European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 30, 1992 . The stars and stripes b Page 5alabama governor indicted in theft Montgomery Ala. Apr gov. Guy Hunt indicted by a grand jury monday on charges of taking $200,000 from his inaugural fund for personal use vowed to fight the charges and serve the remaining two years of his term. The Republican is the eighth governor this Century to be indicted while in office. The 13-count felony indictment included charges of theft conspiracy and ethics violations. It said Hunt conspired with his inaugural fund accountant Gene Mckenzie and two former aides. The grand jury said it had returned four indictments but information on the others was not immediately available. An attorney for Mckenzie said the accountant also had been indicted but did no to have details of the charges. Hunt went to the Montgomery county jail on monday to be booked and fingerprinted. He was released on his own recognizance. A a in a totally innocent a he said As he left the jail. A a in a going to fight. In a going to serve out my  under Alabama Law Public officials charged with crimes May retain their offices until conviction. Hunt became the first Republican elected governor of Alabama in More than a Century when he won the 1986 race. He was narrowly re elected to another four year term in 1990. State Law prevents him from seeking a third consecutive term in 1994. The indictment did no to specify what Hunt allegedly did with the $200,000, which was supposed to have been taken from the fund for his first Hunt inaugural in 1987. George Beck one of the governors attorneys said Hunt would plead not guilty at a Jan. 20 arraignment. A we think there a some Basic misunderstanding about the accounting for these funds a Beck said. A Hunt did not expend any funds without first getting the advice of an accountant and an  Mckenzie who reported to the jail with Hunt did not comment. Alabama attorney general Jimmy Evans who has been directing the grand jury for More than six months also Dij not comment. The grand jury began meeting in june to review whether Hunt violated Alabama a ethics Law by using state aircraft on trips in which he accepted nearly $10,000 in offerings for his service As a primitive Baptist preacher. It later expanded its investigation to cover other financial matters involving Hunt and his administration. T he grand jury was formed after the Alabama ethics commission determined in september 1991 that Hunt May have violated the ethics Law with his preaching trips. Terry Abbott the governors press Secretary issued a statement saying Evans a Democrat brought a these phony charges against a sitting Republican governor in a thinly veiled attempt to damage him his family and the Republican party. The attorney general has disgraced the Good people of  the stars and stripes10 years ago dec. 30,1982 a violence erupted in a Black ghetto of Miami As roving gangs set fire to a car with occupants inside and hurled rocks and bottles at passing White motorists. 20years ago dec. 30,1972 a four Arab terrorists arrived in Cairo Egypt from Bangkok Thailand after releasing the six israelis they had threatened to kill. The four unsuccessfully sought to gain Freedom for arabs held in israel.30 years ago dec. 30,1962 a the River thames froze beneath Windsor Castle As Britain and much of Europe shivered in its coldest weather in 15 years.40 years ago dec. 30,1952 a Economy minded senators halted spending for military bases at Home and abroad pending a review by president elect eisenhower.50 years ago dec. 30,1942 a reports indicated most americans were heeding a government Appeal not to Stock up on canned goods in anticipation of rationing. C world War ii 50 years ago today dec. 301 a 9 a 4 2 australian and american troops on new Guinea press the attack on Buna Mission and Man Euver through the Jungle to try to Cut off its japanese defenders in Europe the German pocket battleship Lutzow and heavy Cruiser Admiral hipper sail from Northern Norway to try to intercept a Supply Convoy heading Tor the soviet port of Murmansk. Source 2194 Days of War w h Smith publishers in world almanac Book of world War ii. Bison books corp .1981 a . Charges Man with espionage in Philippines Washington a an american living in the Philippines has been charged with espionage for allegedly giving philippine officials classified Cia information about assassination plans by insurgents there the Fri said monday. Joseph Garfield Brown 44, was arrested sunday at Dulles International Airport near Washington As he arrived on a flight from Japan the officials said. According to an affidavit unsealed monday at Browne a court appearance in Alexandria va., he admitted passing at least one classified document to a philippine official. He was being held pending a bail hearing today. Brown has lived in the Philippines for five years and was a part time instructor of Tae Kwon do for the philippine department of tourism the affidavit said. He also is a former . Air Force Serviceman but his military record was not available. He allegedly received the classified information from Virginia Jean Baynes a Cia employee at the . Embassy in Manila who met Brown when she enrolled in his Tae Kwon do class in april 1990, the affidavit said. In the affidavit Fri special agent Richard g. Harrison said Baynes told him that Brown asked her to get Cia information about assassinations planned by an insurgent group that were to take place in the Philippines. Harrison said Baynes admitted that on feb. 5, 1991, she gave two secret documents to Brown. The documents were . Government intelligence reports based on information provided by Covert sources. One concerned use of briefcase bombs by iraqi terrorists and the other listed political officials including the . Ambassador to the Philippines targeted for assassination by a philippine insurgent group the affidavit said. Release of the information a threatened grave consequences to United states National defense interests including exposing critical Covert sources and endangering the lives of sources and United states government officials a Harrison said. Harrison said Brown admitted to . Officials that a philippine official asked him to get information on iraqis use of briefcase bombs and about a person targeted for assassination. He said Brown also admitted to passing at least one classified document he received from Baynes to a philippine official. Baynes pleaded guilty May 22 to one count of unauthorized Transfer of classified information and admitted in court that she had passed the information to Brown. She was sentenced to 41 months in Federal prison Fri special agent Frank Scafidi said. He said Brown was lured Back to the United states by undercover Fri agents. A the thought he was coming Back to the states to train employees of other government agencies in self defense a Scafidi told Susa to in Washington. A their relationship was purely platonic a Scafidi said of Browne a ties to Baynes. A she was taking karate lessons from or. Brown who was providing the lessons to embassy personnel. T through those lessons he befriended her and that started the association. We done to know if she was  hit by truck hangs on it for Miles evening Shade Ark. Apr a woman hit by a pickup grabbed the underside of the vehicle and Rode it for several Miles before getting the Drivers attention police said. Andrea a a Toni Bolt 29, of evening Shade was thrown from her vehicle sunday morning after it went out of control on an icy Road hit a Wall and overturned state police Cpl. Mack Thompson said. Larry Mcclure also of evening Shade in Northern Arkansas told police that he saw the Accident and hit what he thought was the Hood of the vehicle. He did no to realize Bolt also was on the Road Thompson said. Mcclure said he drove to his Home nearly five Miles away to report the Accident Thompson said. A the got to the Home and As he was driving Down a Snow and ice covered Lane he heard her holler a Thompson said. Mcclure stopped and found the woman clinging to the underside of the truck the state trooper said. One of her legs had become caught around the trucks drive Shaft he said. She underwent surgery at the Elvis Presley trauma Center in Memphis tenn., and remained in serious condition monday a Hospital spokesman said. Vacationers arrested for leaving kids behind Chicago apr authorities on tuesday arrested a couple who flew to Mexico on vacation last week leaving their two Young children Home alone. David and Sharon schoo of St. Charles were arrested on the plane that landed at Chicago so Hare International Airport at mid morning tuesday. Eight police officers then led them through the terminal to a waiting unmarked police car. Nicole schoo 9, and her 4-year-old sister whose name was not released were discovered after Nicole called 911 when a smoke alarm went off accidentally dec. 21. The parents apparently had departed for Acapulco the Day before. A for a Long time i was feeling really lonely and wondering what they were doing a Nicole said. Chicago police sgt. Jerry Thornton said passengers were asked to remain seated while police identified the couple. The two were arrested and read their rights. Thornton said that a neither one chose to say a  a i done to think they had a clue what was going to happen a said Thornton who boarded the Airliner to help arrest the parents. A i done to think they knew anyone was even looking for them. A Kane county sheriffs it. Fred Sieroslawski said the couple would be charged with felony child abandonment and would be taken to the county jail. He said they probably would go before a judge this morning. The daughters were placed in a Foster Home dec. 21, then turned Over to a grandmother in nearby Aurora the next Day said Mary sue Morsch spokeswoman for the Illinois department of children and family services. The grandmother said that she had offered to care for the children while the parents were away but  the couple and assured her arrangements for the children scare had been made. Morsch said a judge named the state Agency As the girls guardian meaning the parents would have to go to court to get them Back