European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 7, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7bush lauds go Bill As enrolment tops million Washington apr president Bush paid tribute tuesday to the peacetime i Bill saying the College benefits Are helping the armed forces attract better recruits than Ever. A Rose Garden ceremony honoured the program As the number of participants reached and surpassed the 1 million Mark. Bush who was among the first wave of world War 11 veterans to head off to College on the original i Bill said the version enacted in 1984 is a an important component in the Success of americans Al Volunteer  it allows recruits on Active duty or the reserves to draw a Basic Benefit of up to $10,800 for College in part by having their pay reduced by $100 a month for 12 months. Among those attending the ceremony were defense Secretary Dick Cheney rep. . A a Sonny Montgomery d-miss., the chief sponsor of the legislation Secretary of transportation Samuel Skinner and senior military officers. A dozen enlisted men and women from the services joined Bush on stage As representatives of the 1 million program participants. The Montgomery i Bill provides up to $300 a month for full time students but Montgomery wants to raise the monthly stipend to $400. Bush a close Friend of Montgomery said the i Bill a ranks among the most practical and Cost efficient programs Ever  Cheney called it crucial for recruitment and retention. He said a 1985-88 study showed that reserves were a twice As Likely to stay in if they were saving for College. A the size of our Force May come Down in the future but Quality must remain at the absolute top Quot Cheney said. A the i Bill will help us do  Bush a Navy Pilot in world War ii said he was among the first 40,000 veterans to use the i Bill when he went to Yale in 1945. A the i Bill changed the lives of millions by replacing old roadblocks with paths of Opportunity. Really it changed the life of our nation Quot Bush said. The Pentagon says 71.2 percent of All Active duty service members have chosen to participate in the Montgomery program Over the past year ii will Cost $412 million in fiscal 1991.greyhound, despite filing promises Normal service Dallas apr greyhound lines inc. On tuesday promised to continue service despite a bankruptcy reorganization filing that delighted striking Drivers and raised questions about the future of the nations Only intercity bus Carrier. Listing liabilities of almost $540 million the Dallas based company filed monday for chapter 11 bankruptcy Protection from creditors while it tries to reorganize its finances. . Bankruptcy judge Richard Schmidt scheduled a hearing for thursday morning in Brownsville. A passengers wont see any changes at All Quot said Liz Hale a greyhound spokeswoman. There were no reports of riders flocking for refunds after the filing but those who wanted refunds should Contact local customer service representatives she said. All tickets were being honoured she said. Greyhound dial corp., the bus lines former Parent which leases some buses and buildings to the bus company set $100 million aside from after tax earnings to establish a Reserve for possible losses related to greyhound lines. Greyhound dial sold the bus lines in 1987 for More than $270 million but still holds preferred Stock and notes of greyhound lines. A the bankruptcy filing action is a positive stabilizing move which should help solidify the troubled position of greyhound lines and go a Long Way to ensuring the Long term survival of the bus lines Quot John w. Teets greyhound dials a greyhound bus departs Dallas in route for Chicago on tuesday one Day after the company filed for Federal court Protection from its creditors. President and chief executive officer said in a statement. Greyhound has seen ridership and Revenue fall since most of its 6,300 Drivers walked out March 2 in a sometimes violent dispute Over wages and Job Security issues. On May 7, greyhound lines chairman Fred g. Currey said the strike had become a a irrelevant because the Carrier had enough Drivers to operate. The company claims it now is serving communities that provided 98 percent of its Revenue last year. The bankruptcy filing had been widely expected. Greyhound lost $56 million in the first Quarter and has missed More than $17 million in interest and lease payments putting it in default on some agreements. The company recently proposed buying Back $225 million of its High int Crest junk Bonds at a Steep discount. Greyhounds chapter 11 petition listed More than 1,800 pages of creditors assets of $508.78 million and liabilities of $539.78 million. Union officials who maintain that greyhound has not been operating anywhere near As Many of its routes As it claims cheered the bankruptcy filing. A it illustrates the Point that Fred Currey has been lying about the company a finances lying about ridership and lying about the ability of Scab Drivers to serve the Public a said Michael Holden vice president of amalgamated transit Union local 1205 in Boston. Several Industry analysts predicted greyhound would emerge from reorganization As a smaller Carrier servicing even fewer routes than before the strike. A i would Sec it As a very positive kind of move a said Jim Cammisa publisher of a travel Industry indicators in Miami. A prior to the strike they were marginally profitable on an income basis. There a no reason with their ridership up to 75 or 80 percent Why they can to pass a break even profit level fairly  others said the reorganization could help greyhound raise badly needed working capital but would delay the company a attempted $225 million junk Bond buyback. The chapter 11 filing buys time for greyhound at the Start of the Busy summer travel season. Prosecutors claim Barry is trying Dod consultant to Sway jury Pool Public sentiment on Aud Washington apr prosecutors in the drug and perjury trial of mayor Marion Barry say Barry has tried to a a infect the jury by accusing the government of leaking a videotape that allegedly shows him smoking crack cocaine. As jury selection continued slowly and . District judge Thomas Penfield Jackson complained of falling a Way Way behind schedule a assistant . Attorney Richard Roberts complained that Barry was generating negative publicity and turning sentiment toward him before his trial began. On monday Barry said in a local radio interview that the government leaked to a television station a copy of the Fri tape that allegedly shows him smoking crack at a Washington hotel on the night of his arrest last Jan. 18. Roberts suggested to Jackson in court tuesday that Barry had engaged in an attempt to a infect the jury Pool with his broadcast remarks. He said the mayors statements were inaccurate and that in generating a negative editorial publicity a he makes these comments at his own  . Attorney Jay b. Stephens told reporters later that the governments copy of the tape a was locked up securely. I can assure you of  by the end of the Day Only 12 of a Pool of 250 potential jurors had been questioned. Among the nine of that group tentatively selected As jurors were a 70-year-old woman who says she believes politicians Are dishonest an Fri clerk two Washington lawyers a District of Columbia government worker a journalist and two retirees. Also in the group was a private school Art teacher who initially said a it would be an Effort to overcome her feeling that Barry was guilty of at least some of the charges against him. Barry who has pleaded innocent to the 14 charges against him says the governments Case was the result of overreaching by Federal prosecutors. Defense lawyer r. Kenneth Mundy tried to exclude the Art teacher and the elderly woman from the jury Pool but Jackson said the nine appear sufficiently impartial and rejected the request. The elderly woman asserted she would judge Barry As an individual not As a politician. The Art teacher promised she would heed the judges instructions to presume barrys innocence despite her personal feelings based on news accounts. Roberts and Mundy asked several potential jurors for their views of Fri sting operations and electronic surveillance. Both techniques were used in the Barry Case in which authorities burst into the hotel room after allegedly watching the mayor smoke crack. A jury of 12 jurors and six alternates will be selected from a Pool that probably will number 35 to 45 Washington residents. Barite a lawyers said they May Call his Campaign manager and an indicted former City official As defense witnesses at the mayors drug and perjury trial. Mundy said in court that he wanted Anita Bonds the Campaign manager added to the list of possible witnesses. Bonds sat next to Barry at the defense table during much of the Days proceedings. Barry is charged with 10 counts of cocaine Possession three counts of lying to a grand jury and one count of conspiracy. The three perjury counts Are felonies the others misdemeanours. Alexandria a. Apr a former defense consultant has been convicted of conspiring to funnel sensitive military procurement data to a corporation bidding on a $ 100 million project. A . District court jury on tuesday found Mark c. Saunders guilty of conspiracy conversion of government property and six counts of wire fraud. He was the fourth person convicted by trial in the operation 111 wind investigation into Pentagon fraud. The jury found that Saunders was a middleman in a scheme to pass confidential government information from George g. Stone a Navy procurement director to Thomas Muldoon a defense consultant for Norden systems inc. Witnesses said Muldoon then sold the information to Norden one of 10 companies competing for a contract to design sophisticated radar and communications systems for the Marine corps. Norden which was one of the final four companies considered Lor the contract dropped out of the Competition when the investigation began