European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 a the stars and stripes saturday november 30.1991 an Atlas e rocket streaks into the sky above Vandenberg fab with its weather satellite Early thursday. Military probe s Bright Blastoff jolts californians around base Vandenberg fab Calif. A an air Force Booster rocket propelled a military weather satellite into orbit in a predawn launch thursday that startled residents for Miles around. The Atlas e Booster rocket lifted off from Vanden Berg fab at 5 23 . And successfully placed a defense meteorological satellite program payload into a near Polar orbit the air Force said. The satellite tracks weather patterns in Remote areas and space environmental Phenomena. The information is used by the military and civilian agencies such As the National oceanic and atmospheric Burns to Omaha neb. Apr a firefighter who quit his Job after winning millions in the Iowa lottery missed the work so much he asked for it Back. A a it san exciting Job a said Bill Watson of Council Bluffs Iowa. A my investments Are going Well and now i sort of want to go Back to a Normal in 1985, Watson won $4.1 million and quit his Job with the fire department in Omaha which is just across the Missouri River from Council Bluffs. He owns a $39,500 Mercedes Benz had a band play for 250 people at his 35th birthday party and could collect More than $150,000 a year until 2005 without doing a lick of work. But Watson 36, has asked for his Job Back and Omaha a personnel Board voted 5-0 wednesday to submit his name to the fire department. With that endorsement Watson will be among about 40 applicants the fire department will consider when it hires 18 new firefighters in january Omaha personnel director san Francisco apr a businessman charged with hashish smuggling offered to pay for private guards and have his Telephone Calls monitored if he could await trial in a downtown Penthouse instead of a crowded jail cell. But a Federal judge was unmoved. A no private system of incarceration can be As secure As the authority of the United states Quot . District judge Eugene Lynch said wednesday in denying the request by Michael Medjuck w to is being held without bail. Lynch said the proposal was a carefully constructed Quot but did not resolve his concerns that Medjuck had the Means and the incentive to flee. A similar arrangement was allowed for newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst while she awaited trial on Bank robbery charges in san Francisco. But assistant . Attorney Mary a Pougiales in court papers likened Medjuck a proposal to a preferential treatment for thursdays launch was the 500th for the Atlas program the air Force said. The Atlas e is a refurbished intercontinental ballistic missile converted. Dispatchers with the Santa Barbara police department and the Santa Barbara county sheriffs department received numerous Telephone Calls from residents startled by the rocket launch. Stephen Mead of Carpinteria said he saw the rocket As he was driving to his Job near Summerland More than 40 Miles from Vandenberg. The streaking rocket looked like a fireball As it lit up the sky he said. Vandenberg is about 125 Miles Northwest of los fireman again George Ireland said. Ireland said some people asked him Why he would hire Back a Rich Man like Watson. A Well he was a Good firefighter a Ireland said. Watson had to pass physical examinations and an exacting agility test. If hired he would have to go through 10 weeks of training with the rest of the 1992 firefighter class. He worked about 41/ years before quitting. Since then he has invested his Money and done maintenance work at the rental properties he bought with his winnings. But he forget his fire department work. A when Rescue l la and All those other cop and emergency shows were on you get me away from the television set a Watson said. A it gets your adrenaline flowing a Watson said. �?o1 guess its like after you re through you get the satisfaction of helping people. Its like you be accomplished wealthy High level narcotics traffickers that occurs in Mexico and Douglas Schwartz an attorney for Medjuck said he was not surprised by the rejection and would recommend against an Appeal. Medjuck 41, was one of seven people charged last september with conspiring to smuggle 70 tons of hashish into the United states and conspiring to distribute 2.4 tons of hashish. He faces 20 years to life in prison if convicted. Medjuck of Vancouver. British Columbia is scheduled to go on trial in March. A prosecutors said the apartment proposal could pose risks to other tenants was not As secure As a jail and was unfair to Medjuck a co defendants still in custody. The judge noted that Medjuck has a Canadian drug conviction and Tew ties to the Community. A it would be difficult to conceive of a person with a greater incentive and Means to flee Quot he said. Inexperienced Cooks talk Turkey on Holiday hot line from wire reports Chicago a More than 7,000 thanksgiving Cooks nationwide sought help thursday from experts on the Butterball Turkey talk line a including one whose problem was what to do with the Bird when it was done. A the was from California and said he a carving the Turkey but there a no breast meat a said a Turkey lady Jean Schnelle who has answered phones at the toll free number for 11 years. A a a there a just skin and Bone a he a i told him a it sounds to me like you be got your Turkey upside then he flipped it Over and said a you re right there a meat we both just car crash injures 2 san Francisco a a tour bus hit a Cable car causing minor injuries to two passengers authorities said. Both were treated at a Hospital and were expected to be released a spokeswoman said. A double Decker tour bus was travelling up Powell Street on thursday when it began to make a left turn from the right Lane and Cut in front of the Cable car said municipal railway spokesman Alan Siegel. A woman was temporarily pinned Between the Cable car and the bus he said. The Accident is under one Way ticket to jail Syracuse . A a Bank robber Learned for a second time that a bus Isnit the Best Mode of transportation for a getaway police say. Richard h. Stowell 27, handed a Teller at Chase Lincoln first Bank a note saying he had a gun and made off with an undisclosed amount of Cash wednesday police spokesman Rod Carr said. An officer saw a Man who fit the robbers description Board a City bus and radioed police. A patrol car pulled the bus Over and Stowe i ran into a fast food restaurant where he was arrested Carr said. Stowell was charged with third degree robbery. Carr said police recovered All the stolen Money but no gun. Stowell was on parole after serving time for a 1988 Bank robbery in which he was captured while trying to flee on an intercity bus Carr extinguished Pasadena Calif. A a wind driven fire in the Brush covered Hills ringing the Rose bowl threatened expensive Homes for a couple of hours thursday and startled residents preparing thanksgiving dinners. Wind gusting to 40 Mph spread flames Over 75 acres before they were extinguished about mid morning two hours after the first alarm said fire inspector Brian Jordan. A the fires out and we Are in the mop up stages a he said. Blustery wind Low humidity and the approach of a sixth drought year have kept the Region particularly vulnerable to fire for the past week. No buildings were damaged and there were no injuries Deputy fire chief Donald Hughes said. There were no evacuations. But for Well Over an hour helicopters bombarded the fire with water As it approached $1 million plus Ridgetop Homes just West of the Rose bowl Hughes said. A there Are helicopters everywhere and the wind is terrible a said a resident who identified herself As mrs. Tom Hale. Three Miles away in South Pasadena another morning Brush fire threatened Homes but was quickly extinguished when it still covered Only a half acre. A we jumped on it a fire chief Jim Parker strikes out Topeka Kan. A the Odds were even Tor a purse snatcher who snuck up on a woman carrying a bag Over each instead of making off with the woman s purse the robber fled with a bag holding her Bowling Ball and shoes police said. The 5s-year-old Topeka woman was on her Way Home from the Bowling Alley when she was robbed tuesday night. Police have made no arrests. Judge bars Penthouse prison plan
