European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 09, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday february 1990 stateside Way cleared for release of James Brown from jail Augusta. A. Up a Georgia state judge cleared the Way for soul Singer James Brown to get out of a South Carolina prison. State court judge Gayle Hamrick Cut 90 Days of Fbrown s Georgia sentence making him eligible for work release in South Carolina. South Carolina officials could not say when Brown would be freed from prison or where he would be services director Tony Strawhorn said Brown s release would depend on the availability of bed space and a Job. Brown is serving a six year sentence in South Carolina on multiple charges stemming from a 1988 incident that started in Augusta when Brown burst into an insurance seminar with a Shotgun. He then led police on a Chase that crossed the South Carolina Georgia Bor Der. Brown received a concurrent six year and 90-Day sentence in Georgia on charges involving the same incident. South Carolina officials did not want to re lease him until the two sentences were equalized. Brown s attorney Albert Dallas said he would like to see South Carolina officials line up a radio or television Job for Brown preferably in Aiken county. Copter crash in Alaska leaves 6 dead 2 injured Wrangell. Alaska a a Canadian helicopter crashed near shakes Glacier killing at least six people and injuring two others authorities said. The Hucy uh-1. Owned by Northern Mountain logging co. Of Prince George British Columbia went Down wednesday afternoon about 15 Miles Northeast of Wrangell. Said Debbie Avila a dispatcher with the Alaska stale patrol office in arc no roads into the area along the St Kine River and Little information about the crash was immediately troopers and investigators from the National transportation safety Board began to search the crash scene at Daylight thursday to recover the bodies of the six people. Avila two injured were flown late wednesday to Van Couver general Hospital in Vancouver. British Colum Bia said John Vowell Wrangell general Hospital administrator. He said they were in stable condition. None of the victims identities was released. Some aboard were believed to be Canadian Ore miners from the Johnny Mountain Gold mine on the Alaska Side of the Border. Woman Given year in jail for mistreating daughter Olathe. Kan. A a woman was sentenced to one year in jail for forcing her daughter to live in a backyard tree House for two weeks last e. Payne. 40 of Spring Hill was sentenced wednesday in Johnson county District court where she pleaded guilty last month to a Misdemeanour charge of child . Payne admitted she forced her 9-year-old adopted daughter to live on the 15-foot-High wooden platform As a form of punishment. The platform built into the tree was covered by a Shower curtain. Payne s attorney Vernon Lewis asked that she be placed on probation. He said she had difficulty dealing with her daughter s emotional problems and was sorry for what had happened. But judge Earle Jones denied the probation request. He allowed Payne to remain free on Bond until a feb.22 hearing before a parole Board of county judges. Those judges will decide whether Payne is to serve tier girl has been in Foster care since july. Lewis said Payne s three other adopted children still live at Home. Army admits 14 soldiers to Washington a the army in an embarrassing admission is taking Back combat infantryman badges from 14 wounded soldiers who were mistakenly granted the coveted awards within Days of their involvement in the Panama invasion. Some of the awards were incorrectly bestowed be cause the wounded men were still under sedation when the medals were pinned to their pillows and could t be queried about their duties during operation just cause said army spokesman maj. Joe Padilla. Gen. Carl e. Vuono the army chief of staff awarded the medals during a visit to two military hospitals in san Antonio Texas on dec. 22. Vuono awarded 186 medals such As combat in Fantry badges and purple hearts during his time at the hospitals Padilla said. There were 14 non infantry soldiers awarded the lib in operation just cause. However the awards have since been withdrawn and the affected soldiers Padilla said. Although the awards apparently were Given with some haste and without the usual review the spokes Man decision was not made to Grant the med als just for publicity s Sake. This was not a photo Opportunity for general Padilla said. This was an honest mistake. It was thought to be an Opportunity for the men to be decorated by the chief of staff of the army. It was an Effort to distinguish those soldiers thought to be deserving and allow those who were wounded to Wake up with the award on their Pillow Padilla a Pool of reporters was permitted to accompany Vuono to Wilford Hall medical Center for the presen tation of medals to just three soldiers. The general also visited nearby Brooke army medical Center. Mistake tells return medals the combat infantryman badge is granted Only to officers or enlisted personnel with specific infantry specialities who have satisfactorily performed their duty in an infantry unit while it has engaged in com Bat. Padilla said. The purple heart is awarded to members of the armed forces wounded or killed in action. A formal review of the of awards found 14 were incorrectly Given to soldiers who weren t infantrymen or did not have infantry specialities Padilla said. The badges had been granted to men who were Mili tary policemen artillery soldiers communications specialists truck Drivers and specialists in psychological operations the spokesman said. The soldiers that were incorrectly awarded the lib were part of the initial 236 wounded soldiers evacuated out of Panama during the first 48 hours of operation just cause Padilla said. Because of Lime constraints the personnel records weren t available to verify the eligibility of each sol he said. A decision was made to give the wounded soldiers the Benefit of the doubt regarding the award of the lib pending a final review of eligibility. It was during this review that the incorrectly awarded cubs were the spokesman said he did t think a Soldier would be disappointed when he awoke and found he was t Soldier knows what awards they re eligible for. They would know immediately that was a mis he medals have been the source of some controversy in recent weeks because the women who came underwire in Panama will be ineligible for the award since they Are barred under army policy from serving in infantry units. Snow Dozer Tanya a 6-year-old african elephant earns her keep by helping shovel Snow from he driveway at her owner s Home in snowbound Hudson . The trained elephant is rented out by Bret Bronson As a performer in parades promotional events and television commercials. Stud ends rights to have Gold Caps on Teeth yanked new York a schools have tried Banning beepers jewelry and Short skins. Now a principal has gone one bet Ter. He ordered his students to polish up their image by yanking the Gold Caps from their Teeth. You can t go to Wall Street with Gold Teeth or excessive Gold jewelry principal Frank Mickins told a student Assembly wednesday. You can be a drug dealer you can be a prostitute you can be a when the freshman Assembly at boys and girls High school in Brooklyn rumbled with protest Mickins said students who Don t want to comply can Transfer to another school. In dealing with Black and hispanic Young people i teach them they have to be beyond reproach people have to look at them and immediately know they Are dealing with a Good Young person said Mickins who is Black. The order furthers a trend in which schools have banned electronic beepers which students have used to communicate with drug dealers and pricey clothes and jewelry in order to promote education Over conspicuous consumption and to prevent the students from being victimized by thieves. Three years ago Mickens banned excessive Gold jewelry Short skirts person Al tape players and shearling Coats also were forbidden. The school once regarded As one of new York s worst is in a Section of the Bedford Stuyvesant area stricken with crime and drugs. Now 70 percent of the seniors continue with their education after graduation. Obah David Ward president of the school s Parent teacher and Community association said parents support Mickens w to is setting kids in the right our students arc placing the accent on the wrong thing the Gold n re and the Gold there the right shoes the right dress. We w ant the emphasis to be on education Ward said. The Caps a fad first started by drug dealers wanting to hash their wealth Cost bet Ween $40 and $100
