European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 24, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 former Hud Secretary will ban cameras when he appears before House panel Washington a former housing and Urban development Secretary Samuel fierce Friday exercised his right to inn cameras from his forced congressional testimony this week about scandals at the housing Agency during his eight year tenure. Zicree s attorney also gave his strongest indication yet that the former Secretary might refuse to answer certain questions when he appears before a House subcommittee on tuesday. Hut the attorney Paul 1. Purito said no thought was being Given to ignoring the subpoena. That s not even in the realm of  he said. Pierce was subpoenaed to testify after refusing 10 appear voluntarily. House rules allow witnesses who arc subpoenaed to ban television cameras still photographers and microphones from the hearing room. Zicree s decision expressed in a letter from Perito to the subcommittee is the latest Man Euver in what has become an increasingly hostile interaction Between the subcommittee and i i Eric. The subcommittee which is reviewing allegations of fraud mismanagement and cronyism at the department wants to question Pierce about a number of controversial decisions and other testimony that contradicts a sworn account Pierce gave in May. Its chairman. Rep. Thomas Lantos. Do Alif. Characterized Pierce As deceitful after he declined to testify. That was one of several attacks from panel members that infuriated Pierce and his attorneys. Perito said he believed the fact that the hearings in e been televised has contributed to an atmosphere thai to tally departed from fairness and  i am deeply committed to restoring decency and a sense of sommerness in the process and frankly 1 wan very much to decrease the atmosphere for what i consider unfounded hut damaging references made about my client under the Rubric of the free speech and debate  Perito said. The clause Perito mentioned provides that members of Congress May not be sued for anything they say during official proceedings. Stuart we Isburg. The Sublon Smittee s chief counsel said Lantos had expected the decision on barring cameras. Chairman Lantos believes that it is not in the Best interests of or. Pierce and is a disservice to the american people who have a right to know what happened during or. Pierce s eight year tenure at Hud we Isburg said. Lantos most Likely will allow the use of cameras and microphones at the conclusion of Pierce s testimony and offer a summation of the hearing. Weisbr said. By Banning televised coverage of the hearings most of which have been shown live on a Cable Channel and received widespread Media coverage. Pierce is denying the subcommittee and its members virtually guaranteed net work news coverage of his testimony. The decision also would limit somewhat the Adverse publicity Pierce could receive should he refuse to answer questions by invoking his fifth amendment right against self incrimination. Purito said Pierce has nothing to hide from Congress hut said he has not had enough Lime to prepare his  attorney also said he was nol sure Pierce would lie treated fairly by the subcommittee. I have to consider whether this forum would Ever be inappropriate place for my client to be viewed in a fair disinterested and objective fashion Perito said. He said he would meet with Pierce throughout the week end and thai no decision on whether to refuse to testify had been made. We Are not ruling out any  he said. One subcommittee member. Rep. Christopher Shays. A Conn. Said earlier that Zicree s refusal to appear voluntarily shows me he s got something to  Perito cautioned against similar statements should Pierce decline to answer any questions. If the invocation of a constitutional privilege which protects every Citi in is the basis of a member saying. He has something to hide then perhaps they should revisit not Only the Constitution but also the lurid history of con Gress during the Mccarthy hearings he said. He referred to the late sen. Joseph Mccarthy. A wis. Whose backers often claimed that witnesses invoking that privilege had something to hide. Mccarthy s actions in investigating communism were the subject of widely Tele Vised hearings in 1954, and he was later censured by the Senate for his urics. Caught in the act this photo will give Law enforcement authorities a Good shot at Soli inn the crime. It show a Man armed with a pistol directing two employees of the Burro it Bank in new Smyrna reach kla., during a Hank robbery thursday. The Man jumped Over the counter fired the Postul mice and grabbed an unknown amount of Cash before fleeing. Brothers admit voodoo plot to kill judge Tupelo miss. A two Brothers accused of plotting to kill a judge by using bizarre voodoo ritual pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit murder. Leroy Ivy 33, and John Henry Ivy 26, both of Oxford pleaded guilty in Lee county circuit court with attempting to direct the voodoo spell against the Cir Cuit s judge Thomas Gardner. Under the plea. John Henry Ivy will receive a in year prison sentence with two years to run concurrent with a 40 year prison term he is already serving for armed robbery. Gardner had sentenced him on the armed robbery charge an the voodoo plot allegedly was concocted As revenge. Mckoy Ivy was Given a five year Pris on sentence with credit for the Lime he already has served. The Ivy Brothers trial had been scheduled to Start monday in Tupelo. The Case against the ivys has drawn National attention since Leroy Ivy was arrested in october 1988 and charge with his brother who is incarcerated at the Mississippi state Penitentiary at Parchman. The indictment said the ivys tried to get Gardner s housekeeper to take a lock of Gardner s hair and a picture of the judge from the Home. She was then to give the items to the ivys who were going to give Ihm to a voodoo Witch doctor in Jamaica to put a death curse on the judge. The Brothers offered to pay the House keeper $400 for the items to be used in the ritual the indictment said. The Brothers previously admitted to believing in voodoo ism. But had denied plotting to use it to kill the judge Bank swindler charged again. Chicago a a convicted swin Dler who nearly succeeded in taking $69 million from a Bank is now  trying to pay a jail guard $70.000 to help him escape. Armand Moore was Back in court thurs Day a Day after a Federal judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison for the illegal Transfer of $69 million from the first National Bank of Chicago. Moore was arraigned thursday on charge of conspiring to escape. Prosecutors said on wednesday that Moore s Stepsister working As a govern ment informant turned Over $20.000 in Fri Money to Stephanie Glass. 25. She is the wife of Randy Glass a 28-year-old guard at the metropolitan correctional Center where Moore is being held. The Money was a Down payment Loas sure Glass help in the planned escape the government said. After Stephanie Glass accepted the Money she and her husband were also arrested. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today ,. Sept. 24, 1949 president Truman told a Washington press conference the United Stales had evidence that an atomic explosion had occurred in the soviet Union within the previous few weeks. 30 years ago today. Sept. 24, 1959 new York mayor Robert f. Wagner called for a National crackdown on the narcotics Trade saying it would be the most important Federal weapon against teen age gang terrorism. 20 years ago today. Sept. 24, 1969 while examining the contents of a new York Bank vault owned by mrs. Ernest Hemingway two University professors discovered a Cache of previously unknown works by the late Nobel prize winning author. 10 years ago today sept. 24, 1979 a new Jersey newspaper reported that the defense department had rejected the recommendation of Secretary of the army Clifford l. Alexanderjr. That it retain army Basic training operations at fort Dix