Show A2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday September 24 2002 1 Nation I 1 Jury selection begins in 1969 race riot homicide case YORK Pa (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of the former mayor and two other white men accused of killing of a ' young black woman during a 1969 race riot The courtroom rumbled when 1 10 of the 1 1 1 prospective jurors most of them white stood up in positive response to the judge's question about whether they had heard anything about the case When then-Mayor Charlie Robertson was arrested last year he was led out of his office in handcuffs None stood when Judge John C Uhler asked whether the race of the Old accusations: Former York City Mayor Charlie Robertson makes his way into the York County Courthouse on Monday in York Pa In defendants or the victim would prejudice their judgment '1 hope we can stay focused on the facts and not get caught up in the racial issues that are certainly going to become a part of this" said William Costopoulos one of Robertson's attorneys In addition to Robertson who served as mayor for eight years and 29 years as a police officer two former gang members are on trial for the July 21 1969 slaying of Lillie Belle Allen Robert Messersmith is accused of firing the fatal shot Greg Neff is accused of shooting at the car in which Allen and her relatives were courtentire row in the half-emproom and have hired a law firm specializing in civil rights to field media requests and interact with prosecutors and die court Years of tension found a spark on July 17 1969 when a black youth said he had been set on fire by whites a story he later recanted The same day authorities said Messersmith shot two black youths Rumors spread that a white police officer was responsible and rioting broke out The next day white police officer Henry Schaad 22 was killed Allen 27 of Aiken SC was killed three riding when they took a wrong turn into a white neighborhood where armed youths had gathered Robertson 68 who gave up his pursuit of a third term after he was charged is accused of inciting white gang members to violence against blacks and of handing out ammunition to at least one of the shooters murder If convicted of each could be sentenced to life in prison Robertson who appeared solemn and gaunt Monday has admitted shouting "white power" at a rally the day before Allen's killing but has denied the other accusations Allen’s family occupied nearly an first-degr- ty ee days later brief Nation may go back to Code Yellow Saudi male visitors to be registered WASHINGTON (AP) —A program that requires registration of foreign visitors from some countries in the Middle East and North Africa is being expanded to include men from Saudi Arabia a US ally and the home country of IS of the 19 Sept 11 hijackers An Immigration and Naturalization Service memo obtained by The Associated Press directs immigration inspectors registering aliens to include men ages 16 to 45 from Saudi Arabia Pakistan and Yemen starting Oct 1 A spokesman at the Saudi Embassy did not immediately return calls from The Associated Press Ihe Justice Department already had begun registering visitors from Iran Iraq Sudan and Libya on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks As part of the registration theforeigners are required to provide fingerprints photographs and details about plans in the United States The memo was sent to INS offices to explain how' to implement the Justice Department policy known as the National Registration System Security Entry-Ex- it terror alert WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration is seriously considering lowering the nationwide terror alert back to code yellow because of disruptions in the terrorist network including die arrest of a suspected Sept 11 plotter government officials said Monday President Bush raised the alert to orange — the level — after US intelligence warned of a “high risk” of a terrorist attack in ' - da r-- © vt second-highe- Lawyer to seek bail for Muslim cleric PORTLAND Ore (AP) — Tests that found explosive residue on the bags of a Muslim cleric arrested at Portland's airport on document fraud charges have been thrown out after they were reviewed at an FBI crime lab the man's lawyer said Stanley Cohen a New York civil rights attorney who took the case of Sheik Mohamed Abdirahman Kariye said the FBI tests showed the bags were free of explosives residues “I’m talking to the government about a bail package” Cohen said Saturday If that doesn’t happen he said the defense would request another detention hearing Kariye who served as an imam at the Islamic Center in Portland was arrested Sept 8 as he tried to board a flight at Portland International Airport to the United Arab Emirates with his brother and four children Kariye 41 is accused of using false information — including a changed name — while applying for and receiving three different Social Security cards between nnocfcnt 1983 and 1 995M He i lj Nation's ' i i i '’’f if i Madetyne Gorman ToogOod is flanked by her husband Johnny Toogood left as phe walks to the St office prior to her arraignment on Monday in South Bend Ind Toogood was charged with felony battery of a child which carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison Joseph County prosecutor's 1 (pital WASHINGTON (AP) nation’s capital is bracing for thousands of protesters planning to descend on this week's meeting of the Work! Bank and International Monetary Fund District of Columbia police plan to block off streets in the area around the financial institutions located just a few blocks from the White House and are bringing in l700officers from neighboring communities to supplement local law enforcement Organizers say they expect thousands of demonstrators for days of protests culminating Saturday in a march and' rally They say the policies of the World Bank and IMF force developing countries into debt that cannot pay back and turn over health care and water systems to private companies Five bodies found in Florida lake LAKE WORTH Fla (AP) — Five bodies including those of ' a pregnant woman and three of her relatives have been found and police were trying to identify a suspect The victims ranged in age from 17 to 52 Police Lt Susan Wellborn would not say how they had been killed but added that police were working to identify a suspect and motive The body of Carmen Valentin 42 was discovered by police about 4 am Sunday in a roadway in Lake Worth about five miles south of West Palm Beach At 10 pm the four other bodies were found several blocks away at their home They Were identified as Valentin's children — Juan Carlos Valentin 17 Elizabeth Valentin 22 and Damarus Valentin ! 9 who was eight months pregnant The fifth victim Ismael Gomez 52 also lived in the home and was Carmen Valentin's boyfriend of eight years Judge: Texas firm drove up power prices WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas energy company tightened California natural gas supplies during the state's energy crisis contributing to a rise in power prices a federal regulatory judge hiled Monday El Paso Corp through its El Paso Natural Gas pipeline subsidiary held back at least 10 percent of the capacity on its pipeline delivering gas from its Southwest gas fields to California from November 2000 to March 2001 said Judge Curtis L Wagner the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s chief ' administrative law judge That was a period of high demand and large price increases for natural gas El Paso “withheld extremely large amounts of capacity that it could have flowed to its California delivery points" Wagner said He recommended that FERC — which must sign off on the ruling— impose penalties on El Paso for its actions ' ’Mi'' AP photo J gears up for protests V- mom may SOUTH BEND Ind (AP) — The woman caught on video beating her daughter in a department store parking lot will probably plead guilty and throw herself on the mercy of the court her lawyer said Monday Madelyne Gorman Too- good 25 was arraigned on a felony charge of battery to a child and a magistrate entered an innocent plea on her behalf Her attorney Steven Rosen said there was no point iq trying to challenge die surveillance videotape in court “I don’t think there’s anything any expert of any degree in any type of credibility that can do anything about that tape It is what it is” he said “We will probably enter a guilty plea and throw ourselves on the mercy of the court” he said after the arraignment Earlier Monday a Probate ’s Court judge ordered that daughter Martha remain in foster care in the meantime and he gave officials two weeks to recommend who should care for the girl If convicted Toogood could get up to three years in prison She faces a hearing on Oct 7 The mother of three had no comment as she left court She Too-good- child-protecti- on i 'si i 'j ' a seek mercy remained free on $5000 bail “People might think I’m a monster but I’ve been a mother for six years and no harm has come to my children before this never” Toogood told CNN earlier Monday “I’m sorry That’s all I can - say” A doctor examined the girl and found no medical prob- lems and no long-tersigns of abuse authorities said Toogood told reporters Sunday she hit her daughter in the head and back and pulled ha hair but did not punch her On the video of the Sept 13 incident which has been televised nationally Toogood appears to make punching motions toward her daughter inside a sprat utility vehicle “Martha didn’t deserve what she got” Toogood said over the weekend “I just lost my temper” Rosen said he believed the hitting took place because Martha misbehaved in the store taking toys out of pack‘ ages and wandering away prompting store employees to page Toogood twice Toogood said she hopes to be reunited with her daughter and that she her daughter and her husband John plan to start parenting classes “Anything that they want us to do we will do" Toogood said m She said her two young sons are staying with family Toogood said she and her husband have been living in Mishawaka for about six months She said they are Irish Travelers — a nomadic group that police say has been linked to fraudulent home repair By some estimates 7000 ' Travelers live in the United States — most in Texas and South Carolina — about 40000 live in Ireland and England The Travelers began migrating to the United States more than 100 years ago Toogood’s sister also was arraigned Monday on a charge of assisting a criminal : connection with the Sept 11 anniversary two weeks ago Officials stressed that Americans should remain alert even at code yellow the nation faces a significant risk of attack The change could be made in the next few days as senior administration officials review new intelligence and weigh the potential for attack on US targets said two officials familiar with the deliberations They spoke on condition of anonymity In the days leading up to the ' anniversary US intelligence agencies warned the White House that terrorists operating in several South Asian coun- tries and linked to hoped to explode car bombs or launch other attacks on US ' facilities abroad While there was no direct evidence of a plot against die United States US intelligence noted a similar pattern before the Sept 11 2001 attacks and urged Bush to raise the alert level Bush may soon return the level to yellow because of “some disruptions in plots and operations" of terrorists one of the officials said Several developments on the terrorism front — some public others still confidential — could prompt Bush to lower the alert level the officials said - if v ourself frji with a pretzel for - Snunch! 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