European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A it pc a Page 4 a the stars and stripes monday july 15, 1991chief Gates predicts hell quit in 92 or 93 by the los Angeles times los Angeles police chief Daryl Gates said saturday that he May stay in office until 1993, despite an earlier announcement by two key City Council allies that the chief had agreed to step Down by the end of this year or soon thereafter. A i will retire sometime in �?T92, or in Early �?T93,�?� Gates said in a Telephone interview. A this has always been my plan a Gates said adding that nothing has changed despite the announcement Friday by City Council members John Ferraro and Joel Wachs that the chief had agreed to retire after a vote on police reforms. A a in be served the City 42 years and i think 1 have a right to decide when in a leaving and not be hounded  Gates who has been under pressure to quit amid charges of police brutality and racism in the los Angeles police department said he did not intend to leave his Post which pays $168,793 a year before voters consider police Reform measures nor before a successor can be chosen. The Reform measures were recommended last week by a special commission. A it makes no sense for the chief to leave until the people have decided a Gates said. A once that is done ill set a  the chief suggested that he will Campaign against a proposed City charter amendment that would limit the tenure of the police chief to a maximum of two five year terms a i expect to be heard on that a he said. Limiting the chiefs tenure was a key recommendation by the Blue ribbon Christopher commission after its 100-Day review of the police department. The commission appointed after the videotaped police beating of Motorist Rodney King on March 3, last week recommended fundamental restructuring of the los Angeles police Force including curbs on the Power of the chief and changes in the training and discipline of officers. The commissions 228-Page report also recommended that Gates begin turning Over Power to a new chief. The interview was Gates first detailed comment since Wachs and Ferraro announced that the chief had agreed in private talks to retire under certain conditions including the scheduling of a special election in december. A Daryl has a Way with words. Daryl likes to play with you people. 1 still stand by what i said before a Ferraro said. Wachs said that a the Basic agreement is solid a but he expressed Surprise that Gates mentioned the possibility of staying on until 1993. A a there a no Way the process of putting charter amendments on the ballot and selecting a chief would take that Long. A i still presume it will take six to nine months to finish the process and then he would keep his word and retire a said Wachs who said that he has not spoken to Gates since thursday. For his part Gates did not deny the announcement of a Deal linking his retirement to a ballot measure on police Reform. But he said a there Are things that must be done. I have said a lets go Forward with an orderly  and that requires a vote of the people. Before that the City Council has to debate and set the election Date and that takes time.inmate killed guards Hurt in Illinois prison Melee Illinois state police officers put on their riot gear late saturday after an inmate was killed at Stateville correctional Center in Joliet. Joliet Iii. Apr an inmate was shot and killed and three prison guards were injured one of them critically after the prisoner attacked a corrections officer on saturday. Guards brought the Stateville correctional Center under control and its 2,000 inmates were locked Down Early sunday after the confrontation said Brian Fairchild a state corrections department spokesman. A we have total control of every Square Inch of the place a Fairchild said. The confrontation began when an inmate stabbed a guard Captain in an open area of the prisons f Cellblock Fairchild said. The inmate continued attacking the Captain despite a warning shot fired by a guard in a prison Tower he said. The guard in the Tower then shot and killed the inmate. The violence was confined to the one Cellblock Fairchild said. No hostages were taken. The critically injured guard May have been accidentally shot by a corrections officer in addition to his injuries from the stabbing Fairchild said. He said it was unclear How the other two guards were injured. Those guards were in Good condition at Silver Cross Hospital nursing supervisor Dolores Kocka said. She did no to know the extent of their injuries. Police from neighbouring communities said they were called in to help state corrections officers at the maximum Security prison. Around 11 . Saturday police in riot gear and wielding Batons broke through a door leading into the Cellblock which had been blockaded by the prisoners said Lockport fire department it. Dick Cronholm. Cron Holm said he heard several shots fired As he and other firefighters followed the police into the four Story Cellblock to douse a trash fire apparently started by inmates. The Cellblock houses 300 prisoners. Stateville was built in 1920 to House 1,506 prisoners. In recent years it has regularly housed More than 2,000 inmates. The prisons population includes members of several Chicago Street gangs and there has been violence Between inmates and guards in the past. Last year guards quelling a gang fight shot and killed two prisoners. Cleanup of Alaska Oil spill ends Anchorage Alaska up the official cleanup of the Exxon Valdez Oil spill has ended. The last Crews were demobilized saturday bringing to an end the massive Effort to scrub away the worst effects of the nations worst spill. The Effort took three Summers and Cost $2.5 billion. But As it wound up some crude still remained on the beaches scattered around Prince William sound. A helicopter strike Force will be on standby for the rest of the summer Able to respond in Case subsurface Oil washes up at any location. But Exxon the state and the coast guard agree that Crews have recovered As much Oil As they can from the March 24, 1989, Accident. About 11 million Gallons of crude were dumped into the Pristine Waters of the sound fouling roughly 1,200 Miles of Shoreline. During the cleanup Crews scoured hundreds of Miles of beaches a shovelling up oily sediment scooping up gooey tar and ripping up chunks of Oil that had hard ened into Asphalt. The work involved some High tech tools but was mostly a Low tech sweaty and dirty Job. A nobody should Call the Oil spill cleanup a Success a said state cleanup coordinator Ernie Piper. A a it a damage control. And none of us should fool ourselves into thinking that when you spill 250,000 barrels of Oil you re going to be very successful at cleaning it  taking Over where cleanup Crews left off was a Small team of a a bioremediation workers. They were spraying fertilizer on oily Sites to stimulate the growth of naturally occurring Oil eating microbes that hasten the degradation process. A where we stand right now a coast guard cmdr. De Page said Quot we feel comfortable that it does no to warrant additional mechanical or manual  experts said they think that Oil lingering on and under beaches will remain an additional five to seven years. Piper said however that some May degrade sooner and some May persist into the next Century. Sex Arizona lawmaker gets jail term Phoenix apr a former Arizona legislator who was the first to plead guilty in a corruption sting has been sentenced to two years in prison for taking bribes and obstructing Justice. Bobby Raymond was videotaped while he bragged about deals and suggested sexual blackmail As part of what he thought was a Campaign to legalize Casino gambling. Raymond a democratic representative from Phoenix resigned from his seat after his guilty plea and subsequent indictment in february. He received the stiff est sentence imposed in the scandal and must serve seven years of probation and repay $34,500. Raymond said he had expected prison time but had been working As a truck Driver and had hoped for a work furlough. A i put myself in this position 1 accept full responsibility a he said. Raymond met at least 10 times with an undercover police informer pretending he was an organized crime figure seeking support to Start legalized Casino gambling in Arizona. In one tape he says a my favorite line is a what a in it for me a a Raymond must report to prison next  purchases sex presidential yacht from fund raising Trust Norfolk a. Up a the yacht Sequoia used by seven presidents until Jimmy Carter disposed of it As a luxury in 1977, has been sold at auction for $50,000 to Norfolk shipbuilding and dry Dock co., which is owed $2,2 million for renovations and repairs. The company forced the Sale and bought the 104-foot yacht Friday to protect its investment in the ship said no Shipco attorney . Birkhead. A it is not nor Shipcot a intention to operate the vessel themselves or to turn it into a corporate yacht a he said. The company will work with the vessels former owner the non profit presidential yacht Trust of Washington to return the Sequoia to its former glory. A a it a a Beautiful yacht and wed like to see it be the presidential yacht again a Birkhead said. R. Josh Lanier executive director of the Trust said Transfer of ownership to no Shipco May help Clear up other Legal entanglements. The twin engine ship built As a private yacht in 1925 and later sold to the government was first used by Herbert Hoover. The Trust bought it in 1981 and planned to refurbish it but fund raising lagged and Bills piled up. The Trust went broke and creditors sued and the yacht _ remained berthed in the Elizabeth  last november no Shipco grew impatient awaiting payment for repairs. The company asked Federal authorities to seize the yacht on its claim for payment. Lanier who said it will take several million dollars to get the ship headed toward Washington said the Trust is courting Large investors and donors. Birkhead said he expected . District judge Robert Doumar to approve nor Shipcot a bid by wednesday