European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes saturday april 11, 1992 221 in House oppose bid to sell f-15 jets to saudis Washington a More than half the House asked president Bush on thursday not to sell advanced f-1s fighter planes to saudi Arabia. Quot the Sale of additional f-1s aircraft to saudi Arabia is incompatible with any meaningful arms control policy a wrote the 221 lawmakers led by rep. Mel Levine a Calif. Such a Sale a would represent a significant escalation of the regional arms race a they said. The House has 435 members. The letter noted that the United states has sold $14.8 billion Worth of arms to saudi Arabia since the persian Gulf War part of a $16 billion flow of weaponry to the Region. . Officials would be on weak ground if the nation continues to funnel arms to the Middle East at the same time it is asking Russia China France and Britain to curtail their weapons Trade with the Region it said. Max the wonder dog attacks a burning piece of newspaper wednesday in Mabton Wash. The fearless farm dog has been trained to stomp and Chew on Small fires Washington a a House panel faced with rising estimates of the Cost of cancelling the sea Wolf program voted thursday to restore Money for one of the nuclear powered submarines. The House defense appropriations subcommittee proposed cancelling one of the expensive sophisticated vessels a not two. President Bush wants to build Only one of the three sea wolfs previously approved by Congress holding off on additional submarine construction until the Centurion a less expensive Model is ready for development expected in 1998. The first sea Wolf is being constructed at the electric front Yard junk a Skokie 111. Up themis Klotz fought the Law and the Law won. The rusting station Wagon sinking in a 42-ton Mound of Sand must go. The Kitchen cabinets have been ordered out. So have the dead tree stumps. The problem is All those items rested thursday on the front Lawn of Klotzz a Home in Glencoe a posh Northern suburb of Chicago. A Cook county judge wednesday ordered Klotz to have what she Calls an Art display removed by april 20. Klotz Calls the montage the Monument to humanity no one will be Able to build after George Bush has the lawmakers also asked Bush to share with them a Pentagon report on saudi arabians Long term defense needs. Earlier this year the administration informed Congress in a classified report that the saudis want to buy 72 advanced f-15 fighters Worth an estimated $5 billion including 48 f-15es, the most sophisticated ground attack version. Since then administration officials have made it Clear that no decision is imminent on whether to ask Congress for clearance for the Sale. In recent weeks Mcdonnell Douglas the planets maker its subcontractors and unions have waged a Campaign for approval of the Sale. Advertisements have contended that 40,000 skilled jobs Are at stake and that the saudis will go elsewhere to buy fighters if the Sale is not approved. Quot this letter is to try to dissuade the administration from heeding those Calls said an aide to Levine. Until they Are extinguished. Owner Ralph sheeley said however that the firefighting Pooch knows his limits and will not attack Large blazes. Boat division of general dynamics corp. In Groton Conn. The subcommittees deliberations took place in a Daylong closed door meeting. Rep. Sam Gejdenson d-Conn., whose District includes electric boat confirmed the panels decision after talking with the subcommittee chairman rep. John Murtha a a. Meanwhile assistant Navy Secretary Gerald Cann said the Navy has spent $1.9 billion on the second and third sea wolfs. Most of the Money has gone to Purchase raw materials and parts including conning towers and nuclear reactors to Power the vessel Cann told the House sea Power  it a has to go his winnable limited protracted nuclear War with 20 million americans acceptable loss. Neighbors complained. The Village tried to get her to remove it. Community officials said they reluctantly turned to the courts when she refused. A jury earlier ruled the display violates the villages nuisance ordinance. Judge Margaret Frossard agreed wednesday with Village attorney Victory Filippini. Filippini ruled that the display was  Klotz said that forced removal would violate her first amendment rights but that she would comply with the judges  robbers return Money to Church a with interest from wire reports Baltimore a robbers who stole $1,400 in Church collections returned the Money along with an extra $4 and a note of regret. Quot this is probably one for Ripley a believe it or not a said the Rev. Martin f. Mcgeough of our lady of Lourdes Church. A we got some interest on our  on March 15, three men one with a gun robbed Church volunteers who were taking Cash and checks from parishioners to a night Deposit. A Day later a Man went to the roman Catholic Church and handed a housekeeper two envelopes containing about $900 of the Cash and checks. On March 27, a note with More Cash was passed through a mail Slot at the Church. The note read Quot i am truly sorry for taking the Money. Please forgive me. I am repaying it.  accused of assault Dallas a a senior police Corporal was fired and charged with the sexual assault of a woman he had stopped for traffic violations. Philip Cruse>39, who was freed on $2,500 Bond wednesday would not comment but his attorney said his client is not guilty. But internal affairs investigators determined that Cruse Quot used the Power of his office to Force a citizen to do something against her will a said executive assistant chief Willard Rollins. Investigators said Cruse admitted there was a sexual encounter with the 45-year-old woman after the traffic Stop Early saturday but claimed it happened differently than the woman  players not charged fort Pierce Florida a rape charges will not be filed against three new York mets players because the state does not have enough evidence to pursue the Case prosecutors said thursday. State attorney Bruce Colton said the accuser a 31-year-old new York City architect waited too Long to file her complaint. The woman lives part time in Northern Palm Beach county. She told police March 3 she met the three players at a bar South of port St. Lucie on March 29, 1991, had a few Beers and later drove Pitcher Dwight Gooden to a House he had rented for Spring training. She said two of goodens teammates Vince Coleman and Daryl Boston who had been at the bar were waiting at the House. The woman told police that on March 30 Gooden raped her and the other two forced her to have Oral sex. The players have denied the  shooting a at All new York a a Quick list of things that Are illegal to use in new York subways guns knives brass Knuckles a and cameras. That a right. Transit police enforcing a Little known Law have busted a pair of Flash photographers in the past week. One of those charged was a Legal Secretary Angela do Urso who took pictures to document the exposed wiring and peeling paint at her station in the Bronx. Quot whoever heard of this Rule a she said. Transit police spokesman a1 of Leary said the Rule was imposed Tor safety. Quot if somebody flashes a camera you can become temporarily blinded a of Leafy said. Quot somebody could walk off the Edge of a platform and fall on the tracks he  flames snuffed Brenham Texas a the flames that had burned at a propane pipeline since a fatal explosion earlier this week went out thursday allowing investigators to inspect the site More closely. The fire which had dwindled to a two pronged flare spewing from the line stopped after workers were Able to plug the pipeline about 1,000 feet from the hissing Gas. National transportation safety Board investigators have been at the site since tuesday but eat and flames had kept them from the source of the fire. Hot dog panel backs second sea Wolf