European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 a the stars and stripes . Sunday november 15, m Justice scraps inquiry of Fri chief sessions by the new York times Washington the Justice department has dropped its preliminary criminal inquiry into the travel and administrative practices of Williams sessions the director of the Fri the Bureau announced Friday. The Justice department decision has no bearing on a continuing administrative inquiry by the departments internal ethics unit which is examining whether sessions violated internal procedures and , fridays announcement broke the sessions Aura of potential peril surrounding sessions in recent weeks since it was disclosed that the former Federal judge and one of the country Stop Law enforcement officials was under criminal investigation. The charges against him spanned a Range of issues including accusations stemming from his frequent trips Honolulu a the army Laboratory that identifies people killed or lost during the Vietnam War has lost some remains but has modernized its methods of identification a congressional study said Friday. But sen. John f. Kerry a mass. And chairman of the Senate select committee on pow Mia affairs said there will never be a full accounting for All americans lost in Southeast Asia. A it is impossible to provide answers As to some losses a a said Kerry a Navy riverboat gunner in the Vietnam War. A in wartime and especially in Vietnam some people were obliterated. They were returned to dust and there is no Way one will Ever find remains in some Kerry and fellow committee members Thomas a. Daschle d-s.d., and Hank Brown r-colo., stopped in Hawaii on Friday for a briefing by . Military commanders before continuing on a fact finding Mission to Vietnam Thailand and Laos. The study released Friday was requested last december by Kerry a committee. It set out to determine whether the army scentral identification Laboratory in Hawaii had improved since the mid-1980s, when Crit in which he visited friends or family and personal Calls at the governments expense. The accusations were first raised by someone writing a Book about the Bureau and later in a letter to attorney general William p. Barr from an Anonymous person who had Access to financial records in sessions office Federal Law enforcement officials said. Fridays statement issued from Fri Headquarters said that Barr had decided he would a not seek the appointment of an Independent counsel to investigate the charges against sessions. It further said the attorney general sent a letter outlining his decision thursday to the Federal appeals court panel that selects Independent counsel. The action Means the Justice department found no evidence to suggest that sessions had engaged in criminal wrongdoing. Had the inquiry produced evidence of criminal wrongdoing Barr would have been obliged under the ethics in government act of 1978 to seek the appointment of an Independent prosecutor because of sessions High rank in the administration. Is alleged it inaccurately identified some remains. The lab a does not have certain internal controls necessary to manage an efficient identification operation a the general accounting office study said. A insufficient control Over the remains a had caused either a loss of some remains or unacceptable risks of loss a said the Gao the investigative Arm of Congress. Some losses occurred when remains were transferred to consultants hired by families of the servicemen the report said noting the lab Hadnot completely inventoried the remains until july. Lab officials said remains have been returned to Silhi in unsealed containers or with Teeth missing a the study reported adding that keeping track of remains at the lab itself May also be a problem. On the other hand the Gao found that the lab a no longer uses controversial and scientifically unacceptable identification p its methods arc consistent with or even exceed those employed in other modern forensic science laboratories and it is starting to use Dan technology to support identifications the Gao said.6 states under quarantine to curb Pine tree threat from wire reports Washington a the agriculture department established a quarantine Friday in six northeastern states to prevent the spread of the Pine shoot Beetle an exotic pest with a taste for Christmas Trees. A Usdan a animal and Plant health inspection service said the quarantine would restrict the movement of Pirie products from 42 infested counties in Ohio Michigan Illinois Pennsylvania new York and Indiana. David Baumann associate executive director for the National Christmas tree association said the quarantine should not affect the availability or Price of Christmas Trees. The 42 counties represent less than 5 percent of . Production. The Beetle attacks new shoots of Pine Trees stunting the Trees held in police death new York a a paroled drug dealer was charged with murder Friday in the shooting of an off duty policewoman shortly after the two met and had consensual sex police said. A second Man was charged with helping dump the officers body in weeds near Kennedy International Airport and then abandon her car in Brooklyn. The two suspects were arrested thursday night after a round the clock investigation into the slaying of 25-year-old officer Milagros a a Millie Johnson. The officers nude body covered Only by a leather coat was found wednesday morning. Chief of detectives Joseph Borrelli identified the suspected shooter As Kwane a Skee keep Jackson 24, and his accomplice As Anthony Joseph 20, both of deny danger Washington a contrary to fears there is no evidence electromagnetic Fields emitted by Power lines household appliances video display terminals and other devices Jose a health danger an expert panel concluded Friday. The 11-member panel of scientists was convened by the Oak Ridge associated universities. Concern has been raised that electromagnetic Fields May be linked to a wide Range of health problems including leukaemia and other forms of cancer. Although the Fields May produce some biological effects that should be studied further the panel found no a justification for a major expansion of the National research Effort to investigate the health effects of the Fields.2 charged in carjacking Philadelphia a two men have been charged with armed carjacking in what the Justice department said Friday was the first Case in the nation under a Federal Law that went into effect Only three weeks ago. Craig Paul Watson 24, and William Shaw 21, both of South Philadelphia were charged with seizing a car at gunpoint oct. 27 from a couple in suburban Philadelphia. Bob Reutter who Heads the Philadelphia Fri office said two assailants ordered the couple out of the car and into a trash bin. A the assailants locked the dumpster threatened to kill the victims if they got out and drove off in their Bow automobile Reutter guilty of conspiracy Prescott Ariz. A a jury Friday convicted former Navajo chairman Peter Macdonald of conspiracy and burglary in a 1989 riot that left two people dead. The . District court jury which deliberated 16 Days also convicted nine co defendants of at least two counts Ach including six of conspiracy. Judge Robert Broomfield declared a mistrial on 23 counts on which the jury deadlocked. The charges stemmed from a july 20,1989, March by Macdonald supporters on the Headquarters of the nations most populous Indian tribe. Two Macdonald supporters were killed and three were wounded. Three tribal police officers also were clash culminated an unsuccessful five month s Rugle by Macdonald to reverse a 1989 decision not the tribal Council to suspend him after allegations of corruption were made against him during . Senate hearings. Noriega a prisoner of War judge says Miami apr ousted panamanian Leader Manuel Noriega is a prisoner of War and serve his 4u-year drug and racketeering sentence in a prison for civilians a Federal judge said Friday. But . District judge William Hoe Ucler also said he May not have the authority to Back up that opinion. Where Noriega serves his sentence May ultimately be left to policymakers in the executive Branch or the . Government he said. A if 1 had it in my Power i would certainly recommend that he be detained in a facility other than in a Penitentiary a Hoeveler said. A perhaps the government will make it easier for All of us in the decision it Noriega a lawyers had asked the judge to implement the International rules of the Geneva convention which they contend require that the government place Noriega in a military facility for prisoners of War. A jury convicted Noriega in april of accepting bribes in Exchange for allowing colombians Medellin cocaine Cartel to use Panama As a Safe Haven for .-bound drug shipments. He was brought to the United states for trial after surrendering to . Troops that invaded Panama in december 1989 and toppled his government. Noriega was commander of his country a troops when the United states invaded and thus became a prisoner of War when he surrendered his attorneys argued. Sandra Beauchamp daughter of Manuel Noriega Speaks with reporters outside a Federal court in Miami on Friday. Army lab lost remains Gao study reports
