European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday december 16. 1990 the stars and stripes Page 7 traced to naturally a lion off lit said a i Cully Don t know who he roars by Robert e. Tomasson new York times the mystery of the lion Ikic roars coming from an Auto transmission shop in Yonkers. N.y., was solved Friday. They were coming from a lion. A a he s really More like a Kitten about 160 pounds Quot said Patsy Tartaglione a partner in the shop Yonkers transmission which has been Home to the 6-month-old male lion for four Days. A but i guess the neighbors were conip1ainirig.�?o it. Vincent Fontana of the Yonkers police depart mint acknowledged that he was a bit reluctant to Send an officer to Quot track Down reports of lion roars. J a you get a lot of Calls from people hearing things that Don t Cheek he said. But As the Calls continued to come into Headquarters Fontana dispatched sgt. Brian f till la the shop. He asked Tartaglione if he knew anything about a lion. Tartaglione said he had one in the Back room. A backup unit was called. A Tartaglione was circumspect about where the animal came from. A a Friend of a Friend dropped him asked what he fed the animal. Tartaglione said a parts of cow tripe organs raw1 meal 1 got from different places Quot lie said he did not take the lion for walks a. A veterinarian was called and led the animal a Platter of chopped meal laced with a sedative and it was transported american society for the prevention of cruelty to animals animal port at John f. Kennedy a International lion will be placed in a seeks dismissal of felony convictions Washington a former National Security adviser John m. Poindexter asked a Federal appeals court Friday to overturn his five felony convictions for lying to Congress about the Iran Contra affair. Attorneys for Poindexter who served As former president Reagan a National Security adviser from late 1985 until the scandal became Public nearly a year later contended that prosecutors had produced insufficient evidence to sustain the convictions. They also argued that prosecutors failed to prove that references to testimony that Poindexter gave under a limited Grant of immunity from prosecution to Congress had not unfairly influenced jurors and witnesses at the criminal trial. In july a split Federal appellate panel set aside the Iran Contra convictions of former White House aide Oliver l. North on the ground that his congressionally immunized testimony May have unfairly influenced his trial. Poindexter was sentenced to six months in prison last Spring after his conviction on the five felony counts tied to the Iran Contra Cove rep. Among other things the defense argued that Poindexter could not he convicted of lying to Congress for sending a misleading but literally True letter in response to legislative queries about whether members of the White House staff were secretly aiding nicaraguan rebels letters he sent in july 1986 to the House foreign affairs and intelligence committees endorsing statements made in 1985 by his predecessor Robert Mccur Lane May have been misleading hut were literally True the defense said Mcfarland had denied in his 19s5 lot Tern 1 and other National Security Council aides were helping provide military Aid to nicaraguan rebels when such assistance was banned by Congress. Quot Poindexter called Congress attention to me a r i a no y e nil i e r s i a t e m e 111 s a n d Cor re it by paraphrased what Mcfarland had said a the defense said. A Bui Poindexter stopped Short of affirming that Mcfarl anew a statements either had been 1 me when made or remained True one year liter White House participation first lady Barbara Bush visits Marine Tion. Assisting the first lady during her corps reservists in Washington d.c., visit Are Marine sgt. Theresa Asher and to support a local toys for tots promo it. Al buckhaults. . Miami. Up a a Justice department delegation has been sent to try to persuade foreign governments to unfreeze assets of deposed panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega so he can defend h i m be i f a a in s t u i s Isug c h a res a j u d be said Friday. . District judge William i Hoeveler also said Noriega a drug and racketeering. Trial would be postponed from Jan 28 until at least june no new Date was set. F following a closed hearing involving classified information 1 Hoeveler said a High level delegation was sent to Switzerland and a u strip a to s e e if e j the r govern me n i Wou i d be willing to unfreeze some of Noriega a assets. His attorneys have said there is at least $20 million in overseas accounts that could be used for his defense. The accounts were Frozen at the Justice departments request after Federal officials insisted that they contained Noriega s profits from drug trafficking activities a Peveler had ordered the government to hip Noriega gain Access to some of his Money after fridays hearing he said he was satisfied the Justice department was making an Effort to do that. H a s Ai d i e wove i d k p n or i e a s a 110 a Neys on the Case and would consider putting them on Public defender status under we Jelv they could be paid up to $75 an Hothir Peri i big t he outcome of the Del. Cha lion strip to Lairope. In hey have said they normally would be paid up i $25t> an hour in a Case of this magnitude. Lead defense attorney Frank Rubin said his team Hasni to received any Money since taking tire Case nearly a year ago so they Haven to had the funds to investigate. They estimated it would Lake about six months for t hem to prepare for trial if Noriega a foreign assets Are released. A 1988 Miami Federal indictment against Noriega charges him with turning Panama into a Drugda finking and Money laundering Sanctuary for South a Pirlean drug smugglers doing business in the United Stales a Noriega surrendered in the dec. 20 . Invasion of Panama Ned was brought to Miami to stand trial. If convicted he would face a maximum penalty of 145 years Iri prison and a $l1 million Fine san Francisco apr homosexual and unmarried cup Luis plus tradition a families Are using a new interpretation of an old state Law to put their relationships on the record. A it takes is $10 for two or More people to Register with the California Secretary of state declaring themselves an unincorporated non profit association with the word Quot family m the title. To make it really official the association receives a colourful certificate with a Gold state Seal. A what we re seeing Here is a creative use of a longstanding division of Law Quot said Tony Miller chief Deputy Secretary of state. A people Are gathering together forming an association calling it a family and registering it with the Secretary of but news of the registration was met with anger by some religious officials particularly in san Francisco where voters last month approved a Domestic partners ordinance amid controversy a of course in a opposed to however they set up Domestic partners since their ultimate aim is to change the marriage Laws a said the Rev. Charles Mcilhenny of the first orthodox presbyterian Church an outspoken opponent of the san Francisco ordinance. A a once the state government legislates the definition of the nuclear family or creates a family that will vie with the nuclear family then you essentially destroy the essential building blocks of a family a he said Friday. Other California municipalities allow unmarried do Nestic partners of Register among them Berkeley and Laguna Beach. San Mateo county employees can Register Domestic partners for All benefits except health insurance. The idea to use a 60-year-old Law to Register unions was conceived by los Angeles attorney Thomas f. Coleman former executive director of the California commission on personal privacy. The panel was convened in 1980 by then gov. Jerry Brown. During the past 10 years reports and studies have documented discrimination against non traditional fam lies and the need for Reform Coleman said. Registration is a first step he said. After some research Coleman found the Law regarding associations. Believing he had found a Way to Register families he tested his theory by filing his own application. Coleman would not discuss his private life saying he Only used his family to see if his notion would work. It did. The first handful of applications after that had an uneven reception by the office of Secretary of state March Fong eur. Coleman later persuaded la Soffiee with Legal arguments. Thus far seven applications have been accepted and More arc pending. A it should be noted that the Secretary of state does hot Register families As such a fun said last week in a prepared statement a the Secretary of state does however As re que i re d by Law Registe r t he i a me s of a soc a t id n s which h May include As part of the Winum the word family Miller fuss chief Deputy said the state which makes a $5 profit on each filing is i delighted to have the Coleman has Hopes that association status can enable family associations to enjoy benefits afforded traditional families such As in frequent flier programs health clubs and insurance. / at least one Hospital Cedars Sinai in los Angeles said it would Honor the certificates As proof of immediate family for visitation rights he said. Oregon Michigan new Jersey Virginia West Virginia and Wisconsin have similar association registration Laws on their books Coleman said. A the question is will their secretaries of state allow them to be used that Way a he said. A this registration is helpful to nuclear families. Its helpful to
