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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, July 26, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes july 1985 Riding the rails a photo Ron Forster rides the rails in Potter to done Railroad track into a network of Parks where demonstrate the pedal powered rail car he people including the Blind and others with various for stars dream is to turn thousands of Miles of Aba handicaps could pedal for stateside swarm of killer bees turns up near Oil Field in Central California up a swarm of killer bees the african pests rumoured for years to be Buz zing relentlessly toward the United states has turned up near an Oil Field in californian Central Jan a spokeswoman for the state department of food and said wednesday that it was the first time that live Africa originated bees have been found in the United they arc called killer bees because they Are More Likely to attack and sting than the average for dec they have been the subject of wild and their reputation for fierceness was enhanced in several Low Bud get science fiction movies that were stronger on technical effects than scientific the greatest risk posed to humans is that even a slight disturbance can set off a Chain reaction affecting an entire Wessell they have been known to Chase and sting animals or people within approximately 300 feet of a she stressed that the sting of one of these highly aggressive bees is no More venomous than that of a Domestic there is no evidence that they cause More human fatalities than Domestic Wessell a geneticist brought the killer bees to Brazil from Africa in the mid1950s for a research they escaped from researchers and bred with South american but Many retained their highly aggressive the killer bees were last known to have spread to Cen trial Wessell said a swarm of the bees was discovered in a Hole late last month by an Oil Field worker near lost Hills in Rural Kern she said the worker covered the Hole with Asphalt but the next Day discovered that the Asphalt had been Dis possibly by some bees that had fifty dead bees were removed from the and tests by internationally recognized experts from state and Federal agriculture departments and the University of California determined that they were killer Wessell on Survey teams were sent to the site to study How the bees arrived and their they also will try to determine whether the discovery is an isolated find or if additional colonies exist in the Wessell said no evidence of a comb or Queen Bee was found in the indicating there was no if colonies of Africani Zed bees the department will move aggressively to eradicate these unwanted state food and agriculture director Clare Berryhill the department advised the Public to take extra pre caution in a 20mile radius of the area where the bees were found and to report any unusual Bee booze smuggled to alcoholics picnic a alcoholics under going treatment in a substance abuse Ward smuggled to a Hospital which was cancelled after some of the patients got officials Richard associate director of the substance abuse program at appalachian Community mental health Cen Ter in nearby said wednesday that the alcohol was apparently consumed by patients who spiked their vietnamese boat people land on japanese Island Tokyo a eight boat people landed on japans southernmost main Island of Kyushu after sailing from Vietnam in a Small a maritime safety Agency spokesman the Agency was not certain of the duration or origin of the but the eight May be the first to have drifted into japanese Waters out of the who have fled Vietnam by boat since drinks during restroom the picnic outside Weston state where the Center runs its was halted when a staff member noticed alcohol on the breath of some of the Kiley Kiley said there was supervision at the july 4 but it was less supervised than would be state citing the party As one said wednesday they Are assuming temporary control of one unit at the but not the unit involved in the Weston state Hospital administrator rein Valdov said the state was not taking Over that Ward because patients there Are considered More committed to quitting drinking and other substance despite the state officials said they also were concerned about escapes from the most patients there were sent by court order after conviction of Public Valdov the most recent escape came when four patients the Lewis county sheriffs department arrested three on but the other patient remains unaccounted Deputy sheriff Margaret Adams said escapees usually Arent violent but often Are involved in Petty maybe Rodeo Bull just wanted to powder his nose after ride a an escaped Rodeo Bull barged into a women restroom on the state slightly injuring one forcing others to cower in stalls and leaving water spraying from a smashed a witness they started calling just like you Call a and he just sort of went out Shaun Berning of Minot said of the wayward which had just bucked off its rider at a North Dakota state fair the named was not a fighting or hooking he was just a jumping it was quite an expert the rodeos Stock Ray Felting of said of the after dumping its the Bull jumped Over pens in the indoor Arena and bolted along a said Tracy Pearce of who is miss Rodeo North Grants descendants disappointed by Lees Kin new York a a Hal dozen descendants of Ulysses Grant came to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil War heros but said they were disappointed that the descendants of Robert Lee didst show the Park service had billed the ceremony at Grants Tomb As a reunion of Grant and Lee descendants from both sides1 of the Mason Dixon but Only those of the Yankee general showed it would have been fun to have met some of said Ulysses Grant Deitz of a great great grandson of the nations first fourstar general and its 18th among Lee descendants who had indicated they hoped to attend were Robert Lee in of and George and Mary Lynn Holmes of i just  get in in said whose Robert Lee is a Tennis it was no snub a Grant and his a Lee de said a trip to new York would have been too Grant died of cancer on july Robert Tolley is still and still waiting for refund new Ohio a Call it a Case of mistaken but whatever you Call Robert Lee Tolley wants the internal Revenue service to know Hes very much alive and still waiting for his refund of nearly said his Mother received a letter from the irs informing her that she could not get his refund until she provided a copy of his death Tolley said he called the irs Cincinnati regional office and they  Tell me when i died or of he says Hes More upset about not getting his refund than about the irs apparent belief that he has i dont have a Job and i really need the Tolley the letter to his Mother was addressed to the estate of Robert Lee Tolley and said his 1984 Federal tax refund Check had been returned to the to help determine who is entitled to the the irs said it needed a copy of the death i have a lot of but i cant find anyone to answer Tolley Rollie Public affairs officer for the irs District office in said District officials would Contact Tolley in Hopes of correcting the he said the irs has no idea what caused the teacher tired for spanking Pupil in 1979 ordered reinstated grand a a teacher fired six years ago for spanking a Pupil has been ordered reinstated with Back wages that a school District official says May amount to Hester Willis was fired after the grand rapids Public school District said she acted too harshly when she Alleg edly struck and Shook a third Grade Pupil at Palmer elementary school on March the state education departments tenure commission upheld the but a judge found fault with the ruling and sent it Back to the last month the commission ordered that she could have her Job Rolland assistant superintendent of employee relations for the grand rapids school said Back pay would amount to a year for 5tt less whatever she has earned working As a substitute in other  
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