European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday july 26,1990 stateside Deputy sheriff picks up scent of garlic rustlers Calif. Apr garlic rustlers beware Mac Mcdonald is on your Trail. I it major crop in Gilroy is disappearing from Fields and farm bins. That a Why Mcdonald a Deputy sheriff patrols Southern Santa Clara county with garlic snatchers in  he. Does no to fool around. He a saved us i done to know How much Money a said Mike Martelli vice president of Field production at Christopher ranch. Gilroy s largest garlic grower. Garlic is the most popular haul among the Region s crop thieves Mcdonald said. Most of the 70 people he has arrested during the last three months for crop rustling have been taking garlic. A basically i think there Isnit anything that somebody wont take for free a Mcdonald  of the oldest gorillas in . Dies at National zoo Washington apr a one of the oldest gorillas in the United states has died at the National zoo. Nikuma a Lowland Gorilla who sired one of the first gorillas born in Captivity died monday of natural causes the zoo said. He had been at the zoo since 1955. Nikuma a popular attraction known As a Nick a was believed to be 37, the zoo said. A his death leaves six gorillas at the zoo including his mate Kaloko Nikuma had four offspring including Tamika who was born at the National zoo in 1961 and was then Only the third Gorilla in the world to have been born in Captivity according to the zoo. Doubled up re we of her it a flying it Low n.h., keep the wild Bird company during a Lovely level Over the Contoocook River near Henniker summer Day Outing. S y Washington apr House gop whip Newt a air cd opened what could become a bitter partisan fight by saying on tuesday he favors censuring rep. Barney Frank for using his office to help a male prostitute. Gingrich said he was not speaking for the House leadership but his role As the chamber a second ranking Republican could influence conservatives wavering Between a censure and the lesser reprimand proposed by the ethics committee. The Georgia republicans action leaves gop members divided Over How to punish Frank a mass. Republican floor Leader Bob Michel of Illinois has not announced his position but one influential member rep. John t. Myers of Indiana said he will defend the reprimand in his role As ranking gop member of the ethics committee. Gingrich also must contend with democratic leaders who Are strongly backing the reprimand. Speaker Thomas Foley of Washington emphasized monday and again tuesday that he expected the unanimous comes out in favor of censuring Frank 11/hm or a Lurf a. Gingrich Frank ethics committee vote for a reprimand to be upheld. While Gingrich went Public at a news conference a group of Franks Liberal colleagues were quietly lobby ing House members to uphold the committee. A reprimand is the lowest form of punishment voted on by the full House. Franks presence would not be required. A censure would require Frank to stand before his colleagues during the procedure. Also democratic caucus rules would require Frank after a censure to be stripped of his chairmanship of the. House judiciary subcommittee on administrative Law and governmental relations. Extreme punishment is expulsion and Kep. William a Dannemeyer a Calif said he would introduce a motion to remove Frank from the House. A peace for certain failure and even Gingrich said the punishment would be too extreme. A a but Gingrich s support of. Censure was enough to 2e150 a temperature As Frank released an angry statement in response to the announcement. To of appointed that there Are efforts to poli  committee report in Sharp contrast to practice in the House m virtually every Case a Frank wrote. A. A a ,b6m,j Ucic Quicy Sodoy wrote. A v a Cuomo signs ban on Dwarf tossing Dwarf bowline amours to censorship. A. By. Apr gov. Mario Cuomo signed legislation tuesday Banning Dwarf tossing and Dwarf Bowling in new York bars calling the activities a strange  a any activity which dehumanized and humiliates these people is degrading to us All a Cuomo said. A this Bill recognizes that and m effect declares these bizarre games to be  the Bill similar to one that became Law in Florida last year amounts to a ban because the events have not been popular outside bars. It passed the legislature with Only one dissenting vote. The Law targets taverns but has no penalties for participants. Bars could Idse their liquor licenses. Dwarf tossing is a Competition in which people pick up dwarfs who Are wearing harnesses and heave them iras pass ble  padded target. It produced an Oti snoot Dwarf Bowling in which a helmeted Dwarf is strapped to a skateboard and rolled into Bowling pins. Both have been held As competitions for Cash prizes Cuomo said. A a new York City area promoter said the Law amounts to censorship. Baird Jones said his Dwarf events Are performance Art designed to satirize the values of mainstream America. Quot because we re doing this where alcohol is being see2�?T Eufe med with bar sports a Jones said. This is not someone promoting wrestling in jello Between naked  the games originated in Australia and made their Way to the uni tech states about five years ago. A Dwarf tossing belongs in the Middle Ages not the modern age said state sen. Nicholas Spano who sponsored the Bill. The legislation had been pushed by the Little people of America an organization founded in 1957 by actor Billy Barty. In his approval message tuesday Cuomo said he was swayed by arguments from Dwarf advocates that the games a Only perpetuate the outdated images of darts As court jesters or circus freaks and posed medical dangers. Supporters of the Bill had maintained that dwarfs have Brittle Bones. Cuomo said he was also sensitive to argument voiced recently by syndicated columnist Mike Royk that government has no business meddling in to rights of a consenting adult Dwarf to be tossed it bowled. This state does not lightly impose limits on la activities of consenting participants Quot Cuomo sail j a Ancus adj the interests affected i am persuaded that approval of this Bill respects human Dign to and protects the safety and self respect of the sped people who Are the subject of this strange  the legislation May be largely symbolic. Officials Little people of America say Dwarf tossing has virtual stopped killed at least in part by negative publicity Heidi Heinrich of Tallahassee fla., who has been National Leader in the fight against Dwarf tossing i said she was aware of Only one exhibition of the Gam in recent months. That was in South Carolina and Loo place while that stale a legislature was considering Bill to outlaw the practice. The Bill was Defeated