European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday augusts 1987 a real Mickey mouse operation a photo now hear this workers at Caldwell tanks in Louisville ky., Are completing work on giant cars that will top a water tank at a project that Walt Disney world has near Orlando Fla. The Mickey mouse Cap and can Are to be transported to Florida this week and will go atop a 100,000-Gillon tank. Stateside inmates Are terrified of aids imprisoned sex lawmaker says Washington a a former congressman who is serving a Federal prison sentence says he s been exposed to aids while incarcerated and he wants government action to protect prisoners from the deadly disease. As a Public official i have seen firsthand prison systems and jails across this nation and the world where i witnessed appalling conditions George v. Hansen wrote in a column published sunday by the Washington Post. But More than that. 1 personally have been drag ged through numerous prison and jail facilities Dur ing my incarceration Over the past 13 months and i have been recklessly exposed to everything from tuberculosis to violent schizophrenia to  Hansen. A Republican from Idaho is serving a five month to 15-month sentence at the minimum Security Petersburg Federal correctional facility South of Rich mond va., for violation of Federal ethics Laws. Aids has people in prison terrified afraid for themselves and afraid for their families Hansen wrote. Hansen was convicted in 1984 of failing to disclose $334,000 in Loans including some from Texas billionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt plus profits from the Sale of Silver contracts and other transactions. He was released dec. 19 after serving six months but he was jailed again in april on charges of violating his parole. The Washington based conservative a lion foundation rallied on Hansen s behalf claiming that he has been railroaded because of his outspoken beliefs. Hansen went on a hunger strike in april to protest his treatment. This past week inmates in the Camp were badly shaken when a prisoner was removed reportedly for aids Hansen wrote. He had been a resident for month sharing All the same facilities including drink ing from common thermos jugs at work and other activities. This aids Case had unusually Long fingernails that badly scratched other players in basketball  scare among inmates was evident. In fact one inmate remarked every time i kiss my wife and Chil Dren on a visit i can t help but wonder what disease i might be giving them these prisoners have now actively joined me in a Call for  Hansen said he wrote to attorney general Edwin me Csc Iii and Michael Quintan the director of Federal prisons to Point out the dangers of contracting aids in prison. Aids or acquired immune deficiency syndrome Isa contagious disease that attacks the body s immune system rendering it incapable of resisting other Dis eases and infections. Inmates and their families arc deeply concerned that going to jail can be fatal and they Pray for Relief Hansen wrote. We must act quickly and Deci sively to end this chamber of horrors we Call a prison  California Power line sabotaged Independence. Calif. A a million Volt transmission line carrying Power from the Pacific Northwest to Southern California was sabotaged by someone who toppled two supporting towers officials said saturday. Guy wires to the towers holding Pacific int Cutie transmission line were Cut Friday evening toppling them and damaging three other towers nine Miles North of this Eastern Sierra Nevada Community said de Freudenburg. Spokesman for the los Angeles department of water and Power. Communities nearby reported a drop in Power at the Lime hut there were no outages Freudenburg said. The line was not carrying its full capacity. There was no question that the damage was the work if one or More vandals he said. The county Shefl h is been notified and the Fri is doing an in  he said. No similar acts of vandalism have occurred in the area recently he noted and added that this is very unusual for the los Angeles  the towers about 200 Miles North of los Angeles Are part of the 846-mile Pacific in critic system that carries electricity from the Dalles Ore. The line that was damaged transfers Power to a station in the los Angeles suburb of Sylmar Freudenburg said. He said it was too Early to determine the Cost of repairs but he noted this is the largest amount of damage that has occurred to this t be of line since the system was built in 1970." the direct current line is capable of carrying up to i million volts of electricity enough to illuminate two cities the size of Seattle said Robert Reed spokesman for the Bonneville Power administration in Portland Ore.  said Crews had begun repairs and expected to have the line Back in operation soon and he said no Power outages were expected. The whole Pacific in tonic system had been due to be shut Down for maintenance this weekend anyway he said. The utilities using the line had planned to get along without it  German family to buy data card for $ 174 million new York a a German family will buy data card corp. For si74 million in Cash under an agreement in principle announced by data card and its biggest shareholder. Data card based in Minneapolis makes credit card equipment such As Embossers encoders imprinters and terminals. The buyer is a corporation formed by heirs of the late industrialist or. Herbert Quandt of bad Homburg. Germany. The Quandt heirs will pay Cash for the 43 percent of data card Stock held by National computer systems inc. Of Minneapolis at ji7.50 a share and then acquire the rest of the shares from their holders for the same Price according to the agreement. The transaction is subject to definitive agreements and any required government approvals. Ventura county ends $45 marriage services Ventura Calif. A Quick Low budget marriage services became a thing of the past at the Ventura county clerk s office As deputies performed the last $45 civil wedding ceremonies. Deputy clerks performed four five minute marriages before the service was ended to Cut costs in the 1987 88 budget approved by the Board of supervisors. The final wedding joined Jan Dalessi 36, and de Schoonover 45, both of thousand Oaks. Nearly 2,000 couples were married by Deputy Der i Between 1980 and Friday county officials said sat urday. Couples could choose Between having the Cere Mony in the clerk s office or outdoors at a Fountain. I m going to miss doing the ceremonies said Josic Pano a Deputy clerk. There Are the Happy couples and the others who seem to be dragging each other  officials seeking father after children die in  Nevada City Calif. A two children burned to death Early saturday when the  in which they were sleeping was destroyed by a fire. Authorities Are seeking the youngsters father for questioning about the Blaze. The victims were identified As Anna Hollek 7, and her sister Alyssia. 5, of Doyle in Lassen county. Nevada county sheriff Bill Heafey said authorities arc seeking Gerald Frank Hollek 33, the. Children s father in connection with their investigation. The fire occurred in the isolated Bowman Lake area Between Nevada City and Truckee in the Sierra Nevada and about 160 Miles Northeast of san Francisco. Firm closing Texas Plant 80 offered other jobs Dallas Dpi Halliburton co. Has said it will shut Down a Plant in Amarillo that manufactures Oil Field services equipment and will offer the facility s 80 employees jobs elsewhere in the company. The Plant is being shut Down because Halliburton has excess manufacturing capacity at a similar Plant in Duncan okla., company spokesman Guy Marcus said. The Amarillo facility employed 500 people in 1982, but it gradually Cut Back on staff because of the slumping the Oil and Gas Industry. The remaining employees in Amarillo will be offered jobs at other Halliburton plants Marcus said. Marcus said the Amarillo Plant is operated by Halli Burton s service division. It manufactures equipment used in pressure pumping services such As cementing and stimulation of Oil and Gas Wells. Officer orders muzzling of sheep killing dogs Hampden mass. Dpi the town dog officer has ordered a Man to muzzle his two German Shep herds blamed for the Slaughter of 16 sheep. Patrick Mccann was ordered to muzzle the dogs and a the sheep owner restitution for the killings dog officer harks Robbins said. If he intends to keep the dogs. I want them muzzled Robbins said. They arc known killers of  Robbins said 34 other sheep escaped by jumping a Fence and running Home. The 16 slaughtered sheep have been buried by to licit , Robbins said