European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 11, 199 the stars and stripes Pago 7surgeon general targets Cisco drink by Malcolm Gladwell the Washington Post Washington a surgeon general Antonia c. Novello joined other leading health advocates wednesday in calling for major changes in the Sale and promotion of Cisco a fruit Flavoured wine popular among Young drinkers and known in formally As a liquid  a Cisco resembles lower alcohol wine coolers in its colors and flavors and in the shape and Labelling of its bottles. But a 12-ounce Cisco is actually a High alcohol drink As potent Asl ivc shots of 80 to 100-proof Vodka. It has been implicated in cases of alcohol poisoning among teen agers. A a a a a the manufacturer has packaged Cisco to appear As a refreshing Cool drink with a seemingly Low alcohol Content a Novello said. A yet if a 100-Pound person were to consume two bottles of Cisco in one hour they could die of acute alcohol  two teen agers recently convicted of10 convicted in Chicago futures fraud Chicago apr a jury wednesday convicted eight Chicago Board of Trade soybean traders of racketeering charges giving the government its first major Victory in an unprecedented investigation of futures trading fraud in Chicago. A total of 10 defendants was convicted of at least one count of the lesser charges of mail or wire fraud in the . District court trial. V the six soybean brokers and four inde a pendent traders were charged with More. Than 300 offences including racketeering mail fraud wire fraud and violations of the Federal commodities Exchange act. Brokers Are traders who in addition to trading for themselves Are authorized to fill orders for customers. Nine of the defendants were charged with racketeering. Only broker William Barcal Iii was acquitted of that charge. The Victory buoyed prosecutors who got lesser convictions in the first trial stemming from the Fri sting investigation at the Board of Trade and the Chicago. Mercantile Exchange the leading commodities markets in the world. V a a we feel this verdict today has justified this prosecution a. Said . Attorney Fred Foreman. . Attorney general Dic Thornburgh said in a statement the outcome a clearly demonstrates that skimming the profits from customers of commodities and futures exchanges will Nurt be  George Collins attorney for broker Bradley Ashman indicated an Appeal was Likely. A there was no evidence on the racketeering conspiracy a he said. Prosecutors alleged the_10  involved in illegal after hours a curb trading a part of a conspiracy in which brokers illegally passed their personal losses from trading errors on to cooperative Independent traders in return for guarantees of later profitable trades. Lawyers for several of the defendants conceded that they engaged in curb trades and violated other trading rules but said their actions did not constitute fraud and customers were not  jury began deliberations dec. 10. Board of Trade chairman William f. O Connor defended the changes reputation. A a while any indictment or conviction is one too Many a of Connor said in a statement the number of members indicted was less than 1 percent of the sex chances a membership. 3 surgeon general Antonia c. Novello throwing rocks from a Highway overpass at motorists on a major Beltway surround. Ing Washington told police they had been drinking c Tseo. On the night of the incident. The attack injured More than two dozen people including a teen age girl who suffered permanent brain damage. A Cisco is the drink of Choice Tor Young people today a said Maryland state detective sgt. Vernon Herron who investigated the Rock throwing incident. A a it a spreading throughout the  a 1 think teen Ager Swant it for the kick. But i done to think they realize that it is As fortified As it  officials of the Canandaigua wine co. In new York which has sold Cisco since 1988, expressed concern that their company is being unjustly singled out for criticism. A the real Issue Here Isnit Cisco it s underage drinking a said Marvin Sands company chairman. A Sands said the company iras taken Sev Oral Steps to answer complaints about its product. At a news conference. Wednes. Day Sands said that since september his firm has. A a put labels on Cisco bottles stating. A this is not a w Ine  a enlarged the print on the Label identifying Cisco a alcohol Content As 20 percent. A a a encouraged retailers to move Cisco away from less potent wine coolers on store shelves. A removed  in store advertising. Which stated that Cisco a takes you by  Cisco contains five limes the amount of alcohol typically found in a bottle of w Ine cooler a 12-ounce can of Beer or a Glass of table wine. Novello said the changes Are too Subtle to eliminate the Strong similarity in appearance Between Cisco and conventional wine coolers and urged the company to change the shape and color of the bottle to make it look More like the fortified wines with which it competes. Maverick Weicker takes oath a 1 -. A -. A a a a a a a. A a a a a. A a. A As Connecticut s 85th governor Hartford Conn. A Lowell p. Weicker jr., a former Republican senator known As a Maverick in Washington was inaugurated wednesday As the first Connecticut governor elected As an Independent in More than a Century. -. Weicker became the 85th governor in a ceremony he insisted be held outside so the Public could attend. Freezing rain pelted about 300 people As they watched Weicker founder of the Connecticut party sworn in on the Capitol Steps by retired supreme court Justice Lewis Powell a fatally Friend. Also taking the oath was it. Gov. Eunice s. Groark of Hartford the first woman in state history to hold the Job. Weicker 59, focused on state budget woes. A Greenwich millionaire he inherits a staggering deficit projected to reach $2.2, billion when the next fiscal year begins in july. That amounts to 30 percent of the current years budget. A the people of Connecticut have sent us Here to do the right thing to face up squarely to the facts of a state in fiscal trouble a Weicker told an overflow crowd in the Hall of the House of representatives. He said the state was  Lowell p. Weicker or. A a deficit has taken control of our lives colouring All else As it climbs beyond comprehension sapping our Confidence humbling our visions. The past is not Worth the Best of our courage and creativity. That belongs to the future a lie said. A so lets get this deficit business done and fast Quot Weicker said. Weicker offered no solutions lie is to deliver a budget address to state lawmakers feb. 20. Weicker served 18 years in the sen ate before losing a bid for a fourth term in 1988. He also is a former congressman and state representative. Weicker often battled with other gop leaders. He was among the first republicans to Call for president Nix oils resignation during the watergate scandal and opposed his party a antiabortion stance. He fought president Reagan a attempts to Cut the budget argued with sen. Jesse i Helms , about school prayer and once got arrested during an anti apartheid protest outside the South african embassy. Although he said he was out of politics after his 1988 defeat Weicker roared Back onto the states political scene in March shocking both republicans and democrats with his Independent bid for the states top office. He headed a Quot foundation promoting medical research during his two years out of government. A. Social club rejects woman Erie a. Apr a judge thought she would be Welcome when she applied to join a 120-year-old social club where she has been a guest in this Northwestern Pennsylvania City. She was wrong. Members of the Erie Maenner Chor pronounced a a mail or cores club voted 47-22 to reject Stephanie Domitro Vich because she is a woman. Only five negative votes were needed for rejection. A i was told it was not a personal rejection and the reason was that they wanted to remain a male club a said Domitrovich 36, a common pleas court judge considered a rising Star in Erie county politics. She was one of 21 prospective members up for a vote de. 27. The others All men were accepted. Two male judges resigned from the club to protest her rejection. Club president Jeffrey Johnson said some members arc opposed to admiring women because of tradition. The club was formed in 1871 As a German menus choir and has grown to 3,000 members. The three Story red Brick club modelled after old German Guild Halls offers professionals a place to gather and discuss business or pleasure Johnson said. Johnson said membership is a privilege not a right and that private clubs Are discriminatory by nature. A i think its our Freedom of Choice a he said. Four years ago a restriction on full membership for women was eliminated from the clubs Constitution. Domitrovich interviewed in her Chambers Friday said she wants to be treated As equally As anyone else who would try for membership in any organization that espoused equal treatment of people. A any organization they allow you to be a guest because they want you to be a member and pay your dues so that the organization thrives a she said. A a it Sall i want to  she has reapplied for membership. Johnson has agreed to co sponsor her second bid but does not hold out much Hope that Domitrovich will be granted membership especially if the bylaws on rejection go unchanged. Domitrovich says All she wants is Justice under the clubs bylaws. A you know after a while when you go to a club too Many times As a guest you Wear out your Welcome and you have to just pay your dues a she said. A and that a what in a trying to do. A i make decisions every Day in Peoples lives for the Benefit of the Community. But this decision i can to make for