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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 b the stars and stripes monday july 1, 1991 teen s sentence Seattle apr instead of being sent to jail a teen Ager who took part in a Cross burning on a Black family a Lawn was sent to the Library to read the grim holocaust tale the diary of Anne Frank. Matthew Ryan Tole 18, was sentenced Friday to read the famous Story told by a Young jewish girl of her family a attempt to escape nazi persecution during world War ii. King county Superior court judge Anthony Wartnik said Tole received a Light sentence because he was not one of the leaders in the april 16 Cross burning in the suburb of Bothell North of Seattle. A the Anne Frank Book is great for someone to get a picture of the most extreme thing that can happen if people Arentt willing to. Step Forward and say this is wrong a Wartnik said. A a in a hoping it will make him More  Wartnik ordered him to write a Book report on the diary of Anne Frank within three months. Tole pleaded guilty to rendering criminal assistance in the Cross burning which involved at least a dozen Bothell High school students. The Cross was built during a party at Tole a Home. Tole did not help build or Light the Cross but he supplied some of the materials. He also helped hide a second Cross that was never burned. The judge also ordered Tole to pay about $200 in fines and court fees perform 240 hours of Community service and stay away from the targets of the Cross burning. Tole was one of three adults and two juveniles charged in the incident. Those cases Are still pending. Malicious harassment charges were filed against a student who prosecutors said was the group Leader. His defense attorneys have said they will argue that Cross burning is a form of free speech protected under the Constitution. Frank and her family hid from the nazis in the attic of an Amsterdam building from 1942 to 1944, when they were betrayed and discovered. Frank died in a concentration Camp but left the diary As testimony of the family a  Mission artwork found in thief s House los Angeles times los Angeles a a venerated 18th-Century painting of the Virgin Mary stolen 14 years ago from the altar of a roman Catholic Mission in nearby san Gabriel will be returned to the Church after being found in the nearby House of a convicted antiquities thief the Fri announced Friday. Among other things recovered from the House in san Gabriel about 10 Miles Northeast of downtown los Angeles were two other religious paintings a sculpture Ana other artefacts stolen from the san Fernando Mission about a decade ago. Also found were 330 books taken from the san Gabriel Mission and other libraries throughout the United states. A but the most significant find Fri and Church officials said is the la Dolorosa our lady of sorrows painting of the grieving Mary Best known in roman Catholic Church history for reportedly helping to save the founders of the san Gabriel Mission in 1771. A band of attacking indians is said to have put Down their weapons when the missionaries held up the painting. A a it a always been very special a said Mary Hales a regional Secretary for the Claret an missionaries which run the san Gabriel Mission. A a it a really kind of miraculous that it should turn up so close to  the painting and other artworks arid books turned up in january 1990 during an Fri search of the san Gabriel Home which belongs to the parents of William March Witherell. At the time Witherell was a suspect in a theft from the University of Pennsylvania Library of two 18th-Cenr Tury books by Benjamin Franklin valued at about $60,000, said Linda Vizi an Fri spokeswoman in Philadelphia. Witherell was sentenced last november to a Federal prison term of a year and a Day for that theft Witherell 40, allegedly conducted Book theft sprees at universities and libraries throughout the nation Fri officials said. He allegedly stole 10.books from the san Gabriel Mission including a 15th-Century volume of Gregorian chants and a 16th-Century compilation of papal Fri agent Dodge Frederick inspects a Wood carving from among artwork recovered at the Home of a convicted thief. Decrees. Officials also suspect that he took at least 320 More books from the Losi Angeles Public Library and the libraries at the universities in Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin and Alaska. Meanwhile the confiscated items in the Witherell House were moved to Philadelphia. It took 18 months and much advice from Art experts to locate the rightful owners. Vizi said the artworks would be shipped to California within a week or so. Norman Neuerburg an expert on California Mission Art who lives in los Angeles said that minus its history the unsigned la Dolorosa would be a a run of the Mill 18th-Century painting from Mexico Worth Only a few Hundred dollars. But its history makes the work priceless he said. There will be a warm Welcome Home for la Dolorosa at the san Gabriel Mission according to pastor Gary Smith. The painting he said represents a peaceful moment in the otherwise bloody subjugation of native californians. Canada plans to Stop excavation of Shipwreck Detroit apr Canadian authorities say they intend to Stop a Salvage operator from excavating a 19th-Century Lake Erie Shipwreck that he believes contains $60 million in Gold. Steven Morgan of los Angeles based mar dive corp., said his company has claim to the Steamer Atlantic which Sank in 1852 in Canadian Waters West of Buffalo . But Ontario police who Are patrolling Waters near the wreck have orders to Stop his project according to Armando de Peralta spokesman for the Ontario ministry of culture and communication. Morgan claims that his diving team has already removed tools China and other artefacts from the wreck. The ship which was in route from Buffalo to Detroit was discovered six Miles West of Long Point Ontario. But the Salvage operation could be a violation of the Ontario heritage act which prohibits stealing items from archaeological Sites. Violation of the act is punishable by a Fine of up to $50,000 and a year in jail. Morgan said his partnership with Western wrecking co., an Ohio firm that bought rights to the Atlantic in 1873, exempts him from the heritage acts terms. He added that he has filed a claim for the ship in Federal court in California. Morgan believes that $60 million in Gold is in the ship s Safe but Michigan Shipwreck authorities have said the Safe was recovered by a Detroit diver in 1856. They said it contained $36,000 and six Gold watches. There also is disagreement Over How Many people died in the wreck. Original reports said that More than 300 of the Atlantic a 600 passengers perished. But a Book written in 1966 said those figures were exaggerated and that Only 131 people died. Infected Soldier sentenced for ignoring Safe sex order Newport news a. A an his infected Soldier accused of having unprotected sex with five women was convicted saturday of disobeying an army order requiring that he use sexual safeguards and inform partners of his ailment. Spec. Kenneth a. Schoolfield 24, of Columbus Ohio also was found guilty by a military judge of sodomy aggravated assault and committing an indecent act. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison and Given a dishonourable discharge. Schoolfield also had faced a rape charge that could have meant a life sentence. It was reduced to the indecent act conviction. Schoolfield joined the army in 1986. He tested positive for his the aids virus in late 1988 when he was stationed in Germany. He was transferred to fort Eustis Here in Early 1989 and was counselled on the army a Safe sex policy for soldiers who carry the deadly virus. The policy prohibits Intercourse with out a condom and requires soldiers to Tell potential sex partners about their affliction. Capt. Paul Sausville the military prosecutor said in closing arguments that Schoolfield was told by three commanders about the Safe sexual practices order. A the accused violated that order and he wilfully violated it by Sausville said. A the knew having sex without a condom was exposing those girls to the  Schoolfield did not testily. Defense lawyer Greg Mccormack said Schoolfield thought he was accomplishing Safe sex by withdrawing before ejaculation. Videotapes of some sexual encounters were played during the four Day court martial. Mccormack said All five women have tested negative for the aids virus. The Case will be automatically appealed to the court of military review. It also could be taken to the . Court of military appeals  
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