European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 3,1s39 the stars and stripes pages Engineer says tests falsified los Angeles a a former Northrop corp. Engineer pleaded guilty to falsifying tests Lor parts installed in Marine corps harrier jets. Howard Hyde chief Engineer for Northrop s Western services department in Al Monte changed his plea monday from innocent to Guilly in a hearing be fore . District judge Pamela Rymer. The government has overwhelming evidence against or. Hyde and the rest of the individuals named in the indict ment Hyde s attorney. Marshall Schul Man said after the hearing. He is very contrite and he feels had about the whole situation and he is accepting his  Northrop and five current or former employees were named april 11 in a 167-Cqimt indictment accusing them of falsifying tests for stabilizers for the jets and guidance components for nuclear lipped cruise missiles. Hyde named Only in counts involving the Jet is expected to testify against Oiher indicted officials Schulman said. Hyde 48, of Yorba Linda faces As Many As is years in prison and a $750,000 Fine at his sentencing aug. 21. He is free on bail. Taking the oath Bela Karolyi Nho has coached Many . Gymnasts in the olympic games became an american himself on Mon Day. Karolyi who defected from Romania eight years ago. Was present to take the oath of Citi Enship in Houston with his wife. Martha and the couple s 15-year-old daughter Andrea. Land Giveaway sponsors run into complications International Falls. Minn. A a Northern Minnesota county s attempt to boost its population with a land Giveaway program brought thousands of responses from around the world. It also brought complaints and Legal snags that threaten the program. We re getting tremendous pressure to shut Down the program said Bruce big gins the Koo Chiching county commissioner who Heads the Homestead authority we got into it in Good Faith but we be taken a tremendous amount of  among the problems arc resentment from longtime county residents far less available land than originally planned reluctance by Bankers to make construction Loans and a n overwhelming demand. You have a whole lot of people oui there really really desperate for a new Way of  said Larry Chozick. A county commissioner. It frankly swamped us. We did t Field test it before the Media got onto  the International publicity of the pro Gram Drew people to the area who had not received approval to Homestead. Last Winter three homesteading hopefuls from Colorado were arrested trying to break into an empty farmhouse. Another time two germans wandered into the local Job service office saying they in tended to Homestead and needed work. On paper the whole idea looks Good but the reality  t live up to it said sheriff Bill Elliott who received Calls from police officers around the country who were interested in the program. For a while the homesteading office had to hire receptionists who could speak German to handle the overseas requests. More than 10,000 people asked for in formation on the program about one fourth of whom sent $10 to receive an application. About 250 people followed through with an application but Only two homesteaders have received their 40-acre parcels. Love for Lucy to be shown at three Public masses los Angeles a Public masses for Lucille Ball will be said in new York. Chicago and los an Geles on monday night when most of the nation was used to being with Lucy the family said. Ball s family gathered Over the weekend for a Brief private memorial and the actress remains were inter red at Forest Lawn memorial Park in Hollywood Hills a spokesman  weekend gathering look place at an undisclosed location and included Ball s husband Gary Morton. And Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz or. Her children by former husband Decsi Arnaz. They just said a few prayers together and that was it said Eddy to Bernal a spokeswoman for the family. It was just the immediate family and some Long longtime associates. It was very  family announced monday that roman Catho Lic masses will be said for Ball in new York Chi Cago and los Angeles. The services will each begin at 8 . Local time next monday. Monday night was the time when most of the nation was used to being with Lucy a statement from the family  of the three Long running comedy shows in Sands of time which Ball starred the Lucy show and Here s Lucy aired monday nights on lbs while i love Lucy had starting limes on monday and other Days As  died wednesday of a ruptured Aorta eight Days after having heart surgery at Cedars Sinai medical Center. She was 77.in new York the memorial mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Jim Fox at St. Ignatius Loyola in Chicago by the Rev. John Cusack at old St. Patrick s Church and in the los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica by the Rev. Lloyd Torgerson at St. Monica s Church. Exxon credit cards returned in protest of Alaska on spill 40 ears ago  the stars and stripes new York up1 thousands of Exxon credit cards have been returned to the company in protest of the March 24 Alaska Oil spill and there have been scattered incidents of  a Exxon spokesman said monday he said the some 10.000 resumed cards represent less than 1 percent of the 7 Mil lion the world s largest Oil company has out hut the company is still concerned. Even though Exon chairman Lawrence Rawl said tuesday there was Little Chance of an effective Boycott in the current tight gasoline Market the spokesman said Exxon has seen some localized effects on business at its service stations. The company took out ads Friday in 146 newspapers nationwide saying a Boycott would not clean up the nearly 11 million Gallons of spilled Oil but it is going to Hurt a lot of Small businessmen in our  the spokesman said Exxon has writ ten of owners of returned cards to Tell them of the extraordinary measures care undertaking to clean up the spill. The company also has sent videotapes to employees and dealers to Tell its Side of the Story. The spokesman said. Citizen action a Washington consumer group that claims to have started the National Boycott said in a news release that the action has grown. It said the Exxon ads showed the Boycott had got ten the attention of the  May j. 1949 after French authorities announced that refugees would be accepted in their zone of Germany More than 3,000 ethnic germans living in aus Tria tried to Cross the austrian German Border into Bavaria but were turned Back. 30 years ago foday. May 3, 1959 on the Eye of his departure for Europe the Shah of Iran implied that the trip was being made in an Effort to overcome religious obstacles to a marriage Between himself and italian Princess Maria Gabrilla of Savoy. 20 years ago foday. May 3, 1969 the French Cabinet announced that presidential elections would be held june i to pick a successor Locharles de Gaulle who resigned earlier in the week. 10 years ago foday. May 3, 1979 president Carter announced that he was nominating i. Gen. Edward c. Meyer to be army chief of staff Over a number of More senior officers