European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 b the stars and stripes yt0t a sunday december 13, 1992childhood Friend Brown named to key Clinton posts Little Rock Ark. A president elect Clinton announced saturday that he has chosen one of his oldest friends Thomas a a Mack Mclarty to serve As White House chief of staff and that democratic party chairman Ronald h. Brown was his Choice As Secretary of Commerce. Clinton introduced Mclarty and Brown at a mid afternoon news conference saying that Brown would raise the visibility and influence of the Commerce department. Mclarty was a Surprise Choice and Clinton gave him a warm introduction that emphasized Mclarty a business experience and his Community work in Arkansas. Mclarty has served in Clinton a Campaign and on his transition Board. Mclarty is chief executive officer of Arkansas largest Utility Arkansas Louisiana Gas co. He is a former state legislator a successful businessman and part of Arkansas quiet network of political Power brokers. Clinton said Mclarty would assure that a a everybody a voice will be heard before any major decision at the White House. A action and results Are what the american people have demanded and will receive Clinton said. Clinton and Mclarty attended kindergarten together growing up in Hope Ark. A i will always be straight with him a Mclarty said in acknowledging his close personal relationship with Clinton. He said that he was not a Washington insider having lived his life a in the heartland a but that he knows Washington Well and will be effective in the White House. Brown the first minority appointment to Clinton a Cabinet said the essence of economic strategy would be to bring business labor and government together into a a new More effective partnership that will compete forcefully in overseas markets. A this will be a team Effort a he said a stretching across Agency boundaries stretching across old lines Between labor Industry and Clinton said that a to create a High wage High growth Economy american businesses must pull together and government must help. The department of Commerce can be a forceful advocate for american he described Brown As a a Brilliant negotiator and perhaps the most outstanding chairman of the dec democratic National committee in my lifetime. He was always an articulate forceful and persuasive spokesman for our cause. American business will know that the department of Commerce has a Strong and Independent Leader and a forceful Brown 51, was chosen to head the democratic committee four years ago the first Black to hold the Post. He was associated with the Liberal Wing of his party for years but also has been a highly paid corporate lobbyist with a string of controversial clients ranging from japanese companies to the former regime of haitian dictator Jean Claude a baby Doc of 3 slain nuns returned to Illinois Convent from wire reports St. Louis a the bodies of three roman Catholic nuns who were killed in liberians civil War were returned to their Convent in Illinois on Friday following an Airport prayer service. The remains of two other nuns Haven to been recovered. Sisters Shirley Kolmer Kathleen Mcguire and Agnes Mueller were shot to death oct. 23 during a rebel siege on the liberian capital of Monrovia. After the service the bodies were taken to the adores of the blood of Christ Convent in Ruma iii., where they were to be buried. The three were members of the Convent located about 40 Miles from St. Louis.$6 million Jackpot expires Harrisburg a. A some Pennsylvania lottery player just kissed More than $6 million goodbye a for the second time in about a month. The latest Jackpot a Worth $6.89 million from the dec. 11,1991, drawing a expired Friday at 4 30 . An unclaimed $6.5 million prize expired on nov. 6. Although 24 jackpots have expired since 1982, this is the first time Back to Back prizes have gone mobster places and Chicago a the Man reputed to be the head of the Chicago mob took out an advertisement Friday to say it Isnit a Joey the Clown Lombardo placed classified advertisements in Chicago newspapers denying that he is involved with crime. He also said he never took a blood oath to the mob As portrayed in the movie the godfather. Lombardos and in the a Public notices Section of the Chicago Tribune said a i am Joe Lombardo. I have been released on parole from Federal prison. I never took a secret oath with guns and daggers pricked my Finger Drew blood or burned paper to join a criminal organization. If anyone hears my name used in connection with any criminal activity please notify the Fri local police and my parole officer Ron Lombardo is 63. He was released on parole recently from a Federal prison in Pennsylvania after serving 10 years for plotting to skim $2 million from a Las vegas Casino. A few Are House husbands Chicago a More american men Are willing to be a House husbands now than eight years ago but Only 1 percent actually stays at Home while their spouses earn the family income. A Survey conducted by the Roper organization for Playboy Magazine showed 24 percent of respondents said they Are a perfectly willing to be House husbands up from 13 percent in a 1984 poll. But the article in the magazines january Issue says the growth of House husbandry is still considered Flat despite the increase in those saying they Are willing to do it. It explains that this is because the number actually participating is so Low and there a been a slight decline in the number of men who said they a might consider staying Home from 19 percent to 18. The number of men who said they would a a never consider such a move also increased slightly from 15 percent to 16 officer convicted Lincoln neb. A a Man who successfully appealed the two year to five year prison sentence he received in a plea agreement now could be sentenced to 60 years in prison in the Case. Richard l. Kearns 49, was convicted last week of three counts of theft by deception. Each count carries a possible 20-year prison sentence. I he former Bank vice president was convicted of diverting More than $500,000 from a real estate Sale Trust account of which his wife and her relatives were beneficiaries. Of wins pea it no contest to a single count in a l it n plea agreement and was sentenced to two years joe111�urs a prs0n�?Tsa Deputy county attorney sentencing Kearns successfully challenged the plea agreement Kelly said. I Rose tutors then filed three theft charges. Tie was convicted of All three counts by Lancaster county District judge Bernard Mcginn. Sentencing u As set for Jan. 13.tv networks vow to limit violent Content by the los Angeles times Washington a the three major broadcast networks after years of criticism about Glamor izing violence on television appear to want the Industry to clean up its act. In an unusual joint letter sent by Abc Abc and lbs to sen. Paul Simon d-ill., the three networks said they will a limit the depiction of violence in entertainment programs. The letter represents a Victory for Simon who has pushed hard for legislation to curb the level of violence depicted on to. A you will see a difference in the 1993 programming next fall Simon predicted at a press conference Friday but network officials said any new guidelines Are Likely to be meaningless unless they Are embraced by the entire to Industry including Cable to and the burgeoning syndication Market. And network producers responding to the agreement said the guidelines would have Little or no effect on their programming. The new guidelines will be drawn from each networks own set of standards w hich Are very similar. A i done to see Why wed really have a problem with any of that a said Walon Green co executive producer of no cd a Law and order. It Green said programs currently running on to would not be affected by the agreement either because they have backed away from showing people being beaten up at random and women being abused just for the he said Only shows in the t�?T97l s such As Starsky and Hutch were excessively violent. Although Simon hailed the agreement As a a first big step a he conceded that the guidelines a lacked Teeth because they could not be enforced by Law and Are subject to Loose interpretation by the networks. In recent years the officials said the networks have moved away from the kind of High violence programs once symbolized by such hits As the a team and Hill Street Lilues. Instead Cable television and syndication which have looser standards than the networks frequently show programs that arc More violent in nature. Wild ride Robin Burwash of Okotoks Alberta hangs on to air Wolf during thursdays bareback Riding Competition at the National finals Rodeo in Las vegas. Burwash won the event. The Rodeo ends today. Campus tradition snowballs into Melee East Lansing Mich. Apr a snowball fight on the Michigan state University Campus involving hundreds of students left at least seven people injured one of whom was knocked unconscious. The students began hurling snowballs thursday evening. Authorities reported broken car windows damage to buildings and injuries ranging from cuts and bruises to an unidentified female who was knocked unconscious. About 30 East Lansing and Michigan state University police officers descended on trouble spots about 9 . Both departments called in extra officers to help control the situation. At least seven arrests were reported
