European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6the stars and stripes tuesday june 25,1991of Columbus coming into by Betti Grace the associated press Columbus Ohio when the country commemorates Christopher Columbus arrival in the americas 500 years ago an International Flower exhibition in this City named for the italian explorer will be the celebrations Centrepiece. The $93 million ame Iflora �?T92 is expected to draw 5 million horticulturists and Flower lovers from Arou ild the world. It is the largest event endorsed by the . Christopher Columbus qui Centenary Jubilee. Commission. The show also is sanctioned by the Paris based International association of horticulture producers which sets Industry standards. The association will hold its annual indoor horticultural design Competition at Arne i . A a a we pursued this. With a vengeance a said am Iflora spokeswoman Rebecca m. Lusk. A it is rare to get such sanctioning. Because of such stiff Competition among countries trying to get it.�?�. Franklin Park an 88-acre spread near downtown will become a a botanical theme Park when the exhibition begins next april said Joy Salamam the shows publicity coordinator. A the show will feature plants from 15 countries including Bonsai from Japan and Fig Trees from Monaco. Northrop will pay $8 million to end suit Over testing los Angeles apr Northrop corp. Agreed to pay $8 million to Settle civil fraud charges brought by two former workers who accused  of faking tests on parts for nuclear tipped cruise missiles. Former employees Leocadia Rajas and Patricia Meyer will split from 15 to 25 percent of the settlement said their attorney Herbert Hafif. The remainder will go to the. Federal government he said. The company also agreed to pay a total of $750,000 in damages to the women who were tired in 1987 after complaining to comply officials and then reporting their allegations to Federal agents. Quot a liven if 1 Wasny to getting anything i would do it Over a said Meyer who now lives in Florida. A when i heard that Northrop. Pleaded guilty i started to cry i was so Happy. They got their just  under the Federal false claims act individuals May sue contractors on behalf of the. Government and share in any awards. A a Northrop signed the settlement i thursday. Justice department attorneys Are expected to sign it in the next few weeks i la ii said. Northrop attorney Joseph costello said the $8 million settlement was agreed upon after a conference in december although full details were not w worked out until later. \ the Justice department joined the civil Case against Northrop and filed criminal charges against the defense contractor and three of its employees. The criminal Case was settled last year when Northrop pleaded guilty to 34 counts of fraud and paid fines of $ 17 million. Northrop admitted in its guilty plea that flight data transmitters were improperly tested and that false data were reported to the air Force to show that the guidance devices passed various tests. The devices were produced at a Small Northrop operation in Pomona Calif., called the Western services department. After the wrongdoing became Public in 1987, Northrop voluntarily shut Down the Plant and fired the employees involved in the improper testing. The former Plant manager Clarence Gonsalves pleaded guilty to criminal  was sentenced to three years in prison and fined $10,000 last year. 1 killed 1 wounded by shooting in Forest Hermit Springs a. A a Man  to death and a woman was wounded after they set up Camp in a Remote Section of the Allegheny National Forest police said. Police said they had no suspects in the attack Friday night beside a one Lane dirt Road in Northwest Pennsylvania. Scott Hastings 28, was pronounced dead shortly after the shooting. His companion Judith Carlson 26, was in stable condition at Warren. General Hospital with a Shotgun wound to the Abdomen police said. There will be a Rose Garden and other gardens that will feature continuously changing annuals and perennials including 160,000 tulips. The remodeler Franklin Park conservatory will House an a ecosphere a which is to take visitors through nine different climates. The Centrepiece will be the 4.2-acre grand hallway which will feature a in avatar a a 30-foot stainless steel sculpture depicting three billowing sails heading West. The sculpture by Stephen Canneto of Columbus represents the Nina Pinta and Santa Marfa. Critics Hov Vever said the show wont be a bed of roses. Quot a a a \ a a a. A. Residents of the Parks economically depressed neighbourhood Are upset because their children can to play in the Park which already is closed for construction. And they complain that the show will cause traffic problems. / a v Quot a a Quot. A a / Lusk said organizers plan to build parking lots away from the area and transport visitors to the Park in buses. A a v a. A. In april 50 people picketed outside Franklin Park to protest what they said was Amer Iflora a failure to follow affirmative action guidelines in hiring staff and awarding construction projects. Organizers said that 21 percent of the $38 million in contracts were awarded to minority cof tractors and that about 18 percent of Amer Iflora a 81 employees Are minorities. Ame Iflora follows in the Shadow of a major Finardi Cial Flop. A son of heaven Imperial arts of China a an eight Irio nth exhibit of chinese Art and artefacts to which Columbus played Host in 1989, lost nearly $1.7 million of Public Money. A sceptical newspaper columnist speculated that ame Iflora May ultimately be called a grandson of  but Lusk said ame Iflora organizers Learned from the earlier exhibition. A a we be taken a lot of safeguards to make sure a son of heaven does no to happen again a she said. A most of our funding is private and it is  ame Iflora expects to generate $38.1 million in ticket sales concessions and fees. It has guarantees of $21.2 million from private sources. The $33.7 million in local state and Federal Money is Little More than a third of the shows budget Lusk said. Salzman said the tentative ticket Price is $20, but Many tickets will be discounted. A a we re gearing for the repeat visitor a she said. A we will have All kinds of entertainment which will change regularly. And visitors will want to come Back because we will have three growing seasons to see a Spring summer and  the Delta Queen foreground and the Mississippi Queen begin making Waves sunday in old Muddy As the two paddle boats embark on their 13th annual race. The boats will keep chugging along the 1,039-mile rout it on the Mississippi River from new Orleans to St. Loui until july 4. Fries to eat by Rick Holguin los Angeles times Long Beach Calif. A firefighters rescued a 9-year-old boy after a pet Python wrapped itself around the child a leg and tried to devour his foot officials said sunday. Alex Henry w As treated by paramedics for minor puncture wounds from the Teeth of the non poisonous Snake after the saturday attack at his family a Home said Bob Caldon spokesman for the Long Beach fire department. I he boy kept the 12-foot-Long burmese Python in a Cage in his bedroom. He had fed the Snake a Rabbit before it turned on him Caldon said. The boys screams were heard by neighbors who called the fire department. The boy was alone at the time of the attack but 1 Mother Merlyn Kelly arrived while firefighters tried free her son. A firefighters and paramedics found the reptile Wra Ped around the boys right leg from knee to ankle. A the was trying to unwrap it a Caldon said. A i  get unwrapped or get it to let go of his Folt the Python had his entire foot inside of its  one firefighter grabbed the pythons head while to others pried the reptile off the boys leg officials said. A sheriffs Deputy who w As at the scene describe Henry a bedroom As that of a typical 9-year-old a c cent that it was full of Glass cages w Ith snakes Lizar and other animals