European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday August 14,1988 Gingrich wants ethics panel to expand probe of Wright new Orleans a rep. Newt Gingrich who has pressed for ethics investigations of House speaker Jim Wright called on the House ethics panel Friday to look into three additional mat ters regarding Wright and also into issues involving other House members. Gingrich r-ga., based his allegations on information that has surfaced Over the past several months through court action and testimony regarding members of Congress As Well As news stories and allegations made by the lobbying group common cause. Gingrich also called for the reopening of two cases involving other democratic representatives that the House ethics committee has already investigated and closed. The democratic controlled House according to Gingrich is run by a corrupt House regarding Wright Gingrich said the House panel should look into the Sale of gems through a company in which Wright has an interest but whose under lying holdings he has not disclosed in his financial statements and should also investigate the Purchase of a computer sys tem for his Washington office from a supporter whose company was not on a House approved list of vendors. The speaker s office has said the com Puter was purchased after aides did not find the one they wanted on the approved list and that the system was in stalled for demonstration purposes with a goal of being eventually approved by the House administration committee for use in other House offices. Also regarding Wright a texan Gin Grich said the ethics panel should look into the relationship Between the Sav Ings and loan scandal indicted million Aire investors a political action commit tee and the democratic congressional Campaign aides to Wright did not return a Call for comment Friday. The ethics committee already is investigating Wright for six allegations of mis conduct. They include a Deal in which he earned about $55,000 in sales of a Book that was published by a Friend who had done work for his campaigns two cases involving allegations of possible lobbying on behalf of Oil companies in which he May have had an interest allegations of pressuring Federal officials on behalf of Texas Bankers and allegations of using a condominium As his fort Worth Home while paying Only a diem and expenses but no monthly rent. The two cases Gingrich wants re opened involve investments and links to the business Community by rep. Fer nand St Germain d-r.i., chairman of the House banking committee and the Case of rep. Mary Rose Oakar a Ohio whom the ethics committee said violated House rules in payments made to two staff members. No disciplinary action was taken in her Case. The ethics panel in april closed the St Germain Case saying he did not abuse his office for personal gain but did understate the value of his assets in his Sonal financial forms. No punishment was recommended. Gingrich criticized the committee s decisions in those two cases and said they should be reopened in Light of stricter standards the committee now appears to be using. Elmo r. Zumwalt Iii Admiral s son exposed to agent Orange Dies Fayetteville . A Elmo r. Zumwalt Iii son of the Admiral who ordered the spraying of agent Orange in Vietnam and who was exposed to the defoliant himself died at his Home sat urday from cancer. He was 42. Zumwalt a lawyer said he never blamed his father for his disease. The two co wrote a Book titled my father my son that was made into a television movie. Zumwalt was diagnosed in january 1983 As having stage 4 non Hodgkins Lymphoma. In february 1985, during his ninth Biopsy doctors discovered he had stage 3 Hodgkins disease another form of Lymphoma. Agent Orange contains highly toxic dioxin. Veterans had contended that expo sure to it causes cancer and other ill Nesses. They said it caused miscarriages by wives of servicemen and birth defects in their children. Zumwalt s son Elmo Russell Zumwalt in suffers from a congenital dysfunction that confuses his physical senses. In an article published in the Washington Post on oct. 7, 1984, Zumwalt said my father adm. Elmo Zumwalt jr., was a Strong advocate of the use of agent Orange in the Vietnam War. That does t mean that i hold him responsible for any disease i May have incurred. He did what he Felt he had to do to reduce casualties. I did what i Felt i had to on june 30, the supreme court re moved the last Legal obstacle to a $ 180 Mil lion settlement Between Vietnam veterans and the manufacturers of agent Orange. Elmo r. Zumwalt Iii left did t hold his father adm. Elmo Zumwalt or. Right responsible for his cancer even though his father ordered agent Orange spraying. The justices let stand rulings that dismissed lawsuits by about 300 veterans who had challenged the 1984 settlement. The $180 million settlement now to tals about $240 million with interest. As Many As 250,000 people could receive Money from the settlement. The elder Zumwalt said he ordered agent Orange sprayed Over the Mekong Delta to kill vegetation and drive the Viet Cong Back 1,000 Yards off the water s he commanded naval forces in Viet Nam in 1968-1970, then served As chief of naval operations until 1974, when he retired from Active duty. His son served in Vietnam from june 1969 to August 1970 As a lieutenant Junior Grade com manding a patrol boat. In addition to his son Zumwalt is sur Vived by his wife Katherine and his daughter Maya 13. 5 killed 13 Hurt As truck crushes Sweetwater Texas up soft drink truck and a carrying a boys club softball team Home from tournament collided on a West Texas Highway Friday killing five youths an injuring 13 other people. Fourteen boys and girls most of the Between the Ages of 10 and 12, and three adults were travelling Home from a soft Ball tournament in Abilene when the Accident occurred at 1 06 . In an inter state 20 construction zone East of Sweetwater witnesses said the was trying to pass the truck when the ran off the Highway to the left said Mike Cox department of Public safety spokesman in Austin. When the Driver tried to steer the Back onto the Road his vehicle ended up in front of the truck co added. Nolan county sheriff Jim Blackley said the coca cola truck struck the broadside pushing it Down the Highway and off the Road As the truck ran up on top of the and crushed both were travelling West on interstate 20. Five youngsters All in the were killed the sheriff said. A spokeswoman at Cate Spencer funeral Home said the dead included four boys and one girl. Thirteen others including the Drivers of the truck and the were hospitalized. At least four of the injured we relisted in critical condition. Several victims Lay on the Roadway a rescuers worked to free those pinned in the Blackley said. News update counter suit filed Carrollton by. A claiming mental anguish and loss of business a tavern owner has coun Ter sued the parents of five of the Vic Tims of the fiery Church bus crash near Here that killed 27 people. Joann Osborne of Tubby s tavern filed responses including the coun Ter suits to five of 65 lawsuits filed against her in Carroll circuit court. She denied that her employees negligently allowed Larry w. Mahoney to become intoxicated May 14, the Date of the wreck. Her lawyer William Carter has not yet filed responses to the other 60 lawsuits court officials said. There was no answer Friday afternoon at Carter s office. Temperatures August 12 Hilo Hilo Abilene Texas c Akron ,n.y.,c Albuquerque Asheville Atlanta. C Atlantic Baltimore Baton Rouge c , c , r Burlington,vt.,, r Casper,Charleston,s.c.,c Charleston,w.va.,f Charlotte,.,, c Cheyenne, Cincinnati Ccleveland c Colorado Columbia,s.c.,Ccolumbus, ga.,c Columbus Ohio Concord n.h.,r Corpus Christie Daytona Des Al Flagstaff Fresno Junction grand Green ,.,f Honolulu Houston,,ala.,c Jackson,miss.,c Jacksonville Kansas City Lake Las vegas , Little 94 92. 93 88 92 93 65 87 89 81 99 95 94 92 90 95 92 96 93 92 86 87 84 95 91 91 80 93 86 93 87 94 94 93 93 97 98 94 88 86 94 93 93 90 88 77 91 54 92 78 89 93 86 95 74 92 91 93 95 80 90 92 92 91 94 91 89 92 94 101 87 93 91 78 72 63 66 73 68 45 62 72 69 75 76 76 65 61 74 75 76 74 67 63 48 76 72 71 70 56 77 70 74 52 71 73 72 63 76 82 72 75 59 74 72 69 63 75 54 73 47 67 45 59 60 61 73 62 71 70 74 69 56 77 76 72 73 71 71 76 76 72 68 74 71 73 los Angeles c Louisville c Beach Midland Odessa c Milwaukee c mils St new Orleans new York Norfolk,va., Oklahoma City. Orlando , c Phoenix , Portland,0re.,cprovidence/ . C rapid Reno Richmond Roanoke Sacramento St Louis c St Thomas,v.i.,c Salem,0re.,c Salt Lake City san san san san Jose san Juan,p.r.,c Santa , c Sioux Falls South Springfield Iii. A Springfield. Tampa St , c Tucson, Palm Beach Wichita Wichita Wilmington del., a Lair a Cloudy a Rains Snow a unavailable 77 88 95 87 96 85 96 94 91 88 91 94 92 94 95 93 87 93 89 89 97 93 107 92 79 92 75 94 95 92 95 87 94 93 93 94 73 92 91 76 91 99 99 74 66 71 92 86 90 73 95 95 91 95 87 93 94 92 93 100 85 94 88 95 97 90 92 90 93 106 62 75 73 58 75 80 70 76 74 73 73 72 74 79 79 74 61 75 73 73 76 78 84 71 45 69 58 73 54 70 .57 50 72 69 72 74 54 78 78 53 67 75 78 66 57 57 77 57 73 56 73 75 60 78 72 68 71 73 71 71 76 77 77 77 80 69 77 57 71 75 european weather forecast for sunday fair to partly Cloudy in Germany and the Germany and the Benelux will become Cloudy with scattered R.I. showers thunderstorms and Gusty winds in the afternoon and eve Ning. High temperatures 65-70 in the North 79-84 in Southern regions lows 53-58. Sunset sunday 8 45, Sunrise monday 6 15. Outlook for monday Cloudy skies in Northern Germany and the Benelux. In Southern Germany Early morning fog becoming fair to partly Cloudy in the afternoon. High temperatures 65-70 in the North 79-86 in the South lows 55-60. Temperatures recorded saturday 4am 4pm 4am 4pmadana, Copenhagen r 59 63 Amsterdam p 61 66 Frankfurt p 66 75athens, 79 93 London c 54 65 Aviano p 3 92 Madrid 65 95berlin, p 70 74 Munich p 1 79 Bremerhaven c 60 65 Paris. 63 75brussels, c 55 68 Rome f 7 92 provided by out 13,2nd weather Wing Graben Trarbach. Other worldwide temperatures Cairo
