European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hazelwood defense is Given boost Anchorage Alaska up a the judge in Joseph Hazelwoods trial gave the defense its biggest Victory of the Case Friday when he ruled that Hazelwoods alleged attempt to dislodge the Tanker Exxon Valdez from Bligh reef could not be used to convict him of the felony charge of criminal mischief. State Superior court judge Karl Johnstone said he based his ruling on evidence that the Tanker would Nave been impossible to move. A a it a a major Victory a defense lawyer Michael Chalos said. The judges ruling essentially excludes Hazelwoods conduct following the grounding from consideration in three of the four charges against him. Jurors could still convict Hazelwood on the felony based on his actions leading up to the grounding. One of the key elements of the felony is that Hazelwood tried to Man Euver the badly damaged ship off Bligh reef recklessly creating a risk. However testimony was unanimous that the 987-foot Tanker was so hard aground that nothing Hazelwood could have done would have moved the Tanker off the rocks on which it was grounded. However Johnstone refused a request by defense lawyer Dick Madson to sequester the jury during its deliberations a because we re coming up on the anniversary of the grounding. A a it a going to be virtually impossible to insulate the jury from outside influence a Madson argued voicing his a fear of a potential  a a we re looking at the anniversary Date of March 24, and i just know As sure As in a standing Here that All kinds of activity is going to occur a Madson told the judge. Johnstone said such a request should have been made at the Start of the trial before jurors were sworn in and that the situation has not changed sufficiently to warrant sequestering. The rulings came As lawyers began a two Day debate on jury instructions in preparation for tuesdays closing arguments. Testimony in the 7-week-old trial ended thursday with Hazelwood choosing to remain silent and not testify. Defense lawyers predicted that deliberations would last several Days a or right up to the anniversary of the 11 million gallon Oil spill the worst in . History. Hazelwood 43, of Huntington n.y., takes 7 years and three months in jail and a $61,000 Fine if convicted of three misdemeanours and a felony a reckless endangerment operating the Tanker while intoxicated negligent discharge of Oil and criminal mischief. Sunday March 18, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7bush honors Navy wife Washington apr president Bush on Friday honoured Toni Allee a Navy wife of Norfolk Van a Asa Point of Light for 20 years of lo0osun, serv Cen a variety of As a military wife Allee a has consistently engaged in Community service wherever she and her have Ben stationed a the w Nite House said in a statement. A jil16 statement said that most recently Allee worked extensively on pro veg child care services for military personnel in Charleston and in Norfolk. Anil or  applauds Toni juice Tor her commitment to bet it Ivery Community to which Omta on8s the White House statement said. Jury selection for Marcos Khosh Oggi racketeering trial to begin tuesday new York up a former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos appeared in court Friday in preparation for standing trial on charges she stole More than $100 million from her country a Treasury. Marcos and her co defendant Sau Dia arabian arms merchant Adnan Igia Scoggi made final arrangements for jury selection in the trial scheduled to begin tuesday in . District court in Manhattan. Marcos 60, is charged with fraud and obstruction of Justice in an alleged $45 million racketeering scheme to Siphon More than $100 million from the Philippines Treasury into new York real estate and Art. Khash Oggi faces up to 20 years in prison Anda $250,000 Fine if convicted of obstruction of Justice and fraud in connection with the alleged scheme. Marcos faces up to 50 years if convicted of the charges Aga inst her. Marcos looking sad occasionally dabbed at her lips with a Black lace handkerchief. Her attorney Gerry Spence expressed concern about his client getting a fair trial but was assured by District judge John Keenan that a the feelings about drugs Are higher in the new York Community than they Are about mrs. Marcos or or.  Imelda Marcosa hutches Arm of her attorney Gerry Spence before entering court. Northwest air fires 3 pilots accused of flying while drunk by the new York times Washington a Northwest airlines said Friday that it had dismissed three pilots who were accused of flying a Boeing 727 with 91 passengers aboard while under the influence of alcohol. Northwest a action came As the Federal aviation administration released documents asserting that the aircraft a Captain had so much alcohol in his blood on the morning of the flight from Fargo n.d., to Minneapolis St. Paul that he could not legally have driven an automobile in most states. The Agency previously had not released details of police blood tests administered to the flight Crew which was arrested March 8 after completing its Early morning flight. The Agency released a list of formal charges against the three Crew members after the pilots appealed the Agency a order last Friday revoking their flying licenses. Under Federal regulations the appeals will be considered of an administrative Law judge of the National transportation safety Board an Independent Federal Agency. A Public hearing will be held in april. The Faa charged that Norman l. Prouse 51, the Captain in command of the flight had a blood alcohol Content of More than 0.1 percent at the time of the flight. The flights first officer Robert j. Kirchner 35, of Highland ranch colo., and its second officer Joseph w. Balzer 34, of Antioch Texas had blood alcohol Levels exceeding 0.04 percent. Federal aviation rules prohibit operating an air plane with a blood alcohol con tent exceeding 0.04 percent. Most states set the Legal limit for driving an automobile at the More lenient level of 0.1 percent although driving limits arc somewhat lower in some states. Northwest said it dismissed the men for violating company rules including one that prohibits flight Crews from drinking up to 12 hours before a flight. The pilots were grounded by Northwest immediately after the episode. Northwest said that a second set of blood tests taken by the company a were consistent with the Faass findings which indicated blood alcohol Levels in All three exceeded 0.04  the company declined to disclose the specific results of those tests which were taken late on the morning of the incident after the Crew was released by police in Minnesota. Former Aid official pleads guilty to soliciting bribes from company Washington up a Donald Enos formerly a senior official of the program to funnel humanitarian Aid to the nicaraguan contras has pleaded guilty in . District court to two felony counts of soliciting $93,000 in bribes from a . Contractor the Agency for International development said Friday. Enos 47, a $72,000-a-year project officer faces up to 30 years in prison and up to $279,000 in fines. He was the director of the Aid office that supervised medical and humanitarian Aid for the .-backed Contra forces. The Agency a inspector general a office broke the Case with an investigation of Kraus International co., a new York contractor supplying medical services to the contras. George Kraus president of the firm cooperated. According to court documents . Investigators videotaped a meeting Between Kraus and Enos in a Tegucigalpa Honduras hotel room in which Enos received about $2,000 in Cash and was promised another $21,000 for ensuring that Kraus win a $600,000 consultants contract. During the discussion Enos boasted he had kept an accurate accounting of All the Money he had received. The court documents quoted Enos talking about the notebook a i mean even if somebody got it nobody could figure out what this is. There a no relationship to anything in that Book. Nothing. It s just a figure of amount of Money Ana payments. It does no to say where the Money is coming from where the Money is going or anything  noting that Enos never went anywhere without his briefcase investigators arranged to have him come to Washington for a meeting with his supervisors at Aid Headquarters. They obtained a warrant to seize and search the briefcase on March 8. Enos was then arrested at Aid Headquarters and immediately dismissed. According to court documents he pleaded guilty to taking $93,000 in bribes from Kraus All recorded in the notebook. He has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the continuing investigation Aid said