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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes saturday May 26,1990 Dea admits paying for help in bringing death suspect to . Washington apr the drug enforcement administration acknowledged Friday that it paid $20,000 to people who delivered to the United states a mexican doctor charged in the murder of an american drug agent. Quot we did make a payment for services of $20,000�?� connected to the delivery of or. Humberto Alvarez Machain to Elpaso Texas where he was arrested april 3, said Dea spokesman Frank Shults. But Shults insisted a we did not pay a Reward or a  Shults would not specify the a a services but noted it May have involved such things As the rental of the plane that flew the Guadalajara Mexico gynaecologist to this country to face charges in the 1985 kidnapping torture and murder of Dea agent Enrique Quot Kikis Camarena. The payment was Quot made to the people who were cooperating with us about 10 Days after Alvarez was arrested Shults said. He declined to say who received the Money. There was no Advance payment even though one had been requested he said. A congressional source said the Dea had planned to pay More but Cut off future payments because of the diplomatic uproar from the mexican government Over the alleged kidnapping of Alvarez. Shults said he did not know if that was True. A Federal judge in los Angeles has scheduled a hearing to find out a the highest level of authority that approved the alleged kidnapping of Alvarez. . District judge Edward raft die ordered government prosecutors on monday to disclose the information. Alvarez a trial has been indefinitely postponed pending the outcome of the hearing on How he was brought to the United states. Four other men Are on trial in the Camarena Case and a witness testified thursday in Federal court in los Angeles that All four attended one or More meetings where the crime was planned. Hector Cervantes Santos former Security chief for a Guadalajara drug Cartel testified that at one meeting mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero also suggested kidnapping John Gavin then . Ambassador to Mexico. Cervantes testifying through an interpreter said that at the time he was a bodyguard for Javier Barba Hernandez a Guadalajara lawyer and confidant of numerous drug traffickers. Ruben Zuno Arce the brother in Law of former mexican president Luis eche Verria attended the meetings and supported the idea of kidnapping Gavin Cervantes said. Gavin was not kidnapped but Camarena was abducted on feb. 7, 1985, along with his Pilot Alfredo Zavala Avclair. Their bodies were discovered about a month later at a ranch 65 Miles outside Guadalajara Mexico a second largest City. The drug lords reportedly were incensed because Camarena a undercover work had led . And mexican authorities to a desert marijuana Plantation where they seized 10,000 tons of the drug Worth billions of dollars. On trial in . District court for alleged involvement in the slayings Are Zuno convicted honduran drug Kingpin Juan Ramon Matta Ballesteros Javier Vasquez Velasco a mexican citizen who has also lived in the United states and Juan Jose Bernabe Ramirez a former mexican police officer. In the Public Eye All eyes Are on Mike Ulrich of the sunglasses on a billboard while Perch Murphy sign co. In Bridgeport de above the North Avenue exit on the conn., As he paints a face sporting connector route 25-8.2 environmentalists injured by bomb arrested Oakland Calif. Apr two members of a Radical environmentalist group have been arrested in connection with a pipe bomb that blew their car apart and injured both of them police said Friday. Judi Bari 40, and Darryl Cherney 33, were booked for investigation of Possession and transportation of explosives said Oakland police it. Mike Sims. Bari was in serious but stable condition Friday under police guard at a Hospital after undergoing surgery for a fractured Pelvis. Cherney was treated for a minor injury above his Eye and jailed Sims said. Members of Earth first said Bari and Cherney had received several death threats in recent weeks and were the targets of the bomb explosion. But Sims said there was Strong evidence from searches of various locations that the two were knowingly transporting the bomb. A based on our determination of the placement of the device in the car we believe they should have known it was there. We believe it went off accidentally a Sims said. He said officers found no More explosives in their searches but turned up other evidence he would not discuss. A i done to believe it a said Mark Huntington a Friend of the pair and an Earth first supporter. A if the police produced evidence and put it on to i still  believe it. I think they planted it. The Fri has a lot of reasons to get rid of Darryl and Judi and shut Down Redwood  a for them to say they could possibly be involved in what was obviously a threat on their lives is really outrageous a said Mike Roselle an Earth first founder. A they would never have anything to do with bombs or guns. They Are completely non violent. No Way a said Earth first spokeswoman Kelpie Wilson. As Many As 50 members of Earth first and their supporters crowded the police department lobby in what they called a Vigil vowing not to leave until Cherney was released. Police also refused to say Why officers on thursday night blocked the Headquarters of the group seeds of peace which has worked with Earth first Cherney of Piercy and Bari of Ukiah in Northern California were in the san Francisco Bay area to drum up support for a summer Campaign to slow Timber cutting in the old growth forests of Northern California. Nursing Home resident cries foul on game Call new York apr a 91-Ycar-old nursing Home resident walked when she was told she could not stay up to watch the end of a baseball game on to that went into extra innings. As a result she was injured and a nurses aide who wanted her to turn off the mets game was fired and charged with assault. The alleged assault took place april 17 when Elizabeth Gusette was watching a mets cubs game on television at the a. Holly Peterson geriatric Center in Uniondale on new Yorkus Long Island according to fridays new York Post and new York daily news. The 13-inning game started at 7 30 . And lasted More than 4 i hours before Chicago downed new York 8-6. Gusette claims that aide Jacqueline St. Jean 46, told her it was time to go to sleep. But Gusette cried foul. She wanted to continue watching the mets a a i just love the game a she said a and the two got into a scuffle. St. Jean allegedly grabbed the elderly woman by the hands and arms. When the fight was Over the to was off and Gusette a wrist was bloodied. As for the mets one game under .500 and in fourth place in the National league East All Gusette would say is she so not  of Pilot housekeeper die when Jet crashes into Home Pearson a. Apr an air Force fighter Jet crashed into a residential area Friday setting two Homes ablaze and killing the Pilot and a housekeeper authorities said. The f-16 was on a training flight from Moody fab to the Lake George weapons Range in Florida when it crashed in Southern Georgia Moody officials said. The Pilot was the Only one aboard Public affairs officer Dee Tait said. Kathleen Guthrie executive Secretary at the Atkinson county sheriffs department confirmed the deaths of the Pilot and the housekeeper but said their names were not available. She said there were no other fatalities Al though she had earlier reported three deaths. Parts of the plane hit Mary Alice Corbitts Home. Corbitt a was in the Middle bedroom and heard a loud noise a Boom. The debris hit the House and debris came in. There was fire inside the House a said her daughter in Law who said Corbitt was too upset to speak on the Telephone. Corbitts husband suffered scrapes and bruises from flying debris said the daughter in Law who declined to give her name. The plane crashed shortly after 9 30 . Off . 441, about two Miles outside Pearson said Angel Riggins a dispatcher at the Atkinson county sheriffs department  
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