European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday March 1, 1993 the stars and stripes Pago 7 making Contact vice president a1 Gore left meets saturday with Boi plan president Ai a Izet Begovic in Washington. Isenbe Golc s daughter Sabina Ber Ovle who serves As his translator also attended the meeting described As a Courtesy Call set Begole is seeking support for his beleaguered former yugoslav Republic. Judge in iraqi fraud Case rules Bush can be forced to testify Houston apr a judge ruled that testimony by former president Bush can be subpoenaed in an investigation into a mysterious iraqi Mealmaker who May have helped set up Poison Gas programs in Iraq and Libya. District judge Eileen of Neill agreed Friday to order Bush a deposition in a civil lawsuit by former business associates of or. Ihsan Barboutis who say they were defrauded through illegal Export schemes. Barboutis was reported to have died of heart disease at age 63 in july 1990, but some believe he faked his death and is in hiding. Lloyd s of London insurance company has refused to pay a claim on Barboutis life insurance. The . Department of Justice did not oppose the issuance of a subpoena but reserved the right to establish with attorneys what is protected by executive privilege assistant . Attorney Sam Longoria told the judge. A the subpoena pertains to a lawsuit fund on behalf of Rig structures amp Supply co. And three former Barboutis associates or employees Arthur j. Valentz Bob me Curdy and James Olen Groves All of Houston. The original plaintiff pm. Enterprises which is purported to do a Barboutis controlled company alleges it was defrauded by the three men. Brian Bro an attorney representing the some of the parties in the Case said a tentative Date to take Bush a testimony would be in May. Bush spokesman Andrew Maner said he had no comment but would consult with an attorney for the former president. Barboutis family members and business associates Are being investigated by the Federal government Barboutis and his eldest son Haidar Are alleged to have used Ibi industries in Houston and other companies As fronts to Export Petroleum Industry technology with military applications to Libya and Iraq in court documents in a related civil Case the department of Justice identified the elder Barboutis As a the designer prime contractor and chief procurement agent for a chemical weapons Plant at rata Libya. Seven Days in May author kills self Honolulu apr Fletcher Knebl a former syndicated columnist and co author of the cold War thriller seven Days in May has committed suicide at 8in8 a suicide note Knebl said he was too old to struggle against lung cancer and other ailments. A a have overdosed in sleeping pills after eight months of increasing pain stemming from lung cancer aortic aneurysm and spasms of pounding heart said the note released by his wife Connie. Knebel was found dead in his bedroom Friday by a neighbor whom his wife said she called after discovering a suicide note upon her return Home. Knebel was a member of the Hemlock society which advocates an individuals right to choose life or death. In his note he said his family knew he was considering suicide and agreed it was his right to do so. Knebel and Charles w. Bailey u wrote seven Days in May. A Book about a military scheme to overthrow the us. Government in 1962. It was turned into a movie starring Bort Lancaster Kirk Douglas and Fred Jou Belaid he got the idea of wring the books Ter interviewing air Torce chief of staff Gen. Curtis Lcmay who kept going off the record and damning president Kennedy for Nothomb ing cub a. H Knebel said he was walking past the White House after the interview and wondered Why the . Military did no to revolt As had happened in so Many other countries. A Knebels other Best Sellers included convention and sight of Camp David. Knebel was born in 19u in Dayton Ohio. He began his journalism career at the Coatesville. Daily record in 191 after graduating from Miami University of Ohio following stints at the 1 Chattanooga Tenn news and Toledo Ohio news Bee Knebel joined the Cleveland Plain dealer in 1936 and became its Washington correspondent the following year. Knebel joined the Cowles news organization in 1950 and wrote a syndicated column a Potomac fever,1 in addition to Bis wife Knebel is survived by a son. Jack three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Knebl a from 1951 to 1964. American fights school s hair policy from wire reports Dallas a the parents of 6-year-old american Indian boy tiled a lawsuit charging the Mesquite Independent school District s hair length policy violates the family s religious Freedom. Its Lichini Gomez an Apache Indian was barred from attending kindergarten in the suburban Dallas school District because he wore his hair in a Long single braid that reached his lower Back. The Gomez family filed state and Federal lawsuits contending the policy violated the . And Texas constitutions. The suits also said the policy discriminates on the basis of sex. Hie District said it will stand by its policy which requires a boy s hair to be Cut above a dress shirt the Gomezs say that cutting the child s hair would be a rejection of their cultural and religious beliefs. The boy s parents Gregory and Cathy Gomez asked the Mesquite school Board six months ago to make an exception in its hair policy. After granting a temporary waiver the Board announced later that it would enforce the Rule. School spokeswoman Dixie Parris said thursday that state Law Calls for uniform enforcement of dress codes the Gomezs decided not to comply and enrolled their son in the Dallas Independent school District which does not have such a policy. Even if the courts Rule in favor of the boy the Gomezs said they will not re enrol him in Mesquite schools Man gets death Penally Houston a a Man who is already serving a life sentence for murder was sentenced to death for a separate killing committed during a three Day crime spree. Farley Charles Matchett was sentenced Friday to die by injection for the july 1991 slaying of uries Anderson 52. Matchett 30, pleaded guilty monday to a capital murder charge but had hoped to convince jurors he deserved life in prison. Matchett already had been sentenced to life for the other killing and to 99 Yean for a beating. He pleaded guilty to both crimes which occurred Over the same three Day period As the other murder. Prosecutors Saio the former Madisonville school bus Driver was a crack cocaine addict. The two slayings and the beating were carried out with hammers. A Clinton returns to mtg los Angeles a president Clinton will make a return appearance to mtg on monday to discuss his proposal for National youth service the network said. Clinton will be interviewed As part of a 30-minute mtg news special Biu Clinton your future his plan. The special will include highlights of the presidents planned speech at Rutgers University outlining his proposal and students reactions to the plan. Clinton will be interviewed by mtg news Tabitha Soren on the Rutgers Campus. Miami election plan upheld Miami a an election Reform package intended to Widen minority representation on the Dade county commission has been upheld by a Federal appeals court guaranteeing an intensive two week x political Campaign. The 11th . Circuit court of appeals in Atlanta voted 3-0 to uphold u Miami judges ruling abolishing the county 28-Ycar-old method of electing me at Large up missioners. The ruling issued Friday put into effect plans for a 13-member commission elected by District and a March 16 election barring an unexpected Appeal to the . Supreme court. Blacks and hispanics make up 70 percent of the county a population but Only one hispanic serves on the exist my commission. Candidates who filed to run for the new seats had been waging tentative campaigns while waiting for the Appeal ruling. A great a shouted District 11 candidate Joe Garcia after hearing the news. A a that a wonderful now we can press . District judge Donald Graham ruled last summer that the countywide elections prevented Blacks and hispanics from attaining real political Power
