European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                County grand jury adds no indictments to . Beating Case sunday May 12 1991the stars and stripes Page 7 los Angeles up the los Angeles county grand jury wrapped up its work on the Rodney King beating without lodging indictments against any of the 17 officers who watched the incident but did not intervene. The 23-member panel previously indicted four officers in the videotaped March 3 beating. A however morally wrong their failure to intercede in California Law there is no criminal statute under which these officers can be indicted a District attorney Ira Reiner said Friday in announcing the grand jury s decision. Reiner said however that the Case has been referred to the . Attorneys office to determine whether the officers violated Federal civil rights Laws. The officers however could be disciplined by the police department. Police cmdr. Rick Dinse who is heading the departments investigation of the beating said there Are a a potential administrative charges the by standing officers could face but added he never believed there was. Sufficient evidence to criminally proof cute them. A we believe it was the right decision a said Dinse who said he was also speaking for police chief Daryl Gates. A we believed there was no criminal statute to apply to the bystanders and that s any body not just police a officers. I done to think there has Ever been a Case where a bystander has been charged with failing to Stop a crime.�?�. Quot Dinse said he has asked to review the grand jury transcripts and the District attorney s interviews with the officers before he concludes his investigation mayor Tom Bradley saving he would not a second guess the District attorney or the grand jury said he would like to Sec the state legislature adopt a Law that would make it illegal for peace officers to fail to intervene to Stop a crime. John Mack head of the local chapter of the Urban league and one of the most vocal critics of the police department said a this is not a Day of Celebration from my  Reiner meanwhile said he will Forward to an Independent commission headed by Warren Christopher which is investigating the police department several a a disturbing interviews with some of the officers who apparently told prosecutors they saw nothing wrong in the Way King was  a 25-year-old Black Man was severely beaten by at least four White officers while the other officers stood by and watched after he was stopped for allegedly speeding. Three officers and a sergeant have been indicted and Are awaiting trial. Faa probes propellers on planes like Tower s Atlanta a the Federal aviation administration ordered an emergency inspection of at least 80 aircraft with propellers similar to those on the Airliner that crashed on the Georgia coast killing former Texas sen. John Tower. Tower and 22 other people died in the april 5 crash of an Atlantic Southeast airlines Embrer 120. While investigators Don t know a what caused the crash propeller control units on three Embrer 120s malfunctioned recently Ron Varuska head of the Faass aircraft certification office in Boston said Friday. The malfunctions did not cause any accidents. Varuska said the malfunction came be cause a Ball screw Quill a key component of the propeller control was severely worn. The Atlanta journal and Constitution reported saturday. When the Quill is worn out it creates a condition known As a Flat pitch a Varuska said. Flat pitch can Force propeller Speed to exceed Normal maximums causing the plane to crash. Quot the problem is caused by a new Type of coating on a tube surrounding the Quill on two models of Hamilton Standard propellers used on the Embrer and other aircraft the Faa official added. Some Wear a has been noted during the tear Down investigation Quot of the plane that crashed with Power. Mandura a Western Lowland Gorilla holds her baby a few hours after the birth. First Gorilla since 1972 born at National zoo Washington a a Gorilla was born Friday to two members of a Gorilla group assembled at the National zoo to increase the population of the endangered species. Mandura a 9-year-old Western Lowland Gorilla gave birth to a full term infant in the Early hours of the morning zoo officials  last Gorilla birth at the zoo occurred in 1972. Quot at this time Mother and Newborn Are doing Well Quot the officials said in a statement. A zoo keeper Melanie Bond said later that the zoos staff members believe the baby is a boy. A we Haven to got a definite look yet a she said. Quot we be just had  Mandura and the father l year old Augustus or a Gus a belong to five member group living at the zoo s great ape House. Non related gorillas of different Ages and sexes from several zoos were brought together 111 1986 to form an artificial family similar in social Structure to Gorilla groups in the wild zoo officials said. Mandura is on loan from the Milwaukee zoo. Ins came from the Bronx zoo in new York City. Zoo officials expect some problems  is a Young inexperienced Mother. I hey plan to keep Mandara and the baby Gorilla together and with the family group for As Long As  civilian pleads guilty to Cross burning Coupeville Wash. Apr a Navy air plane Mechanic said he helped Burn a Cross outside an Interra Cial couples Home after watching the trial of a White supremacist Leader on television. Dale l. Quickie pleaded guilty Friday in Island county Superior court to charges of malicious harassment and conspiracy to commit malicious harassment. Quickie admitted helping Burn the Cross oct. 7 in front of the Home of Brian Williams who is Black and Marina Williams who is White. Red swastikas were Spray painted on the pavement and on Cement blocks holding up the 5-foot wooden Cross. Brian Williams a former Navy Petty officer headed an avionics maintenance department at Whitbey Island naval air station before his discharge in March 1990. Quickie and two other men who have not been charged were aviation mechanics at the same base. Quickie faces up to a year in jail when he is sentenced july i., lie said he and two others burned the Cross on the Williams est Lawn after watching the trial of Tom Metzger Leader of the White supremacist group White aryan resistance and his son John. A in i Portland ore., skinheads were convicted in the november 1988 beating death of an ethiopian Man in Portland. The met Gers were found liable for inciting the beating death and ordered to pay $ 12.5 million to the Many a  airline ticket agent vows to fight Boston a a ticket counter agent who was fired by Continental airlines because she refused a to Wear makeup said she will fight to get her Job Back. Teresa Fischette who was fired two weeks ago from her Job at Logan International Airport said Friday she contacted the civil liberties Union of Massachusetts about the matter. To prepared to go to court but that a not going to change their outdated sex biased attitudes a said Fischette 38. Officials for the Houston based airline now operating under the supervision of a bankruptcy court acknowledged that Fischette was fired because she did not fit its new image. That includes requiring female ground workers to Wear makeup. A a Continental airlines is. Taking major actions to improve its image in terms of its aircraft its facilities its service to its customers a said Art Kent a Continental spokesman. The personal appearance code the company adopted this Spring was developed by an employees group he said. Before the airline fired her Fischette said she was offered another Job a Quot no customer Contact position on the ramp throwing bags in a place where i would be  sight.�?�. A i think this is a women a Choice Issue and a civil rights Issue a Fischette said. A i want people to think about what is happening Here and write to Continental. And. I want my Job