European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 9, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 7protesters Pray Church will remain open Worcester mass. Apr the Bishop says St. Josephus Church is officially closed but someone is always praying inside. For two weeks parishioners have occupied the Church 24 hours a Day in an Effort to fight the Bishops decision to close it. Their Wrath spilled Over last week with a lawsuit that raises constitutional issues of Church and state. A we believe the Parish belongs to the people Quot said David Desroches an organizer of the Vigil. But Bishop Timothy j. Harrington insists that under civil Law the parishes churches and property belong to him. A in the Law of the Church they belong to the Parish Only As formed by the roman Catholic Bishop a he said. The protesters have set up a makeshift Kitchen in the foyer and turned a children a room into a dormitory. Someone is always kneeling in the pews. They re ready they said to keep their protest going indefinitely. In february the Bishop announced to was closing the 64-year-ol d Church which needs at least $450,000 in repairs for water damage and a Chipping Brick facade. Quot diocesan officials say they have lost dozens of pastors to death retirement and transfers in recent years making it difficult to staff some churches. Yet Many of St. Josephus 2,500 Church members took the closure As a Challenge. They prayed. Thev pleaded with authorities. They said they collected More than $600,000 in donation pledges. A we made numerous attempts to show we were a functioning Parish Quot Desroches said. A basically All our pleas fell on deaf  As Many As 150 parishioners took matters into their own hands on May 25, when they began a round the clock occupation to Block closure of the Church. A few protesters have stayed inside on a rotating basis Ever since. They have strewn the pews with Rosary beads for visitors to use. Supporters bring them food. Their sleeping bags Are Laid out in the children a room. The save St. Joseph s committee is fighting to preserve the extraordinary vitality of the Church a with its countless memories of baptisms sermons and music from the giant Organ in its choir loft said the committee chairman Ronald Fortin. A housed in the building is a spirit that of Don t find anywhere Quot he said. Nonetheless Church officials reassigned the pastor and held final services on May 31. They now say St. Joseph s has merged with notre Dame Des canadians another downtown Church with a primarily French Canadian congregation. A there is no longer any St. Joseph s Parish a a the Rev. John Barrett a diocesan spokesman said. In their lawsuit in Worcester Superior court the parishioners argue that the Parish has maintained its own Bank accounts supported itself through contributions and fund raisers and run its own affairs through a four member Board. Bush adviser praises arms Wheeler dealer Philadelphia a a top intelligence adviser to president Bush has written to a judge to Praise a businessman awaiting sentencing for smuggling arms to South Africa. Retired adm. Bobby Ray inmans letter was sent to . District judge Louis c. Bechtle in april in support of James h. Guerin who pleaded guilty to masterminding a $1.14 billion fraud within his former company laundering Money and illegally exporting More than $50 million in arms to South Africa. Guerin faces at least 14 years in prison under Federal guidelines. He is to be sentenced today. Guerino a attorney Joseph Tate released the letter. Inman acting chairman of the White House based foreign intelligence advis Ory Board wrote that he worked with Guerin on classified . Activities Between 1975 and 1978. A in this period of direct observation on my part or. Guerin displayed patriotism toward our country and a willingness to provide useful information even though it could have risked unfavourable publicity for his company a Inman wrote. Guerin who founded International signal amp control corp. Of Lancaster pa., has said he collaborated with . Intelligence agencies on Covert operations in South Africa during the Ford administration when Bush was head of the Cia. Inman a former Deputy director of the Cia previously acknowledged that Guerin provided the Agency with important intelligence information on South Africa. Methodists fight plans for Casino in Chicago Chicago up the United methodist Church of Illinois is joining the Effort to keep a proposed $2 billion Casino gambling Complex out of Chicago a published report said sunday. Crains Chicago business said the organization consisting of 1,500 methodist churches across the state has launched a lobbying Campaign to pressure state lawmakers to kill any legislation that would allow land based Casino gambling. The so called a Campaign for accountability reportedly will begin with methodist pastors calling on their parishioners to urge their local representatives to oppose any pro gambling legislation. The next step will take place during the final two weeks of the month with the Church organization targeting individual legislators. Chicago mayor Richard m. Daley a gaming commission is expected to re lease its recommendation this week on the Casino Complex proposed by three Las vegas gambling operators a Caesars world circus circus and Hilton hotels. Daley supports the proposal saying it would bring an estimated 66,000 jobs and badly needed tourism business to the nations third largest City. However the idea has drawn a cold shoulder from the Chicago crime commission which recently released a letter signed by a former mobster backing the commissions stance against the gambling Complex. William Johoda said the Casino entertainment Complex would increase the mobs client base in Chicago and would lure All sorts of criminal types to the City. Daley dismissed Johoda a comments saying the government informant should have been in jail years ago. Jerry Klucis of Tolono Iii., shows the automatic guidance system on his  Are cat s meow for precision Farmers Gibson City Iii. A driving a tractor with precision used to be a pain in the neck for Stan Mullah. A i cultivated for 50 years a said Hullah who raises Corn and soybeans on his farm in Northern Illinois. A you sit in one position and watch that Row. You get this pain right Between your shoulder  no More. Mullahs equipment glides along with an automatic guidance system. A now you can just sit in your tractor or Combine and open a can of pop a he said. A a you re More relaxed Anil you done tend up with that ache in your  he has Ralph Baillie to thank. Baillie developed sensors a called cat whiskers a that detect the Edge of a Row and Alert a Driver before he or she stops mowing Down weeds and starts destroying crops. In 19h7, Baillie added a robotic steering system. Without cat whiskers Drivers must twist around to make sure they Are on the right track. Baillie who founded Tri a innovations in Illinois in 1973, markets the guidance system to Farmers and Sells some units through equipment dealers. Cat whiskers costs $725, Ami the system including the robotic Driver goes for $3,275.Chicago police judged by Points for arrests paper says Chicago apr City police Are promoted or disciplined according to the number of people they arrest for criminal offences a newspaper reported. The system awards Chicago police officers Points for arrests regardless of whether they result in convictions and penalizes officers with too few arrests the Chicago Sun times reported sunday. A to a great degree we be been saddled with a process that Hasni to been changed in 20 years a said recently appointed Chicago police superintendent Matt Rodriguez. The Point systems vary among police units but generally come in two forms officers said. The a head county adds an officers felony and Misdemeanour arrests every 28 Days. And the More elaborate value system assigns numerical value that makes some offences Worth More than others. For example a gun recovered from a vehicle is Worth 25 Points while disorderly conduct arrests Are Worth Only three. Homicide arrests Are Worth 35 Points while felony narcotics arrests Are Worth five. In Many units police officers with the fewest Points Are a counsel eds by the superiors and face the threat of less desirable assignments the newspaper said. T hey Are unlikely to be promoted and their requests for time off Are Given a lower priority some officers said speaking on condition of anonymity