European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                $5 million Burrito changes town s by Anne Saunders 1 he Hartford Courante is Sass Rober Brady or Caius 11 Ikas Brady tells the Story he was driving through town and decided to Stop Tor a Burrito at a convenience store there he saw a sign that read a vote today Quot posted next door in front of Ashford town Hall. A for a Lark the former Ashford resident said he strolled in and voted a yes Quot for what turned out to be a referendum on the town budget. He later Learned that the $5 million budget had passed  single vote. A they 1 changed the course of history All for a Bur Rito a Brady said laughing. The town s selectmen Are not amused. Brady had moved to Willington three months aug and knew nothing about what he was voting for. However he tsar Truh isted As a registered voter in Ashford. This is ridiculous said first selectman George j. Quirk. It was such a close vote. He was just passing through town and he decided to vote this is  Quot quirk and the Board of selectmen had opposed the budget which was set by the Board of finance and were disappointed when it was approved by a single vote. Brady says he was driving through town on june r a 0t. 1c act Brendum. After picking up a Friend Michael pm Horn. The two had been headed to Brady s Home when Kinghorn said he was hungry. Brady pulled into the conveniences store next to town Hall and while  inside the store. Brady decided to vote. I said. Of by the was. What am 1 voting for0�?T Quot he recalled. Town Hall personnel encouraged him to read the Call to vote outside in the Hall Quot he said. A but 1 figured hey. In Man american i la Wing  Brady said he voted in favor of both the town and school portions of the $5 million budget As Well As Tor a $2.5 million town Hall expansion plan which was Defeated. Although officials first believed that the school portion of the budget was deadlocked in a tie vote a recount of the ballots indicated approval by a single vote. 333-332. As a result the Overall town budget passed. As for the Burrito. Brads had Only a bite. Boss praises China s i m a police chief Leroy Martin. Speaks his mind in the stars and stripes 10years ago july 14, 1981 in Belfast Northern Ireland the death of a sixth Irish nationalist hunger striker sparked renewed rioting by catholics while an estimated 100,000 protestants marched in the annual Celebration of the defeat of roman Catholic forces in 1690. 20years ago july 14,1971 a capt. Thomas s. Culver was found guilty of participating in an anti Vietnam War demonstration and of soliciting other servicemen to do the same. Culver faced a maximum sentence of four years of hard labor dishonourable discharge and loss of All military benefits. 30years ago july 14,1961 a valuable artworks were destroyed or damaged when a . Fighter Jet dropped its fuel tanks Over an ancient Church at Pregan Zol Italy. An official said the tanks fell off because of a malfunctioning tank releasing device. 40years ago july 14,1951 a officials in Kansas City  the immediate evacuation of the Central Industrial District As floodwaters that had swept through neighbouring Kansas City kan., threatened to breach levees on the Kansas River. From wire reports Chicago a the City s police superintendent said the United states might do Well to copy aspects of China s Justice system and he added that it might be useful to suspend constitutional rights in some situations. Leroy Martin 62, who recently returned from a visit to China also said nazi Germany a had a very Low crime  Martin said China a criminal Justice system sometimes deals better with crime than the . System. A i know we re a democracy but you know i done to think everything the Crit munits do can to be copied a Martin said in an interview on thursday with radio station wbb. A and i think that there Are some things they do that Are better thana hat we  Martin said that under the chinese prison system drug dealers Are shot and prisoners Given a bowl of Rice a thermos of Tea and a bucket for a toilet. A jail should be such a place that when you re released you done to want to come Back again Quot Martin said. Mayor Richard m. Daley on Friday said he disagreed with Martin s statements. A civil liberties group criticized the remarks. Human rights organizations have Long accused China of human rights abuses particularly after its june 1989 suppression of pro democracy demonstrators at Beijing a Tiana men Square. Amnesty International claims that China holds hundreds of political prisoners and practices torture in its prisons. Martin said the . Constitution often hampers police efforts to fight crime and said it might be useful in some circumstances to suspend constitutional rights. A we need to take a look it and maybe from time to time we should curtail some of those rights a Martin said. Because some of those rights have gotten us into the position where we re living in an armed Camp right  Martin said police need expanded Powers to fight Urban crime including random a Stop and frisk Quot searches of citizens. Martin also called for elimination of the exclusionary Rule which bars illegally obtained evidence from criminal trials. In an interview later with the Chicago t Tribune. Martin said his views reflected the popular sentiment. Quot you should come to the meetings that 1 have in the  Martin said. You would see that a lot of people would be in favor of the kinds of things that i am talking  when a reporter mentioned that Adolf hitlers views had been popular in nazi Germany Martin said. Quot and they had a very Low crime rate then Quot a at an Impromptu news conference Daley said he disagreed with Martin. A you cannot Quot Hake rights away from anybody Quot Daley said. But Daley said Martin was entitled to his opinion. A civil liberties group condemned the remarks. A highly charged statements like that Send the wrong message to the line officer Quot said Harvey Grossman Legal director of the american civil liberties Union of Illinois. A it suggests to the line officer that following the Constitution is not an effective thing to  Martin was unavailable for additional comments on Friday. Cult Leader Alamo to face charges of threatening judge in Arkansas Tampa Fla. A cult Leader Tony Alamo arrested after More than two years As a fugitive will be returned to Arkansas to face charges that he threatened a Federal judge. A the was on the run a . Magistrate Thomas Wilson said Friday after refusing to allow Bond. A there Are no conditions or rules that will ensure his  Alamo is considered a flight risk because he Silt has followers so Federal marshals declined to say when he would be transported to fort Smith Ark. Defense attorney Jeffrey Dickstein said the denial of Bond was an overreaction arguing Alamo did no to know he was wanted by authorities. Outstanding warrants charge Alamo with unlawful flight from California to avoid charges of child abuse and civil contempt. He was arrested in Tampa on another warrant charging him with threatening the judge. During the hearing Fri agent Donald Geisler testified Alamo used nearly a dozen aliases while a fugitive and had hundreds of followers Many of them armed who sheltered him. Alamo disappeared in 1988 when authorities in California sought to arrest him. He was accused of ordering four men to paddle the ii year old son of a Follower 140 times. The agent said Alamo distributed recorded messages to the news Media and authorities saying the charges against him were a trumped up by the Pope George Bush and Ted  he ran a religious group founded in Saugus calif., in 1969 and moved to Alma Ark., in the mid-1970s. The last 150 followers fled the compound after a Federal raid in february. The Arkansas indictment charges Alamo with threatening to Kidnap . District judge Morris Arnold of fort Smith. Arnold presided Over a Case that stripped Alamos foundation of its tax exempt status in 1985 and sought $7.9 million in Back taxes. Alamo reportedly told a newspaper this year that Arnold should be a changed As a traitor in retaliation for a ruling that said Alamo owes six former followers about $1.6 million for labor violations. Alamos organization most recently known As the holy Alamo Christian Church consecrated gained attention for its Catholic conspiracy theories and allegations of brainwashing from former members of the cult. It also is known for Alamos claim that his late wife Susan who died in 1982, would be resurrected. Coors Plant hit by another ammonia leak oof him Nln and _ i it and. A. A a Golden Colo. Apr hundreds of people were evacuated from an Adolph Coors co. Building on Friday after the second ammonia leak in two weeks authorities said. Up to 700 employees were moved out and 40 people were sent to area hospitals to be treated for ammonia inhalation. The Accident shut Down brewery operations for about four hours according to a Coors spokeswoman. A forklift operator severed a line carrying ammonia which is used As a refrigerant said sgt. Gary Grainger of the Jefferson county sheriffs department. The broken pipe in the basement spewed ammonia fumes that spread through the building officials said. A spokeswoman for lutheran medical Center where 28 of the injured people were taken said they exhibited shortness of breath burning throats burning eyes and nausea. On july 3, ammonia fumes front a Leaky valve got into the ventilation system of the main Coors brewing building sending 35 people to hospitals and prompting building occupants to evacuate