European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 c the stars and stripes monday december 30,1991 Trail of a Drunken Driver Laws unable to Stop habitual drunk Driver St. Paul Minn. A in june 1988, Thomas Condon stood before a judge to agree to a plea bargain after his fifth and sixth arrests on Drunken driving charges. A do i have to have some bloody dead kid in front of you before you come to your senses a asked Washington county judge  Armstrong. A i Hope not a Condon replied. Last july 27, Condon stood near the body of Rebecca Jolly moments after striking her with his pickup truck in front of her House in a quiet St. Condon Paul neighbourhood. The 28-year-old Mother of three died later that Day. Condon 34, convicted of criminal vehicular homicide is to be sentenced today the latest chapter in a record that already includes repeated alcoholism treatment Halfway houses driving suspensions and Brief jail terms. His Case illustrates what experts say is a Central dilemma in the fight against Drunken driving there is Little Short of jail that the Legal system can do if a chronic Drunken Driver is determined to get Back behind the wheel. A a in a be a hypocrite to say i done to feel any pity for the Man but it seems to me he a had a lot of chances a said the victims husband James Jolly. A i done to think it should take a death to see the  in a Way Jolly is an expert on Drunken driving. He is a recovering alcoholic whose run ins with the Law have included three arrests for driving drunk. His own License was revoked last year. The couple had thought they were about to embark on a new sober life. Jolly had stopped drinking two months before his wife a death. She had just finished treatment for amphetamine abuse. A it was probably the happiest wed been since we got married a Jolly said. Condon also had opportunities to turn his life around. But despite repeated stays at treatment centers court records show Condon continued to drink and drive. A if you drive drunk All the time you done to even think about it after a while a said Jolly. A i was to the Point where i could believe that i drove better  condones fifth arrest for Drunken driving came three Days after Christmas 1987. Less than a week later he was arrested again. Under the plea bargain the Here is a list of Thomas condones Drunken driving arrests before he struck and fatally injured Rebecca Jolly on july 27. The information based on court records was provided by the Ramsey county attorney s office. A March 14,1976 police reports were destroyed but state department of Public safety records indicate that condones blood alcohol level was 0.24 percent. A convicted april 12 of driving while intoxicated. Sept. 4,1976 police reports destroyed. Convicted of dw1 on Jan. 17, 1977. March 27,1981 arrested after police officers observed him swerving from one Lane to another. Refused alcohol test. Convicted of do on april 1. Dec. 9,1985 arrested after a witness saw his car ram a Snowbank then hit a parked vehicle and leave the scene. An open can of Beer was found in the passenger compartment. Refused alcohol test. Convicted of Dpi on april 2, 1986. A dec. 28,1987 arrested after nearly colliding with a car driven by an off duty police sergeant. Was driving in violation of his restricted Driver s License. His blood alcohol level test was 0.27. Convicted of Dpi on june 8, 1988. A Jan. 3,1988 arrested after a police officer saw him drive five blocks on the wrong Side of the Road. Refused an alcohol test. Was not convicted. Second offence was dropped and he agreed to a sentence of 90 Days in jail and a Fine of $2,276, which he never paid. At the time of the fatal Accident according to police condones blood alcohol level was 0.27 percent nearly three times the Legal limit of 0.10. Witnesses said he had been driving erratically before hitting Jolly As she stood by her parked car. His License had been revoked a year earlier. Jolly heard the Impact and ran outside where he found his wife lying in the Street. He also found himself face to face with Condon. A amps a i was ready to get in his face a he said. A the kept saying a it Wasny to me. In a getting out of  a prosecutor Clayton Robinson asked that Condon be sentenced to 10 years behind bars the maximum allowed by state Law. Condones attorney Michael g Davis said such a sentence would fail to Deal with condones alcohol abuse and what he said Are possible mental problems. Jolly disagrees saying Condon has used up his chances. A it did no to take me a tragedy to Stop drinking a he  can use russian visa in Commonwealth by Diana Jean Schemo the new York times new York a the soviet unions breakup into Independent states has so far meant Little change in visa requirements for travellers. Former soviet republics that Are now members of the new Commonwealth of Independent states Are accepting russian visas for travel throughout their territory consular officials in new York said. Ukraine has begun issuing National visas at Boris pol Airport in the capital of Kiev where flights arrive directly from Frankfurt Zurich Switzerland and Vienna Austria without stopping in Moscow. But Volodymyr Zool Tokov a spokesman for the ukrainian Mission to the United nations said the former Republic did not reject russian visas. However ukrainian visas issued at Boris pol Are valid Only for travel in Ukraine not throughout the former soviet Union. A if they get a visa from Moscow All of the income goes to the russian foreign ministry a Zool Tokov said. A if they get it at Boris pol Airport then All of the income goes to the ukrainian foreign  the russian ministry collects $20 to $50 for each visa depending on the amount of time an embassy is Given to prepare the document. Although some members of the new Commonwealth have objected to russians takeover of the former soviet foreign ministry most of the former republics Lack the Means to open their own embassies and consular services. Therefore they must continue to accept the old soviet visas. A fall the embassies consulates and visa sections be came russian a said Ivan Rumyantsev a spokesman for the russian embassy in Washington. But be noted that even though the soviet Union is officially dead and the Hammer and sickle buried the seals and Stamps on the visas have not changed. One exception to the russian visas acceptance is Georgia which was the Only former soviet Republic besides the Independent Baltic states that declined to join the Commonwealth. Anatoly Matyisin general manager of the former soviet travel Agency i tourist said the russian visa would not be accepted in Georgia where a cease fire has been declared Between pro government forces and rebels opposed to president Oviad k. Gamsa Hurdia. With no official georgian representative in new York or in Washington there is no Clear answer on How to travel to the  faces demotion after testing scandal Lake Forest 111. Up a principal who pressured teachers to cheat when administering standardized tests in order to make her school look Good probably wont fight the bid to have her demoted and will Likely return to the classroom her lawyer said sunday. The Lake Forest District 67 school Board will hold a special administrative meeting at Deer Patti elementary school tonight to decide whether to demote Linda Chase to a tenured teaching position. Chase 40, was suspended with pay from her $69,000-a-year position As principal of the suburban Chicago Cherokee elementary school last month and on Friday a finding was issued that she pressured her teachers to cheat. Chicago area lawyer James Bakk appointed to conduct five Days of hearings into charges against Chase said in a report Friday the school Board had proved five of eight charges against Chase. A the majority of the charges the most serious charges were upheld by or. Bakk a Board attorney Dan Field said. Bakk found Chase told teachers to erase test answers and pushed two teachers to fill in answers encouraged cheating gave teachers copies of the tests months before the test dates manipulated the difficulty of the tests and gave teachers class assignments on test questions. Evidence failed to prove Chase excluded pupils of lesser ability from taking tests that she arranged for third graders to take an easier test or that she directed test results of special education students be ignored. The charges of cheating were brought against Chase after Cherokee elementary students scored nearly 40 percent higher on standardized tests than students at three other District schools. Thirty percent of Cherokee pupils scored in the 99 percentile in Reading comprehension and math on a National scale. Reckless skier can be sued for causing injury court says Chicago up the Illinois appellate court says a careless skier who causes injury to a fellow skier can be sued for negligence on the slopes. Fridays decision clears the Way for the states first reckless skiing trial. The opinion written by Illinois appellate court Justice David Cerda allows Gret Chen Novak 31, to pursue her lawsuit against Jeff Virene 24, the Chicago Tribune reported. Novak allegedly broke her left leg in three places As a result of a january 1984 collision with Virene on a beginners slope at Wilmont Mountain near Kenosha wis. The two were the Only skiers on the Hill when Virene allegedly ran into her from behind Novakos lawyers said. She underwent surgery and required six months of treatment at a Cost of $3,520 for medical Bills. She is also suing for $4,000 in lost earnings. A this ruling Means that if you Are a negligent skier such As skiing out of control you can be sued a lawyer Michael Rathsack said. Cook county circuit judge Odas Nicholson had thrown out the suit saying skiing was a sport much like football in that Contact is an a obvious and necessary  Mouth to snout car saves pet Marissa 111. Apr an emergency medical technicians Mouth to snout resuscitation saved a poodle that nearly drowned in his family a swimming Pool on Christmas Day. A i got on the floor and started administering car to get him breathing a said Mike Delong who heard the police report on his scanner and rushed to the Home in this Southern Illinois town. The Middendorf family was opening Christmas gifts when Curtis Middendorf looked out the Patio door and saw 13-year-old Pepe floating unconscious in several inches of water on the cover of their swimming Pool. Betty Middendorf called 911, while son Kevin Gladson Middendorf began to give Pepe Mouth to snout resuscitation. A the lady was hysterical screaming somebody had drowned a said 911 operator Tom Elliff. A we finally got out of her that a dog had drowned in the  Delong took Over after arriving at the Home then rushed Pepe to a nearby ambulance garage where he was Given oxygen and warmed up with blow dryers before being taken to a veterinarian. Pepe is now doing Fine