European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes . Sunday october 16,1994 secret Cisneros tapes to " "., " by the new York times Washington the Justice department on Friday stepped up its investigation of housing Secretary Henry Cis neros and the thousands of dollars he paid to his former mistress. Through a statement from his lawyer _ Cisneros disclosed that the investigation had moved into a new phase but said he was confident he would be vindicated. The Justice department s move was a procedural step that had been expected and it does not necessarily mean that the department will seek the appointment of an Independent counsel. At Issue Are 40 hours of audiotapes re corded secretly by Linda Medlar Cisne Ros former Girlfriend. In the taped discussions the two talked about the payments and How Cisneros portrayed them to Federal investigators checking his background when he was appointed As head department of housing and Urban development. Last month the Justice department opened an initial review of the matter that under the Independent counsel act had to be completed within 30 Days. The Law requires that attorney general Janet Reno turn the review into a prelim Inary inquiry if she finds specific evidence of wrongdoing from a credible source. If she then finds grounds for further investigation she must ask a special panel of Federal appeals court judges to name an Independent prosecutor. On Friday Cisneros said he was in formed by the Justice department that the Case had been turned into a preliminary inquiry. V while i had hoped that this matter would end during the first stage of the in Quiry Given the limited scope of that stage i understand Why it has moved into the next phase Cisneros said. I have made mistakes in judgment in my person Al life but i have always adhered to the Law i have not allowed this matter to Dis tract me from my duties at Law enforcement officials said the re View had not yet determined that Cisne Ros did anything wrong or unethical. But the Law is inflexible in cases involving High level officials. Now there is a possibility that another top Clinton administration figure could be investigated by an Independent counsel. In the few months since Congress reauthorized the Independent counsel act the administration has sought coun Sels to investigate the finances of the Clinton and the gifts Given by businesses to agriculture Secretary Mike Espy who announced his resignation oct. 3. Investigators Are expected to compare Cisneros comments on the tapes with other statements he made at the time of his appointment about the payments to Medlar which totalled More than $40,000 a year Between 1990 and 1993. Medlar has said that Cisneros deliberately underestimated the payments in statements to Clinton transition officials and Federal agents. Cisneros has acknowledged that he was concerned the payments might disqualify him from serving in the Cabinet but has said he was candid in describing them. It is a crime to wilfully lie to Federal agents. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago oct. 16,1984 defying death threats and cheered by peasants shouting we want peace Salva Doran president jos6 Napoleon Duarte met with six guerrilla leaders in a dramatic quest to end five years of civil War. 20 year Sago oct. 16,1974 the House upheld president Ford s Yeto of legislation requiring an immediate Cut off of military Aid to Turkey. 30 years ago oct. 16,1964-Nikita Khrushchev retired As communist party Leader and Premier of the soviet Union because of his advanced age and poor health the official news Agency Tass said. 40 year Sago oct. 16,1954 the military serv ices Are abandoning the Tough regulations that have hindered Ameri can service members from marrying German nationals. 50 years ago oct. 16,1944 the Industrial Center of Cologne Germany sustained its heaviest Aerial Blitz As More than .1,200 . 8th air Force planes bombed through the Clouds following a raid by More than 1,000 heavies the Day world War ii 50 years ago today oct. 16 american and German soldiers Battle bitterly in the streets of Aachen while . Pincers meet East of the German City to Complete its encirclement. In northeastern France american troops run into intense resistance on the Moselle River near Bruyerer. Soviet forces enter mis after the germans evacuate the yugoslav City. British soldiers land on the greek Island of lemnos. Source. 2194 Days of War. W. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii. Bison books corp., 1981 a boy 5, Dies after getting pushed from window in Chicago project area residents Friday examine the site where a 5-year-old boy died after he fell 14 doors out of a window. Police say two boys Ages 10. And 11, pushed him out because he had refused to steal Candy for them. Chicago a despite his half brother s frantic Effort to save him a 5-year-old boy was dropped to his death from the 14th-floor window of a housing project because he would t steal Candy for two older boys police said. v " my. \. The suspects Ages 10 and 11, were charged As Juve Niles with first degree murder and could get up to five years probation if convicted. Police said they admitted the killing. A court hearing was set for monday. It s truly mind boggling said prosecutor Kay Han Ion. Every Day you think you be seen As bad As it s eve going to get Here and something like this police said Eric Morris plunged to his death after a desperate struggle thursday night at the window of a vacant apartment on the South Side. His 8-year-old half brother Derrick Lemon fought with the two older boys trying to push Eric out the win Dow and pulled him Back from the Brink once but the lost his grip when one of the older boys bit Derrick s atm. -.vv. -. The killing a the second horrific episode of child against child violence in Chicago in Little More than month. .".v. "., on sept. 1, i year old Robert Yummy Sandifer was found shot to death after he became the subject of police search in the shooting death of a 14-year-old girl. Police said Sandifer was killed by fellow gang members worried about an intense police investigation to solve the girl s death. Two boys Ages 14 and 16, Are charged in Sandifer s killing. Our victims Are getting younger and our offence rare getting younger said police cmdr. Charles Smith. The state s child welfare Agency has a file on Eric family and also had had Contact with one of the boys arrested said spokeswoman Martha Allen. But she said details were not immediately available. Both of the boys arrested had criminal records. Both said their fathers Are in and his half brother lived in a dilapidated apart ment House separated from the High Rise building by dirt courtyard strewn with hypodermic Needles and other litter. A Man who answered the door at the family s apartment said Eric s Mother was not Smith said of the victim s half brother he s Horri fied he s scared and he s terrified just like any 8-year-old would the victims great grandmother Eberlena Bush de scribed Derrick As being protective of Eric. Salmonella traced to Minnesota ice Cream St. Paul Minn. A health officials have traced thousands of suspected cases of Salmonella in at least 35 states Toice Cream produced by a Minnesota com Pany. Now they re trying the source of the bacteria. We re looking at everything from the ingredients to the mixes to the transportation system to the Plant said Jackie Renner a spokeswoman for the state agriculture department Schwan s sales enterprises based i Marshall recalled its ice Cream two weeks ago after the first reports of food poisoning. Investigators have found Salm Onella bacteria in samples of Schwan s ice Cream from people who got ill. The Federal centers for disease control and prevention known As the cd has 400 confirmed cases of Salmonella rom Schwan s ice Cream and 3,000 to 5,000 suspected cases. Salmonella causes nausea vomiting cramps diarrhoea fever and headaches. Symptoms Are most severe in infants the elderly and people with weak immune systems. The cd said the confirmed cases came from 15 states Colorado Dela Ware Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Maryland Minnesota Nebraska new York Oregon Pennsylvania South Dakota Washington and Wisconsin. The cd is not disclosing the 20 other states where cases have been reported but not yet confirmed. We Don t want to cause alarm in these areas said cd spokesman Bob Howard. Schwan s closed its Marshall Plant oct. 7 and temporarily moved its bulk ice Cream production to a Plant in be Mars Iowa. The ice Cream is distributed mostly by Home delivery
