European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 5, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7public hearings to be held on Durenberger by the los Angeles times Washington a the Senate ethics committee said thursday that it will hold rare Public hearings in its i Vestiga lion of sen. David Durenberger s personal finances a trial like step that in the Nast led to severe disciplinary action against three senators. The move followed a feb. 22 finding of a substantial credible evidence that the Minnesota Republican May have broken Federal Law and Senate rules in connection with a Book publishing Deal and acceptance of limousine service from businesses and lobbyists. In a terse statement the committee which has been investigating Durenberger for More than a year said it had voted to begin two weeks of hearings on june 12. The panel also said that it was continuing a preliminary inquiry into whether Durenberger improperly billed the sen ate for rent he paid on a Minneapolis condominium that he partly owned. The Only other Public hearings in the 26-year history of the ethics committee resulted in the censure of Thomas j. Dodd d-conn., in 1967, the denunciation of Herman e. Talmadge d-ga., in 1979 and the resignation under threat of expulsion of Harrison a. Williams jr., d-n.j., in 1982. Dodd and Talmadge later were Defeated in their re election bids. Durenberger a former chairman of the Senate intelligence committee and a prominent voice on health issues said through his administrative assistant Bert Mckasy that a we share with the committee an interest in getting these matters resolved in a timely  in february the senator acknowledged that he had a made mistakes and had lapses in  he added however a it was never my intent to circumvent Senate rules for my own  Durenberger is one of seven senators under investigation by the bipartisan ethics panel for possible rules violations. His Case is the first to reach the final stage before disciplinary action can be considered. If violations arc found the committee can recommend sanctions ranging from a reprimand to expulsion. Durenberger. 55, is up for re election in 1994. He won in 1988 with 56 percent of the vote even though his democratic opponent Hubert h. Humphrey Iii attacked the Book promotion Deal. At its hearings the committee will seek to determine a whether an arrangement Between Durenberger and Piranha press publisher of two books he wrote improperly circumvented limits on a senators Honor aria income. Interest groups that invited Durenberger to speak were asked to write checks to the Book company rather than pay him an honorarium. Durenberger. Who said he was promoting books netted about $100,000 on the Deal. Senate rules capped Honor aria at $52,500 during the 1985-86 period. A whether Durenberger a failure to report travel expenses paid by Piranha on his yearly financial statements violated disclosure rules. A whether he turned Campaign Money to personal use in violation of Federal Law when he transferred to Piranha a $5,000 Check written to his Senate Campaign committee. A whether his use of Senate office space for six promotional appearances violated rules barring commercial use of  space. A whether limousine service provided by private interests during marriage counselling trips to Boston violated conflict of interest regulations on gifts.3 former lawmen guilty of murder in inmates death Tyler Texas apr three White former lawmen were found guilty thursday of murder in the death of a Black jail inmate in 1987. The All White jury deliberated for about four hours before finding former Hemphill police chief Thomas Ladner and former Sabine county sheriffs deputies Billy Ray Horton and James m. Hyden guilty in the death of Loyal Garner or. The 34-year-old Florien la., resident died of head injuries two Days after being arrested on Christmas Day 1987 on Drunken driving charges. The three lawmen had been acquitted by a Sabine county jury in july 1988 of charges that they violated garners civil rights by beating him and denying him medical attention. The acquittal Drew angry protests from the Black Community in East Texas. In november 1988, the two deputies filed a $6 million lawsuit claiming two trial witnesses and two lawyers concocted the Case against them. An estimated 200 people packed the courtroom for thursdays verdict. Quot i want no show of emotion no outbursts no crying no nothing a slate District judge Joe tunnels said before Reading the verdict. _ garners widow Corrinne Garner cried quietly As the verdict was announced. His Mother Sarah Garner said a a in a glad. I Hope its  _ a they told us there would never be another trial but still i did no to Given up. There Wasny to a Day come that i did no to look up to heaven and talk to god about it a she said. Johnnie Maxie one of the two Brothers arrested with Garner said he was surprised by the outcome. He said he had not expected the men to be convicted. The three could be sentenced to a maximum of 99 years in prison. Itile a a a so praying for rain Florence Mack left of Bismarck and Beverly Allen tans praying for rain in the capital of Bismarck on of Mandan were among More than 100 North Dako thursday. The state is in its third year of a drought. Security breaches reported at nuclear plants. Ree k j 1 i Atu a Prtrt Tfir la a a i in Only tit Washington apr once Mccrel government reports on nuclear arms plants reveal illegal drug use major safety lapses theft and other Security breaches within the last nine months. The troubles Are catalogued in a six Inch Slack of internal documents made Public by the Energy department this week a a month after a department contractor revealed their existence by mistakenly sending copies of one report to governors offices. The release of the papers called daily operations reports and written from the departments regional Field offices Marks a significant if limited opening in the Wall of secrecy behind which the nuclear weapons Industry has operated for nearly a half Century. The weapons plants Are owned by the Energy department and operated by private contractors. The reports covering the period of aug. 24, 1989, to the present describe problems ranging in seriousness from safely lapses at the Savannah River s.c., nuclear reactors to worries about a Media noise Over environmental problems at the Rocky Flats arms Plant near Denver. Much of the information was presented in a shorthand form with Little or no detail but it unveiled several episodes not previously acknowledged to the Public. Among the More serious cases a a backup system for pumping water to Cool one of the Savannah River nuclear reactors May have been unusable for the past five years because of missing wiring. A uranium releases at the Hanford weapons Plant in Washington were not reported for several months. A a faulty circuit breaker started two fires in a powerhouse at Savannah River last August forcing two nuclear materials processing operations to be shut Down for several Days. A Security guards at several weapons plants were dismissed or resigned after being arrested for theft of government owned guns and other property. A in april a Security guard at Savannah River was accused of sleeping on duty after a supervisor at one of the reactor buildings walked into his locked and darkened office to find the guard a getting up from the  a later report said that Wasny to evidence enough to make the charge Slick. A illegal drug use was reported throughout the weapons Complex. In one 9-Day period in november nine cases of illegal drug use were reported at five plants or laboratories. Other reports described incidents that viewed in isolation May have been minor but taken together conned a pattern of violations that could Lead to serious accidents in one of the most potentially hazardous working environments on Earth. For example a operations involving the Metal beryllium at the Oak Ridge Plant m Tennessee were suspended for More than a month last fall to improve Hygiene practices and tighten operating procedures and engineering controls. A an unspecified violation of solely limits for nuclear materials at Rocky Flats was not reported to Plant managers until four Days after it was discovered. A a worker at the Argonne nuclear Laboratory in Illinois was seen sawing through a pipe that had been specially painted to indicate it was radioactive