European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 3, 1991 the stars and stripes c Page 5suspect in kidnapping commits suicide Jasper Ala. Apr the Man authorities say collected $300,000 in the kidnapping of an industrialist s daughter took his knowledge of the woman s whereabouts to the grave officials said. Jerry Bland who police believe abducted 25-year-old Carrie Lawson on sept. 11. Shot himself to death Early tuesday As Fri agents staked out his House. A the did not leave us any clues about the whereabouts of Carrie Lawson a said District attorney Charles Baker. He would not say if he thought she was alive. Meanwhile a Cousin of Blands Karen Mcphearson of Cullman was being held on a kidnapping charge. Authorities did Bland not say what role Mcphearson is alleged to have played in the kidnapping but Baker said a significant amount of Cash was found in her Home. The District attorney said that evidence provided by Mcphearson had Bland a nailed to the Wall for the kidnapping. But he added that authorities still had no idea where Lawson was. Lawson is the daughter of Harriett and David Smith a Cleveland tenn., industrialist. She was abducted from her Home by a gunman who tied up her husband Earl Lawson or. The last her family heard from her was when she called the next Day saying she feared for her life. The Day after that Carrie Lawson a in Laws met a kidnappers demands to leave $300,000 in a dark Culvert but the kidnapper failed to keep his Promise to release her. Baker said Bland 49, left behind a suicide note claiming that the More than $200,000 Fri agents found Coroner Ben Howell tells relatives of Jerry Bland a suspect in the kidnapping of Carrie la fitted suicide at his Home in Jasper Ala. Waiting nearby is the City a police chief Bobby Cin. Lawson that Bland com in his Home during a search tuesday was drug Money not Ransom Money. But Baker added that he did not believe that. A we knew beyond All doubt that Jerry Bland was the Man a the prosecutor said. Blands note also said Mcphearson was not involved in the kidnapping. Baker said he had told Blands attorneys he would help him with a plea bargain if he would reveal where Lawson was. He said he had another meeting scheduled with the attorneys tuesday when Bland killed himself before  rejected for Honor society loses lawsuit White Plains. N y. A High school officials did no to violate a students rights when they turned him Down for the National Honor society despite his near perfect Grade Point average a jury decide n the stars and stripes 10years ago oct. 3,1981 a president Reagan proposed the most ambitious strengthening of . Nuclear forces in nearly three decades a a $180 billion program that would include Basing 100 my missiles in existing silos and building 100 updated b-1 bombers.20 years ago oct. 3,1971 a Walt Disney world opened up the Gates of its $400 million a vacation kingdom Quot in Orlando Fla. Visitors were greeted by costumed Disney characters Mickey mouse Donald Duck Pluto and others As they entered the Park and boarded monorails to be whisked to the magic kingdoms theme park.30 years ago oct. 3,1961 a French president Charles de Gaulle threatened to regain supreme dictatorial Powers dissolve parliament and hold a nationwide referendum vote if a grave new political crisis rocked france.40 years ago oct. 3,1951 a the Senate passed a Bill to end the army quartermaster general a duty of providing stables for the presidents horses and carriages. There was no opposition to the Bill because there were no horses at the White House. De tuesday. The family of Justin Dangler 17, filed a $2 million lawsuit against Yorktown Central schools and Michael Frischman the principal of Yorktown High school. The danglers attorney Michael Sussman claimed Dangler was rejected in retaliation for complaints his family filed against the District and the school on issues ranging from problems with bus transportation to grades. Dangler claimed another reason for his rejection was an article on racism he wrote for the school newspaper. The . District court jury deliberated More than three hours before finding that neither the District nor the principal had violated danglers right to free speech. Dangler said that he was disappointed and that he would reapply for the Honor society in the next few weeks. When a faculty committee rejected him in March danglers Grade Point average was 3.93 out of a possible 4.0 the society a required minimum is 3.5. Acceptance is based Fon character leadership and service As Well As scholarship. The family said Dangler met All the requirements including extracurricular activities. He is editor of the student newspaper Active in the student Senate works As a Hospital Volunteer and has been cited by the Westchester county Board of legislators for his citizenship. But witnesses testified that Dangler used inappropriate language and did not respect teachers. They said the faculty Council advised him to modify his behaviour and reapply this fall. A instead of looking at the deficiencies pointed out by people who were close to him he decided not to take responsibility for his actions but to attack Michael Rabus an attorney for the schools said during closing arguments tuesday. Adele Volk a member of the faculty committee that rejected Dangler s application said a we All acted honorable and with  she sobbed with other committee members when the verdict was read be fore . District judge Gerard Goettel. Judge upholds student loan rules penalizing colleges Trade schools Washington a a Federal judge tuesday upheld new government rules aimed at barring colleges and Trade schools from Federal student Aid programs when their students default rates Are too High. . District judge Harold h. Greene rejected claims by a group of schools that the rules were unconstitutionally retroactive and overreached the Law passed by Congress. The schools said about 178 institutions could be barred from guaranteed student loan programs this fall under the rules adopted in july by the education department. Some May have to go out of business As a result the plaintiffs said. Quot unduly High default rates Are a phenomenon that need not be tolerated a Greene wrote adding that the situation was one Quot for which the schools had some responsibility. And that the plaintiff schools should have addressed on their own before  the education departments previous regulations required schools to be barred from Federal loan programs if their students default rates were above 60 percent in 1989 and 55 percent in 1990. Under the new regulations schools default rates must be no higher than 35 percent for the three years before the 1991 and 1992 school years and 30 percent for the three years preceding the 1993 school year. The plaintiffs said the Rule was unconstitutionally retroactive because the schools could be penalized even if their student default rates were within the education department Standard in effect at the time. Congress intended the 35 percent Rule to take effect starting in 1991, not going Back to the three previous years the schools said. Greene found however that Congress had intended to Cut the loan programs Cost in 1991 by barring High default schools. The judge agreed the Law was ambiguous but added that he must defer to the education departments interpretation. A it May not be particularly fair for Congress to terminate schools eligibility based on past defaults which the schools can do nothing about now but it is not unconstitutional a Greene wrote. The judge noted that congressional hearings found that Many schools with High student default rates Quot were harming Low income students by inviting them to join but then took no action to ensure that the students graduated or found  Thomas Llyl Den attorney Lor one of the plaintiffs the association of accredited cosmetology schools said Quot obviously we re disappointed and we disagree with Greene s ruling Llyl Den said he would consider whether to Appeal