European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 27, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 Gingrich Calls solicitations unusual Legal Ftp. Nuwt Glria Rulch Nife Marianne partners on Book. By the los Angi in times Washington House speaker Jim Wright s chief accuser assistant minority Lender Newt Gingrich. R-ga.,said  he and his wife Marianne together earned More than $ 3 5,000 by co authoring a Book in 1984 and then soliciting More than $ 100,000 from 21 prominent republicans to help promote in. Gingrich acknowledged that soliciting Money to pro Mote the Book was highly unusual but he denied that in in any Way violated House rules. He also insisted that there could in no comparison Between his arrangement and the one used to Market Wright s Book which has been criticized by the House ethics committee there s a difference Between doing it correctly and doing in in a Way that s not Correct he said.". We went overboard to make sure that we followed every  the couple discussed inc Book at an emotional news conference hey called to answer ethics allegations filed against them by rep. Bill Alexander d-ark., who contends that there is a similarity Between the two Book deals. When reporters pressed them about the comparison with Wright mrs. Gingrich ran from inc room in tears. Wright who wrote a 117.pagc Book of personal essays titled reflections of a Public Man has been accused by Gingrich and the ethics committee of sell ing the Book in bulk to special in Crest groups to evade the House imposed limit on outside earned income. Gingrich the co author of  opportune l " with his wife is accused by Alexander of evading inc limit on outside income by soliciting Money from investors who like some of those who purchased right s Book had a direct interest in legislation the ethics committee has not yet reviewed the charges against Gingrich. The list of Gingrich s investors which he made pub Lic for the first time tuesday included prominent re publicans like Joseph Coors and Howard h. To Gal Loway As Well As business people in Georgia. Gingrich acknowledged that he had sought legislative and other  benefits for some of his Himeji strict investors but denied that it had any connection to their willingness to kick in $5,000 to help promote his Book Gingrich said the partnership which was organized by his wife in order to promote the Book was created in a vain attempt to turn the Book into a  inc investors never realized a cent they were Able to write off the loss on their taxes. He described the arrangement As new and different but  despite the partnership s expenditure of ssi,571 to advertise and promote the Book from 1984 through 1986, the publisher reported a net loss of $6,259 on the Book. Documents Gingrich released showed that he and his wife each got a $5,000 Advance for the Book they each received 17,018 in royalties mrs. Gingrich got 110,000 for her work in establishing the partnership and she also received $1,500 for work she has done for the partnership since in was created. The partnership also reimbursed Gingrich for his travel expenses in promoting the Book. Gingrich said the partnership was a legitimate Busi Ness Deal not a Clever Way to collect personal contributions from people with interest in legislation. Unlike Wright s Book he noted his was published by a main line publisher and under a routine royally agreement. Safety Board urges changes at air traffic Center Washington Apt the nation Al transportation safety Board called tuesday for urgent renovation and expansion of a1, major Southern California air traffic control facility that was de scribed by one official As an. Under staffed  the Board also sought to Slop plans to increase the workload Al inc Center in Santa Ana and raised questions about its ability to keep planes from running int each Oiher after nine incidents of operational error in the past year. The recommendations cams after an. Investigation into loss of standards separation Between a British airways jumbo Jet and an american airlines Jet liner on feb. 13 Over Westminster Calif. Which the. Hoard blamed on an inattentive controller. The inquiry was expanded after investigators found other problems Al the coast terminal radar approach control facility at Santa Ana which directs air traffic Over inc skies Between los  and san Diego. The traffic control operation which has a staff of 24, handles about half million flights a year and the Federal aviation administration plans to nearly double its operations Over the next year with an. Inadequate increase  space according to the Nosb the Board after a four hour meeting said plans to increase the workload by adding control Over the Orange count radar service area and the Southern California terminal airspace realignment project should be postponed until the operation can be expanded an the staff at least doubled which would Stilt be Only 7s percent of the. Staff needed to fully operate the  be got an understaffed Pigpen Here by the Faa s own evaluation said Board member Jim Burnett. He referred to a statement by former Faa adminis Trator Donald Engin who in 1986, vis i led the Santa aha Center and dubbed in the Pigpen of the  -. In recent years the Faa has had difficulty staffing the Center As Well As other sin cities where the workload is heavy and living costs Are High. Board staff members said there have. Been reports of health problems at ,.with employees taking excessive., sick leave and complaining about work ing conditions. They said controllers at the facility regularly work six Day weeks with a lot of overtime hours.,. The Board recommended 1 hat the Faa seek to hire local military personnel and others As assistant controllers so Reg ular controllers at the facility can receive additional training it urged the Agency to give a High priority to consolidation of air traffic control operations now handled by Sepa rate facilities Al Santa Ana los Angeles Burbank and Ontario. But Board Mem Bers acknowledged in could Lake five years or More to build the new. Center. A site has not even been selected. In the incident that triggered inc investigation a British airways Boeing 747 was carrying 286 people from los an Geles to London. The american airlines plane with 70 people aboard was land ing Al Ontario International Airport after being diverted from John Wayne Airport whose runway had been closed because of a Power failure. Tiny phone fits pocket or purse by the new York Timi s in the 1960s television series get smart the secret agent Maxwell smart had a radio Telephone so Small that it fit inside his shoe now. Motorola inc. Appears to he ahead in the race for such a  a cellular Model Small enough to Fil in a pocket or purse. The phone is the size of a Wallet or Check Book and offers the same performance of larger Mobile phones Motorola says. Weighing 12.3 ounces and measuring 13.s cubic inches the phone is the smallest and lightest Cullu car , according to de Flaiano Motorola s executive vice president. Tie said researchers i pct five years reducing the sic and weigh of the phone s components i particular the oscillator and duplex or which allow a caller to talk and listen at the same time Flaiano said the phone has Only 220 pieces one tenth the number inc original cellular phone introduced 10 years ago had ii permits up to 75 minutes of use with a Stan Dard Batler just half the Lime the current Model permits. Motorola engineers designed the phone to sur Vive the company s Standard drop lest from a height of four feet. It also passed a water immersion  analysis said the Motorola phone is a significant Advance Over current portable models but predicted Ihal it would have Only moderate acceptance initially because of is High Price $2,995. Motorola phone Uin Ullus at news Cunt Crent. Rescue attempt victims honoured Arlington a a eight . Service members were remembered for their sacrifice tuesday nine years after they died in a desert in Iran while trying to Rescue american hostages. On a Brilliant Blue morning on a Hillside in Arling ton National cemetery the men who died Al desert one were honoured by friends family and some of those they were trying to  gave i hair lives trying to secure my Freedom thai is the ultimate sacrifice said former Navy chief warrant officer Joe Hall one of the 52 Ameri cans who were taken hostage in Tehran on nov. 3, 1979, by iranians and held for 444 Days. The Rescue Mission was attempted by an All Volunteer military team on april 25, 1980. After inc mis Sion was abandoned three marines and five air  died when a helicopter and a trans port plane collided in Iran s great Salt desert. Six former hostages including former charge d affaires Bruce Laingen joined relatives of the dead serv  for the ceremony sponsored by nog real or love a humanitarian organi action that aids the families of victims of War and terrorism. They placed a Wreath Al a Marker honouring the eight soldiers and three yellow roses at the nearby grave of the three who Are buried together Al Arlington. This is a wonderful ceremony in makes me feel belter said Elizabeth Price of both Coda Jyrld. Aunt of set. John d. Harvey of Roanoke va., who at age 21 was the youngest of those kilted on the Mission. I m very proud of Hirn she said. He gave his life for these men and the country he was dedicated to what he was doing in the marines. He believed in them