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MILITARY CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK DOD: Increase in reports of sexual assault, harassment

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — Rates of sexual assault and harassment reports in the military have in- creased since last year, accord- ing to a Pentagon report released Thursday. The Defense Department’s fis- cal year 2019 report on sexual assault in the military said there were 7,825 sexual assault reports involving service members as victims or subjects, a 3% increase compared to 2018. The increase in reports can’t be characterized as an increase in assaults, according to the Pentagon, because a sepa- rate survey on prevalence is only conducted every other year. The military received 1,021 formal sexual harassment com- plaints, a 10% increase from 2018. This year’s report focused on four areas related to the “strengths and challenges” that the military services have in their sexual assault response and TONY DEJAK/AP prevention programs, including “unit climate.” A man walks past a closed business Wednesday in Shaker Heights, Ohio. The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter as Most military sexual assaults the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country and began triggering a recession that will end the longest expansion on record. happen between service mem- bers who work or live nearby, and “when unit climates are tolerant RELATED STORIES of other forms of misconduct, risk of sexual assault increases,” Marine Corps basic the report states. For active duty training base hit by women, those who experience Deepening downturn sexual harassment had a three dozens of cases times greater risk of sexual as- sault than those who did not, ac- Page 7 cording to the report. 30 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit This year’s report reflects feed- back from 61 focus groups at eight USNS Comfort BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER That is more people than live in the New York installations in the United States Associated Press and Chicago metropolitan areas combined, and with over 490 service members leaving NYC after and first responders who work it’s by far the worst string of layoffs on record. seeing little action WASHINGTON — More than 3.8 million laid- It adds up to more than one in six American with survivors. off workers applied for unemployment benefits On unit climate, focus group workers. Page 8 last week as the U.S. economy slid further into With more employers cutting payrolls to save participants said that service a crisis that is becoming the most devastating money, economists have forecast that the unem- members find it hard to fully de- since the 1930s. Get the latest on ployment rate for April could go as high as 20%. fine sexual harassment and that Roughly 30.3 million people have filed for job- That would be the highest rate since it reached male and female service mem- the virus outbreak less aid in the six weeks since the coronavirus bers define it differently. outbreak began forcing millions of employers 25% during the Great Depression. SEE INCREASE ON PAGE 8 stripes.com/coronavirus to close their doors and slash their workforces. 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BY JENNIFER H. SVAN cidental firearm discharges were Stars and Stripes responsible for the deaths of 458 people in 2018, 54 of whom were The Air Force is giving away under the age of 14. That same JOSHUA FREEDMAN AND JUSTIN MURPHY/Naval Postgraduate School 150,000 gun locks at all stateside year, there were 24,432 suicides bases as part of efforts to reduce by firearm in the United States, This slide from an April 2018 conference presentation at the Naval Postgraduate School illustrates how suicides and accidental deaths, according to agency data. researchers were inspired to look into using live relay nodes for mesh networks, by combining concepts the service said in a statement. Cable-style gun locks can be from research into grenade-launched network devices and the use of trained falcons against drones. The cable locks will be issued used for both pistols and shot- on a first-come, first-served guns. The cable is threaded basis. Airmen should contact through the weapon and blocks Wi-Fido: Military researchers say their base’s violence prevention the barrel or the use of ammuni- officer for details about local dis- tion. It’s secured by a padlock and tribution, officials said. key. Basic cable locks retail for $5 dogs, birds could extend networks “Adding a cable lock to a fire- to $10 online. arm adds on average a couple The Air Force initiative isn’t minutes to a person’s ability to the first within the military com- BY CHAD GARLAND fire a device into the air, where it pull the trigger once they’ve ac- munity. The Department of Vet- Stars and Stripes ‘ In modern warfare, hung from a small parachute and cessed the weapon,” Brig. Gen. erans Affairs began giving out relayed bursts of data to connect Claude Tudor, the Air Force In- locks in 2008, modeling a national Web-enabled birds and dogs you have nothing ground nodes. tegrated Resilience director, said gun safety program called Proj- could help unleash rapidly chang- if you do not have Freedman and Maj. Justin in the recent statement. “When ect ChildSafe. ing battlefield communications Murphy took the concept of that’s your child who doesn’t un- Last year, the Veterans Crisis networks that would be hard for network. ’ using falcons for a similar func- derstand the danger or a person Line provided complimentary enemies to detect and jam, mili- Eugene Bourakov tion from research into the use of in distress trying to access that gun locks to the Peterson Air tary researchers said. Naval Postgraduate School’s trained birds to detect and take weapon to potentially do harm, Force Base community in Colo- The concept involves “networks Center for Network Innovation and down small drones, and the trend those extra minutes are precious rado Springs, Colo. with living nodes and links,” such Experimentation of falconers strapping tiny video to prevent a tragedy.” Using a gun lock or other bar- as animals and people, alongside cameras to their birds, Freedman Personal firearms accounted rier may reduce suicide attempts, aerial and terrestrial drones, said said. They also suggested dogs for 66.5% of military suicides in which tend to happen on impulse, Alex Bordetsky, director of the mental health workers at Peter- could be used for ground-based 2018, a Pentagon report released Naval Postgraduate School’s Cen- detecting, locating and targeting Monday said. son said last year. network hubs. ter for Network Innovation and operations via electronic signa- The Centers for Disease Con- The Marines worked with Bor- [email protected] Experimentation. tures on the battlefield. trol and Prevention found that ac- Twitter: @stripesktown detsky and his colleague Eugene The distributed mesh-like net- Russia, for example, has re- work would allow short bursts of portedly used electronic warfare Bourakov, who NPS said have re- communication before quickly and cyberattacks in the conflict searched tactical mesh networks disappearing. in eastern Ukraine, sending tar- for most of the past two decades. “I named it ‘networks that don’t geted text messages meant to Their use on the battlefield exist’ — meaning that they don’t demoralize their adversaries or could allow systems to link up exist for noticeable period(s) of honing in on a formation’s elec- without an internet connection time or within well-defined areas tronic signals before firing an ar- that would be easily detected by of space,” he said in a statement tillery barrage. an adversary. Monday. “They move quickly, The idea for incorporating In June, the team plans to from one place to another.” birds of prey as mobile relays to launch a small satellite payload Trained birds and dogs fitted improve tactical networks com- into low orbit to test the network- with small devices offer advan- bines two strains of research pre- ing capabilities of fast-moving tages over drones because they’re viously undertaken at NPS with a relay nodes in space. less noticeable and can’t be side- third phenomenon developing in “In modern warfare, you have lined by electronic countermea- civilian falconry, Marine Corps nothing if you do not have net- sures such as GPS jamming, the Maj. Joshua Freedman said in an work,” said Bourakov, chief engi- FACEBOOK/Project ChildSafe school said. April 2018 conference at the NPS neer at NPS’s Center for Network The research comes as the De- campus in Monterey, Calif. Innovation and Experimentation. A pistol with a cable safety lock. The Air Force is distributing about fense Department prepares for One of those concepts used a [email protected] 150,000 gun safety locks to bases in the U.S. as part of efforts to potential adversaries capable of modified grenade launcher to Twitter: @chadgarland reduce suicides and accidental deaths, the service said. Alaska gets four loaner F-35s from Utah to hasten standup of new wing

BY WYATT OLSON The loan of fighters from the 388th in the news release. “By loaning them these The extra four fighters also give mainte- Stars and Stripes Fighter Wing at Hill to the 354th Fighter four airplanes, we hope it helps fast-for- nance crews needed hands-on training. Wing at Eielson has been in the planning ward their ability to train and bring more “In any new mission startup, you’ve got Four F-35A fighter jets based in Utah by the wings for quite some time, the Air capability to the Air Force as a whole.” a high demand for training in ops, mainte- are in Alaska for two months to help Eiel- Force said. The loan is helpful because in this early nance and mission support,” Col. Matthew son Air Force Base stand up its fledgling Eielson received its first two F-35s last stage of F-35 operations in Alaska, there Powell, 354th Maintenance Group com- squadron of fifth-generation fighters. week and is slated to get two to three each are more pilots than fighter jets, Col. David mander, said in the news release. “These The four Lightning II multirole, stealth month until early 2022 when they will have Skalicky, commander of the 354th Opera- extra aircraft will help us get both the fly- aircraft flew Monday to Alaska from Hill 54 of the aircraft — enough for two squad- tions Group, said in the news release. Air Force Base near Salt Lake City in about rons, the Air Force said. “We’ve been going [on temporary duty] ing training and dedicated maintenance four hours, the Air Force said in a news “From our experience here, we know to get the sorties and hours we need, but training for our newer crew chiefs, avion- release. A commercial flight between the that when you’re standing up a new pro- [the coronavirus] put an end to that,” he ics and weapons technicians.” two bases, about 2,000 miles, takes about gram, every day is critical,” 388th Fighter said. “So, the timing of this loan couldn’t [email protected] six hours. Wing commander Col. Steven Behmer said be better.” Twitter: @WyattWOlson PAGE 4 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 1, 2020 MILITARY RIMPAC drills will go on in summer

BY SETH ROBSON in the drills by friends and allies Stars and Stripes from Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Ger- The world’s largest internation- many, India, Indonesia, Israel, al naval exercise will go ahead in Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nether- waters off Hawaii this summer, lands, New Zealand, Peru, South but participating forces will stay Korea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, at sea during the drills due to Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, Viet- concerns about the coronavirus, nam and the United Kingdom. the Navy announced Wednesday. The nations brought together The Rim of the Pacific exercise a fleet of 46 warships and five will run from Aug. 27-31, accord- submarines and troops from 18 ing to a Navy statement on the national land forces, along with U.S. Pacific Fleet website. more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 “This biennial maritime exer- personnel. cise will be an at-sea-only event China was invited to the ex- in light of COVID-19 concerns,” ercise in 2014 and 2016, but it the statement said, referring to wasn’t allowed to participate in the respiratory disease caused by 2018. It sent a spy ship to monitor AMUEL ARDGROVE/U.S. Navy the coronavirus. S H the event that year. Conducting the exercise only at “In these challenging times, it The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry steams Tuesday near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. sea is intended to ensure the safe- is more important than ever that ty of participating forces by mini- our maritime forces work togeth- mizing shore-based contingents, er to protect vital shipping lanes Navy conducts back-to-back according to the statement. and ensure freedom of navigation “Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet through international waters,” crafted the modified RIMPAC plan as a way to conduct a mean- Adm. John Aquilino, commander operations in South China Sea ingful exercise with maximum of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, said in training value and minimum risk the statement. “And we will oper- ate safely, using prudent mitiga- BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS to the force, allies and partners, Stars and Stripes and the people of Hawaii,” the tion measures.” The exercise is designed to fos- statement said. YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, ter and sustain cooperative rela- This year’s exercise will in- Japan — The guided-missile tionships, critical to ensuring the clude multinational anti-subma- cruiser USS Bunker Hill steamed safety of sea lanes and security in rine warfare, maritime intercept near the disputed Spratly Islands support of a free and open Indo- operations and live-fire training. on Wednesday, marking the sec- Pacific region, according to the Planners will remain flexible as ond time the U.S. has sent a war- Navy statement. Navy leaders monitor and assess ship on a freedom-of-navigation “We remain committed to evolving circumstances. operation in the South China Sea To limit the spread of the coro- and capable of safeguarding al- this week, according to the Navy. navirus there are no scheduled lies and partners throughout the The mission challenged re- social events ashore, the state- Indo-Pacific region,” Aquilino strictions by China, Vietnam and ment said. said. “The flexible approach to Taiwan, which dispute sovereign- “Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hick- RIMPAC 2020 strikes the right ty over the Spratly Islands, 7th am will be accessible for logistics balance between combating fu- Fleet spokeswoman Cmdr. Reann support, with a minimal footprint ture adversaries and the COVID- Mommsen said in a statement to ALLISON HEARNE/U.S. Navy of staff ashore for command and 19 threat.” Stars and Stripes on Thursday. control, logistics and other sup- RIMPAC 2020 will be led by The Philippines, Malaysia and Lt. Richard Burk Vidmar stands watch on the bridge of the Barry. port functions,” the officials said U.S. 3rd Fleet commander Vice Brunei also lay claim to portions Adm. Scott Conn., according to in the statement. of the islands. and prosperity.” the 7th Fleet prepares the air- the statement. The Navy did not announce “China, Vietnam, and Taiwan Li Huamin, spokesman for the craft carrier USS Ronald Reagan participating nations. [email protected] purport to require either permis- Chinese southern theatre com- and its strike group to leave for a In 2018, U.S. forces were joined Twitter: @SethRobson sion or advance notification be- mand , criticized the Barry’s pres- patrol of the region. fore a military vessel or warship ence on the command’s WeChat The 7th Fleet is taking added engages in ‘innocent passage’ social media account, according steps to ensure the carrier group through the territorial sea,” she to a Tuesday report by the South deploys without sailors infected Air Force commander said. “The unilateral imposition China Morning Post. by the coronavirus, which has of any authorization or advance- “These provocative acts by the sidelined the carrier USS Theo- notification requirement for US side … have seriously violated dore Roosevelt in Guam for over relieved in South Korea innocent passage is not permit- China’s sovereignty and security a month. ted by international law, so the interests, deliberately increased However, the Barry, Bunker United States challenged those regional security risks and could Hill and other vessels have been BY MATTHEW KEELER tions, has assumed temporary requirements.” easily trigger an unexpected inci- at sea several months, setting out Stars and Stripes command until travel restrictions The day before, the guided- dent,” Li said. before the pandemic struck Navy are lifted and a new commander missile destroyer USS Barry The Barry, based at Yoko- crews, Task Force 70 commander OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea arrives. conducted a similar operation suka, also transited the Taiwan Rear Adm. George Wikoff said in — The commander of an Air The Pentagon has halted re- through the Paracel Islands, an- Strait on April 24, a move that an April 24 interview with Stars Force logistics readiness squad- locating service members and other chain in the region over typically draws criticism from and Stripes. Task Force 70 is the ron in South Korea was relieved their families until at least June which China, Vietnam and Tai- China, according to the Navy. The of command Tuesday, accord- 30 as part of measures to curb the wan have overlapping claims. communist country views the battle arm of the 7th Fleet. ing to a statement from the 51st spread of coronavirus, but “we’re The U.S. does not recognize 110-mile-wide strait as its territo- “They are out there on point Fighter Wing. exploring all options,” 1st Lt. Dan- any country’s claim over either rial waters, but the U.S. considers right now on mission. Our Navy Lt. Col. Michael Kearney lost iel R. de La Fé, a wing spokesman, island chain. it an international waterway. has not shut down out here,” he his job leading the 51st Logistics said in an email Wednesday. “Unlawful and sweeping mari- The Bunker Hill, based at San said. “I continue to be impressed Readiness Squadron “due to a Kearney has been reassigned time claims in the South China Diego, and the Barry also re- by the entire community here in loss of confidence” in his ability to the 7th Air Force, located on Sea pose a serious threat to the cently completed exercises with the forward-deployed naval force to effectively lead the squadron, Osan Air Base, where he will con- freedom of the seas,” Mommsen the amphibious assault ship USS and the work that they’re doing to the statement said. He was re- tinue to serve under the logistics, said in her statement. “The in- America and vessels from the maintain that mission focus while lieved by wing commander Col. engineering and force protection ternational community has an Royal Australian Navy in the we’re working our way through John Gonzales. directorate. enduring role in preserving the South China Sea, according to the the unknowns of this pandemic.” Maj. Hans Hobbs, the readi- [email protected] freedom of the seas, which is crit- Navy. [email protected] ness squadron director of opera- Twitter: @MattKeeler1231 ical to global security, stability, The operations took place as Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos Friday, May 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 5 MILITARY Documents unsealed in 3M earplug suit

BY ROSE L. THAYER to court documents. support their missions. We take very seri- Stars and Stripes Many veterans who wore the earplugs ously our work with the U.S. government suffer from hearing loss and tinnitus, and continue to be committed to providing AUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of pages of or ringing in the ears, according to the the best quality products at fair prices,” court documents were unsealed last week lawsuit. according to the statement. in a lawsuit against 3M regarding alleg- The now public documents show that In July 2018, the Justice Department an- edly faulty earplugs it sold the military for the earplugs accounted for 5% of 3M’s U.S. nounced 3M agreed to pay $9.1 million to use by service members in the Iraq and revenue within its hearing protection busi- resolve allegations that it knowingly sold Afghanistan wars. ness and 20% of its operating income, in the earplugs to the military without disclos- The documents, made public April 20 by part because the earplugs cost 85 cents to ing defects that hampered effectiveness. a federal judge in Pensacola, Fla., include make, but were sold for $7.63. An internal That lawsuit was filed through the whistle- emails, depositions, memos and receipts email from 3M states that the company had blower provision of the False Claims Act, related to the Defense Department’s mass “no data” on the current version of earplug according to a Justice Department release purchase of earplugs from the company being sold to the military. announcing the agreement. between 2003 and 2015. They provide a In its defense in court records, 3M has Following that decision, a flurry of law- glimpse into the case that now includes CLS Strategies said the earplugs were made to the gov- suits were filed by veterans who wore the claims from more than 140,000 veterans. ernment’s specifications and that all test earplugs and now suffer from hearing loss. “3M peddled these earplugs to the pub- More than 140,000 veterans have filed results, good and bad, were shared with Those claims were combined into the mass lic and the United States military despite claims in a class-action lawsuit against the military. tort case now churning through the legal knowing they were dangerous and defec- 3M because of the dual-sided combat In a statement regarding the unseal- system. In a mass tort case, each plaintiff tive, perpetrating an ongoing fraud on our arms earplug, version 2, the company ing of the court documents, 3M denied is treated as an individual instead of as a country and its citizens,” the plaintiffs’ lead sold to the military from 2003 to 2015. the product was defectively designed and group, such as in a class-action lawsuit. counsel said in a statement. The lead coun- caused injuries. The case is expected to get a trial date in sel includes Bryan Aylstock of Aylstock loosen in a way that was imperceptible to “We will vigorously defend ourselves Witkin Kreis & Overholtz PLLC; Shelley the wearer. It also claims that some of the against such allegations,” according to the 2021 before federal Judge M. Casey Rodg- Hutson of Clark, Love & Hutson GP; and testing results shown to the military before statement. ers in the U.S. District Court of the North- Christopher Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP. the purchase were done with a modifica- 3M designed the earplugs “in close co- ern District of Florida. The “combat arms earplug, version 2” tion to the earplug that the military was ordination” with the military, and the ear- “3M’s ‘government made me do it’ de- featured a dual-protection design. With the not told was required to achieve optimal plugs’ design reflects the “direction and fense fails on numerous grounds and yellow end inserted into the ear, the wear- protection. feedback of individuals acting on the mili- should be denied by the court,” lead coun- er could still hear low-level sound, while Instead, the military was given informa- tary’s behalf,” according to the statement. sel said in their statement. “We will con- inserting the olive-green end would offer tion to show that the modification was for “3M has great respect for the brave tinue to hold 3M accountable on behalf of the protection of a traditional earplug. people with very large ear canals, the law- men and women who protect us around the 140,000 servicemembers, veterans and The lawsuit against 3M claims that the suit says. the world, and their safety is our priority. civilians who suffer from hearing damage St. Paul, Minn.-based company knew from Other testing results presented were We have a long history of partnering with due to these defective earplugs.” testing that the earplugs were too short to conducted before the earplugs were short- the U.S. military, and we continue to make [email protected] properly fit into an ear canal and could ened to fit into a carrying case, according products to help protect our troops and Twitter: @Rose_Lori PAGE 6 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 1, 2020 WAR ON TERRORISM SEALs tried to find American taken by militants

BY JAMES LAPORTA alleged Haqqani militants and AND ERIC TUCKER uncovered a weapons cache. Associated Press The suspected Haqqani mem- bers were questioned about Fr- WASHINGTON — In the days erichs’ whereabouts and were following the capture of an Amer- ultimately turned over to the ican contractor in Afghanistan Afghan government, according earlier this year, Navy comman- to the senior U.S. government dos raided a village and detained official. suspected members of a Taliban- On Feb. 4, American intelli- linked militant network, The As- gence officials received a report sociated Press has learned. that Frerichs had possibly been U.S. intelligence agents also moved to Quetta, Pakistan, a his- tried to track the cellphones of the torical safe haven for the Taliban, man and his captors, but the trail the two officials said. But the in- went cold, and there has been formation was deemed not cred- little public discussion by the U.S. ible enough to warrant a special government of Mark R. Frerichs’ operations mission, according case, even as American negotia- to the senior U.S. government tors arranged prisoner exchanges official. as part of their efforts to reach a The report also conflicted with peace deal with the Taliban. Little is known about the cir- signals intelligence — informa- cumstances surrounding the ab- tion gathered from electronic sig- duction of the contractor from nals broadcast from devices like /AP Illinois. TWITTER portable radios and cellphones — that U.S. officials had at the The previously unreported Mark Frerichs, a contractor from Illinois, poses in Iraq in this undated photo obtained from Twitter that time. attempts to rescue him were he would include with his resume when job hunting. described to AP by multiple U.S. intelligence officials con- American officials over the past Frerichs was captured by mem- planned intelligence-gathering the SEALs loaded onto helicop- tinued to receive location pings from the suspected cellphones of month, however, and shed new bers of the Haqqani network, a operation on a known Taliban ters and flew to the undisclosed Frerichs and his captors, but the light on early efforts to locate Fr- militant group that is aligned with location, the senior U.S. govern- location. trail went cold Feb. 5, according erichs in the weeks that followed the Taliban in Afghanistan and ment official said. The senior official declined to his capture. The officials spoke on that was designated as a foreign to the senior U.S. government and At the time of Frerichs’ cap- disclose the exact location of the Defense Department officials. condition of anonymity because terrorist organization in 2012. ture in late January, the SEALs province for operational security they were not authorized to speak “Operationally, the reason Though the Haqqanis are involved in the rescue effort had reasons. publicly about the mission. why time is critical in a kidnap- known to carry out assassinations been working to recover the bod- The senior U.S. government The new details emerge as and kidnappings for ransom, Tal- ping is because you can close the ies of two American service mem- official and the Defense Depart- violence and political infighting iban leadership has not acknowl- distance quicker, ideally imme- in Kabul threaten to scuttle the edged Frerichs’ capture. bers who died when their aircraft ment source with knowledge diately or by utilizing sources,” peace deal between the Taliban “The first 96 hours is crucial,” crash-landed in Ghazni in central of the raid, who also requested said the senior U.S. government and the U.S. a senior U.S. government offi- Afghanistan, an operation that anonymity, said that the SEAL official. “This is not the case right In March, Secretary of State cial briefed on the case told the had also been complicated by the platoon was not met with Taliban now. He could be two houses Mike Pompeo voiced frustrations AP on the condition of anonym- weather. resistance and that once at the down from where he was taken after a failed attempt to mediate ity because the official was not Once the weather cleared, compound, they detained several and we would not know.” a power struggle between Af- authorized to discuss the matter ghan President Ashraf Ghani and publicly. his political rival, Dr. Abdullah “If they’re not recovered in the Abdullah. first few days, it becomes harder Frerichs’ father, Art, said in a every minute after.” statement that though he has faith The search area for Frerichs in President Donald Trump and began in Khost and extended Pompeo, “I just need them to tell south to the province of Kandahar, their people negotiating with the according to a senior U.S. govern- Taliban that America won’t lift a ment official and a second official finger until my son comes home. at the Defense Department. He’s a veteran. This is America. Bitter winter weather worked We don’t leave people behind.” against the SEALs operation on Though no formal demands are the night of Feb. 3. known to have been made, U.S. Periods of poor-to-nonexistent intelligence officials believe that visibility ultimately delayed a 2 contractors to compete for $383M in rifle orders

Stars and Stripes Colt’s Manufacturing Co., based in West Hartford, Conn., Colt and FN America will and FN America, a subsidiary compete for each order of a $383 of Belgium’s Fabrique National million dollar contract to supply Herstal based in Columbia, S.C., M16A4 assault rifles to Afghani- were selected to compete for each stan, Grenada, Iraq, Lebanon and order of the contract. Nepal, the Pentagon said. The M16A4, the fourth gen- The fixed-price $383 million eration of the Vietnam-era M16 contract for Foreign Military series, is equipped with a full- Sales will be handled by the U.S. length Picatinny rail for mount- Army Contracting Command, ing optics and other devices, a Detroit Arsenal, a statement said removable carrying handle and Tuesday. The contract’s estimat- other upgrades. It is chambered ed completion date is April 28, for the 5.56 mm NATO round and 2025. has been offered to several U.S. The contract could include up allies in Asia, the Middle East to 215,000 rifles, a September bid and elsewhere. notice said. [email protected] Friday, May 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Stuttgart cautioned as two-week streak of no cases ends

BY JOHN VANDIVER by Army leadership in Stuttgart without detailing the violations. Stars and Stripes ‘ There are still too many that are not is a policy that allows people to The garrison restricted services visit the commissary, post ex- to four of them and denied all in- STUTTGART, Germany — A taking the right precautions. ’ change and mailroom twice a stallation access to one, he said. two-week stretch with no new Col. Jason Condrey month. Community members are Before Condrey introduced his confirmed coronavirus cases U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart commander divided into three groups — red, “red, white and blue” plan, Stutt- ended Wednesday for the Army’s white and blue — to limit exces- gart was in crisis. The rapid pace Stuttgart garrison, which earlier sive visits to public spaces. of transmissions was putting ac- this month had reported more Still, the concern now is that cess to critical services at risk, as cases than any other U.S. mili- lating self-quarantine rules and of Pentagon restrictions. But the people are letting their guard more people got sick. tary base in Europe. other restrictions, Condrey said. garrison, home to 28,000 Ameri- down, Condrey said. “From my perspective, the next The streak came after the gar- For the hard-hit Stuttgart mili- cans and the headquarters of U.S. “There are still too many that call was going to shut us down,” rison enacted rigorous restric- tary community, which had reg- European and Africa commands, are not taking the right precau- Condrey said in early April. tions on movement and ended istered 103 confirmed infections had more confirmed cases than tions, that are taking risks,” Con- On Wednesday, he cautioned with one positive test, though “the as of April 8, the long run without all the bases in South Korea and drey said. “It’s not just a risk to community members to main- source of that individual’s infec- a new positive test result was a Japan combined before the public themselves, it a risk to everyone tain vigilance to prevent another tion is not clear, nor is the scale of turning point. announcements stopped. they come in contact with.” spike in cases. the spread,” garrison command- It’s unclear exactly how many Garrison officials have cited To that end, three service Enforcing social distancing er Col. Jason Condrey said during positive cases there are now in extensive testing efforts and so- members and two civilians have rules “has to be something the an online town hall meeting. Stuttgart since the military in cial distancing as factors in Stutt- been punished for not following community owns,” Condrey said. Five members of the commu- Europe no longer allows bases to gart’s turnaround. rules regarding self-isolation or [email protected] nity have been punished for vio- report individual tallies because One example frequently cited other restrictions, Condrey said, Twitter: @john_vandiver Testing reveals several cases at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego

BY CAITLIN M. KENNEY two weeks of observation for the Stars and Stripes coronavirus before they go to the base. The Marines reached out to WASHINGTON — Nearly 50 the college because their current recruits and staffers have tested staging operation with tents will positive for the coronavirus at the not meet their needs once hur- Marine Corps Recruit Depot San ricane season starts in June, ac- Diego, the second outbreak to hit cording to a Citadel statement. a Marines basic training base. In San Diego, the first case was The cases at the Marines’ West identified in one of Bravo Com- Coast training base are among pany’s six platoons in early April recruits in one unit — Bravo after training had started. When Company — and some of the company’s drill instructors and more cases in the unit were iden- staff, according to Capt. Martin tified, the entire company was Harris, a spokesman for Marine put into a 14-day quarantine. Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. When the quarantine conclud- Last month, the Marine s’ East ed last week, the recruits in the Coast basic training base at Par- platoon with the first case were ris Island, S.C., also had a few all tested for the coronavirus be- dozen cases among new recruits, cause the depot had “an increased causing them to temporarily stop capability of testing,” Harris said. new recruits from traveling to the The testing found almost 50 posi- base for training. tive results among asymptomatic Harris on Wednesday would recruits, he said. only confirm about four dozen Brig. Gen. Ryan Heritage, the people tested positive for the commanding general for the re- virus at the San Diego base. He cruit depot, decided all of Bravo would not give an exact number. Company were to be tested “to The recruits in Bravo Company make sure every one of them is arrived at the depot at the end of healthy before they go back and March just as more restrictions to start training,” Harris said. were established in response to More cases are expected to the coronavirus, according to be found in Bravo Company as Harris. The company is one of the testing continues, he said. nine recruit companies at the No one testing positive has been depot. hospitalized. The recruits’ movement was The depot will next test two restricted for about a week after other companies now in quar- they arrived at the depot, stay- antine — Echo and India — who ing near their living quarters and are waiting for their training to using one classroom to limit their begin. They will test all future exposure to the other training recruits when they come to the companies before their own offi- depot, according to Harris. cial training started. “It seems like that will be the Commanders at both recruit depots are developing their own new norm,” he said. restriction of movement proto- Adm. Robert Burke, vice chief cols for recruits based on their fa- of naval operations, wrote in a cilities and capacity, according to service message April 20 that Gunnery Sgt. Justin Kronenberg, quarantining or isolating Navy a spokesman for Marine Corps personnel for 21 days will give Recruiting Command. them a 99% chance of being of The Citadel announced Mon- the virus by the end of the period, day that Marine recruits trav- compared to 95% at 14 days. eling to Parris Island will first [email protected] report to the college campus for Twitter: @caitlinmkenney PAGE 8 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 1, 2020 MILITARY Some troops Hospital ship leaving NYC for home to resume Associated Press training NEW YORK — After arriving to great fanfare, the USNS Com- in Hawaii fort treated just 182 people as a surge in cases in hard-hit New BY WYATT OLSON York City fell short of the worst- Stars and Stripes case projections. The last dozen patients on the hospital ship were FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii discharged or transferred to other — Soldiers with the 25th Infantry hospitals over the weekend. Division in Hawaii will begin indi- Eleven people that were treat- vidual and small-group arms and ed on the ship died from corona- skills training after a monthlong virus, the Defense Department hiatus of social distancing due to said. Several ship personnel came the coronavirus threat. down with coronavirus while de- “We have a requirement to ployed to New York. maintain readiness, and so over A Pentagon spokesman called the next few days you will see a the ship’s departure “a sure sign small change here on Schofield of modest progress in mitigating Barracks as we begin to allow a the virus in the nation’s hardest small number of our soldiers to hit city and is a welcome sign.” start training again,” Maj. Gen. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said last James Jarrard, the division’s com- week that he and President Don- mander, said in a video-streamed ald Trump agreed the Comfort virus update Monday. Training was no longer needed in New will be limited to the individual or York City. squad levels, he said. “I believe Comfort not only Hawaii Gov. David Ige issued a brought comfort but also saved stay-at-home order on March 25 lives,” Cuomo said. that closed all but essential busi- The Comfort and its 620 doc- SETH WENIG/AP nesses and banned gatherings in tors, nurses and other crew mem- public places. Military officials in bers will return to the homeport The USNS Comfort passes lower Manhattan on its way to docking in New York on March 30. Hawaii have abided by the order, in Norfolk, Va., where the ship Uncertainty in planning for the coronavirus pandemic has left the globe dotted with barely used or and the Army curtailed field train- will be restocked and be read- unused temporary field hospitals. The Navy hospital ship that offered help in New York is soon to depart. ing by soldiers, although aviation ied for another possible assign- training continued in a manner ment. It’s due to depart New York people a day. had 427 set up for the coronavirus maybe of being helpful, but if you that allowed social distancing by around noon Thursday. More than 18,000 people in the crisis — and all of those weren’t open up these facilities and you those involved. Trump said he asked Cuomo if state have died from coronavirus, needed. create all these beds, and then you On Saturday, Ige announced that “we could bring the Comfort back most of them in New York City. Originally deployed to care decide that you don’t want to take the stay-at-home order was being to its base in Virginia so that we That total doesn’t include more for patients without coronavirus, extended until at least May 31 “out could have it in other locations.” than 5,300 deaths in the city that the Comfort switched gears days sick patients, it’s a pretty useless proposition,” Michael Dowling, of an abundance of caution.” The president sent the Comfort were attributed to the virus on after arriving to a Manhattan The state had 609 coronavirus president and CEO of hospital op- to his home state last month as death certificates but weren’t pier March 30 and started ac- cases and 16 deaths as of Tuesday, projections showed it would need confirmed by a lab test. cepting them as the city’s hospi- erator Northwell Health, said in according to the Hawaii Depart- to double hospital capacity to The Defense Department said tals became overrun with people an interview in early April. ment of Health. The pace of new 110,000 beds by the end of April. it did not have information on suffering from the disease. “This is the Department of De- infections, however, has slowed. Disease-related hospitalizations how much the Comfort’s mission That came after hospital ad- fense. We are in a war today with Faced with at least another peaked far below that — at 18,825 to New York cost. ministrators, relaying concerns month of reduced training, Jar- on April 12 — and have ticked The Comfort has a capacity of of doctors and other emergency a virus. I assume that they’re used rard said the division had to take down considerably since then. up to 1,000 hospital beds, but ac- room staff, practically begged the to dealing in wartime battlefields. some steps to maintain readiness. The number of new hospital ad- cording to New York City’s Office government to open the hospital. This is a wartime battlefield right “We have a requirement to be missions is holding at around 950 of Emergency Management, it “I understand the intention now,” Dowling added. ready — all of our soldiers — in case our nation calls on us,” he said. “Over time, some of these skills atrophy. They have over the Reports: 239 submissions to Catch a Serial Offender effort last month or so. That is why we need to start our training program back so that we can make sure that FROM FRONT PAGE cording to the report. tary Pat Shanahan issued a memo Another action was to estab- our soldiers are proficient at their Participants said that when it The military is working to after last year’s DOD report and lish the Catch a Serial Offender individual skills.” occurs, it is not always confronted provide more training and tools recommendations from the Sex- program, which allows survivors The training will begin with or addressed, and service mem- to those at the junior leadership ual Assault Accountability and who make a restricted report to soldiers shooting their individual bers believed that was because ranks of E-4 to E-6 to address Investigation Task Force Report, anonymously submit information weapons on qualification ranges, people don’t want to jeopardize sexual assault and harassment laying out actions to address sex- to help identify repeat sexual of- he said. the career of a high-ranking because personnel in these ranks ual assault and harassment. This fenders. The program allows the “They’ll be doing it at a small or better performing service work closer with younger enlisted year’s report includes some of the survivors another avenue to con- level, squad-size level, so that we can maintain social distancing member. service members, according to progress that has been made. sider changing restricted reports protocols just like we have up until Overall military culture is Nate Galbreath, the acting direc- One of the actions listed by to unrestricted and begin par- now,” Jarrard said. slowly heading in the right direc- tor of the DOD’s Sexual Assault Shanahan was to make sexual ticipating in the military justice “But soldiers will also be doing tion and senior leaders are ac- Prevention and Response Office. harassment a separate military system. training on their individual skill tively making changes, according Last year’s reporting found that crime. The 2020 National De- Since the program launched sets in their particular area of ex- to the report. The focus groups the increase in sexual assault fense Authorization Act required in August, there have been pertise or common skills … all the were mostly among female ser- the Defense Department to sub- 239 reports submitted and five said that generational difference things that are required for us to vice members between 17 to 24 mit recommendations by June on matches. in areas such as gender roles and be ready.” inclusive attitudes could delay and junior enlisted women. establishing a separate punitive [email protected] Over the course of Monday and healthier workplace climates, ac- Former acting Defense Secre- article for sexual harassment. Twitter: @caitlinmkenney Tuesday, roughly 1,100 soldiers completed their required 14 days of restricted movement after re- turning from the Cobra Gold and Workers uncover 3rd unexploded bomb at Okinawa site Hanuman Guardian exercises in Thailand, the Army said. None of those returning sol- Stars and Stripes second round of runway closures, from Japan’s Ministry of Land, than 30 feet from the previous diers had displayed symptoms of CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japanese officials said this week. Infrastructure, Transport and two, a Naha city spokesman said. COVID-19, the disease caused A third unexploded bomb likely The 550-pound explosive, like Tourism office in Naha said Officials have not yet settled on by the virus, an outcome Jarrard dropped by U.S. forces during the two discovered previously, Thursday. It was discovered by a date to defuse the most recently hailed as “a good sign.” World War II has been uncovered measured 4 feet long by about a construction crews Wednesday . discovered bomb, a Naha city [email protected] at Naha Airport, prompting a foot in diameter, a spokesman The bomb was unearthed less spokesman said . Twitter: @WyattWOlson Friday, May 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 9 MILITARY New law protects benefits threatened by virus restrictions

BY NIKKI WENTLING a statement. CHARLES OKI/U.S. Navy Stars and Stripes The legislation builds on an- other emergency fix — approved Unexploded ordnance lies on Lanikai Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, after being recovered Monday by sailors WASHINGTON — A new law in mid-March — that allowed from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. aims to minimize the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on stu- student veterans to receive their dent veterans whose classes were full monthly housing allowances, Navy detonates WWII bombs off Hawaii disrupted. even as colleges went online-only President Donald Trump in response to the pandemic. signed the Student Veteran Coro- Typically, those payments are BY WYATT OLSON from Lanikai Beach on the wind- gable streams, coastal areas and navirus Response Act of 2020 late lower for veterans who do online Stars and Stripes ward side of Oahu. The blast blew minerals in the state. Tuesday after it received broad coursework, rather than attend- water high into the air. The sailors, with Mobile Diving FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — A support in the House and Sen- ing physical campuses. Hawaii’s beaches have been Salvage Unit 1 Detachment from ate. The bill will restore GI Bill Navy team on Monday blew up largely deserted the past month, Congress has tried to respond Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, benefits to veterans whose cam- two World War II-era ordnance the result of a stay-at-home order transported the eight unexploded to the needs of student veterans found in shallow water just off a puses closed or who were forced issued by the governor in re- ordnance to a secure location for as college campuses across the popular Oahu beach. to withdraw from classes. sponse to the coronavirus threat. destruction. country closed to help prevent the Sailors with an explosive ord- The legislation also requires Using an inflatable raft, the Chuck Anthony, a spokesman spread of the coronavirus. Student nance disposal team used C-4 mu- Navy team recovered another the Department of Veterans Af- for the joint base who witnessed fairs to continue payments to Veterans of America, which has nitions to blow up the 100-pound eight encrusted metal cylinders the detonation and retrieval, said students in work-study programs barnacle-encrusted bombs, which believed to be some type of muni- chapters at colleges nationwide, that the unexploded ordnance who are unable to go to their jobs appeared to have intact fuses, ac- tions left in the water either dur- conducted a survey near the end moved were so encrusted after because of the virus. of March which showed that most cording to a news release by the ing World War II, which ran from Hawaii Department of Land and 1941-45, or shortly after it ended. more than seven decades in the “As the ongoing COVID-19 student veterans were concerned pandemic forces more schools Natural Resources. The Department of Land and sea that the team was unable about the virus negatively affect- and programs to shut their doors, The pair of bombs, a type that Natural Resources was involved to positively identify what they we’ve got to ensure that our stu- ing their educational goals. would have been deployed from in the disposal because it controls were. dent veterans don’t fall behind,” [email protected] aircraft, were under about 12 feet and manages public lands, water [email protected] Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said in Twitter: @nikkiwentling of water roughly 400 yards out resources, ocean waters, navi- Twitter: @WyattWOlson PAGE 10 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 1, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Europe death toll tops 130K, economy shrinks

Associated Press in battling the epidemic and re- storing wrecked economies and NEW YORK — As the number of Americans filing for unemploy- livelihoods. ment benefits climbed Thursday, The U.S. government and oth- bleak news also arrived in Eu- ers are working to make the an- rope, where over 130,000 people tiviral medication remdesivir with the virus have died. available to patients as quickly as Figures from the 19 countries possible. News of the medical ad- that use the euro showed that vance lifted world markets. the European economy shrank a Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. record 3.8% in the first quarter government’s top infectious-dis- as lockdowns turned cities into eases expert, told NBC’s “Today” ghost towns and plunged nations show Thursday that he spoke into recession. The drop was the with the chief of the Food and biggest since eurozone statistics Drug Administration and expects began in 1995. approval for the emergency use France’s economy shrank an of remdesivir to happen “really eye-popping 5.8%, the biggest quickly.” quarterly drop since 1949. In While a vaccine is perhaps a Spain, the contraction was 5.2%. year or more away, experts say an Germany is projecting that its effective treatment could have a economy, the eurozone’s biggest, profound effect on the outbreak. will shrink 6.3% this year. The virus has killed more than In Europe, big job-protection 220,000 people worldwide, includ- programs are temporarily keep- ing 61,000 in the U.S., accord- ing millions on payrolls, sparing ing to a tally by Johns Hopkins them the record-setting flood of University. Confirmed infections layoffs that is battering the U.S. globally topped 3.2 million, in- No continent is being spared. /AP The Africa Centers for Disease JOHAN NILSSON, TT NEWS AGENCY cluding 1 million in the U.S., but the true numbers are believed to Control and Prevention reported A worker spreads fertilizer on the grass at Stadsparken in Lund, Sweden, Thursday. In an attempt to a 37% surge in coronavirus cases deter residents from gathering to celebrate Walpurgis Night, authorities spread stinking chicken manure be much higher because of lim- in the past week — to more than on the grounds of a city park to keep people away. ited testing, differences in count- 36,000 confirmed infections and ing the dead and concealment by over 1,500 deaths. tries that are doing a far better tries in Europe that restricted signed to keep them apart, gov- some governments. In Latin America, Brazil’s vir- job of controlling the virus. people’s movements have started ernments are watching infection Pushing to reopen the country, tually uncontrolled surge of coro- The pain of coronavirus lock- easing them and 11 more will do rates, wary of a second wave. President Donald Trump was al- navirus cases is igniting fears downs has piled pressure on gov- so soon. An experimental drug that lowing federal social distancing that construction workers, truck ernments to ease them. As economies splutter back proved effective against the coro- guidelines to expire Thursday drivers and tourists will spread The World Health Organization to life and workers adapt to the navirus in a government study and was even planning to travel COVID-19 to neighboring coun- said nearly half of the 44 coun- strangeness of new barriers de- raised hopes for faster progress to Arizona next week. Downturn: Nearly 70% of Americans who applied for assistance have been approved

FROM FRONT PAGE and other normal economic ac- Americans’ confidence in the This week, the government es- tivity. That suggests that many economy and in their future in- timated that the economy shrank industries will struggle with di- comes has plunged, a sentiment at a 4.8% annual rate in the first minished revenue for weeks or that could slow the rebound once three months of this year, the months to come and might be un- more states and cities allow busi- sharpest quarterly drop since the able to rehire laid-off workers. nesses to open. Many consumers, 2008 financial crisis. Yet the pic- The Economic Policy Institute whose spending drives the bulk ture is likely to grow far worse: has calculated that about 70% of the economy, may be slow to The economy is expected to con- of people who have filed for un- begin shopping, traveling and employment benefits since the eating out. Some will likely re- tract in the April-June quarter by virus struck have been approved. main too fearful of contracting as much as 40% at an annual rate. Applications from the rest may the virus. And local and state of- No previous quarter has been still be pending, or they might ficials are likely to maintain lim- anywhere near as weak since the CHARLES KRUPA/AP have been turned down. Some its on the number of people who government began keeping such applicants may not have earned can congregate in certain places A woman loads a box of groceries into her cart as hundreds of records after World War II. enough money in their previous at any one time. people wait in line for food donations, given to those impacted by As businesses across the coun- jobs to qualify for unemployment Consumer confidence, as mea- the COVID-19 virus outbreak, in Chelsea, Mass., on Tuesday. try have shut down and laid off benefits. sured by the Conference Board, tens of millions of workers, the Thursday’s figures also showed has plummeted to a six-year low, March 16. It took her six days to card bill that she and her fiance economy has sunk into a near- that states have approved the and its measure of how Ameri- file her claim through Florida’s have built up. Salm hopes to re- paralysis in just a few weeks. benefit applications of nearly cans regard the current economy overloaded website. Her first un- turn to work soon. But she fears Factories, hotels, restaurants, 18 million people. This figure is fell by a record amount. employment check — $494 for for her health and isn’t sure what department stores, movie the- much lower than the total num- Nearly a fifth of Americans two weeks — didn’t arrive until kind of business the restaurant aters and many small businesses ber of people who have sought un- expect their incomes to fall in Friday, a month later. Before will do. are shuttered. Home sales are employment aid since the virus the next six months, the Con- “I’m not sure how that’s going falling. Households are slashing then, Salm relied on a $225 pay- struck, in part because it lags ference Board found, the worst ment from her union, which she to work with everyone still fear- spending. Consumer confidence behind by one week. And not ev- such reading in more than seven ful,” she said. used to pay her phone bill. Her is sinking. eryone who applies for benefits years. That reinforced the belief In the U.S. and overseas, lay- With some signs that the viral manages to receive them. that Americans will remain cau- phone is critical: It’s how she ap- offs are mounting, with the air- outbreak may have plateaued The viral outbreak “has made tious in the spending for months plied for unemployment aid. line industry still shedding jobs. at least in certain areas of the us accustomed and de-sensitized to come. Salm, 36, has also received two Boeing announced this week that country, a few governors have to previously unthinkable phe- In the meantime, the jobless are $600 checks provided by the fed- it would cut 10% of its workforce taken tentative steps to begin nomena, but today marks a tough struggling to get by and secure eral government’s relief package. through layoffs, buyouts and at- reopening their economies. But reality for our country and for their unemployment benefits. But the benefits have all been trition. The company has been surveys show that a large major- American workers,” said Andrew In Sunrise, Fl a., Jessica Salm used to pay her mortgage, car hammered by the collapse in air ity of Americans remain wary of Stettner, senior fellow the Cen- had just started working at a payment, car insurance, health travel and troubles with its 737 returning to shopping, traveling tury Foundation. Chili’s when the restaurant closed insurance and the $1,500 credit MAX aircraft. Friday, May 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 11 PAGE 12 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 1, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK ROUNDUP Jobless surges pushing state funds toward insolvency

Associated Press that 241 inmates and 11 staff members have been confirmed to JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A have COVID-19 at the prison with surge in unemployment stemming about 2,500 inmates on the state’s from the coronavirus shutdown northeastern plains. of large parts of the U.S. economy Four of the inmates have been is starting to push some state job- hospitalized, Colorado Depart- less funds toward insolvency. ment of Corrections spokeswom- At least six states have already an Annie Skinner said. notified the federal government The prison tested 472 inmates that they could need to borrow billions of dollars to pay unem- last week in order to isolate those ployment benefits because their who had the disease and mini- own trust funds are running out mize its spread. of money. While the shortfalls won’t pre- North Dakota CRAIG RUTTLE/AP vent unemployed workers from BISMARCK — North Dakota Workers move bodies to a refrigerated truck from the Andrew T. Cleckley Funeral Home in the Brooklyn getting government aid, the fed- Gov. Doug Burgum said Wednes- borough of New York on Wednesday . eral loans could lead to higher day that he’ll allow movie the- taxes for businesses in future aters to reopen with precautions, the opening of Las Vegas casi- ing met again Wednesday, this urging Gov. Jay Inslee to let elec- years to repay the debt. but will keep other large-scale nos likely won’t happen until the time focusing on restaurants and tive procedures resume. U.S. Treasury data shows that venues and K-12 schools closed third or fourth phase of his grad- hotels. The group sent a letter to Inslee California, Connecticut and Il- until further notice. ual reopening plan, but he has on April 10 asking him to ease the linois all expect to borrow soon Burgum said this week that not released any more details or Virginia restrictions which were put in from the federal government he intends to lift restrictions on timeline. place over worries that COVID- to prop up their unemployment most businesses beginning Fri- RICHMOND — Virginians 19 patients would overwhelm the funds. Officials in Massachusetts, day, saying that the state has Pennsylvania will soon be able to have elective system. The Seattle Times report- New York and Texas confirmed made significant progress in its surgeries and dental checkups ed that Cassie Sauer, the chief ex- to The Associated Press that they effort to contain the spread of the HARRISBURG — COVID-19 again, as Gov. Ralph Northam an- ecutive officer of the WSHA, said have also notified the federal gov- coronavirus. The plan to ease re- has killed hundreds more Penn- nounced that nonessential medi- that the organization renewed its ernment of their anticipated need sylvania nursing home residents cal procedures could resume strictions includes limiting bars request in a Tuesday phone call for loans. than was previously known, state Friday. The governor said that and restaurants to half-capacity, with Inslee. health officials reported Wednes- pet owners could also resume requiring barbers and cosme- According to association sur- day, underscoring the threat at taking their animals to the vet for California tologists to wear face masks and veys, the statewide average for long-term care facilities that have nonemergencies. prohibiting some high-intensity hospital capacity is currently at SACRAMENTO — A memo struggled for weeks to contain the The governor imposed a ban on fitness classes. 70%. Sauer said that she is con- sent to California police chiefs coronavirus. nonemergency procedures last Burgum added movie theaters cerned about the toll on patients says that Gov. Gavin Newsom will The Department of Health re- month in an effort to reserve ca- to the list of businesses that may from delayed cancer screenings order all beaches and state parks ported 479 new COVID-19 deaths pacity in the state’s health care reopen if they limit seating to 20% and a wide range of other pro- closed starting Friday to curb — 339 at nursing and personal system for coronavirus patients cedures, as well as the financial spread of the coronavirus. of capacity, stagger start times care homes — raising Pennsylva- and personal protective equip- hit on hospitals from reduced The California Police Chiefs and “allow for proper spacing.” nia’s death toll to more than 2,100. ment, such as face masks, for pro- revenues. Association sent the bulletin to But Burgum said that he was Nursing homes now account for viders treating those patients. its members Wednesday evening. not ready to allow such things as 65% of the total. Northam said at a news confer- Eric Nunez, president of the as- sports arenas and large concert Nursing homes cite shortages ence Wednesday that the state West Virginia sociation, said that it was sent to venues to open. of personal protective equipment has avoided a surge in hospital- CHARLESTON — West Vir- give chiefs time to plan ahead of and have said that they haven’t ized patients like in Italy and New ginia churches, small businesses Newsom’s expected announce- Nevada been able to do enough diagnostic York, and is in a much better spot and restaurants with outdoor seat- ment Thursday. LAS VEGAS — Nevada Gov. testing to quickly identify and iso- in terms of having enough sup- ing are set to reopen next week as Most state parks are already late patients and staff who have plies and capacity than it was a Steve Sisolak is extending his di- the state reached a coronavirus closed, and many communities the virus. few weeks ago. rective asking people to stay at testing benchmark that Gov. Jim have already shut their beaches. State health officials have con- Medical and dental officials home to limit the spread of the Justice recently loosened. But some of those open in Ven- sistently said that they don’t have cheered the decision. The state’s coronavirus until May 15. But Wednesday marked the third tura and Orange counties attract- the capacity to test all nursing hospitals have pushed Northam to he will ease restrictions on other day in a row that the state’s posi- ed large crowds last weekend, home residents, and that only allow them to reopen for elective outdoor activities and some busi- tive test rate stayed under 3%, al- drawing Newsom’s ire. He said those with COVID-19 symptoms procedures as they grappled with nesses starting Friday. lowing the state to enter week two Monday that the crowds were an should be tested. lost revenues. Hospitals across Sisolak’s office said Wednes- of the Republican governor’s plan example of “what not to do” if the the state have announced layoffs, day night that he would allow to lift virus restrictions. state wants to continue its prog- furloughs and other measures to South Carolina The governor’s administration ress fighting the virus. retail businesses and marijuana cut costs because of the ban. The earlier this week said without In Newport Beach, some dispensaries to offer curbside COLUMBIA — Three of the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare explanation that it was shifting 80,000 visitors hit the beach over pickup starting May 1, as restau- most conservative members of Association estimated that about the weekend, although lifeguards rants have been doing. He will the South Carolina House sent a 15,000 nonurgent inpatient and its reopening criteria. Instead of said that most people exercised also allow drive-in church and letter Wednesday to the House outpatient medical procedures needing cases to decline for two social distancing. With criticism other religious services, as long speaker, asking him to call law- have been canceled each week consecutive weeks, a three-day swirling, the Newport Beach City as participants stay in their cars makers back to the Statehouse during the ban. drop would suffice. Clay Marsh, a Council met Tuesday and reject- and maintain at least 6 feet of and end the governor’s emergen- West Virginia University official ed a proposal to close the beaches distance from those outside their cy orders over the coronavirus. Washington leading the state’s virus response, for the next three weekends. household. The goal of the Republicans had previously said that he want- The updates Wednesday night would be to let businesses reopen SEATTLE — A hospital in- ed the two-week benchmark. A Colorado came hours after the governor quicker than Gov. Henry McMas- dustry group said that patients White House plan for states also teased the announcements in an ter’s plan, which he said is based in Washington are being hurt endorses a two-week decline in DENVER — Colorado’s big- interview with ABC News. on the advice of health officials. because they don’t have access cases. gest prison has become the site Sisolak said in the interview House Speaker Jay Lucas, also a to elective medical procedures Marsh said that the state has of the state’s largest coronavirus that Nevada’s cases and deaths Republican, refused to talk about which are currently restricted enough downward trend lines to outbreak, with 252 people testing from COVID-19 have reached a the letter Wednesday through a due to the coronavirus outbreak. start lifting restrictions, though positive as of Wednesday at the plateau, but he wants to see de- spokeswoman. He has not set a The Washington State Hospital he did not specifically address Sterling Correctional Facility. clines before lifting his directive date for the House to return. Association, saying that facilities why the benchmark was eased Data updated weekly by the that people stay home outside The governor’s Accelerate SC have plenty of capacity amid a when asked during a news state health department shows of essential trips. He said that committee to handle reopen- decline in COVID-19 patients, is conference. Friday, May 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 13 PAGE 14 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 1, 2020 NATION Trump erupts at advisers over poll numbers

Associated Press the growing political cost of the crisis and have lost the Electoral College if the elec- sharp criticism for raising the idea that the unforced errors by Trump in his free- tion had been held in April. Americans might get virus protection by WASHINGTON — President Donald wheeling press briefings. On the line from the White House, Trump injecting disinfectants. Trump erupted at his top political advisers Trump reacted with defiance, incredu- snapped at the state of his polling during Trump aides encouraged the president last week when they presented him with lous that he could be losing to someone he a series of calls with campaign manager to stay out of medical issues and direct his worrisome polling data that showed his viewed as a weak candidate. Brad Parscale, who called in from Florida; focus toward more familiar and politically support eroding in a series of battleground “I am not f-ing losing to Joe Biden,” he RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, on the line important ground: the economy. states as his response to the coronavirus repeated in a series of heated conference from her home in Michigan; senior adviser Even as Trump preaches optimism, the comes under criticism. calls with his top campaign officials, ac- Jared Kushner; and other aides. president has expressed frustration and As the virus takes its deadly toll and cording to five people with knowledge of Echoing a number of White House aides even powerlessness as the dire economic much of the nation’s economy remains the conversations. They spoke on condi- and outside advisers, the political team statistics pile up. It’s been a whiplash-in- shuttered, new surveys by the Republican tion of anonymity because they were not urged Trump to curtail his daily coronavi- ducing moment for the president, who just National Committee and Trump’s cam- authorized to speak publicly about private rus briefings, arguing that the combative two months ago planned to run for reelec- paign pointed to a harrowing picture for discussions. sessions were costing him in the polls, par- tion on the strength of an economy that the president as he faces reelection. The message to the president was so- ticularly among seniors. Trump initially was experiencing unprecedented employ- While Trump saw some of the best ap- bering: Trump was trailing the former pushed back, pointing to high television ment levels. Now, as the records mount in proval ratings of his presidency during the Democratic vice president in many key ratings. But, at least temporarily, he agreed the opposite direction, Trump is feeling early weeks of the crisis, aides highlighted battleground states, he was told, and would to scale back the briefings after drawing the pressure. Biden faces challenge over assault allegation

Associated Press said former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna WASHINGTON — A sexual Brazile. “It’s not helping, it’s just assault allegation is raising Joe damaging — not only to the per- Biden’s first big challenge as the son who has come forward, but it’s Democrats’ presidential nominee, also damaging the candidate.” fueling Republican attacks and Lis Smith, who worked as a leaving many in his own party in top strategist on Pete Buttigieg’s an uncomfortable bind. Biden’s campaign has denied presidential campaign, also the allegation from his former called on the Biden campaign to Senate staffer Tara Reade, who speak up. has said Biden assaulted her in “These accusations have not the basement of a Capitol Hill been found to be credible, so it’s office building in the 1990s. But in the Biden campaign’s interest the story garnered fresh attention to nip this in the bud directly and this week after two of Reade’s do it quickly,” she said. associates said she previously The November contest be- told them about elements of her tween Biden and Trump will be allegations. the first presidential race of the Republicans who are worried #MeToo era, which has led nu- about President Donald Trump’s merous women to come forward with allegations of sexual assault. increasingly precarious politi- /AP cal standing are seizing on the Trump himself has been accused JOHN MINCHILLO allegation to portray Democrats of assault and unwanted touching as hypocrites who only defend by numerous women, allegations Wake-up call women who allege wrongdoing he denies. He was forced to apol- against conservatives. They are ogize during the 2016 campaign NYPD officers wake up sleeping passengers and direct them to the exits at the 207th Street A-train digging in despite the fact that it after he was heard on a recording station Thursday in the Manhattan borough of New York. could renew attention on the mul- bragging about using his fame to tiple sexual assault allegations assault women. lodged against Trump. Women are a core constituency Democrats, meanwhile, are for Democrats, and Biden has a in an awkward position of vig- mixed history. While he wrote Trump tweets raise speculation orously validating women who the Violence Against Women Act come forward with their stories as a senator, he also came under while defending the man who will heavy criticism for his handling about a potential Flynn pardon be their standard-bearer in what of Anita Hill’s Senate testimo- many in the party consider the ny in the 1990s. Just before he Associated Press never be allowed to happen to that Flynn was set up to lie when most important election of their launched his 2020 campaign, a citizen of the United States he was questioned at the White lifetimes. several women accused him of WASHINGTON — President again!” Trump wrote Thursday House three years ago. The notes The tension is heightened be- unwanted touching, behavior for Donald Trump on Thursday cause Biden himself is saying which he apologized. tweeted his support for his for- morning as his counselor, Kelly- show the officials grappling with nothing about the allegation. Biden has pledged to pick a mer national security adviser, anne Conway, was on Fox News how best to approach Flynn, how Like many Americans, he has woman as a running mate, and Michael Flynn, raising specula- Channel responding to the case. much information to provide him spent the past several weeks at the allegation has left those tion that a pardon may be coming Conway said it would be up to during an interview and what to home to prevent the spread of thought to be in contention in a as Flynn’s lawyers released in- Trump to make any announce- do if he made a false statement. the coronavirus. He hasn’t held tough spot. ternal FBI documents to bolster ment, but called Flynn’s treat- Flynn seeks to withdraw his a press briefing since April 2, Stacey Abrams, the former their claim the FBI was trying to ment a “disgrace.“ guilty plea to lying to the FBI and before multiple news organiza- Georgia Democratic governor entrap him. Trump “has made very clear makes broad assertions of law tions reported Reade’s story. The candidate, said, “Women deserve Trump has long said he is con- that he feels people around him enforcement misconduct. U.S. public appearances he has made, to be heard, and I believe they sidering pardoning Flynn, who are treated very unfairly, and in District Judge Emmet Sullivan such as fundraisers or events need to be listened to, but I also pleaded guilty to lying to the this case worse,” she said. has rejected many of the defense alongside prominent Democrats, believe that those allegations FBI in 2017. The president spent Lawyers for Flynn released arguments but has yet to rule on have been controlled. have to be investigated by cred- Wednesday night and Thursday internal FBI emails and hand- whether Flynn can take back his Some Democrats say that ap- ible sources.” morning retweeting supportive written notes on Wednesday guilty plea. proach isn’t working and are urg- “The New York Times did a statements and a video Flynn documenting internal correspon- Meanwhile, a federal prosecu- ing a more forceful response. deep investigation and they found tweeted of an American flag flap- dence among FBI officials be- tor from Missouri is reviewing the “The campaign has issued that the accusation was not cred- ping in the wind. fore Flynn’s interview with the Justice Department’s handling of statements, but he hasn’t issued ible,” she added. “I believe Joe “What happened to General bureau. They contend the docu- the case at the direction of Attor- any statements in his own voice,” Biden.” Michael Flynn, a war hero, should ments bolster their allegations ney General William Barr. Friday, May 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• PAGE 15 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Officials: Woman shot after dispute over $250

MELBOURNE — Dep- FL uties in Florida say a dispute over $250 provoked a drive-by shooting that put one woman in a hospital and the other in jail. An arrest report says Aquayja Osbourne, 20, argued with the victim over the money and then left the scene, saying she would be “right back.” Osbourne then returned in the passenger seat of a car and allegedly fired six shots at her, Florida Today reported. The Brevard Sheriff’s Office said the victim was shot in the feet and hospitalized with non-life- threatening injuries. Osbourne was charged with attempted mur- der and violating probation . Federally protected sea turtles begin nesting

BRUNSWICK — A GA protected sea turtle species in Georgia started their nesting season. The first batch of eggs from a loggerhead, the common sea tur- tle along Georgia’s coast named for its large head, was found Monday on Cumberland Island beach, the state’s Department of Natural Resources said in a press release.

The eggs, which officials said TONY GUTIERREZ/AP were laid Saturday night, marked the 32nd year the state has expe- rienced nesting by the federally Still a memorable birthday protected species . The department said people Anna Camiolo, 16, holds balloons and cake in a parking lot while her mother Sarah, right, and her friends sing “Happy Birthday” to her in encountering sea turtles on the Richardson, Texas, on Tuesday . Sarah said this was one way she could celebrate with friends while observing social distancing. beach should maintain their dis- tance and avoid using flashlights or flash photography so they don’t According to Beshear, a few THE CENSUS The Department of Natural Re- disturb the nesting process. “bad apples” including a per- sources set traps in two locations son who filed an unemployment The approximate amount of money Or- last year but couldn’t catch and Family was attacked claim under the name of rapper egon State Police found in a minivan after relocate Yogi. Tupac Shakur — who was killed they pulled over its driver Monday. Drew “They’re smart,” said state wild- by man with machete in a 1996 shooting — are respon- $236K Miller, 27, of Sioux Falls, S.D., was stopped life biologist John Niewoonder. sible for slowing down the state’s by a sergeant on several traffic violations He said the bear probably spent LAS CRUCES — A unemployment processing. He on Oregon 66 near Keno, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. Police said the the winter in the Grand Rapids New Mexico man is blamed people who “think they’re NM sergeant saw undescribed “signs of criminal activity,” in the vehicle . A search area and “just woke up again.” facing charges after authorities funny” for making “thousands of ensued, and $236,090 was found in vacuum-sealed bags. Miller was arrested on say he attacked a woman and her other people wait” for their un- suspicion of several charges, including money laundering. family with a machete. employment payments. Man wins $1M jackpot The Las Cruces Sun-News re- But the Lexington Herald- twice on same day ported Zachary Tanner Cadena Leader reported that Tupac Malik was arrested last Friday in Las Shakur, 46, who goes by Malik, the knife, but later put it down. heard the plane hit the water. As an officer attempted to enter “I’m no pilot, but he did well. It PUEBLO — With a Cruces following a fight with the lives in Lexington and worked as CO little bit of luck and woman and her family. the apartment, she picked the looked like he was trying to avoid a cook before restrictions to stop persistence, a Colorado man has According to Dona Ana County the spread of the coronavirus shut knife up and came toward the of- going into the neighborhood ,” hit the jackpot twice after playing Sheriff’s deputies, Cadena went down restaurants. ficer, who used his stun gun, Les- Sanford told the New Braunfels to the woman’s home because He filed for unemployment ter told The Montana Standard. Herald-Zeitung. the same numbers for 30 years. he believed they had some of his March 13 and has been waiting to The woman was taken to the One of the men suffered non- Colorado Lottery officials iden- belongings. receive his first check . hospital, still in an agitated state, life-threatening injuries. The tified “Joe B.” as the winner of Deputies say an argument Beshear called Shakur person- but she later lost consciousness other was uninjured. Robert two $1 million Powerball jack- started and the woman used a ally on Tuesday to apologize and and efforts to revive her were un- Mike, Canyon Lake’s assistant pots on March 25. He claimed the 27-inch machete against Cadena, Shakur said he appreciated the successful, Lester said . fire chief, said the aircraft sank winnings last Friday, KUSA-TV who took it away. Authorities say gesture and forgave Beshear. into 15 feet to 18 feet of water. reported. Cadena then used it against her “I understand, he’s dealing 2 swim for safety after The winning tickets were sold and her family. with a lot,” Shakur said. “Mis- ditching small plane ‘RIP Big Fella’: Black on Lake Avenue in Pueblo at two takes happen.” bear killed by truck different stores, about a mile No joke: Tupac needs NEW BRAUNFELS — apart, officials said. unemployment benefits Woman dies after TX A pilot and his passen- WALKER — A black “Joe B.” bought one ticket in officers use stun gun ger swam to safety Tuesday after MI bear nicknamed Yogi the morning and the other in the FRANKFORT — It’s no the two men made an emergency was struck and killed Tuesday evening, communications direc- KY joke — Tupac Shakur BUTTE — A Montana landing in their small plane in a on a highway ramp in the Grand tor Meghan Dougherty said. lives in Kentucky and needs un- MT woman has died after Central Texas lake. Rapids area, police said. The Colorado Lottery received employment benefits to pay his a law enforcement officer shocked The ditching happened about The bear, an adult male weigh- approval earlier this month to bills. her with a stun gun in response to 10 a.m. in Canyon Lake, about 35 ing roughly 250 pounds, had been process winning tickets worth The Lexington man’s name her threatening officers with a miles northeast of San Antonio. spotted for a few years in Walker. $10,000 or more at a touch-free, was brought up by Gov. Andy knife, Butte-Silver Bow County Witness Ed Sanford said he He was hit by a large truck on a drive-thru claims office amid the Beshear on Monday night as he Sheriff Ed Lester said Tuesday. was showing his girlfriend his old ramp leading to westbound Inter- coronavirus pandemic. spoke about how the state is try- Officers responded to a report lakefront neighborhood when he state 96. Winners must make an ap- heard a sputtering engine as they “There were no injuries to the ing to process all unemployment of an agitated woman who was pointment to claim their prize, or claims filed in March amid the yelling and damaging an apart- saw the single-engine Cessna fly- occupants of the vehicle. ... RIP do so through the mail. coronavirus pandemic by the end ment Sunday night. The woman ing low. The plane disappeared Big Fella,” Walker police said on of April. threatened to hurt officers with below the tree line, then Sanford Facebook. From wire reports PAGE 16 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 1, 2020 FACES Andrews launches ‘Julie’s Library’ podcast First 6 episodes from ‘Mary Poppins’ star to be released months ahead of schedule

BY MARY MCNAMARA geles this past weekend, accepting AFI’s Los Angeles Times Life Achievement award and appearing at several events , but all of those dates omewhere in Suffolk County, N.Y., have been postponed due to coronavirus perhaps right at this moment, a concerns — and so Andrews, along with a woman is holed up in a closet, sur- large portion of the world, is now working Srounded by pillows, blankets and from home. towels, and she’s reading a story from a Mother and daughter are speaking on a picture book. conference call from their homes in Sag A story that might go something like Harbor. They live, Andrews says, about this: five minutes away from each other but Once upon a time, in a green and pleas- have been sheltering separately with oc- ant land far, far away, there lived a little girl casional outdoor, socially distanced and who liked to sing. She traveled around the masked visits in Andrews’ backyard. country with her mother and stepfather, “It’s amazing how much you can make and they sang for all sorts of people — sol- work if you really apply yourself to it,” An- diers and lorry drivers and shopkeepers; drews says, sounding very much like the housemaids and homemakers and, on one characters — Mary Poppins, Maria von very special occasion, the king himself. Trapp and later “The Princess Diaries’ ” As the girl grew, so did her voice, and by Queen Clarisse — that made many people, the time she was a woman, people from all including Rosie O’Donnell and, well, me, over the world would stop whatever they wish at times that she were our mother. were doing just to hear her sing. And when Making it work has been a theme of An- she grew older and no longer sang as often drews’ life from her early years as a child as she once did, the people were just as star supporting her family through her happy to hear her talk. Because her voice long and varied journey as a singer, actor, was a magical voice, still full of music and writer, wife and mother. Her second mem- hope — so no matter how sad or scared or oir, released last year, is called “Home angry you might be, the sound of that voice Work” for a reason. Most recently, she has would make you feel better. voiced characters in “Aquaman” and the And that is why Julie Andrews has been “Despicable Me” franchise. spending much of the COVID-19 shutdown She and Hamilton have written a series stuffing herself into a pillow-soundproofed of children’s books, some of which will be closet reading stories so that her new featured on “Julie’s Library.” The two had American Public Media podcast, “Julie’s begun working on the podcast at a nearby Library,” could premiere April 29, months recording studio when the coronavirus earlier than originally planned. The first shut everything down. When Andrews six episodes, which drop weekly, will, she agreed to continue recording in her home, hopes, offer some aid to all those families American Public Media sent over the nec- sheltering at home like her. essary equipment. “We want to reach the children,” she says. “I never thought that at my age, I’d get to CHRIS CARLSON/AP “And their parents, and their grandparents be a whiz at all this stuff,” Andrews says, and anyone who reads with them.” laughing, “thanks to my sweet grandson, Actress and singer Julie Andrews poses in 2007 in Los Angeles. Andrews launched a “Mom and I are both fans of podcasts, Sam, who is a whiz. He comes over with his new podcast, ‘Julie’s Library,’ on April 29, months ahead of schedule. and we had been planning to do one for gloves and mask on and hooks it all up and quite some time,” says Emma Walton we record away.” picture books via podcast, well, that was a Hamilton, “being right in someone’s ear.” Hamilton, Andrews’ eldest daughter and When it turned out that Andrews’ of- new one. As for the AFI Life Achievement award, longtime cowriter-collaborator. “It’s a fice was not ideal for sound purposes, Sam “It’s a very interesting process,” she well, she is honored and was very much lovely extension of what we’ve already jury-rigged a solution. “He built me a re- says. “I’m used to also being seen. But to looking forward to seeing everyone, but been doing with our own children’s books cording studio in one of my closets, shoved just do a voice that is intimate and friendly, she is confident things will get better soon and children’s programming. And because a table and chair in there and covered me and trying to judge if what one is doing is and will happily fly to Los Angeles when- of the virus, American Public Media was with throws and blankets and towels.” achieving that — it’s a whole different tech- ever the ceremony can take place. kind enough to fast-track the podcast. It’s Says Hamilton, “It’s like a pillow fort.” nique that I’m learning. Somehow, because “Meanwhile,” she says, “it gives me kept us very busy.” Logistics were not the only learning it’s for children, and knowing that they more time to find the right gown.” “Very busy,” says Andrews, laughing. curve Andrews faced. Although she has could be listening anywhere, you want to Whether, like Fraulein Maria, she is eye- “And it’s been quite a learning curve.” performed onstage, on-screen, on televi- engage them, to be accessible.” ing her bedroom curtains as she says this Andrews was supposed to be in Los An- sion and in the recording studio, reading “It requires a kind of intimacy,” adds is anyone’s guess. Netflix’s ‘The Half of It’ wins Tribeca Film Festival honor

From wire reports feature. Jury members included Danny Friday at Hawthorne Airport in the Los The LeBron James Family Founda- Boyle, William Hurt and Demian Bichir. Angeles area when, according to a state- tion, XQ Institute and The Entertainment Alice Wu’s “The Half of It,” a teenage Shira Haas, of the series “Unorthodox,” ment released by Ford’s publicist, he Industry Foundation on Wednesday an- spin on Cyrano de Bergerac, has won the picked up best actress for the Israeli moth- crossed the runway after mishearing an top award from the Tribeca Film Festival. nounced that the one-hour special, “Grad- Organizers announced winners Wednes- er-daughter drama “Asia.” instruction from air traffic control. uate Together: America Honors the High day for the festival, which had been set to “Asia,” from director Ruthy Pribar, also Without naming Ford, the Federal Avia- School Class of 2020,” will air simultane- take place from April 15 through April 26 won the Nora Ephron Award, from a jury tion Administration said in its own state- ously on NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox on May in New York City. The coronavirus pan- that included Gina Rodriguez, Regina Hall ment that a two-seat Aviat Husky plane 16 at 8 p.m. EDT. The event will pay tribute demic forced the festival to reschedule, but and Lizzy Caplan. crossed the runway while another aircraft to high schoolers graduating this year and jury members were able to view the films was performing a touch-and-go landing. will include appearances by James, Phar- electronically and vote on winners. Harrison Ford piloting plane rell Williams, Malala Yousafzai, the Jonas Best documentary feature went to Bo that wrongly crosses runway LeBron James to honor Class Brothers, Bad Bunny, Yara Shahidi, Ben McGuire’s “Socks on Fire,” which Mc- of 2020 with all-star event Platt, Lena Waithe and H.E.R. Guire describes as a “transgenerational Harrison Ford was piloting a plane that “Graduate Together” was curated by docudrama couched in the battle royal for wrongly crossed a runway where another LeBron James is putting together an students, educators and the American Fed- my Nanny’s throne.” plane was landing, and federal authorities all-star event to honor and celebrate the eration of Teachers. It will feature com- In the international competition, the are investigating, officials and a represen- high school class of 2020, which has had its mencement speeches, performances and Polish film “The Hater,” from director Jan tative for the actor said Wednesday. graduation season upended by the corona- more. It will also air on TikTok, Facebook, Komasa, was selected as the best narrative Ford was at the controls of a small plane virus pandemic. YouTube and other digital platforms. Friday, May 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 17 PAGE 18 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 1, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Does the name on the check help win votes? Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY VIRGINIA OLIVEROS, Thachil found city politicians tag local ment benefits. Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff REBECCA WEITZ-SHAPIRO public goods with their names — like water Consider studies of “clientelism” — a AND MATTHEW S. WINTERS tanks located at busy intersections — to practice in which politicians or parties EDITORIAL Special to The Washington Post claim credit for delivering them and thus offer goods and favors in exchange for elec- win more votes. In Mexico, controversy toral support — in Argentina and Eastern Terry Leonard, Editor his April, instead of submit- erupted when a mayor in the state of Hi- Europe. Some citizens disapprove of such [email protected] ting tax returns to the Internal dalgo tried to name a street in the town for transactions and will vote against politi- Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor Revenue Service as usual, many himself. And in Bolivia earlier this year, a cians who engage in them. Similarly, citi- [email protected] TAmericans were waiting for the governor’s signature appeared on checks zens may view efforts to personally name Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content IRS to send them cash payments as part of his state distributed through a small-busi- programs and policies as a signal that [email protected] a coronavirus relief package. On April 14, ness loan program. politicians are focused on improving their The Washington Post broke the news that Presumably, these politicians, including reelection chances, rather than governing Managing Editor for Presentation Sean Moores, the U.S. Treasury Department had made Trump, want to see their names on govern- effectively. That’s especially true for citi- [email protected] an “unprecedented” decision that stimulus ment benefits and services in part because zens who do not benefit directly from the Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital checks sent via postal mail would carry they believe that will help them at the bal- policies. [email protected] the words “President Donald J. Trump” lot box. Are they right? While politicians might benefit from printed on the memo line — the first time Do they win votes by claiming credit claiming credit they didn’t earn, accurate BUREAU STAFF in U.S. history a president’s name appeared for these policies? information can diminish their political on an IRS check. While no one has directly studied the gains. In the Bangladesh study described Europe/Mideast House and Senate Democrats objected; effects of politicians literally putting their above, when researchers told constituents Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief some reporting suggested adding the pres- names on government benefits, scholar- taking the survey that the NGO programs [email protected] ident’s name might delay the checks. +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 ship does find evidence that politicians win had actually been randomly assigned, the Trump’s tactic of literally putting his votes when they claim credit for policies newly informed citizens stopped crediting Pacific name on a government benefit was famil- — even if they’re not actually responsible local politicians. If Democrats are eager to Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief iar to many observers of lower- and mid- for those projects. For example, political claim credit for the stimulus package, they [email protected] dle-income democracies. Social scientists +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 scientists Cesi Cruz and Christina Sch- may wish to clarify that Congress passed have studied the many ways in which poli- neider show mayors in the Philippines try the stimulus bill, which was paid for with Washington ticians in these countries routinely try to to link themselves to World Bank-funded taxpayers’ money. Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief personalize government programs, funds infrastructure projects. These projects are So will having Trump’s name on the [email protected] and benefits. distributed according to a formula. stimulus checks influence the election? Re- (+1)(202)886-0033 Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News Politicians around the world regular- Nevertheless, mayors of cities that re- search from other countries suggests that [email protected] ly try to put their names on government ceive such projects are more likely to will depend on whether voters react by benefits. be reelected than mayors of cities that giving Trump credit or by recoiling from CIRCULATION In the U.S., we are used to seeing mayors’ just missed the cutoff for receiving these his attempt to claim it. And that may de- and governors’ names on welcome signs projects. Similarly, economists Raymond pend on whether Trump or the Democrats Mideast on highways and at airports, and on com- Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager Guiteras and Mushfiq Mobarak find Ban- are more successful in shaping the public [email protected] memorative plaques in places like parks. gladeshi politicians visit NGO-funded narrative. [email protected] Elsewhere, some politicians place their programs to try to claim credit for them. DSN (314)583-9111 Virginia Oliveros is associate professor of names directly on government benefits They also find citizens reward politicians political science at Tulane University and Europe that run from the small to the substantial. for these programs — even when the proj- 2019-20 visiting fellow at the Kellogg Institute at the University of Notre Dame. Rebecca Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager In Argentina in 2001, a governor dis- ects were randomly assigned rather than Weitz-Shapiro is associate professor of [email protected] tributed 800,000 pairs of children’s shoes obtained through the mayor’s initiative. political science at Brown University and author [email protected] with his name printed on the tongue; more Personalizing policies can set off a of “Curbing Clientelism in Argentina: Politics, +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 recently, a mayor put her name on the voter backlash. Poverty, and Social Policy.” Matthew S. Winters is associate professor and associate head for Pacific city’s 40 new police cars. In India, politi- On the other hand, voters may punish graduate programs in the department of political Mari Mori, [email protected] cal scientists Adam Auerbach and Tariq politicians who personally label govern- science at the University of Illinois. +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 CONTACT US Washington I’m rooting for Georgia, and you should be, too tel: (+1)202.886.0003 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 BY HELAINE OLEN We want to shelter in place, but as the sion and suicide. For a child, if a parent is Reader letters Special to The Washington Post weather has gotten warmer, people are unemployed for a lengthy period of time, it [email protected] less likely to stay home. Almost a quarter often means poorer long-term educational Additional contacts eorgia recently began the slow of Americans visited with family or friends outcomes. stripes.com/contactus process of reopening its econ- last week, up from 1 in 5 the week before, So alcohol sales are soaring. In hard- omy, permitting people to dine according to a poll conducted by Axios hit New York City, domestic violence-re- OMBUDSMAN Gin restaurants, get a haircut, go and Ipsos. This past weekend, beaches in lated murders are significantly above the to the gym or, bizarrely, get a tattoo. Other Southern California and parks in New York numbers at this time last year. (There was Ernie Gates states are set to join them. Texas, for ex- City were crowded with people, many of another one earlier this week in nearby ample, is also beginning the slow process them less than six feet apart. “Quarantine Jersey City, N.J. 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spread of infection as many employees What newspapers hold down simultaneous jobs at two or more homes, thereby spreading it as they shuttle from one to another. And while are saying at home some states, including Maryland, have ordered nursing home employees to wear The following editorial excerpts are se- personal protective equipment when they lected from a cross section of newspapers interact with residents, some facilities can- throughout the United States. The editori- not find enough masks, gloves and gowns als are provided by The Associated Press to comply. and other stateside syndicates. The government’s abdication has left most nursing homes flying blind in a pan- When picking running mate, demic that has made them uniquely vulner- Biden can avoid others’ errors able. The absence of transparency and data Los Angles Times put not only the facilities but also the public With the Democratic presidential nomi- in the crosshairs of the coronavirus. nation within his grasp, former Vice Presi- dent Joe Biden must make a decision that Ruling means taxpayers still presidential candidates always insist that they take seriously but often don’t: the se- funding Obamacare’s flaws lection of a running mate. Biden says he The Wall Street Journal will soon announce members of a commit- The Affordable Care Act has cost tax- tee to screen potential candidates for that payers a bundle, and now the Supreme role. Court says they are on the hook for bil-

We already know one thing about Biden’s TED S. WARREN/AP lions of dollars in additional payments to choice: It will be a woman. That commit- insurers even though Congress never ap- ment still leaves Biden with an array of Dr. Gabrielle Beger prepares to take a nose-swab sample from Lawrence McGee, as propriated the money. The ruling will be qualified potential partners, but, like every she works with a team of University of Washington medical providers conducting test- even more expensive if it encourages more presidential candidate, he will be exhorted ing for the new coronavirus at Queen Anne Healthcare, a skilled nursing and rehabilita- lawsuit demands for unappropriated funds to consider attributes other than the two tion facility in Seattle, on April 17. from other statutes. that should be uppermost in his mind: That’s the meaning of Monday’s 8-1 rul- whether his pick would be qualified to as- Vice President Walter Mondale’s selection Government’s abdication has ing upholding payments to health insurers sume the presidency at a moment’s notice of the obscure Rep. Geraldine Ferraro in for so-called risk corridors in Obamacare’s and whether in that event she would con- left nursing homes flying blind 1984 — an early exercise in gender bal- first three years (Maine Community tinue the policies he championed. ance that saddled the campaign with un- The Washington Post Health Options v. U.S.). Congress created Some will urge Biden to make a choice welcome controversy — or George H.W. More than a fifth of the 55,000 known the scheme to lure insurers to offer policies that would represent another olive branch Bush’s selection four years later of the COVID-19 deaths in the United States to his defeated rival Bernie Sanders and youthful (and more conservative) Sen. Dan have occurred at nursing homes and other in the insurance exchanges, promising to Sanders’ passionate, often young, support- Quayle of Indiana, who proved himself in elder-care facilities. Federal and state gov- make up for losses resulting from mispric- ers. Others will advocate that he choose a office to be “no Jack Kennedy.” ernments have largely turned a blind eye, ing in the early going. Democrats claimed running mate who would be likely to deliv- Nor is it clear that an ideologically or often making no effort to test residents or the program would pay for itself because er voters in her home state, especially if it’s geographically “balanced ticket” is a staffs and leaving relatives, surrounding the payments would come from other in- one that President Donald Trump carried recipe for victory. Some believe that John communities and the public in the dark. surers that made money. or ran well in four years ago. F. Kennedy secured a crucial victory in In at least a half-dozen states — most That would be no, Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Biden will also be pressed to seek ethnic Texas and other Southern states in 1960 notably Virginia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Many insurers tried to attract customers or racial balance, for example by naming by asking Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson to be his Texas and Louisiana — officials have re- by offering cheap plans that lost money. an African American running mate who running mate. (Johnson later said Kenne- fused to make public the names of facilities Over three years the risk-corridor plan could energize a loyal Democratic constit- dy himself held that view.) But Kennedy’s wracked by the virus, even as residents was $12 billion in the hole. Meanwhile, Re- uency. One such potential choice, former victory in those states also reflected the and employees there are dying. The states’ publicans won the House in 2010 and re- Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey lingering dominance of the Democratic nominal reason for their secrecy, privacy fused to appropriate the money to make up Abrams, has disdained false modesty by Party in that region. Among the conflict- protections for institutions, is akin to re- for those insurance losses. suggesting that she would be an “excel- ing accounts of why Ronald Reagan chose fusing to identify an airline whose plane They called it a “bailout” for insur- lent running mate” for the former vice George H.W. Bush, a defeated opponent, has crashed. ance companies, and attached language president. as his running mate in 1980 is that the With few exceptions, states and the fed- in spending bills that barred the Obama Biden himself has floated an additional more moderate Bush provided ideological eral government have made little or no administration from making risk-corridor factor: skills or experience that would balance for the conservative Reagan. But effort to verify the disease’s death toll at payments despite language in Obamacare complement his strengths and compensate Reagan’s overwhelming victory over un- nursing homes and similar facilities, con- saying the secretary of health and human for his weaknesses. According to Biden, popular incumbent Jimmy Carter under- servatively estimated at 11,000 in a tally by services “shall pay” to insurers that lost that approach was recommended to him mines the notion that Reagan’s choice of a The Associated Press. money. by former President Barack Obama. running mate made much difference. The effects of government negligence The insurers sued, and now comes the We believe, however, that Biden’s pri- Indeed, research suggests that, whether and lack of transparency are incalculable mary criteria for a running mate should be they are chosen because of gender, geog- but profound: families uncertain whether Supreme Court to say they are owed the ability and compatibility. raphy or ideology, vice presidential can- to place their elderly loved ones in a nurs- money because Congress created an “im- We would urge any prospective presiden- didates probably don’t exert significant ing home or remove them from one. Hos- plied” right of action in Obamacare. This tial nominee to set these priorities, but it’s influence over most voters’ choice for pres- pitals blithely transferring fragile patients is a slippery subject because the court has especially important for Biden to do so. Al- ident, though voters may lose confidence in to homes overwhelmed by unannounced recently been reluctant to read implied though in good health, if elected he would a presidential candidate who chooses a run- outbreaks of the pandemic. Homes with rights of action into law unless Congress be 78 when he was inaugurated for what ning mate perceived as incompetent. Even no means to provide testing left to guess has been explicit. Justice Samuel Alito very likely would be a single term. (Biden the popular notion that vice presidential at a diagnosis when residents or staff makes this good point in his lonely dissent, has not committed to serve only four years, candidates will carry their home states for succumb. and you can bet other potential litigants yet he reportedly indicated to aides that he the ticket has been questioned, although a A survey by The Post found that almost a will be scouring other laws for “shall pay” probably wouldn’t seek reelection.) If he recent study suggests there might be such tenth of the nation’s 15,000 nursing homes language to sue over. indeed served only one term, his vice pres- an advantage. have publicly reported that residents or Congress writes laws all the time that ident would be a favorite for the Democrat- We’re not suggesting that Biden should staff have tested positive for the virus. But authorize payments for this or that pur- ic presidential nomination in 2024. totally ignore other factors in making his the available data are staggeringly incom- pose only to decide later to appropriate less But Biden’s age isn’t the only reason for selection, including personal chemistry, plete — as in New York, by far the coun- money or none at all in any given year. The him to choose carefully. When presidential party unity and the possibility that a par- try’s hardest-hit state, where officials have appropriation power controls in the end, candidates have allowed other criteria to ticular candidate might make the differ- released the names only of homes where at and the Constitution says no money shall drive the selection of a running mate, the ence in the outcome in a particular state least five people have died. be spent unless Congress appropriates results often have been unfortunate, even or region. But these should be secondary Many nursing homes have made good- it. The executive has no power to spend disastrous. It was supposed to be a “game considerations. Fortunately, the Demo- faith efforts to keep relatives informed money without congressional approval, as changer” when Republican presidential cratic Party includes many officeholders when outbreaks occur; others have not or Democrats have been lecturing us about nominee John McCain, a seasoned U.S. with the right amounts of experience and simply don’t know. The federal govern- President Donald Trump’s “emergency” senator and foreign policy expert, chose demonstrated expertise, including some of ment recently mandated that residents and spending for the Mexico border wall. Alaska’s then-Gov. Sarah Palin as his run- Biden’s primary campaign rivals, who po- relatives — but not the public — be alerted ning mate in 2008. It soon emerged that tentially would be productive partners for when an individual in a home has tested Let’s hope the court is reading this as a Palin was not only woefully unsuited for a President Biden. positive. Yet the order is all but meaning- narrow one-time exception to its implied- national office, but practiced a style of When he announced that he would ask less without testing, to which an industry right wariness. As Chief Justice John pandering populist politics that was alien Biden to be his running mate, Obama group estimates that just one-third of fa- Roberts well knows, Obamacare seems to to McCain’s appreciation of the responsi- described the longtime Delaware sena- cilities have access. Just one governor, Re- invite legal exceptions and invented juris- bilities of government. tor as “a statesman with sound judgment publican Jim Justice of West Virginia, has prudence. Alito strikes us as having the The Palin fiasco is a reminder of what who doesn’t have to hide behind bluster to ordered universal testing at every nursing stronger legal argument, but the majority happens when novelty or “excitement” keep America strong.” Substitute “states- home in the state. doesn’t agree and now taxpayers will pay becomes the primary factor in selecting a woman” for “statesman” and that is the Staffing shortages at elder-care fa- for another Obamacare provision that had running mate. But there are less dramatic job description that should guide Biden in cilities, widespread for years before the to pass before we found out what was re- examples of mismatches, including then- making this momentous decision. pandemic, have probably accelerated the ally in it. PAGE 20 • S TARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 1, 2020 SCOREBOARD/GOLF/NFL Commentary Sports on AFN

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Wednesday’s transactions BY DOUG FERGUSON erected. FOOTBALL Associated Press That wouldn’t be a big prob- National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed DE Bryan Cox lem at the TPC River Highlands, Jr. to a one-year contract. ory McIlroy contem- which features a stadium design CHICAGO BEARS — Signed free agent plated what golf would WR Trevor Davis. and allows for good viewing, es- DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed CB Daryl be like without fans. pecially over the closing holes. Worley to a one-year contract. This was five days be- GREEN BAY PACKERS — Agreed to R But imagine other courses terms with undrafted free agents; LB’s fore there was no golf at all. without stands, without hospital- Krys Barnes, Tipa Galeai and Delontae Scott, S’s Henry Black and Frankie Grif- “I’d be OK with it,” he said at ity suites, with nothing but green fin, T Travis Bruffy, CB’s Marc-Antoine the Arnold Palmer Invitational, grass, white sand in the bunkers, Dequoy, Stanford Samuels, and Will Sunderland, G Zack Johnson, FB Jordan unaware the new coronavirus the occasional water hazard. Jones, QB Jalen Morton, DT Willington was about to shut down golf for at Think about Mackenzie Hughes Previlon, WR Darrell Stewart and RB Pat- rick Taylor. least three months. “It would be trying to play a cut into the 18th INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed un- just like having an early tee time drafted free agents; K Rodrigo Blan- green at the Honda Classic, only kenship, DT Kameron Cline, DE Kendall on the PGA Tour.” to pull it into the middle of the Coleman, TE Farrod Green, WR DeMi- chael Harris, T Carter O’Donnell, CB Tra- And then he added with a laugh, bleachers. He was given a free vis Reed, S Donald Rutledge, LB Brandon “I guess for a few guys, it wouldn’t drop. Years ago, the safe play on Wellington and DT Chris Williams. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed undrafted be that much different.” the 18th at Doral was to put it into free agents; WR’s Matt Cole and Kirk McIlroy had one of those early the grandstands beyond the green Merrit, T’s Jonathan Hubbard and Nick Kaltmayer, LB Kylan Johnson, DT’s Benito times when he was a 20-year-old to take water out of the equation, Jones and Ray Lima, DE Tyshun Render, C rookie on the PGA Tour. He teed knowing there would be a free Donell Stanley and TE Bryce Sterk. NEW YORK GIANTS — Exercised the off in the second round of the drop. fifth-year options on TE Evan Engram Honda Classic at 6:59 a.m. “They’re not going to catch er- and S Jabrill Peppers. PATRICK SEMANSKY/AP TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Exercised So this will be going back in rant shots on some holes,” said the fifth-year option on TE O.J. Howard. Mark Russell, a senior rules of- TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms time for McIlroy, along with the Tiger Woods walks off the first green after making birdie during with G Zac Kerin on a one-year contract. rest of the sport. ficial on the PGA Tour. the third round of the 2012 AT&T National golf tournament at HOCKEY National Hockey League The PGA Tour set a target of They are temporary immov- Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. Woods won the past CALGARY FLAMES — Signed D Jo- June 8-14 at Colonial in Texas to able obstructions, and they are two PGA Tour events when spectators were not allowed during at hannes Kinnvall to a two-year contract. DETROIT RED WINGS — Signed G Vic- resume its schedule, with no fans a big part of least one round of the tournament. tor Brattstrom to a two-year contract. for at least a month. Even if that modern golf. COLLEGE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL — An- doesn’t prove to be the return ‘ I could That’s why (Maybe if there were no fans at golf, won both tournaments. nounced C Nehemie Kabeya has trans- the USGA, Winged Foot, he would have had Sound is underrated in golf, ferred from College of Southern Idaho. event or date, golf will be without play Announced G Alex Caldwell has trans- spectators whenever it starts. and then the to play toward the 18th fairway especially at scenic Augusta Na- ferred from Southeast Missouri. Will it matter? without R&A, created instead of hitting 3-iron, which tional. Woods spoke to studying Low score still wins, no matter fans, but I a number of led to double bogey and a runner- every leaderboard so when he Golf who’s there to see it. don’t think drop zones up finish in the 2006 U.S. Open.) heard a roar, he would have a bet- But it will be a new arena. (white circles) Fans were A r nold Palmer ’s best ter idea of who did what. LPGA schedule “I could play without fans, but I I’d play as in front of the friends — literally, in so many Max Homa recalled his first don’t think I’d play as well,” Mc- grandstands cases, but also keeping some of PGA Tour victory, a year ago this The revised LPGA Tour schedule for well. ’ 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandem- Ilroy said Tuesday on his Golf- around the his wild shots from straying too week at the Wells Fargo Cham- ic: Rory McIlroy far off line. pionship, and how electric it was Jan. 17-20 — Diamond Resorts Tourna- Pass podcast with Carson Daly 18th hole, ment of Champions (Eun-hee Ji) and Stephen Curry. “Especially starting with Tiger Woods once came to the walking up the 18th fairway. Feb. 7-10 — ISPS Handa Vic Open (Ce- line Boutier) on a Sunday, back nine, you feed Winged Foot in 2006, to avoid 18th hole at Bay Hill tied for the The next tournament he plays Feb. 14-17 — ISPS Handa Women’s off that energy. You hear roars on taking too much time figuring lead when he pulled his tee shot. will be different. Australian Open (Nelly Korda) Feb. 21-24 — Honda LPGA Thailand other parts of the golf course and out where to drop for shots into or It was headed out of bounds but “It will be weird,” Homa said (Amy Yang) you sort of know what’s going on. behind the stands. In a few cases, instead struck one of the thou- Tuesday. “I imagine the first per- July 15-18 — Dow Great Lakes Bay Invi- tational, Midland CC, Midland, Mich. All those dynamics are in play it allowed for a player to advance sands of spectators in the neck. son to win, it probably will be the July 23-26 — Marathon LPGA Classic, when you have people there.“ his ball closer to the hole without From grass that had been flat- strangest of their lives. It sounds Highland Meadows GC, Sylvania, Ohio. July 31-Aug. 2 — ShopRite LPGA Clas- The dynamics go beyond noise, hitting it. tened by the gallery, he hit 5-iron very selfish of us to not want to sic, Sea View Dolce Hotel (Bay Course), Speaking of Winged Foot, con- to 15 feet and made birdie to beat play in front of fans because it Galloway, N.J. of course. Aug. 6-9 — The Evian Champion- Nathan Grube, the tournament sider that no fans on the course Mickelson by one shot. won’t be electric. But people are ship, Evian Resort GC, Evian-les-Bains, France. director of the Travelers Champi- means the rough will remain just No gallery? It’s happened be- craving sports, craving entertain- Aug. 13-16 — Aberdeen Standard In- onship in Connecticut, is prepar- that. Phil Mickelson, as an ex- fore, most recently in Japan be- ment. I’d carry my bag in front of vestments Ladies Scottish Open, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scot- ing it to be the third tournament, ample, has been known to hit tee cause of flooding. Before that, nobody if needed.” land. the last weekend in June, if golf shots so far off line that the ball Congressional had no fans for the Without fans, without noise and Aug. 20-23 — AIG Women’s British Open, Royal Troon, Troon, Scotland. resumes on schedule. There is comes to rest in an area where third round of the AT&T National excitement, it won’t be the same. Aug. 28-30 — Walmart NW Arkansas hope. There is excitement. gallery traffic has trampled thick because of trees downed by a wind But it will be golf. And for the Championship, Pinnacle CC, Rogers, Ark. Sept. 3-6 — CP Women’s Open, There are no grandstands being grass and led to a reasonable lie. storm. Woods, the biggest draw in time being, that will do. Shaughnessy Golf and CC, Vancouver, British Columbia. Sept. 10-13 — ANA Inspiration, Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, Calif. Sept. 17-20 — Cambia Portland Clas- sic, Columbia Edgewater CC, Portland, Ore. Bengals release Dalton, clear way for Burrow Sept. 24-27 — Kia Classic, Aviara GC, Carlsbad, Calif. Oct. 1-4 — Meijer LPGA Classic, Blythe- Associated Press field CC, Grand Rapids, Mich. Dalton led Cincinnati to its best stretch of broken thumb and was sidelined for the last Oct. 8-11 — KPMG Women’s PGA playoff appearances — five straight from of those playoff appearances, which ended in Championship, Aronimink GC, Newtown CINCINNATI — The Bengals cleared the Square, Pa. 2011-15 — but couldn’t get that elusive win. a last-minute meltdown and an 18-16 loss to Oct. 15-18 — Buick LPGA Shanghai, Qi- way for Joe Burrow to lead the team by re- As the offensive line deteriorated and top re- Pittsburgh during the 2015 season. zhong Garden GC, Shanghai. leasing quarterback Andy Dalton, who holds Oct. 22-25 — BMW Ladies Champion- ceiver A.J. Green sustained a series of inju- Dalton was one of the NFL’s most efficient ship, LPGA International Busan, Busan, several of the franchise’s passing records ries, Dalton’s results suffered, too. passers when given a solid supporting cast. South Korea. but couldn’t lead Cincinnati deep into the Oct. 29-Nov. 1 — Taiwan Swinging Dalton was a second-round pick in 2011 He led the AFC with a 106.3 passer rating in Skirts LPGA, Miramar Golf and CC, New playoffs. when quarterback Carson Palmer demanded 2015. Taipei City, Taiwan. Nov. 6-8 — Toto Japan Classic, Taiheyo The move Thursday gives Dalton, who had a trade and threatened to retire rather than Coach Zac Taylor signaled the end of Dal- Club (Minori Course), Ibaraki, Japan. a year left on his deal, a chance to compete for continue playing for the Bengals. Dalton and ton’s career in Cincinnati by benching him Nov. 19-22 — Pelican Women’s Cham- pionship, Pelican CC, Belleair, Fla. a job with another team. Green, Cincinnati’s first-round pick that year, for three games midway through last year’s Dec. 3-6 — Volunteers of America Clas- It also clears the way for Burrow to start sic, Old American GC, The Colony, Texas. led Cincinnati to its best stretch of playoff 2-14 season, a move that shocked Dalton and Dec. 10-13 — U.S. Women’s Open, fresh on a team that hasn’t won a playoff game appearances. his longtime teammates. Dalton was upset Champions GC, Houston. since the 1990 season, the fifth-longest stretch Dec. 17-20 — CME Group Tour Champi- The Bengals lost in the first round each the Bengals didn’t try to trade him before the onship, Tiburon GC, Naples, Fla. of futility in NFL history. time, setting an NFL record. Dalton had a deadline. Friday, May 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 21 BEST SPORTS MOVIES No. 10: ‘A League of Their Own’ Croteau found kinship in film Baseball pioneer was inspired

BY PAT GRAHAM Associated Press Editor’s note: Last week, the Associated Press revealed its here were moments Top 25 of sports movies, as when Julie Croteau’s voted on by 70 writers and baseball path was a lone- editors around the world. After Tly one even as she turned compiling the list, the AP as- in a career historic enough that signed writers to present sto- Cooperstown wanted her glove. ries examining the Top 10 from Little League with mostly boys. unique perspectives. This is the Suing her high school to take the first in the series, a look at the field on the varsity team (she impact of the 10th-best film, “A lost). Notoriety as one of the first League of Their Own.” female NCAA baseball players. PHOTO PROIVIDED BY JULIE CROTEAU/AP It wasn’t until the smooth-field- Julie Croteau poses near an exhibit in 1996 at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Croteau ing infielder made the roster as showed up on the movie set that an extra in the Penny Marshall- was introduced to the world of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which was featured Marshall made sure was full of in the 1992 hit film “A League of Their Own” starring Geena Davis, Madonna and Tom Hanks. directed movie “A League of actors and extras who actually Their Own” that she realized she resembled ball players. break a person.” run. wasn’t so alone. No worries with Croteau, who Or in this case, empower them. Croteau’s main role in the film About the fi lm There may be no crying in was already carving out her place Croteau earned a spot on the was to be a stand-in at first base baseball, but there certainly are in hardball history. baseball team at St. Mary’s Col- for actor Anne Ramsay dur- trailblazers. Growing up in Virginia, Crote- lege of Maryland as a walk-on. ing fielding scenes. Both were Year: 1992 Croteau was introduced to the au wanted more than anything to She made her debut for the Divi- left handed. The resemblance Screenwriters: Lowell Ganz, world of the All-American Girls be a left-handed shortstop in the sion III school on March 17, 1989, stopped there, with Croteau don- Babaloo Mandel Professional Baseball League, majors. Coaches pointed out that and drew plenty of headlines. ning a black wig to match Ram- Director: Penny Marshall which was featured in the 1992 left-handers don’t play shortstop Sports Illustrated wrote a blurb say’s look. Starring: Tom Hanks, Geena film starring Geena Davis, Ma- in the majors. about her under the header, “Dia- Croteau did have one speaking Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie donna and Tom Hanks. The film So she moved to first base — mond Pioneer.” part in the film. After the tryout O’Donnell was voted No. 10 in The Associ- and kept the same dream. “It was a great redemption scene inside Wrigley Field, the Plot: Rival sisters (Davis, Petty) ated Press Top 25 favorite sports Croteau made national news in story,” Croteau said. roster list was posted on a cork join the fi rst female professional movies poll. the late 1980s when she sued her Next chapter: The movies. board. She ran over, saw her baseball league amid World World “To see their part of history high school in Manassas, Va., to She was a member of the Rock- name and exclaimed, “Yeah!” be- II and help it grow. come alive in this movie, it truly allow her to play. The court ulti- ford Peaches in a “A League of fore scampering away. Iconic Line: “There’s no crying was a gift,” said the 49-year-old mately ruled she had received a Their Own.” The Peaches were “I didn’t think they were going in baseball.” — Manager Jimmy Croteau, who’s now the director fair tryout. one of the teams in the AAGP- to keep that in,” she joked. Dugan (Hanks) of communications for wellness “I remember when we lost BL, a league created by Chicago Her Peaches teammates in- Oscars: No nominations programs at Stanford University. our lawsuit, I came out and they Cubs owner Philip K. Wrigley cluded Davis, Madonna and — Associated Press “To know that I wasn’t alone. Be- were celebrating like they’d won that started play in 1943. It gave Rosie O’Donnell. Their manager cause I felt like I was alone.” the World Series,” Croteau said. more than 500 women a chance at was Hanks, who played Jimmy Croteau was 20 when she “That experience really will a baseball career over its 12-year Dugan. ing men’s amateur and semi-pro In between scenes, Croteau squads. Her manager was Hall of played hacky sack with the other Fame pitcher Phil Niekro. extras. But the real treat was More history: She and pitcher listening to stories from some Lee Anne Ketcham are largely of the women who played in the recognized as the first women to AAGPBL and were brought in as play with a winter league team advisers. sanctioned by Major League As for the movie’s most famous Baseball. They were teammates line uttered by Hanks’ character on the Maui Stingrays in the — “There’s no crying in baseball!” Hawaiian Winter League. Their — Croteau had no idea it would roster also included current Mil- become so legendary. In fact, she waukee Brewers manager Craig remembers thinking, “but there’s Counsell. tons of crying in baseball.” Along the way, Croteau gave She’s not surprised about the up her glove — to Cooperstown. timelessness of a movie that’s Her first-base mitt, along with a raked in a cumulative worldwide photo, are enshrined in the Base- gross of more than $132 million, ball Hall of Fame to commemo- according to IMDb. rate her accomplishments. She “It’s an underdog story, because also served as an assistant base- it represents women in culture ball coach at the University of and also women in sports,” said Massachusetts-Amherst. Croteau, who years later worked So many baseball memories. with Davis before the actor threw But this remains high on the list: the first pitch at a Baltimore Ori- An invitation to an AAGPBL re- oles game (a perfect strike). “It union, where she met even more taps into our humanity.” of the pioneering women who Croteau’s career was just heat- played in the league that inspired ing up after filming. She went on “A League of Their Own.” GENE SWEENEY JR., THE BALTIMORE SUN/AP to play for the Colorado Silver “Being around them,” Croteau Croteau shouts encouragement to teammates as she makes her debut with the St. Mary’s College Bullets in 1994, with the women’s said, “just made me realize how baseball team on March 17, 1989, in St. Mary’s, Md. Croteau made the team as a walk-on. professional baseball team fac- lucky I am.” PAGE 22 •STARS AND STRIPES• Friday, May 1, 2020 NHL/BASEBALL Hall holdovers Jeter, rest of baseball Hall of Fame class, will be inducted in July 2021

BY JOHN KEKIS ken Jr. and the late Tony Gwynn Associated Press were enshrined. Cooperstown is within easy driving distance of Derek Jeter, Larry Walker and the New York metro area, and the rest of this year’s Baseball loads of Yankees fans had already Hall of Fame class will have to made their plans to see Jeter on wait another year for their big the Hall stage. moment at Cooperstown. Jeter, now the CEO of the Miami The Hall of Fame announced Marlins, and Walker were elected Wednesday that it has canceled by members of the BBWAA. Sim- the July 26 induction ceremo- mons and Miller were chosen in ny because of the coronavirus December by the Hall’s Modern KEITH SRAKOCIC/AP pandemic. Era Committee. Instead, the class will be in- Jeter, a key to five World Se- Matt Manning, 9, of Erie, Pa., sits with other young Pittsburgh Penguins hockey fans on the team’s first cluded at next year’s induction ries titles, was on 396 of 397 bal- day of training camp in Cranberry Township, Pa., on Sept. 13. NHL players could return to home rinks festivities — along with any addi- lots in voting announced Jan. 21. as early as May 15, but plans are for games to be played this summer minus fans. tional new choices — on July 25, The only player with a higher 2021. percentage was former Yankees A record crowd of more than teammate Mariano Rivera, who 70,000 had been expected this became the first unanimous pick Shorthanded: Leading plan for summer at the small town in up- in 2019. Walker, making his 10th state New York to honor Jeter, ballot appearance, got 304 votes the former New York Yankees — six over the threshold. NHL return means empty rinks captain who came within one Next year’s first-time eligible vote of unanimous election by the players have no odds-on favorites: BY STEPHEN WHYNO Baseball Writers’ Association of Torii Hunter and Mark Buehrle AND JOHN WAWROW ‘ America in January. will be on the BBWAA ballot for Guys are preparing to possibly having to Associated Press Jeter and Walker were to be the first time. play in the summer, and guys just want to inducted with catcher Ted Sim- Holdovers include Curt Schil- Get used to the concept of pods mons and the late Marvin Miller, ling, who fell 20 votes short this and pucks if the NHL is going to play. the pioneering players’ union year, and steroids-tainted stars have any chance of completing its ’ Connor McDavid head who negotiated free agency Roger Clemens (56 shy) and season, with the most likely sce- Edmonton Oilers captain and transformed the sport. Barry Bonds (57). All three will narios calling for games in empty, “Induction Weekend is a cel- be on the ballot for the ninth time, air-conditioned arenas during the ebration of our national pastime one shy of the limit. dog days of summer. safe and we have enough testing many as three games a day, which and its greatest legends, and If anyone new is elected, it What is emerging as the lead- and we have enough ways to get would provide much-needed live while we are disappointed to can- would be the first ceremony since ing plan involves bringing teams back on the ice for us, it’s probably entertainment on NBC Sports cel this incredibly special event, 1949 to combine multiple classes. back in a few empty NHL build- going to be contained at playing and other networks, many of the Board of Directors’ over- The first four Hall classes ings to complete some, if not all, at like four or five neutral sites,” whom have time to fill following riding concern is the health and were inducted jointly in 1939 on of the remaining regular-season Florida Panthers president Mat- the postponement of the Summer well-being of our new inductees, the day the Hall of Fame opened. games before opening the play- thew Caldwell said. “My guess Olympics. our Hall of Fame members, our The classes of 1946 and ’47 were offs and awarding the Stanley is that we would start with either No fans would be in attendance wonderful fans and the hundreds inducted together, as were the Cup for the 125th time in the past limited fans or empty arenas, so and even broadcasters might be of staff,” Hall Chairman Jane classes of 1948 and ’49. 127 years. just the teams and their associ- limited to calling games remotely. Forbes Clark said in a statement. Rogers Hornsby was elected in The most aggressive timetable ated staffs.” Mike “Doc” Emrick, the voice of “In heeding the advice of gov- 1942, but there was no induction would have players returning to One scenario calls for teams hockey in the U.S. for NBC Sports, ernment officials as well as fed- ceremony because of travel re- their home rinks as early as May playing each other at four NHL has done it a few times for games eral, state and local medical and strictions during World War II. 15, followed by a training camp rinks around North America. staged overseas or outdoors. scientific experts, we chose to There was no balloting in 1940, and possible exhibition games Each would play about a dozen “It was an interesting concept,” act with extraordinary caution in ’41 and ’43. No ceremony was in June, a person familiar with regular-season games to even out Emrick said. “It’s not impossible making this decision,” she said. held in 1950, ’58 and ’60 after no discussions told The Associated the standings and determine play- because of high-definition now This will be the first year with- one was elected. Press. off seedings. Play was postponed and because of the precision that out an induction ceremony since Since Ty Cobb, Walter John- The regular season would then with 189 total games remaining you get with the cameras.” 1960. The Baseball Hall of Fame son, Christy Mathewson, Babe resume in July, with the Cup for the 31 teams. The league is still exploring and Museum closed on March 15 Ruth and Honus Wagner became awarded in September, the per- Edmonton captain Connor sites, though Bettman’s criteria due to the virus outbreak. the original Hall of Fame class son said Tuesday, speaking on the McDavid, who is on the NHL/ puts places like Edmonton, Al- Record attendance for an in- in 1936, the only previous years condition of anonymity because NHLPA committee that meets berta, and Columbus, Ohio, on duction ceremony was set in 2007, with no inductions were 1940, ’41, plans haven’t been finalized. weekly, believes “the fairest sea- the list because practice rinks exceeding 70,000 when Cal Rip- ’43, ’50, ’52, ’58 and ’60. Commissioner Gary Bettman son is a full season” but that might and hotels are all nearby. Maple emphasized no decisions have not be possible. Players must ap- Leafs president Brendan Sha- been made and noted that gov- prove any plan to return. nahan said Toronto was in the ernment and medical officials “Guys are preparing to pos- running, and Bettman spoke to will ultimately make the call on sibly having to play in the sum- Alberta Premier Jason Kenney when sports can return. Still, the mer,” McDavid said, “and guys last week about Edmonton being league and NHL Players’ Associ- just want to play.” one of the sites. ation have formed a joint commit- That likely means playing in “We would obviously expect the tee to determine a path forward empty NHL buildings. The mini- league to prepare a very detailed that could get games back on the mum league requirements call plan to mitigate risk,” Kenney ice sometime in July without fans for arenas having at least four said. “I gather the NHL is looking in attendance. NHL-caliber locker rooms, a at finishing the season in arenas The joint committee released a nearby practice facility and hotel for television purposes without statement Wednesday night echo- infrastructure. They also can- large crowds. Whether or not we ing Bettman, saying they “have not be located in a COVID-19 hot could accommodate that, we do not made any decisions or set a spot, though that definition is not not yet know.” timeline for possible return to clear. Some projections suggest the play scenarios.” However, they “Among the scenarios we’re NHL could lose up to $1 billion in added they believed there was looking at is potentially as many revenue if the season is not com- BEBETO MATTHEWS/AP a possibility to return to small as four (cities) because we need pleted. The financial hit would Larry Walker, left, and Derek Jeter, who lead this year’s Baseball Hall group activities at team facilities a lot of ice,” Bettman said on affect both owners and players of Fame inductees, will have to wait until July 2021 to have their in mid- to late May. Sportsnet last week. based on the league’s revenue- induction ceremony at Cooperstown, N.Y. “When we feel that players are Bettman alluded to playing as sharing agreement. Friday, May 1, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES•PAGE 23 COLLEGE SPORTS/NFL NCAA wades into compensation plan Q&A on how paid sponsorships may work

BY RALPH D. RUSSO NCAA is also hoping to get help Associated Press from Congress in the form of a federal law to that will override The foundation is in place for anything states come up with and the NCAA to drastically alter its provide uniformity. definition of amateurism. Reactions to the NCAA’s an- By this time next year, college nouncement from lawmakers athletes may have the official OK ranged from cautiously optimis- to become paid sponsors, able to tic (California state Sen. Nancy earn money for their names, im- Skinner, the primary driver of ages and likenesses without com- the state’s law on the topic, said promising their eligibility. Remember when Ohio State it was a step in right direction) players got into trouble with the to downright dismissive (Florida NCAA in 2010 for trading their state Rep. Chip LaMarca said: own memorabilia and gear for “If the NCAA’s goal was to limit MATT ROURKE/AP tattoos? Or when Heisman Trophy access, then they have accom- winner Johnny Manziel signed plished their goal.”). Navy quarterback Malcolm Perry runs past Army defensive lineman Edriece Patterson in December in autographs for money in 2013 Philadelphia. Perry was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the NFL Draft. and everyone wondered what the When will Congress punishment might be? deal with the NCAA? Under the new rules being drawn up across the NCAA, all Hard to know. Help: Perry has been training as reciever that would most likely be fine. A Senators Chris Murphy and report from the NCAA’s Federal Mitt Romney are leading a group FROM BACK PAGE after graduation thanks to a pol- and State Legislation Working of lawmakers examining com- going that route. icy change initiated by President Group laid out how we got here, pensation for college athletes and Half a dozen reporters partici- Donald Trump. Secretary of De- what has been agreed upon and related issues. There was momen- pated in the conference call with fense Mark Esper formally issued what is still to be determined. tum for senators to take action. Perry that was organized by the the new guidelines in November, There is still a lot to figure out, Then a global pandemic hit. This Miami media relations depart- signing an order that allowed ser- including how, exactly, to draw up is still a big issue for Murphy and ment. The 5-foot-9, 190-pound vice academy graduates to apply “guardrails sufficient to ensure others, but whether it can move speedster was initially asked if for a waiver delaying their mili- that ... the role of third parties in forward during a public health the Dolphins had mentioned what tary commitment in order to play student-athlete NIL activities is and economic crisis remains to position he will be asked to play. pro sports. Esper’s order requires athletes regulated.” be seen. “I haven’t heard much. I’m Some questions and answers as just going in with an open mind, under contract to a professional the NCAA moves to address ath- positive attitude and ready to play franchise to gain approval from lete compensation, a thorny issue Is the NCAA angling for wherever they choose to put me,” the defense secretary. Individuals for the nation’s biggest college an antitrust exemption? said Perry, who spoke briefly approved for the policy would not sports governing body for more with Miami general manager be commissioned as officers until than 60 years. Not directly, but when you ask Chris Grier and head coach Brian their playing careers concluded. Congress to protect your organi- Flores after being chosen just be- Athletes allowed to pursue pro Who will be permitted zation from state laws and future fore 7 p.m. on Saturday. sports must eventually fulfill lawsuits challenging your rules, Perry practiced at wide receiv- their five-year military obligation to pay the athletes? it sounds a lot like you are asking er during the East-West Shrine JOE GROMELSKI/Stars and Stripes or repay the government the cost The best way to answer that for antitrust exemption. Bowl week and worked out with of their college education. Perry is seen by some NFL is by laying out who will not be that position group at the NFL A Dolphins beat reporter asked Combine. However, most NFL executives as a versatile, permitted to pay the athletes: Will athletes be capped Perry about the policy change executives envision the versatile multi-positional player, capable The NCAA, the schools and the and being able to defer his active on what they can earn? prospect as a multi-positional of lining up in the backfield in conferences. duty commitment. type of player, capable of lining certain packages and possibly That doesn’t mean everybody No, according to Ohio State ath- “I know a lot of guys I played up in the backfield in certain at quarterback in a Wildcat else is good to go: The NCAA letic director Gene Smith, who with in the past who didn’t get packages and possibly at quarter- formation. working group said member led the group that produced the this opportunity who definitely back in a Wildcat formation. had the talent.” he said. “It means schools should consider prohib- recommendations approved by about that playmaking ability as a “I played wide receiver at the a lot to be in this position. I’m very iting athletes from promoting the NCAA Board of Governors. ballcarrier. combine. That’s the position I’ve fortunate and grateful.” things like alcohol, tobacco and That is notable since the NCAA been training for the whole time, “ Getting some yards and, hope- Perry explained that he will sports gambling. There is also a is still fighting the appeal of an the position I’ve been projected to fully, scoring touchdowns. That’s eventually be commissioned as recommendation to limit what antitrust case in which the plain- play at the next level,” Perry said. the goal every time I touch the a Marine Corps officer. He se- athletes can do with shoe and ap- tiffs claimed the association and “ I have a willingness and ability ball,” Perry said. “ I have to keep lected Marine Corps Ground and parel companies — a source of its member schools and confer- to play other positions as well.” the same attitude of working hard angst for college sports for a long ences have illegally capped com- Perry noted he’s always “felt and doing whatever I can to help would be sent to the Basic School time. pensation to athletes at the value pretty natural at running back” the team. I’m ready to get the ball in Quantico, Va., if the NFL does of a scholarship. and has put considerable effort rolling.” not work out. What about boosters? into learning how to become a slot Perry was asked about his Perry acknowledged he did Can athletes in jerseys receiver because “I just wanted to ability to play special teams and not hear from the Dolphins dur- Boosters likely won’t be imme- be as good as I could at my weak- responded that he returned kick- ing the months leading up to the diately disqualified from work- tout a local business? est position transition.” offs in games and practiced field- NFL Draft. However, he had a ing with athletes. The NCAA Perry played slotback and ing punts while at Navy. In fact, supporter within the organization plans to monitor deals athletes Athletes will not be allowed to as former Navy fullbacks coach use their school logo or brand in quarterback at Navy, excelling at Perry averaged 24.6 yards on 20 make and require them to dis- kickoff returns as a sophomore Mike Judge is entering his fourth their personal deals. both while amassing 4,359 career close details, perhaps through a rushing yards. That total ranks and junior. season as a quality control coach clearinghouse. second in program history behind “I feel like that’s definitely going for the Dolphins. Is the NCAA football Keenan Reynolds (4,559), a quar- to be a big role for me, somewhere Judge and Miami wide receiv- Will this be enough to video game returning? terback who went on to play slot I’ll have to shine in order to get ers coach Josh Grizzard were satisfy lawmakers? receiver in the NFL and XFL. into this league,” Perry said. “It’s part of the staff for the East-West Not under these recommenda- As a senior, Perry set the Foot- definitely something I’ve been Shrine Bowl, during which Perry No. The NCAA is trying to fend tions. That would require a group ball Bowl Subdivision record practicing; I still need to get bet- ripped off a 52-yard touchdown off attempts by states to force licensing deal between the play- with 2,017 rushing yards and also ter at playing special teams.” run after taking a shotgun snap the association into opening up ers and the schools and the NCAA scored 21 touchdowns. He was Perry will be allowed to pur- and faking an option pitch to the the free market for athletes. The is steering clear of that. asked during the conference call sue an NFL career immediately tailback. S TARS AND STRIPES Friday, May 1, 2020 Hall on hold Baseball’s 2020 class will have SPORTS to wait until next year » Page 22 WhateverNFL it takes Navy standout Perry has versatility to help Miami

BY BILL WAGNER The Capital ANNAPOLIS, Md. ormer Navy football stand- out Malcolm Perry conducted a Zoom conference call with F members of the media covering the Miami Dolphins on Saturday night. Miami selected Perry in the sev- enth round of the NFL Draft using a pick previously acquired from ‘ I’m ready to the Kansas play wherever City Chiefs. The versatile they choose quarterback to put me. ’ was selected Malcolm Perry with the 246th Former Navy QB, overall pick in the after being selected by draft after a re- the Miami Dolphins cord-setting career in the NFL Draft at Navy. It was down to the wire for Perry as there were only nine remaining picks, all of which were compensatory. Had the American Athletic Conference 2019 Offensive Player of the Year not been drafted, he would have been quickly signed as a priority free agent as sever- al teams had already reached out about

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Navy quarterback Malcolm Perry was selected by the Miami Dolphins with the 246th overall pick in the seventh round of the NFL Draft.

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