European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 news the stars and stripes Friday August 5,1988 Brief House approves awards to japanese internees Washington a the House voted257-156 thursday to approve legislation giving $20,000 tax free payments to thousands of Japa Nese americans who were rounded up and sent to internment Camps at the outbreak of world War  Bill now goes to the White House where president Reagan has said he will sign it ending a sad chapter in american history with the Money will come an apology fro the . Government for having forced about 120,000 japanese americans both citizens and resident aliens from their Homes and Job following the japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Hawaii on dec. 7, 1941. The payments will begin in about a year and will total about $1.25 billion. Individual pay ments to the estimated 60,000 surviving inter nees will be made 9ver a 10-year period with the most elderly getting priority. In return for the Money those who qualify must agree to drop any Legal claims against the government stemming from the internment. The legislation also authorizes payments of unto $ 12,000 each for surviving members of the aleut Indian tribes who were removed from the Aleutian islands during the japanese attack therein 1942. Gipsy from Page 1 armed services manpower and personnel sub commit  final phase of the defense budget process the defense appropriations Bill has not been  Bill vetoed by Reagan Only authorizes the exis tence of defense programs. The appropriations Bill sets funding Levels for those  House has approved its appropriations Bill which contains funding for a 4 percent pay raise. The Senate has not yet approved its version of the Bill which Calls for a 4.3 percent  officials have predicted that a 4.1 percent pay raise eventually would be  s veto of the authorization Bill wednesday sets the scene for a highly partisan fight Over certain  leaders have charged that Reagan s action is a politically motivated Effort to help the presidential Campaign of vice president George Bush. But Reagan said wednesday that he vetoed the Bill because it would gut the ski program through a 20 percent Cut in the space based segment of the missile defense  also opposed provisions that would restrict arms agreements with the soviets retire two Poseidon sub marines mandate a 25 percent Cut in funds for Strate Gic forces modernization and eliminate funding for the rail based my missile system. Rust May face criminal charges revocation of his Pilot s License Frankfurt West Germany a Mathias rust Back in West Germany after his release from a soviet prison May face new criminal charges and revocation of his Pilot s License for his daredevil flight to Moscow officials said thursday. There was More bad news for the 20-year-old West German flier who buzzed the Kremlin last year his local pilots club wants him to pay an unspecified amount of maintenance costs for the single engine  Helmut Gass also predicted rust will resign from the Hamburg area flying club because of members negative feelings about the world famous  was in seclusion one Day after the Kremlin ordered his Early release from a four year prison sen tence for the dramatic Landing in May 1987. The Pardon came As officials in Bonn and Moscow sought better bilateral ties and West German Compa Nies rushed to improve Trade with the soviet Union. Rust spoke Only briefly to reporters after his arrival repeating his assertions that he was working for world peace but acknowledging that his stunt was Irres Ponsi  Lufthansa jetliner carrying rust to Frankfurt wednesday afternoon also had 200 ethnic germans inboard heading from the soviet Union to new lives in the West Bild said. Just like you i m Happy to be flying to Germany Bild quoted rust As telling one of the ethnic German passengers. But while rust was glad to be Home he was facing two separate West German probes into his flight that ended at the Kremlin on May 28,1987. In Hamburg state licensing officials said they were looking into a possible revocation of rust s Pilot s i  the Northern town of Itze Hoe prpsecut9r Rolf Schimerowski said that he was continuing to investigate possible criminal charges against rust of fraud and endangering air traffic. The possible fraud charge stems from misstating his destination to the owners of the single engine Cessna aircraft before taking off for Moscow. The plane belongs to the Hamburg Aero club of which rust is a member. Biaggi from Page 1 tax returns to cover up his illegal  congressman was sentenced in an unrelated Case in november to 2 /2 years in jail for accepting an illegal gratuity and is free on  jury also convicted former Bronx Borough president Stanley Simon we tech corp. Founder John Marietta former Small business administration offi Cial Peter Neglia and Biaggi s former Law partner Ber Nard Ehrlich All of  addition the jury announced that Richard Biaggi the congressman s eldest son was convicted of racketeer ing and conspiracy. But a prosecutor informed the judge that the jury had found that the younger Biaggi had committed Only a single racketeering act and at least two Are needed to sustain a racketeering conviction. . District judge Constance Baker Motley ruled that the younger Biaggi had been acquitted of racketeering and conspiracy but was convicted of two lesser counts. Acquitted of racketeering was Ronald Betso a former City policeman and Friend of Neglia s. At the heart of the we tech Case was How Werbil electronic die corp., a tiny Bronx machine shop started by Marietta grew into we tech corp., a multimillion Dollar defense contractor with friends in High places. Marietta a Semi literate tool and die maker of hispanic descent was once hailed As a hero for the 80s" by presi Dent Reagan for hiring sex convicts and former drug addicts in one of America s most depressed  charged that Marietta and other we tech officials paid bribes in Cash political contributions Stock or Stock options to Biaggi Simon and Neglia for their assistance with City and Federal agencies. Ehrlich the younger Biaggi and Betso were accused of helping the others either receive or cover up the payoffs. The defense argued that the corrupt we tech executives had pull with White House insiders like Meese and thus did not need to bribe Biaggi. Cheat from Page 1 with investigators when contacted Lehtinen said. The prosecutor said no Money changed hands Butch inn and King apparently hoped to enhance their future careers in commercial aviation following retire ment from military service. He said there were no indications the scandal went beyond Chinn and Home Stead fab. The six men were expected to turn them selves in thursday. The indictment charged that in 1986 and 1987chinn and King supplied test takers with answers or let other people sit in for them. Others charged were Weininger and former air Force officers John Phelps Paul seller and Kenneth Turano. Seiler Weininger and Turano were accused of cheating on tests for Pilot and flight Engineer. Phelps was charged with having another person take the tests for him. All six Are charged with conspiracy to defraud the United states in obtaining Faa licenses. All but Tura no also Are charged with conspiracy to obstruct the subsequent Faa probe. Each count carries a five year maximum penalty. Dukakis from Page 1 death of his brother Stelian in a hit and run  had undergone psychiatric treatment for years after a suicide attempt. There is a Normal grieving after any loss from minor to major and the response usually is in relation to the Gravity of the loss Plotkin said. I was struck at the time of both losses at his strength rather than his  i m a very healthy Guy Dukakis told reporters earlier. I think it was the greeks who said a sound body and a sound mind is what one needs especially if one is running for  Dukakis was heading to Mississippi thursday to begin a Campaign trip that also is to include stops in California Washington and  and Plotkin were responding to rumours that had been spread during the democratic National convention by supporters of political extremist Lyn Don Larouche and reported in a few newspapers indecent Days. The questions intensified after Reagan referred to Dukakis As an invalid when asked wednesday morning whether he thought Dukakis should release his medical records. The question was posed by a re Porter for the executive intelligence review a la Rouche publication. The president apologized a few minutes later and said he was attempting a joke. Dukakis was Graceful when asked about Reagan s remarks. No apology was really needed Dukakis said. Weall occasionally miss Peak and i Don t think the presi Dent needed to  his wife Kitty was less kind. During her campaigning in new Jersey she said such remarks come when people Are desperate and afraid of dealing with the real  Plotkin released a three Page statement he said summarized All treatment he has Given Dukakis Over the past 17 years at the Harvard Community health plan a health maintenance organization whose services Are available through the state employees benefits pro Sam. Before that Dukakis was treated by his father a mily doctor. Plotkin said he has treated Dukakis for plantar Mascitis a form of minor foot discomfort associated with jogging in 1983. He has Given up jog Ging but keeps an almost daily regimen of Speed walk ing. A pinched nerve in his neck in 1979. A pulled Achilles Tendon in 1976.the prescribed treatment for those conditions was rest heat and Nap Roxen an anti inflammatory medi Cine slightly More powerful than aspirin Plotkin said. The doctor said Dukakis also was treated for a minor fracture of his Collarbone suffered in a foot race in Ireland in 1976. Dukakis was treated i Ireland and saw Plotkin for a follow up a Ray. A splinter under the Nail of his left Index Finger in 1979. Hoarseness in 1981, which was attributed to his teaching at the John f. Kennedy school of govern ment. A cyst on his Back that was drained in 1986. Plotkin said the material he had released was essentially that contained in his file on Dukakis with the exception of personal notes. Those notes contain no reference to any possible psychological ailment he said adding that he has never expressed any concern about Dukakis health to another doctor. Plotkin said that Dukakis could have been treated by another doctor but that he considered the Prospect highly unlikely. Vice president George Bush also has released details on his medical background but no actual medical re cords. The certain Republican nominee disclosed that he has mild arthritis in the hips which is non limit ing and an allergy to Bee stings for which he receives  of the talk and actions wednesday recalled the 1972 presidential race when sen. Thomas Eagleton of Missouri was forced off the democratic ticket follow ing disclosure that the vice presidential nominee had undergone Shock therapy for mental depression