European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 06, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes sunday january 6,1991 stateside car crashes info bed room killing California woman pleasant Hill Calif. Apr a car smashed through the Wall of a House killing a woman in her bedroom police said. The car went out of control slammed into two parked cars and a Mailbox and then crashed into the House in this Oakland suburb pleasant Hill police said. Terry Howell 29, who was in the master bedroom died later at a Hospital. Police also found an unharmed 9-Monlh-old girl in another bedroom. Police said the Driver Patricia Tomsik 60, told them she thought she fainted shortly before the crash. She was treated Lor minor injuries at a Hospital. Tomsik later told the Contra Costa times that a doctor told her she had suffered a seizure. She said she takes medication for epilepsy. Police did no to immediately say whether she might face charges. Woman 92, uses pistol to scare away intruder Kansas clip map a a 92-Ycar-old woman used the loaded .22-Cahber pistol she keeps under her mattress to Chase an intruder from her Home. �?o1 pulled the Tugger but it stuck a Jackie a. White said after the break in. �?o1 did no to get the shot off until after he got out the  a few nun utes later less than a Block away footprints in the Snow led police to Sammy l. Townsel 48. He was charged with first degree burglary and booked into the City ail. A. White said nothing was taken from her Home. A i done to know Why i was not scared a she said. A i stepped Back As i pointed the gun at him because i thought he might come at me but he just wanted to  v. Clotting agent approved by Fra for Haemophiliacs Washington a the food and Diug administration has approved a new clotting agent that causes fewer complications for people with a rare form of hem Ophina known As Christmas disease. Ai he product is an extract of human plasma but is More purified than the clotting preparation now used to treat people with Haemophilia a which afflicts about 2,800 americans. Because the disease is so rare the new clotting agent has been tested on Only a Small number of patients. The manufacturer Alpha therapeutics corp. Of los Angeles will conduct a Post marketing study to further examine the product Fra commissioner David Kossl Essaid a a total of 11.patients participated m clinical trials of the product and no Adverse reactions were reported the i a Jaid. I he product is called coagulation Factor in and can be used m the treatment and prevention of bleeding episodes including those caused by accidental cuts abrasions and bruising according to the of Day a announcement. Quot Ai lie Agency said the agent can also be used to prevent uncontrolled bleeding in Haemophilia patients during surgery. He barked up wrong tree by teasing police dog a Cam h r1dge, 111. Up1 a in Cambridge teasing the towns police dog can be an expensive proposition a Mai k Richardson 19, has been fined $50 and court costs in Henry county circuit court because authorities said he constantly yelled and gestured at Brek the towns police dog. A police said Richardson was attending a parly where police were try ing to Stop minors from i inking alcohol when he committed the offence. A police chief Jim Kursock said Richardson was warned repeatedly but. Refused to Stop harassing the dog a 20-month-old czechoslovakian bred German Shepherd. Police could charge Richardson with a Misdemeanour because the dog is a a sworn member of the police department a Kursock said. Repairing severed phone line a an at amp to repair Crew in Newark n.j., pulls in an underground line at the scene of a severed fiber optic Telephone line that disrupted communications Friday in the new York area. Trading on some financial markets was interrupted and airline flights were delayed because of the sliced phone line. . Lawmaker commissioner indicted in widening scandal Columbia . Apr the second ranking lawmaker in the South Carolina House and a state Highway commissioner were indicted Friday bringing to 13 the number of people charged in a Federal Cash for votes . A a a a a  a a a a. The Federal grand jury charged House speaker pro tem Jack Rogers with racketeering seven counts of violating the Hobbs act and two counts of tampering with witnesses . Attorney Bart Daniel said Wade a a Ronnie Crow was charged with one count of aiding and abetting Rogers in extortion. Crow is commissioner for a uru county District of the South Carolina Highway commission and a former official with the state thoroughbred association. Rogers a 53-year-old Democrat from Bennettsville a becomes the 10th lawmaker charged with either accepting Cash bribes or conspiring to accept bribes. Another legis Jator and a lobbyist were charged with drug Possession. Seven of the lawmakers and the lobbyist have either pleaded guilty or been convicted at trial. Three state representatives tace trial later this month. _. A but two of the lawmakers were accused of violating the Lobbs act a Federal anti bribery Law carrying a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 Fine for each charge. A a a. Cascade Colo. Apr its not even Over when the fat lady sings the Millard Fillmore society said Friday in awarding Roseanne Barr its 1990 medal of mediocrity for her off color rendition of the National Anthem. The society said she barely beat out lip sneers Milli Vanilli As Best non vocalists of the y ear. Tite award is officially offered Jan. 7 by the society on the birthday of Millard Fillmore the i3th president and considered by sonic to be the nations most mediocre chief executive. Phil Arkow society vice president said Barr was selected for her performance at a san Diego padres game in which she tried to sing a the Star spangled  she shrieked the words off key then scratched her o use Ltd lobbyist and former House member Ron Cobb As an undercover informant during the a top or Union lost 1 rust sting. Cobb offered lawmakers Cash Tor their support of a  would have allowed betting on horse and dog races in South Carolina. The Cash exchanges were videotaped and prosecutors have played those tapes in court. T he Case has led to Calls for major Reform of government ethics and Campaign finance Laws in 9 Oil is Alco Sotl helping Rogers extort $5,300 from f indictment charges that Rogers also extorted $13,500 from a lobbyist for Gox chemical services now Laidlaw environmental services and $5,000 from a lobbyist pushing legislation involving the states capital gains tax. The indictment alleges that Rogers used his position As a representative and speaker pro tem to extort Money Tor his own personal gain a Daniel said. The indictment did not name the two witnesses Rogers is charged with tampering with or the lobbyists for Gox and the. Capital gains tax. Daniel refused to say who they were. If convicted on All counts Rogers faces a maximum of 180 years in prison and a $2.5 million Fine. Crow faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $250,00 Fine. For mediocrity Crotch and spat on the ground in an apparent imitation of a baseball player. Her shrieking rendition turned the National Anthem into the Star spangled Bummer a a Arkow said. In a Kinder and gentler nation people might have thought the incident funny a he said. A instead she became one of u00 Points of blight a a Leal scenario would have been for Barr to Haver Merlh Vanilli lip sync the song for her. Milli Vanilli was forced to return its grammy award this year because its two Lead singers did t sing on its video. Previous Fillmore winners include vice president Dan Quayle and to s de Mcmahon