European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 5, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 15white House in turmoil under Skinner by the Washington Post Washington a three months after Samuel k. Skinner took Over As White House chief of staff officials say the operation is in such gridlock that press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater lamented to associates last week that he was frustrated enough to quit. He then abruptly left for Bermuda. Fitzwater his aides said is not resigning but they say he is frustrated with the White houses inability to implement and carry Forward the presidents themes and policies it is another sign that the new election year team installed after the Stormy tenure of chief of staff John h. Sununu has not found its feet. Deputy chief of staff w. Henson Moore the former Louisiana congressman and Deputy Energy Secretary put in place by Skinner to be his a Walter ego a is a focus of frustration for Fitzwater and several other officials according to sources. But they said the internal problems while exacerbated by Moore go beyond him and have produced what one official called a functional gridlock a another a operational constipation and a third a an unbelievable inability to  a a in a not talking about big things big policy big message big crisis a the third official said. A a in a talking about the essence of the Day to Day work of a White House to support the president in an Effort to communicate clearly Day in and Day out what he is doing to make things better for America. We have 60,000 meetings and 20,000 proposals and endless sessions and it just does no to get  interviews with outside advisers to president Bush and More than a dozen officials in the White House the Cabinet departments and Congress revealed a consensus that Skinner has constructed a min bureaucracy top heavy with officials inexperienced in White House operations who fail to follow things through. Seemingly routine tasks get caught in endless debate. When decisions Are made execution is belated incomplete or non existent. Several of those interviewed said they believe that Skinner lacks the Confidence and experience to make things happen creating voids that re election Campaign chairman Robert m. Teeter and the Campaign have tried to fill sometimes unsuccessfully. Another political adviser said Skinner and Moore a Haven t made the cultural adjustment Quot required in the rare find White House atmosphere of a making Quick hard fast decisions on the Fly and making them  Fitzwater in Bermuda on vacation declined to be interviewed. Sources said he went with his concerns to Skinner who authorized the unusual departure. Skinner said in an interview that Fitzwater did not complain directly to him but that he did come in last week and say he needed to take time off. A i encouraged that Quot Skinner said. A the should get a vacation. Everyone Here needs some time off. It has been a rough several  the White House said Friday that Fitzwater May not return for at least another  accused of conspiring to kill Mother Inver Grove Heights Minn. Up a teen age girl has been accused of plotting with a Friend to kill Ner Mother Over a quarrel about her grades police said. Jill Kennedy 16, and a 14-year-old Girlfriend were charged with eight felonies each including conspiracy and attempted first degree murder authorities said. The younger girl allegedly fired a Rifle at Jill Kennedy smother Kathy As she entered the family Home wednesday. Jill Kennedy allegedly told police she wanted to kill her Mother because they had differences Over her grades and attitude. The 14-year-old allegedly said she wanted to run away from Home which the two girls planned to do after the shooting. The girls also planned to kill the mothers live in Boyfriend authorities said. Each of the girls allegedly took a practice shot with the .22-caliber Rifle in the garage before the Mother arrived Home. Authorities say Jill Kennedy then watched from a window overlooking the driveway and yelled to her Friend when her Mother came Home and would be coming in the garage door. The 14-year-old, aiming from a prone position fired one shot As Kathy Kennedy entered the House just missing her head authorities said. The woman called out her daughters name and then confronted the Friend who dropped the Rifle and ran to Jill Kennedy s bedroom. The Rifle which belonged to the Mother had been loaded with Only one Bullet Dakota county attorney James Backstrom said. The 14-year-old later told police the gun had gone off by Accident. Backstrom said the two girls planned to put the bodies in a storage shed behind the House and Nave a party wednesday night before fleeing to Canada or new Mexico in the mothers car. He said the gun had been locked in the mothers bedroom and the girls broke the lock with a Hammer to get it. Student s traffic death May be linked to hazing Charlottesville a. Just a a to ice Are Vest gating whether hazing contributed to the traffic death of a University of Virginia student who apparently fell asleep at the wheel. Gregory r. Batipps had been deprived of sleep while pledging Tor the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity his Roommate Todd couts said Friday. Batipps 20, was in veg North on . Route 29 Early tuesday when his car veered off the Road across the median and hit a Concrete Culvert police said. Batipps a student reporter and Volunteer Tutor for High school students appeared to have fallen asleep at the wheel state police said. He was thrown 40 feet from the vehicle. Sgt. James Bond said county police were investigating the hazing allegation the first he Coluci recall in 18ears. Wayne Brucker of Lexington Iii., sits amid rows of Corn related signs that he has collected and put up at his  association is All ears when the subject of Corn pops up Champaign Iii. Apok its corny a National organization of people who collect anything made in the image of Corn or related to its production from Salt Shalp is to seed sacks. No soybean shaped soup spoons or wheat whisks please. Com is King to the 212 members of the com items collectors association whose possessions Range from 50-cent wooden shucking pegs to $500 hand held Corn shellers. A i just like anything pertaining to growing Corn a said Wayne Brucker a 73-year-old Farmer from Lexington in Central Illinois. The group was formed in 1985. Many members Are Farmers or have some other agricultural background. Most live in the Corn Belt but some live As far away As Alaska Colorado and Alabama. Association members Swap with other collectors at meetings and shows or through ads in the groups Magazine bang Board a named for the tall piece of Wood on a Wagon that kept hand thrown ears of com from bouncing out the other Side. A we collect a lot of different things but the common interest is Corn. Because it is an original american crop the bread and butter of agriculture a said Curtis Norskog of Willmar Minn., the associations president. Richard Layden who raises Sweet Corn in East Central Illinois talks on a Telephone shaped like an car of Corn and gets his mail in a Container of similar design. A a it a big and yellow and you can see it a mile Down the Road a said Layden who soon will use a Post carved like a Corn Plant to hold up his Mailbox. Its Guarr it few not try a rent and Hills and Farmers like that