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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes thursday March 15,1990 a Starsky at aids hearing w Iii his wife Elizabeth looking on Paul Michael Glaser who was Starsky in the a Starsky and Hutch Quot to series testifies tuesday at a Capitol Hill hearing. Glaser told the House budget committee s human resources task Force that his wife was infected with the his virus in 198 through a blood transfusion during childbirth. The aids virus was transmitted to both their children and one daughter  fires at greyhound bus in 7th shooting since strike began by the associated press a sniper opened fire tuesday on a moving greyhound bus in Chicago marking the seventh bus shooting incident nationwide since Drivers went on strike officials said. Neither the i 3 passengers nor the Driver were injured in Fresno calif., a greyhound owned Trail ways bus parked in a storage Yard was set on fire police said. Someone entered the unlocked bus monday night and used a Road flare to Torch the Interior. No injuries were reported and authorities did not know if the fire was strike related. In another development Dallas based greyhound lines inc. Said it would resume talks with Union leaders on saturday in Phoenix at the request of Federal mediators. Quot there a no Point in our speculating what May happen a said greyhound spokesman George Gravly said. Quot we Are going Back to the bargaining table and that Speaks for  Gravly said he did not know if the Phoenix based Union had a new proposal and was unsure if the company would modify its stance. Quot we Are delighted that the company is returning to the table a said Union spokesman Jeffrey Nelson. A we sincerely Hope that they will negotiate in Good  greyhounds executive vice president and chief labor negotiator p. Anthony Lannie planned to meet wednesday in Washington with Bernard Delury head of the Federal mediation and conciliation service Gravly said. Delury met with Union officials monday. The strike began March 2 when 6,300 Drivers and about 3,000 office and maintenance workers walked off the Job in a dispute Over wages and Job Security. Ohio gov. Richard celestes office said greyhound had agreed to equip company buses travelling through his state with citizens band radios and provide route lists to the slate Highway patrol to help ensure Public safety. Celeste recommended both actions last week. In the Chicago shooting two bullets hit the buses front end one hit the door and one went through a window and a just missed a Fellows head by a couple of inches a said master sgt. John Medusa of the Illinois state police. A when a shot came through the Glass everybody started to scream a Medusa said. Passengers were transferred to another bus bound for Memphis tenn., after the 1 15 . Shooting officials said. Stateside 153,000 late Model cars being recalled by Ford Detroit up a Ford motor co. Said monday ii was recalling about 153,000 1989-and 1990-Model full sized cars to inspect and recalibrate their automatic transmissions if necessary. Ford said the adjustments were being made to prevent problems that could result in the loss of the overdrive gear and eventually Render the entire transmission inoperable. Included in the recall were about 89,500 1989-Model Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury grand Marquis cars and about 47,700 1989-Model Lincoln town cars. Also affected were 13,300 1990-Model Crown Victoria and grand Marquis models and 2,500 1990-Model Lincoln town cars. Owners were being notified by mail to have the free repairs done at Ford and Lincoln Mercury  Jet leaves runway after Hydraulic problems Atlanta apr an Eastern airlines dc-9 carrying 56 people ran off the runway tuesday night after being forced to return to the Airport by Hydraulic problems an Airport spokesman said. No injuries were reported. Eastern airlines flight 129 left the runway after the Pilot began having trouble steering apparently because a tire blew said Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport spokesman John Braden. The plane on a flight from Atlanta to Tallahassee fla., with 51 passengers and five Crew members returned to the Airport around 10 50 . Because of Hydraulic problems Braden said. He said the Federal aviation administration and the National transportation and safety Board would investigate the  gives reporters taste of and Campaign Atlanta apr seeking to get the word out about its latest promotion a soft drink cans stuffed with prizes a coca cola co. This week sent 200 reporters the real thing samples containing $5 Bills. Newsrooms Are frequent recipients of promotional items sent from companies trying to get publicity. But Cash from a major corporation is unusual. The a magic summer Campaign to promote coca cola classic will include 750,000 randomly distributed cans which appear to be regular cans of Coke but when opened reveal a mechanism holding up to $200 in Cash or a certificate for other prizes. Bob Bertini a spokesman for coca cola Usa said the company on monday sent the reporters cans with $5 Bills a the smallest denomination in the Campaign a merely to demonstrate the  mayor keeps Job in close recall election Aspen Colo. Apr voters narrowly sustained mayor Bill Stirling but ousted one of his Council supporters in a recall election brought on by Stirling s unsuccessful Campaign to ban fur sales in this glitzy resort. Stirling held onto his seat by a margin of 130 votes tuesday with 1,227 voting to keep him in office and 1,097 favouring a recall. He interpreted the results As supporting his efforts to limit a a feeding frenzy of greedy developers. What people want is to a slow Down a not halt but slow Down speculative development and really get going with affordable housing a Stirling said. Voters last month rejected Stirling a ballot proposal to ban the Sale of furs in Aspen As Well As another measure to limit the size of a Ritz Carllon hotel under construction. Lottery encourages women to get prenatal care Pawtucket  apr a pregnant woman with no Job and no insurance won $100 tuesday becoming one of the first winners of a new lottery designed to encourage women to gel Early prenatal care. Deborah Piche 26, who is having her first child said she would have gone to a doctor a eventually but i done to think i would have gone As soon. Its Tough knowing where to  the month old lottery offers six monthly Cash prizes from $25 to $100 for women who seek prenatal care before their 12th week of pregnancy. Its open to Rich and poor but health specialists Hope poor women especially will be lured by the prizes to seek earlier prenatal car. They shrug off criticism that such a lottery is Tacky. A what we re trying to do is get a message out to a group of women who nor Mally do not listen to health care messages a said or. Larry Culpepper of memorial hospitals family Medicine unit and the Brown University medical school. About 1,500 pregnant women Are treated each year at memorial and about 6 percent of the babies Are delivered weight baby or one handicapped child which i think it is Likely to do then i think its Worth it a Culpepper said. The 66 women visiting the areas three health clinics for prenatal care do 8 february was about average Cui Pupp said. But 38 of them about 55 per conk in below Normal birth weight and can run rolled before their 12th week and that a much better than the 20 percent o up an average Bill of $23,000, he said. A so if we prevent one Low birth percent in the past he said  
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