European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday March 6, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7disabled ride Herd on parking violators by Andreev h. Malcolm Ndrews. Re new Yoi York times Westport Conn. A done to you just hate it when you re in a real big metropolitan hurry and you pull into the Little malls parking lot and there a not one single space left except for the handicapped zone. Just sitting there. Empty. Going to waste. Crying out to passing motorists a take me. In a Well if you re driving around this affluent coastal town done to think about parking in a handicapped zone. Done to even look at the space. Turn up the radio. Drive right on by. The police Here care about Haridis capped parking. They have made eight handicapped citizens into unofficial municipal parking deputies. They re armed with cameras and affidavits. They re not going to take it anymore. A i done to car if they Only Park for 30 seconds a said Tony Prestino an otherwise quiet clock repairman. A they done to belong there Prestino who has an artificial leg began noticing frequent violators outside his shop last fall. A a they re All kinds a he said. A the Mercedess and the kids Are the Prestino confronts some violators. They Exchange unpleasant Ries. He. Leaves notes on windshields a ignorance is your disability. But it does t anti tie you to Park Dave Weidner at a nearby liquor store began refusing to serve illegally parked customers. Some told him off the police were called during one confrontation when a Man began beat. Inge a Cane on the car of a woman who turned out to he handicapped. But Westport police chief William Chiarenzelli and officer Robert Quinn decided that with proper precautions they could address not Only the problem of illegal parkers but also the pent up frustrations of Westport s handicapped Community about the attitude of Many no disabled people. So the other Day Quinn handed out eight instant cameras donated by Polaroid. The volunteers were trained in taking the photographs which must show a handicapped parking sign and a License plate. Volunteers must time Date and initial each photo deliver it police and sign an affidavit about the circumstances. The police theh mail a photocopy and a $50 parking ticket to the violators denied for 2 Noriega co defendants Miami apr a Federal judge again denied a mistrial in the Case of two Manuel Noriega co defendants monday saying there s still no evidence of foul play in the death of it a key witness. Lawyers for Brian Davidow and William Saldarriaga renewed their mistrial request. They said Public suspicion was widespread about last weeks traffic death of prosecution informant Ramon Navarro. A wherever i went a to the Barber the video store everywhere a everyone had the same cynical and suspicious conclusion that there was something sinister not just a Mere Accident a said Davidow a lawyer Richard Sharpstein. But prosecutor Michael Sullivan argued against stopping the trial even though Navarro was the governments witness. Previously he had said the prosecutions Case could proceed without the drug dealer turned informant who was expected to link the defendants and the ousted panamanian dictator to a drug a boat. A a a a a. A. But his offices position on a mistrial could change later he said. A the government does intend to follow the circumstances of or. Navarro a death a he said. . District judge William Hoeveler ruled against the mistrial As he had last week immediately after Navarro a death saying Public suspicion was insufficient reason. A a that a a to Type reaction a the judge said. A when you say to the jury there is no foul play involved they accept the death of Navarro who worked with the drug enforcement administration on numerous cases besides the Noriega investigation is of interest to the Agency said Miami Dea spokesman James he said the Dea has no official role in investigating the crash that killed Navarro on wednesday. That inv stiga Tion is being handled As a routine traffic Accident by metro Dade police he said. A at this time they Haven to told us anything a said Shedd. Police spokesman Ralph Fernandez meanwhile said there were no new developments in the Navarro Case monday. Prosecution testimony aimed at linking Saldarriaga with the voyage of the yacht Krill in March 1986 continued monday. The Krill was eventually intercepted with about 700 pounds of cocaine on Board leading to the conspiracy charges against Davidow Saldarriaga and Noriega. Davidow a name arose for the first time in trial testimony monday when he was identified by Alfredo Ayala. Governments prosecutors allege that a Ayala a brother Cesar Rodriguez was a Noriega confidant who helped set up the Krill Deal. Ayala testified that he saw Davidow and his brother together several times including at a Rodriguez family new years eve party in 1985. The defense has acknowledged Davi Dow knew some people in the Case but maintains Davidow Only had real estate dealings with them. Saldarriaga and Davidow face 40 years in prison if convicted on the charges. Davidow is free on Bond but Saldarriaga and Noriega remain in prison. Water deliveries Cut in California los Angeles a Southern californians biggest water wholesaler reacted to the states fifth year of drought by cutting in half the amount of water it supplies to 27 agencies serving farms Industry and millions of residents. Those agencies will now come under increased pressure to ration water to their customers. The cutback was narrowly approved monday by the 51-member metropolitan water District. It goes into effect april 1. A j agriculture will be hit hardest. Its allotment will be Cut 90 percent and the discount for agricultural water will be eliminated. Water intended for people will be reduced 30 percent. The Agency had approved a 31 percent reduction in water deliveries last month and Cut Back further on monday after being shown Aerial photos of depleted reservoirs and graphs of miserable rainfall and Snow pack statistics. The directors took action As rain fell across much of California for the second time within a week. But the downpour gave Little Hope of re a Lief. A. A. A there is no question in our mind that the drought is going to continue a said Jay Malinowski assistant chief of operations. A the District is a water wholesaler to 14 cities 12 municipal water districts and one county water authority in a 5,200-Squure-mile area with a population of 15 million. The area runs from 60 Miles Northwest of downtown los Angeles to the mexican Border. It is not the sole provider to All its member agencies which also draw from Wells aquifers and the Colorado River. But those agencies that receive water from the District and then provide it to customers Are Likely to Deal with the cutback by imposing rationing. Last Friday. Eos Angeles imposed mandatory water rationing As did Marin county in Northern California. Deadly nursing Home fire linked to faulty boiler pipe Colorado Springs Colo. Up a boiler exhaust pipe ignited attic Timber touching off a fire that killed nine elderly nursing Home residents and injured 13 other people including live emergency workers officials said. The fire that destroyed the Crystal Springs estate a one Story Board and care Home was reported at 12 38. . Monday and controlled by 5a.m., officials said. Heat from a boiler flue pipe ignited a Emder dry wooden support stud in the attic and burned undetected for an hour before the fire was noticed fire chief Louis roman said. _ a smoke detectors on the ceiling below did not sound until the smoke filled the attic and billowed into the ground floor he said. The nursing Home built in 1959, was not required to have ceiling sprinklers although such equipment could have helped save lives roman said a the Lack of a sprinkler system in this particular Case impacted on their survivability a roman said. Six of the dead were found in their rooms in one of the buildings three wings. The other three victims were in another Wing of the 32-room, Horseshoe shaped building roman apparently died of smoke inhalation roman said. A a a. Damage to the building was Lesii match at $500,000. Nursing Home officials were using new Hope Church located next door to the facility to receive Telephone Calls and visits from concerned relatives. A woman in her Early 80s was in critical condition with Burns and respiratory problems at memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. V an 88-year-old woman was treated at the same hos Pital for smoke inhalation and released to another nursing Home and a 77-year-old woman was in stable condition after suffering smoke inhalation a Hospital spokeswoman said. Four women aged 72 to 91. Were in stable condition at St. Francis Hospital. An eighth victim was in critical but stable condition at Denver presbyterian Hospital. Seven residents were sent to another assisted care facility in Colorado Springs. The two staff members i was. Quot a. A Susan Brown comforts Bea Richards 77, at a shelter for Crystal Springs estate nursing Home residents. Caped unhurt she said. 7 three firefighters and two paramedics were injured fighting the Blaze one firefighter and two paramedics were treated for smoke inhalation another firefighter suffered a cracked rib third firefighter suffered a Back injury in a fall she said. The dead were Ruby Bowes 98 Muriel Hartman age unavailable Cath Prifte Martin 79 Louise Evans 88 Velma Mckahan 89 Marian Staples 82.alice Shuey 78 Ethel Haythorn 90 and Miriam Wilson age unavailable. ,
