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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 19, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 Rush hour motorists stung by Honey of a problem Marietta a a a tractor trailer carrying 200 beehives ran off n Busy Highway and lipped Over releasing up to 250,000 honeybees into Ruih hour traffic authorities said. The spill snarled traffic monday afternoon As Drivers near the intersection of interstate 15 and 2bs Northwest of at Lanta were warned in radio newscasts to Roll up windows to avoid being Slung. A thick Cloud of bees swarmed Over the highways unable to return to the demolished hives. Wooden Cartons containing hives were strewn Over a 250-Yard stretch of 1-75. Private beekeepers tried to coax she bees Back in of the few intact hives left. " was on my Way Home and heard 11 is on the radio and went Home to suit up beekeeper Mace Mcgill said As bees crawled Over his netted helmet. Most of the swarm dissipated by Laic monday. There were some reports of slings but no serious injuries. The Driver of the truck. Luke pug i was in stable condition with injuries from the acc dem. A passenger Crystal Bosley was treated and released. We were on the ground and we started to run and we got the bees in our hair but icy did l sting us bos Ley said. The bees were being shipped by West Virginia based Jim co from Dodge Villa wis., to do land fla., said Jim co Dis Palcher John Holbrook he said the truck contained about 250,000 bees and 200 hives and thai Jim co trucks from Ken Lucky and Florida were driving to he scene to retrieve what they could. A state agriculture department spokesman said the owner of the bees Horace Belt of do land also was going to the scene. Any bees not rounded up would be destroyed Moore said. Court removes 55 children from religious Center Oregon City. Ore. A slate officials monday were granted custody of 55 children taken from a farm House where an 8-year-old girl allegedly was beaten to death by staff members of a California religious Center. The girl Dayna Lorca Broussard the daughter of ecclesia Al Lulic association founder Eldridge Brous Sard jr., was taken to a fire station Friday by four adults connected with Broussard s group. She had been severely co ten and whipped and was dead when she arrived at the fire station state medical examiner or. Larry Lawman said. Some of the other children taken from the farm House bore Marks and scare said Bart Wilson Clackamas county Branch manager of the slate children s service division the children ranging in age from i i months to 16 years were sleeping on pillows on the floor of the sparsely furnished tour bedroom House Wilson said. They were placed in stale juvenile centers and Foster Homes Over the weekend. We re led to believe thai abuse had occurred Wilson said la s our recommendation that these children re main in protective custody at least for a period of  Clackamas county circuit judge Patrick Gilroy agreed granting custody of the youngsters to the stale children s services division on grounds of neglect and improper care. They were quite hungry when they arrived. It seems that icy Only had a Tomalo apiece on Friday said Bill Carey acting director of client services for the slate children s services division. According 10 authorities the children were subjected to systematic beatings in from of other children who were required to keep count. The trauma of receiving and witnessing such punishments has caused psychological damage to the youngsters the Clackamas county juvenile department told the court. The derailment s director Donald Welch said the Chil Dren had Noi been fed for an extended period of  representatives of 15 of the 18 families involved from California met with officials later in la Day and indicated they knew their children were in Oregon Wilson said. He said no visits would be allowed immediately. In another court hearing monday an Alloney for Willie a Chambers one of the four people charged in the death of inc girl asked thai her body Noi be re Eldridge Brau Asard or. Leaves sheriffs office leased pending an autopsy. A murder charge against Chambers. 35, of san Diego was re Ducco to first degree manslaughter and the other defendants who had been held on murder charges were charged with manslaughter. Bail was set at 1250,000 apiece for Chambers Brian James Brinson. 30 Constance Zipporah Jackson 37 and Frederick Paul Doolittle 28, Alt of los Angeles. Clackamas county District judge Steven l. Maura set preliminary hearings for oct. 21 for Chambers and oct. 24 for inc other three. Alfred a French Iii a Deputy Clackamas county District attorney said the charges were reduced be cause of difficulty in proving intent. A grand jury will begin hearing evidence in inc Case this week two other members of Broussard s group were held pending $ 100,000 bail each on charges of hindering prosecution. They were identified As Shurion Mclinda Jolon son 32, and Josie Ruth Faust 50, both of los Angeles. Broussard attended inc hearing bul declined to speak to reporters. The onetime College athlete also Leader of the Waits Christian Center in los Angeles was interviewed by Clackamas county sheriffs detectives sunday. In a statement to a Portland television reporter he said the Media had slanted stories Aboul ecclesia and portrayed him As a  Broussard 35, a Star basketball player at Pacific University in Forest Grove ore., in the 1970s, founded the ecclesia athletic association in 1975. The organization brought an estimated 70 to 100 men women and children from los Angeles to the Sandy area in april 1987. They returned to los Angeles in june l j87 after neighbors opposed ecclesia s applications for zoning permits to allow 55 children and 45 adults to live in ictus and use portable toilets and showers. Carolyn Van Brunt a spokeswoman for Broussard. Said ecclesia no longer exists in name bul continues in Niril and concept. She said the group sometimes uses physical correction As a form of discipline but denied the punish ment was cruel. In los Angeles meanwhile Broussard s 15-year-old brother Alvin posted $3,000 bail after he was booked sunday for investigation of child endanger Cal los an Geles police cmdr. William Booth said. An arraignment was scheduled nov. To. Father was Check sons starving before Rescue of sea Honolulu a a san Diego Man said monday he feared he would see his five sons starve to death right before my eyes before they were rescued by the Navy after More than a month adrift at sea. Clint Fleishour 49, said he and his five sons Ignacio 17 Martin 15 Kazan 13 Clint jr., 11 and Rocky 8 spent 33 Days adrift in their Sailboat pal Oma. They survived eight Days without food and five without water before being rescued he said. The Navy said the Ocean tug Narragansett rescued the family 550 Miles Northeast of Honolulu. The Rescue was Beautiful like a dream he said bul the worst the worst was watching my kids starve to death right before my eyes watching my Little baby wander around thai Boal looking for something anything to  Fleishour said he and his family left san Diego sept. 12 for Whai should have been Aboul a two week sail to Hawaii bringing enough food and water 40 Gallons to last 16 Days. Bul his 33-foot boat soon nil a Squall and drifted for about 700 Miles. They got the boat Back on Couise bul its sails broke and the rations soon got Low he said. It got rough. A lot of limes we lost Hope t us i irid to be Lough for the kids Fleishour said. We caught five fish in 17 Days and caught Rainwater and licked the Dew off in the morning. I could t sleep because 1 was afraid the kids would hallucinate and think they could drink the Saltwater and fall in the Ocean and drown. The Navy spotted us thursday night but it was Friday before we were All on Board he said. They gave us soup and Ham sandwiches. I Don t know How much longer we could have lasted. We re All of we re All together As a family. It s hard to believe said Fulci Shour who was divorced five years ago. The boat which he bought just two months ago was left to Drift. We put everything we had Inlo thai boat sold everything even our Furni Ture he said shipbuilder avoids most of health safety Fine Bath Maine api Bath Iron works will pay Only a fraction of a record $4.2 million Fine for alleged health and safely violations under terms of a settlement with inc . Labor department. Under the settlement announced monday Bath Iron works agreed to pay $650,000 in fines by Jan uary to Corr cd any outstanding violations by april audio drop any Legal challenges to actions by the occupational safety and health administration. This Scull Emcil reflects big s acknowledgement that some violations did exist and its commitment to implement action where further improvements were needed said William a a Aggott the company s chairman. The company also believes the dramatic Fine reduction and elimination of violations categorized As will Ful is a significant vindication of blows employees and the shipyard s past operational  an Osha spokesman Ai the Agency s regional head quarters in Boston said it agreed to the 85 percent reduction in the Fine because of the company s willingness to accept the terms of the settlement. Osha is Noi terribly interested in the Money John Chavez said. Osha is interested in the he ally and safety of the workers the shipbuilders Union initially vowed to oppose a reduction but applauded the settlement. The company and Union now must concentrate our efforts on compliance and safety rather than needless litigation said John Dionne a spokesman for local 6 of the Industrial Union of Marine and shipbuilding workers of America. Bath Iron works a major contractor for the Navy s Aegis Cruiser and destroyer programs is Maine s larg est private employer with More than 10,000 workers  
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