European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 13, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7bill to Cut welfare Rolls in Massachusetts Boston a up to 10,000 people will be Cut from Massachusetts main welfare program under a Bill gov. William f. Weld has signed into Law. Weld signed the measure thursday saying further cuts May be necessary if the program runs Short of Cash before the fiscal year ends june 30. The cuts will go into effect next month. The Law replaces general Relief with a program that eliminates sex convicts people Over 45 with no work history students Over 21, illegal aliens families whose income or assets tire too High for them to qualify for fed eral welfare and drug and alcohol abusers in Halfway houses. Still eligible Are poor people Over age 65, the destitute disabled people caring full time for a disabled person people participating in vocational rehabilitation full time students under age 21 and some families who done to qualify for Aid to families with dependent children. The Law eliminates 8,000 to 10,000 people from the program that now serves 38,000. Michigan recently eliminated state welfare to 81,000 people who Arentt disabled and Don t have children. Other states have taken similar Steps to save Money. Weld blamed the cuts on the poor Economy and the states sluggish Revenue picture saying the state must a get a grip on our spending habits even if it Means a shaving benefits just a Little  to be eligible recipients must be virtually without assets. The plan provides a monthly stipend of $338, or $303 a month if a recipient lives in Public housing. Woman admits to prostitution says Swaggart sought her for sex Indio Calif. Apr a woman Riding with evangelist Jimmy Swaggart when he got three traffic tickets Friday says she is a prostitute the preacher picked up for sex. Swaggart was accompanied by Rosemary Garcia of Coachella Valley when he was cited for driving on the wrong Side of the Road driving an unregistered vehicle and not wearing a seat Belt said police chief Jerry Graves. Garcia 31, told two television news Crews that Swaggart who was disgraced in 1988 after his Contact with a new Orleans prostitute was made known picked her up seeking a Date a common euphemism among prostitutes for sexual Contact. A for sex i mean that a Why he stopped me that a what i do in a a prostitute a a she told Knic to in los Angeles. A the asked for sex a she said. A the was  in an interview with Mir to in Palm Springs she said Swaggart saw a police car behind him and became agitated swerving his car As he tried to hide pornographic magazines which caused in to be stopped. In 1988, Swaggart resigned from the assemblies of god Church the nations largest pentecostal denomination after a fellow preacher released photos of Swaggart with a new Orleans prostitute. In a tearful confession at the time Swaggart admitted to an unspecified sin. But he refused to Bow to Church discipline and resumed his ministry. A a he a the same Guy who cries on to Rosemary Garcia an admitted prostitute talks with , wife get 65 years for murder of daughter Crown Point ind. A a surgeon and his wife a former paediatrics nurse each received 65-year prison terms Friday for the murder and neglect of his 5-year-old daughter. Or. Gary d. Shipley and Gloria Anne Shipley both 35, were convicted aug. 21 of the november 1990 death of Amy his 5-year-old daughter by a previous marriage. Autopsy reports showed the child was malnourished and dehydrated when she choked and died after vomiting a milk formula laced with Black Pepper. A i did no to see any remorse Over her death from either of you. I see remorse for the situation you re in a Lake Superior court judge James Letsinger told the ship Leys. Before the sentence was handed Down however Gloria Shipley maintained her innocence. A i know in my heart that i did no to kill Amy and i did no to do anything i believe caused harm to her a she said in a shaky voice before her sentencing. The judge sentenced the couple to concurrent sentences of 50 years for murder and 15 for neglect. Prosecutors had asked for the maximum penalties on both charges which would have totalled 80 years. Defense attorney Nick Thiros had argued against a lengthy sentence saying it would be a tantamount to the death  the ship Leys took the witness stand during their 13-Day trial and denied intending to harm Amy. Both said they did not withhold food or fluids from the child although they conceded autopsy photographs indicated malnutrition and dehydration. They claimed Amy choked to death on a piece of Toast. Shipley was placed on 20-year probation in 1990 by the Indiana medical licensing Board because of allegations he improperly prescribed medication for family members. For All these people to feel sort for him. To give him All their Money a Garcia told the Palm Springs station. A for what so he can come give it to us. That a pretty  Swaggart 56, driving a 1989 Jaguar was stopped Friday morning and passed a Field sobriety test Graves said. A police department statement said the area where Swaggart was stopped was within a 10-Block radius a in which Indio police targeted vice operations for narcotics and  a the police officer who issued the citation knew Garcia by sight a said police spokesman Garry Heckman. Swaggart is scheduled to appear on the citation nov. 15 in Indio municipal court. Indio is about 120 Miles East of downtown los Angeles. Swaggart was in California for a series of spiritual services said his attorney in new Orleans William Treeby who added Swaggart was travelling with his wife Frances. A woman who answered said Treeby was unavailable. Swaggart a whereabouts were unknown. A new Orleans jury in september found against Swaggart his ministry and his attorney in a civil defamation lawsuit filed by fellow to evangelist Marvin Gorman. Gorman was awarded $10 million after convincing the jury Swaggart and others spread false rumours about him alleging sexual misconduct that drove Gormanos ministry into  s stars fetch $15,000 at Charity event Tampa fla. Up a a Well known Tampa residents a possibly George Steinbrunner a bought the four stars worn by Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf during operation desert storm for $15,000 at a Charity auction. Auction organizers would not identify the buyer other than to say that it was a Well known Tampa resident at the thursday night Sale. But Steinbrenner the former new York Yankees owner who has a shipbuilding Yard in Tampa was one of 400 people who paid $50 to attend the event at the Tampa Bay performing arts Center. He did not deny making the winning bid. The auction raised $40,000 for Tampa a Ronald Mcdonald House scheduled to open in Spring of 1992 near Tampa general Hospital. The Ronald Mcdonald houses provide lodging for the families of seriously ill children being treated at nearby hospitals. In All 38 items went on the Block at the celebrity auction. Jack Nick Lausz winning scorecard for the 1986 masters tournament sold for $1,800 and san Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana a Jersey fetched $1,100. A baseball signed by Joe Dimaggio brought $800, and Singer Bonnie Raitto a electric guitar went for $750. Ministry into bankruptcy. A korean grocer convicted in teen s shooting Deal a. To mar / is ont la Al to Rte Llu la to Floh tvs 11 by by the los Angeles times los Angeles in a Case that dramatized Long standing racial and ethnic tensions a korean born grocer was convicted of voluntary manslaughter Friday in the shooting death of a 15-year-old Black girl who the merchant accused of stealing a $1.79 bottle of Orange juice. Soon Jadu sat quietly head bowed in a packed and tense courtroom As the jury delivered its guilty verdict. She faces up to 16 years in prison for killing Latasha Harlins on the morning of March 16 at dues grocery store the Empire liquor Market. The shooting has been blamed for inflaming already deep animosities Between korean shopkeepers and their Black customers in the economically depressed neighbourhoods of South Central los Angeles. Do 49, shot Latasha in the Back of the head after an Over the counter scuffle involving the bottle of juice. Do who said she thought Latasha was going to kill her and has maintained the shooting was accidental was released on bail pending her sentencing nov. 15. The jury rejected a More serious second degree murder charge As Well As a lesser involuntary manslaughter verdict. The most dramatic evidence presented to the jury in three Days of testimony last week was a videotape of the shooting captured by a Security camera installed near the ceiling of the Market. It evident ally played a major role in the jurors decision because they were said to have replayed it Over and Over during deliberations. Latasha Skilling came amid a series of bitter violent incidents involving korean grocers and the Black Community. The shooting death of a Black Man at another korean owned store in june led to a summer Long Boycott by Black activists who charged that the merchants often treat residents with racist tinged disrespect. Several stores have also been firc bombed. Throughout the trial korean Ameri can and Black spectators packed the courtroom