European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 b the stars and stripes monday april 22,1991 Cost $500,000paper says from wire reports Washington a John h. Sununu White House chief of staff has used military jets More than 60 times Over the past two years in Many instances for what appears to be personal or partisan political travel including flights to Colorado ski resorts to his Home state of new Hampshire and to Republican fund raising events. A presidential spokesman said White House policy requires Sununu to use military planes in order to stay in a immediate voice Contact with the White House at All  but neither he nor Sununu a office would say whether any personal or political trips had been reimbursed at full commercial rates As the policy requires. That reimbursement rate in any Case would cover Only a fraction of the flights actual Cost to the government a More than $500,000 in Sununu Scase. The travel records show Sununu three time governor of new Hampshire has made 27 trips to his Home state or to nearby Boston on military planes. In december 1989, Pentagon flight records show that Sununu and two other passengers flew from Andrews fab outside Washington to Salt Lake City and then on to Vail colo., on an air Force Jet. The plane returned to Washington without any passengers then flew Back to Vail empty again three Days later to pick up Sununu a party. Flying time 16 hours. The trip Cost the government More than $30,000. A commercial flight to Vail for a single passenger would have Cost about 90 percent less i he made a similar trip to Aspen colo., last december during the persian Gulf crisis. This time the plane flew from Aspen to nearby grand Junction colo., where the Crew usually five air Force personnel stayed Over two nights before flying Back to Aspen to take the Sununu party Home. A a. Quot by then the hourly rate the air Force uses to com jute costs had increased to >3,945 and the eight hours of flying Cost More than $30,000. The current full round trip commercial coach fare Between Washington and Aspen is $1,076. A spokesman for Sununu Edward Rogers said the Sununu chief of staff a has no com ment and will not discuss this with  Independent research by the Washington Post was Able to determine that at least $8,900 had been paid to the government for Sununu a  All but one o f the flights Sununu has flown in a c-20, the 12-passenger military version of a Gulf Stream Iii Long Range corporate Jet. The air Force computes the hourly flight Cost of the aircraft for White House trips without counting the salaries of the Normal five member Crew. The Pentagon charges other government agencies More for the same. Group demonstrates against Neo nazis honouring Hitler Denver apr about 50. Neo nazis marking Adolf hitlers birthday saturday met 10 times As Many protesters in an angry but mostly non violent confrontation. Police on motorcycles and horseback used dogs to keep the two groups apart during the standoff outside the state Capitol. Ten Cointe demonstrators were arrested on minor charges including throwing objects and disturbing the peace said detective John Schnittgrund. One officer was slightly Hurt when he was hit in the head with a can of soda Schnittgrund said. About 50 a a skinheads and other followers of White supremacist groups some wearing nazi garb and others in Kun flux klan Robes listened to speakers at the Capitol rally. ,.about/500 Cointe demonstrators chanted loudly and urged passing motorists to honk their corps nearly drowning out the speakers. Overhead a plane flew by trailing a Banner a racism is ignorance.�?�. After the rally a group of angry Blacks and hispanics confronted some of the White supremacist group members As they left the Capitol for the bus terminal. The police intervened defusing the confrontation. As the rally continued to break up some Counte rdc monster actors spat on the White supremacists and rocked and kicked their  about 30 skinheads boarded a bus at the terminal the counter demonstrators pelted it with eggs bottles and rocks breaking one of the windows. The counter demonstrators had ignored pleas from government officials and minority leaders to stay Home they waved banners Reading a no hitlers in Colorado a a never again and a i support a Multi racial  a a 35,000 attend Earth Day concert Fox Boro mass. A a Earth Day was celebrated with 81/ hours of music saturday by 35,000 con Cert goers at Foxboro stadium where recycled paper goods Are used in Concession stands. Performers at the concert ran the musical Gamut from country Singer Willie Nelson and Rock Singer Jackson Browne to rapper Krs one of Boogie Down productions and a Folk singing group the indigo girls proceeds from ticket sales were earmarked for several non profit groups including the nature conservancy Green Seal and the National toxics Campaign. The Days Box office take Wasny to immediately available. Rapper Queen Latifah said after her performance that recycling should be the Law of the land. A it should be a requirement a she said. Natalie merchant of the pop group 10,000 maniacs said she lives an environmentally sensitive life As a vegetarian in a wooded area in Jamestown . The 60,700-seat stadium Home to the new England patriots professional football team recently revamped its amenities to save Energy and resources. Plane because the other agencies must pay the salaries. That total charge is now $5,329 an hour according to the air Force. By comparison commercial charter of a Gulf Stream Iii costs about $3,750 an hour. The White House defended Sununu a frequent travel on military jets saying president Bush needs to be Able to reach him at All times according to a Story sunday by the associated press. \ but democrats challenged Sununu a use of military Craft on fund raising trips for the Republican party and on vacation and other personal travel. A House Jane said it would demand a government accounting office probe a vice president Dan Quayle was among the administration officials defending Sununu. A the knows what is right and what is wrong and i done to think he did anything wrong a lie said. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said Sununu was following a policy established in 1987 by then president Reagan that both the White House chief of staff and the National Security adviser a always travel on military  a. A rep. Vic fazio/d-calif., vice chairman of the House democratic caucus and head of the democratic congressional Campaign committee said taxpayers deserve a a full accounting of the potential misuse of Public funds and a reimbursement of every Penny spent by John Sununu for his own personal pleasure and  a burning Issue Larry Peterson Cente chairman of protect americans rights and resources watches an american Flag affixed with an Indian portrait Burn during anti Spear fishing protests in Sand Lake wis. About Iso protesters clashed saturday with Iso Chippewa Indian supporters Over the indians Long held right to Spearfish. 7v program helps police Nab . Murder suspect Chicago apr a Man accused of. Killing a former new York slate senator was arrested a few hours after he was featured a second time on the television show a America s most  Arthur Everett Flournoy 52. Formerly of the Brooklyn Borough of new York City was arrested by the Fri and City police late Friday at a Chicago apartment where he had been living. A Federal warrant charged him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on new York murder charges the Fri said. Flournoy a retired new York City corrections officer is accused of fatally shooting Vander l. Beatty on aug. 30, 1990, in the victims storefront Campaign office in Brooklyn. Realty was running for a party committee seat in the democratic state primary. The shooting occurred after a judge refused to reduce Flournoy a Alimony and child support payments at a hearing where he was represented by a lawyer Beatty recommended said new York police detective it. Peter Tartaglia. The lawyer Harry Poliak said Flournoy was angry and punched him after the court hearing the new York times reported sunday. Beatty was shot to death 45 minutes later. Beatty 49, and a College classmate of Flournoy a spent More than 20 years in politics and was trying to make a comeback after serving prison time for racketeering tax evasion and election fraud the times said. A a american a most wanted profiles criminals at Large and investigators asked. The show to include Flournoy. Flournoy was first profiled nov. 9, 1990. That broadcast yielded 104 tips the shows spokesman Jack Breslin said from Washington where the show is based. The second time Friday night produced 61 tips 12 in the Chicago area Breslin said. Fri agents and Chicago police subsequently showed Flournoy a photograph to his Chicago landlord and Flournoy was arrested Breslin said. A hearing to extradite Flournoy to new Orkwas set for monday