European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 02, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Monday August 2,1993 abortion foe says elders lied to Senate committee fort Smith Ark. A an anti abortion group asked a Senate committee to investigate whether or. Joycelyn m. Elders lied during her confirmation hear ing for . Surgeon general. In a response to written questions from the Senate labor and human resources committee elders said she was not acting As Arkansas health department director when she addressed an abortion rights rally last year according to Dale w. Morfey chairman of West Ark Christian action Council. But Morfey said he has elders on videotape saying she was at the event doing her Job As the state s health director. The Arkansas group is raising the Issue since it tried to have elders prosecuted for speaking at the rally in support of a state constitutional amendment to prohibit Arkansas from restricting abortions. It alleged that As a Public official elders violated state Laws that bar officials from soliciting referendum petitions while on duty and require the state to protect the  group complained to the Arkansas state police and the Pulaski county prosecutor s office but neither found evidence of wrongdoing. I never lied to the Senate committee about any thing elders said saturday in a Telephone interview from her Little Rock  feel that or. Morfey s having fun and i think that he should continue to have fun she , who has resigned from her Job As state health director said she did not want to comment further while her nomination was pending. The committee recommended her for the position Friday. The full Senate is scheduled to vote on the recommendation this week. Not As bad As it looks stunt Driver psycho Siccle puts on a hot performance he crashed his car into another vehicle and created the during a show Friday at Wisconsin s Racine county fair. Blaze with the Aid of Gas and dynamite. No one was Hurt. Fri probes kidnapping of tycoon s daughter Las vegas a when he was a Small boy Steve Wynn was dazzled by the Bright lights of the glitzy Las vegas strip. Now a powerful gaming magnate he has come face to face with the dark Side of the dazzle. He arts uttered a phone last week at his $730 million Mirage hotel and Casino and a voice politely uttered a chilling statement or. Wynn we have your  his 26-year-old daughter Kevin had been Kidnap Ped from her town House in Spanish Trail a luxury Community guarded by Gates. Her kidnappers demanded a Ransom that has been reported Between $2 million and $2.5 million. Details of the kidnapping a Ransom payment of about $1.5 million and the Safe recovery of Kevin Wynn two hours after the Call Are just beginning to break through the secrecy that has shrouded the Case. The family has not talked to reporters. But life will never be the same for Wynn s family his wife Elaine and daughters Kevin and Gillian once the most prominent fixtures  Row court Side reserved seats at University of Nevada at Las vegas basketball games. No arrests have been made although the Fri and Las vegas metro police report dozens of leads and be Lieve three people May have been involved. An Fri spokesman has All but ruled out an inside Job. Rumours Are rampant on the Street running the Gamut from a couple of opportunistic Crooks to some one trying to frighten the aggressive business tycoon. The Fri and state gaming enforcement officials warned Casino executives last week to rethink their Security arrangements. Few cities have so much Cash so readily available. Wynn proved that monday night when he went to the Casino Cage at the Mirage hotel his flashy show place on the Las vegas strip and quickly withdrew some $1.5 million in Cash to pay the Ransom. He was instructed to drive to Sonny s Saloon a Block from the Mirage. He could not do so because of a de generative Eye disease so an employee dropped off the Money. The Cash was picked up by two men and Kevin Wynn s location was then revealed. She was found bound and gagged but otherwise unharmed on the Back floor of her car in the parking lot at Mccarran International Airport four Miles from her Home. Wynn s Mirage helped transform the strip touching off a $1 billion building Boom in the late 1980s that made Las vegas the nation s fastest growing City. Wynn now is building the $430 million treasure is land resort next to the Mirage which is intended to share in Las vegas growing family Market. Unruly inmates Torch Arizona prison building from wire report Phoenix a prison building was burned Down and another damaged saturday during disturbance that began when inmates refused to leave an outside area authorities said. No one was seriously Hurt. The trouble began about 2 . When some of the Pioneer prison s 1,600 inmates refused to leave the outdoor recreation and education Yards said Joh Huotari a spokesman for the Federal medium Security prison just North of Phoenix. Instead inmates began threatening guards with Sticks and weight lifting  had been restored by 6 ., said Maricopa county sheriff Joe  were conflicting reports Abri it How Many inmates were involved in the disturbance with on estimate putting the number at 300. 18 Hurt in Park mishap Huntington . An amusement Par attraction that spins people through the air dropped to the ground suddenly saturday injuring 18 riders authorities said. Injuries ranged from minor bumps and bruises to broken Bones and Back injuries said Ceredo fire department spokesman Clinton Burley. Eighteen people were treated at hospitals but Only one was  ride at Camden Park has several cars that Rise off the ground As they spin in a Circle Burley said. The cars were lifting off when they suddenly dropped Back Down and some hit a platform Burley said. Eleven people were taken to Cabell Huntington Hospital. Only Oge a woman whose age was t available was admitted. Her condition was released. Seven people were treated for minor injuries at St. Mary s Hospital. And firm loses lottery Wichita Kan. Lida advertising won t reworking for the Kansas pottery next year. It was three minutes late submitting its new $2 million contract. If we started allowing people to miss deadlines nobody would be on time said Kathrynd. Myers an attorney for the Kansas department of administration. If we made an exception in Necase we d have to make exceptions in All  Lida said it has handled the lottery s advertising for three years. Two other companies submitted proposals by wednesday s 2 . Deadline. After one is chosen the account will change hands in  s new three year proposal was delivered at 2 03 . It was late because of last minute  one will be fired Over the incident company president Robert Lida said but he May have tomake some adjustments because of the lost Revenue. Bank robber runs late East Hartford Conn. A Man carrying pistol and wearing a Blue Bandanna Over his face showed up at 3 45 . To Rob the Bank. The trouble was the Bank closed at 3 . He stood at the door looking in for a second an then ran away police it. Paul Lakenbach said of Friday s attempted  inside the Chase Manhattan Bank of Connecticut Branch said they saw the Man give locked door a yank. They called police As he drove off in a Small Black car. No one was arrested. Helicopter crash kills Sel Monte Calif. A Robinson r44helicopter crashed and exploded into flames at the Al Monte Airport saturday killing the Pilot and two passengers. Witnesses said the helicopter was taxiing about 50 feet above the Tarmac when it suddenly pitched Forward and to the right struck the runway and exploded into flames. Firefighters doused the flames but the Pilot an two passengers were burned beyond recognition. The Impact of the 1 50 . Crash left debris strewn along the runway. The National transportation safety Board close the Airport to traffic saturday and sunday to allow investigators to probe the cause of the crash. Nosb investigator Scott Erickson said the Robinson r44 helicopter was the second or third. Such chopper produced by the firm based into Rance Calif