European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Police chief charged with embezzlement Rochester . A the City police chief was arrested in the mayors office thursday on Federal charges of embezzling at least $58,000 in police department funds Fri officials said. Mayor Thomas p. Ryan was present during police chief Gordon f. Urlacher a arrest the Fri said. Later in the Day Urlacher pleaded innocent to embezzling and mis applying Public funds a charge that carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 Fine. . District judge Michael Telesca released Urlacher on $50,000 bail. Urlacher and five other department employees were suspended with pay in connection with the ongoing investigation. The investigation began oct. 1 when the Fri was contacted by an employee in Urlacher a office who claimed to have helped the chief embezzle Money from the departments special investigation funds the criminal complaint filed against Urlacher said. Since july 1,1989, the employee who was not identified helped Urlacher embezzle $58,000, said the complaint. The special funds included Money intended for drug buys during undercover drug investigations. Fri special agent Paul Moskal said the amount of Money stolen May have been higher than $58,000. In setting bail Telesca barred Urlacher from leaving the area and from carrying a firearm. Telesca granted Tyler a request to bar Urlacher from any police department Contact during the continuing investigation by the Fri and the police department. Urlacher was ordered to return to Federal court Friday for the setting of a preliminary hearing. After his arraignment Urlacher would not comment on the charges. Saturday october 20, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 5 banana lesson five year Olds Dominique Edwards and Jaunetta Bynum both students at a Washington school observe a banana held by agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter during a world hunger week program. Yeutter explained How a banana grows on a tree. Yeutter and his staff taught school and served food As part of the  York orders Oil transport firm closed new York apr the state of new York closed one of the largest sludge and Oil transport companies in new York Harbor on thursday citing a pattern of abuse of environmental Laws. Thomas c. Jorling state commissioner of the department of environmental conservation said the order was the first against an entire Fleet of barges since the department was created in 1970. The order came after one of the barges operating illegally Sank sept. 27 at the first Marine shipyard on Staten Island Sands of time spilling 50,000 Gallons of Oil into the water separating the Island from new Jersey. That incident was the latest in a series of spills that have dumped More than 1 million Gallons of Petroleum products into the Harbor during the past year. A there we Are going further because. Led that this cd corporation Jorling said we have Conlu cannot operate safely a thursday. The barges cited in the civil order belong to the family of former City ports and terminals commissioner Susan Frank. The order names three of about 45 family owned businesses Berman enterprises inc. Of Manhattan and general Marine transport corp. And Standard Marine services inc., both of Bayonne . The companies control at least 19 barges or 10 percent of All commercial barges operating in the Harbor Jorling said. They Are also under investigation for possible criminal violations he said. The order gives the companies seven Days to Dock the barges at first Marine shipyard. A hearing was scheduled for oct. 30 to de cide whether the operating licenses should be revoked. The companies hold sewage disposal contracts for Westchester county and several new Jersey cities Jorling said. The state order blamed the companies for nine Oil spills three groundings and two collisions since 1983. They have also received 21 coast guard citations in other cases since that year. Fires and explosions involving barges have killed two people and injured several others the order  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 20,1950 a . Troops captured the Eastern half of Pyongyang then crossed the Taedong River in the heart of the doomed City and seized a firm Bridgehead on the West bank.30 years ago today. Oct. 20,1960 a the United states banned exports to Cuba except certain medical supplies and foods. It also halted Sale Transfer or charter of  ships to cuban interests without government approval.20 years ago today. Oct. 20,1970 a Canadian Security forces sealed Ott escape routes in Quebec and mounted one of n,ai10n s biggest manhunt for the terrorist slayers of Quebec labor minister Pierre laporte.10 years ago today. .20, 1980 a a congressional study concluded that . Oil production in the year 2000 my by As Low As 4 million barrels a Day. The study he 1 110 increase a world Oil production was quake rattles Orange county Costa Mesa Calif. Apr a moderate earthquake jolted Orange county on thursday causing no injuries or serious damage. The 10 21 . Quake measured 4.0 on the Richter scale and was entered one mile North of Costa Mesa said Dorothy Jennings of the California Institute of technology. Costa Mesa is about 50 Miles Southeast of downtown los Angeles. A it hit Home real hard just Boom. You could feel the rattle and Roll coming like that wave effect a said Costa Mesa policeman Bob Crogan. A it was a pretty Good Jolt a said Susan Maples of South coast Plaza a shopping mall close to the epicentre. A we All got up in the  a we certainly Felt it a said Disneyland spokesman Bob Roth in nearby Anaheim. A i done to think the people in the Park Felt it though. There was no response. There was no  Gary Gray owner of Orange coast jeep Eagle inc. In Costa Mesa said a it was a severe Jolt. The showroom is covered with Glass and we lost about four panes of 4 foot by 12 foot  Northwest s dc-9s resume flying Minneapolis apr two Northwest airlines dc-9 jets whose Hydraulic systems were accidentally filled with a mixture of hand soap and Hydraulic fluid were repaired and Back in service a company spokesman said thursday. Fifty Domestic flights were cancelled wednesday and 12 dc-9s were grounded for inspections of Hydraulic systems. Northwest spokesman Doug Miller said tests showed Only two of the grounded planes contained the soap mixture. A those two systems were flushed last night and re placed and those planes Are Back on the flying line As Well a he said. Northwest spokesman Bob Gibbons said wednesday it was an honest mistake that led ground workers in Atlanta to fill the Hydraulic systems with the mixture. A it was certainly inadvertent and nothing suspicious a Gibbons said wednesday. He said an investigation was under Way to determine How it happened. Gibbons said he knew of no problems associated with the mixture. He said there could have been danger if the problem had not been detected by a Mechanic who noticed the fluid was an unusual color