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Show JL 4 A Th Salt Luke Tnhunp. Saturday'. Ortuber 1. Spy Who Sold Code Gets Life Sentence na. (UPD -FJACKSONVILLE, ormer Army code custodian Joseph George Helmich Jr,, who sold the Soviet Union top secret information for 1131,000 in order to get out of debt, was sentenced to life in prison Friday. "Congress has expressed its views on the seriousness of this offense," said Judge Susan H. Black. "The penalty will be the maximum provided by law . . that he be imprisoned for the remainder of his natural life." Despite her stern words and pleas by Helmichs d attorney, Peter Dear-ing- , Helndch received the sentence expected when he abruptly changed his plea to guilty in the midst of his trial. He will be eligible for parole in 10 years. Judge Black, told that the former Army warrant officer may be planning to write a book about his experiences, also ruled that any future income deriving from his activities be paid to the U.S. government. On Sept. 28, midway through his trial, Helmich abruptly pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit espionage by giving the Soviets a maintenance manual, technical detrils and key lists for the KL-- cryptosystem, a code machine, in 1963-8Under the plea agreement announced after the first week of his trial in September, the government dropped three other counts of espionage Needed $500 who was the code custodian Helmich, for the U.S. Army Signal Corps communications relay station in Paris at the time, said he decided to sell the information to the Soviets out of a "desperate need for $500 to $600. He had run up debts, had his wallet stolen and was ordered by his commanding officer to pay the debts or face court martial, he said. There was testimony at the trial that Helmich was promoted to colonel in the Soviet Army and awarded a hero's medal of the First Order, which still hangs in the halls of the Kremlin. Retired Gen. William C. Westmoreland, commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam in the lata 60, testified that if Civil Rights Commissioners Demand Judge Refuses Abortion For Girl, II 1961 Stiff er Penalty for Police Brutality By Michael J. Smffen Associated Press Writer - 7 court-appointe- A judge KALAMAZOO, Mich. AP) refused Friday to overturn a lower court ruling that prohibited an abortion for an girl who is 23 weeks pregnunt by her mother's boyfriend The dechm by Kalamazoo County Circuit Judge John Fitzgerald came in an appeal of a ruling by Juvenile Court Judge Donald Halstead, who had refused to order an abortion, saying he lacked the authority to do so. The girl is a ward of Kalamazoo County Probate Court and judges so far have refused to allow her father, an divorced from the girls mother, to be named legal guardian or receive temporary custody. Agrees to Abortion d The childs lawyer. Nelson Pelletier, said the father has agreed to an abortion for his daughter. In his ruling, Fitzgerald said Halstead had not abused his discretion in not granting temporary custody to the natural father. Halstead, who also is a probate judge, apparently felt he could not rule on the case as a juvenile judge but could if the request had been filed in probate court, Fitzgerald said. Case Remanded The case was remanded to the juvenile court, allowing the decision to stand However, Fitzgerald said Pelletier could request a rehearing in juvenile court, file a similar request in probate court or take the circuit court ruling to the state Court of Appeals. WASHINGTON Asserting that citizens are inadequately protected from rising police brutality, the Civil Rights Commission called Friday for tougher federal penalties and said President Reagan's proposed budget cuts would hamper enforcement of existing laws against police misconduct. After a three-yea- r study, the bipartisan federal agency also called for stronger internal investigative units in local police departments and proposed that they be subject to some review by outsiders. The commission said more personnel are needed in the Justice Departments Civil Rights Division, its Community Relations Service and in U.S. Attorneys offices to handle the more than 10,000 police brutality complaints received each year. 6 Budget Cut has Reagan proposed a 6 percent budget cut in 1982 for the Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorneys and a 12 percent cut for the Community Relations Service. Im not going to tailor my recommendations to the climate existing at a particular time, Commission Chari-ma- n Arthur Flemming told a news conference. Even a period of economic difficulty does not constitute a reason for moving backward in civil rights. Flemming said the budget cuts would make it much more difficult for Justice Department lawyers to prosecute cases of police brutality, since the pressure a not is abortion real Im saying will be on other cases. good thing," Pelletier said. Im just $500 Million Extra? saying that, as I read the law, abortion is available to this girl. As I hear the He estimated the cost of additional testimony, abortion is necessary for federal enforcement at $300 million to this girl. $500 million. He added that doctors have said the At the Justice Department, pregnancy probably would not physi- spokesman Tom DeCair said, Were going to do the best we can and feel we cally harm the girl. can handle these situations with the "It would be developmental inap- resources we have. We support the propriate for her to have a child at this presidents program ; we will cope with point, Pelletier said. How could she this cut and assume the commission develop herself into an adult if she has a will cope with its cut. child at this age? Vice Chairman Mary F. Berry said fact-findin- g court-cppointe- 7 Joseph George Helmich Jr. Pleaded for Leniency the enemy had our codes he could read our mail" and know our war plans. In seeking mercy from the judge, Dearing presented letters and affidavits trying to minimize the damage caused by giving the KL--7 information to the Soviets, noting it now was in the hands of 15 U.S. allies, including Socialist France. Guilty of Greed' He said Helmich would be willing to submit to hypnosis or truth serum to help him recall any more details about his relations with the Soviet Agents whatever it takes, short of putting him on the rack, he is prepared to do. U.S. Attorney Gary Betz said Helmich was guilty of "a crime of greed and arrogance." Jj, 1 alleged serious the commissions suggested expendi tures might aid Reagan's campaign against violent crime by generating more trust in police and more cooperation by minorities who live wher. violent crime is concentrated. More Complaints The panel's reixirt said, "The volume of complaints of police abuse received by the commission has increased each year, and the nature of become abuse has more It cited a senes of brutality cases m Houston and Philadelphia, where the commission held hearings. But Commissioner Stephen Horn, who is president of California State University at Iong Reach, said, "Police lawlessness is not limited to a few large cities It does occur in some of thp smallest towns in America " e COKE Director Indicted for Assault - assault, punishable hv of second-degre- e up to seven years in prison, stemmed from an Aug. 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