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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 22. 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 7 super thief gone straight held in break in year sentence in Florida before he was freed on probation in 1987. Florida probation records show he moved to Arizona Phoenix apr a so called a super thief who said he went straight a prison and wrote a Book on How to foil burglars is Back behind bars accused of returning to his old specially ripping off the Homes of Rich people. John Arthur a a Jack Maclean is being held on charges stemming from an investigation of about 150 burglaries in Well to do Phoenix suburbs. Police say the break ins netted about $3 million during the past two years. Maclean 44, was known As a professional whose specially was getting past sophisticated burglar alarms. Authorities blame him for As Many As 2,000 break ins in fancy East coast neighbourhoods in the 1970s, though he did time in Florida for just a handful of burglaries. In prison Maclean shared his experience including a nine Point checklist he used to target Homes in a 1983 Book called secrets of a super thief. The humorous no nonsense guide to Home Protection tells which locks to buy which dogs to Post on guard and what kind of gravel to put in the driveway. It also provides such cheap anti burglary tips As the suggestion that people Post signs on their doors stating a attack dogs trained and sold  in the Book Maclean repeatedly asserted his burglary Days were Over. He was arrested sept. 7 at his trailer Home in the suburb of Tempe. He is being held on $8,400 bail in the Maricopa county jail facing both Federal and state charges. His attorney Jose Delavara did no to return phone Calls seeking comment thursday or Friday. Maclean declined an interview request by the associated press. County authorities charged Maclean with burglar criminal trespass and Possession of burglary tools. The . Attorney charged him with interstate transportation of stolen property for allegedly sending a stolen $5,000 ring to a Coin shop in Waterville Maine. His trial on the Arizona burglary charges is set for dec. 2. The charges cover just one burglary but Scottsdale police sgt. Tony Markos said Maclean is being investigated in connection with other a  burglaries a break ins at Homes along Golf courses and Grassy washes in Scottsdale Paradise Valley and Northeast Phoenix. Maclean served seven years of a 15 in april. In the introduction to Maclean a Book Washington Post reporter Tom Zito noted that the a super thief had a sense of humor about his work. He would glue dentures to doorknobs Short Sheet Beds and leave a phone Book in a burglarized Home open to the police departments number. Florida authorities said the lighthearted character projected in the Book was the same Man convicted of burglaries and prosecuted unsuccessfully for rape. Assistant state attorney Susan Dan Nelly tried to prosecute Maclean for an alleged rape but the Case failed when Florida a statute of limitations expired.21 wooden crosses reveal depth of tragedy Jose Torres wipes the dust away from the Marble Monument that lists the names of the 21 children who died in bus crash. While. They re a Little better but they still miss  Rolando said he could have been on that bus had he Alton Texas a the signs along Bryan Road in this South Texas town help Tell the Story of the tragedy of sept. 21,1989. First comes the warning a danger caliche pit  then comes the Stop sign which delivery truck Driver Ruben Perez is accused of running just before smashing into a school bus filled with children and sending it plunging into the water filled pit. Finally there comes the pit itself. It is one of thousands dug in the Southwest to mine caliche a Sandy gravel mixture that occurs naturally in desert areas and is used for construction. At the time of the Accident the 40-foot-deep pit was unguarded. Now it is surrounded by guardrails and a Chain link Fence that bears 21 White wooden crosses each carrying the name of a child who died in the Accident. Marta a. Lozano David Saenz Michael p. Saenz Paul floras jr., Ruby Lopez roman Quintero Are among names on the crosses. On the second anniversary of the Accident people who might try to forget their Hurt Are instead preparing to have attention focused again on the crash. The trial of Perez which has been delayed several times is tentatively scheduled to begin oct. 14. There were no formal memorial services planned saturday in the City but some residents said that they would always remember the Day when 21 Young lives were taken away. A it distresses us a said Vacilia Zapata whose daughter knew two of the victims. A it bothers us because its very sad. Of course the Date comes around and we remember. We miss  Rolando Ramon jr., a 12-year-old Junior High school student said he lost two friends David and Michael Saenz in the Accident. A sometimes i feel like they re watching me a Rolando said his speech soft and hesitant. A sometimes i go to their House and just sit there with their family for a Rockville my. A a Federal advisory panel on Friday voted against recommending any Label changes for anti depressant drugs. The 6-3 vote came after experts told the food and drug administration panel that there is no sound evidence to conclude that prozac or any other anti depressant causes suicidal or violent behaviour and after dozens of former prozac users said the drug Sparks such actions. The panel also unanimously rejected a link Between anti depressants and violent behaviour. Panel members expressed concern about the kind of care Given to the patients who wound up trying to commit suicide or other violent acts but concluded that Labelling was not the Way to educate doctors. Other panel members said More information was needed especially on anti depressants that have been on the Market for decades As Well As on newer drugs. The chairman of the advisory panel. Or. Daniel Casey a psychiatrist at the veterans medical Center in not gotten a ride to school earlier that Day. Humberto Salinas who lives near the caliche pit was in his front Yard on the Day of the Accident. The bus had just picked up the last child before heading for the Mission Junior and senior High schools. A i started walking to the car. I just heard a bang and kids hollering and crying for help a Salinas said. Portland ore., said that All the committee members a recognized that Many of the presentations raise concerns that there May be some As yet a assessed possibility that anti depressants Are associated with self injurious behaviour. A present data do not support it but there was an urge for much More research on All anti depressants. Another member of the panel or. Jeffrey Lieber Man said a a it a hard to say there a much  but he added that the anecdotes Are a hard to  Lieberman is co director of the mental health clinical research Center at Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks . Prozac made by Eli Lilly amp co. Of Indianapolis has been prescribed to More than 3 million patients in the United states and More than 5 million worldwide. One of the former prozac users who spoke before the panel was Nedra Walnum a 32-year-old san Diego woman who said she attempted suicide after taking prozac. A please remove this killer drug from the Market before any More people Are killed a Walnum said. About 60 children were pulled from the pits murky water. Now just outside the Fence 21 Young Trees have been planted and Small altars erected by relatives. A Stone statute of Jesus arms spread As though for an embrace stands Over a Marble Monument on which a plaque lists the victims. At the Bottom of the plaque an inscription in English and Spanish reads a blessed arc the pure in heart for they shall see  pitches in to help build Low income housing Lexington by. Apr Academy award winning actor Paul Newman took Hammer Brush and other tools in hand to play a supporting role in a habitat for humanity project to build 15 Homes for Low income families. A i really came to work and not to talk a said Newman who was dressed for work Friday in a baseball capt shirt and Blue jeans. Newman did some roofing painting Laid carpet and put several porches in place. The 66-year-old actor has supported habitat in the past with donations from his food by Newman a own products. He gave $.75, to the group last year. He joked that he got involved in charities when a the salad dressing started out grossing my pictures.�?�. His food line also includes Spaghetti sauce and gourmet Popcorn. New labels on anti depressants rejected  
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