European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 10, 1992 i . The stars and stripes Page 5judge s arrest Over threats stuns friends Albany . Apr he was once mentioned As a potential candidate for governor or the . Supreme court. On sunday the state s top judge was in a Hospital psychiatric Ward accused or making threats to Nis sex Girlfriend. Judge Sot Wachtler 62, was arrested by Fri agents in new York City on saturday. He was held in an undisclosed psychiatric Hospital pending a bail hearing today in . District court said Fri spokesman Joe Valiquette. Wachtler a state appeals court judge for 20 years was accused in a criminal complaint of harassing his former Lover trying to extort Money from her and threatening to Kidnap her 14-year-old daughter. While the criminal complaint identified the other woman Only As �?oj.s.,�?� several news organizations said she was Joy Silverman a wealthy socialite and major Republican fund Raiser. As chief judge of new York s seven member court of appeals Wachtler presides Over the state court system and its More than 5,000 judges. Colleagues and gov. Mario Cuomo who appointed Wachtler chief judge in 1985, said they were shocked. A a it a so out of character Quot said Mary de Bourbon spokeswoman for the state s office of court administration. She said Wachtler attended a dinner for court employees in Silasi week. A the was cordial dignified a his usual self Quot she said. His term does t expire until 1999. But he could sus Pend himself from the �120,000-a-year Post pending the outcome of the Case or be suspended by the other members of the court. The court is not scheduled to meet until nov. 17. The court did Issue a statement saturday night saying Wachtler would temporarily remove himself from the Bench but retracted the statement 15 minutes later. De Bourbon said the Silverman court had been asked by Wachtler s family to Issue the statement but family members then asked that it be withdrawn saying they wanted More time to consider the decision. If Wachtler is convicted on felony charges he would automatically be disbarred de Bourbon said. Wachtler was accused of making threatening Calls since april to the new York City woman and sending sexually explicit letters to her and her daughter. He acted out of anger after his relationship with the woman ended about a year ago authorities said. Fri agents picked him up saturday As he drove to his Home in Manhasset. Wachtler has been married 41 years and is the father of four. His wife Joan told a new York daily news reporter that she knew nothing about the charges. A i Don t understand any of it Quot she said. She also said there were no difficulties in the couple s marriage a no problems at  Silverman once was nominated by president Bush to be ambassador to Barbados but the Senate foreign relations committee killed the nomination after democrats claimed her Only qualification was As a gop fund Raiser. Authorities said Wachtler demanded $20,000 in Exchange for a embarrassing Quot tapes and photographs purportedly of the woman and her new Boyfriend. Wachtler a Liberal Republican has frequently been touted As a potential candidate for governor or possible nominee to the . Supreme court. A for All the years i have known sol Wachtler his integrity and character have been beyond question a Cuomo said. A this life has earned him the presumption of innocence that the Law guarantees  sources speaking on condition of anonymity said sunday that Wachtler had been tailed by agents after a caller had told the woman to leave $20,000 in the basement of a new York City building. One Law enforcement source said Wachtler never picked up the Money. In the stars and stripes 10 years Aso nov. 10,1982 a More than 1,000 soviet troops and afghan civilians died when a fuel Tanker caught fire and exploded in a Road Tunnel North of Kabul diplomatic sources said. 20 years ago nov. 10,1972 a american Indian militants claiming Possession of a a incriminating documents ended their protest at the Bureau of Indian affairs in Washington . 30 year Sago nov. 10,1962�? Navy warships intercepted five soviet vessels outbound from Cuba reporting missiles or missile equipment on three of them the Pentagon said. 40 years ago nov. 10,1952 a president elect Eisenhower made Clear he will take no part in the operation of the administration until after Jan. 20. 50 years ago nov. 10,1942 a the House refused to support a Senate proposal that would require men aged 18 and 19 who Are called up for military service to be Given a year s training before going into combat. World War ii j it by Jav i nov. 101942 adm Jean Darlan Orocu Vichy French Orcas in Algeria and Morocco to surrender to Allied troops British fore is pursuing the afrika Korps out of Western Egypt capture Alfaya pass in the Pacific. U s marines crush a japanese Force nearly surrounded at Gavage on Guadalcanal australian soldiers Force the japanese out of Oivi on new Guinea Souque 2194 Days of War w h so in Audi seers in world almanac Book of world War lib it son books corp. I98i a it it it v. Air the morning after a firefighter in Phoenix surveys the scene in a parking lot Sun crashed and skidded off a runway. The eight people aboard the Day morning at sky Harbor Airport after a private plane plane saturday night were not Hurt. California Man kills six then himself Morro Bay Calif. A a Man apparently seeking revenge for being evicted from his Home and banned from a card club killed six people and wounded another before killing himself sunday. Lynwood Drake Iii 43, shot himself while authorities were talking by phone to a woman whom he had taken hostage said san Luis Obispo county sheriffs sgt. Tom Wiley. The postage Wasny to Hurt. Authorities said the killings began saturday evening when Drake went to a Morro Bay House with a pistol police said he killed Norm Metcalf 27, and Danny Cizek 32, and wounded Jeffrey Sidlin 27. Cizek was killed As he and Sidlin wrestled with Drake Over the gun authorities said. Sidlin was wounded As he fled. At a nearby House 80-year-old Andrew Zatko was shot to death in front of his live in companion silent film actress Gladys Walton police said. Later in the evening Drake armed himself with a Shotgun drove to the Oaks card parlor gambling Hall in nearby paso Robles police said. There he killed two men Ana a woman they said. David Law 47, of Atascadero and Joe Garcia 60, of paso Robles died at the scene authorities said. The 30-year-old woman whose name Wasny to released died at a Hospital they said. Sheriffs deputies later found Drake with the hostage about 10 Miles away at a Home in san Miguel. As the woman was telling deputies by phone Early sunday that Drake had threatened to kill her he shot himself in the head Wiley said. Zatko was Drakes former landlord and had gone to court to evict him sheriffs it. Pat Hedges said. Metcalf had testified against Drake at a court hearing. Drake known to locals As a crazy Jim a had also been barred from the card club for being a troublemaker the san Luis Obispo county Telegram Tribune reported. This Michigan University specializes in bad words Sault Ste. Marie Mich. A done to Tell Lake Superior state University to a get with the  and done to suggest a a viable alternative to that phrase either. Has been compiling overused words since 1976, the school has been com useless and releasing annual recommendations those it believes should be banished. A list of on along with the aforementioned cliches other banned phrases include a angst Ridden and a cautiously  school spokesman Tom Pink says the 3,500-student school receives Hundred of entries each year. The deadline for this years list is nov. 30. A it was just a gimmick to get Lake Superior state University on the map a Pilot k said. A if we Ever tried to Stop doing it i done to think we  the College will publish its All time Dishonour list of words banished from the Queen s English in january. The colleges address is Sault Ste. Marie Mich. 49783