European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 21, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7silicon Valley town declares War on speeders Campbell Calif. A this City with radar drones a Decoy cop and hidden cameras to Nab speeders is turning to mom and dad to tame teen Road terrors. A new bumper sticker they can put on cars driven by their teen agers says a if in a driving irresponsibly Call my  a if my parents would have threatened me with this i would have cleaned up my act a Campbell police chief Jim Cost said Friday. Stickers for single Parent Homes say a Call my Momy or a Call my  Telephone numbers follow. So far police have sold about 20 of the $1 bumper stickers which the department buys from a4ew Mexico Man and his 20-year-old son who came up with the idea three years ago. The chief expects sales to pick up once the word gets out. But word of Mouth among the younger set might Dampen demand. A i  let my parents put that on my car. There a no Way a said 18-year-old Caroline who was driving a new baby Blue Taurus and did no to want her last name used. A i done to think my parents would. They Trust  Marcia Knauss said she wishes the stickers had been around when her 28-year-old son was a teen Ager. A children need All the help they can get to stay Safe a she said. Cost said the program is part of Campbells operation traffic storm to control the huge commuter movement through the 7-Square-mile City. At the heart of Silicon Valley Campbell is Home to the busiest intersection in California. At the Corner adjacent to the City of san Jose traffic averages 140,000 vehicles a Day a four times Campbells 35,000 population. A you can go to that intersection at 2 in the morning and there a still lots of traffic a Cost said. A we have wide straight roads so the Drivers like to Speed through Campbell to get where they re  besides 40 police officers Campbells Speed patrol includes a a photo radar system that takes a picture of the License plate and face of a speeder caught going at least 11 Mph Over the limit. The speeders get a ticket a and the incriminating photo a in the mail. A radar drones at an undisclosed number of Sites set off radar detectors to make speeders slow Down but tickets Aren t Given. A a radar Board displays the Speed of oncoming cars As a Friendly reminder that they re going too fast. A officer Gregory a uniformed Dummy cop who sits in a police car at different locations each Day As a Decoy to slow Drivers particularly where neighbors have complained of speeders. A a we be borrowed every idea from other police departments around the country but i done to think anyone is doing As much As we Are on every front to Stop speeding a Cost said. A we want people to know that when they drive Joto Campbell they better slow  in 1990, Campbell police issued 3,369 speeding tickets. The photo radar system doled out 4,274 tickets. Since then speeding in the heavily patrolled areas has dropped by two thirds the chief  lovers privacy invaded lawyer says attorney Nicholas Matassini flanked by clients Alfred Stephens and Janet paddock at a press conference thursday. Tampa Fla. Apr a couple videotaped having sex by a neighbor shooting through the blinds  face criminal charges because they did no to know anyone was watching their attorney said Friday. A a it a absolutely an invasion of their privacy a said attorney Nicholas Matassini. A they were doing things Normal consenting adults do in the privacy of their own Home. To think someone was going to videotape them from outside they never could Nave  car Salesman Alfred Stephens 36, and Janet paddock 32, were arrested tuesday night after police saw the video made through the blinds of Stephens ground floor condominium. Neighbors said children in a Pool about 10 feet away could Sec them having sex in the bathroom through open blinds. The two were charged with lewd and lascivious conduct in front of a child under 12, a second degree felony carrying maximum penalties of up to 15 years in prison and a $10,000 Fine. They were released from jail wednesday on $15,000 bail each. Matassini does no to think they committed a crime. Neighbors claimed they knew people were out at the Pool and put on a show. Matassini said he expects to meet with prosecutors Early next week a and hopefully get them not to file formal  meanwhile Stephens has been asked to move out of the Complex where he a been living for three weeks. A i requested them to vacate the unit immediately a Rich Jager a spokesman for primary realty amp management said Friday. A under the lease they cannot conduct illegal activity or breach the quiet enjoyment of the  Mich becomes real dirty state Kalkaska Mich. A ifs official a Kalkaska series soil is Michigan a state dirt. Groundbreaking ceremonies took place thursday at the Kerby son Hoennicke tree farm in Kalkaska county. A a we be received a fair amount of ridicule about having a state dirt a said Karl Hausler chairman of the state soil committee a group of soil conservationists and scientists who sought the designation for seven years. The Sandy soil covering about 1 million acres of the state was chosen for its popularity. Hausler said naming a state soil will heighten Public awareness at a time when people Are a becoming More disconnected with the  a until we track it into our Homes and get it ground into our clothes we re not even aware its there a he said. California spill killed 100,000 fish Lake Shasta Calif. A thousands of Gallons of Weed killer spilled into the Sacramento River from a derailed Tanker car killed an estimated 100,000 fish state wildlife officials said Friday. The Tanker car on july 14 spilled a compound that devastated a 45-mile stretch of the River before settling in Lake Shasta the states largest Reservoir. Scientists continue to assess the environmental damage in and out of the water. Biologists have reported seeing tree leaves starting to curl near the River said Beverly Del Carlo a spokeswoman for the 35 government agencies monitoring the spill. The state fish and game department estimated the fish kill in a news release Friday. Between 12,500 and 19,500 Gallons of Weed killer spilled fouling the Scenic River Canyon a popular spot for fishermen and tourists. The spill dyed red so authorities can track it reached Lake Shasta and was Drifting about a half mile a Day beneath the surface Del Carlo said. It had travelled about v/2 Miles from the Northern tip of the Lake by Friday morning she said. Drinking water is unlikely to be affected because the spill should dilute in the Large Lake authorities said. State attorney general Dan Lundgren said Friday that the state will file a lawsuit seeking compensation for cleanup costs and damage. Meanwhile a Southern Pacific Engineer told the los Angeles times that the use of a a a Helper engine probably would have prevented the derailment. The Engineer was not named by the newspaper. Fatal Bird spraying under . Probe Hollandale miss. Apr More than 1,000 migratory Birds apparently sprayed with a toxic substance in a National wildlife Refuge May have been killed deliberately officials said the chemicals killed adult Birds and hundreds of nesting Chicks officials said. A they come Here to protect their Young a . Fish and wildlife service investigator Bubber Carnathan said of the Yazoo National wildlife Refuge. The Birds were part of a Large Colony of herons and egrets nesting in the 12,471-acre Park in Western Mississippi. They apparently were sprayed with a toxic substance from an aircraft in late june investigators said. A this does not appear to be an Accident a Carnathan said. A it May be a deliberate attempt to destroy an entire col ony of fish eating  investigators said they did not know what chemical was used. The Agency is offering a Reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone involved in the killing. Killing migratory Birds or destroying their nests is banned by the migratory Bird treaty act. Violators can be fined and jailed