European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday january 13, 1993 . The stars and stripes Page t homeless people in . Getting tuberculosis tests from wire reports Washington a the District of Columbia on monday began testing homeless people for tuberculosis in the nations first organized Effort by a City to combat the resurgent disease among that High risk group. Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly and the City a Public health commissioner or. Mohammed n. Akhter visited a salvation army homeless shelter to announce the testing program. Through the program they Hope to reach 5,000 homeless men and women by late adult trial for boy Philadelphia a a 12-year-old boy accused of setting a fire that killed his half sister will be treated As a juvenile and not tried As a adult a judge ruled monday. Common pleas judge Michael Stiles transferred the Case to juvenile court on a motion from the boys lawyer Jack Myers and with the agreement of prosecutors. Police said the boy was playing with matches and ignited a pile of laundry. As the fire spread he left the House without alerting anyone. New Tyson trial sought Indianapolis a barring of three witnesses from testifying at Mike Tyson a rape trial and reports that his victim had made plans for Book and movie deals should be grounds for a new trial attorney Alan m. Dershowitz said monday Dershowitz and three jurors who last year convicted the former heavyweight boxing Champion appeared on the Maury Povich show. Dershowitz is representing Tyson of Appeal. The defense lawyer repeated claims he made last month when the attorney for Desiree Washington said talk show demands Tor a new trial were a a Public relations Effort to besmirch the former Beauty contestant. Washington accused Tyson of raping her during the miss Black America pageant in Indianapolis in july 1991. Tyson is serving a six year prison request gag order Geneva 111. A the lawyer for a couple accused of leaving their daughters Home alone while they vacationed in Mexico has asked a judge to impose a gag order in the Case because a too much crazy stuff. Is getting a it has been getting out through several agencies but it seems to be leaking out somehow a said Gerard Kepple the attorney for David acid Sharon schoo. Prosecutors say the schoos left their daughters Ages 9 and 4, alone in their St. Charles Home when the couple went to Acapulco Mexico Over Christmas. The schoos were arrested on their return from their nine Day vacation. They were charged with child abandonment and cruelty to charged with arson Houston Texas a a popular Houston disc jockey was charged monday with arson in a november 1992 fire that damaged a South Houston nightclub. _ police said Jimmy Olson whose real name is Charles Alan Pribilski was charged with second degree arson. He was freed after posting a $5,000 Bond. Officers said Olson set fire to or. J s nightclub following a disagreement with the club s owner. Fire chief Eddie Corral said a apparently he had some kind of hassle with the club owner so he went Over and torched the Olson worked As an on air personality for Krux radio and a mjg radio before he was dropped by both stations and began working in nightclubs As a disc jockey. Olson is expected to return to court for arraignment on Jan. 25.missile Hauler charged Monroe la a police filed charges monday against the Driver of an 18-wheel truck that crashed Here while hauling military missiles. Robert Mcgregor 47, of Pensacola fla., was charged with failing to maintain control in the new years eve Accident. The crash forced the evacuation of 1,500 people in a Monroe neighbourhood. Bureau seeks outside review Washington a the Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms called monday for an impartial review of the Agency a handling of sexual harassment complaints the move came a Day after cd so 60 minutes broadcast a report alleging that the Bureau failed to prevent harassment and retaliated against those who filed complaints. Quot there Are serious questions concerning both the allegations made on the program and the truthfulness of what 60 minutes portrayed that will Best be reviewed by investigators who Are not part of the Agency a the Agency s director Stephen e. Higgins said news release. He said he has asked the Treasury departments inspector general to investigate the allegations and he promised full cooperation. On sunday 60 minutes ran a segment in which a handful of female agents said they were sexually harassed by male agents. The women said that when they complained their supervisors retaliated against them., Higgins accused 60 minutes of a a Lack of integrity and sensationalism in the report. A for example contrary to assertions made in the program neither complainant who stated they had been demoted had been a Higgins said. A one remains a senior aft Law enforcement supervisor the other a Dallas apr Ross Perot publicly returned to politics monday recruiting americans for a watchdog group he said would counter special interests that prevent government Reform and deficit reduction. The group United we stand America is forming from the Volunteer organization of the same name that got the Dallas billionaire onto the presidential ballot As an Independent in All 50 states and helped him win 19 percent of the vote in november. Now the group will be a non profit organization instead of a political Campaign. And it will Cost $15 a year to be a member. Monday night on can s Lany King live Perot said United we stand America Nas received 66,000 Calls on the groups toll free phone numbers and 80 percent of the callers have signed up As members. Perot will be the groups National director. At an ear tier news conference he insisted he did no to have his Eye on a loftier title. A 1996 presidential bid is a not anywhere in our Agenda a said Perot who campaigned last year on a program to eliminate the Federal deficit. �?o1 would consider it a personal failure if 1 have to run a we want to be a constructive positive Force to give the people in this country a voice and to in every possible Way eliminate and diminish the effectiveness of the special interests and the lobbyists a Perot said. A we the people need to display to the president and to the Congress that not Only do we understand it not Only Are we grown up and Tough enough to take it but if they done to do it in 1994 we re going to put people i have never Felt More confident of a Story a accuracy All you have to do is sit Down with these women. They Are not complainers. A newsman Mike Wallace special but 60 minutes correspondent Mike Wallace said he stood by his report. Quot i have never Felt More confident of a Story a a accuracy Quot he said monday. A nah you have to do is sit Down with these women. They arc not one of the women agent Michele Roberts said the Bureau had planned to demote her but backed Down after she went to 60 minutes and after she had filed for a court injunction to prevent the action. Roberts told 60 minutes that she had been sexually harassed by then agent Patrick i Hourihan who was her subordinate. But Bureau spokesman Jack Killorin said it was Hourihan who had filed the sexual harassment complaint against Roberts a although he was later suspended for making threats against her. He has since quit the Agency. Ross Perot whose motto is a fix it Quot ponders what to do about hit car which failed to Start following a monday morning press conference in Dallas. In there that do a Perot said. In response to a question from King about the Quality of the 1992 Campaign Perot said a mud wrestling even has rules. Boxing has marquess of Queensberry rules politics has no Perot also said he would be writing another Book and it will include the charts tie used in his run for the presidency. Leukaemia victim challenging skating rink policy Cedarburg wis. Up1 the father of a 13-year-old girl with leukaemia is accusing the owner of a roller skating rink of discriminating against his daughter. His daughter would not remove a Bandanna on her balding head in violation of the rinks policy. Martin Laufer 56, the owner of Ozark be skate land in Cedarburg about 20 Miles North of Milwaukee said he prohibits skaters from wearing hats or bandannas that Are not securely attached. Jack Hale took his daughter Melissa and her Friend to the roller rink saturday night. Laufer asked Melissa who has lost most of her hair because of chemotherapy treatments to remove her Bandanna. A i explained to him a my daughter has leukaemia and has undergone chemotherapy and she had to Wear the Bandanna a Hale said monday. A the said s the the three decided to leave the rink but the Hales did no to give up. They later spoke with the owner and his son Chuck Laufer 28, who said allowing skaters to Wear a unattached a headgear would expose the rink to liability for accidents. The rink does not have liability insurance Chuck Laufer said and could be sued if a hat or Bandanna fell and tripped someone. Kaye Vance the Hales attorney said she has warned the Laufers that their policy violates the americans with disabilities act
