European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 16, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 5careful investor gives millions to schools Delray Beach Fla. A Theodore r. Johnson never made More than $14,000 a year but he invested wisely a so wisely that he made $70 million. Now he a donating $36 million of his Fortune for education. I a i wanted to do something with the Money to help education a the retired United parcel service executive said monday in his apartment at an upscale retirement Community in this Palm Beach county City. A need is the thing. There Are so Many kids that can t go to  much of the scholarship Money will go to students from Middle class families who May fail to qualify for government Aid financially or academically but whose families can to afford to Send them to College. The rest will help disadvantaged students the deaf and american Indian students. The 90-year-old Johnson from Middle class roots worked his Way up at  to be vice president for Industrial relations by the time he retired in 1952. His annual salary was $14,000 then but he had bought As much  Stock As he could and was Worth about $700,000 when he retired. While enjoying retirement life he watched  grow and grow a and the value of his Stock holdings with it. He laughed As he shifted from talk of millions to memories of Days when he got by on much less and when 10 cents would buy a meal. His own College education was helped by Federal Money he received As a world War 1 Veteran. A i was very Lucky a Johnson said. Johnson who has set up Large Trust funds for his son. Theodore and for his two grandchildren and a Nephew intends to Divide the scholarships from his educational fund among six groups. The largest share $14.4 million will go to Palm Beach Atlantic College a Southern Baptist Liberal arts school in West Palm Beach. Johnson Isnit a churchgoer but admires the school s emphasis on free Enterprise with mandatory courses and lectures by successful business people. He and his late wife Vivian gave Money to the school for 10 years. Ups employees children in Florida will have a $7.2 million program because Johnson wanted to do something to show his gratitude to  which he refers to As a a we or  a when you grow with a company and Are closely related through work to the founders families you become part of that feeling a Johnson said. Ups spokesman Bob Kenney said the company a would be very pleased to hear about the gift and he noted that  has a Good investment program and has had other people retire from the company who a Are relatively  the american Indian College fund will get $3.6 million which fund officials say is the largest donation in its history. A that one seems a Little strange Quot Johnson said laughing. "1 Don t know As 1 Ever met an Indian before. But 1 always Felt the indians got a raw Deal and Many of them still live in poor  he had wanted to donate to Little big Horn College in Crow Agency mont., but Little big Horn is among 26 Indian colleges that Pool their Money. Still Little big Horn president in inc. Wii ulv boy was thrilled. Quot it s such a major event for us Quot Windyboy said after hearing of the Quot it s just Ama ing. I Between crying and Ling and  Gallaudet University a school for the deaf in Washington do. The St. Johnson Augustine based Florida school for the deaf and Blind and a scholarship fund for disadvantaged children will each get $3.6 million too. A a in be been hard of hearing since the 1940s, when 1 got a hearing Aid a Johnson said. �?o1 wanted to do something to help the  gift. Was Vel needy College ponders Moon linked Church offer Bridgeport Conn. A the University of Bridgeport is considering a $50 million offer from an Arm of the unification Church in return for partial control of the College. Either Way the school could go out of business. University president Janet Greenwood said this could be the troubled schools last academic year unless it gets a massive infusion of Money. But a number of students Promise to Transfer if the 64-year-old University accepts the offer from the professors world peace Academy which has close ties to the Rev. Sun Myung Moons unification Church. And the Dean of the University a Law school which provides 20 percent of school revenues said the Law school will secede if the Deal goes through. Don novo Junior class president said that just talking about an affiliation has in thl stars and strips tainted the University adding a How is a us graduate going to be treated when he goes into the Job Market a Margaret Trimarchi a Law student said a we did t choose this and we did t want  Trimarchi joined 300 worried students at a news conference last week to protest the talks Between the school and the Academy. Law school Dean Terence h. Benbow predicted that widespread resistance among students alumni and faculty should be enough to persuade the trustees to reject the offer. A the shame is the University is paying a terrible Adverse Price in the meantime a Benbow said. The professors world peace Academy was founded in 1973 by Moon and receives 90 percent of its Money from his International cultural foundation. Gordon l. Anderson the Academy a Secretary general describes the Academy As an educational organization that holds International conferences by professors to Foster Harmony among nations. He insists it does not promote any particular religion or ideology. Fewer than 5 percent of its members including 800 in the United states Are unification Church members he said. The Academy wants to set up a network of universities to promote professor Exchange programs Anderson said. The University blames most of its problems on plummeting enrolment. Enrolment totalled 9,000 in 1970, but dropped to 3,800 this year a 1,400 fewer than last year when the school was devastated by a faculty strike. The College needs an additional $3.6 million to end the fiscal year with a balanced budget Greenwood said. It also must find ways to come up with Cash for the future she said. Affiliation with the Academy has benefits Anderson said. Besides the Money he said his group could lure at least 1,000 students a year to enrol. The University also would be the site for International professors conferences bringing Cash to the school and the surrounding City which filed for bankruptcy Protection this summer. Cynthia Kisser executive director of the Chicago based cult awareness network warned that the Academy was nothing More than a front for Moons organization which has been accused of brainwashing its recruits. Kisser said the unification Church is one of the most dangerous Cults in the United states because it is wealthy and has an intricate network of members Many of whom Are highly educated professionals. An affiliation with a University she said would help the Church subtly weave itself into . Society.10 years ago oct. 16,1981 a Navy league president John Rau said that Congress should re evaluate its ban on women in combat because the idea they Are incapable is no longer valid.20 years ago oct. 16,1971 a a White House economist told Industry leaders that Quot a temporary upsurge of prices is possible when president Nixon a 90-Day Price freeze ends.30 years ago oct. 16,1961 a in his annual report to the attorney general Federal Bureau of investigation director j. Edgar Hoover said that the existence of the Fidel Castro regime in Cuba poses an added threat to the Security of the United states.40 years ago oct. 16,1951 a the egyptian government rejected proposals by Britain France the United states and Turkey for a Middle Eastern defense pact and internationalization of the Suez canal zone. Swaggart Steps Down from ministry following allegations by prostitute from wire reports Baton Rouge la. Jimmy Swaggart is stepping Down from the leadership role in his worldwide ministry following allegations that he picked up a prostitute an official in Swaggart a organization said. . Heisch administrator of the family Christian Academy which is operated by Swaggart a Baton Rouge Church said monday that the evangelists son Donnie Swaggart will assume leadership of Jimmy Swaggart ministries. The 56-year-old Swaggart will a step Down at least temporarily a until brother Swaggart gets Back on his feet a Heisch said. Calls to Jimmy Swaggart ministries for comment went unanswered late monday. William Treeby an attorney for Jimmy Swaggart ministries refused earlier in the Day to comment on rumours that Swaggart was stepping Down. Rosemary Garcia 31, of Indio calif., said she was with Swaggart when he was stopped by a police officer Friday and cited for traffic violations. Garcia said afterwards that she is a prostitute and that a the asked for  Swaggart was ticketed with driving on the wrong Side of the Street operating an unregistered car and not wearing a seat Belt. Swaggart is to appear in municipal court in Indio on nov. 15. Swaggart was not charged with any sex related offences. In 1988, Swaggart resigned from the assemblies of god the nations largest pentecostal denomination after a rival minister released photos of him with a new Orleans prostitute. Swaggart tearfully admitted to an unspecified sin. Donnie Swaggart said the ministry will persevere despite his fathers problems. Quot we Are going to continue Quot he said sunday. Quot in the Days that lie Mclore us we can do one of two things. We can splinter fragment and pull apart and let the devices of satan come Between us. Or we can let our love for Jesus Christ bring us closer  Memphis gets its first Black elected mayor Memphis Tenn. A Willie he Renton a former school superintendent was pronounced Memphis first Black elected mayor winning by just 142 votes. The Shelby county election commission on monday certified the results of the oct. 3 election the closest in the City a history. Yerenton got 122,596 votes or 49.44 percent and two term mayor Richard Hackett received 122,454 votes or 49.38 percent the commission said. Perennial candidate Robert Hodges got 2,923 votes. Hackett a supporters had urged him to Challenge the results but he said he did no to have Legal grounds to do so. City elections previously required a Runoff when no candidate got 50 percent. A Federal judge threw out the requirement this year agreeing with a Justice depart ment lawsuit that said such runoffs discriminate against Black candidates. Memphis wit i a population of about 650,000, is 55 percent Black. Blacks slightly outnumbered Whites in voter registration for the first time this year. In 1982, a Black Man . Patterson was named to Complete the unexpired term of mayor Wyeth Chandler who resigned to become a judge