European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday december i 5. 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 5orphaned elephants find Home in Arkansas Little Rock Ark. A Scott Riddle is making a Home where the elephants roam where he and the pachyderms can play. Three of them weighing at least 4,000 pounds each lumber around his farm where cows once grazed. Riddle has trained elephants for 26 years for circuses movies and advertising. Now the Veteran of the los Angeles and other zoos is establishing a Breeding farm and Sanctuary for elephants on his 330-acre spread in Arkansas. Riddle left his Home in Melbourne fla., for Quitman Ark., last fall he and his wife Heidi packed up their two children in the family motor Home and Mary mugs and Solomon climbed into their custom built trailer. Mary a 16-year-old asian elephant has been with Riddle for half of her life. She was deemed a trainable when he found her but now children climb aboard her for rides at the Little Rock zoo. A a his other orphans Are from Africa where they faced death in a culling or Herd thinning operation. Riddle who Scott riddles three a a orphans surround hint underneath a tree at his farm. Disagrees with culling said baby elephants that can be sold arc spared. That show Solomon and mugs ended up in Florida. Riddle said they were purchased by a wealthy Man Quot who wanted a Bunch of  when the Novelty wore thin for the prior owner. Riddle acquired them about five years Hgo. Riddle plans to fake in other orphaned elephants despite the Cost. He estimates that keeping one elephant runs about $11 0 a week. He established of non profit corporation last summer to seek donations sponsorships  hips. Poaching culling and loss of habitat Are the greatest threats to the elephant s survival said Riddle who Calls for a lifting of limits on importation of elephants into the United states. Quot i be been around elephants Long enough to know that they Are very very intelligent a he said a a they have a very intricate social Structure they discipline their Young. They think they reason they  insurers 71 Chicago up Allstate insurance co. Singled out 51 cars As a special values Quot on thursday based on a review of Accident damage repair costs and the theft and break in risks for 1990 models. The company a annual make and Model ratings provide Consumers with information about which cars Are the most expensive to insure. General motors led All automakers placing 19 models on the a special value Quot list of 51 cars rate d e Scep Tio n at Insu r Ance values because their insurance premiums Are much lower than average for cars with similar Price tags. Ford placed 13 cars on the list and Chrysler 11. More than 200 cars were rated. The ratings were based on a compilation of the company a loss data for 1990 models insured Ana results of crash tests that determine what kind of damage cars sustain and How expensive it is to  by knowing How cars Are rated Consumers Are Able to Factor in the Cost of insurance As part of a cards total operating costs a said Mike la Monica Allstate assistant vice president for Auto insurance pricing pm cars on the a special value list included the Cadillac Fleetwood the Buick Century Electra estate Wagon Les abre Reatta and Riviera the Chevrolet Astra Van Caprice celebrity and suburban the Csc safari Van the Oldsmobile customer Cruiser Olds 88, Olds 98, Silhouette Tornado and touring Sedan and the Pontiac grand prix. V Ford models making the list were the Aerostat Van the Bronco the Bronco ii Crown Victoria Ltd Wagon Standard Van Taurus and thunderbird sex super Coupe the Lincoln Continental and town car and the Mercury Cougar is grand Marquis and Sable Chrysler made the list with the Chrysler fifth Avenue and new yorker Dodge caravan grand caravan dynasty spirit and Standard Van the jeep wagoneer and the Plymouth voyager it grand voyager it and voyager Turbo. Also on the a special value list were the Acura legend Jaguar Jcj-6 Andrj a Mercedes 420, Toyota camry and Cressida Volkswagen camper and Volvo 240 and760.v others fated As haying much lower than average insurance costs but not making the special value list were the Subaru Justy Suzuki Swift and Toyota Tercel All in the $10,000-and-under class. The cars in the $10,000 and lower Price class with the highest insurance costs were the Ford escort it Ford Mustang sex convertible Hyundai sonata Nissan 2wd pickup Volkswagen git Volkswagen Jetta and Yugo cabrio. Amtrak disputes reports highest insurance costs for cars in the the $10,000 to $15,000 class were for the Dodge Shelby Daytona Geo tracker Mitsubishi Wagon Nissan 240sx, Pontiac firebird and Toyota Corolla its Coupe. In the $ 15,00 l-Lo-$20,000 class the most costly to insure were the Chevrolet Camaro iroc a the Nissan Pathfinder the Pontiac firebird trans am and the Volkswagen Cabriolet. A among the most expensive cars the Bow 750 series Cadillac Allante Mercedes 500 and 560 series and porsche 911 arid 944 were rated most expensive to insure. A v Quot a v. In addition to the a make and Model insurance discounts Lamonica said Consumers in most states can also save on Auto insurance premiums when they buy cars with safety features. For cars equipped with anti lock brakes Allstate offers a 10 percent discount for bodily injury property damage liability and collision coverages. Discounts on personal injury Protection or medical payments coverage apply to cars equipped with air bags or automatic seat belts. % the discount for Driver Side air bags is 20 percent. Cars with full front seat air bags receive a 30 percent discount. \ cars with automatic seat belts qualify for. A 10 percent discount. Sands of time list heroes find saving kids a costly act san Jose Calif. A an act of heroism could end up costing Jerry and Gary Robles $61. The Brothers saved three Young children from a fire last month and now they be Bee n billed from t he a a m b u 1 a Nee com p a by that examined one of the two men the Brothers spotted smoke coming from the second Story window of. A san Jose condominium on nov. 4. Gary Robles a Morgan Hill resident struggled through the thick smoke to help Lead the children Ages 14 months 2 and 4 years to the original Bill from the Sci paramedical service was $109, with $61 for emergency response $42 for oxygen and $6 for the nozzle of the oxygen mask. V the Bill was reduced after the company realized that san Jose firefighters administered oxygen to one brother from their own truck. The fire department is siding with the heroes. A a it a totally unfair a said battalion chief Dan Bourbon. Quot if it Wasny to for them wed have three dead kids. They should forget the  a i did no to know you could get in trouble for helping people Quot Jerry Robles said. Ostyn apr an apprentice Engi a was at the controls and reportedly thing a when his Amtrak train Ped the tracks in a station and med into a Rush hour commuter to injuring 264 people according to paper reports. A blushed reports disputed by Amtrak the train was travelling at least twice 30 Mph limit in Back Bay station n it crashed wednesday morning. V Washington Amtrak spokesman ick Jeffery said the trains Speed had been determined. Iffery confirmed a published report the apprentice Engineer had begun rating the Washington Boston line on a regular basis Only on monday. But he said the apprentice Richard Abramson 41, of Trumbull conn., had been operating trains under supervision since 1987 and had been tested on his familiarity on that line. Amtrak denied inexperience caused the crash because the apprentice was supervised by an experienced Engineer Amtrak a night owl from Washington travelled nearly a Quarter mile after derailing then struck the rear of the Massachusetts Bay transportation authority train said Thomas Glynn Meta general in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Dec. 15,1950 a a . Air Force spokesman said indications were the communist air Force was starting to wage an All out air War in Korea. 30 years ago today. Dec 15, i960 a the United states rejected soviet charges of . Intervention in Laos. It. Labelled the charges As a propaganda screen for open russian airlifts of arms to the civil War torn country. State department officials said a prompt and stiff reply had been sent to Moscow. Manager. Glynn said 10 of the 264 injured were in critical condition.20 years ago ,. Dec. 15,1970 a in an open bid for political peace president Nixon named Den Socrat John 0. Connaly former Texas governor and close Friend of former president Johnson As Treasury Secretary. 10 years ago today. Dec 15,1980 a in silence and in song weeping beatles fans worldwide paid tribute to murdered John Lennon in Parks plazas and even parking lots. Up to 100,000 people gathered in new Yorkus Central Park