European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Monday september 19, 1994 Camel Cash Cloudin Congress group says Washington apr tobacco interests have spent More than $7 million since 1987 skilfully targeting key lawmakers to defeat attempts to ban smoking in Public places and raise tobacco taxes a consumer group said. A Congress wont raise the tobacco tax or clean up our indoor air As Long As it remains booked on a came Cash which May be just As hazardous to our health As cigarettes said de Mierzwinski spokesman for the . Public interest research group in a statement released saturday. Twenty five members of the House leadership ways and Means committee and Energy and Commerce committee were among 44 House members receiving More than $25,000 each from tobacco political action committees from january 1987 to last july 31, said the group which Analysed data from the Federal election commission. A tobacco kills nearly half a million americans each year pushing an addictive drug a Mierzwinski said. A and the tobacco lobby kills tobacco control legislation by pushing something just As addictive As nicotine a Campaign contributions to  members of the House ways and Means committee who voted against a $1.25-pcr-pack increase in the cigarette tax proposed As part of health care Reform received an average of $18,842, or five times the average that supporters of the tax received. Rep. Thomas Bliley r-va., was the biggest single recipient of tobacco Pac contributions $96,040 since 1987, the group said. Bliley is the ranking Republican on the Energy and Commerce panel which has delayed a Bill Banning smoking in Public buildings. Rep. Martin Lancaster d-n.c., was next with $74,018, followed by reps. Charlie Rose d-n.c., $73,050 Rick Boucher d-va., $64,650 . Payne d-va., $62,650 and majority Leader Dick Gephardt d-mo., $58,248.ready for action the Crew of the Grecny Villa above the Navy a newest los Angelus class attack submarine stands in front of the sub saturday at Newport news shipbuilding in Virginia. At left Tipper Gore wife of vice president a1 Gore christens the ship while Navy Secretary John Dalton left watches. The sub is 360 feet Jong and named after a town in Tennessee Harvard Princeton Yale get top scores Washington a it three Ivy league universities a Harvard in Massachusetts Princeton in new Jersey and Yale in Connecticut a were rated americans Best National universities in . News amp world reports eighth annual College ranking. The Magazine ranked schools in several categories National universities National Liberal arts colleges regional colleges and universities regional Liberal arts colleges and specialized institutions. The Magazine asked presidents Deans and admissions directors at about 1,400 colleges and universities to rate schools in the same category As their own institutions. Sixty six percent of the schools participated the Magazine said. They also were asked to provide educational data about their own schools. Harvard has led the magazines ranking for five consecutive years. In its ranking of National Liberal arts colleges the Magazine said Amherst and Williams colleges in Massachusetts and Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania headed the list. This was Amherst a second year in the top spot for Liberal arts colleges. In regional rankings Villanova University of Pennsylvania was rated Best in the North Valparaiso University of Indiana in the Midwest the University of Richmond a in the South and Trinity University of san Antonio in the West. Instructor Pilot killed in desert crash of Al 0 from the associated press fort Irwin Calif. A an a-10 attack plane crashed during training exercises at this desert base saturday killing the . Ronald b. Truesdale 31, the Only person on Board was dead by the time officials reached the wreckage said capt. Valerie Wilson an air Force spokeswoman. Truesdale an instructor Pilot was in the air Warrior program at Nellis fab in Nevada and was flying support exercises. The cause of the crash was under investigation the air Force said. Truesdale earned several awards after graduating from the . Air Force Academy in 1985, including the air Force commendation medal and National defense medal. Originally from Texarkana Texas Truesdale was married and had three  going to death Row los Angeles a a woman has been sentenced to death for hiring a hit Man to kill her husband then arranging to have the hit Man killed. Mary Ellen Samuels 47, was convicted july 1 on two counts of murder. She was sentenced Friday by judge Michael r. Hoff who followed the jury a recommendation. Samuels hired a drug dealer to kill her 40-year-old husband Robert who worked As an assistant cameraman on the films lethal weapon and heaven can Waithe was shot in the Back of the head in 1988 at his Northridge Home. His wife then hired two men to kill the drug dealer because she was afraid he would cooperate with police prosecutors said. She plotted her husbands murder to inherit his $500,000 estate and satisfy her appetite for fast cars resort vacations and custom made lingerie they said. She is the fifth woman on californians death Row. The conviction will be automatically reviewed by the state supreme  plot admitted Orlando Fla. A a British businessman faces a three year prison term after pleading guilty in a plot to buy and smuggle 54 . Army stinger missiles into Iran. Paul Murphy 42, of Orton Melbourne England entered pleas on conspiracy and weapons exportation in . District court in Orlando. He will be sentenced later along with a co defendant. A i conspired with others to Export various military items to Iran a Murphy told judge g. Kendall Sharp. It is against the Law to Export military equipment from the United states to Iran. Iranian born Jamshid Shafii 41, of Barnsley England had pleaded guilty to identical  left in car Dies Shaker Heights Ohio a a 4-month-old girl apparently suffocated after being Leftin the car when the family returned Home from a trip police said. A the baby was sleeping and they Felt they should leave her alone and a Well get her later a a police. Chief Walter Ugrinic said. Laura Vinci was left in the station Wagon for nearly three hours As temperatures reached the. 80s on wednesday afternoon police said. The car was parked in the driveway of the family a Home. One of the family a other seven children who Range in age from 2 to 16, eventually went out to play and saw Laura. The baby Wasny to breathing when the Mother pulled her out of the car. Jhu Modl a it whose name was not released called 911, but the infant was pronounced dead at a Hospital a Short time later. Three hit by Cross fire Bridgeport Conn. A an sex mayor a Briest and a parishioner who were leaving a Church dinner were shot when they got caught in the Cross fire of two groups of men. Mayor Leonard Paoletta was shot in the thigh enday night outside the holy Rosary roman Catholic Church. He was listed in serious condition a surgery . Hospital officials said. There was a dispute up the Street and they got hit by Accident a said police sgt. Paul Carlson. Also injured in the shooting were the Rev. Guide Montonaro and parishioner Frank Matera. Both we Ere treated at the Hospital and released for minor gunshot wounds