European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Friday. November 12,1993 Kissinger nixed Hoffa Hanoi Washington a a Little known Story of the Vietnam War was an attempt by former teamsters Boss Jimmy Hoffa to go to Hanoi to negotiate the re lease of american prisoners. The Effort was shot Down at the Paris peace talks by hone other than Henry a. Kiss Inger. The problem i that he is under sentence and May not leave Detroit much less America except under Spe Cial  told be due rho special adviser to the North Vietnam delegation on july 19, Hoffa 1972. We would have to Pardon him for him to go to  despite that Kissinger said the United states would permit the trip Only if  you would release prisoners to him. And then it would be an interesting question Why you would release prisoners to someone who is under sentence in the United  at this Point a transcript shows Tho laughed we Don t know the curriculum a Rae of or. Hoffa he said. We know Only that he is a Trade  formerly said Kissinger. At the time Kissinger was president Nixon s National Security adviser and the most pow Mia records released Washington Yap keeping Promise by president Clinton the Pentagon said it had released near Lyall . Military records related to missing americans in Vietnam in Tim for a veterans Day deadline. The defense department announce wednesday that it had declassified and made Public an estimated 1.5 million pages of documents related to pos and mias from the Vietnam War. The include Pentagon reports on interviews with refugees from Southeast Asia in formation provided by former pos and other subjects. In a memorial Day speech Las Spring at the Vietnam veterans memo rial Clinton Drew loud applause whence announced he was ordering that the Vietnam pow Mia documents be de classified and released by veterans Day Clinton said4ie wanted to renew a pledge to those families whose namesake not on this Wall because t heir sons and daughters did not come  press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said the Small proportion of documents not declassified pertain to sensitive foreign policy discussions and Active negotiations intelligence sources an methods ongoing Clandestine operations and privacy issues related to returnees and the families of pos and mias. Marine corps maj. Steve Little a Pentagon spokesman said Only a Small number of documents were no declassified describing them As the kind of intelligence that we still have to protect such As surveillance reports. Chief negotiator at the peace talks. The transcript was among 4,300 pages of documents opened to Public View wednesday by the National archives an records administration. The materials All relate to prisoners of War and missing in action issues. Hoffa was Given a Christmas commutation by Nixon in 1971 after serving 57 months of a 13-year sentence for jury tampering and mail fraud he had Bee head of the teamsters perhaps Ameri Ca s strongest Trade Union which was shown to be Rife with corruption. Hoffa disappeared in 1975 and is believed to be dead although his body has not been found. Hoffa s attempt to negotiate a prisoner release was a three Day sensation when it became known in september 1972. Wil Ham l. Taub of new York who claimed to represent Hoffa said Kissinger had approved Hoffa s plans in Early july at meeting at san Clemente Calif at tended by Hoffa and Taub. We have been harassed by a  who is a lawyer for of. Hoffa Kissinger told Tho. He Hoffa is a con vict he has just been in a Penitentiary and is on probation. Therefore he is still under sentence. I cannot believe you would have us release a convict in order to release prisoners to him.0 Tho said Taub had tried to Contact Himin Sofia Bulgaria but that they had not met and would not in the future he is claiming that you have invited  to come to Hanoi so you can release prisoners to him Kissinger said. He is also claiming that for this reason the presi Dent should give a Pardon to or.  now says if we Don t give the Pardon he will make a Public attack on  Kissinger told Tho that there is no onegin America who has any respect for him. And you Are free to do what you want. I you want to release some prisoners to Hoffa that is your  Tho replied that Hoffa s trip will be decided by the responsible services in my country. But i believe there will be no Transfer of  Kissinger wound up the conversation by saying he was put imprison by Robert Kennedy then attorney Genera not by us. As Long As or. Hoffa does t concern prisoners or. Hoffa does t concern  $178,000 Chicago there s a Romance Story for the 90s she proposes. He accepts. Seven weeks into the engagement he changes his mind. She  wins $178,000. On tuesday a Federal jury of seven men and on woman said Sharon Wildey a lawyer was wronged by her former Fiance rancher Richard Austin  jury awarded Wildey $93,000 for pain and suf Fering $60,000 for the resulting loss of income from her Law practice and $25,000 for psychiatric counselling that she underwent after the engagement was  is a serious women s Issue and one that has t received too much attention Wildey said. This has been a very painful experience for me and my family and i m very  attorney Bernard Nussbaum said he would ask . District judge Suzanne Conlon to throw out the verdict. Matrimonial attorney Donald Schiller said the 1947 state Law under which Wildey sued was in tended to allow brides or bridegrooms to recover actual damages such As rental fees for a reception Hall no the costs associated with pain and suffering. I think the awarded damages were in error said Schiller who was t involved in the Case. The two divorced 50-year-Olds were introduced by Friend in january 1992 and chatted occasionally on the phone before meeting Over dinner that month. She pro posed at an Orlando Airport in March after a Brief vacation in Florida. He agreed singing love songs to her As they jetted Back to Chicago. He lavished $24,000 in gifts on his Bride to be including a $19,000 engagement ring. And promised her a great adventure according to  the divorced father of three from Adrian ore., had second thoughts and broke off the engagement by letter. He claimed that Wildey hid aspects of her past from him including psychiatric  offered to let Wildey keep the ring and to use $10,000 in his Bank account to help you through  she sued under Illinois breach of Promise  said the breakup left her immobilized and de pressed. She testified that her Law practice suffered an that she could barely speak. The great adventure the evidence shows turned into a Nightmare her lawyer Terence Flynn said. Emergency personnel remove a victim from the crash site near Snyder okla. 3 children killed in bus crash Snyder okla. A a school bus and tractor trailer collided wednesday killing three children and injuring eight people authorities said. As the bus taking the children Home from school was pulling onto the Highway the truck slammed into the Side of it the Oklahoma Highway patrol said. The Impact knocked both vehicles into a dirt Culvert. Police chief Larry Roe said he arrived to find eight children scattered in the  8 by the looks of it i believe they were All ejected. Idon t see How they could have walked out he said. He said All the children were out of the bus. I Twain t immediately known How Many children first through eighth graders were on the bus. Eddie Pink lev t Highway patrol dispatcher in Altus said the dead were children. The cause of the Accident was under investigation police said. Teachers parents and schoolchildren flocked to Jackson county memorial Hospital after the Acci Dent As people from the 1,600-resident town tried to sort out who was Hurt and killed. H a hit Plople including six children were treated a hospitals. Seven were admitted Hospital officials said. Is my wait critical condition while the stable condition said a spoke Swo me orial Hospital in  Werc critical condition hospitals ?ia4?rehiatchley� wife. Of in Der sch a principal i. ? to the cd went site. 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