European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes . Sunday february 6,1994 Clinton Washington a funds for a $7,322 loan payment made in 1985 on Jov. Bill Clinton a behalf came from a company that was subsequently tied to the failed Arkansas a amp a now under Federal criminal investigation documents show. The documents compiled by Iowa rep. Jim Leach ranking Republican on the House banking committee show that the company Madison marketing in 1985 deposited $7,500 in an account con top Llyd by Whitewater development corp., a real estate venture half owned by the Clinton. Jaimes Mcdougal owner of Madison guaranty savings and loan association in turn made the payment on the Clinton loan from that account the records show. Madison marketing was owned at the time by Mcdougals wife , firm linked Republican staff on the banking committee said the transaction suggested a amp los funds May have been illegally diverted through Madison marketing to pay the Clinton debt. A it would appear that federally insured deposits which with the later failure of Madison became in effect taxpayer obligations were transferred for the direct personal Benefit of the former governor the staff said in a report to Leach. But Mcdougal insisted that Madison marketing was an Independent company a not a subsidiary of Madison guaranty a and that because of that distinction no link could be drawn Between the payment and a amp a funds. A that was a loan from Madison marketing in which the a amp a had no ownership and was not a subsidiary a Mcdougal said. Madison a failure a and the ties Between the Clinton and Mcdougal a is now the subject of an investigation by special counsel Robert b. Fiske or. Fiske also will study whether Madison funds were improperly diverted to Whitewater. Mcdougal said the payment should be viewed As nothing More that Laizan from his wife a company to the Whitewater real estate venture that the Mcdougals and Clinton jointly owned. Bruce Lindsey a senior adviser to president Clinton who answers questions on Whitewater issues also denied there is any link Between the payment and federally backed funds at Madison. A to the extent that Madison marketing contributed to Whitewater it would be like Susan Mcdougal making a Contri London Apas if frontiersman Davy Crockett weren to enough president Clinton appears to have a Gypsy King in his family tree too. Eileen Blyth a family researcher in Northeast England says Clinton is the great great great great grandson of the brother of Charles Blyth who in 1847 was Given the title Charles i in a Gypsy ceremony on the Scotland England Border. Eileen Blythe great great great great Grandfather was another brother of the Gypsy King. A it Means we Eileen Blyth and Clinton Are distantly related but so Distant you would need binoculars to see us a she said. Eileen Blyth who lives in Washington five Miles South of Newcastle England said she was tracing her family tree when she found the link.�?o1 done to go around saying we re related to president Clinton because it was so Long ago a she said. Gypsy ancestry is difficult to Trace because of poor records but the link is possible said Harold Brooks Baker publishing director of burkes peerage a publishing House that documents the lineage of Royal and Noble families. A the is virtually related to every scottish Monarch a Brooks Baker said of Clinton. A the has thousands of glamorous ancestors from hundreds of years ago but very few ancestors in recent times that Charles Blyth scottish Gypsy King. Are significant a Brooks Baker said. In 1992, Brooks Baker reported that researchers found Clinton a ancestors included several medieval monarchs Crockett and . Presidents Andrew Jackson William Henry Harrison and president Clinton. Lots of famous relatives. Benjamin Harrison. Blyth sent details of her findings about the Gypsy King to the White House and received an official reply wishing her Luck a but no invitation to visit. Virginia libraries buy anti Gay books Fairfax a. A libraries in Washington a Virginia suburbs bought More than 100 copies of books critical of homosexuality after Christian activists accused the Library system of promoting a Gay Agenda. Julie Pringle coordinator of collection management for the Fairfax county Library system said it recently bought copies of 11 books with titles such As you Don t have to be Gay and overcoming homosexuality after checking out and reviewing dozens of books on homosexuality Christian activist Karen to Gounaud asked the Library to buy books from her list of titles critical of homosexuality. A Gounaud is the Leader of a group of parents and conservative Christian activists who tried unsuccessfully last year to prevent a Gay newspaper the Washington Blade from being distributed in the county a 22 libraries. Pringle said the order was not in response to activists claims that there was a Lack of balance in the systems books on the topic. She said the books were purchased because a homosexuality is a major social Issue and must be reflected in the Library administrators said they spent about $1,100 on the books. Pringle said that the Library depends on patrons for suggestions and that books Gounaud suggested had not previously come to the libraries attention. She said not All of the suggested books were ordered. Gounaud praised the Library Purchase and said she hoped the books Are prominently displayed. Fairfax officials made their recent Purchase from regeneration books of Baltimore a Small distributor of Christian books. Some of the books treat homosexuality As an illness that can be cured through counselling and lifestyle changes. Steps out of homosexuality a privately published Book is a for pastors Counselor and struggles from a Christian perspective a according to a bibliography provided by Gounaud. Overcoming homosexuality is a about the causes and Healing of a children a Book Alfiers Home tells the Story of a a boy who struggles with homosexuality and then transitions naturally into Peg Mccraw president of the Fairfax lesbian and Gay citizens association said she believes the Library system is trying to win favor with conservative Christian activists by buying the books. A i look at it As the Library trying to appease vocal critics a Mccraw said. A maybe they see it As a Way to quiet things Button to Whitewater a Lindsey said. While the gop documents described Madison marketing As a a a subsidiary of the a amp a Federal and state of Arkansas documents appear to support Mcdougal a claim. Filings at the Secretary of states office in Arkansas show Madison marketing was made a subsidiary of Madison financial corp., which was controlled by the a amp a but not until july 1986, Well after the Clin tons loan payment was made. Anco a 1986 Federal regulatory exam of the a amp a also noted the marketing com party. Was owned by Susan Mcdougal. That audit by the Federal Home loan Bank Board however noted that a fall of Madison marketing a business is derived from Madison guaranty or its 19 kids found in filth might be returned Chicago apr Nineteen children found living in a filth strewn apartment May be returned to their parents authorities said Friday. A a it a not a felony to live in a filthy apartment. Reports that the children had been mistreated were incorrect a said Cook county states attorney Jack of Malley. A they were just living in prosecutors however said one of the 19 children had been mistreated and of Malley said that while he believes the children should be taken from their families it probably will not happen. Prosecutors have no plans to drop the charges i Jeff in the Case he said. Six adults a four mothers who All Are Sisters a father and an Uncle a have been charged with Misdemeanour child neglect. One woman Denise Turner .20, was charged with felony child endangerment. Prosecutors said Turners 4-year-old, who has cerebral palsy was malnourished bitten and burned. Police discovered the squalid scene late tuesday while investigating a report that drugs were being sold in the apartment. Wind whistled through broken windows and food rotted in the refrigerator. Eighteen children were in Foster Homes Friday said Scott Hamilton an Illinois department of children and family services spokesman. The 4-year-old was in fair condition Friday at children a memorial Hospital. A baby girl born to one of the mothers last week tested positive for cocaine according to testimony at a juvenile court hearing thursday. The baby was taken into a cos custody. The Mother has not been charged. Gov. Jim Edgar said a cos has sue needed in improving its procedures and blamed a caseworker suspended thursday for not helping the children earlier. Store s request for id ends in wild shootout san Diego a when two Young men tried to buy some wine Norman Mansour asked for identification. Instead he got a gun in his face and a wild 13-second, noontime shootout captured by his stores video camera. A bullets were flying everywhere bottles were breaking plaster was falling a said Mansour the stores owner. He grabbed his gun and shot Back. In All 14 shots were fired tuesday before the assailants fled police said. A no other customers were inside the Small store and Mansour Wasny to Hurt. On wednesday Walter Clemons 19, was arrested near the store and held for investigation of attempted burglary
