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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes saturday february 1, 1992 lawyers on Warren panel urge release of Juk files Washington a a dozen lawyers from the Warren commission joined former president Ford on thursday in calling for disclosure of Cia files and All other government records on the assassination of John f. Kennedy. The lawyers plus a former commission staff member urged a the broadest possible accessibility to evidence in the investigation of Kennedy a death the focus of renewed attention since the release in december of the movie Juk. The film suggests that elements of the government particularly the Pentagon and the Cia conspired to assassinate the president. A i would like to deny to our critics that we Are part and parcel of some kind of cover up a said former commission lawyer Howard Willons one of the 12 lawyers. All the commission lawyers who Are still living endorsed the request which was publicized in news conferences in Washington los Angeles Cleveland and Des Moines Iowa. Ford who was on the commission made a similar request in a letter last week to rep. Louis Stokes a Ohio who headed the House assassinations committee in the late 1970s. Fords letter also went to House speaker Thomas Foley a Wash. A i would. Urge that All materials in the Cia pertaining to the investigation. Should be made available to the Public a Fords letter said. Ford and the 12 want disclosure of the few Warren commission records that remain sealed plus release of 400 cubic feet of closed records from the House special committees inquiry. The National archives is reviewing the 2 percent of the Warren material that is closed to see How much can be made Public. Most of the closed records of the House panel Are sealed until the year 2009, while a few Are closed until 2029. The Warren commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing the president. The House committee concluded that Kennedy probably was assassinated As the result of a conspiracy although it was unable to identify another gunman or the extent of any such conspiracy. The House committee based its findings on acoustical evidence suggesting that a fourth shot had been fired at Kennedy from a Grassy Knoll. Ford urged the National research Council to appoint a parcel of scientists to review the acoustical evidence. A americans Are entitled to know the truth a Ford wrote. Trading cards depicting killers Are denounced As offensive san Francisco a trading card collectors could be swapping Ted Bundy for Jeffrey Dahmer after a publishing company markets a a True crime Quot series of collectibles. Crime victims and their advocates Are appalled. They said the cards will tear open family wounds and glorify notorious sociopaths and their crimes. A a it a offensive. Its obscene. It s outrageous a said Marlene a. Young executive director of the Washington  National organization for victim assistance. She noted in a statement that Many Young people collect cards primarily of sports heroes. A the idea of placing on these innocent icons the faces of individuals who have committed brutal horrifying and vicious acts of violence is appalling Quot she said. But eclipse enterprises inc. Defended its series to be released in May. The cards Arentt aimed at any age group and Are no different from mainstream news coverage of inherently sensational events the company said. A Newsweek ran a cover Story on Jeffrey Dahmer. Are these people upset at Newsweek a asked Catherine Ironwood eclipse s editor in chief referring to the Milwaukee Man who has pleaded guilty but insane is i 15 v to killing and dismembering id Young men. A Newsweek will reach More Homes. Any kid Ith $2.50 can buy a  eclipse enterprises based in Forestville about 60 Miles North of san Francisco publishes comic books and books on popular culture As Well As collectors cards which include series on history and current events. The a True crime series will feature 110 cards to be sold in packets of 12 for $1. About half depict organized crime figures such As Al Capone and Law enforcement officials like j. Edgar Hoover. Fifty four depict serial killers and mass murderers. Each features an illustration of the criminal and a 250-word description of the crime the manner of its commission the number of victims and the sentence imposed. Killers in the series include Ted Bundy who was executed in Florida and Ramon Salcido who has been sentenced to death in California for killing seven people a including several members of his family a in 1989. Catherine Toovey whose husband Tracey was killed by Salcido was appalled by eclipses plan. A i cannot imagine what it would do to my daughter to have a kid come up to her at school and show her the trading card a she Tola the press Democrat in Santa Rosa. Victims rights advocates said they were horrified. They said the cards would Hurt victims relatives who have found some Solace after notorious murder cases faded from Public attention. A put yourself in their shoes. All of a sudden their Case is Back in the Public Eye a said John Stein Deputy director of the National organization for victim assistance. A there has been a resentment All along that their m Valarie Jones author of serial killers and mass Mui deters displays Art from a True crimes Quot cards. Particular murderer was glamorized somehow mad larger than life in some perverse Way. Now again the have been put Back on that kind of  Mark Groubert a new York City writer and file producer who has criticized news coverage of infamous criminal cases also condemned the cards. A i think its outrageous. This is a moneymaking Ven Ture Quot he said. A a it a further glorification of mass murder ers in the United states by making them into cult  Groubert himself produced similar cards in nation Lampoon Magazine in 1985 a but said it was to criticize press fascination with infamous murder cases.  bomb shelter headed to smithsonian from wire reports fort Wayne ind. A Tim Howey figures that with the thaw in the cold War he does no to need the bomb shelter that a buried in his front Yard. So next week the dome shaped shelter will be hauled to the smithsonian institution in Washington to be included in a permanent exhibit on science in american life. The 8-by-10 shelter which was 15 feet underground is 6 feet High. It was built in 1955 by previous owners who a were very concerned about the atom bomb a said the former owners son in Law Marvin Sitton of Ossian. The project will require earthmover equipment and a lot of digging by hand Howey said. A local excavation company is donating the labor and will truck the shelter to  found starving Watkins Colo. A authorities found 11 dead horses and 13 starving ones on a Remote ranch East of Denver. The owner said head been unable to Check on them for four weeks because of heavy snowfall. Neighbors alerted the Arapahoe county sheriffs office when two horses wandered onto their property. Sheriffs investigators had to plow through Snow drifts up to 3 feet deep on a private Road to reach the horses tuesday. State veterinarian or. Jim Williams said the surviving horses were a extremely emaciated and in an intense state of  a judge wednesday allowed state officials to take custody of the horses and 19 head of cattle said state agriculture department spokesman Jim Miller. Neighbors were feeding the cattle and officials were feeding the horses. Everett Boyd who owns the animals said deep Snow had prevented him and his sons from checking on the animals or feeding them in four  to expand Atlanta a the coca cola co. Plans a $45 million expansion of its Drogheda concentrate Plant in Ireland. The expansion is expected to create 80 jobs this year and-140 Over five years As Coke increases its capacity to support growth in International markets. The Atlanta based company also said it is forming a new property reinsurance company in Dublin. The office to be run by a local management firm would provide property insurance for Coke on its property outside the United states and  clerk keeps working Yakima Wash. A a convenience store clerk shot during an attempted robbery kept waiting on customers for 20 minutes until police arrived. A we have mini Market robberies All the time but usually they Call it a night if they be been shot a Yakima police detective sgt. Mark Peck said wednesday. Peck said min Suk Han was shot tuesday night by one of two masked men who walked into Many a Market. The Bullet lodged Between two ribs on the left Side of hands Chest and doctors were Able to remove it. He was released from the Hospital wednesday. Han told police he Felt a tingling after one of the men fired but did no to see any blood. The men fled empty handed after shooting him so Han did no to bother to Call police until he noticed the wound while telling a Friend at the store what had  roam Iowa House Des Moines Iowa a the Iowa court of appeals refused to overturn a contempt citation against a pig Farmer who allowed his animals to wander through his Home just Days before the Many sex wife was to take Possession of the dwelling. Douglas Antisdel of Adair served a five Day jail sentence for his actions. His sex wife said an Tisdell a pig party left the House uninhabitable and the building has been empty Ever since. The three judge panel refused to tamper with the lower courts ruling. The Antisdell were divorced in 1985  
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