European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Saturday november 13,1993u.s. To Check claims of gop payoffs Trenton no. Apr. The tis. Justice department plans to look into whether alleged payments by the Campaign of Republican  inns tie Whitman to suppress Black voter turnout would violate fed Era i Taw. The departments civil rights division and the Public integrity Section of its criminal division will study whether the payments described a and then denied a by Campaign manager de Rollins would break Federal Law Justice spokesman Carl Stern said thursday. Quot we arc not in a position to launch an investigation right now Quot Stern said. Quot what we Are doing is to determine if any Laws under the voting rights act were . Rollins told reporters in Washington on tuesday that the Campaign paid $500,000 to Black ministers and democratic workers to discourage them from boosting turnout. Whitman a Republican who ousted democratic gov. Jim Florio by fewer than 27,000 votes has angrily denied that any such operation existed. A it on tuesday Rollins who managed the Whitman. Campaign described How the Money was used Quot we went into the Black churches and basically said to ministers who had endorsed Florio a do you have a special project we see you have already endorsed Florio. Lii Al s Fine. But done to get up in the sunday pulpit and preach. Done to get up there and say its your moral obligation to vote on tuesday and vote for Florio. A a Rollins said the payments were made the ministers favorite charities. He retracted the statements wednesday. Or. Edward Verner executive director of the Black ministers Council of new Jersey said thursday that his group did no to know of any ministers coming Forward to say they were approached by republicans offering Money to suppress voting. The Rev. Keith Owens a Baptist pastor in Camden in the stars and stripes 10 years ago nov. 13,1983 president Reagan urged South korean leaders to broaden democracy in their country but said the United states would not turn the human rights Issue into a Public crusade. 20 years ago nov. 13,1973 president Nixon said he would surrender watergate related tape recordings dictation. Belts and additional personal notes to a Federal court even As his attorney told the court that a subpoenaed Dictaphone Belt did t exist. 30 years ago nov. 13,1963 a Frederick Charles Barghoorn a professor of soviet studies at Yale University was arrested As a spy the foreign office in Moscow informed the . Embassy. 40 years ago. Nov. 13,1953 a former president Truman declined on constitutional grounds to obey the subpoena issued by the House in american activities committee in its probe of the Harry Dexter White spy Case. 50 years ago nov. 13,1943 a the allies round the clock Aerial offensive was shaping up As a concentrated Effort to smash every German transport Lino into Italy and wipe out the dwindling roller bearing plants that Supply the nazi forces. World War ii so years ago today nov. 13 i.g.4.3 american b-17 flying fortresses bomb brawn in the Pacific beginning e week of daily i attacks to prepare for the invasion by . Marines. In tie Solomons More american so tors and Marine land on bougainvillea u a forces expand their foothold on the Island. The Allied Advance on the Western Side of the italian front halts to reorganize. Sour 00 Dmytri mfr. W h. Smith publisher inc Ward aka me Book of word War of Bison books corp., i my i pour in else is treated for injuries to her scorched paws in the animal shelter at Agoura Hills. Said in broadcast interviews that Venter had told him that a few Northern new Jersey clergymen had come Forward to say they were approached., Owens the Southern new Jersey chairman of the Eros of a political action committee later told the associated press that besides Verner Quot at least one other Clergyman shared with me that some of our fellow clergy were acknowledging that they had been  but he said his information was secondhand. Quot i do not have names. I do not have  Verner said he merely told Owens about Buncom firmed reports he had heard. Black leaders including the revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharp tort have joined democrats in demanding a wide ranging investigation of the matter. The democratic state committee which also asked the Justice department to investigate will seek a Federal court order monday allowing it to take depositions from Rollins and others in the Whitman Campaign. Survivor Agoura Hills Calif. A Elsa the siamese cat that filmmaker Duncan Gibbins died trying to save is in demand despite her burned footpads singed whiskers and scorched fur. Calls have been pouring in about the pet who was caught up in last weeks Malibu fire. Quot we be had at least 500 Calls on this cat a Calls from As far As Germany England Spain Canada and several states Ohio Pennsylvania Florida Quot said Robert Ballenger a spokesman for the los Angeles county animal Center in Agoura Hills where Elsa is recuperating. Quot this cat is More than a cat. Its a  one caller offered $1,000. A woman in Alaska offered to coverall the cat s medical expenses and transportation. Gibbins 41, a screenwriter and director had gotten safely away from his to Panga Canyon Home when the fire erupted nov. 2. But he headed Back to Rescue Elsa the stray cat he had adopted a year before and named after the lioness in the Book bom free. Gibbins was trapped by the fast moving flames and suffered Burns Over 90 percent of his body. He died the next Day. Elsa was found near the fire scene. Gibbins Mother will have the final say on where Elsa will go officials said. At least one caller was interested in Elsa but not in taking her Home Ballenger said. Quot he was asking about whether the screen rights had been sold a he said. Skinhead slammed in 2nd sentencing Galveston Texas a a teenage skinhead who got probation for the drive by murder of a Black Man because of a misunderstanding by the jury has drawn 40 years in prison for a related offence. Christopher Brosky 19, was convicted thursday of engaging in organized criminal activity in the 1991 Shotgun slaying of Donald Thomas. The warehouse worker was picked at random and gunned Down on the Street because he was Black. Brosky was Riding in the car from which the shots were fired. In March an All White jury convicted Brosky of murder. But it misunderstood the sentencing instructions and ordered five years in prison and 10 years Proba Tion. The judge had to drop the prison term because that combination is not allowed in Texas. That prompted a Public outcry a huge protest March and a second trial on different charges that ended with a racially mixed jury sentencing Brosky to 40 years in prison and a $5,000 Fine. A a in la take 40,&Quot said Deborah Peoples of the african american Summit for peace and Justice. A you know 1 had my doubts about this Case and whether it was going to get thrown out with the double jeopardy and All but i am  prosecutors said Brosky Joshua Hendry the cards Driver and William a Trey Quot Roberts Iii shared membership in the Neo nazi skinhead group. The prosecution argued that All three defendants advocated violence toward minorities and helped one another during the crime. Earlier Roberts and Hendry agreed to Pica bargains and received 40 years and 15 years respectively. Boo sky a attorneys offered no witnesses arguing that their client had no motive to commit the crime and did not agree to do the shooting. Brosky has said he was drunk and asleep in the car when the slaying occurred. A i feel right now Justice has been done Quot said Thomas widow Carolyn. A this is really hard for me because we re going through this a second  school bus Driver ran Stop sign police say Snyder okla. A the school Wells. Bus Accident in which four children died three boys age a 8 9 an. N occurred after the bus ran a Stop sign and lulled in the crash. A 14-year-old evil died was hit by an 18-Wheeler, police said at a Hospital thursday. Four other children and both Drivers were hosnitali7eh. Said thursday. Quot we done to know if the bus even stopped. 1 done to know if Well Ever know a said Oklahoma Highway patrol it. Dee Drivers were hospitalized. Two of the youngsters remain in critical condition. Police said they would not decide whether to file charges until finishing their investigation which could take several Days. On thursday classes were cancelled and White ribbons fluttered from Trees up and Down the main Street of Snyder a town of 1,600 people 110 Miles Southwest of Oklahoma City