European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday May 11,1986 drug Tampere convicted of killing husband woman Seattle Ai a woman has been found guilty of kill ing her husband to colled More than j175,000 in insurance and he prosecutor says the conviction inthe nation s first death by Prada cd tampering trial will Stop drug torn Perm. Stella Nickel 44, of suburban Auburn was convicted monday of All five counts in the deaths of her 52-year-old husband Bruce. Nickel was also ton Vic cd in the death of sue Katherinc Snow. 40, also of  court jurors who deliberated nearly five jays said testimony of inc Nickolls daughter against her Mother proved crucial Nickell. Scheduled for sentencing june 17. Could receive Lif in prison. Prosecutors also Are considering stale murder charges. Ii was All there for jurors to make this decision assistant . Attorney Joanne Maida said adding thai the verdict will be a deterrent to would be drug  Foreman hurray m. Andrews 5i, said the panel was split 11-1 in favor of conviction through its Fini Oliree  Burcl Holliday who wept when he Verdi i was announced told . District judge Williamw Jar on monday she received an Anonymous Call Friday from a woman who said Don t you All know she Nikell failed the lie Detector lest results of Nickoll s polygraph lest were not introduced As evidence. Judge told her 10 do so. Defense lawyer Tom Hillier who declined Dwyer s offer to excuse Holliday said monday night he planned to Appeal. Assuming the ill split included a vote of not Guiliva by the same juror who reported having been tampered with earlier this morning Ihnn it s my belief that that s no coincidence and that that has to be investigated if for no other reason than to ensure the integrity of the Jary system he said. The testimony of Cindy Hamilton Nickell s 28 year old daughter was decisive. I think without Cindy s testimony there were you might say too Many missing links in the Chain of  he said. Hamilton testified her Mother discussed kill ing the victim by a drug overdose or by hiring a hit Man. Although prosecution were unable to link Nickell directly to cyanide purchases she was convicted of nil five counts she faced two of causing death by Tam Pering with a product involved in interstate Commerce and three of tampering. Beset by financial problems and unhappy in her marriage. Nickell laced extra strength excedrin Cap Sules with cyanide and gave them toilet husband for headache prosecutors said. To make his death appear random she poisoned other bottles of Etc Drin and anacin capsules and put them on store shelves. Snow died after swallowing Cap Sules from one of those bottles six Days after Nickoll s husband died the prosecution  said she told no  the called vowed to disregard the information when the Hafiz testifies before grand jury in . Hauppauge . A Jessica Hahn whose allegations of sexual misconduct brought Down the Rev. Jim Bakker s pal ministry testified monday before a grand jury. Her attorney said inc Suffolk county grand jury is investigating matters that include a break in last year at Hahn t Long Island apartment and the whole Jim Bakker  however Russell Mcgurt a spokesman for state attorney general Robert Abrons san the inquiry is related to inc earlier grand jury proceedings in Alba  those proceedings reportedly entered on Hahn s former Boss the Kev. Gene Profeta of the full gospel Tabernacle in Massapequa and whether his Church violated male la Laws. Nancy Connell a spokeswoman for the attorney Beni ral refused comment when asked if the Albany grand jury inquiry was continuing Mccurt declined to comment further on the Suffolk county proceedings and would not say whether harm s attorney Dominic Barbara had accurately characterized the subject matter of the proceedings. Earlier in the Day Hahn told reporters that he life had been threatened repeatedly and that very important papers were stolen from her apartment. A lot of important things arc missing she said the entire Story from inc pal  Barbara said Hahn lost documents agreements cancelled checks  after testifying for about one hour Hahn said that he questions that were asked were very predictable with a few surprises she said she could not discuss her testimony because grand jury witnesses Are sworn to secrecy Hahn acknowledged she was asked about Provela. Naturally 1 would be. 1 worked with the Man Al most All my life she said. Of Pica Jessica Hihn right leaves the grand jury hearing monday with her Mother she said she also was asked about put Bakker and other  stems like this will never end. I will never regret however growing up in the Church Hahn  Sec Misc Lens someone who has always been in the wrong place at the wrong time she added. Thief s Luck wears out As cabbie gets revenge Tacoma Wash. A taxicab Driver Harry Gibbs could t believe his eyes there was the Man who stole his pants asking for a ride Home. He walked up higher than a Kite and wanted me to Lake him Home Gibbs said. He got a ride Home All  Gibbs. 39. Said he signalled a fellow cabbie to follow took his pissing or to an apartment near inc Gate of Mcchord fab South of town and then waited with the other Driver Umil sheriffs deputies arrived. A week earlier the Man had hailed his cab in the same convenience store parking lot. He had accosted Gibbs with a sawed off Shotgun Gibbs said. In thai incident the robber demanded this pants after finding Only 149 in his Wallet. The pants and Wallet were later found nearby. Pierce county sheriffs sol Steve Kemmerer confirmed that a Man was in custody for investigation of armed robbery. Environment is credited for tortoises Breeding fort Lauderdale. Fla. A Alda Bra tortoises rarely Breed in Captivity but three have been born at Ocean world in the last two months because of its stress fret environment a breeder says. Boomer jr., born March 31, has almost Dou bled his weight and now weighs More than Ivi pounds. His brother the month old Hatch Back has increased in weight to More than 2 pounds. Ca Lith born last week weighs almost i / pounds. The hatching is a rare event in Captivity said de Chapman a Miami breeder of rare reptiles. The Marine Park s Success can be attributed to a soothing environment where the tortoises Don t have to worry about goats eating them or about being served up As a delicacy As in their native Seychelles Chapman said. 2 units damaged As fire sweeps electric Plant , Fla. A two units of a Coal powered electric Plant were knocked out of service when a fire roared through one unit. N o serious injuries were reported. Unit 2 suffered minor damage and should be Hack in operation in about a week but unit 1 sustained major damage said Jeff Fla a spokesman for Seminole electric cooperative in Tampa Fela said monday it was too Early to Esti mate the damage. The fire erupted Early monday in the Seal Oil system in inc Turbine Generator. Seal Oil is a lubricating fluid that forms a Seal that keeps Hydrogen Gas from escaping into the Atmo sphere Fla said. Hydrogen Gas is a Standard coolant for electric generators. 51 years later Hindenburg memorial dedicated Marker at the site a Field at what is now the naval air engineering Center. To Ltd plaque was to be dedicated Fri Day the 51st anniversary of the May 6, 1937, tragedy. But inc service was postponed by rain until monday the 52nd anniversary of the Hindenburg s first flight to the United states. The Bronze Marker set in Pink Gran Ite is surrounded by a Concrete Walkway. In an elliptical shape similar to the Hin so viral Hundred people gain Rcd Foni Burg s outline. Several dozen people  of Itic crush. The freeholders county supervisor paid for a it s a Navy tradition that when we Lakehurst. . A despite misgivings among officials about Honor ing a nazi Airship a historical Marker now designates the spol where the Hin Denburg exploded and crashed 5i years ago killing 36 people. There was some political hesitancy Ocean county freeholder George Buck Wald Laid after monday s dedication. Hut we fell it was time o forge the politics and View it an historic  Nikac a ship a memorial we put a plaque on the Bridge said Cape. James r. Mac Donald. Commanding officer at the Engi Neering Center. In this spot is where the Bridge or the control car on the Hindon Burg came to Rusl. They should have done this a Long time ago said John Yannaccone who was in inc Hind Enburg s ground Crew on the fateful Day. Everybody who comes Here wants to know where n happened. Now they can see where it happened Ann Accomac and several others at the dedication brought Small pieces of the Sam food Hindenburg s charred alumni num Alloy  Hindenburg was filled with highly flammable Hydrogen instead of fire proof helium a rare commodity thai the . Government refused to sell to Germany. Investigations indicated that the prob Able cause of the explosion was a Hydro Gen leak in the aft part of inc ship complicated by thunderstorms and italic discharge from the Landing lines dragging on the ground below. Nick grand a spokesman for the naval air engineering Center said final details have not been worked out on Al lowing the Public onto the secured base to Sec the memorial