European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 17, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 7wife appeals for word on executive by the new York times the wife of Sidney Reso the High ranking Exxon executive who disappeared last month from his Home in Morris township n.j., said Friday that she had received a message from the people who she believes Are holding her husband captive. The comment came in a statement that Resos wife Patricia released through Exxon on Friday night. The statement did not specify How or when she received the message or what information was contained in it. But James a. Morakis a spokesman for Exxon co. International said Friday night a a it a a fairly Safe Assumption she got the message  in an interview published Friday in the Star Ledger of Newark n.j., the Fri official who is in charge of the investigation appealed for proof that he is alive and healthy. Though Law enforcement officials have confirmed that they had received a Ransom note they have emphasized that they have no definitive evidence that Reso has been kidnapped. In her four paragraph statement Patricia Reso appealed for information on her husbands health. A i m making a personal Appeal to some people who i want to believe have my husband with them a she said. �?o1 want you to know that i have received your message. But it is so important to me that my kids and i have Assurance that he is Safe and  Reso 57, disappeared on april 29, moments after saying goodbye to his wife at 7 30 . And driving his car Down the 250-foot circular driveway of their Home. The empty car its engine still running was noticed at the foot of the driveway by a neighbor about 8 . On May 7, investigators confirmed the receipt of a Ransom demand for Resos Safe return but they said they had not been Able to confirm whether the demand was genuine. In fridays Issue of the Star Ledger Jeremiah Doyle the assistant special agent in charge of the Fri for new Jersey appealed for a Telephone Call a photograph or a Handwritten note that would verify Reso had been abducted. Patricia Reso appears on to to ask for information about her missing husband. College fund made family ineligible for welfare new Haven Conn. Apr Sandra Rosado the eldest child of a Large family on welfare secretly crimped and saved so she could go to College and escape a life of poverty. But when the government found out about the fruits of her hard work and frugality she got some bad news she had made her family lawbreakers. Her Mother Cecilia Mercado was ordered by a court to repay $9,342 in welfare benefits the family of nine received in 1988 and 1989 because Rosados savings pushed their assets Over the eligibility limit. But fortunately for the family state officials say they done to want the Money Back. Under Federal Law families receiving Aid to families with dependent children May have no More than $1,000 in assets. The limit was set in 1981. Rosado was Able to enter College this fall with a scholarship but Only part time. She was forced to deplete her savings so Ner family could remain on welfare said the family a attorney Joanne Gibau. A the Choice was you spend the Money or you re not going to get benefits a Gina said Friday. A a it a so stupid a said Rosado 20, a student at South Central Community College in new Haven. A if kids want to save up for College they should let them. In a not out on the streets Selling drugs for my  the Case illustrates what supporters and critics of the nations welfare programs Call a major flaw in the system. A the trouble is when you try to Combine an insistence with helping Only the truly needy and try to preserve incentives for savings for work and family formation you have an obvious conflict a said professor Theodore mar mor of Yale University also in new Haven. He is co author of americans misunderstood welfare state persistent myths continuing realities. The state Learned of Rosados $4,900 in savings and the savings of a younger brother during a routine computerized scan of Connecticut Bank accounts two years ago. The Connecticut supreme court on monday ruled that the savings had to be included in family assets and ordered Rosados Mother to return $9,342 collected Over 13 months. But state officials later last week said they did no to want to penalize Mercado and her daughter after All. They said they had Only pursued the Case because of Federal regulations. . Sen. Joe Lieberman d-Conn., said Friday that he will introduce a Bill this week to let Connecticut waive the refund without penalties. A this is an outrageous example of what a wrong with americans welfare system a he said. Schools bar anti Gay scout groups Berkeley Calif. A the City a schools Are closing their doors to the boy scouts in the latest Public snub aimed at the organizations refusal to admit Gays and atheists. A a it a not just Berkeley a said Susan self spokeswoman for the Berkeley unified school District. A a it a problems the boy scout organization is having. This is just a Little Angle of  on Friday Levi Strauss amp co. Confirmed that it will no longer donate Money to the scouts because of the anti Gay policy. Mary Gross spokeswoman for the san Francisco company said its donation has ranged from $40,000 to $80,000 a year for five years. Blake Lewis spokesman for boy scouts of America in Irving Texas said a your values Are not for Sale. We re very much in touch with what mainstream americans want for our Young people. We believe that our values reflect the expectations of these  the Berkeley policy passed wednesday says groups that use school property May not discriminate on any basis including race religion sexual orientation or aids. The Issue surfaced in february when a cub scout Den earned citizenship badges by petitioning scout leaders to overturn the ban on Gay scouts and scout leaders. Scouts currently meet in at least four schools. The Case is one of a string of incidents involving the question this year a in March a Federal judge in Chicago ruled that an 8-year-old cub scout who did not believe in god could be kept out of a troop. A in april the United Way of the san Francisco Bay area yanked funding because of the anti homosexual policy. The loss was estimated at up to $1 million a year. A on May 8, a court in Santa Ana ordered a cub scout pack to readmit twin l year old boys thrown out for refusing to say a a god Quot in the scout Promise of fealty. A on Friday 18 homosexual activists protested against the boy scouts of America National councils outside the groups annual awards banquet in Cincinnati. A a we re going to be there to Greet them and to let them know their policy is wrong a said Scott Maclarty spokesman for the Cincinnati Gay amp lesbian March activists and a former boy scout. Alabama Farmers search for errant Emu Montgomery Ala. A Here a a Riddle. What weighs 150 pounds has a bluish head Long legs a stringy neck and can to find its Way Home answer Ozzie the Emu. I he lanky Bird resembling an Ostrich has been roaming around Elmore county Tor nearly two weeks. Ozzie and his mate a Harriet naturally a got Loose from their owners Steve and Susie Gatlin on May 4 when they escaped from their pen. Harriet was captured five Days later in a Field. But Ozzie is still on the Lam. A they escaped with the help of a neighbourhood child we think a Susie Gatlin said. A we thought wed never see either of them  the Gatling like Farmers nationwide Are investing in Emu hoping to supplement their incomes by Selling oils from the Birds that Are supposedly Good for the skin. The meat is also Low in cholesterol and fat. A a it a mostly a breeders Market right now a she said. A there is no real Slaughter  a pair of Emu has been known to sell for $5,000. But first there a the business of the missing Bird. The Gatling Are offering a $100 Reward. A a he la be scared of people so no one should try to Corner him a Susie Gatlin said adding the Best Way to lure Ozzie is to leave a bucket of water outside. A a that show they got Harriet a she  sent to Conn. Prison Danbury Conn. A hotel Queen Leona Helmsley who is serving a four year prison sentence for tax evasion was transferred Friday to a minimum Security Camp after spending a month at a Federal medical Center in Kentucky. Helmsley 71, finished medical tests at the Federal medical Center for women in Lexington ky., and was transferred to the Federal correction institution in Danbury prison spokeswoman Lisa Austin said. The Camp is on the fringe of a menus Penitentiary. There Are no bars and she will share an 8-foot-by-6-foot cell with another inmate. Helmsley who has suffered from High blood pressure reported to the Kentucky prison Hospital on tax Day april 15, to begin her sentence. She must serve at least Hgt months before becoming eligible for parole. She was convicted in let of evading $1.7 million in taxes by Billing personal expense such As renovations on her Greenwich Home to her companies. Her 83-year-old husband Harry was indicted with her but was found mentally incompetent to stand trial. Helmsley has paid about $8 million in fines and restitution