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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, February 1, 1994

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 01, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. February 1, 1994 4j.s. The stars and strikes Page 5 head of political ally to Ira Gra visa to . At last a Gerry Ada swill attend conference in new York. Washington a with presi Dent Clinton s approval the Man who leads the Legal political ally of the outlawed Irish Republican army has finally come to the United states. Officials Hope that Gerry Adams brie admission will contribute to peace. The sinn fein Leader left Dublin on monday morning after telling reporters my attitude is quite simple and straight Forward i want an end to  eight times in the past Adams was  Nied a waiver to government rules ban Ning leaders of organizations deemed to be promoters of terrorism. This time he won out after lengthy deliberations that involved Clinton and Secretary of state Warren Christopher. The president supports this difficult decision and believes it will help Advance the cause of peace in Northern Ireland the White House said sunday. Adams will attend a private conference on Northern Ireland today in new York and Tho a go Home. \ the visa is Good Only for 48 hours. Adams May not go More than 25 Miles from new York while in the country nor engage in fund raising. The White House said it was encouraged that Adams unreservedly condemned three bomb threats Jan. 27 in san Diego reportedly claimed by the Southern California Ira and condemned All attacks on innocent civilians any  British government had opposed the waiver. A spokesman for British prime min ister John major s office said the British government understands that or. Adams has said he wants to see an end to violence and wants to embrace a  Cember declaration Between major and Irish prime minister Albert Reynolds. In the declaration the leaders invited sinn fein to take part in talks Over Northern Ireland but Only if the Ira first Abandons its 23-year Campaign against British Rule of the Region. The government Hopes or. Adams attendance. Will impress upon sinn fein and the Irish Republican army the need to end violence permanently a prerequisite for the All party talks the spokesman said. It s deeds that count he added. The decision to let Adams into the country was welcomed by the Irish Northern Aid committee a . Support group for the Northern Ireland Independence movement. Harding. " i. I Tolice Baton at a practice rink just before the National championships and could not compete. Harding who won the National championship has not been charged. She has denied having prior knowl Edge of any plan to attack Kerrigan although she said she later Learned that members of her entourage could have been involved. J Gillooly was expected to plead guilty monday or today in mul Tomah county circuit court to a charge alleging that he plotted the attack. His attorney Ron Hoevet has said Gillooly will make a statement and answer questions following his court appearance. Gillooly reportedly accepted a plea bargain in which he pleads guilty to racketeering and agrees to testify against Harding. The charge carries a two year prison term. Gillooly Only agreed to testify against Harding after Portland Ore. A Tonya Harding did t object to a plot to Knock rival skater Nancy Kerrigan put of the National championships but she did t think her bodyguard could pull it off a newspaper reported monday. The oregonian said Harding s sex husband Jeff Gil lowly confessed to authorities that he came up with the plot because he Felt judges unfairly ranked Harding fourth at a december Competition in Japan. He Felt judges would not give Harding a fair shake at the National championships in january it said. Four men have been charged with conspiracy to attack in the Jan. 6 assault against Kerrigan in Detroit Gillooly bodyguard Shawn Eckardt alleged hit Man Shane slant and alleged getaway car Driver Derrick Smith. Kerrigan was struck above the right knee with a to earthquake Aid to illegal aliens draws protests san Fernando Calif. F a re cent announcements that undocumented immigrants who suffered losses in the earthquake qualify for emergency Home Loans and other Long term Aid Drew a Quick response. The Only relocation Aid the illegals should get is a bus ticket Back Home said state rep. Pat Nolan. Federal courts have held that undocumented immigrants May not be denied Basic government services including pub Lic education and medical care. The Federal emergency management Agency and the state Are using interpreter san foreign language brochures to assure immigrants that they won t risk Deporta Tion if they ask for Aid said state emergency services spokeswoman Eliza Chan. Nolan and . Rep Dana Rohrabacher both republicans blasted the Fema for allowing noncitizens to apply for Aid. _ Rohrabacher said he will introduce legis Rene Zelaya Peers into her family s tent in los Angeles As the first Quarter of the lation to bar Federal agencies from offering super bowl plays on a television set. The Velayas have been living in a tent outside such Aid to undocumented immigrants. Their damaged Northridge apartment since the Jan. 17 earthquake. Americans income spending increased in 93 Washington a americans personal income Rose 0.6 percent in  Cember helping to push earnings for 1993 up 4.7 percent nearly twice the rate of inflation the government said Mon Day. The Commerce department said in come growth was Down from 6.1 percent in 1992, but it still beat the 2.7 percent increase in inflation last year. Learning that she had dropped their cover Story while being interrogated by the Fri said his brother Joh Gillooly. -.,. Meanwhile the . Figure skating association has submitted a roster for this month s olympic games in Lillehammer Norway that includes Harding and Ker Rigan. The soc was to deliver the paperwork Mon Day. Still the roster can be changed until feb. 21, two Days before the skating Competition begins. The women s alternate is 13-year-old Michelle Kwan. A special committee of the association meets today to Start considering whether Harding violated the organization s code of conduct. It has set a deadline of feb. 10 to make its recommendation but could act sooner said committee chairman William Hybl. 3 Brothers found dead in Cade cod tentative Home consumer spending Rose 6.1 percent in 1993, the biggest increase since a 6.8 per cent gain in 1990. Consumer spending represents two thirds of the nation s eco nomic activity. Consumer spending grew at a healthy Pace during the last half of 1993 and helped boost economic growth 2.9 per cent for the year the Best total in five years. ? but Many analysts contend that be cause spending outpaced incomes con Sumers will be forced to slow consumption in the Early part of this year. In december income Rose to $5.54 tril lion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate up from $5.51 trillion a month earlier and the fifth straight Advance. Part of the gain was attributed to retroactive social Security payments. Bourne mass. A thre Brothers have been found shot to death in a windswept abandoned Cape cod inning what police said was either a triple Sui cide or a murder suicide. The three 28-year-old twins an their older brother were discovered sunday morning All shot in the head at close Range said detective Charles . One brother had a gun in his hand. The victims were Robert d., Smith 31,of Buzzards Bay and twins Edward n. Smith and Michael k. Smith both of Groton Conn. Relatives told police that the twins had both worked for electric boat in Groton where one recently had been Laid off an the other was about to lose his Job. The eldest brother Robert helped in his Roommate s Floral business and was seriously ill with cirrhosis of the liver the Boston Globe reported quoting the unidentified Roommate. The bodies about a foot apart in what used to be the inn s bar were discovered when a local resident passed the inn looked inside and told police that some one apparently was sleeping inside. Edward Smith s wife reported him missing wednesday. Later that Day he called her and said he was with his Broth ers on Cape cod and was planning to re turn soon. The inn formerly known As the Joseph Jefferson inn and the inn at Buttermilk Bay had been vacant for about six Yea Sand had become a target of vandals  
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