European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Friday september 23, 1994 Espy pays institution for super bowl tickets Washington a a $700 Check signed by agriculture Secretary Mike Espy arrived at the Fern Bank museum of natural history on wednesday to pay for four super bowl tickets he received from the institution in january Espy wrote the Check last week on his personal at count at the congressional Federal credit Union As part of an Effort to make his books As clean As possible for an Independent counsel s review. Espy paid for the face value of the tickets eve though the museum had said it paid $900 because of the demand. In his Effort Espy has written checks totalling $7,600.the checks also included $6,200 to the government for possible personal use of a government leased car and $450 to a pesticide Trade association for a night at West Virginia resort. Espy had already reimbursed Quaker Oats $90 for two Chicago bulls tickets that he shared with a lobbyist Friend Richard Douglas in june 1993. Another Check for $194 repaid the government for questionable expenses from one of his Many trips to his Home state of. Mississippi. Espy attorney Reid Weingarten would t speculate on How High the personal payments would go As Espy lawyers anticipate a probe into every aspect of the Secretary s travel and personal expenses his connection with companies regulated by the department and his use of government vehicles. Donald Smaltz a los Angeles lawyer was appointed sept. 9 by a three judge panel to investigate Espy. The decision to request the counsel followed an Ini tial investigation by the department into Espy s acceptance of travel on a corporate Jet lodging and professional sports tickets from Tyson foods inc.,the Arkansas based poultry giant with close ties to presi Dent Clinton. On wednesday White House spokeswoman Dee Dee Myers said president Clinton would judge Espy conduct based on facts As they emerge. The president has Confidence in the Job Mike Espy has done she said. -. But she said Clinton Felt his appointees should avoid the appearance of impropriety. A Street level Art a Young Man who probably considers himself an artist on the skateboard has a shadowy banish with a real work of Art h John an Mirati called five o clock Shadow on the brickwork of Justin Herman Plaza in san Francisco. Various paintings on the bricks Are being displayed at the popular Plaza through oct. 22. Former first ladies chided Washington a neither Side of the Abor Tion debate was impressed by the new Candor of Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush who now say they support a woman s right to choose abortion. Hach woman kept quiet on the Issue while her Hiis bail was in the White mouse upholding the anti Abor Tion cause. When it counted they never spoke up Eleanor pineal president of the feminist majority foundation said wednesday. Abortion foes say it s the policy makers who matter and former first ladies opinions Don t carry much right. I Don t think anybody particularly cares what they say sail Phyllis Schlafly who has led efforts to keep a Strong Ami abortion Plank in the Republican party platform. Barbara Bush was the first to broach the subject publicly. In her memoirs published Early this month she wrote that while she had personal objections to Abor Tion she believed abortion should be Legal for women who seek it. That disclosure prompted an interviewer to ask Rea Gan on tuesday night whether she also withheld a pro Choice View in deference to her husband. I Don t believe in abortion the former first lady answered. On the other hand i believe in a woman Choice. That puts me somewhere in the Middle but i Don t know what to Call  Smeal suggested that Bush and Reagan May have voiced their opinions now As part of an organized Effort to soften the republicans position on abortion there by appealing to a wider Range of voters. A age sues for return of Money Chavis paid out from the associated press. Baltimore the a act is suing Benjamin Chavis for the $82,400 he used to Settle a former. Assistant s sexual harassment claim. The lawsuit says the former a act executive director lacked the authority to make the Deal without the approval of the 64-Mernber Board of directors the Baltimore Sun reported thursday. Chavis also violated his fiduciary duty to the a act by secretly making the agreement when head a personal financial stake in avoiding Mary Stansel s claims the suit said. Stansel had threatened to file a claim against Chavis with  Opportunity commission alleging sexual harassment employment discrimination and wrongful discharge the Board of the National association for the advancement of coloured people fired Chavis on aug. 20 after learning that he had agreed to pay Stansel up to $332,400 with a act Money. Psychiatrist convicted Pittsburgh a psychiatrist who sent Anonymous faxes to Black groups and individual with such messages As Happy James Earl Ray Day has been convicted of harassment. Or. Ernest Hendriexson was found guilty of 36counts wednesday. Each count is punishable by six months to a year in jail. Prosecutors said the messages were sent to specific targets including the National association for the advancement of coloured people former Pittsburgh Steeles wide receiver Lynn Swann and other Black people and groups. Hendriexson admitted sending hundreds of faxes but said he chose the numbers at random. He said his Only offence was to go against the Agenda of the times including politically Correct  throws the Book Philadelphia Derrick Shaw could pay heavy Price for cursing out the judge who sentenced him an extra 35 to 70 years in prison. Right after judge Ricardo c. Jackson sentence Shaw to a i to 15-year term for a 1993 kidnapping and armed robbery Shaw yelled curses at him an called the judge a House Nigger according to a transcript of tuesday s proceedings. Both men Are Lack. Jackson called Shaw 24, Back before the Bench and re sentenced him to the maximum 421/ to 85years. ". " ,.-. If the matter Ever comes to me for recommendation for parole i m going to say no " Jackson told  you should serve every second of your sentence because of your contemptuous attitude to the  House targets deadbeats Washington the House is sending a Strong signal to parents who Are behind in their child support payments Don t expect Federal benefits until you pay up. By voice vote wednesday lawmakers decided to prohibit individuals from receiving Small business administration Loans if they re child support deadbeats. Several lawmakers said similar language could be added to other legislation authorizing Federal benefits. The Overall Bill would significantly expand Small business loan investment and management assistance programs. The measure passed 370-48, goes to a conference with the Senate which did no include the child support language in its version. Asian consortium forming Washington the Clinton administration i organizing a group of asian and european nations headed by South Korea to provide North Korea with the electricity that it would lose if it stopped building two new nuclear reactors. Chief . Negotiator , before heading for Geneva to resume negotiations with North Korea today said key roles would be played by South Korea Russia Japan and China. He said the United states had also talked to other european and asian nations. Gallucci stressed that there were no commitments from the governments to form the korean Energy development organization and discussions would resume after the new round of negotiations in Geneva which could go on for a week or More