European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 b the stars and stripes wednesday september 11, 1991 the president of the John Birch society John Mcmanus left stands with its vice president Thomas Gow cent Erand g. Vance Smith chief executive officer outside the groups Headquarters in Appleton wis. Anti socialist Bircher Zero in on Bush s new world order Appleton wis. Apr communism is fading in the soviet Union and Eastern Europe but the red menace still Burns brightly at the International Headquarters of the John Birch society. Quot we should hardly run up the Victory Flag because they Are still socialists a said the groups president John Mcmanus. Quot a communist has never been anything but a socialist in a  for More than three decades Bircher have made anti communism and the soviet threat their rallying cry. Now they re worried that the a new world order Quot proclaimed by president Bush will Lead to new oppression of personal Freedom by an emerging socialist world government led by the United nations Mcmanus said. A Are we More endangered today than 20 years ago the answer is yes. We Are in danger of being totally subject to governmental Power Quot Mcmanus said. I he Birch society was formed in 1958 by Candy company executive Robert Welch and 10 friends who had become alarmed at the growth of communism in the world. John Birch was a . Captain in the world War 11-Era office of strategic services who was killed by chinese communists in 1945. New York apr Federal health officials said monday they Are investigating a mysterious illness that afflicted several dozen passengers and Crew members Hoard a Bermuda bound cruise ship. The nordic Prince operated by Royal Caribbean cruise lines was one Day out of new York on the seven Day round trip sept. I when the first passengers complained of diarrhoea and fever. By last Friday 61 of the ship s 1,1124 passengers and three of its 4.12 Crew reported illness said Gail Lloyd a spokeswoman for the Federal censers for disease control in Atlanta. Around City Hall a the cats Are being moved out. Quot the cats have a Long tradition at City Hall longer than most of the current City Council members a said Maria Forner. A 11-year employee of the accounts division. She said she was considering a petition Campaign that would protest a program to remove the strays. The Council s Chambers figured into the decision to trap the cats and find them Foster Homes said Deputy time during the cold War. In the Early 1960s, it urged the impeachment of supreme court chief Justice Earl Warren and called on the United states to end its membership in the United nations. The society which describes its membership As in the tens of thousands but declines to be More specific consolidated its Headquarters in 1989 at Appleton a Community of 65,000 on the Banks of the Fox River in northeastern Wisconsin. Previously it had maintained dual Headquarters at Belmont mass., and san Marino Calif. Appleton is the Birthplace of the late sen. Joseph Mccarthy r-wis., who was censured by his colleagues in 1954 for his crusade against what he called communist infiltration in the United states. Communism May have been Bircher a rallying cry for years but its downfall leaves the group worried that Western nations May now form a a socialist world government Quot Mcmanus said. A the american people Are being sold one Bill of goods and the chief architect of the Sale is a Fella named Bush the new world order advocate a Mcmanus said. A what has happened in the soviet Union is a switch in tactics. Our own country is becoming socialist. We Are being led into economic tyranny by our own  she said health inspectors boarded the ship and conducted tests when the ship returned to new York on sunday. She said there was no indication yet of what May have caused the illness. The nordic Prince left later in the Day on another Bermuda cruise. The cruise line was looking at the likelihood of an airborne virus rather than food poisoning said Lloyd Axelrod chief of Public relations for the company. Although rates for various accommodations aboard the ship Range from $1,210 to $4,055, everybody chooses meals from the same menu Axelrod said. City manager Jack Tevlin. Several months ago at least one of the cats got into the Council Chambers and stayed there for several Days. The result was a smelly room and a soiled cloth covering on the councils table Tevlin said. And there was concern that some of the cats were in poor health Tevlin said. About a dozen of the cats have been trapped taken to a veterinarian to be neutered and then placed with families he said. One had a diseased Eye that had to be removed and several others were treated for infections.  agent sentenced for drug dealing theft from wire reports los Angeles a a former . Drug agent received five years in prison for stealing seized Money cocaine and heroin and dealing the drugs. Wayne countryman 48, had pleaded guilty with another drug enforcement adm Nistra a a Tion agent John Jackson and they cooperated with prosecutors against a third colleague Darnell Garcia. Garcia got 80 years in prison in july. Prosecutors contended the three agents stole $100,000 in Cash More than 2 pounds of heroin and about 400 pounds of cocaine from an Dea evidence locker and from dealers. Under the plea bargain countryman will forfeit about $1 million he stashed in a Swiss Bank account. . District judge Terry j. Hatter or. On monday praised countryman s cooperation. A my heart is heavy when i think about the situation you re in a the judge told the White haired defendant. Quot in be watched your hair change color. In be watched it and i know Why it s  sentencing for Jackson was set for sept. 30.youths May face Bill Noblesville ind. A a juvenile court prosecutor said he will ask a judge to order two youths to pay for repairs to aids victim Ryan Whites Tombstone which they vandalized. Names of the youngsters were not released. Prosecutor Gary Lamey said the pair toppled the Marker the night of july 6-7 at the Cicero cemetery. White was 18 when he died april 8, 1990, after gaining worldwide recognition for his fight against the discrimination levelled at people with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Lamey said Ryan smother Jeanne White has said the repairs will Cost about $2,100.7 charged in lottery Pittsburgh a seven people were charged with operating an illegal lottery after a police officer placed a $1 bet at a bar police said. Detective Edward Lee placed the bet on the number 189 Friday at the Horoscope lounge. After the bet was accepted officers with the police bureaus division of organized crime narcotics and intelligence raided the club and seized More than $17,000 in suspected gambling receipts. Police arrested six suspects. A court hearing is scheduled for sept. 17.attorney captures suspect Roseville Calit. A state attorney general Dan Lungren can now say he is a real crime fighter. He captured a Man accused of trying to burglarized his . Lungren 44, said he went into his garage sunday to throw away a soda can and surprised the would be thief who dashed out the garage door and Down the Street. I went charging Down after him Quot said Lungren who yelled to his daughters to Call the police. Lungren cornered the Man in a dead end Street he said officers said they discovered a briefcase stolen from one of Lungren a neighbors and a stolen car stereo in the Man s car. Matthew Leon 19, of nearby Sacramento was arrested for investigation of burglary police  plans sky radio Washington a Usa today has announced plans to launch a live radio service for commercial airline passengers beginning sometime next year. A newspaper i based in Arlington va., said its Usa today sky radio will deliver news and sports through the audio systems already in place on Many commercial aircraft beaming the programs to a special Channel by satellite. The continuous program of news financial reports sports scores and weather reports will be broadcast 18 hours a Day Usa today said. In addition the company said the new radio service will broadcast professional and College sporting events during evenings and weekends. Although it has never been part of the political mainstream the group gained attention from time to mysterious illness strikes ship City Hall says goodbye to its cats Phoenix apr mice May be breathing easier