European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 6 the stars and stripes thursday May 2,1991 to overturn prison sentence v a by the new York times Washington a former mayor Marion s. Barryjr. Urged a Federal appeals court tuesday to overturn his conviction and six month prison sentence for cocaine Possession arguing through his lawyers that the evidence did not Merit a guilty finding and that the a judge had been racially biased arid had incorrectly applied sentencing rules. A Federal prosecutors countered that they had pre scented More than ample evidence that Barry had used cocaine. They said the judge Thomas Penfield Jackson of Federal District court correctly applied the Law in. Ordering Barry to prison. Athe three judge appeals panel asked questions of lawyers on both sides during tuesdays hour Long hearing. But it gave no indication How or when it might Rule. Barry sat impassively in the courtroom As his Appeal was argued. Outside the courtroom later he declined to discuss his Case. The Case was tried Over a two month period last sum mar and captured attention when prosecutors showed a videotape of an incident in which Barry made sexual advances toward a woman in a hotel room and then when rebuffed took up a pipe and smoked crack cocaine. The woman Rasheeda Moore was working for the government. The tape shot by Federal agents hiding in an adjacent room ended with Barry s arrest. He Yas indicted soon afterwards. By the end of the trial a the culmination of a decade of off and on allegations that Barry used drugs a the mayors once Bright political career was in ruins. Political reality had forced him to give up running for re election last november after a 12-Ycar tenure As mayor. He went on to lose a face saving race for a City Council seat. Worse the predominantly Black capital City was badly divided Over whether its outspoken Black mayor had been hounded by White prosecutors. While Barry was found guilty of one cocaine Possession charge a Misdemeanour he was acquitted of another Possession charge. Further the jury was unable to resolve a dozen other drug related charges three of them felonies. Atlanta symphony fires harpist in Long running musical dispute Atlanta apr. The Atlanta symphony orchestra has fired its harpist saying she played fortissimo during the pianissimo. The harpist however denies she used the heavy hand. Judith Beattie Ryan says its All part of a five year plan to oust her from her chair when she was told april 18 she had been fired for insubordination Ryan a 22-Ycar Veteran of the symphony already had been informed that her contract would not be renewed because of incompetence her lawyer said tuesday. Ryan was insubordinate because she played too loudly during quiet passages of Stephen Paulusz a concerto for orchestra the previous weekend said Thomas Bacchetti the symphony a executive director. Music director Yoel Levi repeatedly admonished Ryan Bacchetti said. A that left Mir. Levi with no Choice but to believe she wilfully disregarded his directions Quot Bacchetti said. Levi was wielding the Baton during the april 11-13 performances. If he thought the Harp too loud he did no to do anything about it said attorney Debra Schwartz representing Ryan 44. A she claims she played it exactly As she was instructed a Schwartz said. A the made no attempt to get her to play it any differently. And she a got  that includes those in the audience Schwartz said. The Atlanta journal Constitution s review of the april 11 performance praised the orchestra for playing the piece Quot with precision and  it did t mention the Harp. A Ryan declined to discuss her firing but her lawyer contends musicianship has nothing to do with the dispute. A. 1 a in 1986, then Onusic director Robert Shaw tried to fire Ryan for musical incompetence but an arbitrator from the Chicago symphony orchestra upheld her Abil. A v in october 1989, Levi notified Ryan that her contract would be allowed to expire this summer,.again because of incompetence. T Ryan again filed for arbitration and filed an age discrimination complaint with the equal employee top i harpist Judith Beattie Ryan who was fired after 22 years. A a a a. A _ a a port Unity commission. An arbitrator had been selected and the Leoc complaint was pending when Ryan was fired Schwartz said. The musicians contract with the symphony says that insubordination is the Only ground for immediate  she allegedly played a Solo passage too loud. We think that san artistic dispute. It has nothing to do with insubordination a the lawyer contended. In the meantime the symphony is hiring others for programs for which a harpist is required. Victim wins suit against Church Longview Texas of a Church officials claim a Bolt of lightning. That struck their former Secretary was an act of god. But jurors found earthly intervention was to blame and awarded the woman $106,000. A jury decided last week in favor of Nora Nelda Gibson and her husband Milton in their lawsuit against Macedonia Baptist Church. Mrs. Gibson contended she was injured after sunday evening services in 1988 because the Church s lightning Protection system was not properly installed. She said she has suffered seizures headaches and other problems since she was struck by a Bolt that hit the Steeple travelled Down a lightning Rod near the doorway where she was standing a entered my Richt foot and went out my  a b Church attorneys argued that nature and not negligence was to blame. A we done to know Why god acts like he docs a attorney de Merritt said. A we just have to Trust  the churches building committee chairman Buck pm Burger supported mrs. Gibson a claim. He said the lightning system was not properly installed a for aesthetic reasons.�?�. . Sailor makes Good on Promise to pen from wire reports Omaha neb. A a 23-year-old Navy corps Man returned Frong the persian Gulf War in time to take his pen pal to her senior prom. Maury Champoux was stationed in Bahrain when he received a letter addressed to any Serviceman or servicewomen from Lynn Cornelius 17, a senior at Omaha s Bryan High school. A Champoux who is from Nebraska said he picked Cornelius letter because it was from Omaha. They started corresponding averaging a letter every two weeks. A Cornelius wrote that she was considering going to her prom alone. A a a i told her if she did no to have a Date i would be glad  her for the evening Quot Champoux said. A a the two met in March when Champoux returned to Nebraska. Although Champoux is engaged to someone else Cornelius asked him to escort her to byrans prom on saturday. True to his word Champoux accepted the invitation. A a a Champoux said his Fiance Wendy Svoboda a gives me a hard  it but she really thinks its kind of neat what in a doing a pm issues recall notice Detroit a general motors corp. Announced tuesday it will recall approximately 196,000 Chevrolet Samaros and Pontiac fire bards built Between 1982 and 1986 and Pontiac Fieros made in 1984, 1985 and 1986 because of problems with the vehicles parking brakes. Only cars equipped with manual transmissions and rear disc brakes Are affected. The parking Brake systems May contain a faulty adjuster in the rear disc Brake Assembly that May cause a loss of effectiveness As the rear disc Brake pads Wear. As a result the parking Brake May not be Able to hold the car on an incline if the vehicle is with the manual transmission in Neutral or a gear other than reverse. Burglary suspect killed Lancaster Texas a a burglary suspect wounded one policeman and kept five others pinned behind their cars for five hours tuesday before police shot him dead. A the standoff began when police responding to a reported burglary at a vacant House in this Dallas suburb were met by gunfire said Dallas county sheriffs department spokesman Jim Ewell. The police fired Back but were pinned Down by Rifle fire wbk five hours until National guardsmen in an armoured vehicle rescued them Ewell said. A. Philice then tried negotiating with the gunman but. He shot. Dallas officer Gay Smith in the shoulder As the officer approached him. Smith was in Good condition at Baylor Hospital a spokeswoman  lobbed smoke and tear Gas canisters into the House about nine hours after the standoff began setting a fire. The gunman ran from the House and police fatally shot him in the head Dallas police sgt. Jim Chandler said. The gunman a identity Wasny to immediately released. . Seizes polish ship Anchorage Alaska a a polish fishing a vessel accused of operating illegally in american Waters was seized in the Bering sea by the coast guard and was being escorted tuesday to a port in the Aleutian islands. A coast guard surveillance helicopter from the Cutter Mellon spotted the 292-foot polish flagged vessel fishing within the 200-mile zone in Bering sea West of Alaska and the Mellon took off in a hot Pursuit a coast guard spokeswoman Kathy Yonce said from Juneau. Coast guard followed the polish vessel into International Waters where a boarding party inspected the vessel for evidence of illegal fishing Ana then placed it in american custody. \ the ship was seized late sunday and  escorted to dutch Harbor where it was expected  wednesday Yonce said. A complaint alleging violations of american fishing Laws Wal to be filed m . District court in Anchorage