European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. June 27. 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 7 e Washington up the House voted Quot nay tuesday to building new horse stables in a Virginia National Park for use by vice president Dan Quayle and his family. The House by voice vote approved an amendment offered by rep. Peter Hoagland a neb to prohibit the National Park service from using $42,000 to construct additional stables in the Manassas National Battlefield Park in the suburbs of Washington. The secret service claimed the facilities were needed because the Quayle family frequently rides there. Hoagland said. The secret service urged the construction of the stables and related facilities for training pcs Sions for 40 agents assigned to protect the Quayle family. But the congressman said he questioned Quot whether this is a proper expenditure of taxpayer . Members of Congress from both parties galloped into the fray to offer comments on the Issue. It. A Quot our people Don t Send us to this Congress to support this Type of ridiculous said rep. Paul Kanjorski a a. Quot if we could get the vice president to discontinue two rounds of Golf on saturday at Augusta the exclusive Home course of the masters tournament in Georgia at $ 27,1 00 a trip that would be. $54,000 and that would leave $12,000 Lor the Riding lessons Quot Kanjorski rep. Ralph regular Ohio said the Miles of trails at the Battlefield Park Are Quot used he thousands of people in the Virginia Wash Nelon area Quot he said the Park service maintains the stables at the Park for the safety of everyone who uses the trails including the Quayle children. A. Quot the vice president s children Are As much entitled to live a life As. Anyone Regula said. Regula said republicans did not oppose the vote because. Quayle a had not asked for tie Money rep. Henry Hyde. A Tab added Quot i think we re doing a marvelous Job of explaining just How cheap a shot can Pride of Darwin what the guinness Book of. World records Calls the worlds largest Ball of twine sat for decades in the front Yard of its creator the late Francis Johnson in Darwin Minn. But this week it was moved to its own Concrete slab in the Center of town where the inhabitants can look at the 8.7-ton giant with Pride. For the Little town of 200 about 60 Miles West of Minneapolis,.the move was a big event that attracted about 100 spectators. Some said they Hadnot seen so much excitement since the Grain elevator burned Down eight years ago. Air Force discharges Captain who marched in Gay Parade Washington apr the air Force on tuesday discharged a Captain who carried the Lead Banner in a Gay Pride Parade and then was questioned about it by military investigators the officer involved said tuesday. A a Quot the air Force has decided to Grant my separation a capt Greg Greeley of Arlington va., said in an interview. "1 assume it will be a honorable discharge to re Fleet the exemplary service record that in be later the air Force said Greeley picked up papers granting him an honorable discharge effective tuesday at Midnight 24 hours after it was originally scheduled Greeley 27,-an air Force communications and compute or specialist at the Pentagon,.was told monday that his discharge was being delayed Lor an unspecified period Greeley said he was questioned monday at the office of special investigations at Bolling fab after hews quoted in a Washington Post article. The article which dealt with the lesbian and Gay Pride Parade on sunday in Washington said Greeley carried the Lead Banner in the Parade and quoted him As saying Quot this is our time. We can come out in the Daylight and not be Iri some Dini bar. This is our Day. I feel very v Quot / v said that he was questioned for 3/j. Hours by the investigators and that he was asked about his participation in the Parade possible Security breaches and his private life a a i their questions about Security i refused to answer questions about my personal life a he said. Greeley said the investigators asked if he was a hopi sex Ual if he had slept with other men and if he knew the names of any air Force personnel that were said they also threatened Quot that they could bring charges Lor sodomy in he did no to cooperate with a a a a a a a a a a a a a. A a i refused to answer the questions about my personal life. Those questions Are not related to Security a he a said Quot in a not going to give them any names a a a the officer said he assured the investigators that Quot no one has Ever tried to approach me and that he had never been involved in any breach of Security., Greeley declined to disclose his Security clearance except to say it was �?ohigh.�?�. The officer who has been in the air Force Lor tour years said he was a very proud to have served in the air Force. Military service is an Honor and i m really glad to have done but he said he had never expected his actions to Gar nor so much attention particularly a front Page article in the Washington Post. Quot i did not anticipate these problems a he said. A tin glad its Over ,. ,. A Greeley said he disagreed with tile military policy that homosexuality is . A you should be judged by the service you provide the military a he said. A a Greeley said Hie intended to become a consultant to private computer firms. ,. Maj. Kathy Blevins a spokeswoman at Bolling said Greeley a discharge was delayed so the air Force could Quot debrief him and question him about his Access to sensitive information Ltd Quot a. The air Force she said was Quot taking routine precautions to ensure there is no breach of National convicted of staging Hunts for exotic cats King Guy Cahl. A jury tuesday convicted a couple on Misdemeanour charges of letting Hunters kill endangered exotic eats on their ranch. Patterson 111. And his wife Dawn claimed they broke no. Laws by staging the Hunts for i Gers leopards jaguars and other eats they said Cali forma Lawai Oest ban such Hunts. I however the Mont Rcv county municipal court jury convicted the Patterson in All counts a a 3$ against Patterson and seven against his wife a after a play of deliberations. Singh Aulakh the attorney for the Palte Isons did t present a defense saving the prosecution failed in prove that the couple broke any Laws ,. Monterey county. Deputy. District attorney Russell. Scot t said the Law might not specifically ban the him is but it does prevent people from transporting or posses. Sing endangered species without the proper permits. A sentencing was scheduled for aug. 2. A i a most of the Misdemeanour to urls Deal with violations of the endangered species Law and permit process. The charges carry a Urx Innon penalty of one year in a ,1100 line each. said the Paite sons charged haulers $3,500 to kill exotic cats take photographs with the dead animals and then take them Home stuffed 1 lie Patterson have and melted to staging wild game Hunts after an Arizona animal dealer began Selling them exotic cats for $1,80 1 Cecii starting in the Spring of i w l. But they claimed they did t believe they were doing anything indictment filed again is the couple in april cited the killing i two Bengal tigers one spotted Leopard a Black Jaguar a crossbred cat and two Mountain Lions. Prosecutors say some of so old and tame they had to be dragged from cages. A others involved in a including Hunters Ami dealers either pleaded guilty or Are being tried separately. A a of Retiree gets $555,900 after useless Bra in surgery t Ai Lai Lassah fla. A a Federal judge ordered the air Force to pay $555,000 to a retired serv ice member who had unnecessary brain surgery and i a dint Ion therapy when military doctors misdiagnosed an Macc lion As cancer. A. A. Or. Larry Johnson ordered surgery for George Hughes in 1084, but what Johnson thought was a cancerous Lump in Hughes head turned out to be a wad of pus that could have been treated with antibiotics. At one Point Johnson told Kuglics he had. No Mote. Than a year to live . District judge William Stafford said a. Quot. -. A. A through his carelessness or Johnson subjected 1 Kuglics to unnecessary trauma which May or May not cause Long term physical harm hut which most decidedly has already caused much mental stress a Stafford said. A. V a. The judge i flied the verdict june 18 after a non jury trial in March. Hughes 54, now retired from the air Force is a real estate broker in Panama City. .
