomes my  said Rowan who is Black. I Don t care if he is Black White Blue or  Rowan was asked about the racial aspects of the shooting during the taping of inside Washington a syndicated Tele vision talk show featuring Kowan and other commentators. No charges Are pending against Rowan or the teen agers who got past Rowan s a foot High Fence Early tuesday for an uninvited swim in his backyard Pool. Rowan using a gun belonging to his son a former Fri Agni shut i year old Ben Smith in the wrist when Smith con fronted him at his door. The gun was no registered according to District of co Lumbia Law police said. I can understand Why there is some anger in the Black Community but 1 Don t want to gel into a position of whip Ping up racial frenzy Over this ease he said. This is a simple matter of a Hus band and a head of a household doing what he had to do regardless of who s out  the television program syndicated by Posl news week stations inc., will be broadcast Over inc weekend at various limes around the country. Democratic presidential candidate Jesse Jackson told editors of the Washington Posl thursday thai Rowan s action in the incident was perfectly acceptable behaviour and criticized those who presumed the teen agers involved were innocent. Jackson said if the intruders had been Black and from a poor Section of town they would have been presumed guilty but that because Smith was White and from the affluent Washington suburb of Chevy Chase md., he was presumed in Nocent. Originally police charged Smith and a companion Laura Bachman 19, of be in Coda md., with unlawful entry but . Attorney withdrew those charges pending further investigation. The . Attorney s office would not comment Friday on the status of the investigation a spokesman said the Feder Al prosecutor still could renew the charges or press lesser or More serious charges. District of Columbia councilman Jim Nathanson who represents the Ward in which Rowan lives said. I agree that there is a racial Issue in terms of those kids but it s also a class  if these kids had been lower class Blacks they probably would have been cited if icy had been upper class Blacks they probably would have been let go too he said. Radio station Wol Call in Host Ben Dudley said he received 35 or 40 Calls thursday supporting Rowan s action. It s getting a lot of attention because a wealthy Black Man shot a White teen Ager said Dudley who said his Audi ence is predominantly Black working class. Hospitals warned not to turn away emergency patients Washington a Federal he ally officials have warned hospitals against turning away emergency room patients who might not be Able to pay an they issued new proposed regulations to guard against the dumping of would be patients. A idler sent to Hospital administrators slates thai when a patient comes to an emergency room the hos Pital must offer appropriate medical screening examinations to All individuals with emergency medical conditions and All women in Active  they May either stabilize the condition or provide a medically appropriate Transfer to another facility when indicated unless the patient or their Legal representative refuses treatment or Transfer it continues. The loner was sent by health and human services inspector general Richard p. Kussrow medicare administrator William a Roper and office for civil rights director Audrey f. Morton. The letter warns thai Violat ing the Law by refusing to accept emergency room patients can result in penalties of up to 150,000. Civil lawsuits and suspension or exclusion from inc medicare program. Congress enacted Ami dumping legislation in 1986 to guard against instances in which hospitals we returning away women in labor and other patients in need of immediate care because they did not have Money or insurance to pay for medical services. In addition to issuing the warning letter to Hospital administrators has also proposed regulations that detail How hospitals should comply with the ant dump ing Law. The regulations would require hospitals to report 10 the government if they think icy have had a paid in l who has been ill Gall y dumped on them. Toledo zoo Panda exhibit called exploitive Washington a a Federal judge says the Toledo zoo can continue at least for now to exhibit two slant pan Das on loan from China but inc zoo can no longer collect the Clra s2 fee it has been charging. . District judge Norma Holloway Johnson granted a preliminary injunction sought by the world wildlife fund and the american association of zoological Parks and aquariums. The groups wanted the pandas returned to China and their import permit invalidated be cause icy say the exhibit exploits an endangered species. The pandas named la la and Nannan have been on exhibit at the 700 since May 24 after the . Fish and wild life service issued the import permit. The wildlife fund contends the permit should not have been issued because the zoo s plans did not meet Federal require ments thai endangered animals be imported Only if the importation is for Pur poses which Are not detrimental to the survival of the species and the animals Are Noi to be used for primarily commercial