European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes saturday March 16,1991court affirms governor can shut . Down from wire reports Providence . The Rhode Island supremo court thursday upheld a lower court ruling that gov. Bruce g. Sundlun has the authority to shut Down state government to help balance the budget. The court did not address whether Sundlun has the constitutional and legislative Power to furlough the states 19,000 workers but it refused to Grant an injunction that would have blocked the next shutdown Day scheduled for monday. The justices said the dispute Over whether Sundlun was violating labor contracts guaranteeing minimum work weeks should be decided by an arbitrator. Sundlun ordered the furloughs which began March 8, to help trim a $222 million deficit in the states $1.5 billion budget. The furloughs were expected to save about $14 million in the fiscal year that ends june 30. Mild quake hits Virginia Richmond. A. A mild earthquake Mca Suring 3.6 on the Richter scale Shook Central Virginia Early Friday rattling houses and Awak ening sleepers. There were no immediate reports of injuries or a damage from the quake which occurred around 2 . And was Felt just West of Richmond to Staunton about 100 Miles away authorities said. A we had a couple officers Call from Goochland and they said the houses Shook rattled and rumbled pretty Good Quot said a Richmond police dispatcher a a a. A a a a. The National earthquake information Center in Golden colo., described the approximate Center of the quake As about 40 Miles Northwest of Richmond and 25 Miles Southeast of Charlottes Ville v v a Quot la a lyricist Ashman Dies new York a Howard Ashman the award winning lyricist who wrote songs for a the Little Mermaid and a Little shop of horrors a died thursday of aids complications at age 40. Ashman became artistic director for the off Broadway spa theatre in 1977, and later wrote the musical for a Little shop of horrors a he won two grammy awards for a the Little Mermaid a for Best movie or television song with a under the sea Quot and Best children a recording for the movie soundtrack. Ashman worked on two upcoming animated Disney films a Beauty and the beast a scheduled for release in november and a Aladdin a due out Christmas 1992.car-train Accident Kil is 5 Columbus miss. A a train struck a car on. A Grade crossing killing four children and an adult and critically injuring another child officials said. Killed in the Accident thursday were a 32-year-old woman her two children and two other related children All Between the Ages of 7 and 12, county Coroner Don Harris said. Another re Latch child was hospitalized in critical  plane hits House Princeton . A a Small plane crashed into a House thursday injuring four family members aboard one critically officials said. No one on the ground was Hurt. The four seat single engine Cessna clipped some treetops and the roof of one Home and struck the front of another House state police trooper Gary Tincher said Homeowner Wanda Sizemore said she was sitting inside her House when the plane hit and thought it was a car crash but when she got up to look outside she found part of the plane engine in the House. Thomas Metcalfe 46 his wife Sarah 41 and their two children of Bluefield va., just across the state Border were hospitalized with multiple injuries said a spokeswoman for Princeton Community Hospital. Jeffrey Metcalfe 18, was in critical condition with head injuries. His father Mother and sister Sarah Anne Metcalfe 16, were listed in serious condition the spokeswoman said. Washington Fuji a a former Tennessee gov. Lamar Alexander the nations new education Secretary says he Hopes to be a a spark plug for  �?o1 am eager to go to work Quot Alexander said in a statement thursday after the Senate confirmed him As presidents Bush selection to succeed Lauro Cavazos who resigned under pressure from the White House. The Senate confirmed Alexander 50, after an investigation found no evidence of violations involving financial dealings that netted him millions of dollars. With the education Post filled. Bush now has a Complete Cabinet after a midterm shuffle that created new secretaries of agriculture labor Alexander and education. Alexander will join an education department that has been a rudderless a As sen. Orrin Hatch a Utah said for four months since the resignation of Cavazos who was viewed As too lethargic for the self designated a education  in contrast Alexander was considered an a education governor a when he was Tennessee a chief executive from january 1979 to january 1987. He chaired the National governors associations education panel and carried out Many educational reforms in the state. After leaving the statehouse Alexander packed up Hospital advises blood recipients to get aids test Green Bay wis. Apr a Hospital is recommending aids tests for 7,000 former patients who received blood  at least three people who received blood at Beilin memorial Hospital Between january 1978 and april 1985 have contracted the aids virus said Hospital president Thomas Arndt. Over that period the Hospital did not screen blood for the virus that causes aids. Two of the infected people have died from aids and a third is being treated he said. A there Are no lawsuits a he said. A we Are pioneers for Good or bad. We think this is what is right for our  the Hospital sent letters to 5,852 of the 7,000 patients who received blood transfusions during the. Seven Yea period recommending they and their families be tested for the virus said Pat Cooksey the testing programs administrator. The remaining patients have not been located. A i done to think there will be any panic but there is no question when something like this goes out there will be concern a said Robert Taylor executive director of the Wisconsin Hospital association. According to state health officials Wisconsin had 872 reported aids cases As of feb. 20. Of those 24 were associated with blood transfusions. Washington a a Senate committee agreed thursday to bar Federal Money from being spent on Lawrence walk a a Birthplace but that wont keep his Hometown of Strasburg n.d., from getting a $500,000 Grant said sen. Quentin Burdick . The Money was never intended to be spent on the bandleader a Birthplace anyway Burdick said. Critics of the project have been trying to withdraw the Federal Grant after it became controversial nationwide As a Symbol of wasteful government spending. However a House amendment approved by the Senate appropriations committee thursday does nothing More than keep Money from being spent on Welkus boyhood House in Strasburg which has already been renovated Burdick said. A to my knowledge the people in Strasburg Are not seeking any Money to restore the Birthplace Burdick said. A they have put together a Good solid Rural devel his family for a six month stint in Australia. He has been president of the University of Tennessee since january 1988. Y sen. Edward Kennedy d-mass., who chairs the Senate labor and human resources committee said the panel extensively explored alexanders a comp Lex financial transactions that provided him a net Worth of about $3 million in 1990, up from $151,000 in 1978. Kennedy calling Alexander an a excellent Choice a said the committee found no a persuasive evidence of any  i Hope to be a spark plug for change a said Alexander who commented with some humor on the commit teens delving into his financial background. A the talk about my financial successes has been flattering but i am afraid exaggerated. I have made some Good investments which for a potential Cabinet member i Hope is better than making bad ones a he said. Little was made on the Senate floor of alexanders finances in contrast to wednesdays committee session that approved the nomination by a 16-0 vote with sen. Thomas Harkin a Iowa voting present. However sen. Paul Simon d-lll., said a i done to think any Laws Are violated but there was enough that if he were a mediocre nominee i would vote against  v. \ a democrats and republicans Rose on the Striate floor to Praise alexanders credentials noting that much needs to be done before the education goals set by Bush and the governors will be met by 2000.remember when it May be difficult to believe now but in 1886, the St Louis Browns were world champions to Mark the baseball team s championship year the City of St. Louis presented team members with medals like this which is believed to be the Only one still in existence. The medal will be auctioned Friday at rotheby s in new York and is expected to fetch As much As $75,000.will still get Grant Ozment plan and i think it qualifies for Federal assist ance.�?�. A most of the Money was earmarked for construction of a German russian museum in Strasburg and the rest was to be used for development in the Community. The House action last week sparked what one Law maker called a a Little civil War after rep. Jim Slattery d-kan., led the fight for the amendment that he said would rescind the Grant. Kansas lawmakers charged that there had Beer threats of political retaliation against projects the wanted in their state. Aides to Burdick who chairs the Senate appropriations subcommittee that approved the Strasburg project last year denied any threats had been made Slattery could not be reached for comment thurs Day