European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 26. 1991 the stars and stripes a Page Swon by the los Angeles times los Angeles a the California attorney general said there was insufficient evidence to file criminal charges against Rodney g. King in two armed robberies that occurred during the weeks before King was beaten by police Daniel e. Lungren also acknowledged at a news conference wednesday that los Angeles police officers did not show Kings photograph to robbery witnesses until after the March 3 police beating incident which was captured on videotape by a nearby resident. Lungren who was endorsed by los Angeles police chief Daryl f. Gates when he ran for attorney general last fall said that his staff found no evidence of misconduct by police during their Brief investigation of the robberies. The crimes took place in the northeastern part of the City s san Fernando Valley. One occurred on. Jan. 12 at a dominoes pizzeria and the other feb. 21 at a video store. Both robberies arc in the same police patrol area where King was beaten. A. A a a / a there is no indication whatsoever in our investigation that they police in any Way selected out his picture or put it in a different category or in any Way attempted to influence the identification a Lungren said of the police departments inclusion of King As a possible suspect in the two robberies. A a a a we did no to find anything to suggest it was fishy a Lungren said.�?o1 had the same questions As you had going into this but i did no to find anything suggestive that this was the case.�?�. Aking 25, was paroled from state prison in january after pleading guilty to robbing a grocery store in november 1989. King s robbery conviction and his resemblance to a suspect in the robberies contributed to his becoming a a a potential suspect a los Angeles police cmdr. Rick Dinse said wednesday. Dinse who has been heading the department internal a investigation a a into Kings beating said the department would accept the attorney general a findings lie said it would continue to investigate the robberies a in the Hopes of identifying the  the police referred the robbery investigations to the attorney general a office on March 27 to avoid any potential con flies of interest a Lungren said one victim the video store clerk who was shot in the shoulder during the feb. 21 robbery identified King about three weeks after seeing him on television. Hut slate investigators later established that King was at work As a labourer at dodger stadium about 14 Miles away Lungren said. Postal service to Issue stamp the Washington Post Washington a postmaster general Anthony m. Frank on wednesday reversed an earlier postal service decision to destroy 300 million. Hubert h. Humphrey Stamps directing postal officials to Issue them As planned. Frank acted one Day after postal officials announced they were ordering the unissued 52-cent Stamps destroyed because the marginal notes on 100-stamp sheets gave inaccurate dates for Humphreys tenure As vice president. The reversal will save the postal service the $580,000 it was going to spend to have new Stamps printed. / the Black and White stamp which pays for mailing a 2-ounce letter will go on Sale june 3 in Minneapolis the detachable margin of the stamp sheets contains a three sentence biographical sketch of Humphrey intended to help inform postal workers a that said Humphrey served As vice president from 1964 to 1969.he was elected to the Post in 1964, but his term of service began in 1965. The stamp itself is free of error. Nasa restarts countdown for discovery shuttle launch Cape canaveral Fla. A Nasa began another countdown thursday for space shuttle discovery after fixing electrical problems in an engine that delayed the shuttles a Star wars Mission earlier this a week a v a a a a a a a a the countdown toward a sunday morning launch started at 8 45 . Edt. Nasa s first attempt to Send discovery on its military Mission was halted Early tuesday less than six hours before liftoff when an engine sensor malfunctioned. Workers entered discovery a engine compartment wednesday to remove the sensor and an attached bundle of electrical cables. The sensor measures pressure for an Roxy Dizur Turbo pump on one of the shuttles three main engines. A conclusion the sensor was the source of the problem was based on tests performed on other sensors said Nasa spokeswoman Lisa Malone. Replacing the cables As Well was a precaution. Malone said engineers did not believe there was anything wrong with the engines computerized controller. Replacing that would have taken several More Days a we feel pretty Good based on the tests we be done a she said. As the repairs proceeded wednesday discovery a cargo Bay doors were opened so More coolant could be added for three scientific instruments the instruments Are among More than $2b0 million Worth of defense department equipment the shuttle will carry into space. Officials of the strategic defense initiative commonly known As Star wars say the instruments will he used to collect data needed to develop sensors to detect and destroy enemy missiles. Also wednesday discovery s seven astronauts reviewed their flight plan and three astronauts hew Trainer jets. All but one of the seven planned to return briefly to the Johnson space Center  before the launch. Once the Mission begins the astronauts will split 12-hour work shifts to gather As much Star wars data As possible during the scheduled eight Days. The eighth military flight of a shuttle originally was scheduled for Early March. It was delayed so workers could replace cracked door hinge mechanisms on Dis covery. A a a a a a. A a. Fra impounds juice shipment alleging claims misleading in the stars and stripes by the Washington Post Washington. A the food and drug administration on wednesday seized a major shipment of Proctor amp gamblers reconstituted Orange juice saying it was falsely labelled As  it marked the most ambitious move so far in the governments stepped up Battle against misleading food labels. Following the breakdown late tuesday night in 10 months of negotiations Between the consumer products giant and the Agency officials and Federal marshals entered a warehouse in Hopkins minn.,. Automakers report sales Down Detroit up the nations automakers reported a 13.3 percent drop in sales of domestically made vehicles during mid april according to results released wednesday. Analysts attributed the latest showing to underlying economic weakness that they said cannot be corrected in the Short term. A so far there is no indication that Auto sales will rebound which is pretty frightening for the Industry a said Cynthia Certo analyst with integrated automotive resources in Wayne a. Wednesday. They impounded 24,000 half gallon Cartons of Citrus Hill Brand Orange juice the third largest Selling Brand in the country. The seizure Means hat Proctor amp Gamble will have to defend its use of the term a a fresh in court. If it loses it must relabel its entire Citrus Hill a fresh choices line. In the interim however the company is not required to recall or cease manufacturing its product. Agency officials said the use of the terms a a fresh and a pure squeezed 100 percent Orange juice could mislead Consumers into thinking that the product was freshly squeezed Orange juice. In fact it is reconstituted juice made by adding water to Orange concentrate derived from brazilian and floridian oranges. Orange Oil Orange pulp and a Orange essence Are also added to the reconstituted juice in an attempt to restore its flavor. J the Fra action wednesday Marks the first time the Agency has Ever taken direct action against a product As popular As Citrus Hill or a company the size of Proctor amp Gamble Over the Issue of mis. Leading marketing claims. In fact it is one of the few occasions Over the past decade the Agency has initiated any highly publicized Legal actions at All to enforce its regulations. Fra officials said that they have also warned some 70 other food manufacturers who they believe Are falsely using the term a fresh a including a number of Tomato based pasta sauce makers who also Call a product fresh that is reconstituted from concentrate. A a today a action will Send a Clear message that the Fra will not tolerate such violations of the Law a said the of Day a new commissioner David Kessler speaking to a conference of food Industry lawyers wednesday. Proctor amp Gamble spokesman Wendy Jacques said the company believes that Citrus Hill fresh Choice is a properly Label eds and that Fra regulations on use of the word fresh do not apply. The controversy began a year ago when Proctor amp Gamble changed the Brand name on its product a which was lagging behind both minute maid and Tropicana. The juice itself did not change. It remained according to Industry sources a juice made by adding water to Orange concentrate within one to six months of the oranges being picked and squeezed. However on the new Label the term a fresh Quot was highlighted. On the Case of the paper Carton company marketing experts added the message a we pick our oranges at the Peak of ripeness. Then we hurry to squeeze them before they lose their freshness.�?�10 years ago april 26,1981 a Secretary of state Alexander m. Haig or. Warned the Reagan administration would irn pose an across the Board ban on .-soviet Trade including a new Grain embargo in the event of a soviet military crackdown in poland.20 years ago april 26,1971 a . Secretary of state William p. Rogers arrived in London to Aid a renewed Effort seeking to break the deadlocked Middle East Arab is Radii peace talks. 30years ago april 26, 1961 a president Kennedy reaffirmed his full responsibility for the . Setback Ini Cuba. Kennedy responded to rising gop protests led by former vice president Richard Nixon who said some democrats were trying to blame the Eisenhower administration for the unsuccessful cuban invasion. 40 years ago. April 26, 1951 a a legion of chinese communist forces moving on Seoul Korea drove . Forces Back across the 38th parallel. But Strong counterattacks stabilized positions in the critical Chinchon area