European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and strides . Monday november 16,1992 White House not implicated in file search official says although Only bits and pieces of the Story have come it it seems Clear that the state department officials by Norman Kempster Las Angeles tines Washington a state department investigators looking into the departments search of president elect Clinton a passport files have not established a link to anyone at the White House an official said saturday. A was far As i know this investigation is contained at state a the official said. Questions of whether High officials of the Bush administration approved or had knowledge of the search emerged this week As sources disclosed that Elizabeth Tamposi the state department official who was dismissed for her role in the affair had told investigators that it was approved by a former presidential aide. The former aide John . Rogers is now undersecretary of state for management and is among the highest ranking political appointees in the department. Although no one has charged that Rogers discussed the search with White House officials his alleged involvement moved the inquiry a step closer to the presidents inner Circle. A the Issue is not what happened but who told who to do it a a Capitol Hill source said saturday. State department inspector general Sherman Funk is expected to announce the results this week of his investigation into Why As the november election Campaign was reaching its Climax three top state department officials combed through old passport records of Clinton his Mother and Independent candidate Ross Perot. Kegei Reagan White House the Treasury department and out. Were looking for damaging information about Bush a two election foes. Last week Bush fired Tamposi the assistant Secretary of state in charge of the passport office. According to a source close to the Case Tamposi has told investigators that she informed Rogers of the search. Tamposi said Rogers raised no objection. She considered that to be approval so she proceeded. Tamposi a Bureau is under Rogers office. Rogers 36, is a protege of White House chief of staff James a. Baker Iii. Rogers worked for Baker in the Reagan White to state department. Sen. Claiborne Pell d-r.i., chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee which first requested the Funk investigation said the passport search was a Sun american and politics at its a former foreign service officer Pell said the state department should not be allowed to become a a Campaign tools for the party in Power. Tamposi a attorney Thomas c. Green of washing Jon said the fired official was aware Only that Clinton s records were being searched. A at no time did she authorize any excursions into the files of the candidates Mother or Ross Perot a Green said. A she found out about that in the Liberty Wreath Philadelphia mayor Edward g. Rendell right presents lithuanian prime minister Aleksandras Abisala with a ceremonial Wreath in front of the City a Liberty Bell on saturday. The Wreath commemorates the hardships the former soviet Republic endured after declaring its Independence on March ii 1990. High school bars condom fashion statement Elmira . Apr a High school Junior was removed from school after she went to class with packaged condoms decorating her clothing and hair. Thursa Hargrove 16, said she wore the prophylactics As both a statement for Safe sex and fashion. A it was a fashion statement at first but there Are a lot of teen agers out there that Are embarrassed about them a said Hargrove who is the Mother of an 18-month-old son. A people need them and be embarrassed by them a she said. But officials at the Elmira free Academy a Public school said she took the message too far. A when you get a girl or boy sitting in the classroom wearing a condom in their hair its distracting to the other students a principal Joseph Nikiel said. School officials removed Hargrove from her math class Friday after she refused to remove the dozen individually packaged condoms. She said her 14-year-old sister also wore condoms to school but removed them rather than be disciplined. Hargove said she was told she could be suspended if she wears the condoms to class monday. She said she Hadnot decided what to do. Student reaction was mixed. A i think she had the right to say what she wanted to say. It was a Good idea to get the word around about aids and sexually transmitted diseases a said Clyde Schuyler 18, a Junior. A i would say that its very disruptive Quot said freshman Anna Pacoma 15. A i done to agree with what she did. I think the school had a right to be one of Hargroves supporters is her Mother Katherine Taylor. A i Back my children when they re right and i done to think its offensive a she gets a nudge to kick smoking habit from wire reports Minneapolis a the message from a University of Minnesota Benefactor was Clear to administrator Ettore Infante kick the cigarette habit and ill kick in $50,000 to the school. A my jaw dropped a said Infante a senior vice president and smoker for 38 years. A but i agreed to do the Benefactor Edna Mae Taylor of Rockford Iii., a Friend of Infante has Given millions of dollars to the school Over the years. A i care an awful lot about mrs. Taylor a said Infante who was presented with the proposition Friday and had a smokeless Day saturday. A a in a Home sucking my thumb a said Infante 54. Taylor 80, and her late husband 1934 graduate George w. Taylor have Given Money for undergraduate scholarships an annual teaching award research on feline diabetes and conversion of an engineering Library into a tutorial Center Malcolm x ban urged Detroit a the Michigan chapter of a group founded by former Kun flux Clansman David Duke wants Heaters to ban Malcolm a saying the film about the slain civil rights Leader will incite racism and violence. The National association for the advancement of White people of Michigan sent about 45 letters to Heaters mainly around Detroit urging them not to show the Spike Lee film. A with the growing racial tensions in the Detroit area this movie can Only serve to inflame racial hatred towards our people a chapter director Richard Hayward said in the letter sent last week. Hayward denied his group was racist saying its against policies that put any race above another. Malcolm x is scheduled for release nationwide wednesday. The nov. 5 police beating death of 35-year-old malice Green is the compelling reason Why the movie should not be shown in metropolitan Detroit Hayward said saturday. Detroit a population is about three quarters Black. Charges Are pending against six White officers and one Black officer in greens mix recalled Salinas Calif. A Dole fresh vegetables co. Announced a voluntary recall in the United states and Canada on saturday of its Dole Brand coleslaw mix after test showed samples contained potentially harmful bacteria. Dole said three samples were found in Canada to contain traces of listeria a bacteria that can be dangerous to certain individuals including pregnant women the elderly and people with weakened immune systems. The product is made of shredded Green cabbage and carrots and comes in bags weighing a ounces 1 Pound 3 pounds and 5 pounds. The company urged people not to eat the my and said it could be returned at the Point of Purchase for a full refund. Dole said it was notifying markets and distributors across both countries to remove the mix from shelves and destroy it. The company said an investigation was under way.5 Houston deaths probed Houston a investigators saturday sought clues in the deaths of a retired couple their two daughters and a son in Law found bound and gagged in the couples burning Home. Fire officials said at least one of the men had been shot execution style in the Back of the head. All of the victims were found face Down in their Beds. A the Houston chronicle said neighbors of the victims identified the dead As Otis and Mary Coulson both in their 60s their daughter and son in Law Robin and Rick Wentworth both in their 20s and another daughter 20-year-old Sarah Coulson in her Early 20s. Firefighters were dispatched to the Home in a Middle class West Houston neighbourhood at 6 17 . Friday. Fire chief Eddie Corral said fires had apparently been set in each of the Homes three bedrooms and there was a Strong odor of flammable liquid. Corral said there was no sign of a break in but added that firefighters had to break Down the front door to gain entry
