European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes saturday october 27,1990ex-Northwest pilots get prison terms Minneapolis up a the three former Northwest airlines pilots convicted of flying a passenger Jet while intoxicated were sentenced to Federal prison Friday. Capt. Norman Prouse of Conyers ga., was Given 16 months. Co Pilot Robert Kirchner of Highland ranch ind flight Engineer Joseph Balzer of Antioch tenn., each received a 12-month sentence. They were colo., and flight Engineer Joseph Balzer of Antioch potentially lethal impairment of your  a it was a breach of Faith with the passengers a Rosenbaum said adding that he had strongly considered exceeding the recommended sentencing guidelines of 12 to 18 months. He urged the sentencing commission to review what would be appropriate for such action in the future. Not fined. . District judge James Rosenbaum chastised the men As he sentenced them charging them with a a breach of Faith with the  the judge ordered three years of supervised probation for the three pilots convicted of being under the influence of alcohol during a March 8 flight from Fargo n.d., to Minneapolis. He banned them from flying in the first year of probation. During the following two years they cannot Fly a plane carrying passengers. Rosenbaum said that if there had been an emergency the Crew members might not have been Able to handle it. Federal prosecutors and probation officers had recommended that Rosenbaum not deviate from the but the jury of nine women and three men rated for 10 hours agreed with the prosecution lbs ments that even Small amounts of alcohol s a i amp it Crew unfit to Fly. 01 rendered the the Northwest flight to Minneapolis with of aboard landed safely and the three men were ajf0116 arrested by Airport authorities. Guidelines when he sentenced the Crew members who were convicted aug. 20 on one count each of operating a Jet while under the influence of alcohol. The pilots could have been sentenced to a maximum of 15 years in prison and fined up to $250,000 each. But Federal sentencing guidelines Call for 12 to 18-month incarceration for first time offenders. Hie felony convictions followed a three week trial in which attorneys for Prouse 51, Kirchner 36, and Balzer 35, had contended that because the flight had proceeded without incident the pilots were not under the influence. A Patron at the bar earlier had notified the p. Aviation administration that the Crew had been h or. Ing for several hours the night before the flight he pil0, a a a pm blood tests conducted about two hours after the for u landed showed Prouser a blood contained 0 12 n alcohol while Balzert a blood test indicated 0 08 s"1 and Kirchner a 0.06 percent. In state Drunken s a Laws a person is considered intoxicated if the test �?�8 ters 0.1 percent. So re8ls" not one of you not one from that Day has said that your actions jeopardized the lives of those passengers a the judge said. The judge called the pilots behaviour a a Gross and defense attorneys also argued that although the pilots split up to seven pitchers of Beer and 15 mixed drinks at a bar in Moorhead the night of March 7, they were not impaired by the time they departed the Fargo n.d., Airport Early on March 8.the crowning touch up cinderellas Castle at Lake Buena vis to reach spots on the Spires of the to s Disney world in Orlando fla., gets Castle. About 700 Gallons of Gray paint a Beauty treatment. Painter Don Henry 40 Gallons of Blue and 30 Gallons of Gold 15 stories above the Park brushes hard were used to Spruce up the Castle. Battle Over blame begins even before budget s in the bag Irvine Calif. Up a the Public Battle of blame Over a budget not yet agreed to was waged from coast to coast Friday Between president Bush who was campaigning in California and the democrats in Washington. Bush stumping for the gubernatorial bid of sen. Pete Wilson r-Calif., in the states gop stronghold of Orange county wasted no time in responding to the latest democratic jibe issued by rep. Richard Gephardt d-mo., who attacked the president for a Lack of leadership in an interview with the Washington Post. A i think George Bush can be beaten in 1992,�?� Gephardt told the Post. A in the last two months he has shown a real failure of leadership. He needed to explain to the american people Why they were being asked to Swallow Strong Medicine but he did no to do  the unusually harsh denunciation prompted the president to respond with passion at a morning fund Raiser on behalf of Wilson whose race against Democrat Diane Feinstein former san Francisco mayor has been targeted heavily by the gop. The event kicked off a four Day racism charges hit . Campaign in Rodn Muir a. A w drive of politicking which was to be mixed with some diplomacy saturday at a Summit in Honolulu with Pacific Island nations. While continuing his drive to win More Republican seats in the democratic con trolled Congress Bush shot Back at Gephardt a Well let me try once More. For 36 years his party a the democratic party a had control of the House of representatives and year after year after year they have presided Over these budget deficits. They appropriate every dime and they Tell me How to spend every dime. A and yes i have compromised. But the president must at certain times put the Overall Good of the country first a said Bush thumping the podium a and the american people know a a All too Well that Strong Medicine i refer Back to that quote is required because the democratic controlled Congress simply has been on an uncontrolled spending Binge for  pressing to put the budget mess behind him Bush instead found intensified partisanship that is certain to affect the elections nov. 6. Concord . Up a democratic Senate candidate John Durkin angrily accused his Republican opponent rep. Bob Smith on Friday of accepting support from a a japs and being a japanese agent. A the same japs who planned and carried out a sneak attack on dec. 7, 1941, Are now planning a sneak attack on the voters of new Hampshire on nov. 6, 1990, Durkin said at a statehouse news conference. Yokohama bobs does not belong in the . Senate a he said. B Durkin a former one term senator was referring to $317,200 paid by Auto dealers and Drivers for free Trade a Politi Cal action committee to buy television commercials to support Smiths Campaign. A Smith Campaign spokeswoman deplored Durkins language and pointed out that the Campaign has no control Over Independent expenditures by pics. A directory of pics says the Auto dealers organization is composed of japanese Auto manufacturers and its purpose is to promote legislation and regulatory Agency decisions that help Trade with Japan. A there we have the japs. They buy Rockefeller Center and Are trying to turn the rockette into Geisha a said Durkin. A a that a bad enough. But Here they re trying to buy a . Senate  Durkin who was visibly angry As he made his charges brusquely denied that his use of the term a a Jap was racist. A is that a racist comment a he asked. A a it a not a racist comment. Its  Smith a third term conservative Republican could not be reached for immediate comment but Campaign spokeswoman Lisa Stocklan said a congressman Smith believes that John Durkins comments Are unfortunate. We prefer to run our own Campaign. However we have no control Over an Independent expenditure a she added. A it is pain 61 the control of the Smith Cam 19%ur�inio�� serve Dan the Senate from Send no so used the japanese of spending $50 million a year to influence american Trade policy to ensure that they at fee a y of Cess a a american markets barriers t to sad the it a maintain earners to american companies that want to do business with Japan. He said americans Are losing jobs because they Are not fighting Back. Us lace t0 make new Hamo rims 5kland of the rising Sun and Bob Ornith is their chosen foreign agent to see but Quot he said a a to me the class can keep Rock posters Albany . Up saying there a no evidence Rock music leads youngsters to sex and drugs state education commissioner Thomas Sobol on Friday rejected a parents plea to remove Rock posters from a Junior High school classroom. A we won one for the kids a said the North Syracuse school superintendent Tom of Rourke. But a dissident North Syracuse school Board member said the decision could result in teen suicide and drug abuse. A a what she Sobol waiting for a some kid to overdose. Or attempt suicide a Board member Peter Yakowec asked. The pilots were the first tried under a 1986 Law mat my d a felony to operate a common transportation Ner under the influence of alcohol. The Law contains in set provisions for determining impairment. The pilots also pleaded guilty in August to Misdemeanour charges in North  from the March o ill Gill