European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Saturday september 10,1994 in 1 Tail Hook suit by the new York times Washington four Days before trial a lawsuit stemming from the Bawdy 1991 convention of the Tail Hook association has been settled by the naval aviators group and a victim of the sexual abuse. The settlement was disclosed thursday by attorneys for the association and Paula a. Coughlin a former Navy lieu tenant the lawyers declined to discuss terms saying in their joint statement Only that the Case has been resolved to the Mutual satisfaction of both  the settlement leaves the Las vegas Hilton where the convention was held As the Only remaining defendant. In her suit Coughlin accused the association of failing to supervise the Conven Tion properly and the Las vegas Hilton of negligence in failing to implement bet Ter Security even though the hotel had been the scene of prior Drunken Tail Hook conventions. The suit sought an unspecified amount in damages. The judge presiding Over the Case sched in the stars and stripes 10 years ago sept. 10,1984 Walter Mon Dale s Campaign manager said the democratic presidential challenger is leading or even with president. Reagan in 20 states and is gaining ground in the Midwest. 20 year Sago sept. 10,1974 president Ford encountered the first major Public protest to his month old administration a booing Pittsburgh crowd chanting Justice died 30 years ago sept. 10,1964 Hurricane Dora packing 86-Mph winds sent huge Waves crashing Over seawalls in St. Augustine and Jacksonville in Flor Ida flooding streets and buildings As it advanced toward Georgia. 40 years ago sept. 10,1954 an earthquake levelled about 20 percent of the town of Orleans Vine Algeria and nearly wiped out nearby villages killing 800 people. World War ii 50 years ago today sept. 10 1.94-4 the . Army s 5th army div reaches the City of Luxembourg Canadian forces begin a Strong attack on germans holding the French port of be Havre,. Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower approves a plan for a major Allied paratroop assault to seize a Bridgehead Over the Rhine River at arnhem. Netherlands. American troops Cross the Serchio River at Vecchiano and take Villa Basilica in Italy. Source 2194 Days of War. A h. Smitt publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii. Bison books corp. 1981 a  a settlement conference in the Hilton portion of the Case for Friday afternoon. But by late thursday people close to the matter said the two sides were not near a settlement and were preparing for the trial which is scheduled to begin monday in . District court in Las vegas. The main focus of this Case has been arid continues to be the negligence and conscious disregard of the Hilton hotels corp. And the Las vegas Hilton corp. In failing to provide adequate Security on these premises said an attorney for Coughin Dennis Schoville. The events at the Rowdy convention and the subsequent inquiries Shook the highest Levels of the Navy. Pentagon investigators concluded that 83 women had been assaulted or harassed there by Drunken aviators. One was Coughlin a Admiral s aide at the time. She has said she was groped by Drunken male aviators in a crowded third floor corridor one night during the four Day convention. Coughlin resigned from the service May 31, citing unrelenting pressure resulting from her complaint. Unwed moms to absent dads san Francisco a Dan Quayle returned to the scene of his Mur Phy Brown comments and admitted that it s not All Murphy s , who is considering running for the 1996 presidential nomination again criticized the deterioration of family values but his target this time was absent fathers instead of unwed mothers. Too often fathers walk away from their children or worse yet Theydon t even know who their children Are Quayle told the Commonwealth club of californian thursday raising a child is. Quayle not just a Mother s responsibility it is a father s responsibility  president Bush s former sidekick said he will wait until after the november elections before deciding whether to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 1996. In his speech to a luncheon crowd of about 1,000, Quayle said he could t understand the controversy he started in 1992 when he criticized the fictitious Murphy Brown a successful to news re Porter who had a child out of Wedlock in the lbs show. What i was talking about then and what i am reiterating today is the importance of fathers he said. Especially for youngsters who Don t come into the world with a Stock portfolio and a re served place at an Ivy league  gun control More jails and harsher jail sentences Are irrelevant when it comes to maintaining order and safety Quayle said. In fact All other efforts will probably be in vain until our programs of Public assistance Stop subsidizing illegitimacy he said. That May sound harsh but where is the compassion in adding another generation and another to the role of fatherless children my How they be grown four month old Pacific Walrus calves each Between 215 and 270 pounds Are bottle fed a special lactose free formula thursday at Marine world Africa Usa in Vallejo Calif. The walruses were orphaned and recovered in May during a federally authorized native alaskan subsistence Hunt near Gambell on Alaska s St. Lawrence Island in the Bering sea. The walruses usually grow to More than 2,000 pounds each. 47 crash was balloon says Washington a there la be no convincing some people but the air Force says again that the thing that hit the ground near Ros Well n.m., in 1947 was not he proof that ufos exist. But it did prove that a crashing balloon could make a 47  a ,.-." there were no secret autopsies on space aliens who could t Fly too Well. No flying Saucer pieces under guard on an air base. No big conspiracy. It was just a balloon. One of ours. It took eight months to reach that conclusion and the air Force Hopes now to put to rest talk in ufos circles that military authorities covered up a grand extraterrestrial event. The air Force began the investigation in january after rep Steven Schiff r n.m., asked the general accounting office the investigative Arm of con Gress to press the Pentagon to declassify documents relating to Roswell. Air Force officials tracked Down principals combed archives and even sent old news photos to the Cia for analysis All to try to deflate the re mors of a massive government conspiracy to hide the truth. The Effort produced a 25-Page re port released thursday in which col. Richard Weaver concludes that the de Bris a rancher found probably came from a once top secret balloon de signed to Monitor the atmosphere for evidence of soviet nuclear tests. But Weaver predicted pro ufos element simply would dismiss his re port As part of the cover up. Indeed Walter Haut a Volunteer atthe ufos museum in Roswell a Center devoted to gathering information on this and other alleged ufos incidents wasted no time in rejecting the air Force conclusions. I feel very strongly about it haul said. Referring to those who made the original ufos claim he said we re not talking about Flaky people however the report said the idea that a massive alien crash site could be kept secret by air Force brass without even a Trace of paper stretches the imagination of those who have served in the military who know that paper work of some kind is necessary to accomplish even emergency highly classified or sensitive  envoy clams up behind immunity new York a -. The vietnamese ambassador to the United nations was caught red handed and knee deep in Long Island Waters catching clams authorities said. Now ambassador be Van bang facing an oct. 3 court Date and the possibility of a $250 Fine for illegal clamming in East Hampton is claiming diplomatic immunity the daily news reported Friday. The vietnamese Diplomat and his Driver Toan Nguyen Dinh were spotted july 31 wading in the town s hog Creek and allegedly carrying Clam filled plastic bags town officials told the newspaper. East Hampton officials insist immunity does t apply in this Case. Officials told the news that the Ambas Sador and the  the bags and claimed immunity when police arrived. Nguyen Thi Hong a spokesman at Vietnam s in. Mission told the news that the incident was a misunderstand ing. They were not picking up clams. They were just swimming around