European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday decembers 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7not a vein of truth in Arizona Gold Rush tale Scottsdale Ariz. Apr hundreds of people converged on a Swank new shopping Center hoping to stake mining claims on what turned out to be fool s Gold. The Gold Rush in this ritzy Phoenix suburb was set off by a cover Story in the new times a free weekly. The tabloids editor said he was shocked that anybody took the spoof seriously. But Gold is a subject near and dear to Arizona which is dotted with old mines Scottsdale itself is within sight of the superstition mountains which supposedly hide the legendary lost dutchman mine. About 250 to 300 would be prospectors showed up at the Scottsdale galleria on wednesday morning said police sgt. Tony Markos. A trickle appeared thursday said Audry Wims manager of the Coffee beanery ltd., the supposed site of the spurious strike. No More appeared Friday morning. A a it a completely fabricated obviously from someone who is a very bored individual a said Wims whose store sits atop a two Story garage not mineable Bedrock. Amram Knishinsky a partner in the mall Wasny to too amused. He said head been barraged with Calls and had to bolster Security. A i talked to one Man who said he realized it was too Good to be True but was hesitant to pass it by a he said. A this is a prank for april fools Day not for  the article said any . Citizen could file a claim on the site because the galleria sits on land leased from the Federal government n fact the land is owned by the galleria partnership. Markos said most of the prospectors followed the tabloid s instructions and had Cut out a Little shovel from the paper coloured it red and pinned it to their sleeves supposedly so . Bureau of mines personnel could distinguish them from shoppers and mall employees. The spoof documented the fabulous Luck of a fictitious illegal alien named Sergio Reynaldo Alonzo who supposedly discovered Gold while fixing floor tile at the Coffee shop. Photos showed a Salon zoo posing with a Palm sized Nugget before being deported and leaving the Gold up for grabs. A supposed Gold expert said the vein of Ore was so Rich it would make a a Nevada a legendary Comstock lode look like very Small  new times editor David Bodney said thursday that he and his staff were shocked the article was taken seriously. A in our wildest dreams we never imagined that Many people would get so Giddy for Gold a Bodney said. A it was intended to be a humorous piece but obviously it also pinpointed just How Lough these economic times Are and How desperate Many arizonans have  the editor said the Story s byline manfried Barry was a pseudonym but refused to identify the author. The spoof said the Gold Rush could bring an end to the galleria a the flashiest Arcade in a tourist town known for expensive Homes and Tony shopping emporiums. A of these predictions arc accurate Homes business and tourism May go the Way of the passenger Pigeon a the article said. A real estate values in the immediate area will be nil once mining starts As there is scant demand for a half million Dollar Home next to a  could dirty Harry follow this officer s act officer Bob Geary and his alter ego Brendan visit with John and Cheryl Lustig of so Paul Minn. The Lustigs were honeymooning in san Francisco. San Francisco a he a a hard nosed cop who has helped bust up a barroom Brawl and Calm a lost child. But he s a real Dummy. Meet Brendan freckle faced alter ego of officer Bob Geary a Howdy Doody fan turned ventriloquist cop. The uniformed partners sometimes direct traffic when they Are not on their beat through North Beach. A if in a in the radio car i m Busy carrying on conversations with him. But i m not ready for the loony bin Quot said Caty who often straps his Dummy into the scat next to him. Geary 51, did no to get permission from higher  when he started his on the Job ventriloquism four months ago. But he did no to think his superiors would mind. The 22-year Veteran is an unusual mix of career cop and artist. He has won medals for bravery and is a member of the screen actors Guild who has had walk on roles in films and commercials shot in san Francisco. Police chief Willis Casey met Brendan for the first time last week and seemed to be tickled by the duo Geary said. It. Dan Hallisy a supervisor at Geary s station said Brendan fits in with a new police approach of a getting the Community and the department a Little closer  a a there a definitely a different drummer there a Hallisy said. A the just has his own style of flamboyance. But he a a policeman first. When the Job has to be done everything else becomes  Brendan once helped Calm a Little boy who had lost his to incr near Washington Square Park. A i told him a i want you to meet my partner i brought Brendan out and he started talking to the kid who got distracted by the whole thing a Geary said. Mom turned up a few minutes later. A when she said it was Lime to go the kid started crying Quot he recalled. Big kids seem to take to him too. One night Geary was called to a disturbance at a pub. On a whim he brought Brendan in with him. A it was two Guys two longshoremen types. A fight was brewing. Brendan started talking to hem something like a what Are you Guys up log they stopped what they were doing. They looked at him. They looked at each other and they started  Geary s passion for dummies started when his parents bought him a Howdy Doody doll for $3.45. Brendan who was custom made in Colorado Cost $1,750. Geary Learned ventriloquism from a Book practising at Home for several months before suiting up Brendan and teaching him the ropes of Law enforcement. Brendan s Little uniform was tailor made. Its accented by an authentic gun Belt a Cap gun an authentic police officers Cap a badge that gives his number As it a and child size Plain toe dress shoes. Heart specialist to pay family of dead athlete $1 million Torrance Calif. Apr a heart specialist who treated College basketball Star Hank gathers before the athlete collapsed on the court and died has agreed to pay his family $1 million court documents say. Cardiologist Vernon t. Hatton who reduced gathers prescribed dose of heart Medicine shortly before his death is the first of 13 defendants to Settle in a multimillion Dollar wrongful death lawsuit. Superior court judge j. Gary Hastings on thursday approved the agreement with Hattori. Neither Hattori nor his attorney c. Snyder Patin returned Calls Friday. Gathers family sued Loyola Man mount University officials including then coach Paul Westhead and team doctors. Gathers collapsed March 4, 1990, during a postseason tournament game. He died at a Hospital nearly two hours later. The cause of death was found to be a previously diagnosed heart ailment for which gathers was prescribed medication. Attorney Kenneth s. Wolf negotiated the settlement with Hattori on behalf of gathers 8-year-old son Aaron Crump. How the $1 million would be disbursed was not immediately known. Attorneys for the plaintiffs and remaining defendants met throughout the Day Friday with the help of retired appellate court Justice John k. Trotter. But their negotiations failed to produce any other settlement. A feb. 24 trial is set in Superior court. A a we be reached an impasse a Loyola Mary mount attorney Wayne Boehle told the daily Breeze of Torrance. A it does no to look like its going to be  attorney Bruce Fagel who represents gathers Mother Lucille and several other family members said he was disappointed. In a deposition eight months ago Hattori said gathers asked for the reduction in heart Medicine one week before he collapsed at Gersten Pavilion on the Loyola Mary mount Campus. He said gathers missed three doctor appointments before his death and seemed unconcerned about a warning that he was risking his life by playing basketball. Tsongas sets goal of top 3 finish in . Concord . Apr Paul Tsongas on Friday became the first major Democrat to file for new Hampshire a presidential primary the Campaign season s first. The former Massachusetts senator said he a got to finish in the top three in the feb. 18 primary for his Long shot candidacy to survive. A i done to think i have to be first. I think 1 have to be perceived As having done Well a Tsongas said Aner signing the papers in the Secretary of states office and paying the $1,000 filing fee. A i subscribe to the theory. That its going to be three people surviving new Hampshire. I have to be in that tier. It has to be at least  Tsongas was the fourth candidate to file on opening Day of the two week filing season. Ahead of him were Billy Joe Clegg 63, a Republican Baptist minister from Biloxi miss. Republican Michael Levinson 50, of Buffalo . And Democrat Caroline Killeen 65, of Tucson Ariz. Two others filed by mail a Republican Charles Doty of Tulsa okla. And Democrat Rufus Higginbotham of Dallas