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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 4, 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 7 judge tells Yonkers fines must be paid new talks fruitless new York a a Federal judge Friday reimposed potentially bankrupt ing fines against Yonkers for defying a court ordered housing desegregation plan to tin unsuccessfully tried to reach a settlement in informal discussions. . District judge Leonard Sand who found the City guilty of racially segregating housing for 40 years reinstated the fines which were upheld by the . Supreme court on thursday night. Sand said the supreme court decision docs not alleviate in any Way indeed one might agree it intensifies the fiscal crisis that confronts the City of  he added that although the nation s highest court blocked fines and jail terms for four defiant City councilman the the councilman still have a responsibility to the Citi cons they represent who will Bear the Brunt of these  because monday labor Day is a court Holiday Sand ordered the City to pay $192,000 on tuesday. As previously promised by Sand More than $85,000 of inc Money due will be earmarked for Yonkers Public schools and to guarantee the payment of interest on City Bonds. The balance of the $192,000 will go to the . Treasury and is non refundable. Sand then called on lawyers for All Par tics to immediately meet with him privately so explore informally some ideas we have for it possible solution of this  the talks ended after about an hour. It was no successful mayor Nicho Las Wasicsko told reporters. Michael suss Nan attorney for the National association for the advancement of coloured people said there was no Progress and called it a hostile  i Haven t changed my position 1 will do what i have to do said Henry spal Lonc one of the councilman opposed to the desegregation plan. On aug. I the Council voted 4-3 against incentives to build boo units of Middle income housing throughout the City As part of the desegregation plan or dered by Sand. The Fine had started at $ 100 on aug. 2 and doubled daily until it was slopped after a week pending appeals. The cily has paid $ 12,700 Ana was to resume pay ing at si2,800 on Friday until inc Fine reaches is million a Day and stays there growing in Mill Ion Dollar jumps. Goy. Mario Cuomo said he would direct the City s emergency financial control Board on tuesday to begin making the sub Stantial reductions in City spending and services thai will be required by Sand s order. The control Board which assumed management of Yonkers finances aug. 9, passed a Resolution inc same Day saying in would seek the criminal charges against the four councilman if the fines were re instated. The charges Stem from violating the control Board act a slate Law by jeopardizing the City s fiscal condition. Cuomo said last week he would initiate removal proceedings against the four coun Cilmon i Fth fines were re imposed. However. Cuomo spokesman Gary Fryer said Friday that for the Lime being the governor would not attempt to oust the recalcitrant councilmen. The High court s ruling was raising More questions about removal than Al ready existed and there were already Many questions Fryer said. The supreme court ruled late thurs Day night to stay a lower court ruling that upheld contempt citations against inc four councilman who had been paying shoo a Day fines and would have been subject to imprisonment this weekend. Pooch Smooch Charlie Brown is a Friendly Pup As skywriter Stew Ashbury Olivcr Learned shortly before they were la leave on a night. The dog gets in flying Lime just like the Pilot in the Madison i area where the two often appear together while participating in such events As the festival of the lakes last week. Sex federa worker of get $560,000 settlement Washington a the Federal government has agreed to pay 1560,000 to Settle its dispute with a senior employee who was fired five years ago after warning of hazardous conditions in major government buildings his attorney said. The general services administration agreed to the payment to Settle its dispute with Bertrand a Berube with the bulk of inc Money representing Back pay and interest said Louis Clark an attorney for Berube and director of the government accountability project. The Gas in july had been ordered by the Merit systems Protection Board to reinstate Berube to his former Post As the Gas s Washington area regional director and to pay him Back wages and Legal fees. Al the time of his firing Beruby oversaw 7,000 employees in the Washington area and a budget of $2 billion. He was in charge of maintaining virtually every government building in Washington. Berube was dismissed after he alleged that Many Federal buildings in Washington posed serious fire and health hazards and that maintenance was deferred to save Money. Under terms of the settlement Berube will receive s530.000, of which $181,000 will go for attorney s fees. In addition the Gas will pay $24,000 into his retirement account and. $6,000 for unemployment compensation Berube otherwise would have to repay Clark said. Berube also was offered in position As Deputy adminis Trator in the Gas s Philadelphia area office but opted to retire now at age 55. He will be allowed to begin drawing a full pension ot$32,500 a year immediately. Clark said was Berube was pleased with the settlement but would rather have had his Job Back in Washington. Someone else has the Job now and be Rube opted to Settle rather than go through additional years of litigation for Berube to regain the position Clark said. Gas spokesman Paul costello confirmed thai the Agency has agreed to give the government accounting project which championed by Ruby s Case a Check for $530,000 to Settle the dispute the Washington Post reported in saturday s editions. Overall Berube can be expected to receive $440,000 in Back pay and benefits Over his lifetime that he would not have received without the settlement. Denver s human Fly scores with several High Rise his Denver a a burglar dubbed the human Fly is apparently seating High Rise buildings and entering apartments through open Balcony doors police said. The burglar has made nearly 50 nighttime hits in Southeast Denver during the last six months. He s got to be Athl civic either a Mountain climber or someone skilled said sol. Bill Wiederspan. We think he s got to have some climbing  last week in one night us apart ments in a 10-Story building were burglarized police said. The apartments were on the third sixth eighth ninth and 10th floors and were entered through Balcony doors. Police said the Fly May want thrills As much As Money. His High flying antics have Cost his victims an average of Only about $50. His takes have ranged from s20 to $500, police said. The Fly has left some clues an occasional shoe print on a Balcony railing or on a screen door removed from us track. Safety inspection focuses on Ball bearings at Boeing los Angeles a Federal Ofil vials arc investigating whether airline safely has been threatened by More than 2,000 Ball bearings used in Boeing 737, 747 and 751 jetliners manufactured in the last two years. A lawsuit filed in Federal court by an air plane pans manufacturing company claims the Ball bearings were counterfeit. Is there a safely problem David Duff a Federal aviation administration spokesman in Seattle told the los an a Clos times in an article published Fri Day. Thai is our main concern. If we identify anything in that area we will take care fit  Boeing spokesman William Clark acknowledged that Faa investigators had met with Boeing officials thursday but declined to reveal details. Beyond that you re going to need to go to them to find out their future plans he said. Boeing has declined to say How Many jets manufactured after july i 1986. Contain the allegedly bogus bearings or which airlines bought the planes. Since july 1, 1986, Boeing has manufactured 490 Boeing 737 747 and 757 aircraft the company said. That works out to about 20 percent of the Boeing planes of these types in use worldwide. The Boeing Jet that crashed wednes Day in Dallas was a 727  
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