European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 a the stars and stripes wednesday october 16,1991hickel recall conservationists press for alaskan projects called illegal self serving i a it m a a a t. My i t. I a. A. A i n t. _ Juneau Alaska apr gov. Walter j. Hickels Rush to develop alaskan wilderness has spurred a recall Effort backed of environmentalists who say he is abusing his Power and stands to make Money from projects he promotes. The Sierra club says Hickel a a former . Interior Secretary a has shown an a arrogant disregard for the Law and the Public process. The millionaire Developer took office nine months ago. A if he can to get his Way through the Normal democratic procedures he foes around them a said Amela Brodie of the Sierra clubs Anchorage office. A the seems to want to build for the Sake of the Hickel adm Nistra Huckel Tion says the conservation group is out of touch with human concerns. A what have they Ever done for the people in a trying to help a the people who Are unemployed i done to know what they be Ever done to create jobs a Hickel said in a recent interview. Among his administrations environmental controversies a he supports such proposals As a huge port near Ney for Anchorage extensions of the Alaska Railroad a water pipeline to California and an $11 billion trans Alaska Gas pipeline. He owns 12 percent of the company trying to develop the Gas pipeline. A without the necessary permits or legislative approval Hickel dispatched bulldozers to begin building a Road through a Forest near the isolated fishing port of Cordova in Prince William sound. When a state actor publicly accused Hickel of misappropriating Money the project she was fired. A to gain More Federal Highway Money Hickel tried to open to the Public 414 Miles of a dirt Road through the Tundra that has been restricted to use by Industry for 17 years. A judge ordered the Road kept closed after native alaskans and the North slope Borough sued. A Hickel chose Harold Heinze a former Oil executive As alaskans natural resources commissioner and named John Sandor a former Forest service executive and director of a pro mining group As environmental commissioner. A the administration is spending $3 million on a lobbying Campaign in favor of opening the Arctic National wildlife Refuge to Oil exploration. The recalls backers say they have about half the 20,000 signatures needed before recall petitions can be circulated. Fifty thousand signatures on the petitions Are needed to get the Issue on the ballot. Hickels go ahead on the Long debated Cordova Road was a major Factor in the Sierra clubs decision to endorse the recall Campaign which was started by a Small group of political dissidents last Spring. State Highway Crews began the work without notice last summer using Money the legislature allocated for Highway maintenance. Debris was dumped in the Copper River and its tributaries. A state biologist recommended criminal charges against state transportation officials for damaging fish habitat. Last week the army corps of engineers urged the . Attorney in Anchorage to sue the state for violations of the Federal clean water act. The work has stopped for the Winter and native groups Are suing to Block a resumption next year. They say the bulldozers threaten ancestral burial grounds. The portion cleared is Only a Small stretch of the pro it used Road which would Cost millions and require a legislative appropriation to finish. Hickel insists the work was justified As a maintenance expense. Hickel says the Road would be a Boon to Cordova Economy. The governor frequently refers to Alaska As the a owner state Quot because government owns most of its natural resources. He says the resources should be developed for the Public Good. But environmentalists say the 72-year-old Hickel is one of the last of the old time Alaska a a Boomers who want development free from government interference. A the talks about the owner state and he acts like he a the owner a Brodie said. A the ignores not Only environmentalists but he ignores Ordinary alaskans. And All too often he ignores the Hickel says he a concerned about nature and helped Start the american environmental movement. Judge orders probe of alleged Frame up Milwaukee up1 a Milwaukee county circuit judge William j. Haese ordered a probe monday into allegations by fugitive convicted killer Lawrencia Bembenek that she was framed to cover up police misconduct. The probe known As a John Doe investigation a is not a retrial of the Bem Bunck Case a said attorney e. Campion Kersten whom Haese appointed As special prosecutor in the investigation. A former Milwaukee police officer and Playboy club waitress Bembenek contends she was framed for the 1981 murder of Christine Schulz the sex wife of Bembenek a husband at the time. Bembenek maintains she had been targeted by police because she tried to report misconduct and sex discrimination on the Milwaukee police Force. A a the probe is an investigation into. Certain allegations that have been raised and it could obviously have an indirect affect on the Bembenek conviction but that remains to be seen a Kersten said. Bembenek escaped from the Taycheedah correctional institution near fond do Lac last year but was recaptured last october in Canada where she is now seeking status As a refugee. Three appeals of Bembenek Scase have been rejected by Wisconsin Appel late courts. Ira Robins a private investigator pushing to Clear Bembenek said he was Happy with Haeser a decision. A a that Sall 1 Ever wanted is an Independent investigation a Robins said. A a in be been told Many times put up or shut up. I can prove what in be been Robins along with Bembenek s attorneys in Canada have alleged there Are discrepancies in evidence used to get a conviction. Among them Are alleged differences in the gun and Bullet used As Well As the whereabouts of the husband former Milwaukee police detective Elfred o. Schulz jr., on the night his former wife was killed. Police and the Milwaukee county District attorneys office have denied any wrongdoing in the Case. Haese said he chose to make the John Doe investigation secret to reduce the risk of evidence being concealed or tampered with while allowing witnesses to cooperate without threat of retaliation. Bembenek a Canadian attorney Frank Marrocco said his client would cooperate and would be available if subpoenaed although he did no to know if being subpoenaed would Force Bembenek to return to Wisconsin. Kersten could not provide a timetable for the mothering instinct actress Jane Seymour feeds Flash to the first emperor Penguin hatched in Captivity in More than five years. Watching sunday at sea world in san Diego Are her son Sean 5, and daughter Katy 9. The Bird pecked out of its Shell sept 16, marking the 12th successful captive hatching of an emperor Penguin in zoological shows 65% of women had unwanted sex new York up a a Survey of 2,017 women indicates that a majority of them have experienced unwanted sex with men they knew Glamour Magazine reported monday. The Survey also said 28 percent believe that if a woman puts herself into certain situations with a Man she is responsible if she is raped. Readers in the Magazine s monthly poll were asked a have you Ever been pressed into unwanted sex with a Man you knew a thirty five percent answered no. Of the 65 percent answering yes 42 percent said they did it a because i Felt stupid saying no after things had progressed so thirteen percent said a i was afraid he would Hurt ten percent said a i was afraid he would be angry at me or lose interest in those who answered yes were questioned further. Thirty two percent said they later Felt they were victims of sexual assault. Twenty percent said they Felt they were being sexually assaulted at the time. Forty two percent said they never Felt victimized and 6 percent said they did no to know. Asked if a woman who puts herself into certain situations such As kissing a Man or drinking too much at a party is responsible if she is sexually assaulted 65 per cent said no 28 percent said yes and 7 percent said they did no to know. Asked if they Ever told men they weren to sure the wanted to have sex hoping he would try to talk their into it 61 percent answered no 34 percent said a once or twice a and 5 percent said asked if they thought women a Are too Quick to Clain they have been sexually assaulted a 73 percent said no 15 percent said yes and 12 percent said they did no know. Asked if they explicit say a yes i want to to a mar before sex 39 percent said yes 26 percent said yes a Al ways a 11 percent said they a rarely a said it and 24 per cent said they did not communicate that verbally at All
