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New Era 107th Year No. 33,641 METROPOLITAN EDITION LANCASTER, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1984 Price 25 Daily Home Delivered $1.35 A Week False Tax Returns 5 '4. 'I -PI U.S. Judge Guilty of Corruption k.r t- RENO, Nev. (AP) U.S.

District Judge Harry Claiborne, the first active federal judge convicted of a crime committed while in office, says hell fight until my name is cleared after jurors found him guilty of filing false tax returns. Claiborne, 67, of Las Vegas, the target of three federal grand I jury investiga-tions, faces up to six years in pris-, it on when he is I i sentenced Oct. 3, followed by pos- sible imPeach-ment by Congress. Ill pursue the appeal and continue the fight until my Jud9 Claiborne name is cleared, said the outspoken Claiborne. Claiborne, whose first trial on corruption charges ended with a hung jury, was acquitted Friday of a charge of lying on a financial statement required of federal He faces a three-year sentence and $5,000 fine on each tax conviction.

The costs of the federal investigation resulting in the two tax convictions also will be borne by Claiborne. Justice Department prosecutors said they had simplified the case by dropping four earlier charges related to allegations by brothel owner Joe Conforte that he paid Claiborne $85,000 in bribes to influence a grand jury investigation and win reduction of Con-fortes tax evasion sentence. Chief prosecutor Steven Shaw said after the verdict that he still believes Confortes charges are substantial, even though the first trial ended with a jury not agreeing on any of seven counts. The government dropped charges of bribery, wire fraud, obstruction of justice and filing a false 1978 tax report before the second trial began July 31 Remaining were two charges that Claiborne under reported his 1979 and 1980 income by $106,000 in overdue bills from his law practice, and the financial statement charge. Both Claiborne, who testified in his own defense, and his attorneys charged that the Justice De- Eartment was out to get him for is criticism of federal law enforcement practices in Nevada.

Questioned Tuesday on the stand by a government prosecutor, Claiborne at one point cited a federal probe of a Las Vegas $70 Million Salvador Aid Bill Approved WASHINGTON (AP) President Reagan got better than two-thirds of the emergency military aid he sought for El Salvador this fiscal year, but will face new struggles when Congress takes up funds for the spending period that starts Oct. 1. Barring some unforeseen emergency, the lawmakers closed the books on appropriations for fiscal 1984 by adopting a $6 supplemental spending bill on Friday, shortly before recessing for the Republican National Convention and the Labor Day holiday. The bill contains $70 million in military assistance for the Salvadoran government. The Republican-controlled Senate had favored $117 million, but the House, controlled by Democrats, did not want to funnel any more money to the Salvadoran army in this fiscal period.

The compromise ended another in a series of arguments over the Reagan administrations efforts to bolster El Salvador against a Marxist-led revolution it has been fighting for more than-four years. Congress appropriated $64 million last year for the administration to spend on Salvadoran military aid during the current fiscal year. This year, President Reagan came back to Congress for an additional $178 million, saying the $64 million was too low a level and the conflict was being prolonged by lack of money to pursue the rebels aggressively. When the lawmakers balked at the request, the administration came up with a figure of $90 million which it said represented the most urgent needs, including helicopters and trucks to give the Salvadoran army the mobility required to carry the battle to the guerrillas. This, too, met resistance, and the Senate came up with a bipartisan compromise of $62 million.

After delay, this was approved in the House also, bringing the total for the year to $124 million. The Senate went along with the administrations request for another $117 million, but the House refused this time, setting the stage for a conference committee battle which ended indecisively Thursday. The conferees threw up their hands and sent the matter back to the House and Sen-cite Rep. Jack originally planned to seek a $90 million compromise that had been proposed by the Senate conferees, but he scaled this down to $70 million to pick up more Democratic support. His proposal was adopted by a vote of 243-161, with 89 Democrats joining 145 Republicans in support of it.

Thomas II. Pickering, U.S. ambassador to El Salvador; interviewed outside the House chamber, said, Obviously we are very pleased with the outcome. The House Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations, meanwhile, has approved $123 million of the $134 million the administration is seeking for Sal- See SALVADOR Page 2 AR Wirephoto Romania celebrates her victory, while at right Zola Budd of Great Britain, who collided with Miss Decker, catches her breath after finishing seventh. U.S.

runner Mary Decker grimaces in pain (at top) after falling in finals of the 3,000 meters event at the Olympics Friday. At bottom left, winner Maricica Puica of U.S. Wins Basketball Gold Mary Decker's Olympics Dream Turns Into a Nightmare i the 1984' Summer Games. American Carl Lewis was anchoring the mens 400-meter relay team and bidding for a fourth gold medal and nine American boxers were in gold medal bouts today. Decker, 26, of Eugene, was running a half- Complete coverage of Olympics action is on pages 13 and 14.

with a time of 8 minutes, 35.96 seconds. I dont think theres any question that she (Budd) was in the wrong, Decker said after she was carried off the field, sobbing, in the arms of Richard Slaney, a British discus thrower and her fiance. Officials at first disqualified Budd, but later reversed themselves and said her seventh-place finish would stand. I was running a good race, at a good pace, and I felt very good, Decker said. Her left hip was injured in the fall, but after an examination she said she expected to be able to run again soon.

There were other disappointments Friday for Americans who were among the fa- LOS ANGELES (AP) -It was to have been a night of American celebrations a ninth Olympic mens basketball championship and, at long last, a gold medal for distance runner Mary Decker. The basketball team trounced Spain 96-65 and began the party Friday night by lifting each player in turn with flashbulbs popping to unhook the nets from the goals. But Decker was left with only the number off Zola Budds back, the number she had grabbed in her heartstopping fall to the track more than halfway through the run. More than 40 finals were scheduled for today, the next-to-last day of competition in Steve Alford waves after U.S. basketball team won Olympic gold medal Friday night.

Yes, your department. spent about a million dollars of tax-i payers money and could only get some coin-wrapping charge in order to make a record that you i had made an investigation, he I said. The government claimed that Claiborne became desperate for money after leaving a Las Vegas i law practice, in which he grossed $375,000 in 1977, for the year judgeship he was appointed to in 1978 by former President Jimmy Carter. Defense attorneys contended See U.S. JUDGE Poge 2 stride behind the barefooted Budd, a South African representing Britain, and both were near a world-record ace when Budd stepped into er opponents path.

Decker fell and rolled onto the infield grass, writhing in pain. Romanias Maricica Puica won the race and the gold vorites for gold medals. Henry Marsh, 30, of Bountiful, Utah, lost steam down the stretch and finished See DECKER'S Page 2 Patchy Fog Possible Investigators Try Lie Detector Tests to Get Leads After 67 Days, Police Still Are Puzzled by Woman's Disappearance Today's Chuckle Nature does make mistakes. Sometimes she puts all the bones in the head and none in the back. By JOHN M.

HOOBER III New Era Staff Writer Its been 67 days since anyone has seen Maryann Bagen-j stose, and police, fearing she may have been murdered but making little progress in their investiga-i tion, nave turned to lie detector tests. I irnfamTI Variable cloudiness, chance of showers, tonight and Sunday, lows tonight 70 to 75, highs Sunday low to mid 80s. (Details on Page 3). Sticky Wet Weather Here Till Wednesday Lancaster City and County were drenched briefly this morning by one of the scattered showers the National Weather Service says will dampen this weekend. And Monday.

And Tuesday. And Wednesday. Much to the dismay of local sun worshipers, the monotonously rainy and numid weather will continue through the middle of the week, the weather service has forecast. Mostly cloudy conditions with a 60 percent chance of scattered and locally heavy showers and thundershowers will prevail through Sunday. High temperatures will be in the low 80s during the weekend.

We may see a little more sunshine Monday through Wednesday, but dont get out your tanning lotion yet. Rain in the afternoon and evening and daytime highs in the humid 80s will still be with us. In addition, the weather service warned drivers to watch out for foggy conditions over the next two days. How Much Money For Olympians? The quest for Olympic gold medals ends today as the competition comes to a close in Los Angeles, but the Olympians quest for real gold is just beginning as the stars of these Summer Games unveil their strategies for reaping financial rewards. How much money will Olympic gold be worth to Carl Lewis, Mary Lou Retton, Edwin Moses and other standouts? For a story, turn to page 14.

Biofeedback May Help Headache Sufferers Training people to control certain bodily functions such as temperature may help them to control headache pain, says one of the countrys leading headache specialists. Dr. Seymour Diamond says that biofeedback may help people with migraines or tension headaches. For more on this treatment, see page 11 of today's Family section. be harassed.

All five psychics feel Mrs. Bagenstose was murdered and her body transported to a location surrounded by water, investigators said. One of the psychics spent the latter part of this week touring Lancaster County with a Pequea Township policeman and a private investigator, searching for further clues. We feel we are getting a lot closer to what happened and how it happened, said Richard W. Jeffries, a private detective from Lancaster who has been hired by the missing womans mother, State police this week acknowledged they have received information from psychics concerning the fate of Mrs.

Bagenstose. Trooper Richard Johnson, who is heading the state police investigation, would not elaborate on the type of information received ana its impact on the police investigation. The missing woman's husband, Jere Bagenstose, "has no desire to talk to anybody," ac- AFTER Pag 4 Page Page Bridge 8 3 Comics 8,9 Sports 13-16 21 Theater 6 10 TV 9 Family 11 WantAds 18-25 Market Washington 7 16 World 7 Maryanrt Bagenstose Missing 67 days The 25-year-old West Willow, Pequea Township, mother has not been seen or heard from since June 5. Lately, state police have been using polygraph tests in an effort to obtain new leads about the missing mother's whereabouts. One of two men who previously boarded with Mrs.

Bagenstose has taken a polygraph test. Police are in the process of scheduling a time when the other boarder can be tested. Troopers would like to have others take a polygraph test in connection with the womans disappearance. Both police and the district attorney believe polygraph tests are useful in the "elimination process in conducting Investigations. However, the results of such tests are inadmis- i i sible when a case reaches trial.

Investigators also have been accepting information from psychics. Five psychics are studying her mysterious disappearance, and they have consulted three or four other psychics who live out of state, said Pequea Township police, who are reluctant to release details on who the psychics are for fear they might Information 291-8811 Home Delivery 291-8611 WantAds 291-8711 New Era News Desk 291-8733 New Era Sports 291-8777 Family Dept. 291-8755 Other Depts. 291-8811 I.