European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 k k k the stars and stripes monday november 24,1990reserves copter crashes into Lake Lawton okla. A an army reserves helicopter on a night training Mission crashed into Lake Ellsworth and five Crew members were pulled to safety aboard a fishing boat. A civilian instructor Pilot was missing authorities said Friday. The Pilot was wearing night goggles for an Over water training exercise when the uh-1 Iroquois helicopter crashed thursday night said fort Sill spokesman maj. Chuck Pope. A the news is Good about the five a Pope said Early Friday. A we done to know about the  a two have a bit of hypothermia one was shaken up a bit and the other two Are Fine a he said. The helicopter was part of the 374th air ambulance co based at Little Rock fab ark., Pope said. The Lake is about 15 Miles North of the army Post. The medical evacuation company had been activated for operation desert shield in the persian Gulf and had arrived at fort Sill earlier this month. After Lake residents rescued the five Crew members authorities later ordered All boats out of the water so helicopters using searchlights could Fly Low to look for the missing Crew member. The cause of the crash was under investigation. Shoreline residents reported hearing an explosion before the crash. Barbara and Kevin Mccray went outside to investigate. A we could hear them moaning in the water a said Kevin Mccray who joined a neighbor on his boat to Rescue the five Crew members. A if one of those Guys Hadnot had a Little Blue Beacon Light we  have found them a Mccray said. A there were pieces of helicopter scattered All Over the water. A first i started to panic a spec. Mike Pierce said later wrapped in a Blanket in a Shore Side Home. A then i thought a stay Calm a and i reached for my seat Belt and floated  a youngsters press against a Glass tank to watch one of three dolphins at the National aquarium in Balti More. The new $35 million Pavilion on pier 4 is almost Complete and will officially open on dec. 26. Stateside Man jailed for conning priests out of $ 133,000 new York apr a Man who bilked More than $133,000 from dozens of roman Catholic priests around the country by telling them hard Luck stories has been sent to prison for two years and ordered to pay full restitution. The court ordered Robert Riggio to pay Back $ 133,606 to his victims. . District judge Miriam g. Cedarbaum also ordered Riggio described As a compulsive Gambler to join gamblers  Railroad worker gets Black lung benefits Richmond a. Apr a retired Railroad employee who was exposed to Coal dust at work is entitled to Black lung benefits a Federal appeals court has ruled. Attorneys for both sides said the ruling Marks the first time a Railroad worker has been awarded Black lung benefits which usually Are paid to Coal miners with lung disease. The 4th . Circuit court of appeals upheld findings by an administrative Law judge and the benefits review Board that Olen r. Roberson deserved the benefits that usually Are paid to Coal miners with lung  refugee group accused of extortion los Angeles a a private Agency founded by a general who led a Cia backed anti communist army in Laos during the Vietnam War has been extorting Money from laotian refugees to keep up the resistance a state Agency charges. State social services officials say lao family Community coerced contributions from ethnic hmong refugees on behalf of the United lao National liberation front also known As the Neo Horn. Lao family Community funnels government Aid to Many of the approximately 100,000 hmong who live in California and also provides English classes Job training programs and counselling to hmong residents. Some people who refused to pay were threatened with violence and some refugee families who refused to Deal with the lao family Community lost thousands of dollars in welfare benefits said Alicia Martinez director of the state department of social services civil rights Bureau. Martinez said her own life has been threatened since her Agency began its investigation 18 months ago. The two groups were founded by former laotian army Gen. Vang Pao a hmong who led a Cia backed insurgency after the communist Patchet lao gained control of the country. Vang and other officials from the Neo Horn and lao family deny any wrongdoing. A yes there Are some people working in lao family who have been donating Money for the front but i think that is within their right a said lao family director Gayle Morrison. The civil rights Bureau has recommended that Public agencies suspend lao family a contracts Worth about $5 million in fiscal 1989. As a result of the civil rights Bureau report the six counties that Deal with lao family have suspended contracts pending a review Martinez said. The state attorney general a office is also investigating the groups but no criminal charges have been filed said Deputy attorney general James Dutton. The Neo Horn with 9,000 to 10,000 members in the United states is the largest of several lao resistance groups. From its Santa Ana Headquarters about 30 Miles Southeast of los Angeles it has legally solicited Money for years to finance a guerrilla War against Laos communist government. A reclusive Hill people from Northern Laos Many hmong had Little Contact with the outside world before joining a .-supported Campaign against communist insurgents in the Early 1970s. When Laos pro-. Government fell thou states a nos fled t0 the United about a dozen families told investigators lao family officials threatened that they would not receive benefits unless they contributed to the Neo Horn Martinez said. Figures on How much Money was allegedly extorted were not immediately available but victims were reportedly ordered to make initial contributions of up to $100 each and then pay monthly amounts of As much As $5. Officials Learned of the alleged extortion from two people who refused to Deal with lao family. Song Moua spokesman for the National liberation front said the group has not tried to extort Money. All donations go to resistance fighters and refugees still in Asia he said. Martinez said she believed Many hmong gave in to the alleged extortion demands because they became used to corruption in their Homeland. A i think a lot of people took it As part of the system a she said. A they experienced it there and they were experiencing it Lyme victims May suffer symptoms for years �9szoil apr a  a tick bite that Trig Lyme disease is a bacterial. # Boston apr years after the tick bite that Trig Lyme disease people with lingering infections May suffer memory loss shooting pains and other signs of nerve damage. Antibiotics usually relieve the lingering symptoms although recovery is Seldom Complete. A this is similar to syphilis a said or. Allen c. Steere. A although the neurological symptoms and consequences Are different in both diseases there Are Long periods of latent infection in the brain followed by a variety of neurological  Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by by ticks that Are usually carried by Deer and m be it is Fornias a throughout the Northeast Midwest and Cali usually the first sign of Lyme disease is a red circular rash around the tick bite. It is often accompanied by fever fatigue aches and other flu like miseries in More advanced stages the disease can cause arthritis As Well As the neurological problems. Rwy re Kwh a Cost reco8nized the disease in old Lime conn., about 15 years ago was senior author of the landssizt11 Tiht two colleagues at new eng thurs Dave a m a Boston. It was published in thursday s new England journal of Medicine. Logical wmn0tilstuie.d 21 patients with chronic euro the Start of the infects Scally be8an 3 or or Cental Nnttie and signs mild brain disease