Oelwein Daily Register (Newspaper) - August 30, 1989, Oelwein, Iowa IOWA WEATHER The high pressure bringing fair weather to Iowa today will gradually move east drawing warmer and more humid air from the south into the state tonight A warm front wil develop from he south and an upper level system will trigger showers and thunderstorms tonight through Thursday More thunderstorm development is possible by afternoon in Iowa as a cold front moves east from the northern Rockies The forecast calls for increasingly humid conditions today highs in the lower to middle 80s Showers and thunderstorms developing tonight lows 60 to 70 PER COPY M In Our 2nd Century of Publishing VOL 107NO 904 Wednesday Pleads guilty DBS MOINES INA A former Ames man has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of mail fraud in connection with a scheme to have Supplemental Security Income payments from Social Security routed to him while he was in prison Neal Denning 36 appeared before U S District Court Judge Charles Wolle on Tuesday and entered the plea Sup Security Income benefits from Social Security are not available while a person is confined to prison explained Assistant US Attorney Lester Paff Denning has agreed to restitution in the amount of 432 Sentencing has been scheduled for Sept 14 From March through most of October of 1987 he was an inmate at several public institutions including the Iowa Medical and Classification Center at Oakdale and the correctional facility at Mount Pleasant Peace conference PARIS SAP A peace conference on Cambodia is on the verge of failure and the three warring factions are preparing to decide on the battlefield which group will have the upper hand in future talks officials say We are deadlocked here because the military situation is not decisive said Ek a spokesman for Prince Norodom Sihanouk who heads one resistance group If there is no result on the battlefield there is no result at the negotiating table Delegates from 19 nations were to meet today for the last time in the conference to issue a finai statement which was expected to suggest the gathering reconvene in Paris at a later date A morning session was delayed until after noon however while delegates met informally in small groups to discuss proposed amendments to a draft communique conference of said No time was set for the session Riverboat gambling DAVENPORT AP Voters in four eastern Iowa counties deciding that riverboat gambling was a winning hand for economic development approved proposals that would allow floating casinos to dock off their Mississippi River shores A victory means this community has basically said come on in said Mary Ellen Chamberlain coordinator of Citizens for Riverboat Gambling in Scott County It sends a message to developers and the Racing and Gaming Commission that we wil support riverboat gambling if the commission wants it to come here she said The proposal enjoyed wide support Tuesday in Scott and Clinton counties but was hotly contested in Muscatine and Jackson counties New controversy WARSAW Poland AP Outrage continued today over remarks by Cardinal Jozef Glemp on Catholic Jewish relations with one critic describing his comments as en antiSemitism Glemp told pilgrims at Jasna Gora Monastery at Czestochowa Saturday that Polish antiSemitism would disappear if Jews abandon or anti Polish sentiments He asked Jews to understand that it offended Poles religious sensibilities and feelings of sovereignty to insist on removal of a Carmelite convent set up on the edge of the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz Fluid boundary DBS MOINES AP Attorney General Tom Miller is calling for a fluid boundary that divide Iowa and Nebraska along the Missouri River with a new recreation area costing million The plan calls for the Army Corps of Engineers to purchase about 13000 acres of disputed land and for the two states to establish a green belt along the river The only ex ception to the proposal would be Carter Lake an Iowa city on the Nebraska side of the river That city would remain under Iowa jurisdiction under Millers proposal announced at news conferences in Omaha and Sioux City Tuesday Miller a Democratic can for governor said the proposal for the Corps of Engineers to buy the land was a completely reasonable request Consumer confidence WASHINGTON AP Consumer advocates and physicians say theres no reason to doubt the safety and ef of most generic drugs and consumers appear to be heeding that advice I dont think theres panic in the streets I think theyre concerned said Harold Cohen editor of the trade publication Drug Store Pharmacy referring to drug con sumers Cohen who has been visiting pharmacies in St Louis Phoenix and Washington DC for the past week said Monday he saw few customers switching from a generic to a brand name drug Disclosures of fraud and corruption in the Food and Drug Administrations generic drug division have tainted the reputation and cast doubts on the industry as well as the safety and efficacy of generic medicines But consumer advocates and physicians say the concerns are overblown Beverly Jeanes keeps busy See page 4 reunion Artis Lamphier is surprised when Lorraine Stempfle informs her that a photographer is here to record their mini family reunion It was the first time in 17 yev uthe six of the late Fred and Esther Stempfle had been together iv u y members gathered at v Westhaven in Oelwein for the mini union From left to right are Artis Mrs Donald Lamphier Oelwein Bernard Stempfje Maynard Janice Mrs Lyle Lamphier Oelwein Arlene Mrs Ran dall VanDenover Austin Texas Mrs Pearl Clark Oelwein and Fred Stempfle Marengo 111 Photos by Wilkinson By KAYE FRAZER Register Family Editor OELWEIN The six children of the late Fred and Esther Stempfle held a reunion in the recreation room at the Westhaven complex Tuesday afternoon It was the first time in 17 years that the two brothers and four sisters had been together Pearl Clark who recently had open heart surgery resides at Westhaven and to accommodate her it was suggested that the mini family reunion be held there The and their spouses held a potluck dinner after which the afternoon was spent reminiscing The other Stempfle children are Arlene Mrs Randall Van Denover Austin Texas Janice Mrs Lyle Lamphier and Artis Mrs Donald Lamphier both of Oelwein Fred Stempfle Marengo 111 and Bernard Stemple Maynard Also present were spouses Randall VanDenover Lyle Lamphier and Donald Lamphier Donna Stempfle and Lorraine Stemple and Anne Clark and daughter Amber The were in Oelwein to attend Mr Van year class reunion The Fred who spend part of the year in Mesa Ariz and at their home in Marengo have been visiting the Bernard in Maynard The reunion picture a surprise for the group was arranged by Lorraine Stempfle Church school and prosecutor on collision course again A A ii DES MOINES AP A church school preacher who has already been jailed twice for failing to obey state education standards says hell take his chances with the law again next week and open the Bluebird Christian Academy in Mount Pleasant The Rev TN Taylor said he will open the school Tuesday and does not intend to comply with a law requiring children to be educated by certified teachers The school is in the basement of the Assembly of God church and only three students including Taylors two are set to attend but the opening apparently will provide another showdown on Iowas education laws Henry County Attorney Mike Riepe who already has prosecuted Taylor and his wife three times for violating the law said his resolve is as strong as ever He said he will enforce the law and may for the first time ask a judge to take children away from parents who refuse to comply Riepe said he wishes the Taylors would comply with the law and send their children Nick and Stephanie ages 11 and 15 to a school hat meets state standards My personal view is that children need a good strong education Riepe said The compulsory education law has worked well in that regard in the past and I dont see any need for a change in the statutes It remains the law of the state and should be enforced Riepe chided Gov Terry Branstad and William Lepley head of the Iowa Department of Education for recent remarks urging prosecutors to look the other way at church school violations in hopes a compromise can be reached I would hope state administrators and the governor who have also taken an oath of office to uphold the law will comply with the statutes as well the prosecutor said The issue again has reached a head because lawmakers last spring decided not to extend a oneyear moratorium on prosecutions The Taylors and some other fundamentalist Christian educators object to teacher certification because they say it places the stale at the head of the church violating religious freedoms Courts have rejected that view and the majority of schools are certified by the state Riepe said he cant act until the school district tells him that there are children in schools a process that usually takes about a month Because of prosecutions the Taylors have twice served short jail and try another tactic to seek removal of the Taylor children to foster care under Iowas law on children in need of assistance In an earlier interview Riepe said he did not know if a judge would agree to remove a child from a family that refused to send him to an approved school You have to balance the harm that would result in removal of the child with sentences but the say whatever remedy could be ordered he they remain as committed to their cause said Im not sure what a judge faced as ever Riepe said he may now shift gears with that situation would do weathers Religious ex of rightwing organizations are gaining in their battle to or censor library books and sex education in schools an anti censorship group survey released today v censors are not content restricting their own childrens to learn by designed to accommodate parental con cerns about curricular American Way said in its report instead insist on the anket banning of these materials for both tt own and other parents children for he American Way is an anti up founded by television annual report i said lp and other attacks on of the 50 In South Carolina for example the cited restrictions forced school textbook publishers to delete information on the use of condoms to prevent he spread of AIDS Across the country rightwing ex groups have become increasingly active in state and local battles over sex education the report said Despite attempts by school boards aimed at building a community consensus on issue these groups con to demand programs that teach only abstinence and that omit discussion of contraception abortion AIDS and homosexuality said school the significantly censorship the 198989 than half the challenges leveled against i ain targets of such challenges are classics such as John awJ W W by report Gov to present CEPP certificates Gov Terry Branstad STRAWBERRY POINT Gov Terry Branstad will present Community Economic Preparedness Program CEPP certificates Wednesday Sept 13 in ceremonies at Strawberry Point and West Union Speeches by Branstad and officials at both cities will accompany the tations p The governor will be at Strawberry Point from 9 to a m in the north room of the Berry Bowl A question and answer session is planned as well Linda Schaut coordinator of the Strawberry Point Information Center will speak on the CEPP program The ceremony at West Union is planned for to 11 am at the new magistrate court chambers at the Fayette County courthouse Officers of the West Union Industrial Development Corporation board will be among the speakers tuThe governor stavs on the road for a third CEPP presentation scheduled at the Drawing Board in Waukon at a m With the addition of West Union Strawberry point and Waukon 53 Iowa communities will have received the economic preparedness designation One killed three hurt in crash near West Union by MARTIN News Editor UNION An Alpha man was Killed and residents hurt in a Tuesday morning headon crash on Highway 150 near West Union GaroldS Hart Jr 23 was declared dead on arrival at Palmer Lutheran Health Center in West Union Funeral in formation on page 2 Injured were Heidi Wendany 31 Clifford Robinson 10 and Richard 20 all of Buckeye Phoenix Wendany was driving a 1973 Ford straight truck Hart a 1977 Ford automobile All three occupants of the truck traveling with the Culpepper and Merriwether Circus based in Buckeye were treated at Palmer Lutheran Health Center for minor injuries and were released The accident occurred at approximately am Fayette County Sheriffs Department and State Patrol reports said Hart was northbound a mile and a half north of West Union when his 1977 Ford crossed the center line Reports said he was returning to his own lane and hit the brakes before the two vehicles collided headon Both vehicles went into the east ditch coming to rest upright Both were con total losses No charges were filed The West Fire Department and West Union Ambulance were also at the scene Cuban American wins Peppers seat MIAMI AP A strong Hispanic turnout helped make Republican Ileana the first elected to Congress ending an ethnically divisive campaign for the seat held by Democrat Claude Pepper for 27 years Now its time to forget our differences ana focus on unity we are all Americans Ms said after defeating Democrat Gerald Richman in Tuesdays special election During the campaign Ms refused to debate Richman following claims that his American seat theme stirred prejudices against Hispanics Richman had said his remark This is an American seat was an appeal to voters to decide on qualifications not birthplace He also said it was a response to GOP National Chairman Lee Atwaters statement that the party wanted to elect a Cuban American It was a rough campaign Wounds from it need to heal said Rep Guy Vander Jagt RMich chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee Ms 37 a state senator since 1982 and wife of US Attorney Dexter Lehtinen called on Richman and his supporters to meet to discuss the drug and crime problems facing Miami We do not have the luxury to waste time on divisive politics she told more than 1500 cheering supporters most from Miamis conservative Cuban community We must focus on what we have in common and not ponder on the negative Pepper the liberal advocate for the elderly and the only person to hoid the seat died May 30 at Ms campaign included appearances by President Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle Her campaign chairman was the presidents son Jeb Atwater called the victory a GOP milestone in the South That seat has been a Democratic seat since it was created he said from Washington For us to win it is a major victory With all 159 precincts reporting Ms Ros Lehtinen had 49638 votes or 53 percent to 43759 votes or 47 percent Turnout was 506 percent unusually high for a special election The district covers black neighborhoods such as Liberly City most of Miami Miami Beach and Miami Springs and sections of Hispanic Hialeah and upscale Coral Gables and Key Biscayne According to unofficial returns predominantly Latin precincts had tur of more than 60 percent and gave Ms 80 to 90 percent Cocaine chief threatens violence AWU A mii i BOGOTA Colombia AP The reputed leader of the Medellin cocaine cartel has threatened more violence if the govern ment refuses to make peace and allow drug traffickers to rejoin society according to a newspaper report The government has rejected all calls for negotiations however and a television report Tuesday said authorities were preparing to extradite a suspected drug finance chief to the United States and had given him a week to appeal The effort to extradite Eduardo Martinez Romero an alleged money manager for the traffickers is seen a key test of will to battle the drug barons He was arrested in the first days of an unprecedented offensive against traf ficking which began after hitmen hired by the cartel assassinated presidential hopeful Sen Luis Carlos Galan on Aug 18 The syndicated TV news program Noticiero 24 Horas reported the Colombian government notified Martinez on Tuesday of plans to extradite him to the United States He was told he had five working days or until next Tuesday to appeal A US narcotics official had said earlier that the paperwork was going forward on an extradition request for Martinez a 35 yearold economist who faces federal charges in Atlanta in a billion operation for laundering cocaine profits He is being held under heavy guard by he investigations division of national police force The television did not cite a source for its report A spokesman at the presidential palace said he could not give any in formation and the US Embassy refuses to comment on extradition proceedings President Virgilio Barco reestablished the extradition treaty as part of a series of emergency measures in the drug crackdown In raids nationwide police have seized more than million in real estate including luxurious homes and office buildings and other property such as airplanes helicopters and cars About 11000 people have been taken into custody Drug traffickers in turn have declared war on the state and counterattacked with a wave of bombings and burnings mostly in of Medellin 215 miles north of Bogota and the base for the worlds largest cocaine trafficking cartel Jorge Ochoa Restrepo father of three alleged kingpins in the Medellin cartel Tuesday appealed in an open letter to President Barco Let there be dialogue let there be peace The nations communications minister Carlos Lemos Simonds responded bv telling reporters There will be no dialogue leader of the cartel said drug lords are prepared for total war if the government refuses to make peace ac cording to the French newspaper Liberation He proposed ending the violence in comments over the weekend to a govern ment agent said the Paris daily which did not say how it obtained excerpts of the purported conversation
