European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 25, 1987 the Star Sand stripes Page 5 Arizona fined for heavy footed Drivers Washington a the  do partition levied a is 10,000 Hue Friday against Arizona because Loo Many of its motorists exceeded the s5-Raph Speed limit but let tour other slates off the Hook offer their Drivers slowed Down in 1986. The Fine marked the first time inc Federal govern ment has taken sanctions against a slate for failing to enforce the notional Speed limit. The department informed Arizona officials that 1percent of the state s non interstate Federal Highway Money was being withheld because it failed for a third straight year to meet enforcement standards. Four other states Maryland Vermont Rhode Island and new Hampshire met the Federal Stan Dards during 1986 after failing in at least one previous year and therefore would not lose any Money depart men officials said under the Law Arizona could have been fined As much As 10 percent of its Highway Money or about 15.1 million bemused of us speeding motorists. In Phoenix slate officials said they re Happy that More Money was t withheld. We re All quite delighted that they re not going la hold up very much of our funds said Cov Evan my chem. Both Arizona and Vermont had been advised by transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole last year that they stood a Chance of losing Highway funds because Loo Many Molo Risis were travelling More than 5  the time 10 percent of the non interstate subsidies for the two Stales were put in escrow. As part of Friday s enforcement action the remain ing funds in escrow about 14.6 million were set tree for Arizona officials to use. All of Vermont s funds in escrow also were set free. Arizona noting thai Congress came close late last year to rescinding the National 55-Mph Speed limit and is Likely to take up the matter again this year asked inc Federal Highway administration to defer action on the Fine for one year. That was denied. We must enforce the Law unless and until it i changed said a idler to Mecham outlining the enforcement act Loo. Federal Law require states to report to the transportation department he percentage of motorists that arc exceeding inc 55-Mph Speed limit each year. If the percentage of speeders after adjustments Are made is greater Man 50 percent inc department May withhold a portion of the state s Highway funds. A slate May avoid having funds withheld however if it Lowers the number of speeders below 50 percent during the two years after it is found in violation. Arizona s Fine stemmed from its enforcement record for 1984, in which it reported 56.3 percent of its motorists were speeding. The state also exceeded inc 50 percent Mark in 1985 and 1986. The other four Stales squeezed just under inc cutoff for 1986 and therefore avoided a Fine. Rostenkowski s daughter arrested on drug charge Chicago a the daughter of rep. Dan Rostenkowski Dell has been charged with Possession of a controlled substance after police raiding an apartment found packets of cocaine in her purse authorities said Friday. Dawn Rosten 3 noise no one heard him Finnell said. Concerned employees took Jet to a Vancouver wash., animal Hospital where veterinarian Deborah water Road said the dog would recover. The Boxcar had arrived dec. 19 in North Carolina with a Load from Ore gon Finnell said. Four Days later a computer report showed that i passed through Spartanburg s.c., on us Way Back to Oregon. As 1 figure it that dog bad to be in that car a minimum of 32 Days and he could have been there longer Finnell said. Delta air lines had volunteered to give the dog a free trip Home Finnel said. The dog could t leave until this week because the veterinarian wants to keep the animal a few Days for observation he added mrs. Stroup said it would have cost$300 to have Jet shipped Home