European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday july 20,1988 family benefits from relative s Frozen assets Independence to. A it was Cash cold and hard and it nearly got tossed out in the trash All $15,122 of it. The Money had been stashed in three freezers wrapped in White Butcher paper packages la bleed cold compresses by a woman who died in May. A Volunteer for the salvation army found the Money mostly in $20, $50 and $100 Bills while sorting through the contents of the freezers which had been donated by the woman s family. We had thrown them Over on the floor be cause we could t use them salvation army capt. Charles Mccarty said of the cold com press packages. That Money could have very easily been thrown in the trash the Cash had been stored among the Frozen food by Sarah Bonar who died in May at the age of 77, and her husband Lyle. Relatives had ear Lier discovered about $400 in an envelope when an ice cube tray was removed. She had Money in three Banks and four Sav Ings and Loans said Joyce Bonar a stepdaughter in Law. So Why she would go off and put some in the Freezer i Don t the Freezer Money was turned in to police who eventually traced it Back to the Bonar Fame plan to give a Reward to the person who found the Money Joyce Bonar said and make contribution to the salvation magistrate orders release of fraud probe documents Hyattsville my. A a Federal magistrate has Given the government 10 Days to Appeal his order releasing three search warrants and other documents related to an investigation of alleged fraud in Pentagon procurement. . Magistrate James Kenkel on monday directed the Public release of the warrants used to search the Homes of a senior air Force procurement officer and two consultants As Well As the inventory of items taken by agents. Kenkel said the More sensitive affidavits used to support the request for the warrants could remain sealed another 45 Days. Also monday the government released documents in los Angeles showing that wiretaps were used to gather information on Tel Edyne electronics Northrop corp. And Litton industries. No details of the wiretaps were disclosed. . District judge David Kenyon ordered the re lease of four search warrants at the request of the los Angeles times and other Media organizations who sought to unseal affidavits supporting the warrants. The government said it would also release a description of All premises searched but three attorneys rep resenting unidentified employees of the defense con tractors objected on grounds that disclosure might Lead to identification of their clients. Meanwhile the Hartford Conn courant argued in papers filed in . District court in Bridgeport conn., that documents related to Norden systems a United technologies corp. Subsidiary should be unsealed. The courant asked for the release of warrants and other documents related to a june 14 search of Norden offices in Bridgeport Trumbull and Norwalk conn., and a june 15 search of the Shelton Home of senior vice president James e. Rapinac. Norden a combat systems manufacturer is suspected of benefiting from inside information to build a Battlefield communications system for the marines according to other documents already released in the investigation. The probe centers on allegations that defense con tractors and consultants Many of them former Mili tary men bribed Pentagon officials for contracting de tails that could be vital in winning bids Worth billions of dollars. The very scope of this investigation. Has Over Riding and Broad Public interest Kenkel said Sug Gesting the Public would be better served if news Sto Ries on the subject were based on the Legal documents instead of Rumor. Joseph j. Aronica assistant . Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia where the probe is Cen tired said no decision had been made on whether to Appeal Kenkel s decision which requires the unseating of the warrants and inventory documents within 10 Days if no Appeal is filed. The documents including the list of items taken by police would give a Broad outline of what the govern ment is looking for what the government has found and More important what the government does t have Aronica said. Lesbian reservist asks court to allow re enlistment Milwaukee a an admitted lesbian who won an 11 year fight to serve in the . Army asked a Federal judge tuesday to permit her to re enlist despite her sexual preference. Sgt. Miriam Ben shalom 40, who won reinstatement last year after a court ruled the army reserves could not Dis charge her just because she said she was a homosexual said she was informed she will not be allowed to re enlist when her term expires aug. 11. Patrick t. Berigan Ben shalom s at Torney asked . District judge Myron l. Gordon to prevent the army from considering his client s sexual preferences when deciding on her request to re enlist. Berigan said he was appalled by the army Reserve regulations which ban admitted homosexuals from re enlisting. Here is an individual who has received nothing but High accolades from her Superior. She gets along with every body and her homosexuality has not been a problem and i Don t see any Rea son Why she should t be allowed to re enlist Berigan said. Ben shalom admits she is a lesbian but says she has not violated army regu lations or performed any homosexual acts in the service. Berigan also filed a request for a per manent injunction that would effectively end the army s ban on said he would try to Rule on a preliminary injunction before the aug. 11 deadline. Kenneth Kohl a . Justice depart ment attorney representing the army asked Gordon to dismiss the Case. Kohl said previous court rulings have allowed the army to arrest soldiers for homosexual conduct and if they Are Al Lowed to arrest someone for homosexual conduct then certainly they can deny someone a Job because they Are Ben shalom enlisted in the army re serves in 1974 and was promoted to ser Geant in 1976. She was discharged later that year after she told a Superior she Wasa lesbian. She appealed her discharge and in 1980 . District judge Terence ruled she could not be discharged for simply admitting her homosexuality. The decision was appealed and Ben shalom was prohibited from finishing her three year term until August 1987,when a Federal appeals court in Chicago upheld the lower court s ruling. I Don t want to stand up waving a Banner and screaming i m Gay " she said. All i want is to serve the country i love and to be a Good Doggie bog puts bite on Gas station Holdup Elmsford . A a Man foiled a Holdup at a service station by tossing a Doggie bag full of leftover Spaghetti at a would be robber police said tuesday. The Man was shot by the bandits and was hospitalized in stable condition. Two armed men entered the Elmsford Shell station monday night and announced a Holdup police Detec Tive sgt. Frank Nanna said. A Man using the phone in the diner Lonnie Edward Mann 28, of Carrboro , threw leftovers from his dinner at the diner next door on one Man s face Andran out toward the diner Nanna said. One of the would be robbers fired at Mann who Washin in the lower Back Nanna said. Mann made it to the diner where he got help. The robbers fled empty handed and remained at Large. The service station attendant was not Hurt. County embittered when officials Plant foot Down on Golf course Houston a the presence of the endangered Texas bitter Weed has left a bitter taste in the Mouths of officials whose plans for a Golf course were halted by the . Army corps of engineers. Harris county s application to build the course on corps land was refused because of the need to protect the Plant formally called men oxus Texana. Fire in upper stories a 150 firefighters were needed monday to put out this Laze the second High Rise fire in 2 i months in los Angeles. The 34th and 35th floors of the 38-Story Union Bank Tower in los Angeles were damaged forcing the evacuation of 24 workers. Firefighters used techniques gleaned from the May 4 High Rise fire at the 62-Storyfirst interstate Bank Tower to douse the fire in 43 min utes. Two firemen were treated for exhaustion and heat exposure. Officials said the fire was caused by Vapours from a furniture refinishing project
