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CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK Nations feel pressure for solutions

Lockdowns have plunged world into most painful economic slump since Great Depression

BY FRANK JORDANS 160,000 lives over the past four months and AND HYUNG-JIN KIM GLOBAL CONTRACTION for which there is still no vaccine. Countries Associated Press such as Britain say it’s too soon to give definite The International Monetary Fund expects the lockdown easing dates. BERLIN — Authorities responded with a global economy to contract 3% this year — But in Germany, which has managed to range of possible dates and solutions — and a far bigger loss than 2009’s 0.1% after the significantly slow the rate of new infections a few emphatic “not yets” — Sunday as pres- global financial crisis. since mid-March, most small stores can re- sure mounted on governments around the open Monday. The head of an association world to ease the economic pain of coronavi- SOURCE: Associated Press representing German cities said many people rus lockdowns. would likely welcome the chance to shop in of the 1930s. Tens of millions of workers have SEAN HURT/DOD Shutdowns that began in China in late Janu- person again. ary and spread to Europe, the United States lost their jobs; millions more fear that they “But we’re not expecting a huge rush now,” Retired U.S. Army Command and elsewhere have disrupted economic, so- are next. Helmut Dedy told Germany’s dpa news agen- Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins, a cial, cultural and religious life across the globe With the arc of infection different in every cy. “The stores that are reopening will be just Medal of Honor recipient, died and plunged the world into its most painful nation, proposals have differed for cop- Friday from complications from economic slump since the Great Depression ing with the virus that has killed more than SEE PRESSURE ON PAGE 7 the coronavirus. Adkins was 86. Virus claims celebrated A nod to normalcy veteran’s life Pence delivers commencement address to

BY NIKKI WENTLING 2020 Air Force Academy graduating class Stars and Stripes Page 7 WASHINGTON — Bennie Ad- kins, who received the Medal of Honor for fighting off enemies and saving wounded comrades in Vietnam, died Friday from com- plications from the coronavirus. Adkins, who was 86, was hos- pitalized March 26 at the East Alabama Medical Center in his hometown of Opelika, Ala. He was admitted to the intensive care unit and put on a ventilator after experiencing respiratory failure. He died Friday according to a message posted to his founda- tion’s Facebook page. Adkins is credited with killing 135 to 175 Vietnamese in a near- ly four-day battle while being wounded 18 times and helping fellow soldiers to safety. For those acts, former President Barack Obama presented Adkins with the Medal of Honor in 2014. “I have to be honest, in a battle The class of 2020 toss their caps as the Thunderbirds and daring escape that lasted fly over Saturday’s scaled-down Air Force Academy four days, Bennie performed so graduation ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo. many acts of bravery we actually CHRISTIAN MURDOCK / AP SEE LIFE ON PAGE 6 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, April 20, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Contactless payments skyrocket in place of cash Military rates Switzerland (Franc)...... 0.9662 Euro costs (April 20)...... $1.06 Thailand (Baht) ...... 32.50 Dollar buys (April 20) ...... €0.8965 Turkey (Lira) ...... 6.9271 British pound (April 20) ...... $1.22 BY OLGA KHARIF (Military exchange rates are those rus relief checks via mobile-pay- small businesses have already Japanese yen (April 20) ...... 105.00 available to customers at military banking South Korean won (April 20) ...... 1,187.00 Bloomberg ment services like Venmo. seen an increase in customers Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the “We shouldn’t be touching using services like Apple Pay, Bahrain (Dinar) ...... 0.3778 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For British pound ...... $1.2506 Use of contactless mobile anything,” said Richard Crone, according to a survey of 361 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., Canada (Dollar) ...... 1.4027 payments — services that once purchasing British pounds in Germany), chief executive officer of mobile companies released in April by China (Yuan) ...... 7.0724 check with your local military banking struggled to catch on in the U.S. Denmark (Krone) ...... 5.6426 payment research firm Crone the Strawhecker Group and the facility. Commercial rates are interbank — is surging as people come to see Egypt (Pound) ...... 6.8524 Consulting. He expects contact- Electronic Transactions Associa- Euro ...... $1.0886/0.9186 rates provided for reference when buying their phones as a safer way to pay. less payments to grab an addi- tion. Publix Super Markets sped Hong Kong (Dollar) ...... 7.7505 currency. All figures are foreign currencies to one dollar, except for the British pound, They’re also using mobile apps tional 10% to 20% of transactions up its transition to contactless Hungary (Forint) ...... 323.52 Israel (Shekel) ...... 3.5892 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, tied to payments, such as Amazon at stores and ATMs as a result terminals because of COVID-19, Japan (Yen) ...... 107.33 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) Prime Now, to place delivery or of the pandemic. Person-to-per- according to the company. Since Kuwait (Dinar) ...... 0.3119 INTEREST RATES Norway (Krone) ...... 10.3228 pickup orders for groceries. The son services like PayPal, Venmo early April, consumers at all Philippines (Peso)...... 50.92 Prime rate ...... 3.25 Treasury Department may even and Zelle should benefit as well, Publix stores have been able to Poland (Zloty) ...... 4.16 Discount rate ...... 0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...... 3.7574 Federal funds market rate ...... 0.05 let people who don’t have bank Crone said. use services like Apple Pay and Singapore (Dollar) ...... 1.4218 3-month bill ...... 0.12 accounts receive their coronavi- Twenty-seven percent of U.S. Google Pay to check out. South Korea (Won) ...... 1,216.57 30-year bond ...... 1.28 WEATHER OUTLOOK MONDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST MONDAY IN EUROPE TUESDAY IN THE PACIFIC

Misawa 52/47 Kabul 55/42 Seoul 48/39 Baghdad 89/62 Kandahar 76/51 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 49/41 64/45 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 55/43 52/33 57/46 Iwakuni 58/53 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 77/73 Brussels 53/35 Guam 83/68 62/44 Ramstein 57/52 84/77 Lajes, 59/41 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 75/67 76/71 61/58 62/47 56/45 Aviano/ Vicenza 54/50

Naples 63/59 Okinawa Morón 68/65 64/51 Sigonella Rota 63/58 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 86/80 63/57 64/57 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 16 Classified ...... 13 Comics ...... 15 Crossword ...... 15 Faces ...... 17 Opinion ...... 18 Sports ...... 20-24 Monday, April 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY General apologizes for firefighting foam leak

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE the commander of III Marine Expedition- AND AYA ICHIHASHI ary Force. Uchidomari is not a source of Stars and Stripes drinking water for the city. “It’s a huge problem because if the leak CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A Marine had happened within our water supply general apologized Friday to a vice-gov- river, we would have had to close the intake ernor of Okinawa for an April 10 spill of and cut the water supply to our people,” a 38,000 gallons of potentially toxic firefight- spokesman for the Okinawa Prefectural ing foam from an air station into a nearby Enterprise Bureau, which oversees water stream and neighborhood. quality, said Wednesday. It’s customary The leak occurred after something trig- for some government officials in Japan to gered a fire-suppression system inside a speak on condition of anonymity. hangar at Marine Corps Air Station Futen- Ginowan city firefighters responded ma and the foam traveled off base through to the Kakazu neighborhood where they a storm drain, the Marines said in a state- saw large amounts of foam floating on ment Friday. Uchidomari River, a department spokes- Okinawa Vice-Governor Kiichiro Jahana man said Friday. The foam was picked up toured the scene of the spill at MCAS Futen- by a strong easterly wind and covered “ev- ma on Friday and was briefed by Marines erything,” including homes. on what had occurred, the cleanup response CALEB HOOVER/U.S.Marine Corps The firefighters turned the foam over to and efforts to prevent future spills, accord- the base so it could be discarded, the de- ing to a Marine statement. Locals tour an Osprey hangar at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, in 2013. On April 10, 38,000 gallons of potentially toxic firefighting foam spilled at Futenma. fense bureau spokesman said. Jahana also discussed the incident with Bureau personnel were also dispatched U.S. deputy consul general Hillary Dauer Of the approximately 60,000 gallons for the damage later.” to a day care center in Ginowan’s Ojana and Brig. Gen. William Bowers, command- neighborhood to clean playground equip- spilled, 22,000 gallons were contained U.S. military officials in Japan have said er of U.S. Marine Corps Installations Pa- ment and block off a sandbox that had been on the base, an Okinawa Defense Bureau the firefighting foam used at Futenma con- cific, according to the statement. contaminated. spokesman said Wednesday. The bureau tains perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, or PFOS, Jahana’s visit started with an apology Ginowan’s mayor said in his letter he was represents Japan’s Ministry of Defense on and perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA. from Bowers. angered that the Marines did not perform the island. The synthetic, fully fluorinated organic “We apologize that this incident has the off-base cleanup. Defense Ministry spokesman Shigeki acids are also found in aircraft grease, caused trouble for local residents,” the gen- Kono, the nation’s defense minister, said eral said, according to the statement. “A Ito on Tuesday called it a “mass-leakage water-repellant materials, cleaning agents he, too, wished they had taken “necessary” senior Marine colonel is conducting a thor- incident.” and other products. They have been known action and called for discussions on the fu- ough investigation to determine the cause of “If the U.S. grants base access, we will to cause tumors, increases in body and ture use of firefighting foam containing the the spill. When the investigation concludes send an investigation team to find out the organ weight and death in animals. compounds. and based upon the recommendations in the cause [of the spill] then go from there,” an- An unknown quantity of the foam reached [email protected] final report, we will implement measures to other defense spokesman said Wednesday. Uchidomari River near MCAS Futenma, Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 reduce the likelihood of similar incidents in Defense Minister Taro Kono on Tuesday according to a letter sent Tuesday by Gi- [email protected] the future.” told reporters: “We may ask the U.S. to pay nowan city Mayor Masanori Matsukawa to Twitter: @AyaIchihashi COLA changes boost some troops’ paychecks

BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS in cost-of-living allowances in No- Stars and Stripes vember at many installations in Japan. Camp Zama saw a reduc- Some service members in tion of eight points; Misawa lost Japan saw a welcome surprise six points; Atsugi, Iwakuni, Sase- in their paychecks Wednesday bo and Yokota lost four points; after the cost-of-living allowance and Okinawa lost two, according increased across the region, a to a Defense Travel Agency state- U.S. Forces Japan official said ment on Nov. 19. during a livestreamed town hall Winegartner said he was glad Thursday. to share positive news during the Service members at Camp livestream, which was otherwise Zama, Misawa Air Base, Yokota punctuated with questions from Air Base and Camp Fuji will re- the public about the coronavirus. ceive about $4.50 more per day, an He and other U.S. military offi- increase of 4 percentage points, cials across Japan have been par- USFJ’s senior enlisted leader ticipating in regular virtual town Chief Master Sgt. Rick Winegart- halls and video statements re- ner said via USFJ’s official Face- garding coronavirus-related poli- Stars and Stripes book page. That’s about $67.50 cy changes during the pandemic. more per 15-day pay period. “Some good news — it has noth- People shop at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center’s base exchange at Ramstein Air Base, Personnel stationed at Yoko- ing to do with COVID — I just Germany. Due to the pandemic, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service is extending its return policy suka Naval Base, Sasebo Naval wanted to be able to share that for shoppers through July 1. Base or installations in Yokohama so everybody can go, ‘Hey, good or on Okinawa received a boost of news comes out of these conver- about $2.25 per day, Winegartner sations, as well,’” Winegartner said in the livestream town hall said in the livestream, referring AAFES extending its return policy hosted by American Forces Net- to the name of the disease caused Stars and Stripes work Pacific radio. That’s about by coronavirus. previous return policy was 90 place at this time,” said Air Force $33.75 more per paycheck. He did not mention whether days, except for certain products, Chief Master Sgt. Luis Reyes, the The Army and Air Force Ex- Cost-of-living allowance rates COLA changed at Marine Corps such as jewelry, televisions and Exchange senior enlisted advi- reflect how expensive it is to Air Station Iwakuni or Naval Air change Service is extending its computers, which had a return sor, in a statement. “Extending return policy for items purchased live in an area as compared to Station Atsugi. policy of 15 or 30 days, depending the return window gives military the United States. The Defense USFJ did not immediately re- in AAFES stores to accommodate on the item. shoppers peace of mind.” Department uses a percentage spond Friday to a request for customers during the coronavirus “While extensive preventive The extended return policy point system to adjust the rate, so further information about the pandemic, the agency announced measures have been implemented applies to items purchased at an increase of four points means changes or whether other instal- last week. at our stores to keep the military Exchange stores and not those the area’s cost of living is an ad- lations in Japan qualified for an All purchases made since community safe, we understand purchased online, AAFES offi- ditional 4% higher than it would increase. cials said. March 16 of this year are eligible that some shoppers may not feel be back home. [email protected] for returns through July 1. The comfortable going to a public [email protected] The increase follows a decrease Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos PAGE 4 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, April 20, 2020 MILITARY/VIRUS OUTBREAK Iran’s Guard acknowledges US encounter

BY AMIR VAHDAT the Americans later withdrew. men boarded a Hong Kong- Associated Press The Guard released no video or flagged tanker ship Tuesday off evidence to support its allegation. the coast of Iran near the crucial TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s para- It also accused American forces Strait of Hormuz, holding the ship military Revolutionary Guard ac- of blocking Iranian warships on for a short time near the Iranian knowledged Sunday it had a tense April 6 and April 7. coast before releasing it. Though encounter with U.S. warships in Lt. Pete Pagano, a spokesman Iran has not acknowledged the the Persian Gulf last week but al- for the U.S. Navy’s Bahrain-based incident, private security firms leged without offering evidence 5th Fleet, said the Navy stood by say the Guard was behind the that American forces sparked the its earlier description of the inci- seizure. incident. dent Wednesday. In a tweet Sunday, Iranian For- The incident Wednesday saw “Regarding any other interac- eign Minister Mohammad Javad the U.S. Navy release video of tions with our ships, U.S. forces Zarif kept up his criticism of small Iranian fast boats com- continue to remain vigilant and President Donald Trump, claim- ing close to American warships are trained to act in a profession- ing Iran soon would export ven- as they operated in the northern al manner,” Pagano told The As- tilators despite facing one of the Persian Gulf near Kuwait, with sociated Press in reference to the world’s worst outbreaks. U.S. Army Apache helicopters. Guard’s claims of other recent “All you need to do is stop in- In the Guard’s telling, its forces incidents. terfering in the affairs of other were on a drill and faced “the un- The incident comes amid still- nations; mine especially,” Zarif /AP professional and provocative ac- heightened tensions between Iran wrote. “And believe me, we do not U.S. NAVY tions of the United States and their and the U.S. despite the ongoing take advice from ANY American Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels sail close to U.S. military ships indifference to warnings.” It said coronavirus pandemic. Armed politician.” Wednesday in the Persian Gulf near Kuwait. City near home of US Forces Japan has no infection cases

BY SETH ROBSON spreading the virus on its website and ian employees, family members, retirees, AND HANA KUSUMOTO magazine and closed public facilities and contractors and local nationals with access Stars and Stripes canceled events, such as its popular Tan- to the facilities. abata Festival. People living and working at Yokota have YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — A city “We have been calling attention to the been restricted to the base or their homes bordering the home of U.S. Forces Japan residents extensively to stay home, wash but may shop for essential items and ser- in western Tokyo is among the few in a hands and to avoid closed places,” she said. vices in Fussa. prefecture hard-hit by the coronavirus “We think people are being careful in their Several other towns within Tokyo, in- that has yet to report a resident infected by daily lives.” cluding Mizuho, Okutama, Hinode and the disease. Likewise, Yokota has reported no cases Hinohara as well as islands administered The Japanese capital had 2,596 virus of coronavirus among the base popula- by the city government, have also not re- cases and 56 deaths by Thursday when 149 tion since Defense Secretary Mark Esper new cases were reported. on March 27 ordered commanders to stop ported virus cases, according to the Tokyo However, Fussa city, population 57,459, announcing new infections on their instal- Metropolitan Government’s website. the area of Tokyo immediately outside the lations, citing a concern that potential ad- Only a handful of cases have been an- main gate of Yokota Air Base, where USFJ versaries might exploit that information. nounced in areas near Yokota. For exam- is headquartered, has been coronavirus USFJ commander Lt. Gen. Kevin Sch- ple, Akishima city, population 80,624, had free. neider on Wednesday declared a public three cases and Tachikawa city, popula- On Friday traffic appeared to be normal health emergency for all U.S. military tion 183,918, had eight cases, the website along Route 16, the main thoroughfare bases in Japan, expanding an earlier order states. passing the base. Shops were open selling that covered only the area in and around The sections of central Tokyo with the everything from bicycles to televisions and Tokyo. highest numbers of cases are Setagaya crowds of mask-wearing shoppers bagged Commanders of U.S. bases on the Kanto THERON GODBOLD/Stars and Stripes with 243 followed by Shinjuku with 187, the their groceries at a supermarket. Plain, which includes the Tokyo metro website states. Smokers practice social distancing at It’s unclear why there are no cases in area and its surroundings, have declared [email protected] a smoking area outside the main train Fussa, said Miharu Harada, a city health their own public health emergencies that Twitter: @SethRobson1 station in Fussa, Japan, on Friday. Fussa is division official. The city has provided allow them to restrict the movements and [email protected] one of the few cities with no virus cases. information for people on ways to stop activities, not only of troops, but also civil- Twitter: @HanaKusumoto Marines in Japan tighten liberty restrictions as cases rise on Okinawa

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE gas at service stations and postal than two people unless they are by the continued spread of coro- Indo-Pacific,” the statement said. Stars and Stripes services. immediate family, Bruce added. navirus cases throughout the The measures will be “continu- Marines are no longer allowed The guidance also applies to region, USFJ’s declaration of a ally assessed” to determine if ad- CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa to take annual leave or visit off- dependents, Defense Department Japan-wide public health emer- ditional measures are needed or — Marine Forces Japan im- base homes unless they live there, civilian employees and contrac- gency, and the Government of if they can be relaxed, it added. posed more stringent off-base III Marine Expeditionary Force tors, the statement said. The gov- Japan’s expanded state of emer- As of Friday, Okinawa had re- liberty restrictions Friday as the spokesman 1st Lt. Ryan Bruce ernment of Japan on Okinawa and gency to encompass all of Japan,” ported 105 confirmed virus cases, coronavirus continues to spread told Stars and Stripes in an email the prefectural government have the statement said. “These pre- the prefectural government web- throughout the region. Friday evening. been notified as a courtesy. ventive measures are intended to site said. These include a girl who The orders were announced Marines are barred from eat- There are approximately ensure the protection of the force, tested positive at the airport but in the evening by the III Marine was counted in another prefec- Expeditionary Force on Okinawa ing in off-base restaurants, get- 30,000 Marines based throughout our families, and our local com- ting takeout or drive-thru meals, Japan, with the majority in Oki- munities, both on and off-base.” ture’s tally and two U.S. airmen and took effect immediately, a and a family member from Kade- Marine statement said. the Marine statement said. They nawa, Bruce said. Marine Forces Japan plans to are also barred from off-base The statement came two days continue “essential training and na Air Base. Marines in Japan are now The number of cases had dou- barred from using non-military schools and child care facilities. after U.S. Forces Japan declared activities” while limiting the po- Marines may run, hike and a public health emergency for tential for exposure to corona- bled in a week’s time, Gov. Denny public and mass transportation, Tamaki said at a press conference swim off base, as long as they all U.S. military facilities in the virus through social distancing, including taxis, and are allowed Friday, according to the Okinawa avoid close contact with others country and a day after Japa- teleworking and other practices, off-base only to patronize essen- Times. tial services, the statement said. and maintain social distancing nese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe it added. protocols, the statement said. announced a nationwide state of “We will maintain our profi- Stars and Stripes reporter Aya Those are limited to medical and Ichihashi contributed to this report. veterinary appointments, grocery They are no longer allowed to emergency. ciency and readiness in support [email protected] shopping, bill paying, purchasing participate in activities with more “These changes are motivated of our allies and partners in the Twitter: @MatthewMBurke1 Monday, April 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 5 VIRUS OUTBREAK USFK bans US contractor for violating orders

BY KIM GAMEL Stars and Stripes ‘ This individual’s CAMP HUMPHREYS, South disregard for Korea — An American contrac- tor who works at Camp Hum- USFK’s public phreys has been banned from health guidance and PHOTOS BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON/Stars and Stripes all U.S. bases in South Korea for health protection Sgt. Eamonn Dugan, an intelligence analyst with the 41st Field Artillery Brigade, wipes down an M240B two years for violating coronavi- machine gun during an exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, on Friday. rus quarantine orders by visiting conditions base shopping facilities, the mili- tary said Friday. jeopardizes the It was the first such action since safety of all. USFK commander Gen. Robert ’ Soldiers glad to be firing guns Abrams declared a public health U.S. Forces Korea emergency in late March that gave him the authority to punish at Grafenwoehr training area civilians as well as service mem- received extra duty and a written bers who violate measures aimed reprimand for traveling to Camp BY IMMANUEL JOHNSON at preventing the spread of the Humphreys without authorization Stars and Stripes virus. on March 28, violating their unit’s Abrams announced Friday that sign-out policy and possessing al- GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Several soldiers he is extending the public health cohol while underage. with the 41st Field Artillery Brigade smiled a little emergency to May 23, saying it Two privates first class with wider than usual as they fired their M240B machine also gives him authority to repur- the 210 FAB were reduced in guns downrange at Grafenwoehr Training Area on pose facilities on installations and rank, forfeited pay and received Friday. to take other additional measures written reprimands for drinking Like most people, they spend more time indoors as needed. in a bar on March 14 in Dong- and away from others than they did before the “It’s not really about increased ducheon, the city that is home spread of the coronavirus. risk. It’s about giving us the ap- to Camp Casey, near the border “Instead of sitting at home, we are out here mov- propriate authorities to be able with North Korea. ing around, seeing what everyone is doing and talk- to protect the force,” he said in a A specialist with the same ing to them,” said Pfc. JeanCarlo Ciprian, a signal community update via Facebook brigade received the same pun- support system specialist. Spc. Nicholas Smith, a fire support specialist with the 41st Field Artillery Brigade, left, fires an live. ishment for drinking in a bar on With a few extra range safety measures, includ- U.S. Forces Korea said the March 20 in Dongducheon. ing handwashing stations, they shot up the targets M240B machine gun as Sgt. Eamonn Duggan, center, and Spc. Luis Garcia, right, observe. contractor, whose name was not A sergeant first class with the just like they would have before the pandemic. released because of privacy con- 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade “We are practicing social distancing, [soldiers] The M240B is capable of firing up to 950 cyclic siderations, had been instructed had to forfeit pay and received a are washing their hands and wiping down the weap- to go into quarantine after having written reprimand for visiting an ons after they use them to prevent the spread of rounds per minute, though it’s more commonly fired in shorter, six- to 13-round bursts, according to the direct contact with a co-worker off-post bar in Songtan, the area germs,” said Sgt. Kenneth Jenkins, a wheeled ve- who had tested positive for the outside Osan Air Base, on March hicle mechanic with the 41st FAB. Army field manual on the weapon. virus. 31. The goal was for each of the 25 soldiers to hit six of [email protected] “The individual chose to non- Abrams clamped down on ci- 11 targets, which qualifies them on their weapons. Twitter: @Manny_Stripes comply with the quarantine di- vilians after a contractor who rective and visited the PX and works at Eighth Army headquar- the commissary,” the command ters tested positive after he con- said. “This individual’s disregard tinued to go to restaurants in the Service member’s wife tests positive for USFK’s public health guid- local community despite restric- ance and health protection condi- tions on nonessential activities off tions jeopardizes the safety of all base. nearly 2 weeks after return to S. Korea USFK personnel and families.” That was followed by a spike The ban took effect on Tuesday, in infections with a total of 10 BY KIM GAMEL ert Abrams said in a community been military dependents, con- according to a notice by USFK. contractors who work on Camp Stars and Stripes update on Facebook live. tractors and other U.S. and South “The contractor has finished Humphreys testing positive. In The results came back posi- Korean civilians linked to USFK. his quarantine, was tested and re- all, USFK has reported 25 coro- CAMP HUMPHREYS, South tive on Friday, and she was being The command has begun re- sults came back negative,” USFK navirus cases, including two Korea — The wife of a U.S. ser- taken to a designated barracks at quiring that anybody affiliated spokesman Col. Lee Peters said soldiers. vice member tested positive for Camp Humphreys for isolation, with USFK who travels to South in response to a question about USFK promised to routinely coronavirus on Friday, nearly two according to the command. Korea from overseas must be the contractor’s current status. publish actions taken to enforce weeks after she returned to South Two service members had quarantined a minimum 14 “We are confident that there compliance with rules to contain Korea from the United States, picked her up at the airport, but days upon arrival, be monitored was no exposure to others as the virus “to ensure our service raising the total number of cases members, civilians, contract they wore protective gear and al- for symptoms and “complete both locations he visited — com- affiliated with U.S. Forces Korea ready have tested negative for the missary and PX — are routinely employees, family members and two COVID-19 tests with con- to 25, the command said. virus, Abrams said, adding that cleaned daily,” he added. the community understand the firmed negative results to exit The woman, whose husband is contact tracing was not required At least six soldiers also have adverse actions of not following quarantine.” stationed at Camp Carroll, had since she had followed procedure received nonjudicial punishment USFK directives.” gone into a mandatory quaran- and been quarantined. The overall pace of infections under Article 15 of the Uniform Two civilians also were barred tine at her family’s off-base resi- “It’s really a testament that our in South Korea has slowed, with Code of Military Justice for going from Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, dence in Waegwan after arriving procedures and our processes are only 22 new cases recorded on to bars off-base or otherwise vio- after security personnel found in South Korea on April 4, offi- working,” he said. Thursday, including 14 in people lating restrictions on nonessential them in an off-base bar in viola- cials said. Only two American soldiers arriving from abroad, according movement off-base, according to tion of similar restrictions set by She was tested before she was have contracted the respiratory to the Korea Centers for Disease the Eighth Army. the Navy to fight the coronavirus, due to be released, according to disease since an outbreak began Control. South Korea reported Two privates assigned to the officials said earlier this week. new requirements, although she in South Korea in late February. just eight more cases Sunday , The 210th Field Artillery Brigade at [email protected] showed no symptoms, Gen. Rob- The other confirmed cases have Associated Press reported. Camp Casey had to forfeit pay and Twitter: @kimgamel PAGE 6 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, April 20, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Life: Virus claims veteran honored for Vietnam War heroics

FROM FRONT PAGE the citation says. don’t have time to talk about all He ran back and of them,” Obama said during the forth from a mor- ceremony. tar pit to a bunker Adkins was born in Waurika, through enemy Okla., and drafted into the mili- fire through the tary at age 22 in 1956. He vol- battle, gathering unteered for the Army’s Special ammunition. Forces and deployed three times He and a small to Vietnam between 1963 and group of other sol- 1971. diers destroyed He was awarded the Medal of their signal equip- Honor for acts of valor during his ment and classi- second tour in Vietnam in 1966. fied documents At the time, he was a sergeant and then es- first class serving with detach- caped by digging ment A-102, 5th Special Forces through the back Group (Airborne), 1st Special of the bunker and Forces. Adkins was an intelli- fighting their way gence sergeant, and his unit was out of camp. Ad- /U.S. Army responsible for tracking enemy kins led the men STAFF SGT. BERNARDO FULLER, RELEASED through the jungle U.S. Army movements. President Barack Obama bestows the Medal of Honor to retired until they were Early on the morning of March Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins, on Sept. 15, 2014. Adkins rescued by heli- Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins receives 9, 1966, hundreds of North Viet- the Purple Heart while serving in Vietnam . passed away from complications from the coronavirus. namese descended on their copter March 12. camp, Camp A Shau, which was He exhibited “extraordinary heroism and self- “I think what probably struck nities, job-wise, when he retired. lege in Wadley, Ala. also pounded with mortars and me is that he wasn’t interested in His further education became He and Mary, who were mar- rocket-propelled grenades. Ad- lessness,” the Medal of Honor ci- tation reads. bragging — it wasn’t about him,” important to him.” ried more than 60 years, had kins rushed through the intense “We were not going to be pris- Jackson said. “It was almost a Following his tours in Vietnam, four sons, a daughter and many enemy fire to man a mortar posi- oners of war, whatever we had to challenge to get him to talk about Adkins held other jobs with the grandchildren and great-grand- tion to repel the attack, his Medal do,” Adkins said in a 2015 inter- himself. To talk about his own ac- Army, including as a trainer at children. Mary Adkins died in of Honor citation says. Despite view with Stars and Stripes. complishments was really hard the jungle warfare school at Fort February 2019. being wounded by shrapnel, Ad- Adkins and Katie Jackson, an Bennie Adkins was known as kins ran through mortar fire to for him to do.” Sherman, located at the northern instructor at Auburn University, an animated storyteller who loved reach wounded soldiers and drag Also apparent was his resil- end of the Panama Canal. He re- co-authored a book in 2018 titled, to crack jokes. For years, he trav- them to safety. ience, she said. tired from the Army as a com- “A Tiger Among Us: A Story of eled across the country speaking Enemy forces launched their “He not only survived the bat- mand sergeant major in 1978. Valor in Vietnam’s A Shau Val- about his military experiences. main attack the following day. tle and a number of other close Adkins and his wife, Mary, ley.” The book details Adkins’ “My fourth career is traveling Within hours, Adkins was the only calls in his years of service, but settled in Opelika. He estab- military experiences and his life he came back to a time when lished his own accounting firm and trying to instill patriotism in soldier left firing mortars. When after the Army. Jackson said she our young people,” he told Stars he was out of rounds, he used a Vietnam veterans were discrimi- and operated it for 22 years. He sat for multiple interviews with and Stripes. nated against,” Jackson said. also taught classes as an adjunct recoilless rifle, small arms and Adkins, collecting about 20 hours “That’s when he began to realize instructor at Auburn University hand grenades to fight off intense of tape to use for the book. [email protected] waves of attacking Viet Cong, he wasn’t going to have opportu- and Southern Union Junior Col- Twitter: @nikkiwentling 2 friends, advocates, Vietnam War veterans die days apart

BY NIKKI WENTLING went to Pennsylvania State University, but him,” Shipley said. “His last words to me Stars and Stripes he didn’t graduate. He enlisted in the Ma- were, ‘Hey buddy, I love you. Never forget rine Corps in the mid-1960s. Hernandez that your love is one of the most important WASHINGTON — Vietnam War veter- said Sharples participated in the Tet Offen- things to me. Have a great night.’ ” ans Charles Sharples and Craige Osborne sive, one of the largest military campaigns Osborne was found dead in his home were friends, neighbors and part of the of the Vietnam War and one that eroded March 19. An official cause was unclear, gay community in California’s Coachella America’s support for the conflict. but after Sharples’ doctors confirmed he Valley. Sharples spent 10 years in the Marine was infected with the coronavirus, their They belonged to the same veterans Corps and was honorably discharged as a friends believe that’s what led to Osborne’s organizations, volunteered and traveled captain. death. together. They particularly enjoyed cruis- Christopher Damien Later in life, Sharples developed Parkin- Like Sharples, Osborne was highly in- es. Their last cruise, at the beginning of son’s disease, which is known to be caused volved in the local gay and veteran com- March, was a one-week trip to the Mexican Vietnam War veterans Charles Sharples by exposure to Agent Orange, a chemical munities. He was a past leader with Riviera aboard the Norwegian Joy. and Craige Osborne died days apart of herbicide used by the U.S. military in Viet- Disabled American Veterans and belonged When they disembarked in Los Angeles complications from the coronavirus. on March 8, Sharples was weak, confused nam. It wasn’t until a few years ago that to the local AMVETS post. He and Sharp- Sharples decided to file a claim with the les went to a group brunch every Sunday at and had a fever. His friend and caretaker, parade for the first time — an action that Department of Veterans Affairs to receive the nearby American Legion hall. Rick Tice, took him directly to Desert Re- made national news. gional Medical Center in Palm Springs. In 2001, Sharples helped establish the monthly compensation for his disease. Osborne was born in Everett, Wash., Sharples, 76, died March 16 of compli- country’s first-ever memorial to honor gay Osborne, 78, was a socialite who cared and was drafted into the Army in 1966. He cations from the coronavirus. Three days veterans. The LGBTQ Veterans Memorial for his neighbors was trained as an infrared repairman and later, Osborne died too. was dedicated in Desert Memorial Park in Chad Shipley, a friend of Sharples and an served in Vietnam. Sharples, to all who knew him, was a Cathedral City. In 2018, the state of Cali- Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, said he will Osborne had a long history in the proud Marine — and a proud gay man. fornia designated it as the state’s official never forget Osborne’s last words to him, Coachella Valley. Shipley described him as Sharples worked most of his life at memorial to gay veterans. days before his death. a self-sacrificing, dignified person who did gay businesses, including as manager of Sharples also advocated against Don’t After Osborne and Sharples disem- as much as he could for his community. C.C.B.C., a gay resort in Cathedral City, Ask, Don’t Tell, the U.S. military’s policy barked from their final cruise and Sharp- “Charles Sharples and Craige Osborne Calif. that barred openly gay and lesbian people les went to the hospital, Osborne returned were fierce advocates who represented He was a leader — and one-time com- from serving. The policy went into effect in home. He said he was feeling fine, Shipley AMVETS remarkably in California,” AM- mander — of the local AMVETS post, 1993 and was repealed in 2011. recalled. At the time, no one knew Sharp- VETS headquarters said in a statement. which has a predominantly gay member- Hernandez described Coachella Valley les was suffering from the coronavirus. It “On behalf of our entire organization, our ship, and he was a founding member of the as a “paradise for gay veterans” — and was the beginning of March, and the Unit- hearts go out to their families and close Palm Springs Gay Veterans club. In 1999, Sharples was part of what made it that ed States hadn’t yet responded to the virus friends. They will be deeply missed, and he and Hernandez joined others in the club way. with any broad measures. their continued service to veterans never to march in the city’s annual Veterans Day Sharples grew up in Pennsylvania and “I called him on the phone to check on forgotten.” Monday, April 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 7 VIRUS OUTBREAK Pence: Cadets ‘inspire confidence’ in US

BY ZEKE MILLER its signature dramatic flyover AND JILL COLVIN by the Air Force Thunderbirds, Associated Press which thundered overhead as the graduates threw their hats into AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. the air and burst into cheers. But — In a symbolic nod to normalcy, instead of being able to embrace Vice President Mike Pence deliv- their fellow graduates, the cadets ered a commencement address remained several feet apart and to the U.S. Air Force Academy’s then proceeded to tie on white graduating class on Saturday, face masks. telling the cadets that by setting “You knew your graduation day off on their mission to defend the would be memorable. But did you nation they “inspire confidence imagine that your commence- that we will prevail against the ment would take place in mid- invisible enemy in our time as April? Or that each of us would well.” have a face mask at the ready? Or Pence’s trip, only his second that you would march a COVID- outside Washington in the last six compliant eight feet apart to the weeks, was aimed at showing that terrazzo?” asked Barbara Bar- the country is on course to gradu- rett, secretary of the Air Force. ally reopening after weeks of the As the ceremony began, gradu- coronavirus shutdown. He spoke at a scaled-down ates lined up outside and silently ceremony at the academy out- saluted the vice president’s mo- side Colorado Springs, where torcade as he arrived on a near- empty campus . They later filed hundreds of graduating cadets in PHOTOS BY DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP blue and white dress uniforms sat into a stadium that was absolutely eight feet apart, taking up an area silent but for the drum roll and Cadets wearing face masks salute during the graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 at the U.S. Air nearly as large as a football field. the rustling of starched pants Force Academy, on Saturday in Colorado. “I know we gather at a time of marching in place. invisible enemy in our time as great challenge in the life of our At one point Pence asked the nation,” Pence said as he began graduates to applaud the friends well.” his remarks. “And while we don’t and family who “couldn’t be here He later greeted graduates at quite look like the usual gradua- because of the extraordinary a distance and met with small tion at the Air Force Academy, let times in which we live.” The ca- groups, including cadets from his me tell you, this is an awesome dets quickly rose to their feet, home state of Indiana, who had sight. And I wouldn’t be anywhere cheering and waving to those their temperatures taken before else but with the 62nd class of the watching from home. meeting with the vice president. Air Force Academy, the class of While much of the ceremony Despite the starkly differ- 2020.” focused on the graduates, many ent visuals from previous years, of whom will be joining the new The event usually attracts a big Pence’s day trip was meant as a Space Force, Pence also spoke crowd to Falcon Stadium, which signal to the nation that the pan- has a maximum capacity of more about the government’s response demic response has entered a than 46,000. President Donald to the coronavirus. new phase. Trump spoke last year. But this Still, he said, for “Americans year, the pandemic forced the looking on from around the coun- Pence was initially meant to academy to close the ceremony try at this very hour, seeing you speak to the academy’s graduates to visitors, including friends brave men and women setting off via recorded video. and family of the nearly 1,000 on your mission to defend this na- He planned to continue his graduates. tion” would “inspire confidence travels with a trip to Wisconsin Vice President Mike Pence delivered the commencement address Still, the ceremony featured that we will prevail against the on Tuesday. Saturday during a scaled-down event. Pressure: Countries grapple with isolation and depleting economies

FROM FRONT PAGE this year — a far bigger loss than 2009’s U.K. health experts fear that Britain, and South Carolina have reopened beach- as accessible a week later.” 0.1% after the global financial crisis. which has nearly 15,500 confirmed deaths es, with some drawing noticeable crowds. Spanish authorities said that children, Still, many governments are resisting so far, could eventually have the highest New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has after six weeks of confinement, will be pressures to abruptly relax the coronavi- virus death toll in Europe. criticized the federal response as inad- allowed to leave their homes beginning rus lockdowns. France’s health agency urged the pub- equate, rejected pressure to reopen busi- April 27. Spain imposed one of the strictest “We must not let down our guard until lic to stick to social distancing measures nesses. New York’s daily death toll fell lockdowns in Europe, helping drive down the last confirmed patient is recovered,” that have been extended until at least May below 550 on Saturday for the first time in South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said the daily increase in confirmed infections 11. “Don’t relax our efforts at the moment two weeks, but Cuomo said hospitals are Sunday. from more than 20% to 2% for a country when confinement is bearing fruit,” the still reporting nearly 2,000 new patients a The country, which was hit early on by whose 20,000 virus deaths are only sur- agency said. day. the virus, announced that new infections passed by the United States and Italy. In the U.S., supporters of President “We are not at a point when we are going fell Sunday to eight, from a peak of 909 Albania plans to let its mining and oil Donald Trump protested in several states to be reopening anything immediately,” on Feb. 29. But officials have warned that Saturday, ignoring social distancing and Cuomo said. industries reopen Monday, along with hun- a “quiet spread” of the virus is possible as stay-at-home orders to demand that gover- In Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran dreds of businesses including small retail- people relax social distancing. nors end controls on public activity. They Khan’s government bowed to demands ers, food and fish factories, farmers and British officials, who reported 888 new were goaded on by tweets from Trump, by religious leaders and agreed to keep fishing boats. hospital deaths from the virus, said they’re The death toll in the U.S. is nearing not ready to ease lockdown measures. who called on several states with Demo- mosques open during the Islamic fasting 40,000 with more than 735,000 confirmed U.K. minister Michael Gove said Britain cratic governors to “LIBERATE.” month of Ramadan. Pakistan has been infections, and the global case count has still needs to develop its testing and con- Trump is pushing to relax the U.S. lock- blamed for contributing to the virus’s passed 2.3 million, according to a tally tact tracing program, beef up the National down by May 1, a plan that hinges partly spread by refusing to stop a gathering of by Johns Hopkins University of national Health Service and make sure that infec- on more testing. Pence told NBC’s “Meet tens of thousands of religious missionaries. health reports. The actual extent of the tion and death rates have fallen. the Press” that the country has “sufficient Nearly 2,000 confirmed cases have been pandemic is likely to be significantly high- “It’s only when we have all those mea- testing today” for states to begin reopen- traced to them. er due to mild infections that are missed, sures in place that we can be confident ing their economies as part of the initial In Singapore, McDonald’s suspended limited testing, problems counting the about relaxing some of the measures,” phases of guidelines that the White House operations after seven employees tested dead and some nations’ desires to under- Gove told the BBC on Sunday, adding that released last week. positive for the coronavirus. The company play their outbreaks. pubs and restaurants “will be among the Texas, Indiana and some other states said it will keep paying more than 10,000 The International Monetary Fund ex- last” to leave the lockdown, which is now have announced plans to allow some retail- employees in 135 outlets during the clo- pects the global economy to contract 3% in place until May 7. ing and other activity to resume. Florida sure, due to last through May 4. PAGE 8 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, April 20, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Test troubles clouding Trump’s recovery effort

BY MATTHEW PERRONE said. “Mostly it’s cotton, it’s not a AND MICHELLE R. SMITH big deal.” Associated Press But state and local officials, as

well as lab managers, have said JOHN MINCHILLO/AP WASHINGTON — The United that they cannot expand testing States is struggling to test enough until there are more supplies. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and 16 other governors have organized three separate clusters of states people to track and control the Governors, physician groups committed to working together on reopening their economies. coronavirus spread, a crucial and laboratory directors have first step to reopening parts of the called on the Trump administra- economy, which President Donald tion to address shortages of swabs, Trump is pushing to do by May 1. protective gear and highly special- Lacking US coordination, states Trump on Thursday released a ized laboratory chemicals needed plan to ease business restrictions to analyze the virus’ genetic ma- that hinges on a downward trajec- terial. Hospitals and state health teaming up on when to reopen tory of positive tests. departments have reported scour- But more than a month after he ing the globe to secure orders, BY GEOFF MULVIHILL and family connections, vaca- acknowledgement that the feder- declared, “Anybody who wants competing against each other and Associated Press tion travel and tech hubs linking al government is not going to get a test, can get a test,” the reality their peers abroad in a system that the West Coast states, California done what the states need to get has been different. People report Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., de- President Donald Trump, in a Gov. Gavin Newsom said that the done.” being unable to get tested. Labs scribed as “mayhem. roller-coaster week of reversals teamwork recognizes “that this David Postman, chief of staff and public officials have said that “The federal government can- and contradictions, told gover- pandemic virus knows no bound- for Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, supply shortages have made it im- not wipe their hands of this and nors to “call your own shots” on aries, knows no borders, you can’t said that cooperating with Cali- possible to increase testing to the say, ‘Oh, the states are responsible lifting stay-at-home orders once build walls around it and you can’t fornia and Oregon — which also levels experts have said is neces- for testing,’ ” Cuomo said Friday the coronavirus threat subsides. deny basic fundamental facts.” coordinate during wildfire sea- sary to keep the virus at bay. as he complained of a shortage of But then he took to Twitter to Others are going their own son — would probably happen “There are places that have chemicals manufactured in China. push some to reopen their econo- way, including the second-most regardless of the Trump admin- enough test swabs, but not enough “I don’t do China relations. I don’t mies quickly and tell them it was populous state — Texas — where istration’s approach. workers to administer them. do international supply chain.” their job to ramp up testing. Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday While there are key differ- There are places that are limiting Jennifer Rodriguez, a pharmacy “This is mayhem,” New York that he would ease some pan- ences between the states, Oregon tests because of the CDC criteria technician at a major retail chain Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday. demic-related restrictions next Gov. Kate Brown said that peo- on who should get tested,” said in California, said that she was “We need a coordinated approach week. Florida, another state with ple “work in Oregon and live in Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency sent home by her employer after between the federal government physician and associate professor coming down with symptoms. Her and the states.” a huge population, is also not in Washington and obviously the re- at Brown University. company would not test her, and In the absence of one, Cuomo an alliance. verse. And the same is true with Trump’s plan envisions setting she spent hours on the phone try- and 16 other governors represent- California, Oregon and Wash- California.” She also said that it up “sentinel surveillance sites” ing to find a place that would, she ing half the nation’s population ington state have teamed up, would be “extremely useful” to that would screen people without said. have organized three separate and pacts have formed among coordinate instead of compete for symptoms in locations that serve The San Luis Obispo County clusters of states each commit- Connecticut, Delaware, Massa- protective equipment. older people or minority popu- health department can only test ted to working together on the chusetts, New Jersey, New York, Not everyone praises the lations. Experts have said that 50 samples per day, and a spokes- details of relaunching businesses, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island teamwork. testing would have to increase as woman said that those tests are schools and events while avoiding as well as Illinois, Indiana, Ken- In Connecticut, Republicans much as threefold to be effective. reserved for people who are hos- a resurgence of infections. tucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio have criticized Democratic Gov. The plan pushes responsibility pitalized, first responders and The pacts have formed among and Wisconsin. Ned Lamont for not having his for testing onto states. those who have had contact with states mostly with Democratic Republican and Democratic own reopening plan. “The governors are responsible people who tested positive. Rodri- governors on the West Coast, governors said that they would “If governors want to consult for testing,” Trump told reporters guez didn’t qualify. Another clinic around the Great Lakes and in be cautious on reopening and with one another, that can be at his daily briefing Friday. He told her that she might have to pay the densely populated Northeast, warned they won’t be able to ex- helpful, but Connecticut cannot said that the federal government $150 if it determined she did not covering several big metropoli- pand testing without help from wait on six other states, includ- would ship 5.5 million nasal swabs fit its test criteria. tan areas that cross state lines, the Trump administration. ing states that do not even share a to states in the “next few weeks” to “I just feel like medical work- including New York, Chicago and Addisu Demissie, a Demo- border with us, to agree on a path help address shortages. ers, or even people on the front Philadelphia. cratic strategist who managed forward,” state Senate Republi- “Swabs can be done easily by line, they should have some kind With commuters using inter- Newsom’s 2018 campaign, said can Leader Len Fasano said in a the governors themselves,” Trump of priority,” said Rodriguez. connected trains in the Northeast that the alliances are “largely an statement. Deaths down in New York, but officials urge continued vigilance

Associated Press the first time in over two weeks authorities photos when they spot More than 2,700 people in New up around,” de Blasio said of as hospitalizations continue to the gatherings. York nursing homes have died, by Trump. “When New York City is NEW YORK — New York’s decline. “We do not want to see this dis- far more than in any other state. in need, where are you?” daily toll of coronavirus deaths But the crisis is far from over: ease boomerang,” he said. “We do According to de Blasio on Sun- The number of New York Po- has hit its lowest point in more Hospitals are still reporting not want to see it come back with day, President Donald Trump is lice Department officers calling than two weeks, but officials still nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 pa- a vengeance.” betraying his fellow New Yorkers out sick is also declining. warned that New York City and tients per day, and de Blasio said The state logged 540 deaths by failing to push for billions of The nation’s largest police de- the rest of the state aren’t ready to that the temptation for cooped-up Friday from COVID-19, the low- dollars in additional federal aid partment reported that 5,324 uni- ease up on shutdowns of schools, New Yorkers to take advantage of est number since April 1. needed to help the city deal with formed members — about 15% of businesses and gatherings. the spring weather presents new Nearly 13,000 New Yorkers the coronavirus economic crisis. the force — were out sick Satur- Mayor Bill de Blasio warned challenges to keep the outbreak have died since the state’s first The mayor had harsh words day. That’s down from a high of Sunday that with the arrival of in check. coronavirus case was reported for the Queens-born president, 7,155 officers — nearly 20% of the spring weather, the city will step Police and park officers will be March 1, the governor said. The claiming that both he and Vice force — on April 9. up enforcement of social distanc- out in force to break up outdoor state total doesn’t include more President Mike Pence have ig- So far, more than 2,000 mem- ing rules. gatherings that pose a risk, with than 4,000 New York City deaths nored his overtures on the stimu- bers of the NYPD have returned As of Saturday, the number violators facing potential fines of that were blamed on the virus lus funds. to work full time after recovering of coronavirus deaths in New up to $1,000, the mayor said. The on death certificates but weren’t “Right now you are failing to from a positive test for the coro- York state dropped under 550 for city is encouraging people to text confirmed by a lab test. protect the very people you grew navirus, police officials said. Monday, April 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 9 VIRUS OUTBREAK Racial toll grows starker as more data emerges

BY KAT STAFFORD, Health conditions that exist at MEGHAN HOYER higher rates in the black commu- AND AARON MORRISON nity — obesity, diabetes and asth- Associated Press ma — make African Americans more susceptible to the virus. As a clearer picture emerges They are also more likely to be of COVID-19’s decidedly deadly uninsured, and often report that toll on black Americans, leaders medical professionals take their are demanding a reckoning of ailments less seriously when they the systemic policies they said seek treatment. have made many African Ameri- “It’s America’s unfinished busi- cans far more vulnerable to the ness — we’re free, but not equal,” virus, including inequity in ac- civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jack- cess to health care and economic son told the AP. “There’s a reality opportunity. check that has been brought by A growing chorus of medical the coronavirus, that exposes the professionals, activists and po- weakness and the opportunity.” litical figures is pressuring the Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Co- federal government to not just alition and the National Medical JEFF ROBERSON/AP release comprehensive racial de- Association, a group representing Licensed practical nurse Lenora Shepard, left, removes a protective gown next to registered medical mographic data of the country’s African American physicians and assistant Lauiesha Plummer after working at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in St. Louis. The latest virus victims, but also to outline patients, released a joint public AP analysis shows that nearly one-third of those who have died from the virus are African American. clear strategies to blunt the dev- health strategy calling for better astation on African Americans COVID-19 testing and treatment health advocates, who have said After Democratic lawmakers what they said was a hastily or- and other communities of color. data. that the numbers are needed to introduced legislation to try to ganized call with Vice President On Friday, the Centers for Jackson also expressed support address disparities in the national compel federal health officials Mike Pence and CDC Director Disease Control and Preven- for a national commission to study response to the pandemic. to post daily data breaking down Robert Redfield. tion released its first breakdown the black COVID-19 toll modeled The AP analysis, based on data cases and deaths by race, eth- Mistrust runs deep among resi- of COVID-19 case data by race, after the Kerner Commission, through Thursday, found that nicity and other demographics, dents in many communities. showing that 30% of patients which studied the root causes of of the more than 21,500 victims the CDC released only caseload St. Louis resident Randy Barnes whose race was known were race riots in African American whose demographic data was data that — similar to the AP’s is grappling not just with the emo- black. The federal data was miss- communities in the 1960s and known and disclosed by officials, analysis of deaths — show that tional toll of losing his brother to ing racial information for 75% of made policy recommendations to more than 6,350 were black, 30% of 111,633 infected patients the coronavirus, but also with the all cases, however, and did not prevent future unrest. a rate of nearly 30%. African whose race is known were black. feeling that his brother’s case was include any demographic break- Daniel Dawes, director of Americans account for 14.2% of African American patients in the not taken seriously. down of deaths. Morehouse College’s School of the 241 million people who live in 45-to-64 and 65-to-74 age groups Barnes said that the hospital The latest Associated Press Medicine’s Satcher Health Lead- the areas covered by the analysis, represented an even larger share where his brother sought treat- analysis of available state and ership Institute, said that Amer- which encompasses 24 states and of the national caseload. ment initially sent him home with- local data shows that nearly one- ica’s history of segregation and the cities of Washington , Houston, The lawmakers sent a letter out testing him and suggested he third of those who have died are policies led to the racial health Memphis, Pittsburgh and Phila- last month to Health and Human self-quarantine for 14 days. Five African American, with black disparities that exist today. delphia — places where statewide Services Secretary Alex Azar days later, his brother was back in people representing about 14% of “If we do not take an apprecia- data was unavailable. urging federal release of the de- the hospital, where he was placed the population in the areas cov- tion for the historical context and In some areas, Native Ameri- mographic data. And Joe Biden, on a ventilator for two weeks. He ered in the analysis. the political determinants, then can communities also have been the former vice president and died April 13. Barnes’ brother Roughly half the states, rep- we’re only merely going to nibble hit hard. In New Mexico, Native presumptive Democratic presi- and his wife were also caring for resenting less than a fifth of the around the edges of the problem Americans account for nearly dential nominee, also called for an 88-year-old man in the same nation’s COVID-19 deaths, have of inequities,” he said. 37% of the state’s 1,484 cases and its release. apartment, who died from the yet to release demographic data The release of demographic about 11% of the state’s popula- Meanwhile, some black lead- virus around the same time. on fatalities. In states that have, data for the country’s coronavi- tion. Of the 112 deaths where race ers have described the Trump “Those people are not being about a quarter of the death re- rus victims remains a priority is known in Arizona, 30 were Na- administration’s response to tested,” Barnes said. “They’re not cords are missing racial details. for many civil rights and public tive Americans. COVID-19 as inadequate, after being cared for.” Puerto Rico under scrutiny as youngest virus patient dies

BY DANICA COTO food that was supposed to be dis- son and caused millions of dol- of people who have recuperated “I don’t wish this disastrous ex- Associated Press tributed to those in need amid lars in damage along the island’s from COVID-19. perience on anybody,” he said. a two-month lockdown to curb southern coast. Officials did not Puerto Rico has reported more Sanchez did not immediately re- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — coronavirus cases, causing chick- provide the estimated cost of the than 1,100 confirmed cases and spond to a request for comment. Puerto Ricans are becoming in- en, vegetables, fruits and other food lost. more than 1,700 pending test re- As a growing number of Puerto creasingly disgruntled with how items to spoil. Meanwhile, newly appointed sults, with a total of 10,900 tested Ricans demand more widespread the government is handling the “This is completely unaccept- Health Secretary Lorenzo Gon- on an island of 3.2 million, the testing, among other things, they COVID-19 crisis as more details able,” said Public Safety Director zalez acknowledged during Sat- lowest per capita testing rate have organized drive-by protests emerge, including those about the Pedro Janer. urday’s press conference that the compared with any U.S. state. and bang on pots every night to death a 29-year-old man who be- He said that while the govern- island’s virus-related data is not At least 60 deaths have been signal their displeasure with the came the U.S. territory’s young- ment will be reimbursed, the in- entirely accurate because some reported, including that of a administration of Gov. Wanda est victim after his father said cident is under investigation after positive cases might have been 29-year-old man whose father Vazquez, who has been praised, that he wasn’t tested the first two the company said that it got in- counted twice, and that the gov- identified him as Joshua James however, for placing the island on times he sought help at an emer- structions to disconnect the trail- ernment is working to improve it. Sanchez and said that he had no lockdown since March 15. gency room. er from an employee of a local “It’s imperfect data, but we’re chronic health conditions. The The lockdown is scheduled to The allegation was made as the emergency management office. going to use it … because it’s the father, Luis Angel Sanchez, ac- expire on May 3, but Gonzalez government announced Saturday The food was left over from one we have,” he said. cused health workers in a social said that he will recommend it be that a private company took re- when Puerto Rico was hit with a Gonzalez said that he hopes media post of testing and admit- extended to at least June 1 since sponsibility for disconnecting a series of strong earthquakes in to eventually make missing data ting his son only after he went the peak of cases isn’t expected refrigerated trailer packed with recent months that killed one per- available, including the number into respiratory failure. until early May. PAGE 10 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, April 20, 2020 VIRUS OUTBREAK Trump’s foreign aid disdain collides with pandemic

BY MATTHEW LEE leadership in health and humani- Associated Press tarian assistance, we know that smart and strategic investments WASHINGTON — President have proven critical to protecting Donald Trump’s well-known dis- the homeland. As history proves, dain for foreign aid is colliding we can fight pandemics at home with the imperatives of fighting and help other nations contain the coronavirus pandemic, as their spread abroad.” his administration boasts about Pompeo, however, also intro- America’s generosity for countries duced a caveat to American aid. in dire need while still generating He said that assistance to the 64 confusion and anger on the global nations identified as most at-risk stage. would not include personal protec- The United States has com- tive equipment and other essential mitted more than $500 million in supplies. anti-virus aid for foreign countries “We will keep all critical medi- since January — a sign that some cal items in the United States until administration officials recognize the demand at home is met,” he Trump’s “America First” policy said. can’t fully protect Americans An April 10 directive from the from a highly infectious disease Federal Emergency Management that knows no borders. They also know that if the U.S. doesn’t help, Agency barring the export of per- arch rivals like China and Russia sonal protective gear made in the U.S. or by U.S. companies abroad will gladly step in to fill the void, /AP in part to advance their narrative ALEX BRANDON has left many in government and aid organizations confused about that the era of U.S.-led Western President Donald Trump’s administration boasts about the U.S.’s generosity for countries in dire need what American assistance can be leadership is over. during the pandemic, while generating confusion on the global stage For instance, two years after used to buy once it arrives at its destination. slashing virtually all U.S. aid to It has left aid recipients uncertain “WHO is coordinating the istration’s decision to halt funding Some groups fear that the ad- the Palestinians, the administra- about whether grant money from global response to the COVID-19 to the WHO during a global pan- ministration may use that direc- tion announced Thursday that it the U.S. can be used to buy those pandemic and is on the ground in demic is dangerous, self-defeating tive or a corollary to ban them would provide $5 million in as- same items, even if they weren’t 149 countries around the world,” it and short-sighted.” sistance to Palestinian hospitals intended for distribution in the said in a March 31 fact sheet tout- Just six days before Trump’s from using grant money to pur- and households for “immediate, U.S. ing America’s generosity. “This announcement, Secretary of State chase certain types of gloves, face life-saving needs in combating The latest in the jarring moves broad-based effort would not be Mike Pompeo had announced that masks and other respirators, ac- COVID-19.” came Tuesday when Trump an- possible without U.S. support.” the U.S. would almost double its cording to relief agency officials. In just the past several weeks, nounced the suspension of U.S. An update to that fact sheet, re- overseas virus aid to nearly $500 One group, Partners in Health, however, the administration has funding for the World Health leased Thursday, does not mention million since January. He referred a Massachusetts-based non-gov- sent conflicting messages about Organization pending a review WHO. to the “unmatched generosity of ernmental group that runs medi- its commitment to assist, sus- of whether the agency bowed to Trump’s funding suspension the American people” and said cal facilities in Haiti, said that it pending contributions to the very Chinese demands to downplay the decision was widely denounced. that “the United States has con- had been advised through “official organization tasked with battling threat of the pandemic in its early “Abandoning this critical body tinued to lead the world’s public channels” not to apply for funding the global outbreak and reversing stages for political purposes. will only put more lives at risk,” health and humanitarian response that could be used to purchase decisions to provide critical equip- Just two weeks earlier, the State said Michelle Nunn, head of the to the COVID-19 pandemic. equipment to battle COVID-19 ment like personal protective gear Department had hailed both WHO relief agency CARE USA, one “Pandemics do not respect na- because it could be delayed by and ventilators to other countries and the support U.S. provided for of many humanitarian groups to tional borders,” he said April 8. confusion over whether the U.S. in order to meet domestic needs. it. condemn it. “The Trump admin- “Through decades of U.S. global would finance such purchases. Official at Wuhan lab denies virus originated there

BY JESSICA SCHLADEBECK broadcaster CGTN, dismissed the “As people who carry out viral is beyond the scope of human on China and its lack of transpar- New York Daily News claims as a “conspiracy theory” study, we clearly know what kind intelligence. ency at the start of the outbreak. designed to “confuse” people. Sci- of research is going on in the in- The Chinese government has Secretary of State Mike Pompeo A laboratory in the Chinese entists at the facility do research stitute and how the institute man- long denied that the lab was to also seemed to acknowledge theo- city of Wuhan, located just miles on coronaviruses that originate in ages viruses and samples,” Yuan blame and almost immediately ries about the lab in Wuhan. away from the wet market where bats, which has prompted specu- said. “As we said early on, there is pointed to a wet market in the city “We know there is the Wuhan officials said that the coronavirus first emerged, has denied accusa- lation regarding the Wuhan lab in no way this virus came from us.” of Wuhan as the virus source. But Institute of Virology a couple tions the disease originated at the recent weeks. Yuan, a microbiology and bio- there have been several questions miles away from where the wet institute before it spread and in- His comments mark the first technology expert who trained in raised about that theory since market was,” Pompeo told Fox fected millions worldwide. time anyone from the institute France, Denmark and the United the illness has killed more than News. “There is still lots to learn. Yuan Zhiming, vice director of has discussed the global outbreak States, also noted that a man- 156,000 people worldwide. The United States government the Wuhan Institute of Virology, since it first emerged in China at made coronavirus resembling In recent weeks, President is working diligently to figure it in an interview with Chinese state the end of last year. the one ripping across the globe Donald Trump has placed blame out.” Eastern Christians mark Easter in shuttered Jerusalem church Associated Press filled with faithful and tourists, few individual worshipers came the spiritual leader of the coun- seen practicing social distancing but travel restrictions imposed by to pray outside. try’s Coptic Orthodox Christians, during the prayers. JERUSALEM — A handful of Eastern Orthodox priests held Israel to prevent the spread of the Israel has recorded over 13,000 held Easter services in an empty The Coptic Orthodox Church, mass for the Christian holiday coronavirus have prevented the COVID-19 cases and over 170 monastery in the desert amid one the world’s oldest Christian of Easter on Sunday in an empty arrival of pilgrims to Jerusalem deaths. coronavirus restrictions that communities, decided earlier this Church of the Holy Sepulcher in for the springtime holiday and A day earlier, a small group of kept faithful from gathering at month to suspend Easter prayers Jerusalem due to restrictions in limited the gathering of worship- clerics at the church celebrated churches and monasteries across and celebrations at churches place to prevent the spread of the ers at the church. the ancient Holy Fire ceremony, the country. and monasteries because of the new coronavirus. Easter mass was performed which normally draws enormous The services were held at the spread of the deadly virus. Eastern Christian rites mark by a small group of clergy at the crowds as a flame is transferred Monastery of Saint Pishoy, in a Christians constitute about 10% Easter, the day Christians be- Holy Sepulcher, where many to faithful around the globe from desert valley west of Cairo known of Egypt’s over 100 million pre- lieve Jesus was resurrected after Christians believe that Jesus was within a chamber where Chris- as Wadi Natrun. A few clergymen dominantly Muslim population. his crucifixion, a week after the entombed. The square outside tians believe that Jesus was bur- attended the services, which was Egypt, the Arab world’s most Catholic calendar. was empty and the church’s large ied and rose from the dead. aired on a Coptic Orthodox tele- populous country, has 3,032 cases Ordinarily, the church would be wooden doors barred shut, but a In Egypt, Pope Tawadros II, vision station. The clerics were including 224 deaths. Monday, April 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 11 VIRUS OUTBREAK Cruise that began before outbreak nears end of trip

Associated Press the growth of the pandemic, and of course for those of us who have ROME — Passengers on a luxury liner’s around-the-world children in Spain, we would have cruise, begun before the globe preferred to return,” he added. was gripped by the coronavirus “Other passengers, on the other pandemic, are finally approach- hand, given their old age, wanted ing the end of their odyssey after to stay on board knowing that the 15 weeks at sea. boat was safe and secure.” Their ship, the Costa Delizi- French authorities had rebuffed osa, heads to ports in Spain and a request by Costa for permission Italy, two of the countries most to disembark several hundred devastated by the coronavirus passengers from France and outbreak. nearby countries at Marseilles. MICHAEL PROBST/AP Costa Crociere, an Italian “The health situation on board cruise company, said Saturday Junior director Christine Lang of the “Wernecker brewery” Friday stands in the brewhouse of the the ships, with 1,814 guests and that the Deliziosa, which set sail brewery in Werneck, Germany. Due to the impact of the coronavirus, the traditional brewery has to close 898 members of the crew, doesn’t from Venice in early January with 400 years after its foundation. present any problem for public 1,831 passengers, has reached the health and no case of COVID-19,” western Mediterranean, with no Costa’s statement said. cases of COVID-19 aboard. The Deliziosa was originally The Deliziosa, a nearly 1,000- due to return to Venice on April Germany’s tradition-laden breweries foot vessel, will disembark 168 Spanish passengers early next 26. After the U.N. World Health struggle to survive during pandemic week at the port of Barcelona, Organization pandemic alert in Spain, the company said. Then March, the ship, which had just the Deliziosa will head to its final made a port call in Fremantle, BY CHRISTOPH NOELTING brands. coronavirus will last, when there destination, Genoa, Italy, where western Australia, made only AND DAVID MCHUGH Hardest hit are smaller brew- will be an improvement, and it is expected to disembark the technical and refueling stops, Associated Press eries like the one in Werneck that whether the restaurants will remaining passengers, Italians before the journey back toward depend on supplying kegs to local open again at all,” she said. “And and those of other nationalities, the Mediterranean, which took it WERNECK, Germany — The taverns and events such as local in our business, it’s the case that a Wednesday. through the Suez Canal, accord- Werneck Brewery has survived festivals. Restaurants are closed beer that isn’t drunk today won’t A company spokesman said a ing to the company. a lot: world wars, economic cri- and the government says mass be consumed twice in a couple of passenger left the ship earlier in Passenger Jean-Pierre Escar- ses and decades of declining beer gatherings will not resume until months, the sales revenue is gone, consumption. But after 400 years the week in Marsala, Sicily, for ras, from Marseilles, shot a video Sept. 1 at the earliest — and even lost.” health issues and had a COVID- in existence, it has finally met a then it may take years before they According to a survey by the of their cabin that their daugh- challenge it can’t overcome: the 19 test, which was negative. rebound to levels seen before the national brewers association ters shared on social networks, in coronavirus outbreak. Being on the liner for weeks virus outbreak. some 87% of breweries say they which he says: “This is our place The brewery, which traces during the pandemic “was not Retail sales are providing some are putting workers on short of confinement. We are lucky to its history to 1617 and has been surreal, it was incredible,” said have a window.” support as people drink at home. hours, taking advantage of a passenger Carlos Paya’, who lives owned by the same family since The couple said that after a Breweries are trying things like government program that pays in Valencia, Spain, and is sailing 1861, is closing for good, taking stop in Sydney, the ship’s activi- with it 15 full-time jobs and more drive-through sales and even up to 60% of net salaries during with his wife. He added that they ties were “reduced or sometimes part-time positions. Also gone is a shipping beer and glasses to cus- business interruptions. The pro- have family members in Spain. canceled. We haven’t been able chunk of local history and tradi- tomers so they can join an online gram is aimed at getting com- “The news that was arriving tion in Werneck, a town of 10,000 tasting. panies through a crisis, keeping from home was causing us all a lot to get out on land since March 14 people in the brewery-rich south- But for many the months with- workers from being laid off, and of worry and grief,” he told The — that’s 34 days.” ern state of Bavaria. out income may be more than supporting consumer spending Associated Press by text message The passengers said that ports German brewers fear its de- they can handle. in the economy. But other pro- Saturday evening. “For us, it was in Oman, along the Suez Canal, mise is the leading edge of more Family member and brewery grams such as credits and delays a stroke of good luck to be where as well as in the Seychelles and closures as the virus outbreak manager Christine Lang said in collecting taxes are less useful, we were.” Indian Ocean ports, refused to let threatens the existence of the the decision to close came with brewers say. Credits mean taking “From Perth (Australia) given the ship dock. country’s many local producers “many tears.” The beer market on new debt for the future, and of the national beverage — com- was already hard fought with the taxes will eventually have to munity institutions, often fam- tough price competition, she said. be paid as well. ily owned for generations, whose Then came the virus, and the Holger Eichele, secretary- buildings and affiliated taverns restaurant customers the brew- general of the German Brew- are regional landmarks in a coun- ery depended on were suddenly ers Association, said that “many try where the hometown brew is closed, with no clarity on when breweries will not survive this often a sentimental favorite de- they might open. crisis, that is already becoming spite competition from national “No one knows how long the clear.”

Trudeau: US-Canada border to remain shut dpa said during televised remarks. The majority of Canadians live He said the move will “keep in areas close to the 5,500-mile Canadian Prime Minister Jus- tin Trudeau said Saturday that people on both sides of the border U.S. border, and communities on Canada and the United States safe.” both sides of the frontier main- had agreed to keep their border The two countries temporarily tain close links. closed for all nonessential travel closed their border on March 18. The U.S. and Canada have daily LUIGI COSTANTINI/AP for another 30 days. The U.S. has imposed a range trade worth about $2 billion. U.S. “Canada and the United States of measures to limit the entrance goods and services trade with The Costa Deliziosa, shown in 2015, began an around-the-world have agreed to extend by another of foreign nationals from areas Canada totaled an estimated cruise before the globe was gripped by the coronavirus pandemic. 30 days the border measures that hit hard by the coronavirus, in- $718.5 billion in 2018, according Passengers on the ship are finally approaching their odyssey’s end are currently in place,” Trudeau cluding China and Europe. to U.S. trade authorities. after 15 weeks at sea. PAGE 12 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, April 20, 2020 NATION Video tribute honors Oklahoma bombing victims

BY SEAN MURPHY Kari Watkins, the director of Associated Press the Oklahoma City National Me- morial and Museum, said this OKLAHOMA CITY — Sur- year’s social distancing restric- vivors and loved ones of the 168 tions are necessary but unfortu- people who were killed in the nate, as survivors and victims’ Oklahoma City bombing weren’t family members often only see able to gather Sunday on the each other this one time each grounds of the city’s memorial to year. mark the 25th anniversary of the “It’s just a nice time for them to attack, but that won’t stop them come and be together,“ she said. from remembering. “They’ll miss that, but they’ll Because the annual remem- have another time when it’s safe brance ceremony was canceled to gather and we’ll come back to- due to coronavirus restrictions, gether and do something, when- those who died were instead hon- ever that day is.” ored with a video tribute that in- Holt said the 25th anniversary cluded the reading of the names of the attack is particularly no- of those who died followed by 168 table in that it marks a transition seconds of silence. of the event from one of personal U.S. Sen. James Lankford, experience to historical event. Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt “The march of time is relent- and Tony award-winning actress less, and every year that passes, and singer Kristin Chenowith, fewer and fewer people have a an Oklahoma native, are among direct connection to it,“ Holt said. SUE OGROCKI/AP those who delivered tributes in “The 25th is another time for us the prerecorded video. here in Oklahoma City to refocus Lynne Gist sits next to her sister’s memorial in the Field of Empty Chairs on Wednesday at the Oklahoma Ordinarily, the city would have on what makes the event and the City National Memorial and Museum in Oklahoma City. The city canceled its observance of the 25th gathered Sunday at the site of the site relevant in the decades to anniversary since the Oklahoma City bombing because of coronavirus restrictions. former Alfred P. Murrah Federal come.“ Building that was destroyed by a For Holt, that means spreading lence is never the answer. of have a special obligation to much more in common than we truck bomb on April 19, 1995. the message that political vio- “People in Oklahoma City sort stand for the idea that we have have different,“ he said.

Warmest oceans on record could 10 years after rig blast, wells set off a year of extreme weather drilled deeper, rules relaxed BY BRIAN K. SULLIVAN for Environmental Information Bloomberg News in Asheville, N.C. Florida record- ed its warmest March on record, Associated Press BOSTON — The world’s seas and Miami reached 93 degrees are simmering, with record high Wednesday, a record for the date NEW ORLEANS — Ten years temperatures spurring worry after an oil rig explosion killed 11 and 10 degrees above normal, ac- among forecasters that the global cording to the National Weather workers and unleashed an envi- warming effect may generate a ronmental nightmare in the Gulf Service. chaotic year of extreme weather Overall, the five warmest years of Mexico, companies are drill- ahead. ing in deeper and deeper waters, in the world’s seas, as measured Parts of the Atlantic, Pacific by modern instruments, have where payoffs can be huge but and Indian Oceans all hit the re- risks are greater than ever. occurred over just the last half- cord books for warmth last month, dozen or so years. It’s “definitely Industry leaders and govern- according to the U.S. National climate-change related,” said Jen- ment officials say they’re deter- Centers for Environmental Infor- nifer Francis, a senior scientist at mined to prevent a repeat of BP’s mation. The high temperatures the Woods Hole Research Center Deepwater Horizon disaster, could offer clues on the ferocity in Massachusetts. “Oceans are which spilled 134 million gallons of the Atlantic hurricane season, absorbing about 90% of the heat of oil that fouled beaches from the eruption of wildfires from trapped by extra greenhouse Louisiana to Florida, killed hun- the Amazon region to Australia, gases.” dreds of thousands of marine ani- and whether the record heat and severe thunderstorms raking the Worldwide, sea temperatures mals, and devastated the tourist were 1.49 degrees Fahrenheit economy. GERALD HERBERT/AP southern U.S. will continue. In the Gulf of Mexico, where above average in March. That’s Yet safety rules adopted in The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns April 21, 2010, in the Gulf of the second highest level record- the spill’s aftermath have been offshore drilling accounts for Mexico more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana’s tip. about 17% of U.S. oil output, water ed since 1880 for the month of eased as part of President Don- March, according to U.S. data. In ald Trump’s drive to boost U.S. temperatures were 76.3 degrees deeper waters steadily increased, served on a government advisory 2016, temperatures were 1.55 de- oil production. And government Fahrenheit , 1.7 degrees above from about 3,500 feet beneath committee formed to improve grees above average. data reviewed by the Associated the long-term average, said Phil the surface in 1999 to more than drilling safety after the spill. Klotzbach at Colorado State Uni- The first of Colorado State’s Press shows the number of safety 4,600 feet in 2019, according to Inspection visits by the gov- 2020 storm reports, led by Klotz- inspection visits has declined in versity. If Gulf waters stay warm, AP analysis of data from the U.S. ernment’s safety bureau fell from it could be the fuel that intensifies bach, forecast this year that eight recent years, although officials Interior Department’s Bureau of 4,712 in 2013 to 3,717 in 2019, any storm that comes that way, hurricanes could spin out of the say checks of electronic records, Ocean Energy Management. according to data reviewed by Klotzbach said. Atlantic with an above-average safety systems and individual oil Drilling deeper makes well AP. The decline coincided with “The entire tropical ocean is chance at least one will make rig components have increased. sites harder to reach in a blowout increased focus on higher risk above average,” said Michelle landfall in the U.S. during the Today, companies are increas- or other accident. facilities, including those with L’Heureux, a forecaster at the six-month season starting June 1. ingly reliant on production from In the past year, the industry historical problems. U.S. Climate Prediction Center. The U.S. is set to issue its hurri- deeper and inherently more dan- began producing crude from Industry representatives con- “And there is a global warm- cane forecast next month. gerous oil reserves, where drill ultra-high pressure reserves in tend fewer inspections do not ing component to that. It is re- The searing global tempera- crews can grapple with ultra-high the Gulf, where well pressures automatically mean less effec- ally amazing when you look at all tures this year can also be traced pressures and oil temperatures can top 20,000 pounds per square tive oversight. Inspectors are less the tropical oceans and see how back to intense climate systems that can top 350 degrees. inch, much more than Deepwater interested now about technical warm they are.” around the Arctic that bottled up After the spill, oil giants cre- Horizon. violations and are trying to make The record warm water in the much of that region’s cold, pre- ated the Marine Well Contain- “Higher risk, higher pressure, sure comprehensive safety sys- Gulf of Mexico spilled over into venting it from spilling south into ment Co., which has equipment higher temperatures, more reli- tems are in place to handle major every coastal community along temperate regions. Combined and vessels ready to respond if ance on technology — it’s just a accidents, said Erik Milito, presi- the shoreline with all-time high with global warming, this was a another major spill occurs. tougher environment to operate dent of the National Ocean In- temperatures on land, said Deke one-two punch for sea tempera- As wells close to shore run in,” said Lois Epstein, a Wilder- dustries Association, an oil trade Arndt, chief of the monitoring tures that’s brought them to his- dry, the average drilling depth in ness Society civil engineer who group. section at the National Centers toric highs. Monday, April 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 13 WORLD UN experts: Blacklist 14 ships for violating US condemns Hong Kong’s North Korea sanctions arrests of democracy activists Associated Press severely limiting is imports, to pressure Pyongyang to abandon BY ZEN SOO UNITED NATIONS — U.N. ex- its nuclear and ballistic missile perts have recommended black- Associated Press programs. listing 14 vessels for violating The full report by the panel of HONG KONG — The United sanctions against North Korea in experts monitoring the sanctions States condemned the arrests of a report that accuses the country provides more details to the sum- at least 14 veteran pro-democracy of increasing illegal coal exports, mary and some excerpts report- activists in Hong Kong on charg- imports of petroleum products ed by AP in February. It includes es of joining massive anti-govern- and continuing with cyber at- photos of ballistic missile launch- ment protests last year, saying the tacks on financial institutions ers, nuclear sites and vessels rec- police action jeopardizes a high and cryptocurrency exchanges to ommended for blacklisting. degree of autonomy guaranteed gain illicit revenue. The panel made 39 recommen- the southern Chinese city. The 267-page report, obtained dations to the Security Council, The sweeping crackdown amid Saturday by The Associated including on the blacklisting of 14 a coronavirus pandemic is based Press, also accused North Korea vessels. on charges of unlawful assem- bly stemming from huge rallies of importing luxury vehicles, It said one vessel is registered against proposed China extradi- watches and liquor and other in Sierra Leone and six were pre- tion legislation that exposed deep sanctioned items including robotic viously registered in the West divisions between democracy- machinery, and continuing to ille- African nation. Two are North gally access international banking minded Hong Kongers and the Korean, one is Chinese, one Viet- Communist Party-ruled central channels “mainly by using third namese, one was formerly regis- government in Beijing. party intermediaries.” tered in Togo, one was formerly The bill — which would have The U.N. Security Council has registered in St. Kitts and Nevis, allowed the residents of the semi- imposed increasingly tough sanc- and the flag of one is unknown. autonomous Chinese territory to tions against the Democratic China has been North Korea’s be sent to the mainland to stand KIN CHEUNG/AP People’s Republic of Korea, the largest trading partner and has trial — has been withdrawn, but country’s official name, including been considered critical to en- the protests continued for more Former pro-democracy lawmaker Martin Lee, 81, right, leaves a banning most of its exports and forcing U.N. sanctions. than seven months, centered police station Saturday in Hong Kong. Hong Kong police arrested around demands for voting rights at least 14 pro-democracy lawmakers and activists on Saturday on and an independent inquiry into charges of joining unlawful protests last year. police conduct. Eastern Congo flooding kills at least 25 U.S. Secretary of State Mike not afforded mainland China. cial Xinhua News Agency report- Pompeo in a statement con- Britain’s Foreign Office also ed. “It is completely wrong that Associated Press Mulongwe river flooded in Uvira demned the arrests. criticized the arrests, saying “the the U.K. Foreign Office spokes- city Friday. The administrator BENI, Congo — About 25 peo- “Beijing and its representatives right to peaceful protest is fun- person has distorted the truth by called for urgent help from aid in Hong Kong continue to take damental to Hong Kong’s way of painting unauthorized assemblies ple have been killed by flooding in actions inconsistent with commit- life and as such is protected in as ‘peaceful protests,’ in a bid to eastern Congo, a local official said groups and volunteers. Mathias Gillmann, spokesman ments made under the Sino-Brit- both the Joint Declaration and the whitewash, condone and exoner- Saturday. ish Joint Declaration that include Basic Law.” ate the anti-China troublemak- The administrator of Uvira ter- for the U.N. mission in Congo, told the AP they were working with transparency, the rule of law, and The Office of the Commissioner ers in Hong Kong,” the statement ritory in South Kivu province, guarantees that Hong Kong will of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. local authorities to provide sup- Kiza Muhato, told The Associated continue to ‘enjoy a high degree in Hong Kong said police were Hong Kong authorities had de- Press that the search continued port, particularly drinking water. of autonomy,’” Pompeo said. He enforcing the law against those nied permission for most of the for bodies. An engineering team has been was referring to the 1997 hando- suspected of organizing and par- rallies and police increasingly Muhato said about 45 other peo- working since Friday to repair ver of the former British colony ticipating in unauthorized assem- used tear gas and pepper spray ple were injured and about 3,500 two destroyed bridges so that hu- to China, which promised the city blies, and foreign countries have against demonstrators, arresting homes were destroyed when the manitarian aid can be delivered. would enjoy political freedoms no right to interfere, China’s offi- hundreds. PAGE 14 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, April 20, 2020 WORLD Year later, virus halts Notre Dame recovery

BY ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS — Notre Dame Cathedral stands crippled and isolated, locked in a danger- ous web of warped metal scaffolding one year after a devastating fire gutted its inte- rior, toppled its famous spire and horrified the world. Some of the 40,000 bars — erected for an earlier renovation project — melted in the intense blaze on April 15, 2019. The unsta- ble scaffolding now endangers the Gothic jewel that for many embodies the soul of France. The restoration of the landmark from the 12th and 13th centuries has been halt- ed and the workers sent home because of France’s coronavirus lockdown that began March 17, thwarting plans to start remov- ing the 250 tons of scaffolding. So even Notre Dame has been left in iso- lation by the pandemic that has affected so many people across France. But its 13-ton bell in the south tower, named Emmanuel, sounded at 8 p.m. Wednesday . A man wearing a mask and white protective clothing pulled a rope at- tached to its enormous clapper. The sound- ing of the bell joined the nightly applause from balconies to honor overstretched health workers. On Good Friday, Paris Archbishop Mi- chel Aupetit led an exceptional but tiny gathering inside the church, at the foot of the huge golden cross that remains intact. “Today, we stand in this half-fallen ca- thedral to say that life is still here,” Aupetit said in the televised ceremony. MICHEL EULER/AP The gathering in the fragile church was A man wears a mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus as he walks past the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on April meant to raise the spirits of a nation in 13. The reconstruction of the fire-devastated Notre Dame Cathedral was suspended last month due to the pandemic. distress. “The message of hope is especially im- evacuated from his home next door as and safety demands of the pandemic. reborn in her lifetime. Deleville worries portant for our compatriots at a time when flames engulfed the roof. For one fervent devotee of Notre Dame, that the reconstruction will fall by the way- we are particularly affected by the corona- side as France tries to rebuild its economy virus, which is sowing anguish and death,” French President Emmanuel Macron the barricades, which replaced a smaller the archbishop told reporters. reiterated Wednesday his desire to see the barrier, symbolize her loss, and the virus once the virus crisis has been overcome. There was no Easter service and no for- cathedral reopen its giant doors in time for spreading across France and the world. Those in charge of returning Notre mal plans to mark the anniversary of the the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. “Notre Dame is confined. I couldn’t Dame to its original splendor are still at fire. But the musicians of Notre Dame “We will do everything to keep this dead- throw a bouquet of flowers over to her,” work, despite being locked down. have created a virtual homage to their be- line,” he said in a tweeted video, thanking said Cecile Deleville, who had tossed one The cathedral “has been gravely injured, loved cathedral with a performance from firefighters and rescue workers for extin- over the lower fencing in December. “It’s undeniably so,” Jean-Louis Georgelin, a their homes of an extract of J.S. Bach’s “St. guishing the blaze and saving lives. as though they took that away, too.” retired army general appointed by Macron John Passion.“ Notre Dame “is a symbol of our resil- The 67-year-old retiree dared to take her to head the restoration project, said in an “As long as we have this scaffolding ience, our capacity to overcome challenges first look at the cathedral a day after the interview with the Catholic publication Le around, there’s still sort of a 50% chance and stand aright,” Macron said. fire, along with reporters from The Associ- Pelerin. that more damage can be (caused) to the But progress has been delayed by set- ated Press. She said at the time that she felt But it has resisted thermal shock from cathedral,” said Notre Dame chaplain backs, from the discovery of toxic dust from like an orphan. the fire, water from hoses that drenched it Brice de Malherbe, who last year was the melted lead roof and spire to the health Now, she fears she won’t see Notre Dame for days, the summer heat and high winds, he said, adding that sensors installed to read any movement of the structure have picked up nothing notable. Donations large and small are helping to pay for the restoration, with 188 million euros received, Georgelin told the daily Le Parisien. Some $437 million have been promised by the Total oil company and French tycoons Francois Pinault and Ber- nard Arnault of the luxury giant LVMH. But it was the modest donations, mainly from people in France and the United States, that covered the initial costs. On Wednesday, Germany offered to help rebuild some of the large clerestory win- dows located far above eye level. The Ger- man government said three glass-makers that conduct restoration work for cathe- drals in Germany could offer “great exper- tise” to their French colleagues. A timeline for the reconstruction may need to be redrawn to account for the virus lockdown. What also is unclear is what the new spire will look like. Will it be a copy /AP CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON, POOL of architect Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le- A hole is seen in the dome inside the Duc’s 19th-century creation in lead that THIBAULT CAMUS/AP damaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris soared 315 feet high, or be a contemporary Flames rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris on April 15, 2019. on April 16, 2019. version? Monday, April 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 15 PAGE 16 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, April 20, 2020 AMERICAN ROUNDUP Voyeur doctor arrested; hid camera in bathroom

BURLINGTON — In- VT vestigators in Vermont said a doctor hid a camera in a staff bathroom , and police found a large amount of videos that con- stitute voyeurism. Eike Blohm of South Burl- ington was arrested on multiple charges of voyeurism, WCAX-TV reported. Police told WCAX-TV the in- vestigation is still going on. Blohm is an emergency physi- cian at UVM Medical Center. The medical center said its staff “did the right thing and contacted the Burlington Police Department, who immediately responded and conducted an investigation with our cooperation, and with support from our security team.” Blohm is on administrative leave, the center said. K-9 officer captures man wanted for murder

MEMPHIS — A Ten- TN nessee man wanted for killing another man and wound- ing a juvenile outside a conve- nience store was arrested after being confronted by a K-9 officer, authorities said. Curdarreion Wilson was cap- tured after escaping from au- thorities three times for different STEPHANIE ZOLLSHAN, THE BERKSHIRE (MASS.) EAGLE/AP crimes, a U.S. Marshals press re- lease said. Memphis police were called Birthday honk to a store on April 6, where they found a man, Raymond Howard, Bernice Plantier sits outside her home Friday, her 104th birthday, receiving well wishes, honks, waves, and a few gifts handed through car fatally shot as well as a juvenile windows in Pittsfield, Mass. Because of the threat of COVID-19, Plantier could not have a party, so her family decorated the lawn in her who was suffering from a gun- honor and invited friends and family to drive by and wish her a happy birthday. shot wound to the top of her head, news outlets reported. The West Virginia Office THE CENSUS Private citizens found an ag- After Wilson was found more of Miners’ Health, Safety and gregation of North Atlantic right than a week later , he fled, first in Training said the man was found The number of acres of a planned solar en- whales in the area. The National a car and then on foot, the release in a Mingo County mine, where ergy farm in northwestern Indiana that won Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- said. Marshals sent K-9 Echo he apparently became lost after the backing of local officials. The Lake County ministration said it is asking after Wilson , and he was tracked trespassing. 1,400 Council voted 6-1 to support a zoning change mariners to go around the area to a crawlspace inside an aban- Timothy Kennedy, 26, was re- that would allow construction of the project in or travel through it at 10 knots or doned home, the release said. ported missing April 9 by a fam- a rural area, about 20 miles south of Gary. Chicago-based Invenergy proposed the less until April 24. Echo bit Wilson multiple times, ily member. An investigation led farm to produce enough electricity for more than 40,000 homes. Construction is Right whales number only and he later left the crawlspace, to the Gilbert-area mine, which scheduled to start in 2022, with the farm becoming operational in 2024. about 400 and are one of the rar- authorities said. last produced coal in 2011, the est large ocean animals. agency said. The whales are moving along High school students Kennedy was located more the East Coast at the moment The sign had sat along Route 66 than a half-mile from the mine Virgin Orbit conducts and NOAA is asking boaters and expelled for racist video since the 1940s. The motor lodge entrance and taken to a hospital fishermen to take steps to avoid had been converted into an apart- last test before launch for evaluation. harming them. CARROLLTON — Two ment complex and then was de- GA high school students in stroyed by fire in 2014. MOJAVE — Virgin Georgia were expelled after they Route 66 visitor center CA Orbit said it has con- Plane makes emergency posted a racist video on a social to display historic sign Theater closed by virus ducted its final major test be- landing on interstate media site. fore an upcoming demonstration Carrollton City Schools Super- ALBUQUERQUE puts movies online of its system in which a rocket CINCINNATI — A intendent Dr. Mark Albertus said NM — The weathered old slung beneath the wing of a Boe- OH small plane made an in a statement the student s’ “be- sign that once served as a bea- — A South Carolina ing 747 will be carried aloft and emergency landing on an inter- havior was unacceptable and is con to travelers along a stretch of SC theater that’s closed launched. state highway in Cincinnati, but not representative of the district’s Route 66 just outside of New Mex- because of the coronavirus is The jumbo jet took off from Mo- no injuries were reported, au- respect for all people. ico’s largest city was taken down making a switch to showing mov- jave and successfully conducted a thorities said. “The racist behavior observed and will be preserved as part of ies online. simulated drop before returning The pilot was the only person in the video easily violates this an initiative to build a visitor cen- Larry Mann and his wife have to the airport, the company said. aboard the single-engine Beech- standard. They are no longer stu- ter dedicated to the historic road- owned the Park Plaza Cinema on The date of the demonstration craft Bonanza plane that came launch has not been released. dents at Carrollton High School.” way, officials said . Hilton Head Island for more than down in the northbound lanes Headquartered in Long Beach, A video posted first on TikTok The Mountain Lodge Motel a decade. Like other movie the- of Interstate 75 near the Ronald Virgin Orbit is a sister company and then shared on Twitter shows sign will remain in storage until aters in the U.S., they’ve had to Reagan Cross County Highway. two teenagers using racial slurs to Virgin Galactic. It intends to the new venue is ready. Albuquer- shut down amid efforts to prevent The plane did not hit any vehi- and making derogatory remarks launch small satellites into space que city officials called it a piece the new virus from spreading. cles and eventually came to rest about black people . from locations around the world. of history, saying its preservation The Island Packet reported against a concrete barrier, police will help provide a greater under- that the couple revamped the the- said. Man reported missing standing of Route 66 for future ater’s website to stream films not More rare whales It wasn’t immediately clear found in closed mine generations. yet available on platforms such prompt new protections where the plane had departed The Mountain Lodge sign was as Netflix. Mann says streaming from, but officials said the pilot WILLIAMSON— A donated by Owen St. Germain, movies on his site will generally BOSTON — Fed- was headed to Lunken Airport WV man reported missing who was close to having it demol- cost about $12. MA eral ocean managers in Cincinnati when he reported a more than a week ago was found ished after he bought the property “If we could figure out how to asked mariners to slow down east loss of engine power. It’s not yet alive in a closed West Virginia on the eastern edge of Albuquer- get everyone popcorn, we would of Boston because of a new sight- known what caused the issue. mine, state officials. que to build a home. do that, too,” Mann said. ing of rare whales in the area. From wire reports Monday, April 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 17 FACES Pitbull hopes song encourages his fans

Pitbull is looking to uplift his fans around the world with a new dance anthem. The singer has teamed up with the Saban Music Group to release “I Believe That We Will Win” in the hope of turning the word fear into a positive. “Fear is either you can forget ev- erything and run, or you can face ev- erything and rise. And we’re going to face everything and rise,” said Pitbull He can the Grammy-win- ner, who is among the hundreds of artists who have canceled or postponed concerts due to the coronavirus. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the single will relate go to the charities Feeding America and the Tony Robbins Foundation. Taylor Swift cancels all events for 2020 Marc Maron, who currently has a comedy special Taylor Swift is canceling the on Netflix, knows what it’s like to freak out. rest of her performances and ap- NETFLIX/TNS pearances for the year because of the coronavirus pandemic. “With many events through- out the world already canceled, and upon direction from health Maron’s advice officials in an effort to keep fans ‘Recovered hypochondriac’ Marc Maron safe and help prevent the spread on how to cope of COVID-19, sadly the decision has been made to cancel all Tay- offers tips on how to manage your fears Listen to health professionals lor Swift live appearances and “Pick a source of information coming performances this year,” Swift’s BY JEANETTE MARANTOS of positive and rational self-parenting. Some- from reasonable scientific people, representative said in a statement released April 17. Los Angeles Times body in your mind has to say, ‘You’re probably which means you can’t really listen to OK. If it gets worse, we’ll go to the doctor, but a particular bunch of political leaders. The statement said Swift’s U.S. arc Maron has a potty mouth, yes, right now, let’s relax, have some tea and a good There’s no leadership from the and Brazil shows will take place and he’s certainly irreverent (“I’m night’s rest.’ ” government; it’s constant chaos. You next year, and that tickets for not a God guy”), but the prolific co- So did he turn to hypochondria to get his busy have to figure out the most scientific, canceled shows will transfer to Mmedian, actor and “WTF” podcaster father’s attention? rational way to handle this. new show dates. The new dates who interviewed President Barack Obama in his “Absolutely,” Maron said. “It’s always about at- “Don’t become one of those will be announced later. Los Angeles garage is also a 20-year-sober “re- tention and reassurance. You can work yourself belligerent, conspiracy-hoarding covering hypochondriac” with solid advice for into a frenzy of panic and terror. ... I have gone group of citizens saying, ‘You can’t Prolific stage, screen getting through a pandemic. to the doctor because my hands were tingling, tell us what to do.’ Even if we are actor Dennehy dies “I have learned over time, if you don’t feel dizziness, inability to breathe, things I saw on overreacting, this is one of those times you err on the side of caution. well, you should just wait,” Maron said April 6 my skin, muscular problems, gas that wouldn’t Brian Dennehy, the burly actor Don’t get all ... childish because you as he paced in his kitchen during a phone inter- stop ... and I can tell you, a lot of times whatever who started in films as a macho want to go to Fridays for your happy view. “If you’re not coughing up blood or have a you’re experiencing is going to pass.” heavy and later in his career won horrible fever or some other physically compro- hour.” The trick is finding the reassurance you need plaudits for his stage work in plays mised condition, just wait a couple days and see to know that you’re OK, he said, “because if you Take a breath by William Shakespeare, Anton what happens.” try hard enough, you can manifest the symptoms “If you have a 104 fever and can’t Chekhov, Eugene O’Neill and Maron, whose new “End Times Fun” comedy of most things by just obsessing.” breathe, go to the hospital. But if you Arthur Miller, died Wednesday special is streaming on Netflix, has pretty good But in times like these, when a deadly virus think you’ve got it because you have of natural causes. cred as a hypochondriac, which he defines as could be lurking on a grocery shelf, Maron said a little cough in the morning? You just He was 81. “someone who decides they’re sick and commits have to wait it out a little bit. Known for his to it, with limited or no evidence. It’s like, ‘I got it’s harder to find that calm. “I get hung on this idea sometimes, how to “If you’re going to worry, worry about broad frame, dizzy, so I must have MS.’ ” overtaxing this health care system. booming voice There are some provisos, however. “In a time weigh reassurance, because there is a point where you’re not going to be OK. That moment Preventative medicine is the best. Get and ability to play of plague, if you cough and think you have it, your physical every year, eat properly good guys and that’s not hypochondria, that’s fear, and there happens for everybody. So when people go, ‘You’re going to be all right,’ I always think in the and maintain a certain amount of bad guys with are plenty of reasons to be afraid.” fitness. Most people don’t even get equal aplomb, Dennehy, Maron’s explicit riff about how he was “cured” other side of my head, ‘That’s going to run out.’ ” So how to deal with your legitimate fear dur- their ... annual checkups, but now Dennehy won two in 2006 of hypochondria in his 20s starts with a person- they have a cough and they need to Tony Awards, a al explanation: “My father was a doctor, which ing a pandemic? Maron said he goes for runs and keeps busy see a doctor? People sit around and Golden Globe, a Laurence Olivier means I was a hypochondriac. How else are you take turmeric and vitamin C, but they Award and was nominated for six going to get their attention?” holed up at home, where he records his “WTF” won’t go see a doctor once a year for Emmys. He was inducted into the The cure? After Maron made multiple visits podcasts twice a week. Podcasts have been a physical? What are they afraid of?” American Theater Hall of Fame to a urologist friend of his father’s, insisting he deemed essential services, he said, but they’ve in 2010. had prostate cancer (as a sophomore in college) become more complicated during the lockdown. Learn the Serenity Prayer Among his 40-odd films, he and then herpes (though he’d never had sex), the Maron said he’s never done a phone interview “There’s a lot of immaturity and fear, played a sheriff who jailed Rambo doctor looked up from Maron’s penis and said, in his 1,200 podcasts, because “talking in person because everybody is trying to have in “First Blood,” a serial killer in “There’s nothing here, Marc. Do you like com- is better.” some control over something they “To Catch a Killer,” and a corrupt ing here?” “There’s a quality to a face-to-face conversa- don’t have any control over. I’m not sheriff gunned down by Kevin Maron said he had a clarifying moment tion that cannot be captured in any mediated a God guy, but the serenity prayer Kline in “Silverado.” — with the urologist’s help — “of realizing it’s fashion,” he added. is a powerful idea — ‘God grant me ridiculous.” But after three uncomfortable face-to-face the serenity to accept the things I Dennehy eventually wearied of It’s a whole belief thing, Maron said. “Peo- social distancing interviews in his studio garage cannot change, courage to change the studio life. “Movies used to be ple can believe things they know are probably (“We were both afraid; it was kind of intense”), the things I can and wisdom to know fun,” he observed in an interview. not true, because it makes them feel better. ... he did his first platform interview two weeks ago the difference’ — because what do “They took care of you, first- There’s some kind of frightened-child element to using Squadcast, so he could see his guests and you really have control over?” class. Those days are gone.” it, and the tools you need to fix it are some kind have quality audio as they talked. From The Associated Press PAGE 18 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, April 20, 2020 OPINION Max D. Lederer Jr., Publisher Lt. Col. Sean Klimek, Europe commander Whitmer may have just taken herself out of the running Lt. Col. Richard McClintic, Pacific commander Caroline E. Miller, Europe Business Operations BY HENRY OLSEN mowing services were also ordered to shut ting Whitmer on the ticket, given the high Joshua M. Lashbrook, Pacific Chief of Staff The Washington Post down, even though that means many Mich- expectations he has expressed for what his iganders will be unable to mow their lawns vice president will do. Biden has said he ichigan Gov. Gretchen Whit- as the spring growing season gets under- would “turn over presidential responsibil- EDITORIAL mer probably wishes she had way. A public that had largely gone along ity” on key issues to his deputy. At Biden’s a time machine right now. A , Editor with her first stay-at-home order burst into age — he would be 78 were he to take of- Terry Leonard media darling who was sport- [email protected] M anger. fice next January, making him the oldest ing sky-high approval ratings because of Whitmer’s decision was particularly president in history — people are likely to Robert H. Reid, Senior Managing Editor her handling of her state’s coronavirus cri- tone-deaf because it covered the entire [email protected] look more closely at his running mate than sis, she was touted as a potential running state, even though most of it remains they normally would. Whitmer’s political Tina Croley, Managing Editor for Content mate for presumptive Democratic nomi- largely unaffected by the COVID-19 out- tin ear would be fodder for Trump’s cam- [email protected] nee Joe Biden. Last Wednesday’s massive break. More than 80% of the state’s deaths paign, a distraction that Biden surely does anti-Whitmer demonstrations, however, and confirmed cases were in the Detroit not want. Sean Moores, Managing Editor for Presentation could take her out of the running. metropolitan area as of Thursday morn- [email protected] Talented politicians often make mistakes Whitmer was someone sharp politicos ing, and that share is higher when counties when they rise to new heights relatively Joe Gromelski, Managing Editor for Digital were already looking at before COVID-19 close to Detroit are added to the count. Yet quickly. In Ronald Reagan’s first year as [email protected] changed everything. The 48-year-old gov- the order applied to the entire state even California governor, he reversed course to ernor had spent 14 years in the Michigan though residents in most regions face little sign a then-record tax hike. Bill Clinton’s state legislature, rising to become the Sen- risk from the disease. No wonder people job approval similarly plummeted to a BUREAU STAFF ate Democratic leader before term limits drove from all over Michigan to tie up mere 37% within five months of taking the forced her to leave office. She easily won Europe/Mideast Lansing’s traffic Wednesday. presidential oath of office. Both men obvi- her party’s nomination for governor in Erik Slavin, Europe & Mideast Bureau Chief This isn’t the first time Whitmer has ously recovered from their early stumbles, [email protected] 2018 and then swept to a comfortable win displayed poor judgment. Her campaign and Whitmer could, too. But the risk she +49(0)631.3615.9350; DSN (314)583.9350 in the fall, defeating the Republican, At- slogan was “fix the damn roads,” but her won’t could be too great for Biden to take. torney General Bill Schuette, by nearly 10 initial proposal to do that was a 45-cent- Pacific He will want to keep the focus on Trump, points. She solidified her status as a rising per-gallon gas tax hike. That idea would Aaron Kidd, Pacific Bureau Chief not on his running mate’s tax hikes and [email protected] star by giving the Democratic response have given Michigan the highest gas taxes +81.42.552.2511 ext. 88380; DSN (315)227.7380 to President Donald Trump’s State of the in the nation and come on top of mandated overreach. Union address this year. increases in the gas tax and vehicle reg- Biden’s best hope of beating Trump is Washington The demonstrations, however, substan- istration fees that had been approved just for his ticket to be perceived as polenta- Joseph Cacchioli, Washington Bureau Chief tially dim that glow. They arose almost years earlier. Whitmer said her proposal like, an inoffensive but nutritious staple [email protected] when compared to the spicy and polarizing (+1)(202)886-0033 overnight after Whitmer signed an execu- would cost the average driver $276 a year, Brian Bowers, Assistant Managing Editor, News tive order tightening the state’s already meaning a two-car household would have Trump. Wednesday’s protests might just [email protected] strict lockdown regime. It closed sections paid over $500 a year more regardless of ensure Whitmer can’t pass the polenta test. of stores dedicated to plant nurseries and their income. Her idea predictably went She may need to spend a few more years CIRCULATION garden centers, a strange decision given nowhere in the legislature and contributed in Lansing honing her craft before she re- enters the national conversation. Mideast that spring is prime planting season and to Whitmer’s job approval rating dropping Robert Reismann, Mideast Circulation Manager would be a welcome diversion for people to a mere 43.3% by January 2020. Henry Olsen is a Washington Post columnist and a [email protected] stuck at home. Landscapers and lawn Biden may want to shy away from put- senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. [email protected] DSN (314)583-9111 Europe Karen Lewis, Community Engagement Manager Amid a pandemic, the calming power of a simple walk [email protected] [email protected] +49(0)631.3615.9090; DSN (314)583.9090 BY ERIN SAGEN sential tasks and exercise within only a haunting me. Exercise seemed irrelevant; Pacific Special to The Washington Post half-mile of their homes, but they needed it was more about finding space to contain an official form to justify their outings. all my wild emotions. Mari Mori, [email protected] he wind has bite, but the sun is +81-3 6385.3171; DSN (315)227.7333 In states like Washington and California, Walking sets our minds free, says Irish high and indiscriminate on this measures to flatten the curve have been neuroscientist and “In Praise of Walking” CONTACT US early-spring day. Three blocks comparatively less aggressive but nonethe- author Shane O’Mara, at least in the mo- Tfrom the local high school, the less have involved shutting down all nones- ments we’re doing it. “Walking can allow Washington usual choke of cars that idle on my street sential services and mandating residents you to escape yourself, and this non-ego tel: (+1)202.886.0003 at 3 o’clock has disappeared, as has the to stay home. focus is healthy. We should spend more 633 3rd St. NW, Suite 116, Washington, DC 20001-3050 noise that blasted from them. On the side- Who would have thought, just a few time not thinking of ourselves,” he told walk, groups of teens who regularly pa- weeks ago, that going for a walk would be- Irish Times last year. Reader letters rade loudly toward town can’t be heard. come such a luxury? Not everyone has the I have definitely felt liberated from the [email protected] So much of the daily rhythm made by cars physical ability to walk, it’s important to chaos of thoughts while walking, even in Additional contacts and people has stopped, and it’s left a quiet note, nor does everyone live in a commu- Chapel Hill, where sidewalks end abruptly stripes.com/contactus that is both reassuring and unsettling to nity where walking is a safe, even feasible and the only thing separating you from those of us who go for daily walks. But the option. That was true before the pandem- cars is a small stretch of pavement. OMBUDSMAN walks themselves still bring comfort, if not ic, and it’s true still. But now, those of us In Europe, walking isn’t just a way of es- because the world is quieter, then at least who can get outside and walk, should, and cape but a way of life in most cities, which Ernie Gates in response to its unnerving silences. not just because of the well-known health were designed and built centuries before We’ve needed that for weeks here in the benefits, like lowered blood pressure and automobiles came along. Take Paris, a The Stars and Stripes ombudsman protects the free flow Seattle area, where the U.S. outbreak first of news and information, reporting any attempts by the improved sleep. (Although who wouldn’t world city that is demographically giant military or other authorities to undermine the newspaper’s emerged and where I live. The spread of appreciate some better sleep these days?) but geographically tiny at roughly only six independence. The ombudsman also responds to concerns the coronavirus has forced the tempo- I started going for neighborhood walks miles across. The city proper has about and questions from readers, and monitors coverage for fair- ness, accuracy, timeliness and balance. The ombudsman rary closure of schools, businesses and when I lived in Chapel Hill, N.C. At 27, I 56,000 people living per square mile, about welcomes comments from readers, and can be contacted institutions, and state and city govern- had moved there for journalism school and twice as much as New York City, which has by email at [email protected], or by phone at ments have ordered the public to shelter had arrived from Seattle with plenty of about 28,000 people per square mile. Get- 202.886.0003. in place. Traffic has slowed on both streets grief in my heart and anxiety in my head. ting around on foot is a practical matter, and sidewalks. But this doesn’t mean that My beloved grandmother had died earlier but Parisians also have a strong sense of Americans aren’t leaving their homes. pride in their pedestrian culture. For in- Stars and Stripes (USPS 0417900) is published week- that year, and I was transferring into my days (except Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) for 50 cents Monday In the days after shutdowns began to program as a first-generation college stu- stance, after decades of increasing car use, through Thursday and for $1 on Friday by Pacific Stars and sweep the nation, visitors flooded national dent, 3,000 miles away from my friends as well as growing pollution and traffic, Stripes, Unit 45002, APO AP 96301-5002. Periodicals a concerted effort was taken by city gov- postage paid at San Francisco, CA, Postmaster: Send parks, forcing some to close temporarily to and family. I felt alone and hopeless. But address changes to Pacific Stars and Stripes, Unit 45002, protect staff . Over a March weekend in the it was a pivotal time for self-growth. Only ernment to “pedestrianize” city streets, to APO AP 96301-5002. Seattle area, hundreds of people crowded after I began seeing a therapist and started reclaim them for walkers and not drivers, This newspaper is authorized by the Department of and it’s been successful: Since 1990, driv- Defense for members of the military services overseas. hotspot Alki Beach to walk, bike, play in going for evening walks, just to get out of However, the contents of Stars and Stripes are unofficial, the sand — this despite statewide bans on my apartment, did the gloom begin to lift. ing has dropped about 45% and cycling has and are not to be considered as the official views of, or large gatherings and recommendations for Chapel Hill was not what I’d call a pedes- increased tenfold. endorsed by, the U.S. government. 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But at least we’re still allowed Products or services advertised shall be made available for a sweeping nationwide lockdown that re- their yards. Without fully realizing it, my to do it, even encouraged by some. Maybe purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical stricted outside exercise to only once a soul was connecting to something else, right now, we can get out and take a stroll handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor day, and police were granted the authority something larger than me: a sense of com- and appreciate it for the simple escape it of the purchaser, user or patron. to enforce these rules. France declared a munity perhaps, or a deep gratitude for the gifts us. 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BY CIARAN FAHEY Go to the American Forces Associated Press Network website for the most up-to-date TV schedules. BERLIN — Tyler Adams picked the wrong myafn.net time to be the fittest he’s been all season. With the Bundesliga suspended indefinitely Deals due to the new coronavirus outbreak, the 21- year-old from Wappinger, N.Y., is unsure when he will be able to play a competitive game for Saturday’s transactions Leipzig again or even whether the season will FOOTBALL be completed. National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed RB Brian Adams injured a groin in Leipzig’s German Hill to his fifth-round tender. Cup final loss to Bayern Munich last May BALTIMORE RAVENS — Agreed to terms with LB Jake Ryan on a one-year 25 and did not come back until Dec. 21. He contract. played five Bundesliga matches, then strained MIAMI DOLPHINS — Waived LB Jake Carlock, LB Jamal Davis II, WR Andy his left calf. He returned on March 10 to make Jones, CB Linden Stephens, DT Gerald his Champions League debut against Totten- Willis and WR Terry Wright. HOCKEY ham, setting up the last goal in Leipzig’s 3-0 National Hockey League LOS ANGELES KINGS — Signed G Jacob win. Ingham to a three-year entry-level con- But the team hasn’t played since, and the tract. Bundesliga doesn’t know when the last nine rounds of games will be played. Pro basketball “It’s been a bit of a whirlwind,” Adams said by video link on Friday. JENS MEYER/AP NBA He has been using the time off to complete what he calls his preseason, working on his Team USA player Tyler Adams controls the ball as a player for Leipzig during a German EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division fitness at home before training resumed in Bundesliga soccer match. Adams is among three 21-year-olds viewed as keys to the Team W L Pct GB small groups at Leipzig’s ground. Toronto 46 18 .719 — USA’s hopes in the 2022 World Cup. Boston 43 21 .672 3 “I’m really building up to my full capabil- Philadelphia 39 26 .600 7½ Brooklyn 30 34 .469 16 ity,” Adams said. “Right now the body feels bers there are still increasing. It’s a scary the ban on large gatherings was extended to New York 21 45 .318 26 great, I feel fully recovered from any past thing. My parents have my brothers at home Aug. 31, affecting the start of next season, Southeast Division Miami 41 24 .631 — injuries. My mental state is clear. I’m just fo- with them, keeping them occupied, but right too. Orlando 30 35 .462 11 cused on being able to play again.” now they’re safe,” the player said. “It’s hard. Playing without fans wouldn’t be a problem Washington 24 40 .375 16½ Charlotte 23 42 .354 18 Germany has strict social distancing mea- You miss your family, you hope everyone’s for Adams, thinking back to his games in 2015 Atlanta 20 47 .299 22 sures in place. Training is in in groups of safe.” and ’16 for Red Bulls II in the then third-tier Central Division Milwaukee 53 12 .815 — three or four — always while maintaining ap- Adams is among three 21-year-olds viewed United Soccer League. Indiana 39 26 .600 14 propriate distance. as keys to the United States’ hopes in the 2022 “There were a lot of empty stadiums at the Chicago 22 43 .338 31 Detroit 20 46 .303 33½ “It’s a little bit tricky. You can only do cer- World Cup, joined by Chelsea’s Christian Pu- time,” he said. “Being able to go out and play Cleveland 19 46 .292 34 tain passing drills. You can do dribbling, you lisic and Schalke’s Weston McKennie. But would be a great feeling, but you only want WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division can do running and fitness, finishing. So you they have played together just once with the to do so when it keeps everybody safe — all W L Pct GB national team because of injuries, in a March Houston 40 24 .625 — have all the individual variables of what it’s the players, all the staff involved in running Dallas 40 27 .597 1½ like to play in a game, but at the same time, it’s 2019 exhibition against Ecuador. games, and of course the fans. If we continue Memphis 32 33 .492 8½ New Orleans 28 36 .438 12 never gonna be 11 vs. 11, right now,” Adams Adams joined Leipzig in January 2019 from to play with no spectators, and that keeps them San Antonio 27 36 .429 12½ said. “That’s the thing that hurts.” Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls safe, then I would be glad to do that.” Northwest Division Denver 43 22 .662 — New York has become a hotspot for the and quickly established himself as a midfield Adams is in regular contact with McKen- Utah 41 23 .641 1½ virus in the U.S. with more than 123,000 cases starter. Despite Adams’ injuries, Leipzig gave nie, Austria Vienna’s Erik Palmer-Brown and Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 2½ Portland 29 37 .439 14½ of COVID-19 registered and nearly 12,913 him a raise and last month extended his con- other American players who are overseas. Minnesota 19 45 .297 23½ deaths through Saturday, according to Johns tract to 2025. “It’s been unique to see what they’re going Pacific Division L.A. Lakers 49 14 .778 — Hopkins. The Bundesliga title appears attainable if through. For (Palmer-Brown) they haven’t L.A. Clippers 44 20 .688 5½ the season resumes. Leipzig is five points be- Sacramento 28 36 .438 21½ Adams worries about his family back home, even had the opportunity to train again. They Phoenix 26 39 .400 24 but said it was fortunate they live an hour and hind defending champion Bayern Munich. haven’t even been able to leave the house for Golden State 15 50 .231 35 Bundesliga clubs were hoping to return to All games postponed at least until a half outside the city. a run,” Adams said. “Fortunately enough in mid-May. “It’s not too, too bad there yet, but the num- play in May without spectators, but this week Germany, we’re still able to get out.” Pro soccer Spain set to finish soccer season without fans MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA BY TALES AZZONI Almeida said. Atlanta 2 0 0 6 4 2 New York 1 0 1 4 4 3 Associated Press The soccer federation said Montreal 1 0 1 4 4 3 this week that if the league can’t Toronto FC 1 0 1 4 3 2 MADRID — Soccer matches Columbus 1 0 1 4 2 1 resume, it will use the current D.C. United 1 1 0 3 3 3 and other sports events in Spain standings to decide the four clubs Chicago 0 1 1 1 2 3 New England 0 1 1 1 2 3 will take place in fan-free venues to play in the Champions League, Orlando City 0 1 1 1 1 2 at least until the end of the sum- which would mean giving the Philadelphia 0 1 1 1 3 5 Cincinnati 0 2 0 0 3 5 mer, the mayor of Madrid said spots to Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Miami CF 0 2 0 0 1 3 Saturday. New York City FC 0 2 0 0 0 2 Sevilla and Real Sociedad. WESTERN CONFERENCE Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida The league has said the total Sporting KC 2 0 0 6 7 1 told the Onda Cero radio station Minnesota United 2 0 0 6 8 3 losses for not finishing the sea- Colorado 2 0 0 6 4 2 that the coronavirus pandemic son because of the pandemic FC Dallas 1 0 1 4 4 2 Los Angeles FC 1 0 1 4 4 3 likely “won’t be under control” by could reach nearly $1.1 billion. Seattle 1 0 1 4 3 2 then for events with big crowds to The losses if the league resumes Portland 1 1 0 3 2 3 Vancouver 1 1 0 3 2 3 resume normally. with matches in empty stadiums Real Salt Lake 0 0 2 2 1 1 “In the spring and summer would be about $325 million, and LA Galaxy 0 1 1 1 1 2 San Jose 0 1 1 1 4 7 there won’t be any events with if it restarts with fans it would be Houston 0 1 1 1 1 5 crowds in Spain, and possibly not Nashville SC 0 2 0 0 1 3 nearly $163 million . All games postponed at least until in the fall either,” Martinez-Al- Martinez-Almeida also said mid-May. meida said. “Because obviously PAUL WHITE/AP it was a “mistake” for Atletico the situation will not be fully Golf Constuction workers stand by Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Madrid fans to play its Champi- under control. We will have to stadium in Madrid, Spain. The mayor of Madrid said soccer and ons League game against Liver- change our habits and behaviors other sports will take place without fans until the end of summer. pool. Nearly 3,000 Atletico fans even after being allowed to go attended the game on March PGA Tour back on to the streets.” 11, just days before the Spanish FedEx Cup Leaders Spain has been one of the died in the European nation. ing without fans through the fall. government declared a state of Player Points Money The Spanish league is not ex- “Soccer matches without fans 1. Sungjae Im 1,458 $3,862,168 hardest-hit countries with more emergency and established lock- 2. Justin Thomas 1,403 $4,214,477 than 190,000 confirmed cases of pecting to resume at least until in the summer is a possibility, as down measures that are expected 3. Rory McIlroy 1,179 $3,832,721 the end of May. It is working on long as health and safety condi- 4. Brendon Todd 1,110 $2,561,615 COVID-19, only behind the Unit- to remain in place at least until 5. Webb Simpson 1,083 $2,751,300 ed States. More than 20,000 have several scenarios, including play- tions are observed,” Martinez- April 26. Monday, April 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 21 HOCKEY Players, fans get creative to raise funds for minors BY STEPHEN WHYNO By the numbers Associated Press More than a month after the ECHL canceled the rest of its sea- son, minor league hockey players are still hoping to get some finan- $850K cial help. A relief fund set up by the league and Professional Hockey Money Professional Players Association has raised Hockey Players Association $270,000 so far, about a third of (PHPA) executive director the total goal. PHPA executive director Larry Landon estimates Larry Landon estimates $850,000 is needed to cover pay- is needed to cover ECHL checks from three lost weeks of players’ paychecks for the KATHY WILLENS/AP the season. He hopes money can season’s lost three weeks. New Jersey Devils interim general manager Tom Fitzgerald is waiting to see if he’ll have a job if and be sent to players beginning next when the NHL returns to play this season. week. “We’ve got to get it out to the players that truly do need it as fast as we can,“ Landon said. “It’ll be $270K a huge undertaking to get there.” On ice: Shutdown has Devils’ With a shortfall and concerns Monies raised so far from growing about starting next sea- son, players, fans and teams are a relief fund set up by the Fitzgerald waiting on 2 fronts starting to get creative. One fan ECHL and PHPA. has raised $7,000 by auctioning off memorabilia, and South Caro- BY TOM CANAVAN I’ll cross that bridge.” SOURCE: Associated Press NHL scoreboard lina goaltender Parker Milner Associated Press Of all the guys with the interim coaching tags, Ward might be in said he hopes a quarantine con- sports leagues are considering cert brings awareness to the situ- The suspension of play in the the best shape. He has led the returning without fans, that kind ation and some extra funds. NHL because of the coronavirus Eastern Conference Flames to a 24-15-3 mark since of business model doesn’t work Longtime Toledo Walleye fan pandemic has put Tom Fitzger- Atlantic Division replacing Bill Peters on Nov. 26. for minor league hockey. Landon ald of the New Jersey Devils in a GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dennis Seymour said he hopes Boston 70 44 14 12 100 227 174 They were in a playoff spot when said he’s lost sleep worrying. strange situation. to raise a total of $10,000 for the Tampa Bay 70 43 21 6 92 245 195 the season was halted. “If there’s no group gatherings, The 51-year-old is waiting to Toronto 70 36 25 9 81 238 227 ECHL-PHPA COVID-19 Relief Florida 69 35 26 8 78 231 228 Flames general manager Brad how are we playing?” Landon see if the league will finish its Montreal 71 31 31 9 71 212 221 Treliving said he has not made a Fund and already bought a cou- season and whether he gets to Buffalo 69 30 31 8 68 195 217 ple of $5 tickets for the Pregame said. Ottawa 71 25 34 12 62 191 243 decision on Ward’s future. The immediate concern is try- keep his job. Detroit 71 17 49 5 39 145 267 “When you’re uncertain about Skate Quarantine Concert that ing to pay players for lost wages, Fitzgerald is the only interim Metropolitan Division things, that’s where you get anxi- will be live streamed Saturday Washington 69 41 20 8 90 240 215 but the uncertainty is unsettling general manager in the league. Philadelphia 69 41 21 7 89 232 196 ety,” he said. “You’re being a lit- night. The effort is being spear- Pittsburgh 69 40 23 6 86 224 196 among those who make an aver- He took over Jan. 12, when Ray Carolina 68 38 25 5 81 222 193 tle naive if you think you have to headed by Milner and Boston Shero was fired, and has guided Columbus 70 33 22 15 81 180 187 have all the answers.” College teammate Brian Dumou- age of $700-$725 a week. Milner N.Y. Islanders 68 35 23 10 80 192 193 hoped the concert is just the start the struggling Devils to a 12-8-5 N.Y. Rangers 70 37 28 5 79 234 222 Sharks general manager Doug lin of the Pittsburgh Penguins, record. New Jersey 69 28 29 12 68 189 230 Wilson will decide Boughner’s with possible appearances from of publicizing what players are up There are five others in the Western Conference future after the season. He wants retired goaltender Mike McK- against. NHL also in limbo during this input from the players and his enna, Kyle Palmieri of the New “Hopefully other guys will keep Central Division time of isolation. They are the GP W L OT Pts GF GA staff. Boughner was hurt by in- Jersey Devils and Kevin Hayes coming up with some stuff, but league’s interim coaches: Geoff St. Louis 71 42 19 10 94 225 193 juries and suspensions in posting of the Philadelphia Flyers. just finding cool ways to continue Colorado 70 42 20 8 92 237 191 Ward of the Calgary Flames, Dallas 69 37 24 8 82 180 177 a 14-20-3 record after replacing While the NHL and other pro to talk about it,” Milner said. Alain Nasreddine of the Devils, Winnipeg 71 37 28 6 80 216 203 Nashville 69 35 26 8 78 215 217 Peter DeBoer on Dec. 11. Rick Bowness of the Dallas Stars, Minnesota 69 35 27 7 77 220 220 “The things we were looking Bob Boughner of the San Jose Chicago 70 32 30 8 72 212 218 Pacific Division for, I thought were addressed,” Sharks, and Dean Evason of the Vegas 71 39 24 8 86 227 211 Wilson said. “Boughy and I have Minnesota Wild. Edmonton 71 37 25 9 83 225 217 Calgary 70 36 27 7 79 210 215 talked a lot about clarifying how “My job is to lead the hockey Vancouver 69 36 27 6 78 228 217 we want to play, and ultimately Arizona 70 33 29 8 74 195 187 ops department until told other- Anaheim 71 29 33 9 67 187 226 getting your team to commit to wise,” Fitzgerald said Thursday . Los Angeles 70 29 35 6 64 178 212 playing the right way for longer San Jose 70 29 36 5 63 182 226 “And that’s all I’m trying to do All games postponed at least until periods of time irregardless of right now is continue to do the early May. your talent level.” job, not think of the what ifs, be- Bowness has posted a 20-13-5 cause I just think I can muddy mark with the Stars since replac- the waters and distract an indi- keep everyone on their toes. He ing Jim Montgomery on Dec. 10. vidual from thinking again, those has the scouts working on their Dallas was in third place and whatevers.” talent evaluations and the players a playoff spot when play was Fitzgerald said Nadreddine, and coaches prepared to return. halted. who has led the Devils to a 19- “I’ve got an opportunity to grow If general manager Jim Nill is 16-8 record since replacing John as as a manager,” Fitzgerald said. looking for a positive besides the Hynes on Dec. 3, is doing the “I feel really good about where record, the Stars have given up same thing. He is focusing on his I’m at and the job that I’ve done so 177 goals, second-fewest in the job . Fitzgerald joked that while he far with the help of a lot of people league to Boston (174). has the interim tag, everybody in in the organization. It takes a vil- The Wild have a difficult choice CHARLES KRUPA/AP the NHL is in the same category . lage to build success. Whether my with Evason. He replaced Bruce Fitzgerald has weekly discus- future’s here or not, the future is Boudreau on Feb. 14 and has South Carolina Stingrays goalie Parker Milner, shown at Boston sions with team owners Josh Har- here until they tell me otherwise. posted a 12-8 record in his first College, hopes a quarantine concert brings awareness to the ECHL ris and David Blitzer. His job is to And if that’s the case of whatever, shot as an NHL coach. players’ situation as well as some extra funds. PAGE 22 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, April 20, 2020 NFL Remote draft to have dry run

BY BARRY WILNER two laptops. I have a huge what Associated Press we would call our ‘draft phone,’ I have my home phone. I have two The NFL will hold a practice cell phones, and I have a printer. remote draft Monday, three days So that’s kind of my setup that before the real thing is done in I’m looking at right now. the same way. “We can’t obviously replicate Detroit Lions general manag- our draft board in my office here, er Bob Quinn on Friday did not so all the draft boards, needs provide details on the proceed- boards, all of those things will be ings — except what his team has emailed, printed, they’ll probably planned. be screen-shared on some plat- “We’re going to do a couple in- form that we’re still evaluating ... ternal tests and trial runs here,” to use next week. Then we’ll have Quinn said in a Zoom meeting to redundancies on everything.” preview the draft. “The league is Security will having a mock draft, mock trial be paramount, DAVID PETWIEWICZ, CLEVELAND.COM/AP ‘ We’re run on Monday that we’ll partici- considering Ohio State defensive end Chase Young. considered the likely No. 1 pick. This year’s NFL Draft, held pate in.” going the possibil- remotely, may mean teams will be less likely to trade draft choices, general managers say. Commissioner Roger Goodell to do a ity of crossed ordered all team facilities closed communica- in March, and later required club couple tion lines that personnel to conduct the draft internal allow one club’s from their homes. Because of the personnel to GMs: league’s remote draft reliance on free-flowing com- tests and hear discus- munication, the league decided trial runs sions of another to stage a mock draft to ensure here. ’ team’s decision may change trade dynamics all goes smoothly next Thursday, makers. Friday and Saturday. Bob Quinn “The league The draft originally was sched- Lions GM allows an IT BY TOM CANAVAN this is going to force everybody to do, is do deals be- uled for Las Vegas, but the NFL person to be Associated Press fore their pick is up. So, let’s say ... one team calls canceled all public events last present at your another team and says, ‘I want to trade up.’ They’ll month as a safeguard against the house and a security guy there To trade or not to trade? make a deal off the clock, and then if the guy is there coronavirus. On April 6, Goodell just in case people don’t like An especially difficult question in this year’s NFL for the team that wants to move up, then they’ll con- instructed teams on how they your picks, they’re not knock- Draft? summate the trade. I think a lot of it is going to be should plan to make selections. ing on your door or ringing the The coronavirus pandemic has forced the NFL done ahead of time.” “After consulting with medi- doorbell,” said Brett Veach, gen- to conduct its annual draft remotely, which might Philadelphia Eagles person- cal advisers, we cannot identify eral manager of the Super Bowl reduce the number of times Commissioner Roger nel director Howie Roseman champion Kansas City Chiefs. an alternative that is preferable Goodell or anyone else announces a trade. said talks between teams have One logistical concern involves from a medical or public health General managers around the league said this been no different this week the flow of information and abil- perspective, given the varying week the remote nature of the draft will change than previous years. ity to communicate when teams the way teams move up and down in the order next “We all have each other’s needs of clubs, the need properly are on the clock. There could be to screen participants, and the Thursday, Friday and Saturday. phone numbers and we all complications if a team has set- Spur of the moment deals might be difficult to en- have multiple phone lines,” unique risk factors that individu- tled on a player and is about to al club employees may face,” he gineer with team officials at their homes and not in Roseman said. “I think there make a selection to end a round. “war rooms” in their headquarters. It will be near- will be the same level of com- wrote. “I think the scenario that we’re Among the technologies needed ly impossible to look around the room for a quick munication because that all kind of playing through our doesn’t change.“ for the actual draft are team web consensus. mind is when you’re on the clock If he wants to talk to Chiefs meetings and a web hookup with And if a communications connection is lost — IT Roseman and you’re about to turn a card GM Brett Veach, he’s just a the league itself. There also will guys have been working countless hours to make in,” Veach said. “And then with call or text away. be phone lines for communicat- sure that does not happen — or a phone goes dead, 45 seconds left, a team comes in Veach is in a new spot for this draft: The Super ing with other teams for trades, what happens? and presents a really interesting The more likely scenarios for trades are ones that Bowl champions are bringing up the rear of the which must be approved by the trade. When you’re in the office, are premeditated. Take for example, the Detroit opening round. NFL central office. you can look to a guy (and quickly Lions and New York Giants, who hold the third and “One thing that I think every team is most con- “I’m at my house, I have a home discuss the offer). fourth picks overall, respectively. cerned about is just the flow and the effectiveness office that I use occasionally dur- “Just making sure that we of communication. If you’re on the clock and you’re ing the season and occasionally don’t have a slow connection at Both teams have been listening to offers this week, working through your scenarios, then you finally during the offseason — not very 45 seconds. So, that’s a little bit Lions GM Bob Quinn and Giants counterpart Dave come up with, ‘OK, we like this guy,’ ” Veach said. much,“ Quinn said. “But I’m star- of a concern, just that last-minute Gettleman have said. “(Or) we don’t like any of these trades. Or, we like ing at a TV to my right. I have trade that you get the phone call “It’s something I would very seriously entertain,” this trade, and we want to do this trade. ... I think the three monitors to my left, I have on the clock.” said Gettleman, whose team is in position to take a much-needed offensive tackle. scenario that we’re all kind of playing through our The Lions are listening, too. There has been talk mind is when you’re on the clock and you’re about to of the Dolphins and others jumping up to No. 3 to turn a card in, and then with 45 seconds left, a team grab a quarterback — or whatever. comes in and presents a really interesting trade.” “I think just the way the world we’re living in, with The NFL will conduct a mock draft on Monday to this being virtual, I think a lot of those things, if I’m test whether teams can navigate those late-minute going to do something, I think we’re going to have a scenarios. pretty good idea Thursday afternoon of where we What seems certain is LSU quarterback Joe Bur- stand,” Quinn said. “I don’t think I’m going to be row going No. 1 overall to Cincinnati, then Ohio making a huge decision on trading the No. 3 overall State edge rusher Chase Young taken next by Wash- pick while I’m on the clock, while I’m virtually talk- ington. After that, how many times will Goodell an- ing to our head coach and our other personnel.” nounce a trade from home? Will fewer deals happen Gettleman said the trade squeeze would be felt because of this year’s draft dynamics? most after the second round. The first round is 10 No doubt, phones will be ringing for three days minutes in length. The second is seven. Rounds 3-6 next week. will fall to five minutes a pick. It drops to four min- “If someone calls you up and their chart doesn’t utes in the seventh and final round. match yours and they make an offer and you don’t MICHAEL CONROY/AP “It’s going to be tight to try to do that, to try to think it’s a good deal, you don’t do it,” Gettleman Kevin Colbert of the Pittsburgh Steelers and other general managers trade back or trade up,” Gettleman said of the final said. “It’s that simple. If both groups are motivated, are doing tests to prepare for the remote draft. five rounds. “I think what’s going to happen, what you’ll come to some kind of conclusion.” Monday, April 20, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 23 NFL DRAFT Remote draft a new challenge for networks

BY JOE REEDY Goodell will introduce first-round picks Associated Press from his home in Bronxville, N.Y. “We’re trying to streamline the feeds The NFL Draft is annually one of the along with having as many backups as we most ambitious productions that ESPN can,” Quenzel said. “The execution of the does. This week’s coverage might go down draft, as far as what we can show with the as THE most ambitious in the network’s teams, will be the same. Everyone has the 40-year history. same technology and availability.” With the NFL closing team complexes Markham said there are normally 15 in and canceling plans to hold the draft in Las the control room at one time during the Vegas, this year’s event is shaping up as a draft, but it will be limited to seven. They logistical challenge. ESPN Vice President will also use two control rooms so that ev- of Production Seth Markham says there eryone has their own area and adheres to BUTCH DILL/AP are usually 10 remote locations during social distancing guidelines. the first round. On Thursday night, there Lenoir Rhyne’s Kyle Dugger, left, intercepts a pass intended for Vanderbilt’s Jared Those in the control room will also wear might be as many as 180. Pinkney during practice for the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., in January. Dugger made masks, which could be an extra challenge “Safe to say, we have never had a year Hickory, N.C., a must stop for NFL scouts last fall. for producers and directors trying to like this. It’s a great opportunity to bring communicate. fans hope and joy and an escape from what ESPN’s Trey Wingo and Suzy Kolber we are experiencing,” Markham said. “We will be the only ones in the studio for the Deeper: Scouts don’t sleep on prospects do enjoy challenges. We will make it hap- ESPN-NFL Network telecast. Wingo will pen, but it is damn complicated.” be anchoring his fourth draft and Kolber FROM BACK PAGE lineman Ben Bartch of St. Johns (Minne- ESPN and NFL Network will air a com- will be conducting interviews with draft- bined broadcast all three days. It will now ees. Mel Kiper Jr. — who will be with “It hasn’t been the easiest switch going sota), running back James Robinson of Illi- originate from ESPN’s headquarters in ESPN for his 37th draft — Louis Riddick from not having any of that (publicity) nois State, tight ends Charlie Taumoepeau Bristol, Conn., but most of the reporters and Booger McFarland will be providing to having a lot of it,” Dugger said during of Portland State and Adam Trautman of and analysts will be at their homes. analysis from their homes. the league’s annual scouting combine in Dayton. Mark Quenzel, NFL Network’s Senior ESPN also has nine reporters monitoring Indianapolis. “But they (school officials) Three of the four, in addition to Dugger, Vice President of Programming and Pro- teams throughout the three days, including definitely got behind me and they’re really were at the Senior Bowl. All five received duction, said the two networks had been in Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen. excited.” combine invites, and most understand the discussions about a joint production once it NFL Network’s crew includes host Rich Not so long ago, scouts didn’t know much club they’re trying to join. appeared that the draft wouldn’t take place Eisen, who has been a part of all 17 drafts about Dugger, either. He remembers re- Bartch’s story starts like so many others. in Las Vegas. the network has done, along with analysts peatedly answering three questions: What He was a high school tight end with no Di- With everyone spread out, the biggest Daniel Jeremiah, Michael Irvin and Kurt school is that, where is it located, and how vision I offers, opting to play at a Division challenge will be making sure there aren’t Warner. did he end up in Division II? III school primarily because he liked the any technical difficulties. Reporters have ABC will air a separate draft broad- Then again, it’s easy for football players area, loved the sport, and the school gave been able to get on air from home for near- cast on Thursday and Friday for the sec- to get overlooked in Hickory, a small city him a chance to extend his career. ly a month while draft prospects, coaches ond straight year before simulcasting the full of Southern charm nestled between Two years later, the coaches asked him and general managers received kits from ESPN/NFL Network feed on Saturday. Interstate 40 and the Blue Ridge Parkway. to move to left tackle. the league. The ABC telecasts will again be more There, fans flock to feature races under the Then came the big twist. Quenzel said the league has set up three feature based and focus on prospects’ road Saturday night lights Bartch spent the next three months call centers to handle the various feeds to the draft, along with the roles their fami- of 68-year-old Hickory cramming in study sessions between class- — one for the prospects, one for coaches lies have played. Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer ‘ The Motor Speedway, also work, conditioning and coaching at a local and team executives and another for fans. and Maria Taylor will host the coverage known as “The Birth- high school. Sometimes, he relied on You- competitor The league has also reached out to various from Bristol, with analysis from Todd Mc- place of the NASCAR Tube videos to learn the position. wireless providers to make sure there is Shay, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard in me Stars.” Baseball fans To save time, Bartch devised his own extra bandwith over the three days so that and David Pollack. Tom Rinaldi will pro- line up to see Hickory breakfast smoothie creation. He describes definitely the grid isn’t overloaded. vide most of the pre-taped features. Crawdads games. Bob the“magic shake” as a concoction of seven wanted Because fans are a unique part of the “We were set up for a big ratings year be- Gibbons, one of col- eggs, a large tub of cottage cheese, quick draft experience, ESPN has reached out cause of the quality of this year’s class, but more, at lege basketball’s origi- grits, peanut butter and a banana, topped via social media to get fan videos preview- now we are waiting and seeing,” Markham nal recruiting experts, off with a splash of Gatorade. It helped him times. ing the draft. There’s no word yet though said. “We don’t have the competition that ’ worked 25 miles away go from 250 pounds to 305 as he turned whether fans booing commissioner Roger we normally have (with the NBA and NHL Kyle Dugger in Lenoir and has used into an NFL prospect. Lenoir-Rhyne CB Goodell before each pick will be piped in to playoffs). Whether that means more eye- the college gym to host “I would throw it all in and plug my make it feel like an authentic draft. balls and anticipation, I don’t know.” high school all-star nose,” Bartch said. “I’d gag sometimes, but games. The nearby mountains offer plenty that’s what you have to do.” of outdoors options. Now Bartch should become the first St. So Lenoir-Rhyne football hasn’t al- John’s player taken since 1974, (DT Kurt ways been the top choice for Saturday Wachtler to the Vikings in the 15th round). afternoons. Bartch would be the highest draft pick in But when Dugger started turning heads, school history. thousands showed up at 8,500-seat Moretz Dugger doesn’t have to go back that far Stadium to see the budding star. Scouts fol- to find Lenoir-Rhyne’s last selection: DE lowed, and soon Dugger was the feature John Milem, chosen by San Francisco in attraction. Round 5 in 2000. “The competitor in me definitely wanted But after an impressive Senior Bowl, more, at times,“ he said. “I’d really dive the kid who started high school at 5-foot-6, into the details of what I was doing and see 140 pounds and graduated at 5-11, 170 with if I’m doing what I’m supposed to do — or only three scholarship offers , showed up in was it me getting away with things because Indy at 6-1, 217 pounds, with the long arms of the level of the competition.“ teams crave. He ran the 40 in 4.49 seconds, NFL executives knew better than to had the best vertical jump among safeties overlook another player from a school that (42 inches) and the second best broad jump barely registers on college football’s high- (11 feet, 2 inches). light shows. And if he becomes the highest Division The roll call includes Walter Payton of II player selected since the turn of the cen- Jackson State, Jerry Rice of Mississippi tury, he’ll be on a stage where everyone Valley State and Carson Wentz of North knows his name, school and story. Dakota State. Joe Flacco and Darrell “It’s something I will use as a stepping Green came out of Delaware and Texas stone,“ he said. “But I kind of like being in STEVE HELBER/AP A&M-Kingsville, respectively. the underdog role, kind of that dark side, Dugger finds himself at the head of an- villainous role, and I think it’s something Roger Goodell will introduce first-round picks from his home in Bronxville, N.Y., this other strong class that includes offensive I’m going to continue doing.” year, so fans won’t have the chance to boo the commissioner before each pick. S TARS AND STRIPES Monday, April 20, 2020 F3HIJKLM Everything on hold Season’s suspension put Devils’ SPORTS interim GM in tough spot » Page 21

NFL DRAFT Digging deeper Division II standout Dugger leads another strong class of small-school prospects

BY MICHAEL MAROT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS yle Dugger played most of his col- lege football career in the shad- ows of higher-profile players and programs. Appalachian State was less than a two-hour drive north of the Lenoir-Rhyne campus. The Tobacco Road triad of Duke, North Carolina and North Caro- lina State was about two hours east, and Knox- ville, home of the Tennessee Volunteers, was less than three hours to the west. Dugger isn’t taking a back seat to any of them. Last fall, he forced NFL scouts to add a new stop on their weekend trips, Hickory, N.C., where they unearthed a hidden gem — maybe the best draft prospect football fans don’t know.

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NFL executives know better than to ignore players from schools that barely register on college football’s highlight shows. The roll call of small-school standouts to make it big in the NFL includes Walter Payton of Jackson State, Jerry Rice of Mississippi Valley State and Carson Wentz of North Dakota State. Joe Flacco and Darrell Green came out of Delaware and Texas A&M-Kingsville, respectively. SOURCE: Associated Press

After following up an impressive showing for the South at the Senior Bowl in January with some eye-opening numbers at the NFL Combine in March, Lenoir-Rhyne safety Kyle Dugger could be the highest-selected Division II player since the turn of the century. Butch Dill /AP

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