European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Wednesday. January 12,1994 Dod officials Retreat to Chew on problems by the new York times Washington Call it a new age management meeting. Five dozen senior and Middle level Pentagon officials quietly retreated to a former roman Catholic con vent in suburban Maryland last weekend. At Issue was not Bosnia Somalia or the Fate of nato in the Post cold War world. Rather these officials were pondering the mundane but important Finan Cial and personnel Workings of the Pentagon that con sume the attention of most of its workers and most of its $262 billion annual budget. V their aim was to look for ways to revamp the Mili tary s tangled system of buying new weapons its redundant accounting procedures and other problems fore cast for the new year. For the officials led by Deputy defense Secretary William j. Perry the conference was an unusual Chance to quit the harried daily routine of the Pentagon and steal away for a weekend of what one participant called hours of uninterrupted Quality  it was our version of Renaissance weekend said a senior Pentagon official referring to the annual gather ing in Hilton head s.c., where distinguished guests including president Clinton and his wife Hillary Rod Ham Clinton meet for a symposium of talks recreation and networking. The official like several others who attended the i his was t Touchy feeling stuff aimed at getting to know your inner self. My Section involved 12 hours of looking at View graphs on pricing data elements and accounting procedures. Pentagon official. Gathering spoke on the condition of anonymity. Borrowing an idea common in corporate America the Pentagon participants said their office Retreat focused on nuts and bolts concerns not sensitivity train ing Replete with facilitators. This was t Touchy feeling stuff aimed at getting to know your inner self said one  Section involved 12 hours of looking at View graphs on pricing data elements and accounting procedures and the others were just As  nonetheless new age jargon seemed to be creeping into Normal Pentagon Ese. It was a very useful process to bind my Community together said one official speaking about the underlings in his office. Up Var j it a a re a i. Raven turns to Robbin a delinquent Raven is caught in the act of stealing a letter spotted before As it pecked open postal Box doors removed from a Mailbox in Kelly Ridge Calif. The culprit had been the mail and playfully deposited it on neighbourhood roofs. Boy says Jackson took Baths with him Santa Monica Calif. A the boy suing Michael Jackson Over alleged child molestation says the pop Star seduced him bathed with him and fondled him Many times. Court papers filed monday were the first direct description from the youngster of the sexual activity he says took place. Jackson has denied molesting the boy and has not been charged with any crime. The signed declaration repeats allegations summarized by state social workers who interviewed the boy last summer and by the lawyer who filed the lawsuit against Jackson in september. Attorney Larry Feldman filed the dec. 28 Declara Tion As part of a request for the superstar s financial re cords. A copy was obtained by the associated press before it was sealed by the judge overseeing the Case. The boy who turns 14 today claims Jackson 35, showered him with gifts and trips for five months Start ing last february. He also said Jackson frequently shared his bed. Michael Jackson had sexual Contact with me on Many occasions the boy said. The whole thing really got out of hand when they took a trip to Europe and started bathing together. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. Jackson s attorneys accused Feldman of grandstand ing before the March 21 trial. It s just a plaintiff repeating his allegations which or. Jackson vehemently denies attorney Howar Weitzman said. Los Angeles police began a criminal investigation of Jackson last August but have declined to discuss therase. During a recent court hearing Jackson s attorneys said it May be february before a decision is reached on whether to file charges. Family weighs suit in killing of Scot mistaken for burglar from wire reports Houston the family of a Scot shot to death by a frightened Houston Homeowner who thought the Man was a burglar is considering suing the Homeowner unless he is charged with murder. Andrew Peter de Vries 28, was shot Early Friday. De Vries and a companion Sydney Graves 42, were pounding on the Back door of Jeffrey Agee s Home when Agee fired a pistol three times. Age told police that he believed the men were burglars. Graves was uninjured but de Vries was shot twice. Ian Mckenna an Uncle of de Vries said sunday that the family is discussing its options and is upset How the Case is being handed. On the surface what is concerning us is that the police Are taking a position that this Man will not recharged Mckenna said. We feel this is a very premature  police said the Case was referred to a Harris county grand jury Friday without charges. Graves told investigators that he and de Vries had been out drinking met some people and went Home with them for More drinks. The people were taking the tourists Back to their hotel when de Vries believed they were going the wrong Way and jumped out of the car. Graves followed. The two then started banging on doors in the neighbourhood trying to get someone to let them use the phone or to Call a cab for them. They jumped Over a Fence into Agee s Back Yard after first pounding on his front door. 80 injured in jail Battle Castaic Calif. About 600 maximum Security jail inmates battled in a racially motivated Brawl Over the weekend that injured 80 prisoners authorities said tuesday. The uprising started in one 50-inmate dormitory sunday at the North county correctional facility and spread from one dorm to another eventually involving 20 dorms said los Angeles county Deputy Bill Martin. Some of the inmates were armed with Broomsticks and prison made knives deputies said. The inmates just divided along racial lines Black against hispanic sgt. Robert Stoneman said. We be had problems in areas where inmates congregate but never one with this Many inmate actually  youngsters tear up school St. Petersburg Fla. Four boys went on a rampage at an elementary school shattering windows splattering paint smashing television sets and killing the school s Gerbil police said. The boys one 9 years old and three 11 years old caused an estimated $100,000 in damage at Westgate elementary school an official said sunday. They were not pupils at the school said the principal Terry b. Krassner. The boys were caught saturday when a Parent walking by the school heard a disturbance. The boys were charged with burglary an discharging a fire extinguisher both felonies said police sgt. Tom Edwards. One boy also was charged with animal cruelty. They were released to their parents. Winning tickets invalidated Indianapolis  each Worth $100,000, Are invalid because they were bought through a broker using improperly marked play slips the Indiana state lottery said  slips were marked by computer not by Handas required. J the hand marking Rule was adopted by the Raul Testate lottery to prevent a Syndicate of players from playing All possible combinations and in effect buying the pot said John j. Dillon i executive director of the Hoosier lottery the simply broke the  the two tickets matched five of the six winning numbers for the july drawing for a $111  Jackpot. I m fairly certain we re going to contest the decision said Dennis j. Dietzler the attorney for Scott Peterson of Minneapolis who bought one of the tickets. &