European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 20. 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 7 Jackson prays in parched Field for rain Springfield Iii. A Jesse Jackson stood in a Republican s Cornfield and prayed for rain saturday we Call upon you because we know that you have the Power to bring Fonh Sunshine and bring Forth the rain Jackson prayed in a drought stricken Cornfield on Dan Mau s 1,400-Acrc farm in nearby Chatham. Mau a registered Republican said he had not decided whom tie would support for president but added that Jackson a Democrat made a Good impression. I think he ought to have same influence on what happens in the next Tew years he said. Later Jackson related his farm visit to an audience of More than 1,000 at the Illinois democratic Conven Tion at Sangamon slate University and declared there should be a National moratorium on farm foreclosures. No one should lose his land because of this drought Jackson said before leading a group prayer for rain and peace. Although Massachusetts gov. Michael Dukakis has garnered More than enough delegates to be the party s nominee Jackson urged those gathered saturday to endorse his presidential candidacy instead. There is somebody running from Massachusetts with platitudes and there is somebody from Illinois running with ideas said Jackson who has a Home in Chicago and founded the Chicago based civil rights group operation push. I stood with you to make a better and stronger Illinois. You did t meet me through some Commer Cial said Jackson who disclosed thai he is inviting polish Solidarity founder Lech Walesa and South Afri can anti apartheid activist Winnie Mandela to the democratic National convention. Stale treasurer Jerry Cosintino announced immediately afterwards that he would vote for Jackson on the first ballot at the National convention in Atlanta next month. Cost Lino had been a Delegate for sen Paul Simon but was released along with other Simon delegates to vote As he wishes after the senator from Illinois dropped out. As Long As he decided to gel out of the race i m not Spirig to turn my Back on another Man from  said. Cosintino said Jackson deserves to be supported for president or vice president. Jackson in a news conference at the convention refused to say if he wants to be named As Dukakis Jesse Jackson greets delegates at the Illinois democratic convention in Springfield on saturday. Running male. My constituents nearly 7 million voters have earned consideration he said. Chicago mayor Eugene Sawyer introduced Jackson As one of Floc nation s strongest democrats. He earned the right to be whatever he wants to be president vice president whatever Sawyer said. State democrats were meeting in Springfield to adopt a platform name three candidates for univer sity of Illinois trustee positions and nominate electors for the electoral College. Later Jackson attended a gathering in it Park in Philadelphia to celebrate Black heritage. We re going to the White  he told the group. Michael Dukakis has never lived in Public housing so he probably could t adjust. I want to go Back to living in Public housing. I want to live in the White  Salesman stands of profit from illegal Purchase woods1de, Calif Al a Salesman accused of faking documents to buy an $855,000 Home in this exclusive Community without making a Down payment or any monthly pay ments stands to make $500,000 from its Sale authorities say John Williams 30, faces felony counts of using bogus tax returns in come statements and identification to acquire a mortgage to buy the Home. But a prosecutor says Williams is the Legal owner. If it is in his name i personally Don t see any reason Why he can t sell it District attorney Paul wind scr said. Williams who makes $800 a month has yet to make one of the  monthly payments on the four bed room House on five acres with swim Ming Pool spa Marble floors and a View of the Southern san Francisco Bay the House recently was appraised at si.3 million. The mortgage Holder world savings and loan association is foreclosing but if the Sale for $1.2 million goes through before foreclosure Williams could pocket a $500,000 profit. Williams alleged scam was discovered in april when he reported the theft of $5,400 Worth of electronics equip ment from the House. San matco county sheriffs department investigators say he came in the net Day reporting thai another $90,000 Worth of items had also been stolen including $80,000 in clothing. Thai s when i got  said detective Bill Cody who Hen discovered Williams had phony income lax returns and w-2 forms identifying him As a consultant with a yearly income of up to $550,000. Us air suing workers Over overtime refusal Pittsburgh a us air has filed suit against its 4,000 flight attendants and their Union claiming their refusal to work overtime during the memorial Day weekend Cost the airline $1,1 million in cancelled lights and other costs. The reason we filed was so this illegal Job action would not be repeated us air spokesman David Shipley said Friday. We have the fourth of july holi Day coming  us air claims the Job action violated the Federal rail Way labor act. Officials of the association of flight attendants said they did nothing wrong and said the Union s contract with us air maintains flight attendants do not have to work More than 85 Houis a month. The suit filed recently in . District court in Pittsburgh asks the court to prohibit the employees from repeating the recent action. It also seeks $1.1 million in damages. The airline said it was forced to cancel 179 flights inconveniencing about 10,000 passengers. It said ii lost about $1 million in Revenue and paid $100,000 to accommodate passengers affected by the cancellations and to pay flight Crews who already had been scheduled for work. Man /a/7ed by Cuba for air piracy now faces similar charges in . Fort Lauderdale Fla. A a Man who spent five years in a cuban prison after being convicted of air piracy was released and flown to Florida where he now awaits trial for the same crime Fidel Castro s government had sentenced Robert Pat Rick Richler to 20 Yean in prison. The Early release was credited to the efforts of Rich act s father prominent Chi Cago area businessman John Richler who also arranged for a private plane to Fly his son from Cuba to Miami. Robert Richter. 31, was arrested wednesday by the Fri As he stepped off the plane a Federal magistrate in fort Lauderdale released him on Bond Friday. Richcr i father and the Fri declined to discuss How the Deal was struck with cuban authorities. But the Fri said the . Government was not involved in the negotiations. This is not an everyday common occur Rente said Fri agent Gene Frey i m Happy that he s  Richter allegedly boarded an air Florida jetliner at fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport on july 7. 1983, and used a phony bomb to Force the plane s Crew to take him to Cuba the Fri said. Richler who often had spoken of his interest in communism and Cuba arrived thereat an Inopportune Lime. Less than 24 hours earlier the . Government said it received word from Castro s government that Cuba would crack Down on hijackers and that any sky pirates Landing on the Island could expect 50 Yean in prison. Looking gaunt and Pale when he appeared before . Magistrate Lurana Snow Richter pleaded inno cent to a charge of air piracy contained in a 1987 indictment. He was accompanied by his father who posted a $250,000 personal surely Bond and promised thai his son would work in one of his businesses while awaiting trial. After his release Richler refused to talk about conditions in cuban prisons and would say Only that he was very Happy to be  the hijacking was a great mistake a bad error in judgment that we will explain to the court at a later Date said Richter s attorney Edward Swan who said he would ask for a psychiatric evaluation of Richter