European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday july 31,1988 Church offers $ 1 million if Canada drops Case Toronto a the Church of scientology in Canada has offered to donate $1 million to the needy if the government drops criminal theft charges against it the move was legally unprecedented. Ontario prov Ince s attorney general Ian Scott reacted coolly and the nation s leading newspaper termed the offer of  Scott left the door open for lawyers to discuss tues Day s proposal. It stems from a Case charging Church members with the theft of government documents about the Church s activities in the 1970s. But the attorney general dismissed the Church s plea for immunity from prosecution because of the separa Tion of Church and state. There s no immunity that permits a Church or any body else to commit crimes in this country Scott told reporters. The Church founded in 1954 by . Science fiction writer l. Ron Hubbard claims Protection under the constitutional guarantee of religious Freedom. There s a Long tradition in America of the separa Tion of Church and state which unfortunately does t exist so strongly in Canada Church official Cathia Riley told the associated press in an interview Friday. Church lawyer Clayton Ruby told Scott the Church would make substantial contributions to agencies helping the needy and homeless and would perform 3,000 hours of Community service if the prosecution against the Church is dropped. Ruby said the Church has already spent 2.5 million . Dollars in the Legal Battle and the government about 12.5 million . Dollars. The prosecution of members was not being con tested Riley said. But no other Church has been criminally prosecuted even when it advocates breaking some Law such As no blood transfusions for children. The Church and 11 members Are charged with taking photocopies of Ontario government documents. They apparently feared that the Church was about to come under attack. Charges were filed in 1984, a year after 100 officers seized about 2 million documents in a 20-hour raid on the Church s Toronto Headquarters. The Church has acknowledged moral but not Legal responsibility for the thefts. Riley said the 10 officials who sanctioned them have been expelled. She said they belonged to a secretive internal division called the guardian s office run by Hubbard s wife Mary sue. The division was Dis banded in 1982. Mrs. Hubbard served a . Jail term after pleading guilty to directing a conspiracy to steal internal reve nue service and Justice department documents about the Church. In the . Case the Church itself was not charged. In Canada the 10 guardian s office members were granted immunity in Exchange for information. In an editorial Friday the Globe and mail Canada s National newspaper termed the donation offer offensive and said a decision to drop the charges because the Church opened its Wallet would smack very much of being bought off " the los Angeles based Church claims 6.5 million members. The Canadian Church was incorporated in 1967 and has 50,000 members Riley said. Hubbard died in 1986 at 74. Jimmy Swaggart delivers Sermon Friday at the Garden Tomb where Jesus is said to have been buried. Military Roundup army wants 370 cos in personnel to switch Fields Washington the army saddled with too Many personnel records specialists needs to move 370 soldiers in that career Field to other skills according to officials with the total army personnel Agency. In the next few weeks about 3,000 cos in the personnel records Field 75d on the army military occupational specially Chart will receive letters asking them to voluntarily switch to other skills where shortages exist under the fast track reclassification program. A total of 805 letters will go to soldiers in Europe. Most of the personnel affected will be corporals sergeants and staff sergeants Tapa officials said. The army designates a skill As critically Over manned if the number of soldiers in that Field exceeds authorizations by More than 20 percent while a skill is critically Short if the numbers drop below 80 percent of authorizations the official said. 2 Europe commissaries win top army awards we Brucken West Germany commissaries in Berchtesgaden West Germany and Livorno Italy have been designated the army s Best in Europe. The Berchtesgaden commissary was named the Winner in the Small commissary category while Livorno was selected tops in the Large category. A Small commissary generates less than $3 million in sales per year while a Large store generates sales of More than $3 million. Runners up were bad Hersfeldt West Ger Many and West Berlin respectively. The bad Kreuz Nach West Germany commis sary was presented the new customer service award. Awards were presented during the annual to 9p support Agency european commissary Region award banquet. Commissaries were evaluated in such areas As customer service grocery meat and produce department operations and personnel and commissary management. Customer comments on store operations also were considered. War games weekend planned by Herzo base Herzog Nakrach West Germany re leg in a weekend of simulated historical War gaming will be conducted at the Herzo base education Center Over the Columbus Day week end oct. 8-10. Participants can play computerized conflict or Board games or compete in games with Micro scale Armor and miniature figures. Board games and computers will be available but participants May bring their own games or collections. Herzo base is about is Miles Northeast of Niernberg. For More information or to sign up for the Competition Contact James Neville at ets 465 3887. Swaggart s message of listeners in Jerusalem von t judge others is dead in . At 51 actor director Jones Jerusalem a controversial Christia evangelist Jimmy Swaggart asked listeners to judge themselves not others during a service Friday inthe Garden where Jesus is said to have been buried. Look into your own hearts today said swag Gart. Don t judge  Swaggart who arrived in Israel thursday for a 10-Day visit lost his credentials As an assemblies of god minister earlier this year after he refused to Stop preaching for year As punishment for meeting with a prostitute outside new Orleans. After the service before about 350 worshippers he Accusato rial. Told reporters god is the one who puts things in the past. That s the Beautiful thing about christianity. People love they forgive and they  he said he had been humbled by the Public scandal after the disclosure of his sexual activities in february. The disclosures led him to confess tearfully on nation wide television that he had sinned. I think that i have More love for people now said Mineola . Fyt Tor and actor is dead at 51. Duane l. Jones a direct he died last Friday in Winthrop University Hospi Tal in Mineola and his sister Marva Jones Brooks the City attorney of Atlanta said death was caused by cardiopulmonary arrest. Aids kills choreographer new York a William Carter a choreographer and former leading dancer with the american Ballet theater died thursday of aids at mount Sinai Hospital. He was 56