European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday january 25, 1993 . The stars and stripes Pago 7 admit hiring illegal aliens Trenton . A a Likely gubernatorial candidate has acknowledged that she employed illegal aliens and said she made the disclosure because of the juror that doomed president Clinton a Choice for attorney general. Within hours Christie Whitman san nou Cement prompted w. Cary Edwards her Likely opponent in the Republican primary to disclose that he Loo had employed an illegal alien. Whitman former president of the state Agency that regulates Public utilities nearly beat sen. Bill Bradley a demo crat when she ran against him in 1990. She is scheduled to announce her gubernatorial candidacy wednesday. Whitman said she had employed illegal aliens in her Home for 3w years. She said she made the disclosure because of the controversy surrounding Zoe Baird a corporate lawyer who withdrew her name from consideration for attorney general Friday because she employed illegal aliens to care for her son. Whitman said she and her husband John employed two portuguese natives from december 1986 through july 1990, when they were in the country illegally. Whitman said she worked with an immigration attorney after hiring them to pursue Legal status for them. She said they have continued working for her since becoming Legal residents in april 1991. Whitman also said she and her husband did no to pay taxes on the illegal aliens wages Between december 1986 and july 1990 and for Byo months after the couple became Legal residents. She said Alt applicable wage taxes have been paid and reported to the internal Revenue service since july 1991. Whitman said she has begun discussions with an attorney and intends to pay the outstanding taxes on the unreported wages a was quickly As later Friday Edwards who already has kicked off his gubernatorial Campaign said he hired a portuguese citizen in 1989, knowing she was an illegal alien. He said he arranged for a lawyer to represent her before the immigration and naturalization service and she returned to Portugal where she eventually was granted Legal . Resident status. The woman returned to new Jersey Early in 1991 and insisted she was t subject to withholding taxes which Edwards said was unacceptable to him Quot she resigned from my employ i have hot heard from her since Quot he said Quot this is the Only instance in which i have employed any foreign s wants to stay in . Stamford Conn. Apr Victor Cordero the illegal alien who served As Zoe Baird a chauffeur wants to stay in the United states and believes he a being singled out for deportation his attorney said saturday. Helene Pepe said she has been in Contact with Cordero but did no to disclose Bis whereabouts. Quot he is very upset and has told me that All he wants to do is stay in the United states which has been his Home for the last eight Yean a Pepe said in a statement. A the does no to understand Why he is being singled out for deportation after he has cooperated fully with the authorities in connection with the Baird confirmation hearing a Pepe said. A Victor Cordero and his wife Lillian Cordero went to work for Baird and her husband Yale University Law professor Paul Gewirtz in 1990. Lillian Cordero was a live in Nanny. The immigration and naturalization service has summoned the Cordero who Are from Peru for questioning this week in Hartford to determine if deportation proceedings should begin. Pepe said she hoped to discuss Victor Cordero Slegal options with him soon. Baird 40, of new Haven withdrew her name from consideration As . Attorney general Early Friday because of criticism Over her hiring of the Cordero she had paid a $2,900 Fine for employing the couple and $12,000 in delinquent social Security taxes and penalties the Cordero arc now separated and both have left Baird s employ. Victor Cordero has been working for Sanford red mond a Stamford inventor the past four months. Redmond said Cordero left him a note thursday saying he was going to go Back to Peru. Me said he did t know Cordero was an illegal alien until it was reported in connection with Baird a Pioneer Thomas Dorsey Dies Chicago apr Thomas a. Dorsey known As the father of gospel music for his merging of religious music with the blues died saturday. He was 93. Dorsey who died at Home had been suffering from alzheimer a disease said his daughter Doris Dorsey. More than half a Century ago Dorsey joined the raw soulfulness of the blues with the sacred music of his youth to create a foot stomping soul slapping sound that still fills Black churches. A personal conflict Over his strict religious upbringing and love of the Bawdy Bluesy tunes inspired by slave songs led the Young jazz pianist to create what he called a a gospel music. Dorsey a Best known gospel song take my hand precious lord was a favorite of the Rev. Martin Luther King or. The song was made famous by the late Maha Lia Jackson who once toured with Dorsey. It has been translated into More than 50 languages. The song was prompted by a tragedy Early in Dorsey a life. In 1931, his first wife died during childbirth and the in Fant died a Day later. Dorsey was born in 1899 in Villa rica ga., near Atlanta. By the age of 12, Dorsey was playing the blues on the piano in bordello making enough Money to support his family. He later began composing blues and playing jazz and blues piano. He adopted the stage name a Georgia Tom Quot and toured with legendary blues Singer a Rainey. In 1928, Dorsey hit the top of the blues charts with is tight like that which sold More than 7 million copies. In addition to hundreds of blues songs Dorsey wrote More than 1,000 gospel songs. He moved to Chicago to attend Chicago music College where he led a five piece band in experimenting with gospel sounds he formed the first gospel choir in 1932 at Chicago s staid Pilgrim Baptist Church. He remained As director until the late 1970s. A in addition to his daughter Dorsey is survived by his second wife Katherine his son Mickey and four grandchildren. Thomas a. Dorsey known As the father of gospel music died saturday in teacher apologizes for molestation Atlanta apr the founder of the innovative Foxfire teaching method sentenced to a year in prison for fondling a 10-year-od boy apologized to those he molested and said he s stir friends with Many of them. In an interview published saturday in the Atlanta journal Constitution Eliot Wigginton said he s writing to All of them a just to say basically that i m really a the vast majority of this stuff was a Way Back. An some of these Guys Are 25, 30? the one 1 was Tali in to last night has a wife and five kids Quot Wigginton said at the Rabun county jail in Northern Georgia. A the thing is that we had pretty Strong relation ships and lots of them have maintained those relationships Over the years. There were always wedding cards you know birth of the first kid Christmas cards Quot he said Wigginton who was National teacher of the year in 1987, pleaded guilty in november to one count of child molestation. He was sentenced to one year in prison and 19 More on probation. He was ordered to stay away from minors until the 20 years arc up. Prosecutors said he fondled a 10-year-old boy who stayed overnight at his Cabin in May. They also said they had 23 adults ready to testify that Wigginton either attempted to molest them or had sex with them when they were As Young As 12. Wigginton said his main worry is that his Humilia Tion will reflect badly on the Foxfire organization. Quot what people need to understand is that it s one of the great educational experiments in the country Quot he said. Wigginton 50, began Foxfire in 1966 when he allowed his High school English students to decide How they would study grammar and writing. They decided to publish a Magazine on Mountain Folk life a Foxfire the still thriving Magazine named after a Luminous Mountain Plant spawned a series of 16 bestselling books. Royalties pay scholarships for Foxfire graduates from Rabun county High school and finance seminars for teachers adapting Wigginton s collaborative approach to education
