European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 a the stars and stripes monday August 5, 1991police Bow to aids activists agree to destroy his list Union City Calif. Apr police under fire from aids activists agreed to Stop broadcasting whether a suspect carries the his virus and to destroy a computer list of people infected with the illness. A police chief Al Guzman said he would end the debated practices in favor of an education Campaign for officers and firefighters in the town of 50,000 about 20 Miles Southeast of san Francisco. A this seems to me to be a real Golden Opportunity to turn a bad situation into a Good situation a Guzman said after a boisterous meeting Friday with civil libertarians and health workers. A other Law enforcement groups Are looking at Union City right now a he said. A maybe we can show other police departments what can be a i think its the Best possible outcome a said Matt Coles an attorney with the american civil liberties Union in san Francisco. A we May be Able to use Union City As a shining firefighter Larry Orton carries a 6-year-old passenger after a greyhound bus overturned saturday in Caroline . The boy identified Only As Dave was on his Way to California to see his father. Thirty one of the 38 people aboard were injured but none of the injuries was critical. The Driver one of the non Union employ Tampa Fla. Apr a Man who videotaped a couple having sex in a condominium apartment wants the tape Back but a judge said it will be held As evidence until possible charges against the couple Are resolved. Circuit judge Walter Heinrich acknowledged Friday that the tape belongs to Lee Adler. But he said the tape must be kept As evidence in the Case against Alfred Stephens 36, and Janet paddock 32. The judge said that Only after it is settled will he decide whether the tape or copies of it should be released. A this tape will be valuable whenever its released a Adler said after the ruling. A everybody wants Adler said he has had inquiries about the video from tabloid newspaper and talk and news shows. Police arrested Stephens and paddock on july 16 alter officers watched the video Adler shot through the bathroom blinds of Stephens ground floor Condo. The tape was seized. The aids project of the East Bay the Alameda county Public health department and the american civil liberties Union demanded reforms after a police dispatcher sent an officer to break up a fight june 28 and told him Over the radio that a Man at the address was infected with his the virus that causes aids. The dispatcher gave the Many a name and address _ Over the police scanner. Officers later disclosed that their computer contained notations next to the names of people believed to be infected with his. The data base also tells whether the person is infected with tuberculosis or hepatitis. Police maintained they used the information to protect officers from contracting his. Critics said police should instead adopt guidelines suggested by the centers for disease control in Atlanta which include wearing gloves whenever blood Orother body fluids Are present. Yes greyhound hired to replace striking Union Drivers apparently fell asleep at the wheel said a sheriff s Deputy. Carlos Adorno 27, of Washington d.c., was charged with reckless driving unsafe Lane change and not keeping his Logbook up to Date. Adorno had been a greyhound Driver for two months. Adler a neighbor made the tape less than 10 feet from a condominium Complex Pool where adults and children were swimming police and neighbors said. Neighbors complained that children could see the couple later when they were allegedly having sex in a hot tub. Prosecutors said they will decide next week whether to pursue charges against the couple of lewd and lascivious conduct in front of a child. A felony the charge carries a maximum 15-year prison term. The couples attorney Nicholas Matassini argued against releasing the tape. A the wants to sell the tape to the highest bidder a mat Assini said. A my clients would be humiliated and embarrassed not Only locally. But nationally As a everyone in this Case is having his Day with the press a adlers attorney Michael Linsky said. A fall except for my client. His speech is being photo replaces ghostly billboard image from wire reports Chula Vista Calif. A a Blank billboard that Drew thousands of viewers who believed it showed the ghostly image of a slain 9-year-old girl now bears a photograph of the child. After consulting with Laura arroyos family Martin outdoor advertising which owns the billboard covered it with a photograph of the Pony tailed girl and the words a in memory Laura the billboard also asks that anyone with information about her murder Call the Chula Vista police department. Laura was abducted from her Home in june. About 16 hours later her beaten body was found at i a nearby Industrial Park. Her killer remains at Large. Thousands lined up by the billboard Over the past three weeks saying they could see a murky image resembling the girl every Day just after dusk. A the Mutual feeling among All parties was that the special message in Laura a memory would be a proper conclusion to the ongoing phenomenon a said Frank Sanchez the billboard company a general manager. Lawn Mower meets train Kewanee Iii. A a Man was charged with Drunken driving after Riding a Lawn Mower into the path of a freight train police said. Michael Runyon had used the 5-horsepower Riding Mower for transportation after his License was suspended for Drunken driving five years ago said a detective Joe Cervantez. The train hit the rear of the Mower flipping it about 10 feet in the air As Runyon tried to jump it Clear witnesses told police in this Western Illinois town of 14,500 people. Police charged Runyon a farmhand after officers found remnants of a 12-pack of Beer scattered along the patient charged san Diego a a Man with aids accused of biting two nurses was ordered to stand trial on charges of attempted murder and assault. Steven Paul prior 32, allegedly bit the nurses july 17 at Villa View Community Hospital. The District attorneys decision to charge him with attempted murder created controversy when critics said Little medical evidence exists that aids can be transmitted by biting. However municipal judge Harvey Hiber ruled Friday that prior so state of mind was such that there was reasonable cause to believe that he formed an intent to take with him anyone who stood in his Way of getting out of the Hospital. Or doing anything he wanted prior was admitted to the hospitals medical intensive care unit july 16 after attempting suicide by swallowing an overdose of at a drug used to combat the aids virus. He became violent several hours later and about 3 30 . July. 17, allegedly bit Donald Weber a nurse on the right hand after he attempted to escape from the Hospital. After being transferred he allegedly bit another nurse Michael Mangoian three times on the hand and . Owners get All Clear Seacliff Calif. A beachfront property owners returned Home saturday for the first time in a week after a freight train derailment spilled hazardous chemicals authorities said. Fourteen cars of a Southern Pacific transportation co. Train jumped the tracks july 28, piling up beneath a . 101 Bridge 60 Miles Northwest of los Angeles. Four cars contained hazardous materials. Trains rolled through the site saturday for the first time since the derailment said sgt. Bruce Hansen of the Ventura county sheriffs department. The derailment spilled the deadly Jet fuel additive hydrazine a suspected Carcinogen forcing the evacuation of about 300 people from the gated beachfront Community of Seacliff. Investigators said a broken Axle apparently caused the derailment. Health officials told residents they could return to their Homes Early saturday said sgt. Matt Demarco of the California Highway patrol. A 10-mile stretch of Highway 101 was closed until Friday. Ride to safety judge won t release sex video of pair
