European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 6 a a a the stars and stripes a thursday december 20,1990 Federal worker charged in passport drug Case new York apr a state department pm a toyed at a passport office was arrested on charges of helping violent drug dealers get illegal passports authorities said tuesday. Kenneth r. was charged monday in a Federal indictment with helping heroin and cocaine dealers illegally obtain passports Between june 1986 and february 1188. Federal agents arrested thursday at the passport office in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan prosecutors said. He pleaded innocent and was freed on $50,000 bail. Andrew Lairie a spokesman for the state department said that. was no longer working at the passport office but that the Agency had hot yet determined if he would be fired. . Attorney Andrew Maloney said Wrath Crsp Oon conspired with Eric Vassel the alleged Leader of a gang called the Gul Leymon and others to obtain passports for gang members. If convicted faces a maximum of five years in prison. Defense Hopes to make chopped liver of charges Omaha neb. Apr when does calf liver become beef liver that question will be raised in the trial of a meat processing company and four officials charged with conspiring to Misabel meat defense lawyer James Martin Davis said. The defense plans to show that even among livestock and meat processing experts there is no agreement on when a calf becomes a cow Davis said tuesday. A in Federal Law and . Department of agriculture rules and regulations there is no definition of what is a Call a Davis said. A Federal grand jury indicted Vii corp. And four officials nov. 14 on a charge that they conspired to switch labels on 11.6 million pounds of beef liver to More expensive calf company a president Board chairman comptroller and Plant manager pleaded innocent tuesday before . Magistrate Richard Kopf. Pennsylvania Law to bring equal rights to restrooms Harrisburg a. Apr gov. Robert p. Casey in tuesday signed the a potty parity Bill to help Cut the Long lines women endure when using Public restrooms. New Public buildings and those undergoing extensive renovation will have to include sufficient restrooms for women v. The Law which takes effect in four months applies to buildings leased or owned by the state and certain other Public facilities. It requires added women s toilets in renovations of 50 percent or More of a building. The Law leaves it to the department of labor and Industry to determine How Many More toilets Are required for women than for men. The Law does no to apply to hotels and restaurants. Supporters said the shortage of restrooms for women forces them to stand in Long lines at concerts sporting events and other recreational activities. A a a a a a a a a / a a a Driver Donna Edwards looks at a Branch that impaled her Windshield during this weeks storm in Everett wash., located some 30 Miles North of Seattle. The Branch Felt like a a bomb hit a she said. Seattle area Seattle apr a furious storm dumped up to 14 inches of Snow in Western Washington knocking out Power to tens of thousands of Homes and stranding children overnight in More than three dozen Snow and High wind forced the cancellation of classes at most Seattle schools wednesday and mayor Norm Rice urged employers to give workers at least the morning off. Seattle normally gets plenty of rain and a Little Winter White decoration but does no to have the. Snow removal equipment to contend with severe storms. R. The storm bombarded the Pacific Northwest Northern Rocky Mountain states and the Dakotas with icy temperatures wednesday and overnight lows dropping Well below Zero set the stage for daytime highs expected to Peak in the 20s. A Winter storm warning continued wednesday from southwestern Washington to Portland Ore. Snowfall ranged from 8 inches downtown to 14 inches in some suburbs tuesday evening winds gusting to 60 Mph on puget sound bedevilled boat owners. Seattle Tacoma Airport was closed for nearly two hours for Snow removal. ,. There were numerous minor accidents but no deaths or major injuries were reported. Many roads were closed or impassable because of snowdrifts tuesday More than 100,000 customers were without Power for at least part of the night said puget sound Power amp Light co. The Region s largest Utility. Other utilities in the area also reported widespread outages. Thirty seven schools in King county remained open All night to House roughly 2,600 children and faculty who make it Home county emergency services officials image children were stranded overnight in More than a dozen schools but had enough heat food and supervision school superintendent William Kendrick said. A a it a a difficult situation. We re doing the Best we can with it a he said. A a it a the first time in 34 years that in be seen anything like this.�?�. The National weather service issued High wind warnings for the Western half of the state. A Winter storm warning for 3 to 6 inches of Snow from the Oregon state line northward remained in effect wednesday. A Nice Snow Gusty winds and cold temperatures Are All coming at the same time a meteorologist Hank Treick said. A the whole Blooming state is going to get it Seattle supersonics basketball coach . Jones said his usual 30-minute commute to the Seattle Center col Seum took four hours tuesday night. He missed the first Quarter of a game with the Orlando magic but did better than most ticket holders. Team spokesman Bill to hike said of 10,475 tickets sold Only 1,568 were used. Seventy Miles North of the City three people were rescued from a Drifting Houseboat and three sea Urchin divers were taken from a 28-foot Sailboat late tuesday As w kinds Topping 60 Mph hit the san Juan islands in Utah 4 inches of Snow had fallen on Salt Lake International Airport by Early wednesday with More Siung expected throughout the Day. In the Dakotas the Mercury plummeted As much As .30 degrees in an hour tuesday bringing Snow and Over a night wind chill readings As Low As 70 below Zero. Montana had heavy Snow and similar subzero temperatures. A. A a a a. A. The storm should persist into the weekend weather service spokesman Randy Calaway said in Montana. Progreso Texas a More than 1,000 people a Day visit the Buck of an Auto parts store past the spark plugs and fan belts to see w hat Many believe is an image of the Virgin Mary on the bathroom floor each Day As the multitudes arrive at Progreso Auto Supply in this tiny mexican Border town owner Reynaldo Trevino directs then to the spot on the Concrete floor of the Shower stall next to a toilet where thousands say they have seen the image of Christ smother. A a she a so Beautiful so Beautiful a a year old Bonnie Maldonado said tuesday As tears streamed Down her face. The foot wide image is in varying shades of Gray that Trevino said used to be one Shade. He said he first noticed it on dec 3. A i asked her a Why on the floor Why the bathroom a a Trevino said. The 45-year-Ojd roman Catholic said something within his heart told him to spread the message that the Virgin Matyus presence on the floor symbolized the Way Many neglect their Faith. A so i started telling every customer who came in a he said. A before 1 sold them a part 1 took them officials at the roman Catholic archdiocese in Brownsville have declined to comment on the image. What could be interpreted As facial features Are vaguely discernible in the Mark Ings. Others have said they have seen even More including an earring Flowers and an Angel off to fhe Side As word of the image spread through the lower rip Grande Valley More than 1,000 people a Day have flocked to the store. Most came Only to see the image and Trevino said his Auto parts business has suffered. But he said he welcomes them All asking Only that they leave no Money or other offerings. A i done to want this to be commercialized or anything a he said. He also discourages the taking of photographs. A i want them to take the image Home with them in their hearts a he said. Many of those who gome to the store Kneel to Pray. Some make the sign of the Cross or touch the image. It Ernestina Maldonado 41, who lives in nearby Weslaco said seeing the Imago filled her with pain. A we Are in a very troubled world right now a she said. A maybe its a sign for people to think about it and repent because its getting real ugly in the
