European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars Antt stripes . Thursday August 25,1994 Espy Calls super bowl a business trip Washington a agriculture Secretary Mike Espy was the guest of an Atlanta museum at this year s super bowl game a two Day trip he characterized As official because halftime included a Salute to Smokey Bear. Smokey is the Mascot of the for est service which is under Espy s Juris diction. The Secretary received four game tick ets Worth $350 from the Fernbank museum of natural history which was pre paring to open an exhibit to mar Smokey s 50th birthday. Espy s travel hotel and daily expenses were paid by the government according to travel documents obtained by the associated press under the Freedom of in formation act. Espy has been investigated by the department s office of inspector general and the Justice department for violating a ban on accepting sports tickets and travel from companies regulated by his department. The museum gift was exempt from the ban. On aug. 9, attorney general Janet Reno asked a three judge panel to appoint an Independent counsel to invest Gate Espy. That request is still pending. The White House also is seeking an ethics investigation. Espy denies any wrongdoing and say she will be cleared. Espy listed the four super bowl tickets on the financial disclosure form he filed june 30, and a Haf after it was due. Us a spokeswoman a Webb said tuesday that Espy considered the Jan. 30 game an official function because of the Smokey tribute. She also said Espy at tended a couple of meetings that week end but she could not say who attended the meetings or what they were about. Assistant agriculture Secretary James r. Lyons in charge of Forest service activities said More extensive Smokey activities including pre game interviews with Espy had been planned but were cancelled. What fans saw were a couple of 30-Sec Ond animated Public service announce ments on the stadium s giant video screen called the jumbo Ron just before halftime Lyons said. The super bowl in which the Dallas cowboys Defeated the Buffalo Bills for the National football league championship was the second. Dallas Victory that Espy had watched during official travel. Earlier Espy and his Girlfriend Pat Ricia Dempsey watched Dallas beat the Green Bay packers in Dallas. Tickets came from Tyson foods inc., the Arkan Sas based poultry company. Espy s attorneys say he repaid the com Pany for his ticket. On june 18,. 1993, Espy watched the Phoenix suns defeat the Chicago bulls during a National basketball association playoff game in Chicago using a season ticket held by Quaker Oats chief executive William d. Smithburg Quaker said a member of Espy s staff had asked for the ticket and the $45 Cost was never reimbursed. 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