European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 15, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a pag2 Calif candidates dash for Cash court ruling lifts contribution limits Republican Pete Wilson watches As cadets at the los Angeles sheriffs Academy in Whittier Calif., practice cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a Dummy. Wilson has been endorsed by the California state sheriffs association. By the new York times los Angeles a a California courts rejection of the states limits on Campaign contributions has led to a scramble for Money and Given new momentum to the democratic candidate for governor former san Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein. With less than a month left before the election members of Feinstein a organization said she might collect As much As $2 million because of a court ruling two weeks ago that invalidated the states $1,000 limit on individual contributions. The Money could be crucial to her Campaign that has raised less Money than that of her Republican opponent sen. Pete Wilson and is seeking to match an expected onslaught of expensive television advertising. Immediately after the court decision Wilson challenged Feinstein to stick to the old limits. She declined and the senators managers said he too would join the renewed race for contributions. A Wilson a Campaign expects to spend about $18 million. Feinstein a managers said they had raised $10 million so far. Financial reports showed Wilson with $3.3 million in his Campaign accounts As of sept. 30 and Feinstein with $686,733. A the Campaign limits were struck Down on sept. 25 by . District court judge Lawrence k. Karlton. The rules established by a 1988 referendum limited contributions to any candidate within one fiscal year to $1,000 by an individual $2,500 by a business and $5,000 by a political action committee. The judge said the framework of limiting contributions within a fiscal year produced an unfair advantage for incumbents who might be in a position to begin fund raising earlier. Supporters of the Law took the Case to the supreme court which refused to reinstate the limits. James Lee a spokesman for the Wilson Campaign said the senators average contributions had been under $140 per giver in a Campaign that had relied much More on Small contributions than Feinstein a had. The removal of the contribution limits provoked one of the sharper exchanges in the candidates first debate on oct. 7, when Wilson told Feinstein a i am truly shocked that you would be so Blind to such a Gross conflict of  he was referring to one of the first Large contributions she received immediately after the lifting of the ceiling a $150,000 donation from the California Highway patrol officers Union. Wilson said this could pose a conflict because As governor Feinstein would be in a position to approve salary increases for police officers. Wilson has received the endorsement of the California state sheriffs association. Feinstein who had originally supported the Law limiting contributions defended her renewed fund raising saying a a in a running against a prolific fund Raiser. I lose the election if i can to compete on television. That a the Bottom  within the first few Days of the removal of limits Feinstein a financial disclosure statement showed she had raised More than $750,000, including Large donations from labor unions democratic officeholders and individual supporters. In addition to the Highway patrolmen a donation she received $150,000 from carpenters associations $20,000 from an Al Cio political action committee $10,000 from a food workers Union and $10,000 from an engineers Union. The California teachers association which had Given Feinstein the maximum of $5,000 while the limit on contributions was in effect contributed $50,000 More once the limit was lifted. Another Large donation came from the comedian Chevy Chase who in front of an audience at a fund raising banquet wrote Feinstein a Check for $50,000.plane injuries net californian $31 million Santa Clara Calif. A a former Silicon Valley executive a maimed when a Light plane plummeted onto the Busy san Diego freeway in 1987 a has been awarded a record $31 million his lawyer said saturday. Terry of Reilly an attorney for Dennis Paboojian believes the settlement is the largest Ever negotiated by a single person suing for personal injuries. The previous record of $28.5 million was awarded a Salinas Calif., woman and her child who were paralysed in a 1985 traffic Accident of Reilly said. Paboojian 47, lost his left forearm and the fingers on his right hand was partially paralysed and suffered Burns Over 65 percent of his body when the six seater Piper Malibu pa-46 he was flying crashed near Long Beach on nov. 29, 1987. The single engine plane began having engine trouble Over Southern California and Paboojian turned the controls Over to flying instructor John Spiesman who died in the crash. The plane in route from Palomar Airport in san Diego county to san Jose Airport came Down a half mile Short of Long Beach municipal Airport. A the courage involved in his survival is just incredible a of Reilly said. Paboojian of Cupertino headed room corp. From january 1986 until april 1987. He then served As a consultant to the company. The settlement to be paid immediately was ratified Friday in Santa Clara county Superior court of Reilly said. Attorneys for Paboojian and Alabama based Tel Edyne Continental motors which built the pipers engine had been expected to go to trial next week. Of Reilly said the engine maker agreed to pay $20 million. An additional $11 million will be paid by the air plane maker Piper aircraft the flight instructor a company a amp a flight services of san Jose and companies responsible for maintaining and leasing the plane among others of Reilly said. Efforts to reach Teledu no and the other companies for comment were unsuccessful. None of the defendants acknowledged liability for the Accident under terms of the settlement of Reilly said. Paboojian a lawsuit accused Teledu no of ignoring evidence that its engines were poorly designed. After the Accident Piper cancelled its contract with Tel Edyne and began using a different engine in its  spots taxi and finds it s his stolen Auto Philadelphia a a Man was waiting for a bus when he saw a familiar car Roll by. It was his 1980 Chevrolet Caprice the one stolen 11 Days earlier. Not even a customizing Job that put a taxi Light on the roof and painted a Crescent cab  on the Side could tool Bogdan Szetela. I think that was my car going by a a disbelieving Szetela told a woman at the bus Stop last weekend. And she said a what Are you going to do about it a a tie recalled Friday. A that kind of ignited my brain cells to  i set Elan hated another cab and gave Chase. Several blocks away he jumped out of the cab and a a Concha Antly got into the Back of his own car his heart Pound ing. A i had to control myself a he said. A i started chatting with the Guy asked him where he a from and so Forth a he a from mount airy a Nice weather we re having Isnit it a fall the while in a checking out my car. There a a different stereo and stuff a meter a radar Detector the works. Of and he had a new steering wheel a Monte Carlo. In a saying to myself a you so and so How could you do this to my car a a Szetela said. His plan find a police officer. He directed the cabbie to South Street where police frequently patrol and spied one. A i lunged from the Back seat put the car in Park and grabbed the keys a he said. A i hopped out of the car and told the cop a that a my car a a police weren to convinced a the identification number was switched a until Szetela told them he left Blue towels and a chess set in the trunk. A they popped the trunk and sure enough a he said. Checkmate. It took another four Days after the oct. 6 incident to get the car Back. Crescent cab says its Drivers operate their own cars. Police Are investigating but Haven to arrested the Driver. A this is a first Down Here a said detective Paul Mckelvie. A sometimes god works in strange ways a said Szetela