European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday november 22, 1993 . The stars and stripes Page 5 v purported sightings of flying saucers like this object photographed in California in the 1950s have baffled experts and enthusiasts. Resents digs at is fors by the new York times new York Granville Angell denounce the Way some people have begun to refer to Visi tors from outer space As Grays though most of those sighted do seem to have been that color. The psychological Counselor from ,n.c., said he spoke from experience having been abducted himself by aliens a time or two. He said it would be More sensitive to use terms like extraterrestrial biological entities visitors beings or occupants. So far Angell s patients have not included ets though he regularly tries to help earthlings adjust to getting to know them. The first trauma is having reality shattered he said. The second i when the person has the courage to come out of the closet and share his saturday at the ramada Pennsylvania hotel Here a person who had seen an unidentified Fly ing object or even hundreds would hardly be branded As an oddball. Around 1,000 flying Sau cer buffs gathered to hear some of the country leading experts discussing extraterrestrial Intelli gence and How the world s governments particularly Washington Are covering up their Ever More intimate relationship with beings from far far away. To be sure flying saucers have been an Ameri can preoccupation since at least the Early 1950s. But the brownies and Polaroid of yesteryear have Given Way to advanced visual technologies including the direct monitoring of space shuttle transmissions on Cable television. Moreover Hyp Nosis and other psychological tools Are being More widely used to help people remember alien abductions. Perhaps most significant two generations have been More than enough time for a Mountain of knowledge and legend to accumulate on ufos As fascination continues to grow. It has All come together in a weekend extravaganza at the ramada. The gathering was the product of whole life productions a los an Geles producer of natural food and holistic health fairs. In California right now this is the Seg ment of the paranormal spectrum that s getting the most attention said Paul Andrews whole life s was something for everyone who yearned to believe that there was More to sen Tient life than human beings. For $25 admission attendees could hear lectures on How martians May have shot Down the National aeronautics and space administration s probe of the re planet or How Cave men interacted with alien visitors. For just $30 More each they could attend workshops on ufos sightings on Long Island or the possibility of human evolution s being the re sult of alien be weeded out All the goofballs said Gary Schultz who spoke on alien technology. Clinton to emphasize crime fight aides say by the Washington Post Washington mindful of mounting Public fear of violent crime and seeking Broad themes to define his presidency president Clinton is planning Over the next month and beyond to emphasize the problems of crime and gun violence according to administration officials. Clinton s speech to a group of Black Church leaders in Memphis tenn., recently when he invoked the memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King or. To deliver an impassioned plea against what he called the great crisis of the spirit that is gripping America,".was not planned As Kickoff for the new focus on crime and violence. But aides said that the speech the fruit of weeks in which the president had increasingly been pointing to newspaper headlines and asserting the need to address the Issue encapsulated the Points that the president wants to stress in the coming weeks. We re not setting up a crime and violence War room or anything said Deputy chief of staff Roy Neel. It s just a fact that the president is determined to come Back to these themes with crime at or near the top of Public concerns said Clinton pollster Stan Greenberg i think he s been Given permission to talk about what he wants to walkabout which is the moral breakdown of society. What we have is a president who s been wanting to speak about crime and has had a very crowded Agenda. He now has the audience and the Opportunity and this is his moment to help educate the an inter Agency group has met Over the last several weeks to sketch out what the president and other top administration officials might do to address the Issue. Officials said Clinton wants not Only to talk about the Scourge of crime but to return to some of the new democratic themes that served him Well during the Campaign the decline of the family and other institutions what we have is a president who bin wanting to Aparic about Crim and Haa had a very Crowde Agenda. He now a the audience and the Opportunity and this is his moment to help educate countr the contort Poff Tow Stan a Svenborg and the need for individuals As Well As government Totake responsibility for fixing the situation. He wants to make Clear that it s not just about crimean violence but it s about restoring the conditions of civilized life one administration official said. Another senior official said that the administration also viewed elevating the debate in this Way As an Opportunity for Linton to communicate to the american peo ple his motivating principles and what this president and his presidency Are Clinton so far this official said has been too program Matic working on disparate issues from the free Trade agreement to health care without packaging them in Sucha Way that people understand his underlying vision. The american people Greenberg said want healthcare they want him to reduce the deficit but they also want something that has More meaning for their lives and the president is trying to communicate an Abc news Washington Post poll last wee showed that crime was the no. 1 concern of 21 percent of americans surveyed. The poll also showed that Only 39percent of those surveyed gave Clinton High Marks for his handling of the problem. Hatch cleared in Bocci scandal committee says if found no improper conduct by senator by the Washington Post Washington the Senate ethics committee said saturday it had found no credible evidence Indi Cating that sen. Orrin g. Hatch a Utah violated any Laws or Senate rules in his contacts with representatives of the defunct fraud rid Den Bank of credit an Commerce International. Nor did it find any reason to believe that the senator engaged in any improper conduct the committee said in a statement concluding it probe into contacts be tween Hatch s office and Bocci. Hatch issued statement expressing gratification at the commit tee s action. Speaking for himself and his wife Hatch Elaine he said without question these have been the worst two years of our lives. I Welcome this find ing today As conclusive evidence of my innocence an proper the committee said it had subpoenaed and reviewed documents of eight individuals and entities and had taken 10 depositions including one from Hatch. Hatch provided the committee with documents the commit tee noted. It also said it reviewed information obtained by the Senate foreign relations subcommittee on terrorism narcotics and International operations during its probe of Bocci. Hatch requested the committee inquiry in 1992 after published reports of contacts Between his office and representatives of the Luxembourg based Bank. Bocci was shut Down in 1991 amid massive charges of Money laundering and other fraudulent activities. Bocci illegally owned four . Banks including firs american the largest Bank holding company based in the District of Columbia. Media reports cited a 1990 Senate speech in which Hatch defended Bocci after the Bank was convicted of Money laundering in Tampa. Government investigators later said the speech was written by Robert a. Altman president of first american and by a lawyer represent ing Bocci interests. Multiple pressures on . Families cited South san Francisco up famed Pedia Tricia and author or. Benjamin Spock said saturday the unique problems created by working moms divorced couples Ste families and excessive competitive Ness make spending time together All the More vital for today s changing families. There Are multiple pressures assailing families Andall of them Are getting worse said a sprightly 90-year old Spock who delivered the keynote address at a Par enting conference sponsored by san Francisco Penin Sula Parent newsmagazine. While More than half the mothers of preschooler work outside the Home he said there is scarce Avail ability of Quality and affordable child care. If it had the right priorities the government could easily subsidize Day care As All european countries do and As we did during world War Spock whose1946 Book baby and child care has sold More than 40 million copies said in an interview. The doubling of the divorce rate in the past decade also is taking its toll on children who studies show suffer symptoms for at least two years following a breakup he said. The vast majority of divorced parents remarry Spock said confronting All the problems inherent in Ste families As i myself Learned when i became a Stepfather to an 11-year-old Giri is years ago the most difficult relationship i a Ever finally Spock voiced concern Over the excessive competitiveness of today s professional moms and dads who place work above family. If he s honest the father of a teen in trouble More often than not must admit he s been so Busy trying to get advanced and make a better salary he has neglected his Chil Dren and hardly knows them Spock said. This criticism once reserved for the male Parent now can be applied to some mothers As Well he said
