European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday april 17, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 7 ethics panel names 303 in House Check scandal Washington apr the House ethics committee on thursday released the names of 303 past and present lawmakers with overdrafts at their members Only Bank including some with hundreds of bad checks who were left off the panels earlier list of California Democrat Ron Dellums was listed with 851 overdrafts followed closely by rep. Gerry Sikorski d-minn., with 697 and ethics committee chairman Louis Stokes a Ohio with 551. Many others had Only one overdraft. House speaker Tom Foley d-Wash., had two overdrafts. House Republican Leader Bob Michel of Illinois had none. But whether they had 250 or just two lawmakers who were on the list at All were sure to face criticism at Home a especially from political opponents feeding on voter dissatisfaction with incumbents. Foley declared that the Long awaited release a brings to a close this whole matter and said the vast majority of members who wrote the overdrafts did nothing wrong. House majority Leader Richard Gephardt d-mo., had 28 overdrafts. Majority whip David Bonior had 76, and House minority whip Newt Gingrich had 22. Among the former members of the House who made the list were members of president Bush a Cabinet including Secretary of defense Richard Cheney with 25, agriculture Secretary de Madigan with 49 and labor Secretary Lynn Martin with 16. All three had previously made disclosures on their own. Foley accused the Media of inaccurate reporting and repeated several times that those on thursdays list a violated no Law and no Rule of the House of the release was the final step in the houses own investigation of its now defunct Bank. However the Justice department has appointed a special counsel to determine whether any Federal Laws were broken. Two weeks ago the committee released the names of 22 members who it believed had abused the fryc Over draft policy at the Bank. The list released thursday identified the 303 current and former members who wrote at least one overdraft Between july 1, 1988, and last oct. 3. Most members made their own account figures Public in Advance of thursdays release. Newt Gingrich of Georgia one of the harshest critics of Congress operations waited until thursday to explain his inclusion on the list. A i regret the errors. And apologize for them a he said. Foley also took credit for closing the Bank late last year and for pushing through a Reform package this month that requires hiring of a professional administrator to run House operations. Foley at a news conference said the news Media gave the Public a the impression these were bounced checks a when in fact they almost always were covered by the Bank. If members tailed to Deposit More Money other account holders funds were used to make the checks Good. A no taxpayer Money was involved a Foley said. A no one lost any Money of any kind. It brings to a close this whole matter of the House Cheyenne is most polite in a manner of speaking from wire reports Cheyenne Wyo. A done to let the threats of hanging made jokingly to the tourists fool you. People say Cheyenne is really the most polite City in the country. Each year the mayor encourages folks in this High Plains City of 50,000 to say a a Howdy instead of a a hello to out of town visitors. And out of towners who Park illegally done to get tickets they get Tongue in Cheek warnings telling them that hanging is the usual punishment. It All adds up to old fashioned politeness says Maija Belle Young Stewart who has been listing the country a most polite cities for the last 15 years. A i think its the wholesomeness. There a a feeling of great integrity. A they put up the cutest sign today. It reads a Cheyenne Best mannered in America. All clods leave town by this is the wild West. They re just she said civic leaders worked hard to win the title. Arriving passengers at the City a Airport Are Given Pep Beridge farm a a cheyennes cookies As a welcoming gift. A they have Peanut butter and chocolate chips. They re delicious a she said. Stewarts top 10 list of the most polite cities in the United states was the result of More than 26,000 nominations by business executives who travel extensively and who have attended etiquette classes or schools. A out Here you can still find when a lady enters a room people stand up they still open doors and pull out chairs for a woman. A handshake will Cut a Deal and you can count on it a Cheyenne mayor Gary Schaeffer said. Polite America hero Are the nations 10 most polite cities As selected by executives who have attended etiquette classes or schools. 1. Cheyenne Wyo. 2. Charleston . 3. Washington . 4. Portland Ore. 5. Seattle Wash. 6. Mobile Ala. 7. Pensacola Fla. 8. San Diego Calif. 9. Denver Colo. 10. Pittsburgh a. A amps Susan Harris Stewart said interest in etiquette has been increasing in recent years because businesses and communities Are realizing Good manners mean Good business. A Quality of life brings in business and travellers Quot Stewart said. A they want to bring their kids have a second Home a its becoming a big part of the business Stewart said she began conducting etiquette seminars to dispel the image of the a ugly she begins her seminars with a quote from Oscar Wilde a the world was my Oyster but i used the wrong a then i Tell them manners Are the new status accessory a she said. Her courses include everything from How to go through receiving lines to ways of eating soup without slurping. Friar offers Cut rate on Hail marys Somerville mass. Apr a franciscan Friar is handing out coupons giving roman catholics who confess sins 50 percent off their penance saying he wanted to prevent a a spiritual the Rev. Bede Ferrara said tuesday that he got the idea after seeing people devastated by their economic woes. A we Tell people its Tough to lose your Job its worse to lose a loved one but its also worse to lose your courage a Ferrara said. A we feel this will help people. We done to want a spiritual the 68-year-old travelling preacher director of the ministry of the word in Clifton Park n.y., said he first offered the discount last week at a Church in Providence . About 85people there redeemed them he said. Ferrara offered the coupons printed on letter size sheets of paper this week at St. Anthonys Church in the Boston suburb of Somerville. They allow a churchgoer who confesses and receives penance of 30 Hail marys for example to do Only 15. They also ask for donations of canned food to the Church if possible. The coupons Are a something tangible to give churchgoers Ferrara said. A it sets the mood of humanism. They can touch it. And its a Good Way to get ready for easter and a new wants to throw 243 sheets to wind from wire reports new York a a Swiss artist has proposed dangling an enormous curving a chromatic series of plastic sheets in the Breeze Over the Brooklyn Bridge and City officials say they re inclined to go along with the idea. The artist Philipp Krebs Hopes to string 243 sheets of synthetic sail cloth up to 72 feet in length from a Cable suspended Between the spans of the Bridge for 10 to 12 Days in May 1993, his partner Sabine Lutzen said in a Telephone interview from Switzerland. The sheets which would move with the wind would follow the curve of the Bridges cables creating a sort of free floating Yin to the Bridges ponderous Yang. The colors Lutzen said would be a red and something Law leads to jailing Greenville . A a Man has been sentenced to four years in prison under a Little used Law that requires people with the aids virus to Tell their sex partners. Charles Franklin Hill 30, tested positive 18 months ago for the virus that causes aids. On tuesday the Man pleaded guilty under the 1988 Law to charges that he had sex with two men and did no to Tell them about the infection. Neither Man has tested positive for the aids virus. Hill who was charged two weeks ago wanted to plead guilty quickly so he could get into a state prison where he can receive better medical services said his attorney Tim rattle . Mayor East Orange . The mayor announced a plan wednesday to make this City safer after a string of killings and conceded that he a nervous when he walks the streets. A i feel As Safe As any human being can in these trying circumstances a said mayor Cardell Cooper. A the mayor feels the bodies of six women have been discovered since August in this working class City of 73, people. A paroled sex offender was charged in four of those killings and the death of another woman in nearby Newark. No one has been charged with the two other slayings. Cooper said a $50,000 state Grant would enable the City to expand police foot patrols publish pamphlets with safety tips for residents and expand the Community policing trial moved Defuniak Springs Fla. A murder trial has been moved to another City because of Public opposition to a defense lawyers request to have the ten commandments removed from a Wall outside the courtroom. George Broxson 24, of Villa Tasso is to go on trial april 27 on a charge of killing his 4-Ycar-old stepdaughter in june 1990. Circuit judge Laura Melven signed an order monday for a change of venue to Milton about 60 Miles West of Defuniak Springs in the Florida Panhandle. Defense lawyer Robert Adams had asked that the trial be moved because of Public opposition expressed in newspapers and on radio talk shows to his request for removal of the ten commandments including the one admonishing a thou Shalt not Adams contended the display might unduly influence gets probation new York a a Man who slashed an actress and another pedestrian in the face with a razor Blade was sentenced wednesday to five years probation. Peter Bedford 20, attacked swedish born actress Viveca Lindfors 71, and Dennis Beal 38, on Jan. 13, 1990. The attacks took place three blocks and five minutes apart. Lindfors needed 27 stitches to close the cuts in her face. Beals wounds took 40 stitches. Bedford was allowed to plead guilty to first degree attempted assault a Misdemeanour because the victims were unable to positively identify him
