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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday january 19,1994 grand jury Likely to probe Whitewater Little Rock Ark. A a Federal grand jury that convened Here tuesday is Likely to look into real estate investments in which president Clinton and his wife were partners with the owner of a now failed Sav Ings and loan. James Mcdougal who co owned Whitewater development co. Inc. With the Clinton will testify before the grand jury thursday said Mcdougal s attorney Sam Heuer. A however Whitewater is Only one of several matters expected to be brought before the grand jury which meets monthly to consider a variety of criminal cases. Assistant . Attorney Michael Johnson who was Citadel must let woman into classes Washington a chief Justice William h. Rehnquist cleared the Way tuesday for Shannon Faulkner to be come the first woman to attend Day classes with cadets at the Citadel. Rehnquist without comment set aside a temporary stay he had imposed last wednesday a Day before Faulkner was to have begun her academic career at the 151-year-old military College in Charles ton . Faulkner s lawsuit challenging Testate supported College s males Only admission policy has never been taken to trial. A Federal judge and the 4th . Circuit court of appeals had ordered the Citadel to admit Faulkner for Day classes while the Legal Case continued. The school has not been ordered to let Faulkner join the corps of cadets or live  College s Barracks. In the school s 35-Page emergency re quest to the chief Justice lawyers for the Citadel said it was being forced to aban Don a justified single gender admissions policy that has defined its institutional Mission and Persona since its  they said Faulkner s attendance a daytime classes would cause irreparable harm because a males Only environment is essential to the Citadel s holistic educational  lawyers for Faulkner said the school s request is based on emotion not fact  faced with the Complete absence of any evidence that one woman will destroy its Cadet students the Citadel at heart seeks merely to preserve its Long standing tradition of excluding qualified women based solely on their gender Faulkner s lawyers said. In charge of the session was meeting with the grand jury tuesday. Heuer said the Fri last week subpoenaed documents from Mcdougal s files related to Whitewater in which the Clinton were 50-50 partners with Mcdougal and his former wife Susan. Mcdougal was acquitted in 1990 of eight Federal fraud charges in connection with the operation of Little Rock based Madison guaranty savings and loan which failed in 1989. The failure Cost taxpayers at least $47 million. Mcdougal left the so s operations in 1986, but continued to own it. Federal audits questioned practices of the so when Mcdougal was chairman. But he has said it failed because of actions of his successors and Federal regulators. Federal investigators Are trying to determine whether Madison funds were illegally diverted to Whitewater or to help pay off debts for prominent arkansans including the Clinton. Clinton has been accused of no wrongdoing and he has denied any. He has said he lost $69,000 in the Whitewater venture. Attorney general Janet Reno is expected to announce soon the appointment of a special counsel to investigate dealings involving Whitewater. To it s Shannon Faulkner the Clinton administration which had sided with Faulkner in the lower courts argued against extending Rehnquist temporary stay. South Carolina cannot justify its decision to offer benefits of such a school to men and not to women solicitor general Drew Days Iii said. Faulkner s likelihood of Success on the merits is therefore  Faulkner 18, was accepted by the col lege after she had references to her gender deleted from her High school transcript. The Citadel rejected her application when it Learned she is a woman. She then sued contending her equal Protection rights had been violated. Faulkner who plans to major in Educa Tion took classes last semester at the University of South Carolina at Spartanburg. Forcing her to return to Spartanburg would be manifestly unjust her lawyers said. Former colonel under Patton Dies at facility in Heidelberg Heidelberg Germany is a retired army colonel and army administrator died in his sleep Jan. 6 at a Heidelberg senior citizens Home according to the army s 26th area support group Leonard William Zedler 77, served As a finance corps officer in Gen. George Patton s 3rd army during world War ii. He served 13 years on Active duty before his second Dis charge in the late 1950s, and Many More years with the army Reserve until his military retirement in 1974. As a civilian Zedler last worked As the internal review and audit Divi Sion chief in the office of the Deputy chief of staff . Army Europe Headquarters. He retired from that position in 1984. The Milwaukee native s military awards included the Bronze Star the meritorious service medal and the army commendation medal. He was a former european president of the Reserve officers association and for Mer treasurer of the association of the United states army. A memorial service was held Jan. 10 in Heidelberg. Burial will occur at Arlington National cemetery. Zedler is survived by his wife Ursu la Mina Zedler and daughter Anne c. Zedler of Heidelberg a son army it. Col. Donald h. Zedler of Colum Bia my. Stepsons Jorn n. Lindenau of Alexandria va., Wulf Lindenau of Columbia md., and Gert Lindenau of Frankfurt stepdaughter Suzanne Lin Denau of Athens a. And seven grandchildren. A age Branch plans program Kaiserslautern Germany is the Kaiserslautern Branch of the National association for the advancement of coloured people will pre sent a Legal redress forum at Ramstein High school from 7 . To 9 . Today. The purpose of the forum is to educate people on How and where to file discrimination complaints for military and civil Ian personnel. The panel will consist of seven equal Opportunity and social actions personnel from the . Army Europe and . Air forces in Europe. The president of a act s Kaiserslautern Branch will also take part. For information Call Michael r. John son at Dan 370-8148 or 370-8188. Contributions increase at Izmir Izmir air station turkeys a the facility a base spokesman said. Combined Federal Campaign Contri the draw Down has reduced the air Sta sons i in u at ism a totalled lion s Pool of contributors from 622 to 466. Pm the h3,� 8 l Morrease from ,1993 the pc solicits Money for Hundred seven though there Are fewer people at of International Charity organizations. Diary from Page 1 said Glover May have been a shoulder to cry on for Schap s wife whom he knew through working alongside her husband for More than a year. However a source familiar with the army s criminal investigation come Case said agents have pieced to Gether a sequence of events that May have led Schap to believe his wife and Glover were romantically involved. Stephen Schap told investigators that he found Diane Schap s diary the Day before the slaying Accord ing to the source. Specific information about the diary is unavailable. But sources in the regiment the Comour nity and the 104th area support group said that in the diary Diane Schap detailed some Type of relationship with an unnamed Soldier. These sources said Stephen Schap also intercepted a Telephone message from his wife to Glover the Day of the incident. The wife had called Glover also a Heli copter Mechanic at the Airfield from her Hospital room where she was being treated for a difficult preg Nancy. However she was unable to reach the Soldier and left a message for him to Call her. On the Day Glover was killed the message was delivered to the t troop commander Stephen Schap s senior officer. Although Glover was assigned to another troop he was working on a detail assisting t troop with preparations to close Sickels army Airfield. The sources including a Soldier formerly assigned to Sickels said Stephen Schap found the message before it was delivered to Glover. Doctors at the Hospital said Diane Schap told them that she was speaking to Glover on the Telephone when he said Here comes your husband and Hung  later he was dead. Doctors told the stars and stripes that Diane Schap was admitted to the Herz Jesu Krank Enhaus in Fulda on dec. 5 for problems relating to pregnancy which was in its third month. One doctor said the problem went Back a few  Community sources who knew the Schaps said the26-year-old woman who did not have any children had a history of failed pregnancies. According to the sources and a Fulda newspaper re port Diane Schap had told her husband that she was going into the Hospital for medical problems unrelated to pregnancy. The next Day however a doctor told the husband that the pregnancy was going Well. Schap then went into his wife s room and demanded to know who the father of the baby was then left minutes later hos Pital sources said. The Schaps and Glover were known to socialize to Gether. Employees at the Fulda Community club and people from the Airfield said the three were seen sever Al times in the club for dinner and both Diane Schap and Gloyer were known to attend country music night sat the club. After the slaying investigators and unit officials found two greeting cards from Diane Schap in Glover s personal effects in his room at the Airfield. A source in Stephen Schap s former unit described the cards As Friendship cards and said no other links Between Gloyer and the woman were found. V corps would not comment on the evidence in the Case. David court Stephen Schap s civilian attorney also would not comment saying he did not want to pro vide information that could prove prejudicial to  Diane Schap 26, refused to talk with the stars and stripes. Last week she was St la in the Fulda Community although moving Crews had taken some personal belongings from the couple s apartment at Downs bar Racks  
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