European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 05, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 5. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 sex Valdez skipper enters innocent plea Anchorage. Alaska not capt. Joseph j. A Jelwood surrendered to he Alaska authorities wednesday and pleaded not guilty at his arraignment to three Misdemeanour Tou its stemming from the March 24 grounding of the Exxon Valdez. Hazelwood said nothing at the 10 minute hearing in state District court except to whisper to his four lawyers. His plea was entered by Dick Madson. A Fairbanks lawyer. Hazelwood planned to Post Bond set at 550,000. The Tanker ran aground on Bligh reef in Prince William sound under his com Mand spilling More than 10 million Gal Lons of North slope crude Oil into some of the world s richest Waters. It was the biggest Oil spill in . History and thou Sands of sea Birds and otters have died. As the Oil from the Tanker continued its relentless journey on the currents tides and winds of Alaska s Rich and wild coast state and Federal officials criticized Exxon s revised cleanup plan As inadequate and thin. Exxon s new plan was released Mon Day to add details to an earlier version including How oily waste will be disposed and How Shore areas outside of Prince William sound will be cleaned. State officials were unhappy with the new plan on both counts. The state has charged Hazelwood with operating a vessel while intoxicated reckless endangerment and illegally Dis charging Oil charges that carry penalties ranging from nine months to a year in jail and fines of $1.000 to $5,000. Mary Anne Henry an assistant District attorney hinted that More serious charges were under consideration when she told judge David Stewart that a grand jury May return an indictment. She did not elaborate but in Alaska grand juries arc usually used Only to bring felony charges. Stewart set Bond at $50,000, the amount sought by prosecutors and or As controversy continues Over the Oil spill the Exxon Yaldez undergoes repairs off naked Island in Prince Island sound. Dared a trial in Valdez june 20. As other conditions for release he said Hazel Wood would have to surrender his passport and agree to not fight extradition Back to Alaska if he leaves the state before his next court appear Ance. Madson had sought to reduce the Bond by half saying that Hazel Wood proved he Hazelwood was not a flight risk by turning himself in. But the judge cited the seriousness of the charges in slaying with the higher amount. The courtroom was packed with journalists lawyers and secretaries from some of the firms involved in the civil cases stemming from the disaster and court personnel. Hazelwood dressed in a Navy Blue Blazer Gray Slacks and a red pin striped shirt entered from the Side prisoners doorway surrounded by state troopers and court Security officers. When the hearing ended he was escorted to jail for booking. The timing of his appearance wednes Day had been negotiated Between prosecutors and Hazelwood s lawyers. Hazelwood. Who had shaved his Beard after disappearing from Alaska the week following the grounding has begun grow ing it again. His whereabouts had been a closely guarded secret since his arrest on Long Island n.y., on an Alaska warrant april 5 and his release on Bond the next Day. The coast guard has said that when Hazelwood s blood was tested some 10 hours after the collision it had an alcohol Content of More than 0.06 percent Well Over the 0.04 percent allowed by Regula Tion. The authorities and officials from the owner of the Tanker the Exxon shipping co., said Hazelwood had retired to his Cabin before the Accident turning Over command to an officer who was not certified to Pilot the ship in those Waters. Program finds room of Days inn for homeless Atlanta a a once homeless woman is now bad in Mexico after get Ting both a Motel room for herself and her 9-year-old son and a temporary Job in Atlanta through a National Motel Chain s program to help the homeless. Roughly about 35 percent of the hold rooms in the United states go empty every night on an average said Mike la Van president and chief operating officer of Atlanta based pays inn of America. And certainly other businesses could do the same kind of housing training and rehabilitation that we be  Maria Troy and her 9-year-old son John were among the first 10 to 15 peo ple helped by the program which started in february 1988. They had spent two months in a shelter for the homeless be fore Troy was Given a Job taking reservations at Days inn of America head quarters. She and her son moved into a Motel owned by a Days inn franchisee. The two had been in the United Stales since leaving Mexico two years ago and did not have enough Money to rejoin Troy s family there. They finally went Home last month. In an interview before their departure. Troy said Days inn made her feel like i m not just an employee or a computer i m a human  so far the program has been limited to the Atlanta area where an estimated 10,000 people arc homeless. La Van started the program in february 1988 after being asked to visit a homeless shelter with the idea of Possi Bly making a donation. Mike la Van spent one evening at the shelter and turned around and said. Why Don l we do something that will really make a difference Why Don t we do something that really will employ some of the homeless " said Carol Bivins inc Motel Chain s vice president of Public relations. A Days inn Job meant the end of life in a shelter for Dolores Smith. 31, and her three children ranging from 16 months to 12 years old. She recalled that a woman at the Shel Ter just looked at me and said 1 Don t think you want to be in Here. Would you like a Job she asked if i could Type. I said yes. She got me in Contact with Days  she chose to stay at the shelter briefly and then found an apartment. I have a lot of Confidence in myself now Smith said. I think there s a lot of people out there who just need a Chance Smith said. That s what they gave me they gave me a Chance. I be been work ing. 1 feel like i la be  lotto millionaire gains political Asylum Miami a a nicaraguan Immi Grant who won $5.3 million in inc Flor Ida lottery was granted political Asylum wednesday by an official who joked that the Winner was Loo much of a capitalist to return to his marxist Homeland. Justo Ricardo Somarriba a $3,50-an hour hardware store clerk who entered the country illegally in 1987, picked All six numbers in Florida s lotto drawing saturday and split the pot with another Tickel Holder. Bui Afler he appeared Al the stale Ca Pitol monday to receive his first of 20 annual checks for $240,000, . Immi Gration and naturalization service officials revealed that the state department had failed to support Somarriba s re quest for political Asylum. Ins Dis Ricl director Perry Rivkind reviewed the Case wednesday after publicity about Somarriba s Case and decided he and his family deserved Legal Resi  joked that he also had to con Sider Somarriba s new status As a wealthy Man. Now that he is a capitalist i think the marxists would like him even less Rivkind  immediately quit his Job and said he hoped to use inc Money to bring the rest of his family from Nicara Gua and open his own hardware store. Rivkind said the slate depart Mcnol which previously made yes or no recommendations on almost All such applications has lately avoided making Deci Sions on about half of the requests sent its Way. Even if Somarriba s request had been denied however in is unlikely he would have been deported. Deportation notices must be approved by the Justice department and so far the Agency has returned Only convicted criminals to Nicaragua said Rivkind adding that remaining deportation requests arc simply stalled in , from Masaya Nicaragua a Rural town about 90 Miles South of Managua entered the country by Cross ing the Rio Grande near Brownsville Texas on March 22, 1987, said Richard Smith Deputy ins director. He lives in Miami Wilh his wife Maria Elena and three children aged 3 to 9. Christine Jorgensen dead at 62 san Clemente Calif. A Christine Jorgensen who in 1952 underwent the first sex change operation to be transformed into a woman died wednesday after battling bladder cancer. She was 62. Jorgensen died at 3 59 p.m., said Hospital spokeswoman Jami Pic arson. She was admitted to san Clem Cole Hospital on monday. Chris costello a Friend said Jorgen sen struggled for 2vi years against the cancer. Jor Gensen was born George Jorgensen or. On May 30, 1926, in new York City to parents of Dan ish descent. In her 1967 Book Christine Jorgensen a personal biography Jorgensen said she became frustrated As an adult by feelings that she was a woman trapped in a Man s body. The cd i shocked the world in 1952 for undergoing surgery in Denmark to become a woman. Her notoriety took her on the lecture and nightclub circuit. Jorgensen