European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 31, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 mailman makes rounds with dog archers Boston a fed up with dog bites Mai Carrier Jim Codner made his round in the company of two do Catchen from the City s animal control department when he delivered mail this week at a housing project. Unlike earlier when three Dop were taken int custody Here was t a canine in sight As Codner delivered inc mail with Bis companions who were armed with dog marcs 3-foot and 5-foot Slicks with rubber coated wires at the end to catch an Pooch on he Loose. A least if the dogs come out they la have afew More targets Codner said when he resumed deliveries. Usually it t just me and  mail delivery to 240 households at the Orient Heights project was suspended March 12 after cod Ner who has delivered mail there Tor seven Yean was attacked for the fourth time this year by one of the dogs roaming the Halls. Far the two weeks Codar did t bring any mail it was left at a Post office More than half a mile away. It was really hard for the elderly people who needed their mail and could t gel it said Jackie thu Storr who lives in the project. It feels Good to have Jimmy and the mail Back said Connie Durbano. Another resident. The escorted service i lost a week. If Codner customers Don t gel the message by then the postal service has threatened to deliver mail to a single drop instead or door to door. Steven o Donnell the City s chief do Catcher said he has eight inspectors and two trucks one currently broken to cover a City of 65,000 dogs. O Donnell complained thai the City won l invest i better dog control he also has proposed sniffer Fine for violators. The City requires dogs to be restrained at All  while the dog owner Are fined $30 if their Pels arc caught defecating on the sidewalk icy Are fined Only $25 for dogs picked up roaming free. Let other Carrier Batlle fronts of Massachusetts mail delivery was suspended temporarily in parts of med lord a few years ago to protect carriers and Carrier bitten in the face by a Dot in Winthrop last weekend May need plastic surgery. Every Day somewhere in America a mail carriers probably being bitten said delivery supervisor pm l audit la Codner s Boss. Goetz appeals arms conviction Conn station says judge erred in instructing jury advertising in Iowa for Hel new York a be hard  tuesday appealed his conviction on weapons charges in the 1934 subway shoot ing of four teen ogre saying the instructions 10 the jurors did not give them the option Raj timing merciful toward him. The Appeal which contained a Legal at tack on his sentence As Well As his conviction was filed Rel the state supreme court Sapp Clale division by his attorney. Garry Swolnick. Roctz 40. Is free on $5,000 . After a widely publicized trial theman due bal the subway vigilante was convict cd last june on one com of third degree weapons Possession but acquitted of More serious charges in the december i9k4 shootings. Hocti said he shot the four Youngmen All 19, because they were trying to Rob him when icy approached an asked for $5. The men said they were merely  the Appeal Swolnick argued sat Lite trial judge Stephen Crane illegally Vio lated Goetz s right to have a jury decide his guilt or inno Cence on the weapons charge by Tell ing the jurors they must rather than they May convict if he found Goelz guilty beyond a reason Able doubt. To c laity or argued the judge voided the jury Power to find that a Roctz defendant committed a criminal act but also deserved mercy. Jury mercy is indeed a Well recognized phenomenon indigenous to our Justice system Swolnick wrote. Swolnick also argued against the sentence that Crane imposed last october six months in jail and 4ft Yean probation plus Community service a Fine and counselling. Paradoxically sunni Elk argued for a one year prison sentence because a definite one year sentence would make Goetz eligible for parole in two months. As it now stands his sentence Means he must serve the so months with if possibility of being jailed again if he violates  one year sentence is required be cause there is a stale Law requiring a Manda tory year in jail for a weapons Possession conviction and the Law does nut mention splitting the sentence into part jail time part probation the  Brief also argued that a Jaii sen tence would be unduly harsh ingot to s Case because of his Milt of mind. Slotni Csc said Goetz continues to suffer psychic pain because of the intense publicity the Case received grateful company offers free diapers Lisbon Maine a a cloth Dia per importer has offered this town a year s Worth of free diapers to show his appreciation for the town fathers Refus ing to let welfare recipient buy the Dis Posable kind Philip d. Anderson president of Empire trading co. Ltd. Of Syracuse n.y., said he will Supply As Many Cotton Dia pers As the town needs at no charge. He said his offer was prompted by news Story about the town s feb. 16 Deci Sion to remove disposable diapers from the hit of allowable local welfare expenses. Anderson said his company supplies diaper services and mail order houses with chinese made diapers designed Loreain their shape after laundering. The town s policy change has draw support from environmentalists and Fis Cal conservatives who agree with the Choice of traditional cloth diapers As an appropriate technology that saves tax payers Money. Critics have accused Lisbon officials of making a rash decision to balance the budget on innocent babies  a letter to the times record in nearby Brunswick Peggy Cotton of Wes Bath said the restriction was for a baby who s helpless and she suggested thai town officials gel i hair savings some place  a. France Lisbon s welfare director recommended the policy because throwaway diapers Cost $10 a a while cloth diapers even with laundering Cost considered Are less of a Drain on the Lawn s welfare  said it would be up to the town s selectmen whether to accept an Derson s offer. But she added i m sure they  manager John Bubier said Lis Bon officials have received letters an phone Calls from across the country in response to the diaper policy with about 9$ percent of them backing up the  said 200 to 300 individuals in this town of 12,000 usually receive Public assistance benefits during the course of a year. The local welfare budget total about 535,000. Cedar rapids Iowa