European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Pages a the stars and stripes Friday november 2,1990 stateside Early Bird uses his wits to get speedy Justice Bismarck . Apr Burleigh county jailers were puzzled when Patrick Kellar showed up for a court appearance at 4 30 . But Kellar knew exactly what he was doing. According to an account in the Bismarck Tribune the Bismarck Man arrived at the courthouse which also houses the county jail five minutes Early and showed jailers a notice ordering him to appear in court on a contested speeding ticket at 4 30 . The jailers told Kellar there would be no hearing at that hour. They wrote a note to the county clerk saying that Kellar had been there and they had sent him Home. Some court employees wondered Why Kellar Hadnot called the office beforehand to Correct what obviously was a typographical error on his summons. They discovered his motive when Kellar called the office later in the Day. He read to the clerk the Section of state Law that says that if a defendant shows up in court at the appointed time and the prosecutor does no to the Case has to be dismissed. Judge Gail Hagerty dismissed the ticket. 3 Gas workers killed 2 missing in la. Blast grand Isle la. Fuji the coast guard searched Gulf Waters wednesday for two workers missing from a Gas Well explosion that killed three contract employees and injured a fourth. The Crew which worked for pacer Atlas of Houston was capping an abandoned Gas Well in Barataria Bay about 15 Miles North of grand Isle coast guard spokesman Gerald Chavez said in new Orleans. The Accident was reported at 5 30 . Tuesday. Chavez said coast guard vessels and helicopters recovered three bodies in the area and sent one injured worker to a new Orleans Hospital. He was reported in critical condition wednesday with Burns and broken Bones. The victims were not immediately identified. A vessel searched through the night for the two missing workers Chavez said and a helicopter was scheduled to join it at Daybreak. A a we re unsure what happened but there was an explosion a a he said. Pacer Atlas was capping the Well for Ody corp. Of Lafayette la., be said. . May open office in Vietnam on Mia Issue Washington a the state department has proposed again that it open an office in Vietnam to help account for nearly 1,700 missing american service members. The vietnamese had rejected the idea when it was broached earlier but the two sides have since agreed to cooperate More on the Issue. Two weeks ago during a visit by foreign minister Nguyen co Thach it was decided that a . Technical team would be sent to Hanoi to work with vietnamese military experts on improving procedures for locating americans remains. The state department said the . Team could stay there for an indefinite period if the results justified such a presence. The . Government has not operated an office in Hanoi since what was then North Vietnam became Independent in 1954. Detroit firefighters wage a losing Battle against a Blaze that destroyed two Homes tuesday night. Good bad ugly abound As . Marks halloween by United press International halloween revellers paraded through new Yorkus Greenwich Village and jammed Washington a historic Georgetown under the watchful eyes of beefed up police patrols while costumed homeless children in Detroit bobbed for apples and pinned the Tail on the Donkey in a traditional party. While tons of Candy delighted trick or treating children some dentists counterattacked promising to pay for Candy not consumed by kids. Police and business associations in Washington urged revellers to stay away from the City a fashionable Georgetown a Section. A a we re trying to tone Down halloween festivities Here in Georgetown a businessman Peter Armato said. A a everyone a Welcome in Georgetown but its gotten so crowded on halloween that customers can to even get into bars and restaurants a he said. A a lot of proprietors have said because of congestion in the past halloween has not been a very profitable Day for thousands were expected to Jam new Yorkus annual Greenwich Village halloween Parade wednesday night. The tradition is to Wear outrageous costumes. In Huntington on new Yorkus Long Island the preschool kids stole a March on other trick or Treater hitting houses on their Block As Early As noon. In los Angeles alternatives to traditional halloween trick or treating abounded with shopping malls City officials and politicians handing out goodies to keep kids off the streets at night. Safety also was on the minds of police who for the second year warned would be revellers to stay away from the traditional halloween Street parly in Hollywood where vandals looters and other rowdies rampaged in 1987, prompting a massive police response Ever since. In Detroit a special halloween party was arranged for 250 homeless children Ages 2 through 14 with transportation provided by businesses and private citizens. A a we re going to provide them with costumes Candy and toys a said Bob Thornton director of economic development of new Detroit inc., and the coordinator of the a halloween party for the besides the Candy costumes and food the children were to receive $25 gift certificates redeemable at area retail stores he said. There was an unwanted tradition in Detroit As Well a the torching of buildings. Despite an army of volunteers patrolling streets dozens of devils night arson fires lighted the sky in scattered sections of the City tuesday night destroying some houses. Mischief night also took its toll in new Jersey where Camden police made 80 arrests including 50 youths for setting about 25 fires in vacant lots and breaking windows in Trenton some 300 revellers pelted police with bricks and eggs when they tried to break up a fight. In Florida an outbreak of St. Louis encephalitis put a crimp on halloween festivities. The states chief health officer asked communities to ban trick or treating after 6 30 . And move Community parties indoors to reduce exposure to the night feeding Mosquito that carry the virus. In Santa Rosa calif., paediatric dentist Stephen Berger bought halloween Candy from kids for $1 a Pound. Last year he purchased 967 pounds. A a we re doing it to help parents with All the Candy and to bring attention to some of the health problems associated with too much sugar in the diet a Berger said. A Philadelphia dentist also offered to pay children who dump their halloween treats into his a cavity or. Raymond Solomon said he would give 50 cents a Pound for Candy and offered sugarless treats to trick or Treater to keep them away from sweets. The Boston costume co. Said teenage mutant ninja turtles were in this year on halloween and that economic problems have not Hurt the business of renting regains custody of child left in car East Brunswick . A a 5-year-old girl who was taken away from her Mother after police found her in a locked car should be returned Home a judge ruled wednesday. The child will be reunited with her Mother a was soon As therapy and other supports Are put in place a but no later than Friday said family court judge John Callahan the Case attracted National attention and an outpouring of support from new Jersey residents after chante Fernandez a single Mother told authorities she left her daughter in the car while she worked because she find adequate or affordable child care. Fernandez said she received offers of jobs and child care services hundreds of letters and More than $1,000, which she used to Start a Trust fund for her daughter. She said she has yet to decide on a Job but will choose a full time weekday position. A weekends belong to my daughter from now on a Fernandez said. Fernandez spoke at a news conference at her attorneys office in new Brunswick. L a ?. In 1 1 a a 20 Miles Southwest of Newark the new Jersey division of youth and family services placed the girl Anjuli in Foster care after her mothers oct. 20 arrest. Fernandez 24, was jailed after police found her Panama Clad daughter locked in a car in a shopping mall parking lot. The Mother had a weekend sales clerk Job at a department store. Fernandez pleaded guilty oct. 26 to a disorderly persons offence and was Given a $100 suspended Fine. Callahan said the state would maintain Legal custody of the child pending a Progress report to the court within 30 Days. Fernandez a attorney Ken Weiner told the news conference his client took the weekend Job at a department store to help pay for her child a schooling. She also worked weekdays As a Secretary at a lumber company and her combined income was less than $500 a week. Fernandez a father had provided $300 a month toward school expenses but he died in january Weiner said. A this is a poor woman a plight a Weiner said. A this was one lapse in
