European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday wednesday december 25/26,1990 gun safety demonstration ends with dad being shot thousand Oaks Calif. A a son try ing to demonstrate handgun safety wounded his father when the pistol fired. The Bullet hit John Theis 73, above his heart and lodged in his shoulder. He was treated at los Robles medical Center and released the next afternoon. Quot the doctor told him he should go out and buy a lottery ticket a his wife Helen said. She described the Accident As follows her son Mark 28, was visiting them when lie decided to take the gun to his residence in Canoga Park. His Girlfriend protested so he offered a demonstration of handgun safety. He removed a Bullet clip from the automatic pistol accidentally leaving a single slug in the chamber. ,. The weapon discharged As he was flipping one of two safety mechanisms sending a .45-Calibcr slug ricocheting off a table through a cookie tin and into his fathers Chest. Ohio attorney general named after vote recount Columbus Ohio a Lee Fisher has been declared the Winner in the race for Ohio attorney general a by 1,234 votes six weeks after the closest statewide election in the state s history. Fisher a Democrat Defeated Republican Paul Pfeifer 1,680,698 to 1,679,464. The difference was 0,03. Percent of the total vote according to the recount involving All of Ohio a 88 counties. Both candidates Are state senators. A this election teaches us two things. Every vote counts and our election system in Ohio is a Good system a Secretary of state Sherrod Brown said Fisher could be sworn in Jan. 14, unless Pfeifer contests the election Pfeifer a Campaign has said it might Challenge the results based on voting irregularities in Mahoning county. Jackson s half brother receives 6 years for theft Chicago u i m Noah Robinson Jesse Jackson a half brother has been sentenced to six years in prison for skimming $650,000 from three fast food restaurants. A Robinson also was convicted in Greenville s.c., in january 1989 of being an accessory to the attempted murder of a woman who testified before a grand jury in connection with another Mur. Der a \ a a a a . District judge George Marovish ordered Robinson to serve the restaurant theft sentence consecutively with any sentence he receives in South Carolina. Selected courts to test to coverage of trials Washington a americans could get their first Chance to see television coverage of Federal judges at work next year. The Experiment will Likely begin in appeals courts in new York or san Francisco or a trial court in one of is states court officials have  the courts have been selected. Now its a matter of the news Media requesting coverage in particular gases a said David a amp leers a spokesman for the policymaking . Judicial conference the conference composed of 21 Federal judges and headed by chief Justice William i. A Enqu 1st, approved the three year Experiment last september. Individual courts then were invited to Volunteer. Those selected Are Federal appellate courts based in san Francisco and new York City and . District courts in Indiana Massachusetts Michigan new York Pennsylvania and Washington. Calif fruits by cold by the los Angeles times the California cold snap has caused major damage to the states $8 billion fruit and vegetable Industry destroying substantial portions of the Citrus crop and affecting lettuce Broccoli Avocado and Artichoke crops from san Diego in the South to Santa Cruz in the North experts say. Consumers will almost certainly face Sharp Price increases at grocery produce departments. Growers Are exhausted from several nights of trying in vain to raise temperatures in their Fields by Means of wind fire water and even a sprayed on plastic coating. At least one death was attributed to the cold a transient who died of hypothermia in Anaheim. The chill continued for a third Day throughout the state. The overnight temperature at the los Angeles civic Center 34 degrees was one degree warmer than the All time Low for dec. 23. But record lows for the Date were set elsewhere in Riverside 22, and in san Diego 36. In Bakersfield the Low reached 18, with temperatures below 25 for 12 hours. In the Bay area new records were set in san Francisco a Reading of 31 and Oakland 26 at the Airport. Shelters for the homeless were once More filled to capacity. From the san Fernando Valley to san Francisco water pipes burst and plumbers reported running Low on insulation and pipe. Santa Cruz county officials declared a local state of emergency with hundreds of residents reporting Frozen and broken pipes and Many going without water. Meteorologists expect the Arctic air mass that has. Been hovering Over California to dissipate Over the next two Days. A. Meanwhile Farmers will take the measure of their losses. The los Angeles county administrative office anticipated millions of dollars in agricultural losses. A a it a the most extensive damage in be seen Ever a said Clark Briggs a spokesman for the California farm Bureau federation a private organization representing about 45,000 Farmers. Several experts predicted that supermarket prices will Rise by at least 50 percent for California Navel oranges and Winter vegetables. The most devastating agricultural damage was apparently in the Central portion of the state. A Citrus is essentially wiped out in the san Joaquin Valley a said National weather service meteorologist Dan Gudgel who surveyed growers in the Region where about 200,000 acres Are planted. He said 70 percent of the Harvest was still on the tree in Fresno and Tulare counties with 50 percent unharvested in Kerri county. Wide variations were found from Orchard to Orchard some growers crops were nearly All picked others had not yet begun. /. A \ a the crystallized fruit has the taste and texture of Popsicle is. A y one grower in the Fowler Sanger area Southeast of Fresno said a Navel Orange he tested a was so Frozen i had to put it on the ground Quot to try to Cut through it. A i was sawing through it like it was a baseball hanging from a tree in Woodcrest Calif., is an Orange that was turned into a Popsicle by sudden cold a last night was the killer night a said the grower Richard serberian .a.-. 27-Ybar Veteran Farmer a the Navel is Golie. The valencias Are Gong the Minneola Are gone. The Lemons Are  / or As grower Tom Mulholland described the Orange Belt in the East end of the Valley near the Sierra foot Hilis a a we re declaring a 100 percent crop  he estimated that at least 80 percent of the areas fruit froze in the Fields. And Keith Nilmeier said he expects to lose his $90,000 investment in this years Citrus crop grown on 400 acres near Fresno. A my swimming Pool. Is a solid Sheet of ice a he said. A if i wanted weather like this i would have moved to the  Citrus Trees especially those under 3 years old also appear damaged which could Lead to significant Lon term losses. Leaves have faded curled under and blackened at the tip. Growers said the next two weeks will provide evidence of life or death. If the bark splits the tree will not survive. San Francisco a businesses will have up to four years instead of two to provide safer equipment and working conditions for video display terminal users under a Compromise mayor Art Agnos has agreed to sign his aides say. What was hailed As the nations toughest vat Law won final approval last week from the City Board of supervisors but Agnos  commit to signing it until he talked do business and labor groups about its Impact and Cost. After a weekend meeting with Agnos the two sides agreed saturday to several amendments one extending the Coin Oliance period from two years to As Many As four years the mayors aides said. A the Compromise which Agnos plans to sign thursday must go Back to the supervisors for approval. V a this is an example of what happens when both sides come to the table. And we now have something that both sides can live with a said Claude Everhart Deputy mayor for government operations who mediated the negotiations. The Compromise measure still Calls for frequent work Breaks proper lighting anti Glare screens adjustable computer furniture and equipment to make vat use safer. A. Among the problems associated with regular work at a computer keyboard Are nerve damage to the wrists and fingers Back and neck Strain Eye Strain sleep disturbances chronic headaches nausea and fatigue. Labor leaders Hope the vat Law will be a Model fur other cities and counties in California and for other states nationwide