European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 a the stars and stripes monday May 25, 1992 will it be a photo finish a billboard on Sunset Boulevard in los Angeles horses around a bit As it pokes fun at the democrats while luring people to Hollywood Park horse racing track. The democrats Haven t won a presidential race since 1976, Washington up a the Senate ethics committee has announced it will not investigate allegations of sexual harassment against sen. Brock Adams because no complaint has been filed of any incident since he began his Senate service in 1987. In he decision came in a letter to Louise Chernin and Thalia Syracopoulos co sponsors of the Seattle chapter of the National organization for women. Chernin and Syracopoulos had requested an investigation based on a series of newspaper articles quoting a number of women who claimed they were sexually harassed by the Washington Democrat. None of the accusers was identified. The ethics committee said the Only instance of alleged harassment that occurred since Adams joined the Senate was investigated by the . Attorneys office which a concluded that the Case was without 1�?The letter to Chernin and Syracopoulos said a while it is not bound by the decision of the . Attorney the committee is not aware of any evidence different from that on which the . Attorneys office based its conclusion. A moreover in the five years since the incident allegedly occurred the committee has never received from rappers arrested new Orleans members of the rap group . Were arrested after a Brawl in a hotel lobby that injured five people before it was quelled by police on horseback police said saturday. About 50 people were involved in Erit Lay nights fight in the lobby of the downtown Sheraton hotel and so to of officers were called in to break it up said sgt. Mar on Defillo. After police brought the situation under , a the rappers . Then attacked the police a slicers during which Lime another altercation i Pulc a Quot Defillo said. Quot the horses were brought into the hotel Tii defuse the Whiee group members Robert Williams 22 iras v i is. 24. And Andie Young 2 2, also known As or Dre a a eur each arraigned saturday on three counts of Batter i a Pochec officer and single counts of inciting a damage to prop i to and resist aug Ai rest Melhei Johnus King 24. Was on i bulges a Imi Luil a not minimal damage to pop ifs and be. 111 e a t i e a i when Jimmy Carter was elected. Meanwhile this year s presidential hopefuls continue to jockey for the no. 1 position As frequent surveys present the Ever changing voter attitude in the United states. The alleged victim any indication of a desire to initiate proceedings Here a the committee wrote. A the committee has received no complaint alleging improper conduct occurring when the accused was a member of the Senate filed by an individual who is willing to come before the the committee added that it a does not believe that it should compel any aggrieved party to file a complaint with the committee. Under the circumstances the committee cannot do Justice either to the individual whose conduct is complained of or those who allege that they have been injured by his the panel also noted it has no jurisdiction Over Adams alleged sexual harassment before he became a senator and pointed out that a newspaper articles citing Anonymous sources do not constitute since the articles appeared Adams has announced that he will not run for re election but has resisted Calls Lor his resignation. The letter was signed by All members of the committee except sen. Slade Gorton r-wash., who has publicly called for Adams hotel fight another person Robin Allen 26, was arraigned on a single count on each of the charges. The Orleans Parish District attorneys office will decide whether to pursue the cases. Police refused saturday to say what penalty the rappers face if convicted. The rappers All from California were in new Orleans for a radio convention. They were released saturday on Bond ranging from $3,500 to $6,500. The groups rap focuses primarily on violent gang life. Allen did no to return a phone Call to the Sheraton a Weking comment. The others weren to registered at the Sheraton hotel officials said. Defillo said the rappers and members of their entourage could not get into a full movie theater Friday and let Umed to the hotel where some were denied entry because they did no to have hotel passes. He said the group became angry and started a fight. A 15 old boy was treated at a Hospital Lor Stab rounds to his Arm and hand and Minoi injuries to four j1. 11 l v e u i 11�?T be posted world civilian killed two Hurt in explosion at fort Irwin from wire reports fort Irwin Calif. A a civilian worker was killed and two other people were injured saturday in an explosion that erupted while gasoline was being transferred Between two Tanker trucks army officials said. Maj. John Wagstaff Public affairs officer said the explosion killed a civilian employee of Dyne corp., fort Irwin a base operations contractor. Wagstaff said another civilian an employee of Cox Petroleum inc., was injured in the blast and that a base firefighter suffered minor injuries. The cause of the Accident was under investigation by military and civilian authorities Wagstaff s writings probed los Angeles a a manuscript by one of the White policemen acquitted in the beating of a Black Motorist is being read by officials considering filing Federal civil rights charges against the officers a newspaper reported saturday. Sgt. Stacey c. Koon gave the 275-Page manuscript to investigators Friday the daily news of los Angeles reported. Koon and assistant . Attorney Michael Emmick declined to comment. Koon released portions of the autobiographical manuscript to news organizations last week. The work outraged some hispanic and Black Community leaders who said it reflected racist attitudes As it discussed the videotaped beating of Black Motorist Rodney g. King. A jury in Simi Valley acquitted Koon and three other men of most charges in Kings beating. The april 29 verdict set off three Days of rioting in the los Angeles area in which 52 people died. One of the officers Laurence m. Powell is to be retried in october on one assault charge on which the jury term in girl s slaying Minneapolis a a Man was sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping an 8-year-old girl from a store keeping her in a Box for nearly two Days and drowning her in a Bathtub. A the got what he deserved doing what he did to my daughter a said Elizabeth Marques the Mother of Margaret Marques. John Jolley 21, was sentenced by a judge after a jury rejected his insanity defense and convicted him of murder. He will be eligible for parole in 30 years. He told police he kidnapped Margaret after she left her family to use the restroom in the basement of the Minneapolis store where he worked. He said he hit her Over the head with a rubber Mallet and choked her into unconsciousness then took her to the House of his Mother and Stepfather. Jolley admitted to keeping her in a Box and sexually assaulting her twice before drowning her video to be returned Tampa Fla. A a Man who videotaped a couple having sex through partially open blinds can get the tape Back in 20 Days a judge ruled. The tape which led to disorderly conduct charges against Janet paddock and Alfred Stephens has been locked up since the incident last year and Only the couple investigators and several attorneys have seen it. The couple had wanted the tape destroyed but Hillsborough county judge Cynthia Holloway decided Friday to return it to Lee Adler who has said he plans to sell it to the highest bidder. Stephens 37, and paddock 33, were arrested july 16 after police saw the video Adler shot through the blinds of Stephens ground floor condominium. The couple said their privacy was invaded. Neighbors however said the two could be seen by children at the swimming Pool outside. The couple originally were arrested on a felony charge of Lew and lascivious acts in the presence of a child but prosecutors decided to Lodge Misdemeanour disorderly conduct charges that were unrelated to the videotape. The couple pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct and were sentenced to six months probation panel won t probe senator accused of sexual harassment
