European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 27, 1990 the stars and stripes 1 # i it bars and stripes Page 7 junk eting lawmakers unwitting to stars Washington a while Mil u t w a a w Washington a while millions of americans were spending last easter weekend Rushing to finish their income tax returns members of the main House taxation committee were on a taxpayer paid trip to Barbados a on something like candid camera. There to discuss a Trade Bill the lawmakers spent much of their time frolicking at the Pool being entertained by lobbyists or golfing at taxpayers expense a unknowingly under the watchful eyes of a television news Crew. The five Day four night stay at the Paradise Village and Beach club came at the end of a 12-Day official committee trip by 34 people that also included stops in several South american cities. The Bill $100,000 in All $40,000 for the Barbados portion. The eight members of the House ways and Means committee were met and entertained on the Caribbean Island by lobbyists representing insurance and computer companies with interests before the tax writing panel. What the lawmakers aides spouses and military escorts on the trip did no to know is that much of their visit was videotaped by a Crew from Abc tvs a primetime live a which broadcast a report on the trip thursday night. The Barbados Stop was approved by committee chairman Dan Rostenkowski d-ill., so the lawmakers could research the Caribbean Basin initiative a Trade Bill before the panel. According to Abc the lawmakers spent less than seven hours in business meetings and most of their time relaxing each billed the government for $1,176 in daily expenses and other costs even though they received Many of their meals free at official receptions or at those Rostenkowski Stark Kennedy Downey hosted by lobbyists. On the second it Day of the trip the i lawmakers attended a 40-minute morning meeting on the Trade legislation and another hour Long meeting after a luncheon at the prime ministers residence according to the Miller Schulze Mcgrath Vanderjagt network. By mid afternoon the work was done and three members went golfing Billing their greens fees to the . Embassy. Other lawmakers and members of the delegation relaxed at the resort Pool. I think that this idea that the press thinks these trips Are junkets is absolutely ridiculous a one of the three golfing lawmakers on the trip rep. Marty Russo d-111., told Abc. A the Bottom line is we work very hard prediction of december quote has tiny Missouri town sticking re ral Hanpa Cim by the Baltimore Sun new Madrid to. A it was an earthquake that put tiny new Madrid on the map and now folks Are afraid a quake will remove it. With apologies to its townsfolk new Madrid is just a bump on the map anyway. A but its our bump a lamented 49-year-old Ginger Delisle who. Has lived in this sleepy Mississippi River town in Southeastern Missouri All her life. A a it Sall you hear about a this earthquake that a coming. I swear they re going to talk us into one vet. I got a sister who a terrified a kid who s hysterical. A if you re not nervous you re a Damn  Ever since a new Mexico climatologist predicted that a major earthquake would strike the new Madrid fault on dec. 3 or ii sent so in new Madrid population 4 335, have had the shakes. Hundreds of people turned out recently Tor a town meeting on earthquake preparedness. Schools have cancelled classes pm re year a december and mayor Dick a nips has ordered emergency Power generators and stocked up on medical Rood and clothing supplies for new Madrid residents a just m Case. In nearby Sikeston where new Madrid Row d mad rid residents shop he Wal Mart has begun busing in bottled water by the truckload and the Piggy wiggly supermarket can to keep the video n. A a in Stock a travel Agency is v Iowa j Taia 1 Illinois n Missouri v Kan i 1�? v i new Madrid it okla. I Arkansas Trenn. A amps Susan Harris vials can get to them a said Phillips who Sells fertilizer for a living. A you know this is a lot like dying. You begin to die the minute you re born and you make preparations throughout your life. If you knew the Date though you a worry yourself to death and that a what a lot of folks Here Are  in the Winter of 1811-12, a series of Browning and write Labuwi. Bavei Agency is in me Winter 01 1811-Iz, a series of in for  a ?Sei?e2� Madrid fault my f in a of -5ciaways sunny can a a i a to would just As so on bake the n a Quot a nearly 40,000 members of Nia. Nal a hard in Missouri Illinois end Rian Sas we mobilize the first weekend of december for quake Maneu vers. A Reno of Fen,8 our people they must be  de to take care of themselves for so fiercely that the Mississippi rolled backward. Hills and islands disappeared forests Sank and lakes formed As the Earth violently rearranged its Mantle. The quakes a which registered an estimated 7.8 to 8.3 on the Richter scale a Shook scaffolding at the . Capitol and three riot Lre 01 items gives Tor Shook Scott Oldig at the . Capitol and it la be like As the time or Days Aylo ser before City offi rang Church belts in Boston lie same like Sih tag on a tote bunt earthquakes today according to seismologists would cause at least $50 billion in damages and put millions of people in Missouri Arkansas Illinois Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi and Indiana at risk. Seismologists have warned for the past decade that there is a 50 percent Chance of a 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurring on the new Madrid fault by the end of the Century. Iben Browning a who accurately forecast last years devastating earthquake in san Francisco and the volcanic eruption of mount St. Helens in 1980 a believes that the alignment of the Sun Earth and Moon will produce an unusually Strong gravitational pull on the Earth a crust on dec. 3, Likely unleashing a powerful temblor on the 120-mile seismic zone that stretches from marked tree ark., to Cairo 111. The National earthquake prediction evaluation Council reporting oct. 18 to the . Geological Survey discounted Brownings prediction calling it unscientific and even dangerous. However the councils scholarly pronouncement appears to have done Little to relieve apprehensions. A 4.6 earthquake on sept. 26, entered 40 Miles North of new Madrid Shook parts of five midwestern states and unnerved a Public already quaking about entire forests falling prostrate a a Waters gathered like a Mountain and a a noise More tremendous and terrific than i can describe a As eyewitnesses described the quakes nearly two centuries ago. A i done to care what people come out and say. Its got people More worried than they be Ever been a said Virginia Carlson director of the new Madrid historical museum. A i can to hardly visualize what it la be like As the time draws closer. Its on these  also on the trip were Rostenkowski democratic reps. Fortney Stark of California Barbara Kennelly of Connecticut Thomas Downey of new York and George Miller of California and Republican reps. Richard Schulze of Pennsylvania Raymond Mcgrath of new York and Guy Vander Jagt of Michigan. Miller is not a member of the ways and Means committee but was invited on the trip by Rostenkowski. The videotape of the trip shows lawmakers swimming snorkelling Jet skiing sunbathing and playing football with some of the lobbyists. The lobbyists included two for Mutual insurance companies that would Benefit under tax legislation filed by Downey and a former top Russo aide who now works at a Law firm representing co disco a Chicago computer company that would Benefit from legislation filed by Russo. Until last year Russo was on retainer for the same Law firm Cofield Ungaretti Harris and Slavin. A Russo s past two financial disclosure forms show he received $25,000 from the firm in 1988 and 1989. Russo said he did not believe his legislation presented a conflict because of his past role at the Law firm. He said his former aides role As a lobbyist had nothing to do with his introducing the legislation. Abc said the other lawmakers on the trip declined to be interviewed for the segment. Abc travelled to Barbados ahead of the delegation after receiving a tip about the  jails dismisses Gay dentist fort Carson Colo. A an army dental surgeon accused of dressing As a woman and performing in a bar frequented by homosexuals was dismissed from the service thursday and sentenced to nine months in prison. A court martial Board announced the sentence the same Day it found col. Edward Modesto guilty of eight counts of conduct unbecoming an officer. The nine member Board acquitted Modesto of two counts of indecent exposure stemming from allegations he exposed himself to women at several laundromats. Modesto a attorney Walter be rash said he planned to file a motion for a mistrial. A 17-year army Veteran Modesto 43, was charged in april after he allegedly engaged in homosexual acts dressed in women a clothing and performed at a bar frequented by homosexuals. Modesto pleaded not guilty to the indecent exposure charges and twice offered to resign rather than face a court martial for violating the army a ban on homosexuality. Modesto is the highest ranking officer to be court Martiale under the homosexual regulations at fort Carson in at least three years. A father of three Modesto testified wednesday that he made the agonizing decision to acknowledge his repressed homosexuality when he turned 40. He and his wife Are estranged