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. t : - yk TCm1BP UOntrwrT HEfS tJOHz 0 3t Pfl BML fllflft ABL HL EfiL BX Bj1 uA tBh 75th Year -- No. 260 Good Morning! It's Saturday, July 16, 1983 2Sections- - 1 pages- 25C- ms MikeSpragu Residents of Everyday People, 209 Price Ave., prepare their own breakfast. By Mindy Matthews Missourian staff writer People who fall between the cracks in Colum-bia, seemingly with no place to turn, can land on a cushion called Everyday People. Based in a white frame house at 209 Price Ave., the service agency furnishes a bed, breakfast and sack lunches to people who need temporary help with the bare necessities of life. Recently, the number of people turning to the house for meals has increased significantly. " At breakfast, we usually feed between 10 and 20 people. In each of the past two months, we have fed 65 people," says staffmember Donna Cooke. Tfie people who ask for help are not just the " chronic poor" or the " chronic welfare recipi-ent," she says. " We are now seeing a rising number of middle class people who don't know the system. Who, for example, don't know how to get food stamps when they need them. It is very traumatic for them." She believes that hunger is an invisible need in the city. " The problem in Columbia, is that people think HUNGER: Close to Home there s no problem in Columbia." Everyday People is funded by a block grant from the city. It takes in people who are looking for work, waiting on a first paycheck or traveling through Columbia without adequate funds peo-ple who have nowhere else to go The agency provides the food for two meals each day, but residents prepare those meals for themselves. " These people would rather be able to buy and cook their own food than get it here," says Ms. Cooke. Food for breakfast is set out at about 8 a in dai- l.- v- On a recent weekday morning, the breakfast fare being cooked by a female resident is fried eggs and toast. Other diners zander into the kitchen and seat themselves at the kitchen table or in the sofa and chairs in the room. They eat quicklv. then wash and stack their dishes individually. Conversation centers around local job prospects and tips on potential emplojment, along with oth-er plans for the day. " I'm going down to give blood todav," savs one man. " I bear you get $ 5 dollars for it." Even this early, residents are on the phone trac-ing employment leads and scheduling interviews. The Everyday People kitchen is stocked with peanut butter, bread and fruit to be used for sack lunches. Residents are referred to the Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen for dinner. " Most people here need to be out looking for a job or housing during the day and can't make it back for lunch " savs Ms Cooke. Sundaj : one family who made it Sour mote tarnishes Mliii- Mlzzoi- i's brass By Denise- Mari- e Santiago Missourian staff writer Like a twirling baton, the status of the University's Mini- Mizzo- u pep band is up in the air. Band Director Dale Kennedy of the University music department is considering silencing the 35- mem- ber band that for 10 years has played at Tiger basketball games, high schools and civic organizations. Kennedy, who declined to discuss the matter, says he'll make his deci-sion Aug. 1 on Mini- Mizzo- u's fate. Student members of Mini- Mizz- ou say Kennedy is considering the ac-tion because he believes the pep band should be an incentive for Marching Mizzou, the University's 190- memb- er school band that plays at Tiger home football games. Under the auspices of the music department, Mini- Mizz- ou members do considerable traveling, including an annual statewide high school tour, play at road games for the Ti-ger football and basketball teams, and conduct concerts outside of Co-lumbia. In addition to being a school band, Mini- Mizz- ou also is a student club. It has been reported that there is con-tention over ownership of the band's sound system whether it belongs to the music department or the pep band club. The club owns the uni-forms, and most student members own their instruments. Thursday, students in the band met to discuss the rumors and prob-lems that the band has encountered since March, when Kennedy met with band members for the first time since assuming the directorship last August. In the March meeting, Kennedy announced to students that each member of the pep band wouid be re-quired to play in the Marching Miz-zou band. " That limited our personnel pool because of the time requirements in-volved," said Cindy Pflieger, Mini- Mizz- ou vice president and a member of both bands. " Marching requires 17 hours a . week." added Neal Paton, a mem-ber of both bands " To make it a pre-requisite to Mini is unfair because students get no credit for the time spent in Mini- Mizz- ou first semester Second semester, we receive one hour credit." Students enrolled in Marching Mizzou receive two hours credit per semester. Since then, students have been concerned that the Mini- Mizz- ou band would be dropped by the music de-partment When thev questioned Kennedy about the band's future, the students said they didn't get a clear answer. That's when the rumors began " We've heard that Mini won't be playing at the basketball games, but that the Marching band will be split up into four pep bands and rotate playing at the games under the Mini- Mizz- ou name," Paton said " The problem with that is that it will be disorganized," said Andrea Moore, a seven- j- ea- r member of Mim- Mizzo- u. " Sometimes we're called at the last minute to do a gig." Regardless of what happens to the pep band, members said that the group will continue as a student club. A A. Adds sixth suspect By Julie Blomquist and David Corder Missourian stall writers The Boone Countv Prosecutor', of-fice obtained a warrant Thursdav for the arrest of a man the arson task force believes is responsible for one of the suspected arsons in the Columbia area It was the task force's last official action as the group announced it dis-solution Fndav The task force was formed Mav 3l" Robert Kintner. 2. J. of Route 10. is sought in connection with second- degre- e arson for a Feb 27 fire at the Brown Derbv Ijquor Store. 120 S Ninth St . according to court re-cords Bond will be set at $ 75,000 As of Fndav night, the Sheriff Department had not located Kintner Bob Muse, head of the task force, said the suspect was last seen in Co-lumbia Wednesdav afternoon but that authorities have no idea of his whereabouts Kintner is one of six pnmarv sus-pects the task fore e has been investi-gating, said Muse Muse said new evidence on Kintn-er was uncovered last week, which enabled the prosecutor's office to ob-tain a warrant " We are also verv close to a war-rant for another suspect who mav be responsible for two fires." said Muse. Kintner would be the seconn sus-pected arsonist arrested this sum-mer . John H Kodgers. 5.? of KouU 10 was arrested in . June and barged with arson m connei lion with a March Jl Kivheport fire The task force members have not ruled out the possibihu that Kodgers also mav be involved in the Columbia fires Don ChnsUan. fire marshal ami task force member, said the task force break- u- p is not because of a di nunished c one em for the arson prob-lem in Columbia " I he leads are lewer now. so we can go back to our regulat jobs and still investigate new leads which c ome m. " said Christian Tlie Columbia Fire Department will handle the arson investigations, said ChnsUan, but the task force members will help if needed If. God forbid, another major fire happens we will start the task lorce agam within eight hours." said Muse Muse and ChnsUan said thev will be meeting with the citv administra-tors soon, at the cilv's lequest. to discuss the possibility of terming a permanent arson scuuid Main fires of suspicious origin have occurred hero since late Feb- ruar- v The estimated cost of damage is more than Sa million Reagan may create panel on C. America WASHINGTON 1UPI1 - Presi-dent Reagan, having spent the week trying to shore up his domestic sup-port, turned to foreign affairs Fri-day. He workpd on a speech on Cen-tral America and considered the prospects of a U S -- Sov let sumnut in light of the new security agreement with the Sov let Union Reagan fled the sweltering heat of Washington to his Camp Dv id. Md . mouniamtop retreat Fndav af-ternoon, and planned to give another in his series of weekly radio address-es today, possiblv on foreign affairs. Reagan also is working on a speech on hii Latin American policv to the International longshoremen's Association convention in Hollv- woo- d, Fla., Mondav Reagan's spokesman. Larrv Speakes, told reporters Fiidav the president mav announce the cre-ation of a bipartisan studv commis-sion to make wide- rangin- g recom-mendations on U S policv in Central America. The Washington Post reported to-day that Reagan definitely plans to announce such a commission some-time next week. The newspaper quoted administra-tion and congressional sources as saving the commission could devel-op" a possible Marshall P'an" for the region. Reagan said in a statement late Fndav that the 35- nati- on Madrid pact on European security and hu-man rights was the best agreement the United States could have ob-tained from the Soviet Union and that he hopes it w ould lead to a more constructive relationship with Mos-cow Although VS. negotiator Ma Kampelman said the agreement could lead to a summit between Rea-gan and Sov let leader Yuri ndro- p- o, presidenUal spokesman I- a-rrv Speakes was less enthusiastic " I don t think we're prepared to go that far." Speakes said Negotiators reached the new accord after haggbng over the issue of familv reunification between Kat and West, part of the human rights section in the f'nal portion of the 1175 Helsinki agreement We have agreed to this conclud-ing document, as we did in l't75 to ' he Helsinki Final Act itself, with no illusions about the nature of the Sov i-- et Union or about the svslem which it seeks to impose over much of Eu- rope- ." Reagan said We will sign it with the hope that it will serv e as a step toward achiev-ing our objecUve of a more stable and constructive relationship with the Sov let Lnion." Reagan said Kampelman said the agreement increased the chances of a summit. tte feel in the United States that such a summit would be highlv de-sirable, and I hope that we can soon begin the preparations for it," he said For most of the past week, the ad-ministration has concerned itself with increasing contacts with mi- non- tv groups Reagan proposed leg-islation to expand the federal role in enforcing child support collecUons WASHINGTON ( UPI) - Reps. Gerry Studds, D- Mas- s., and Darnel Crane, R- Il- l., who admitted sexual trysts with teenage pages and face House reprimands, went into seclu-sion Friday to try to ride out the scandal. Spokesmen for both men said they would not resign their posts. But the chief House ethics commit-tee investigator said Studds, who ac-knowledged sexual relations with a male page, and Crane, who acknowl-edged relations with a female page, broke a " special trust" between Congress and its young pages. A Massachusetts newspaper called for Studds' resignation. Studds and Crane admitted Thurs-day to having sex with teenage pages. The admissions came as a House ethics committee uivesuga-- . tion cited them with sexual miscon-duct and recommended they be rep-rimanded bythe full House. Crane, 47, who admitted having sex four or five times with a 17- year-- old female page in 1980, spent Fri-day at his father's farm near Hill- sbcr- o, Ind., mowing the lawn anc swimming with his children, aides said. Crane was not available for com-ment but scheduled a news confer-ence in Danville, 111., Saturday to discuss the controversy. His press secretary said the congressman would not resign and would seek re-election. Studds, 46, acknowledged being a homosexual in a dramatic speech Thursday on the House floor and said he had sex with a 17- year-- old male page in 1973. He was checking in with his office periodically from an undisclosed lo-cation Fnday, aides said, and wanted a few days to himself. Studds office received more than 500 unsolicited telephone calls and telegrams since the disclosure with 470 supportive and 57 critical of his actions, aides said. House leaders were uncertain when the House would vote to repri-mand Studds and Crane, although Crane's attorney said he expected the action to come next week. A rep-rimand results in no loss of a mem-ber's rights. The Quincy, Mass., Patriot Ledger one of the largest daily newspa-pers serving Studds' congressional district called for the resignation of Studds, saying his effectiveness as a congressman is " irreparably shat-tered." " It is much more than ... the fact that Studds says he is homosexual, something that many of his constitu-ents suspected, but properly consid-ered the congressman's pnvate life was his own business," the newspa-per said m an editorial. " The most serious part of the mat-ter ... is that the congressman took advantage of his office to seduce a teenage page. " Whether the acts were consen-sual or not, it is plain misconduct for a member of Congress to take ad-vantage of impressionable young people whom congressmen are sup-posed to protect and educate, not se-duce," the newspaper said. Joseph Califano, the committee's special counsel who led the investi-gation into the sex page scandal, was critical of Studds and Crane. " There is a special trust" between Congress and the pages, Califano said on ABC's " Good Morning Amer-ica" program. " The pages, when they come to Washington, hold the Congress in the highest esteem," added Rep. Nick Rahall, D- W. V- a., a member of the ethics committee. " They are children, essentially," Califano said of the high school jun-iors and seniors who act as runners for members of Congress, carrying messages and documents between the House floor and their offices. In a related incident, Crane's press secretary, William Mencarow, apologized to Congress for trying to defend Crane bv suggesting sexual misconduct among House members was common " If they required the resignation of all congressmen who have slept with young ladies, vou wouldn't have a Congress," he told reporters Thursday. " That v. as a verv intemperate re-mark," Mencarow said on ABC's " Good Morning Amenca." " I'm very sorry for it and I apologize to Congress font." Mencarow said he believes Crane's constituents would forgive him. " We feel our constituents will look at Mr. Crane's total record, not what he once did privately." he said. The chief investigator for the House ethics committee estimated $ 1 million nad been spent on the probe that uncovered the affairs. Committee investigators con-ducted some 700 interviews, took more than 125 formal statements covering more than 6,000 pages, and traveled almost 100,000 miles to more than 50 cities. Air Force jet crashes off Virginia MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE. NJ. ( UPI) - An Air National Guard F- 1- D fighter bomber that left McGuire Air Force Base Fndav on a train-ing mission crashed and ex-ploded in flames off the Vir-ginia coast, military officials said The conditions of the two crew members aboard the twin- engin- e jet were not im-mediately known, said offi-cials of McGuire Air Force Base. Their names were with- el- d pending notification of their families. The jet crashed shortly be-fore noon in Chesapeake Bay off Tangier Island, Va , ap-proximately 20 miles south-east ot Point lookout State Park, officials said. A helicopter search was launched within five minutes of the crash and nearby civil-ian boats joined the search.
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Item.Transcript | . t : - yk TCm1BP UOntrwrT HEfS tJOHz 0 3t Pfl BML fllflft ABL HL EfiL BX Bj1 uA tBh 75th Year -- No. 260 Good Morning! It's Saturday, July 16, 1983 2Sections- - 1 pages- 25C- ms MikeSpragu Residents of Everyday People, 209 Price Ave., prepare their own breakfast. By Mindy Matthews Missourian staff writer People who fall between the cracks in Colum-bia, seemingly with no place to turn, can land on a cushion called Everyday People. Based in a white frame house at 209 Price Ave., the service agency furnishes a bed, breakfast and sack lunches to people who need temporary help with the bare necessities of life. Recently, the number of people turning to the house for meals has increased significantly. " At breakfast, we usually feed between 10 and 20 people. In each of the past two months, we have fed 65 people," says staffmember Donna Cooke. Tfie people who ask for help are not just the " chronic poor" or the " chronic welfare recipi-ent," she says. " We are now seeing a rising number of middle class people who don't know the system. Who, for example, don't know how to get food stamps when they need them. It is very traumatic for them." She believes that hunger is an invisible need in the city. " The problem in Columbia, is that people think HUNGER: Close to Home there s no problem in Columbia." Everyday People is funded by a block grant from the city. It takes in people who are looking for work, waiting on a first paycheck or traveling through Columbia without adequate funds peo-ple who have nowhere else to go The agency provides the food for two meals each day, but residents prepare those meals for themselves. " These people would rather be able to buy and cook their own food than get it here," says Ms. Cooke. Food for breakfast is set out at about 8 a in dai- l.- v- On a recent weekday morning, the breakfast fare being cooked by a female resident is fried eggs and toast. Other diners zander into the kitchen and seat themselves at the kitchen table or in the sofa and chairs in the room. They eat quicklv. then wash and stack their dishes individually. Conversation centers around local job prospects and tips on potential emplojment, along with oth-er plans for the day. " I'm going down to give blood todav," savs one man. " I bear you get $ 5 dollars for it." Even this early, residents are on the phone trac-ing employment leads and scheduling interviews. The Everyday People kitchen is stocked with peanut butter, bread and fruit to be used for sack lunches. Residents are referred to the Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen for dinner. " Most people here need to be out looking for a job or housing during the day and can't make it back for lunch " savs Ms Cooke. Sundaj : one family who made it Sour mote tarnishes Mliii- Mlzzoi- i's brass By Denise- Mari- e Santiago Missourian staff writer Like a twirling baton, the status of the University's Mini- Mizzo- u pep band is up in the air. Band Director Dale Kennedy of the University music department is considering silencing the 35- mem- ber band that for 10 years has played at Tiger basketball games, high schools and civic organizations. Kennedy, who declined to discuss the matter, says he'll make his deci-sion Aug. 1 on Mini- Mizzo- u's fate. Student members of Mini- Mizz- ou say Kennedy is considering the ac-tion because he believes the pep band should be an incentive for Marching Mizzou, the University's 190- memb- er school band that plays at Tiger home football games. Under the auspices of the music department, Mini- Mizz- ou members do considerable traveling, including an annual statewide high school tour, play at road games for the Ti-ger football and basketball teams, and conduct concerts outside of Co-lumbia. In addition to being a school band, Mini- Mizz- ou also is a student club. It has been reported that there is con-tention over ownership of the band's sound system whether it belongs to the music department or the pep band club. The club owns the uni-forms, and most student members own their instruments. Thursday, students in the band met to discuss the rumors and prob-lems that the band has encountered since March, when Kennedy met with band members for the first time since assuming the directorship last August. In the March meeting, Kennedy announced to students that each member of the pep band wouid be re-quired to play in the Marching Miz-zou band. " That limited our personnel pool because of the time requirements in-volved," said Cindy Pflieger, Mini- Mizz- ou vice president and a member of both bands. " Marching requires 17 hours a . week." added Neal Paton, a mem-ber of both bands " To make it a pre-requisite to Mini is unfair because students get no credit for the time spent in Mini- Mizz- ou first semester Second semester, we receive one hour credit." Students enrolled in Marching Mizzou receive two hours credit per semester. Since then, students have been concerned that the Mini- Mizz- ou band would be dropped by the music de-partment When thev questioned Kennedy about the band's future, the students said they didn't get a clear answer. That's when the rumors began " We've heard that Mini won't be playing at the basketball games, but that the Marching band will be split up into four pep bands and rotate playing at the games under the Mini- Mizz- ou name," Paton said " The problem with that is that it will be disorganized," said Andrea Moore, a seven- j- ea- r member of Mim- Mizzo- u. " Sometimes we're called at the last minute to do a gig." Regardless of what happens to the pep band, members said that the group will continue as a student club. A A. Adds sixth suspect By Julie Blomquist and David Corder Missourian stall writers The Boone Countv Prosecutor', of-fice obtained a warrant Thursdav for the arrest of a man the arson task force believes is responsible for one of the suspected arsons in the Columbia area It was the task force's last official action as the group announced it dis-solution Fndav The task force was formed Mav 3l" Robert Kintner. 2. J. of Route 10. is sought in connection with second- degre- e arson for a Feb 27 fire at the Brown Derbv Ijquor Store. 120 S Ninth St . according to court re-cords Bond will be set at $ 75,000 As of Fndav night, the Sheriff Department had not located Kintner Bob Muse, head of the task force, said the suspect was last seen in Co-lumbia Wednesdav afternoon but that authorities have no idea of his whereabouts Kintner is one of six pnmarv sus-pects the task fore e has been investi-gating, said Muse Muse said new evidence on Kintn-er was uncovered last week, which enabled the prosecutor's office to ob-tain a warrant " We are also verv close to a war-rant for another suspect who mav be responsible for two fires." said Muse. Kintner would be the seconn sus-pected arsonist arrested this sum-mer . John H Kodgers. 5.? of KouU 10 was arrested in . June and barged with arson m connei lion with a March Jl Kivheport fire The task force members have not ruled out the possibihu that Kodgers also mav be involved in the Columbia fires Don ChnsUan. fire marshal ami task force member, said the task force break- u- p is not because of a di nunished c one em for the arson prob-lem in Columbia " I he leads are lewer now. so we can go back to our regulat jobs and still investigate new leads which c ome m. " said Christian Tlie Columbia Fire Department will handle the arson investigations, said ChnsUan, but the task force members will help if needed If. God forbid, another major fire happens we will start the task lorce agam within eight hours." said Muse Muse and ChnsUan said thev will be meeting with the citv administra-tors soon, at the cilv's lequest. to discuss the possibility of terming a permanent arson scuuid Main fires of suspicious origin have occurred hero since late Feb- ruar- v The estimated cost of damage is more than Sa million Reagan may create panel on C. America WASHINGTON 1UPI1 - Presi-dent Reagan, having spent the week trying to shore up his domestic sup-port, turned to foreign affairs Fri-day. He workpd on a speech on Cen-tral America and considered the prospects of a U S -- Sov let sumnut in light of the new security agreement with the Sov let Union Reagan fled the sweltering heat of Washington to his Camp Dv id. Md . mouniamtop retreat Fndav af-ternoon, and planned to give another in his series of weekly radio address-es today, possiblv on foreign affairs. Reagan also is working on a speech on hii Latin American policv to the International longshoremen's Association convention in Hollv- woo- d, Fla., Mondav Reagan's spokesman. Larrv Speakes, told reporters Fiidav the president mav announce the cre-ation of a bipartisan studv commis-sion to make wide- rangin- g recom-mendations on U S policv in Central America. The Washington Post reported to-day that Reagan definitely plans to announce such a commission some-time next week. The newspaper quoted administra-tion and congressional sources as saving the commission could devel-op" a possible Marshall P'an" for the region. Reagan said in a statement late Fndav that the 35- nati- on Madrid pact on European security and hu-man rights was the best agreement the United States could have ob-tained from the Soviet Union and that he hopes it w ould lead to a more constructive relationship with Mos-cow Although VS. negotiator Ma Kampelman said the agreement could lead to a summit between Rea-gan and Sov let leader Yuri ndro- p- o, presidenUal spokesman I- a-rrv Speakes was less enthusiastic " I don t think we're prepared to go that far." Speakes said Negotiators reached the new accord after haggbng over the issue of familv reunification between Kat and West, part of the human rights section in the f'nal portion of the 1175 Helsinki agreement We have agreed to this conclud-ing document, as we did in l't75 to ' he Helsinki Final Act itself, with no illusions about the nature of the Sov i-- et Union or about the svslem which it seeks to impose over much of Eu- rope- ." Reagan said We will sign it with the hope that it will serv e as a step toward achiev-ing our objecUve of a more stable and constructive relationship with the Sov let Lnion." Reagan said Kampelman said the agreement increased the chances of a summit. tte feel in the United States that such a summit would be highlv de-sirable, and I hope that we can soon begin the preparations for it," he said For most of the past week, the ad-ministration has concerned itself with increasing contacts with mi- non- tv groups Reagan proposed leg-islation to expand the federal role in enforcing child support collecUons WASHINGTON ( UPI) - Reps. Gerry Studds, D- Mas- s., and Darnel Crane, R- Il- l., who admitted sexual trysts with teenage pages and face House reprimands, went into seclu-sion Friday to try to ride out the scandal. Spokesmen for both men said they would not resign their posts. But the chief House ethics commit-tee investigator said Studds, who ac-knowledged sexual relations with a male page, and Crane, who acknowl-edged relations with a female page, broke a " special trust" between Congress and its young pages. A Massachusetts newspaper called for Studds' resignation. Studds and Crane admitted Thurs-day to having sex with teenage pages. The admissions came as a House ethics committee uivesuga-- . tion cited them with sexual miscon-duct and recommended they be rep-rimanded bythe full House. Crane, 47, who admitted having sex four or five times with a 17- year-- old female page in 1980, spent Fri-day at his father's farm near Hill- sbcr- o, Ind., mowing the lawn anc swimming with his children, aides said. Crane was not available for com-ment but scheduled a news confer-ence in Danville, 111., Saturday to discuss the controversy. His press secretary said the congressman would not resign and would seek re-election. Studds, 46, acknowledged being a homosexual in a dramatic speech Thursday on the House floor and said he had sex with a 17- year-- old male page in 1973. He was checking in with his office periodically from an undisclosed lo-cation Fnday, aides said, and wanted a few days to himself. Studds office received more than 500 unsolicited telephone calls and telegrams since the disclosure with 470 supportive and 57 critical of his actions, aides said. House leaders were uncertain when the House would vote to repri-mand Studds and Crane, although Crane's attorney said he expected the action to come next week. A rep-rimand results in no loss of a mem-ber's rights. The Quincy, Mass., Patriot Ledger one of the largest daily newspa-pers serving Studds' congressional district called for the resignation of Studds, saying his effectiveness as a congressman is " irreparably shat-tered." " It is much more than ... the fact that Studds says he is homosexual, something that many of his constitu-ents suspected, but properly consid-ered the congressman's pnvate life was his own business," the newspa-per said m an editorial. " The most serious part of the mat-ter ... is that the congressman took advantage of his office to seduce a teenage page. " Whether the acts were consen-sual or not, it is plain misconduct for a member of Congress to take ad-vantage of impressionable young people whom congressmen are sup-posed to protect and educate, not se-duce," the newspaper said. Joseph Califano, the committee's special counsel who led the investi-gation into the sex page scandal, was critical of Studds and Crane. " There is a special trust" between Congress and the pages, Califano said on ABC's " Good Morning Amer-ica" program. " The pages, when they come to Washington, hold the Congress in the highest esteem," added Rep. Nick Rahall, D- W. V- a., a member of the ethics committee. " They are children, essentially," Califano said of the high school jun-iors and seniors who act as runners for members of Congress, carrying messages and documents between the House floor and their offices. In a related incident, Crane's press secretary, William Mencarow, apologized to Congress for trying to defend Crane bv suggesting sexual misconduct among House members was common " If they required the resignation of all congressmen who have slept with young ladies, vou wouldn't have a Congress," he told reporters Thursday. " That v. as a verv intemperate re-mark," Mencarow said on ABC's " Good Morning Amenca." " I'm very sorry for it and I apologize to Congress font." Mencarow said he believes Crane's constituents would forgive him. " We feel our constituents will look at Mr. Crane's total record, not what he once did privately." he said. The chief investigator for the House ethics committee estimated $ 1 million nad been spent on the probe that uncovered the affairs. Committee investigators con-ducted some 700 interviews, took more than 125 formal statements covering more than 6,000 pages, and traveled almost 100,000 miles to more than 50 cities. Air Force jet crashes off Virginia MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE. NJ. ( UPI) - An Air National Guard F- 1- D fighter bomber that left McGuire Air Force Base Fndav on a train-ing mission crashed and ex-ploded in flames off the Vir-ginia coast, military officials said The conditions of the two crew members aboard the twin- engin- e jet were not im-mediately known, said offi-cials of McGuire Air Force Base. Their names were with- el- d pending notification of their families. The jet crashed shortly be-fore noon in Chesapeake Bay off Tangier Island, Va , ap-proximately 20 miles south-east ot Point lookout State Park, officials said. A helicopter search was launched within five minutes of the crash and nearby civil-ian boats joined the search. |