European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A saturday july 31, 1993 . The stars and stripes Page 5 Clinton staff rocked anew after death by David Lauter los Angeles times Washington ten Days after a Deputy White House counsel apparently committed suicide the circumstances of his death and the handling of question about it have turned into a new Challenge to the credibility of the Clinton Whitehouse. The body of Vincent w. Foster jr., 48, was found july 20 in a Park overlooking Washington. Questions mounted thursday after press Secretary Dee Dee Myers con firmed that White House officials who were going through a briefcase monday belonging to Foster found a note he apparently had written to himself which contained a series of thoughts about work. The statements in the note which was torn into pieces show him to be in a analysis troubled state of mind Myers said. White House officials waited a full Day before informing the government investigators looking into Foster s death that a note had been found. They Huju decided they wanted to Tell Foster s widow about the note before telling police. Officials insisted the delay did not Vio late any established procedures saying that the note did not contain any Evi Dence indicating Foster s death was any thing other than a suicide and that his wife had a right to see the document be fore it was Given to police. But belated disclosure of the note fit a pattern in which facts about Foster and the events leading up to his death have dribbled out into Public knowledge often. Contradicting earlier statements by White House officials. As a rest it Clinton aides once More facet a rising tide of unfavourable publicity r�-4wfmne surrounding situation that ordinarily would raise nothing but sympathy for the president and his inner Circle Over the tragic loss Ofa close Friend. Only a few weeks ago White House officials thought they had succeeded in re pairing their reputation for consistency and Candor which had been tarnished by misstatements and belated clarifications during the firing of the White House travel office. Now officials conceded much of that Progress has been reversed. Part of the explanation White House officials said is the unique role Foster played within the president s inner Circle. He was not Only a senior White House in the stars and stripes 10 years ago july 31,1983 a broiling heat wave blamed for 187 deaths nation wide forced officials to reopen pub Lic shelters to the elderly and the poor. 20 years ago july 31,1973 a . District court judge in Alexandria va., declared that All White schools May not deny admission to Blacks solely be cause of race. 30 years ago july 31,1963 a . Soldier a South korean police officer and four North korean communist army troops were killed in clashes South of the armistice Buffer zone dividing the two Korea. It was the third american killed in two Days. 40 years ago july 31,1953 Allied and communist armies completed their withdrawal from Korea s 21/2-mile demilitarized zone Leaf no behind the ghosts of uncounted heroes and bloody landmarks with yank names. 50 years ago july 31,1943 Italy s internal situation grew increasingly grave with soldiers in revolt in Milan the North Ern half of the country paralysed by a rail strike and the germans fight ing italians in the growing occupation of the fiume Trieste Region. World War ii 50 years ago to july 31 19�4�3 units of the . Army s 45th Oil fight into Santo Stefano on the North coast of Sicily British and Canadian troops push toward Regalbuto and cent Ripe to the East. In the Pacific the japanese repulse an american attack on Horseshoe Hill again slowing the . Push toward the Munda air base on new Georgia Island. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of Woid War ii Bison books corp. 1981 Coroner Dean Snow left John Acree Center and Thomas Burton retrieve burial vaults thursday from floodwaters of the Missouri River. About 60 to 70 caskets along with human remains from a cemetery in Hardin to have been unearthed. Nightmare continues for flooded missourians Jefferson City to. A the flood of 1993 has virtually split the state of Missouri in two. Surges on the swollen Missouri River which cuts straight across the state s midsection knocked out or closed All but one Bridge for the More than 200 Miles Between Kansas City and St. Louis. \ the rising Waters continued to spill into Small Rural towns. In some swamped communities it was the to Hiya round of flooding in the last two months. The flooding will just continue said army corps of engineers spokes Man George Hanley. It s going to be worse. But what s worse if you re Al ready wet what s another foot the Only Bridge still open across the Missouri was the interstate 70 Cross ing near Rocheport a town smack in the Middle of the state. But even its westbound lanes were shut temporarily thursday backing up traffic for Miles. The closings have made for travel ing nightmares. Commutes into the capital of Jefferson City which lost the use of its twin Bridge thursday grew from Only a few Miles to hundreds of Miles because of detours. On thursday night Power to the statehouse was shut off temporarily while workers moved electrical equip ment 2 feet higher to keep it away from rising Waters expected from this weekend s record River Crest. To the West floodwaters washed 60 to 70 coffins along with vaults and human remains out of a cemetery i Hardin 40 Miles East of Kansas City and National guardsmen worked to round them up. You see them float ing out in the open water. It s not a pretty sight sheriff Joe Arnold said. In Hermann a town of 2,700 known for its wineries and German heritage residents braced for the Crest expected sunday. About 100 people from 35 Homes were evacuated. Much of the town already is underwater from previous crests. In St. Louis where the Crest is expected to arrive tuesday workers poured Concrete into the City s main flood Wall to fortify it. The flooding in nine midwestern states has killed 43 people and caused More than $10 billion in damage though hot dry weather in the past few. Days is easing problems almost everywhere but Missouri. President Clinton appeared via satellite thursday night on a one hour flood Aid telethon carried by 275 television stations to raise Money for the red Cross. Referring to the $3 billion Aid pack age approved by the House he told viewers i Hope that you too will contribute whatever you can afford to help these wonderful americans put their lives  lawyer but also a Best Friend of first lady Hilary Rodham Clinton s and a close Friend of the president. Because of that aides said the Clinton have insisted on handling Foster s death primarily As private matter one in which extensive comment by White House officials is in  but while that position May Spring from Only the Best of motives the result has been precisely the opposite of what the White House says it wanted. Indeed officials appear to have taken a. Tragic event and cloaked it in enough misinformation to make it a subject of mounting fascination in Washington Complete with intimations to Date unsupported by any evidence of White House malfeasance or cover up it s very frustrating said one senior aide. It s damaging to the  a act blast racists plot linked by Fri san Francisco a a blast that recently Tore through a Washington state a act meeting Hall was part of a terror Campaign planned by White supremacists against rap stars synagogues and military installations the Fri said. Jeremiah Gordon Kancsal a 19-year old charged in the july 20 bombing in Tacoma told the Fri that he belonged to a Neo nazi group that planned to carry out the attacks throughout the Northwest according to an affidavit unsealed thurs Day. Knesal told the Fri that the targets included jewish organizations military facilities and rappers ice to and ice cube nobody was Hurt in the Tacoma bomb ing which came amid bombings and arson fires against two other offices of the National association for the advancement of coloured people and a Syna Gogue in California and Washington Over the last three weeks. Authorities Are investigating possible links among the at tacks. Knesal of Auburn wash., was arrested along with 19-year-old Wayne Paul woo ten of Tacoma in a Salinas calif., Park ing lot monday. The two were arrested after a Security guard said he saw them shoplifting socks underwear jeans and to shirts at a department store. Both were charged in Federal court with making and possessing explosives. Police found pipe bombs rifles and racist literature in Knesal s car. They could get 10 years in prison and a $10,000 Fine on the bomb related charges. Kancsal and Woolen fled to California after the attack because they were afraid to take part in More bombings the affidavit said. Knesal told the Fri that he and a third member of the Neo nazi organization Church of the creator a Man he knew As Mark Stevenson threw a pipe bomb into the a act Hall. He said he made five pipe bombs under Stevenson s direction. Fri agents in Seattle later arrested Stevenson also known Asma re Frank Kowazlski 24, of Miami and charged him in the a act bombing and wit making and transporting explosives. John cover Fri agent in charge in san Francisco said the Bureau is investigating connections Between the a act bomb Ings and an alleged plot to bomb a Black Church in los Angeles. That plot was foiled by the Fri earlier this month officials said. Lulann Mcgriff president of the san Francisco Branch of the a act said her group is worried about the attacks but not surprised because employees get daily hate mail and harassing phone Calls