European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Friday january 21,1994 woman starts Day classes at Citadel Faulkner hailed for doing the right thing Charleston . A Shannon Faulkner got her birthday wish thursday As she attended her first Day of classes at the Citadel. Faulkner the first woman in the school s 151-year history to attend Day classes with the All male corps of cadets celebrated her 19th birthday. She was greeted by Dean Clifton Poole who told her let s go get an  her first class was biology at 8 . Her second scheduled class was an education course. Several women who gathered outside shouted go Shannon As she passerby. She s doing the right thing. She s doing what is right. I think she s very Brave said Cynthia fort a High school student from mount pleasant who came to show her support. Faulkner sued the state supported military College last year charging the All male admissions policy is unconstitutional. A Federal judge later ruled she could at tend classes but not join the corps or live in the bar Racks while the lawsuit is  this week the cited Juhost its last Appeal to keep her out of classes when . Chief Justice William h. Rehnquist ruled against the College. But the trial on whether she May join the corps is still ahead. A trial Date has not been set. The school has women teachers and allows women to take evening and summer classes. Cadets said they accepted Faulkner s presence. We re disappointed our single gender education at the Citadel no longer exists said senior Bart Weatherington. But she s going to be Here and All we can do is move  was accepted into the Citadel last year after she had references to her sex deleted from her High school transcripts. The school revoked its offer of admission after learning that she is a woman prompt ing her lawsuit. The Citadel and Virginia military Institute Are the nation s Only state supported All male Mili tary colleges. Vii s admissions policy is also unde Challenge in Federal court. Faulkner will live with a family near Campus. Her own family lives 220 Miles away in Powersville. She said she would like to work on the student news paper and join the band but she does t know if she Lle allowed to. The College president it. Gen. Claudius. Watts Iii said the school has to decided. He said that most extracurricular activities Are based on corps activities and that the judge s order allows Faulkner Only to attend classes. In the. Stars and stripes 10 years ago Jan. 21,1984 an american sol Dier has admitted to German police and military authorities that his re ported kidnapping by German mis Sile protesters was a hoax. 20 years ago Jan. 21,1974 Secretary of state Henry a. Kissinger departed from Damascus Syria for Israel with new ideas for peace negotiations Between the two nations but without a list of israeli prisoners held in Syria a . Official said. 30 years ago Jan. 21,1964 president John son forecast a speedup of Prosperity in 1964, propelled by tax reductions and Progress in cutting the stubbornly High unemployment rate. 40 years ago Jan. 21,1954 the return of anti communist War prisoners to Al lied command was completed As the last of More than 21,000 chinese and North koreans who opposed repatriation ran jubilantly to Freedom. 50 years ago Jan. 21,1944 penetrating a japanese fighter screen of More than 100 planes . Naval air fleets from bases in the Solomons struck at Rabaul on new Britain Island off new Guinea scoring direct hits on eight Large cargo vessels three of which Sank. World War ii 50 years ago today Jan. 21 1.94.4 German troops dug in along the rapid River repel american attempts to fight across the River on the Western italian front an Allied invasion Force sails from Naples toward Anzio South of Rome. The red army retakes Mega on the Northern soviet front. In the Pacific . Bombers based on Attu in the aleutians attack Japan s Kuril islands. Source 2194 Days of War. W. H. Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of world Warll Bison books corp. 1981 a ,., _.  says Harding complained plot against Kerrigan was dragging Tonya Harding. Denies involvement Portland Ore. A skater Tonya Harding knew of the plot to attack rival Nancy Kerrigan arid complained it was taking too Long to carry out her bodyguard has told the oregonian news paper. You know you need to Stop screwing around with this and get it done Shawn Eckardt quoted Harding As saying. In the interview published thursday Eckardt also said Harding s sex husband Jeff Gillooly offered a $10,000 Check from the . Figure skating association As a Bonus if the attack was carried out immediately. Top figure skaters get financial Aid from the sport s governing body. The interview was published a Day after Gillooly was arrested and an affidavit was released from a sheriffs Deputy implicating Harding in the Jan. 6 attack for the first time. In the affidavit which accompanied Gillooly s arrest warrant Eckardt claimed that Harding made two phone Calls to find out Kerrigan s practice schedule at a rink near Boston and later devised an Alibi to explain the Calls. Tonya categorically denies those allegations said Harding attorney Dennis Rawlinson. We believe or. Eckardt s Lack of credibility is already Well Doc  four people have been charged with conspiring to injure Kerri Gan in the attack designed to enhance Harding s chances of winning the . Title and advancing to the olympics. The four Are Eckardt Gillooly Shane slant the alleged hit Man and Derrick Smith the alleged getaway Driver. Harding has not been charged and has denied any involvement. Eckardt told the oregonian that he met with Gillooly several times to plan the attack. At one Midnight meeting around dec. 31, while slant was in Boston seeking a Chance to attack Kerrigan they talked while har Ding practice at a rink he said. Harding skated Over and said that she was disappointed these Guys did t do what they said they were going to do Eckardt told the oregonian. Eckardt said he suggested that Harding Call slant but she replied Mno i want you to do  Eckardt said Gillooly showed him the $10,000 Check and said Tell these Guys i la give them a $10,000 Bonus if they 11 get it  Harding remains under investigation assistant District attorney John Bradley said. She was questioned for 10 hours by the Fri and the District attorney tuesday. Gillooly who has also denied any involvement was released on $20,000 bail wednesday the affidavit filed by sheriffs Deputy James Mcnelly said Smith and slant were to get $6,500 to assault Kerrigan. Kerrigan s attackers decided to smash her right leg because that is the one she lands on after jumps Eckardt told authorities. Cultist identified As Man who shot agent san Antonio a a Federal agent showed jurors his bloodied Vest described his Bullet wounds and confidently pointed out the Branch Davidia nhe said shot him. There s no doubt in my mind that Man shot me agent Eric Evers said wednesday As he gestured toward defendant Livingston Fagan who sat expressionless in court. Evers was the second agent from the Bureau of alcohol tobacco and fire arms to testify in the trial of 11 Branch davidians charged with murder and Mur Der conspiracy in the killing of four aft agents and the wounding of 16 others near Waco Texas. Six Branch davidians also Are believed to have died in the 45-minute gunfight that followed a feb. 28 raid in which the agents sought to arrest Davidian doomsday Prophet David Koresh. The raid triggered a 51-Day standoff that ended april 19 when Koresh and about 80 followers died amid a huge fire authorities said the davidians started. Evers was followed on the stand by at agent Dan Curtis who testified tearfully about the moments when agent Sleven Willis was shot to death behind a Van in front of the compound. I assumed he was reloading his weapon. I saw him Jerk Forward. He jerked Over and slumped said Curtis pausing to wipe away tears. When he first arrived at the com Pound Curtis said he noticed an Omi Nous stillness and told a fellow agent i think we re in  _ Evers who underwent hours of some times tedious Cross examination never wavered from his statement that Fagan flanked by two men with handguns Shol him with either an ar-15 or m-16 As Saull style Rifle. The agent showed the bloodied Vest hews wearing told of being wounded in the Chest and forearms and talked of How he dived for cover in a ditch As bul lets flew All around him. Something told me deep Down inside you be got to get up. You be got to get up. These people Aren t playing games. They re going to shoot you in the head he said. It was terrifying. As time went on i got very lightheaded. I did l realize i was bleeding As badly As i was. Every time i would move it was just a big Ole splash of  defense attorneys claim the davidians acted in self defense. Pagan s attorney rocket Rosen opened his Cross examination by asking who were the bad Guys the people who were shooting at me Evers replied. Rosen also accused Evers of identify ing Fagan because the agent s assailant was Black and Fagan was the Only Black in the compound to survive after the raid. He left the compound nearly a month be fore the fire and was arrested. I know that Man Over there shot me said Evers repeating his unwavering re Frain. Everything is etched in my mind until the Day i die because of that Inci  Evers said he waited to Tell authorities that Fagan was his assailant thinking he would be asked to select him from a police lineup with other Branch davidians once the standoff was Over. But by the Lime it ended Fagan was the Only Black survivor. I Felt it would be very prejudicial if i said the first Black male to come out was the one who shot me Evers said