European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday february 1989bush adviser revises account on ethics new York a president Bush s ethics adviser c. Boyden Gray changed his account saturday of when he Learned about a White House policy on business interests like the Large family owned communications company he Heads a newspaper reported. The new York times reported Sun Day that Gray had said in two inter views last week that he just Learned on thursday about the policy which Lim its outside business income for White House employees. But on saturday Gray said he had Learned about the policy in november from his Deputy John Schmitz. The Washington Post reported sat urday that Gray the White House coun Sel plans to continue As chairman of his family company Summit communications inc., but will give up the fee he collected during his eight previous years As vice presidential counsel. The times quoted Gray As saying that he had stopped taking fees effective at the end of last year and that he would have done so earlier if he had known about the policy. Gray said he Learned several weeks ago about a related White House prohibition from serving on corporate boards the times said. He said that policy was under review and he would remain on the Board of his family company Accord ing to the times. Gray told the times he complied with ethics rules by disqualifying himself from discussing communications issues in the government. Summit based in at Lanta owns 16 radio stations and Cable television outlets the times said. Gray reported his financial interests in a disclosure statement six months past a May 15 deadline a non wilful Viola Tion of the Law ethics office director Frank Nebeker told the times. Gray said he had left the filing to others the times reported. Schmitz blamed demands from the presidential Campaign and the 55-Page length of the report the newspaper said. Asked about a Campaign pledge by Bush in july that none of his aides would accept outside earned income Gray said he was unaware of it because he was not involved in the Campaign the times said. The Reagan White House had a similar policy although Gray As a vice presidential aide was not technically covered by it. Battle for berries a flamingos at the Philadelphia zoo stick their necks out As the greedy Birds compete to grab berries from a Bush in their quarters. Their squabbling came during recent warm weather that made much of the nation almost believe that Winter was Over. But the unseasonable heat has now been replaced by a cold spell. Anti abortionists hold 2 rallies by the associated press anti abortion protests saturday in South Florida and St. Louis resulted in about 130 arrests police said. In Oakland Park fla., 107 people who blocked the Entrance to the women s clinic were arrested but the demonstrators were freed within hours on their own recognizance an organizer said. Demonstrators were carried off by police charged with trespassing and unlawful Assembly and booked at the Bro Ward county jail said Katie Mahoney spokeswoman for Rescue South Florida the rally organizer. Police said about 100 arrests were made but could not give a specific number. No violence was reported. The women s clinic closed for a few hours during trumpeter swans facing starvation Boise Idaho a nearly a Quarter of the North american population of trumpeter swans is in danger of starvation at their Winter feeding grounds in Eastern Idaho . Fish and wildlife service officials say. Service biologist Signe Sather Blair blames the 1988 drought and current Arctic cold for preventing the Birds from getting their Normal food. They Are not on the endangered species list but they Are on Idaho s sensitive species list. The swans feed on aquatic plants and Low water in Henry s Fork of the Snake River near Island Park has been Frozen Over. The roughly 500 Birds Are unable to break through the ice to reach their food. In an attempt to Rescue the swans the fish and wildlife service has been granted 1,600 acre feet of water from irrigator in the Snake River water District and also has received $8,000 from the nature conservancy to Pur Chase an additional 3,200 acre feet of water. The demonstration. In St. Louis police said they arrested More than two dozen people who attempted to Block the Entrance to the parking lot at the reproductive health services clinic they declined to disclose the exact number of arrests. The protesters Lay in a driveway to Block cars at tempting to get into the lot but police picked them up and put them into a Van. About 30 officers formed a shield around the front door of the clinic keeping the protesters away from the Entrance. The protest came on the final Day of a three Day event that the St. Louis pro life direct action league called Rescue St.  thirty eight protesters we rearrested during a demonstration Friday. 2 fatal blazes have a lot of coincidences Kentwood Mich. A two separate fires killed four people and critically injured a fifth person Early saturday in this grand rapids suburb authorities said. The fires broke out within a 2 / hour period in Homes of nearly identical construction located about two Miles apart fire chief Bill Thornton said. Both apparently began in chimneys he said. The layout of the houses Are identical. The Interi ors were built the same the stairways in the same Way the victims were found in the same location of each House Thornton said. There were a lot of  the first Blaze killed Theresa Porter 32 her 3-year old son Andrew and 13-month-old daughter Jennifer officials said. The woman s husband Hugh was not Home at the time. The victim of the second fire was identified As do Lores Berggren 35. Her husband David 49, rescued their two Young daughters before being admitted to Blodgett memorial medical Center in grand rapids where he was listed in critical condition saturday night with Burns Over 70 percent of his body. Stateside Mother ordered to attend Junior High with daughter Huntington . A a woman who Al Lowed her daughter to skip school was ordered to at tend classes with the teen Ager but she said last Friday was her final Day in school. Jeanetta Norvell 45, was sentenced to one Day in jail and the rest of the school year with her daughter Diana at West Junior High school because Diana missed too Many classes. But the Mother who skipped math class to speak in a Telephone interview said her school Days were Over because her daughter turned 16 saturday and is Eligi ble to drop out. I m withdrawing her Norvell said. It s a pretty sad thing that a 45-year-old adult has to go to a Junior High school but it was More humiliating to be treated like a common  . Archdiocese plans to close 3 High schools Washington a the Catholic archdiocese of Washington has announced that it will permanently close three of its four High schools in the nation s capital in june because of a decade Long decrease in enrolment. The archdiocese will close Mackin Catholic High school which is a boys school and All saints and holy spirit which Are girls High schools. Only archbishop John Carroll High school will open for classes in the fall drawing students from the other three schools and for the first time admitting girls As students. Cardinal James a. Hickey Washington s archbishop said the archdiocese was not abandoning washing ton. Our commitment remains unshaken and enhanced he said. Meanwhile two Independent Catholic girls High schools in the area also have announced plans to close. They Are the Academy of notre Dame in Washington and Regma High school in suburban Hyattsville my. Syringe shortage delays Start of anti aids program Portland Ore. A a program to help prevent the spread of aids among intravenous drug abusers by distributing free sterile Needles has been delayed because of a shortage of disposable syringes organizers said. Ine sponsoring agencies Portland based outside in and the american foundation for aids research had planned for the program to begin in july but had difficulty insuring the program. The groups found a company in november to provide medical liability insurance but National Union fire insurance co. Stipulated that the distributed Needles must be of such a design that they could not be reused. Outside in has been negotiating with a British com Pany to Supply single use hypodermic syringes Agency director Kathy Oliver said. Delivery had been prom isee Jan. 1, but the manufacturer can t mass produce them she said. Florida town worker Dies in Wood Chipper Accident Defuniak Springs Fia. A a town work Levcel or was pulled into a Wood Chipping machine an was killed authorities said. Ginger Lee Wood 56, died after his hand or Glove May have become caught in the Chipper s Teeth As he was loading it with tree limbs said chief police investigator Don Taylor. But the director of the Defuniak bloc works department Aubrey Mcdonald ought Woods who had heart trouble Maya heart attack and fallen into the machine