European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 14, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 5,Homes found for starving horses from Nellis Sparks Nev. Apr hundreds of horse lovers descended on a Remote government ranch Over the weekend and adopted a record 407 wild horses that had faced death because of drought and overgrazing on a desert bombing Range. The animals were among some 2,000 horses rounded up on the bombing and gunnery Range at Nellis fab eight Miles Northeast of Las vegas in recent weeks in an Effort to thin the nation s largest wild horse  Bureau officials Are stepping up efforts across the country to place the 2,000 horses taken from the Nellis Range. Officials estimate some 6,000 horses inhabit the Range where growing herds have overgrazed the land. The animals adopted Over the weekend included about 80 Colts among some 200 Young horses taken off the Nellis Range. An additional 75 Colts Are scheduled for adoption saturday in Las vegas. Many of the Colts were near death from Lack of food and water on the 2.2 million acre Range. Most had been kicked away by mares that were unable to fend for themselves much less care for their offspring. A in some areas of the Range the food and water Are 15 Miles apart Quot said Mike Rockingham a Bureau of land management employee at the Palomino Valley wild horse and Burro adoption Center 19 Miles North of Sparks. A the babies just can to do it they can to get from one place to the other. So the Little ones Are just abandoned Quot Rockingham said. Congress passed legislation in 1971 to protect manage and control wild horses and Burros on Public land declaring them a living symbols of the historic and Pioneer spirit of the  in the first 15 years after the declaration the land Bureau adopted out More than 91,000. Horses and Burros. Also adopted Over the weekend were 50 mares that had Colts at their Side. Other horses of All Ages a some 600 in All a also were offered for adoption. A the adoption was very successful Quot Bob Stewart the Bureau s chief of pub lie affairs in Quot Reno said monday. A the people who came were horse people who knew what they were looking at. We were very pleased with the Public  he said the previous record for a weekend adoption was 180  demonstrator Given year in jail Wichita Kan. Apr a Federal judge tuesday sentenced an anti abortion demonstrator to one year in prison on a contempt of court charge for directing juveniles to Block Access to an abortion clinic. The judge previously had sent another anti abortion protester to jail and warned 10 others to Stop blockading clinics telling a priest that if he persisted he  see his Parish again before Christmas. . District judge Patrick f. Kelly on tuesday ordered Jay Cody Gibson 34, of Neosho mo., to prison for a blatant Defiance of his order against protesters blocking entrances to two abortion clinics. Police and Federal marshals have made nearly 2,100 arrests outside the two clinics under court Protection since july 15, when the militant group operation Rescue began its Campaign to Stop abortions in Wichita. Weary of the repeated blockades Kelly last week threatened to jail any protester arrested More than once. Kelly told Gibson his actions were �?odisgusting.�?�. A yours is not Only a blatant Defiance of my order it is a despicable act and it will not be condoned a Kelly said. He said Gibson might be freed if he promises to break ties with operation Rescue. As marshals led Gibson away he said a the lord is Good folks. The lord is  Kelly had been expected to hear contempt cases against 15 other protesters who have been arrested More than once at the clinics. Instead he said they would first appear before a Federal magistrate. Of 11 who were arrested Friday and appeared in court monday Kelly initially sentenced three to jail for contempt and ruled there was insufficient evidence to convict eight others. Kelly had sentenced Paul f. Rosell 33, of Wichita to a year in prison for directing children to lie Down in front of moving vehicles at the clinics but lifted the term when Rosell said he would obey the anti blockade order. Royce Ray lower 37, of Wichita was sentenced to 180 Days in jail but was freed when attorney Paul Dugan promised that lower would heed the order. Kelly gave Richard a. Czekaj 32, Santa Barbara calif., four months in jail for taking a leadership role and directing protesters to Block a car in front of a clinic. Czekaj was offered a Chance to avoid prison if he would Promise not to defy Kelly a order. Three clergymen including two roman Catholic priests were among those cleared for Lack of evidence that they had blocked a clinic or harassed patients and staff. Kelly warned the Rev. Harry Patrick Malone 58, of suburban Derby against persisting in trying to Block either clinic. A with All due respect to you sir it will be after Christmas before you see your Parish again a the judge said. Outside the courtroom Malone said a i done to know if ill go Back to the clinics. In be had fair  others who were cleared such As the Rev. Joseph Foreman of Atlanta remained defiant. A i will attempt to save babies lives again absolutely a he said As he left court. A anti abortion activists Richard a. Czekay and Royce Ray lower Lead other arrested protesters out of court. N the stars and stripes10 year Sago aug. 14,1981 a ten thousand militia members led by a Goose stepping East German army band paraded in East Berlin to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall. 20years ago aug. 14,1971 a Syria and Jordan exchanged tank and artillery fire across their Border and rumours of clashes including attacks by syrian aircraft swept through the jordanian capital of amman.30 years ago aug. 14,1961 a in an Effort to halt the flow of refugees into West Germany the communist regime in East Germany divided Berlin with barbed wire closed the sector s Border and halted All Westward traffic.40 years ago aug. 14,1951 a North korean radio announced that no Progress could be expected in the armistice talks unless the United nations changed its stand on a cease fire line based on the present Battle front. Court rejects record firm s proposal to Settle Milli Vanilli lip sync suit Chicago apr a judge on monday rejected a proposed settlement of a lawsuit against Arista records Over the lip syncing duo Milli Vanilli calling it unfair because Consumers would have to buy More products to get a refund. The los Angeles based record company had offered to refund $3 on future music purchases to anyone who bought a Milli Vanilli compact disc or $2 for a tape or record or $1 for a single. Arista said the Deal would have Cost them $25 million or More. A we were disappointed in the judges decision a said Aaron Robinson an Arista attorney. A we did no to think the agreement called for the members of the class action to necessarily Purchase additional records to receive a rebate. They could have used a receipt from anyone else that May have bought an album produced by Arista  at least 26 lawsuits have been filed claiming Arista defrauded fans by implying that Rob pilatus and Fabrice Morvan Sang on the Best Selling album girl you know its True. Pilatus and Morvan revealed last year that they did nothing More than dance lip sync and pose for pictures. The pair returned a 1990 Best new artist grammy they had won for the album. The Chicago lawsuit was the first to reach a possible settlement and could have applied to anyone who bought one of the More than 10 million albums that had been sold. The plaintiffs attorneys at previous hearings had agreed to the settlement because it would be hard to prove in a trial that Consumers were defrauded. But they said monday that they did not believe the settlement offer was fair. A a we re pleased by this decision Quot said plaintiffs lawyer Jonathan Nachsin. A plans to shut quake threatened Hospital by the Washington Post Washington a Congress has foiled every administration plan since 1965 to close any of the nations 172 veterans hospitals. Now veterans affairs Secretary Edward j. Derwinski has come up with a proposal to close a Northern California medical facility that a officials think Congress probably wont derail. The a has announced that it will shut its 259-bed medical Center in Martinez because of a seismic  the 28-year-old Hospital built with what a a spokesman Calls �?o1958 design technology a is North of Oakland in an area Between two Active earthquake faults and close to a third. As the result of a july Survey engineers have declared that the major clinical building there fails to meet earthquake standards and recommended it be closed. In return Derwinski said the department will seek $217 million for construction of a 243-bed Hospital and a $12 million 120-bed nursing Home unit on the Campus of the University of California at Davis about 50 Miles to the East. The a also plans to ask for another $51 million for an outpatient clinic and 120-bed nursing Home in Martinez. If Congress does not Block the move it would be the first time since the Johnson administration that the a has managed to close one of its hospitals. It closed six in 1965 As a Cost cutting move but members of Congress have consistently rejected plans to close any of the remaining facilities