European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page a the stars and stripes thursday july 19,1990 top twisters debris \ a. A. A. A a. Quot a a a fhhsfc1kei8.�?zller dau8j>�?~er-m�iy, Juie or their Kerrville Texi i Home. A Tokumo touched a break monday from searching through the rubble Down in the area sunday damaging about 3ftjiouses. Decline in . Jug official said tuesday. Ronald Caffrey told the Senate judiciary committee that the shortage was the a first positive development in Domestic wholesale cocaine availability and prices since the Onset of the cocaine  Caffrey the Dru enforcement administrations Deputy assistant administrator for operations said cocaine prices had reaped their highest level since mid-1985 and that purity Levels had dropped. The combination of High prices and Low purity generally indicates a shortage in the drug he said. Some of the shortages Caffrey said May be due to stockpiling by coca it traffickers and Price gouging by those playing on fears of a shortage. He said Law enforcement efforts at Home and in latin America have had a a Nijor Impact on the drugs availability but acknowledged mat it could be temporary. One Way the Dea knew shortages existed was because of its undercover agents dealings with drug traffickers. A normally when Jve do our undercover work we go out and we buy drugs at certain prices that Are quoted to us a Caffrey Saidi when the Market starts to dry up a Little bit suddenly people Are asking us to sell them drugs and then sting operations  Caffrey said wholesale prices increased in los Angeles new York Houston Chicago and Miami Between december and june. In new York for example prices ranged 000 per kilo in december but in-0 to $35,000 per kilo by june said paces remain far Belc r kilo found in 1982. From $14,000 to $ creased to from $21 however. Caffre $55,000 to $65,000 below the at the same time pie level of cocaine j purity has dropped steadily since 1988, he said. The Agency found that purity at the kilo level decreased from 90 percent two years ago to 74 percent in june. At the Gram or Street Purchase level purity dropped from 70 percent two years ago to 55 percent last month the Dea said. Sex associate of by the los Angeles times Newport Beach Calif. A Developer Bill l. Walters is now living in the Lap of luxury in Southern California after telling a congressional committee in june that he was broke after defaulting on nearly $100 million in Loans obtained from a Denver Thrift. Walters 44, is a one time business associate of Neil Bush the son of president Bush. The activities of Neil Bush Walters and Kenneth Good another Bush business partner have become the focal Point of Federal investigations into the failure of Silverado banking savings amp loan association in Denver. In february a Trust for Walters wife Jacqueline purchased a $1.9 million gated estate near Newport Bay in Orange county according to county records reviewed by the los Angeles times. State records also show his wife bought a Mobile Home on prime oceanfront property Neil Bush living life of luxury in Laguna Beach for $250,000. The Newport Beach Home a with four bedrooms three Baths and a courtyard Pool a contains richly finished furniture and lots of Cut Crystal. On tuesday two Mercedes benzes registered in Jacqueline Walters name and bearing Colorado License plates sat in the Stone lined driveway while gardeners a who said they charge the Walters $800 a month a mowed the Lawn. In the hearings before the House banking committee into Silverado a failure last month Walters was questioned about his financial condition a i have a negative net Worth Quot he testified. He did not respond to several requests for an interview. In a Brief discussion monday at the Newport Beach residence his wife said a the owns nothing in Orange  several members of Congress tuesday expressed outrage at word of Walters luxurious living. A a the government should immediately take action to file claims against All of or. Walters property so the taxpayers can get their Money Back a said rep. Frank Annuzzio d-ill., chairman of the House financial institutions subcommittee. Despite a business relationship with Walters Bush voted to approve Loans for Walters. The thrifts collapse has been att buted in part to Walters default on 5 j in real estate Loans from Silverado. The default is expected to Cost taxpayers up to $50 million after officials sell some of the buildings Walters company developed. Documents filed with the Orange county recorders office indicate that the Newport Beach Home was purchased by the Walters Trust i of which Jacqueline is the beneficiary. The House was recently owned by financier Roger Luby the companion of John Wayne a daughter Aissa. The beachfront Mobile Home which carries with it a $650-a-month lease payment is listed in Jacqueline a name. Annunzio said that the government ought to immediately file liens against the property in an Effort to recover some of the losses from the bad Loans. Quot Here is clearly a Man who has the assets a he said. A just when Are the Justice department and Etc Resolution Trust corp going to bring suit against these people to recover this stuff a officials at the department of Justice and Etc the Agency charged with cleaning up the Thrift Industry declined comment. Walters once ran one of Denver a largest development firms the Bill l. Walters co. The company employed approximately 1,000 and built 5 million Square feet of office retail hotel and athletic club space but fell on hard times when Denver a real estate Market hit a slump. Your head trying to figure whether that  will cover five Frozen dinners and a bag of dog food supermarkets in three states have been testing grocery carts equipped with calculators to help Coupon clipping Consumers keep within their budgets. That is if they can get the gadgets to work. Owns 370 Florida supermarkets bolted 200 calculators to cart handles at a new store in Lakeland and 156 others to baskets at an established Clearwater store near a sprawling retirement Complex. The Sites were picked for their diverse customers said Bob Mcdermott spokesman for Public the nations eighth largest supermarket Chain. In a random sampling of some 30 shoppers at the Clearwater store people said they liked the idea but often found the Gadget a hassle. Some shoppers did no to know How to use the Check Book size device which has a Keypad and display window on one Side and advertising space on the other others got it to work but with mixed results. A a i tried using it Quot said Vicki Bartholomew an insurance worker with six items in her Basket a Melon cat Lood potatoes grapes Coffee and cottage cheese. A my total came up to $109 30, and i run a computer at work Quot she said. F Julie Snider a Retiree who moved to Florida from Denver 10 years ago said a a they a be great if Thev worked  7 she said a three times i started the darn thing and something screws up and its Back to Zero. Thev should t do that to aggravate the old  but Coupon shopper Gail Schueren is a believer. A a  be done to have to worry about whether i have a scrap of paper and a Pencil to is a hassle keep track of the discounts. And so far in a couple of weeks in be Only run into one that did no to work  a Jjo per calculator is marketed by advantage Media group of Tulsa okla., which during the past two Yean has tested the device in Oklahoma and Alaska. L he Florida tests began about two months ago. The retailer pays from $13 to $25 for each calculator depending on How Many it buys. The advertising space is meant to make up for the Cost. The calculators being tested in Florida Are already obsolete and upgraded ones should arrive in August or september said Mike Brennan vice president of advantage. A a we be researched it and we also have to have in Vonjj tonal posters to help people understand what to do he said. A a we be made significant changes. The new ones have a new Keypad new Chip and new