European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes tuesday june 12,1990black-capped vireo might be the salvation of a hell on wheels by the Cox news service Copperas Cove Texas a Gen. George Patton dubbed it a hell on wheels and led its tanks into Berlin in 1945. It gave Elvis Presley the a Ugi blues Quot when he served at fort Hood. But today those trying to save the endangered 2nd army div at fort Hood say that its Best Hope is another endangered species a the Black capped vireo. The defense department in january put the 2nd army div on the a hit list of divisions that could be eliminated by next june. A group of Community leaders called Khaki or keep Hood alive and kicking inc., joined Bell county in filing suit Friday in . District court in Waco to get an injunction against the deactivation. A the Black capped vireo May keep the second armoured division Here a said radio executive Gaylon Christie chairman of Khaki. A a it a my second favorite Bird a its rivalling the Eagle right now a and i did no to even know this thing existed before our environmental firm pointed it  Christie said horizon environmental services of Austin told the group that the vireo lives Best in a tumultuous environment like fort Hood where 11,600 soldiers and thousands of vehicles roam the 217.000-acre Post. A if you put him in a pasture where everything is peaceful he Dies a Christie said of the vireo. A they love to get in there with the tank  Christie said his attorneys will argue that without an environmental Impact study the pullout could further endanger the Bird. A if the judge accepts it there Are going to be to shirts a save the Bird save the fort a a he said. The chief concern of Khaki of course is saving the Economy of the fort Hood area which includes Killeen Harker Heig its and Copperas Cove. A these communities Are Here Only because of fort Hood a Christie said. A we Don t have any other  gets new lawyer delay in trial los Angeles apr Marlon Brando a son made a Brief court appearance monday and his new attorney got a postponement in the murder Case. Christian Brando a new attorney Robert l. Shapiro of los Angeles is taking Over from attorney William Kunstler. Brando 32, is charged with murdering his Sisters Boyfriend Dag Drollet 26, at the elder Brando a Home May 16. Shapiro indicated during the hearing that attempts will be made to resolve the Case without a trial. A preliminary hearing was postponed until june 25. A we try to Settle every criminal Case in As fair just and equitable Means As possible a he told reporters. Drollett a parents attended the hearing. The elder Brando was not present. The actors son who has pleaded innocent to killing Drollet told police a .45-caliber handgun wrent off accidentally during a scuffle Over the weapon. Prosecutors said there was no evidence of a struggle and that Drollet was shot while sitting on a sofa holding a cigarette lighter in one hand and a television Remote control in the other. Jane Lyons Southwest regional director of the National Audubon society said fort Hood has one of the largest populations of Black capped vireos in Texas. In 1989, the Audubon society counted 141 males and 108 females. Probably fewer than 2,000 Black capped vireos Are left in the United states she said. Lyons said she approves of the attempt to get the army to conduct an environmental Impact study on the Post before removing the troops. A there is enough question about the survival of the species that they should be required to get a Federal environmental Impact study she said. A some of the activity on the base does in fact create the kind of habitat the vireos need a Lyons said. The army occasionally clears Laige Trees and grass from an area of the Post on which it is conducting exercises and lets smaller Trees and shrubbery a the vireos preferred nesting Sites a grow Back Over the years Lyons said. The fact that a full and Active army Post limits private use of the land also protects the Bird Lyons said. The army allows some private cattle grazing on the land which could threaten the Birds nests and eggs. If the army demands less of the land for its use More of the land might be used for grazing we hich could further endanger the vireos Lyons said. A on the other hand there Are certainly activities that the army has done that Are negative a Lyons said. A i went up there and saw vireo nests that had been run Over by a  maj. Joe Padillo Media relations officer for the army in Washington d.c., said the final decision on the Fate of the 2nd army div will not be made until late this month. The army did conduct an environmental assessment a which is not a full Impact study a earlier in the Spring Padillo said. The results have not been officially released he said. Christian Brando Brando who has worked As a welder and tree trimmer has been in custody since the shooting. Bail was denied. A a he a very sad very depressed very emotional and very scared a Shapiro said outside the court. It cruise Cut Short a Bill and Mildred Weitz of Oshkosh wis., huddle under a Blanket sunday on a ferryboat off Woods Hole mass., after they were evacuated from the cruise ship in the background the Ber Muda Star. Hundreds of passengers were taken to new Bedford from the 617-foot ship that was in route from new York to Halifax Nova Scotia after the vessel went  get maximum terms in new York racial slaying new York apr two 19-year-old Whites convicted in the mob beating death of a Black teen Ager received maximum sentences monday. Joeph Fama was sentenced to 32 2/3 years to life in prison after his conviction of murder and other charges. Keith Mondello the reputed ringleader of the Bat wielding mob who was convicted of lesser offences received 5 1/3 years to 16 years in prison. A without or. Mondello there would not have been the death of anyone. It was a senseless death a said state supreme court Justice Thaddeus Owens. As Owens delivered Famas sentence in the packed courtroom Moses Stewart the father of slain teen Ager Yusuf Hawkins watched intently and whispered loudly a yes a Mondello had been sentenced earlier in the Day. Mondello was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges but convicted of riot unlawful imprisonment and discrimination in the aug. 23 incident that spurred racial tensions in the City. Fama was convicted of murder and other charges. As Famas sentence was delivered supporters of Hawkins family applauded while members of Famas family screamed in italian and wept. Mondello and Fama were tried together before two juries. Hawkins and three friends had gone to the Bensonhurst neighbourhood in Brooklyn to look at a used car. In arguing for the stiffest sentence possible for Mondello assistant District attorney Paul Burns said 1 think it is Clear from the verdict that was returned that or. Mondello played a Pivotal role in organizing the riot that led to the death of Yust  assistant District attorney Edward Boyar also urged a maximum sentence for Fama saying the sentence must make Clear to the City a that the system does  a mete out a sentencing that tells the world what needs to be said Sam Boyar. But defense lawyer David de pets called on the judge to consider lenten by and argued that consecutive sentences were not necessary because in most severe crime that Fama was convicted of second degree murder Ca Ries a mandatory sentence of 25 Yea to life. However the judge decide otherwise