European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 18, 1983 . The stars and stripes b Pago 5 a Fli in Palatine lit up police said a a  amount of Money was taken from a suburban Chicago fast food restaurant where seven workers were killed indicating robbery was the apparent motive for the mass slaying. No one has been charged in the kill Ings but police Are questioning a Man being held on unrelated charges. The victims were killed Between 9 . And 10 30 . On Jan. 8. All seven bodies were found in two refrigerated coolers in the Kitchen at Browne a Chicken and pasta restaurant police said. Police in Palatine a suburb Northwest of Chicago confirmed saturday that More than one weapon was used in the slayings. The victims were killed quickly and were not tortured police said. Quot the killings were done rapidly a police chief Jetry Bratcher said Quot their deaths from the gunshot injuries followed in the stars and stripes 10 years ago Jan. 18,1983 a up correspondent Ruth e. Gruber said in Berlin that her expulsion from Poland was a warning to Western journalists and to Quot scare poles away from contacts with the foreign  20 years ago Jan. 16,1973 a Gen. Alexander m. Haig or. Met in Saigon with South Vietnam president Nguyen Van Thieu to discuss a revised draft of a proposed peace agreement. 30 year Sago Jan. 18,1963 a president Kennedy dispatched to Congress the biggest budget in history a colossal $98.0 billion proposal that was $499 million More than the previous record in wartime 1945. 40 years ago v Jan. 18,1953 a . Air Force c-54 crashed into the sea off the rugged Newfoundland coast killing All 14 american servicemen aboard. 50 year Sago Jan. 18,1943 a two Waves of enemy planes swept Over London in retaliation for a massive Raf attack in which 300 bombers dropped thousands of High explosive and incendiary bombs on Germany s capital Berlin. World War ii 50 years ago today Jan. 181-9-4-3 the German stranglehold on Leningrad is partially broken when the narrow corridor opened by soviet troops South of Lake Ladoga is opened to Supply trucks the rain of German artillery shells on the route leads Drivers to dub it the a death  in Burma Indian troops of the British army attack Dobaik on the a akan Peninsula. Source 2t 94 Days at War. W h  publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii. Bison books corp. 1981. A relatively quickly 1 want to state unequivocally that this was not a torture  the task Force formed to investigate the slayings grew Over the weekend to More than 60 members including Palatine police Fri agents and the Illinois state police. Authorities said they have received More than 1,000 Telephone tips about the Case a we recognize that we walk a Tightrope Between the Public s right to know and the needs of Law enforcement in conducting this investigation a Bratcher said. The Chicago Sun times reported sunday that two or More robbers were involved in the slayings. The newspaper said the killers had ordered food before the Holdup and escaped with nearly $1,700 from Cash registers and a Safe. Although no one has been charged in the slayings police have been questioning a Man in the crime. Rashad s. Brooks was arrested Friday when authorities rounded up six people at an apartment Complex in nearby Schaumberg. He was being held on $500,000 Bond on robbery and assault charges stemming from a heist in rolling Meadows late last year. Authorities said the Bond was set so High because Brooks had failed to appear at previous court dates. The Chicago Tribune said Brooks and others face More questioning because of similarities Between the Palatine killings and other recent area robberies. Another Man police questioned Steven Brown has denied any role in the slayings. He told Mao to last week that one of the investigators told him that he did not believe Brown pulled the trigger but that investigators believed he was involved in the killings. On saturday the last of the seven vie slayings Tims wins Laid to rest. Friends and fam july gathered at St Edna a Catholic Church for the funeral of Rico Solis a Sophomore at Palatine High school. Solis had attended services at the Church every week with his two Sisters Mother and Stepfather. The youth and his two Sisters had arrived in the United Stales from the Philippines just eight months ago. Their Mother emigrated to the United states four years ago and had finally saved enough Money to bring her children to he about 30 parents whose children work at night at businesses in the Palatine area gathered at the High school saturday morning to meet with police officials. The parents were briefed on the Case and Given instructions on safety precautions that police arc urging Young people to take in the aftermath of the slayings. Members of the american women s trans Antarctic expedition give thumbs up signs dec. 11 during their 67-Day ski journey across Antarctica to the South pole. From left arc Anne dal Vera sue Giller Sunniva Sorby and team Leader Ann Bancroft. Women skiers reach South pole end trek St. Paul Minn. Apr less than a Day after teaching the South pole four women skiers decided against continuing their trek across Antarctica because they Felt they a be unable to make up lost time. Members of the american women a trans Antarctic expedition reached the South pole on thursday two weeks later than planned because of poor weather minor health problems and weight loss. The team took 67 Days to travel 660 Miles by ski mostly Uphill and against the wind. A they re two weeks behind a said trek spokeswoman Gail Shore Quot a Little bronchitis a Little tendinitis they be lost weight they re a Little weaker. Under any other circumstances they would just work through that but they had to make up time to Boot a the women decided it would be too difficult to finish their trip by feb. 17, when a ship was to pick them up at the . Facility at Mcmurdo sound 900 Miles away. If the team had missed the deadline or had to be rescued from the ice it would have been extremely expensive to get them Home said Carol North a spokeswoman at the groups Headquarters in St. Paul. Quot we Are thrilled to have accomplished this major personal goal a team Leader Ann Bancroft 35, of Sunfish Lake Minn., said from the South pole. Quot we d. Love to go on but recognize that two weeks is impossible to make up a t he team will remain at the South pole until wednesday when an air plane Wilt pick them us it and take them Back to their base Camp i hey re expected in Minnesota in two weeks. The other skiers arc sue Giller 44, of Bounder Colo. Anne pal Vera 37, of fort Collins Colo. And Sunniva Sorby 31, of san Diego hundreds of thousands Call Perot s group Dallas up More than 500,000 people have responded by Telephone to Texas billionaire Ross Perot Scall for membership in his organization United we stand America his aides say. They said the group also has received nearly 30,000 pieces of mail most containing checks or Money orders for the $15 annual membership fee to the grassroots organization. Although not an official political party United we stand helped Perot win nearly 20percent of the vote in the 1992 presidential election. It is to function As a citizens watchdog group and its volunteers Are to promote economic and political programs including electronic a a town Hall Quot meetings. Perot who spent More than $60 million last year on his Independent bid for the White House said the organization is intended to give people a voice in National issues especially the Federal debt and political corruption. Perot opened the membership drive Jan. 11 and said he would do Quot whatever it takes to get the organization set up. Since then Perot has been promoting his Effort through television interviews. Perot plans a major Effort to influence legislation in the Early years of the Clinton administration. That drive Quot Likely will begin with the May 1 special election in Texas to elect a successor to democratic sen. Lloyd n. Bentsen president elect Clinton a Choice for Treasury Secretary. The group Hopes to have some influence in the election of Bentsen a successor and several would be candidates have met with Perot. A i believe and Ross Perot believes that if we can build a grass roots base of support that we could adopt a balanced Bud get amendment to the Constitution this year a said sen. Phil Gramm a Texas. If the group Fields its own candidate one possibility is Dallas financier Richard Fisher who was Perot s foreign policy adviser during the presidential Campaign