European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 25, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 5 nearly 40 sailors prosecuted after . Drug probe by the Washington Post Washington the Navy has prosecuted nearly 40 enlisted personnel in the Washington area including members of an elite presidential unit on drug charges in recent months after an investigation that included undercover Ltd purchases in popular Washington nightclubs. Eleven enlistees at the Bethesda md., National naval medical Center which treats the president and other dignitaries have been court Martiale. Twelve others have received non judicial punishments for their involvement with Ltd the Navy said. Sentences have ranged from reductions in rank and dismissals from the Navy to terms of up to 25 years in a military prison. At the Anacostia naval station in Washington the investigation resulted in 14 members of the elite 180-member ceremonial guard being dismissed from the unit or from the Navy altogether. The guard marches at the White House. Navy documents suggest that marijuana not Ltd May have been the drug involved in several of the guard cases. A spokesman for the unit declined to comment. Most of the Navy drug cases were handled quietly with courts martial or plea bargains that received virtually no publicity. But one of the last defendants is being court Martiale in Bethesda and his attorneys Are challenging the Navy a methods in investigating and prosecuting the cases. They contend that their client Petty officer Sean d. Mcclatchey was entrapped because he was placed in Barracks where Ltd dealers were known to be Active. Mcclatchey. 23, laces up to 65 years in prison on charges of using and Selling the drug. Quot the main witness wednesday was one of the Barracks Ltd dealers Hospital a in the stars and stripes10 years ago oct. 25,1981 a in a report sent to Congress government actuaries said that social Security is in worse financial shape than previously thought and that changes must be made in the Senate a Stopgap Bill or medicare will run in the red by 1984.20 years ago oct. 25,1971 a defense Secretary Melvin r. Laird renewed his criticism of unspecified nato allies implying they were dragging their feet on military commitments because of possible troop reductions on both sides of the Iron curtain.30 years ago oct. 25, 1961 a Sens. Mike Mansfield d-mont., and Clinton p. Anderson d-n.m., said the soviet Union s explosion of a massive nuclear device May Force . Resumption of atmospheric testing. 40 years ago oct. 25, 1951 a communist negotiators ratified an agreement permitting the korean armistice talks to resume. Prentice r. Sean porch who is serving a five to 25-year sentence. He testified that some 70 Navy personnel from Bethesda and Anacostia bought or used Ltd at various times last year at the Washington dance clubs tracks Chicago s bar and Grill and the vault. Among the buyers was Mary Beth Mcmanus an undercover Navy investigator who testified that she often danced and drank past Midnight at the clubs with Navy enlistees who did not know she was wearing a hidden microphone. Bethesda officials said the prosecutions Are part of an aggressive stance against drugs. They said drug use has t seriously harmed military operations. A the Quality of medical care Here has not been compromised Quot said it. Cmdr. William Clyde spokesman for the National naval medical Center. Those charged typically were Hospital trainees not High ranking decision makers he said. A the Navy has no tolerance for drug abuse Quot Clyde said adding that personnel repeatedly Are warned against drug use and Are subjected to random drug tests. Still Navy prosecutors said Ltd was popular in the enlisted menus Barracks at Bethesda in september 1990, when the investigation was at its Peak. When porch was offering 85 a hits Quot of Ltd on sugar cubes for $10 each in the Barracks a there was quite a demand for it a said Navy it. Jack Livingston who is prosecuting the Mcclatchey Case. Mcclatchey a family and attorneys have complained about the Way the Navy assigned him to the Barracks at Bethesda without warning him that porch who live directly across the Hall already had sold Ltd to undercover Navy agents. Mcmanus the undercover agent testified that Navy officials did not arrest porch immediately because they hoped to catch an unidentified civilian supplying him with  flight Disney s a Castle in the sky Quot hot air balloon floats serenely Over Niagara a Horseshoe Falls in a misty morning flight wednesday. The 145-foot-High balloon is shaped like cinderellas Castle the magic kingdom landmark. I he balloon is touring the fast coast to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Disney world in Florida. It is scheduled to visit Paris in december before the official april 12 opening of Furo Disneyland. Prayer session in Killeen cafeteria draws hundreds to mourn victims Killeen Texas up1 hundreds gathered wednesday to pay tribute to the 24 people who died a week ago in the nation s worst massacre. An afternoon prayer session was held at Lubye a cafeteria where George Hen Nard drove his pickup through a plate Glass window oct. 16 and gunned Down dozens of patrons having lunch. He then killed himself. The prayer gathering was attended by residents of Killeen and other nearby towns including Belton where Hennard lived. A it s one of the most heartwarming experiences i be Ever been through in my  loan rav said. Police investigators have failed in their efforts to find an exact reason Why Hennard 35, indiscriminately emptied several magazines of bullets into the crowd of noontime diners at the popular cafeteria. Three top Killeen school administrators were killed in the shooting spree and two others were wounded. I heir employees had had been treating them to lunch for the annual a Boss s  Christine Payne held a framed picture of her sister Sylvia King who was shot to death. A there Are More people there that care than i Ever thought would be a Payne said. A you can to fathom that until you see it. Sometimes you just have to see it to believe  some grieving relatives feel the cafeteria should be closed forever because of the horrible memories surrounding it. Others said it should be reopened because life must go on. A it should remain open because there s nothing Lubye a has done that has caused All of this Quot Mourner at lie Davis said. Shortly after the service ended the Killeen police department released the official tape recording of phone Calls from citizens seeking help and of the terse messages Between the police Dis Patcher and the officers alter they a Roveil at the scene. No damage reported after quakes strike aleutians Palmer. Alaska apr two moderate earthquakes rattled the Aleutian islands on wednesday but there were no reports of damage or injuries. The first earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale and struck about 30 Miles Southwest of Amchitka Island at 3 19 p.m., the tsunami warning Center in Palmer said. A second quake with a magnitude of 5.4, struck 40 minutes later about 40 Miles Southwest of Amchitka. A it Shook a Little bit harder than the first one did but it did t Knock anything off the  said Paul Whitmore seismologist at the cent i. Amchitka with about 4.600 residents is near the Western end of the aleutians about 1.400 Miles front Anchor . Neither quake Genii Ciales tsunamis tidal via ass caused in an Ocean Ilist Banee. The Richter scale is a measure of ground motion of Rico idd on seismographs.  increase of one number Means a tenfold increase m magnitude. An earthquake of 5 on the Richter scale can cause considerable damage in a populated area