European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday november 2,1992 . The stars and stripes b pages police underwire after killing Man in raid _. Al. Los Angeles a the death of a multimillionaire Recluse shot by Law officers during a failed raid on his Malibu area ranch has raised questions about police tactics in the War on drugs. The killing of former Hollywood socialite Donald Scott marked the second time in recent weeks that drug agents in Southern California have shot a person in a raid that yielded no evidence of drugs. Scott s attorney contends police hoped to seize his ranch under Federal forfeiture Laws that allow property to be confiscated before a defendant is convicted. A similar raid in which san Diego county business Man Donald Lee Carlson was gravely wounded prompted an investigation by the . Attorney into whether Federal agents acted improperly. These and other questionable raids around the country have caused debate among Legal scholars about the latitude Given police in the War on drugs. A particularly the seizure of property aspect has been a major problem a said Paul rot Stein a Georgetown University Law professor and past chair of the american bar association s criminal procedures committee. A it raises huge amounts of Revenue for the government so there san incentive to do  Scott heir to a european chemicals Fortune was killed oct. 2 As members of a drug task Force led by los Angeles county sheriffs deputies burst into his rambling Home in the Hills above Malibu. Roused by his wife a cries and partially blinded by a recent Cataract operation the 61-year-old Scott rushed into the living room holding a ,38-caliber revolver above his head. Deputies said that instead of dropping the weapon As ordered Scott lowered it in the officers direction. He was shot twice in the Chest. Attorney Nick Gutsue a longtime Friend and executor of Scott a estate says lawmen were looking for a reason to seize the 200-acre ranch. Scott had refused to sell his property to the Federal government As part of an expansion of the adjacent Santa Monica mountains National recreation area. Capt. Larry Waldick who Heads the sheriffs department narcotics Bureau strongly denied the allegation. A week before the shooting an air surveillance expert flew Over the ranch and reported seeing about 50 marijuana plants growing in pots Waldie said. Suspicions also were aroused by an informants tip that Scott a wife of three months Frances Plante 38, was seen in Malibu flashing $100 Bills. Prosecutors Are investigating whether the officers should face criminal charges in the shooting. Gutsue said Scott was fanatically anti drug and even drove along Back trails looking for marijuana that might have been planted without Nis knowledge. But his Independent wealth and lifestyle could have easily attracted the attention of drug agents. Plante said she regularly Drew Money from Scott s Swiss Bank account and spent lavishly. Furthermore Scott Hadnot filed an income tax return since 1987, Gutsue said. The internal Revenue service garnished one of his Bank accounts. In the Carlson Case Federal drug and customs agents were acting on an informants tip that there were Large amounts of cocaine in Carlson a suburban san Diego Home. Both agencies have declined to discuss the raid citing the . Attorneys investigation. However John Coughlin Carlson a attorney said agents made no attempt to Check out the information before crashing through the door around Midnight aug. 26. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago nov. 2,1982 the supreme court in a Case that could radically alter the armed forces agreed to Rule on whether service members could sue military superiors. 20 years ago nov. 2,1972 a president Nguyen Van Thieu of South Vietnam again rejected terms of a cease fire agreement worked out by Washington and Hanoi North Vietnam. 30 years ago nov. 2,1962 a the defense department said . Reconnaissance planes returned with pictures after a Mission Over Cuba. Navy ships resumed an arms quarantine of the Island nation. 40 year Sago nov. 2,1952 angry prisoners rioted for eight hours at the Ohio state Penitentiary at Columbus doing $1 million in damage before most returned to their cells. 50 years ago _ nov. 2,1942 a British forces made significant gains capturing a number of German prisoners As a decisive Battle was shaping up in the North african desert War. World War ii shuttle zooms Home after 10-Day Mission 50 years ago today nov. 21 a 9 a 4 �2 Britain s 8th army launches a renewed attack on the afrika Kurps West of Elk Alamein in Western Egypt the attack proceeds slowly but the germans have Only 32 tanks left at Nightfall. In the Pacific. Australian infantrymen recapture Kokorda on new Guinea opening the Way for supplies to. Arrive by air rather than Over rugged Mountain trails. Source 294 pays a War. W. H. Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii. Bison books corp. 1981 a from wire reports Cape canaveral Fla. A space shuttle Columbia swooped through a Clear sky and landed at nasal a spaceport sunday with six astronauts who released a laser reflecting satellite and tested a robotic Eye during their 10-Day journey. A Beautiful ending to a great Mission a Kevin Chilton an astronaut inside Mission control told the Crew. Columbia landed on the Concrete runway at the Kennedy space Center at 9 05 . Just before nose a Eccl touchdown the astronauts released a red White and Blue drag Chute that slowed the shuttle As it rolled to a Stop. With Navy cmdr. James Wetherbee and co Pilot Navy capt. Michael Baker at the controls Columbia banked sharply Over the Kennedy space Center and glided in for a smooth Landing. Seated behind Wetherbee and Baker both 39, were flight Engineer William Shepherd 43, a Navy Captain and Charles Lacy Veach 48. Strapped in on columbian slower deck were Tamara Jer Nigan 33, and Canadian researcher Steven Maclean 37. It was a Fine morning for a Landing. There were Only a few Wispy Clouds and contrary to earlier forecasts barely any fog. More than 300 people were on hand to Welcome Columbia Home. Columbia travelled 4.1 million Miles during its voyage which began oct. 22, and circled Earth 159 times. It was the 51st shuttle Mission and the 13th flight of nasal a oldest shuttle. A Quick inspection showed the shuttle to be in Good shape said Nasa launch director Bob Sieck. The five . Astronauts and one Canadian completed their primary Orbital Job a releasing the laser geodynamics space shuttle Columbia touches Down at the Kennedy space Center in Florida on sunday after a 4.1 million mile 159-orbit journey. Satellite a Early in the Mission. They released the satellite oct. 23, and an attached rocket quickly boosted the Craft into a 3,632-Milc-High orbit. The satellite is covered with 426 prisms to reflect laser beams fired from around the world. Geologists Hope to gauge Over time the slow Drifting of continents by measuring the time it takes for the pulses to travel Back and Forth. That in turn should provide a better understanding of earthquakes. Italy a space Agency built the $4 million satellite and its $120 million Booster. A the Kennedy space Center director Robert Crippen a former shuttle commander took Issue with critics who As sailed Nasa for spending nearly a Hal billion dollars on the Mission and risking six lives to launch a satellite that could have been lofted by an unmanned rocket. He said there was no reason not to use the shuttle for hoisting the satellite since that had been the plan All along. While in orbit the astronauts also took atmospheric measurements performed medical experiments tested new heat radiating pipes tried a new shuttle urinal and kept tabs on 12 rats. Six rats were injected before the flight with an experimental drug for treating osteoporosis and the others were left untreated. After killing the rats the researchers planned to dissect them to examine Bone loss. Illegal Border Crossings into California decline Washington up Border Crossings by illegal aliens entering Southern California from Mexico Are being reduced due to changes in enforcement policies the immigration and naturalization service officials said saturday ins commissioner Gene Mcnary said that in september illegal Border Crossings in the san Diego area dropped by More than 6 percent compared with september of last year. While Mcnary did not provide specific figures for san Diego he said illegal Crossings nationwide have averaged i million every year for the past three years. Mcnary attributed the decrease in san Diego to repaired and improved Border fencing and lighting More Border patrol agents and greater cooperation with mexican authorities. A a the changes Are not Only reducing illegal Border Crossings but saving lives As Well a Mcnary said. Seven undocumented immigrants were killed on the freeways near san Diego this year. The number reflects a steady decline in illegal immigrant freeway deaths since an All time High of 38 in 1989. To tighten Border controls Federal agencies installed 14 Miles of reinforced steel fencing to replace and extend the tattered Chain link Fence. Mcnary said the Chain link Fence did Little to Stop determined unlawful Border crosses. In addition a mile of High intensity lighting was installed along the Tijuana River Channel crossing area a a key entry Point where undocumented citizens have an open 200-Yard run before Digap rearing into the Urban san Ysidro area Mcnary said. The Agency also boosted the number of patrol agents from 770 to 1,077 to further Clamp Down on illegal crosses