European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 15, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 5 soap opera crime brought police running Spokane Wash. A two women customers looking at a television Monitor in a Check Cashma store saw a gunman sneaking around and thought they were witnessing a crime. But it was daytime drama of a different sort. The women dashed Down the Street to Call police who quickly swarmed around the store. The women did no to realize the Monitor was just a to set tuned to the soap opera a general Hospital a and the Man with the gun was an actor. As police positioned themselves outside the Check a change on wednesday a dispatcher called the stores Teller 20-year-old Chris Wiltse. A they asked if everything was of and i said a yes a a Wiltse said. A and they said a Are you sure a a the police dispatcher asked Wiltse to come outside to talk to the officers. A there were police everywhere a Wiltse said. A i was like  they searched the building real Quick to make sure nobody was  in the convincing make believe actor Scott Thompson Baker playing Colton on the soap opera was creeping gun in hand toward the Hospital roof to Rescue some hostages. He eventually freed them of course. Baker in an interview from los Angeles said he was flattered that his performance was so effective. Police it. Robert Vanleuven said the women whose names weren to released did the right thing. A we would rather receive a Call of that nature and have people be involved than have someone ignore it a he said. Woman wins half the Battle Over phone rates Boston api a a woman bugged about paying toll charges just to talk to her daughter six Miles away has won a 17-year Battle to get the phone company to change its rate Structure. But she wont fully share m the Victory. Estelle Simon 70, of Rural Sudbury can Call her daughters town of Marlboro for free but Sudbury residents still will be charged for calling Lincoln which shares a High school with Sudbury because of How the system is wired. A can you believe this a Simon said in an interview. A i blew my  in fact there will still be a charge to Call the local crisis line six Miles away in Acton. A people who Are about to commit suicide Are not going to make a toll Call a Simon scoffed. Simon decided to take on at amp to then the largest corporation in the world a in 1973 when her daughter moved a toll Call away to neighbouring Marlboro. A i realized there was a lot wrong with the Telephone company a she said. Waging Battle single Anderly in rate hearings and regulatory proceedings before the state department of Public utilities Simon argued that Small town residents were subsidizing the phone service of people in big cities. All paid the same $9 for Basic service but big City dwellers could reach More phones for free. Until 1984, in fact customers in 93 communities including Sudbury were even charged for Calls within the same town. Thanks to Simon new England Telephone co. On Friday will eliminate toll charges for Calls Between neighbouring exchanges and reduce rates for other Instate Calls. The ruling affects More than 100 exchanges Estelle Simon holds her treasured Telephone. Around the state. Public utilities officials had said during the Battle that Simon Scase was so Well documented that new England Telephone would probably be forced to overhaul its whole rate Structure. A it was very flattering but at the same time my heart Sank a she said. A there we were fighting with the phone company to give Relief to 4,200 phones which is All we had in Sudbury. Now we were talking about thousands of phones and millions of dollars and i knew they were going to fight that much  under the new rates a 4-minute morning Call from Brimfield to Williamstown in Western Massachusetts on a weekday will fall from $1.11 to 23 cents. A 4-minute Call at the same time of Day from Boston to new York costs 87 cents Over at amp to. The phone company also eliminated the toll for calling Marlboro. Simon said she recently paid about $100 a month in Calls to her daughter. But Basic service went up $3, and dealing Lincoln will continue to Cost extra in Sudbury about 15 Miles from downtown Boston. The Day rate for Calls to Lincoln will be 19 cents for the first minute and 9 cents a minute after that. That a because of the wiring configuration Between the towns and Billing problems the phone company said an argument used against Simon for 17 years. A there Are people who Are saying a gee i wish you could have included this town or that  but you can to get the approval of All of the people All of the time a said new England Telephone spokeswoman Roberta  foes raise ruckus in Florida Texas by the associated press a dozen animal rights activists were cited for leaving a designated area during a demonstration saturday against Florida a annual youth Deer Hunt. But in Texas where noisy anti Hunting demonstrators had hoped to be arrested none was. About 80 demonstrators carrying signs and noisemakers marched for four hours outside the Camp Blanding wildlife management area in Northeast Florida while 39 Young Hunters were inside. The state sponsored Hunt is staged to teach children Ages 8 to 15 to Hunt safely. The protesters had a permit to demonstrate across the Street from the Park about a half mile from the nearest Hunting area. But 12 of them attempted to go inside and wer amp stopped said capt. Bill Glover of the Florida game and fresh water fish commission. They were cited for failure to obey a lawful order a Misdemeanour. One also was charged with resisting arrest Glover said. They were released pending a court appearance later this month. Protesters had planned to make noise and disrupt the Hunt but Glover said there appeared to be no violations of a new state Law that prohibits interfering with Legal Hunting trapping or fishing. A fall in All both the Hunt and the protest went pretty smoothly a Glover said. A we just had a few who Felt like they had to push their cause and come into an area they  go  Barry Silver a Boca Raton lawyer and Board member of Florida action for animals argued that Public funds should not be used to pay for the Hunt. A we Are against the use of taxpayer Money in order to indoctrinate our youth to become trained killers a Silver said. A training children in acts of violence will Only encourage them to become violent later  in Texas protesters who wanted to test the legality of Hunter harassment Laws in effect in 37 states walked noisily behind Bow and Arrow Hunters to prevent them from sneaking up on their prey but no one was arrested. Four teams of 12 to 15 protesters stationed themselves in Sam Houston National Park during a Bow and Arrow Hunt and talked and rustled leaves As they walked behind the Hunters said Dana Forbes of fund for animals. A if they have a right to harm these animals we have a right to protect them a Forbes said. Even though the demonstrators were violating the states Hunter harassment Law game wardens declined to arrest them giving them no vehicle with which to Challenge the Law in court. Tommy Johnson the state game Warden for Walker county said no one was arrested because none of the Hunters seemed to be harassed. The protesters a wanted to have their Little say and have their Little Day and the Hunters were real courteous about it a Sands of time Johnson said. A they took a whole lot More abuse than most people should have to put up  Forbes said some Hunters a were obviously very angry but we did no to allow anything to get physically  Wayne Pacelle National director of the fund for animals said Friday that if protesters were arrested the 23-year-old organization would take the state to court and possibly use the arrests to test Hunter harassment Laws around the country. The group contends that Bow and Arrow Hunting is far More cruel than gun Hunting because the animals die slowly or Are wounded and remain crippled. State officials said 80,000 Hunters in Texas this year applied for Bow licenses and 1.1 million applied for licenses to Hunt with firearms. Oil gear auction nets $10 million 30 years ago today. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 15, 1950 a the United states received a Surprise request from France for $3 billion for rearmament efforts. Anchorage Alaska a a a n Day act on of Exxon a surplus Oil spill cleanup gear grossed More than the expected $10 million auction company officials said. The Vancouver British Columbia based Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers International  say saturday exactly How much it took in. The Sale which Drew thousands of bidders to several lots around Anchorage concluded Friday. Everything sold from a float plane to Mobile Homes to Zodiac boats to fishing nets to household appliances officials said. Ritchie Bros bought the merchandise last month from Exxon corp. For an undisclosed Price. The gear was left Over from Exxon a 1989 and 1990 summer cleanup efforts on Alaska shorelines tainted by the Exxon Valdez a spill in March 1989 of nearly 11 million Gallons of crude Oil. It was the nations biggest Oil spill. Oct. 15,1960 a . Forces pursuing North korean troops found 530 bodies in won san North Korea. The North koreans were allegedly executing politicians War prisoners and opposition students As they retreated into the mountains.20 years ago today. _ oct. 15,1970 a Charles Manson and Susan Atkins turned their backs on a California judge when asked How they pleaded to a a charge of murdering musician Gay Hinman. They were already being tried in the multiple slayings at the Sharon Tate estates.7 0 years ago today. Oct. 15, 1980 a turkish army troops stormed a hijacked jetliner parked in Ankara capturing All five hijackers and freeing More than 100 hostages. Only slight injuries were reported