European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes tuesday february 4, 1992 a moving out of the Way a Man flees from the path of a circus elephant that went berserk saturday in Palm Bay fla., while giving a woman and some children a ride. The riders were res by new Day Edward m. Schroeder a Junior High school English teacher from Granite City iii., a steel Mill town near St. Louis usually grades 14-year-Olds on their knowledge of grammar vocabulary or literature. But the outstanding teacher of 1991 is not averse to grading president Bush on his contributions to the Field. A i d give him a a minus a said the 51-year-old teacher who visited new York City last week on a speaking tour. A i had the privilege of being asked to attend George Bush s inauguration with a couple of Hundred teachers from across the u.s.,&Quot Schroeder now in his 28th year of teaching said in a Telephone interview. A it was a wonderful Day we were treated like Royalty and then George got together with us and said everything a teacher would want to hear a we re going to graduate 90 percent of our High school  everything he said was wonderful. He has not produced or even started going toward those goals. I done to understand his  Schroeder was chosen last fall from hundreds who by the new York times Garden City . A a 43-year-old Long Island Man was arrested twice during a 19-hour period saturday on charges of driving while intoxicated police said a the second time after a head on collision in which a 31-year-old woman was killed. Clarence Scales was driving about 9 30 . Saturday when his car crossed the median and crashed into an oncoming car said officer Peter Kelly a spokesman for the Suffolk county police department. The Driver of the second car Judy Ann Lynaugh was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip where she was pronounced dead a Short time later. In the earlier incident Scales was released on his own recognizance a a Standard procedure for a first Drunken driving charge a after he was stopped at 2 45 . Saturday Kelly said. He was charged with driving while intoxicated and several other traffic violations including failure to signal a change of Lane and driving cued when the pachyderm was briefly distracted. Police killed the elephant named Kelly after circus officials said they did not have a drug to subdue the animal. Applied for Walt Disney  american teacher awards. He got a Cash award of $27,500, a Matching award for his school and another $10,000 to pay for substitute teachers while he goes on speaking Tours from Arkansas to Hawaii talking to his Peers and the Public about his teaching philosophy. He is forthright about his opinions. Taxpayers and parents he said have the right and the responsibility to find out where their Money is going for the schools a but if the Money is being spent on solid education and not frivolity they should support it. Schroeder said he has always equated teaching with theater and he a always  Quot you re competing with to Nintendo computers a he said. When he walks in the door a i Bubble it a you walk in that room every Day with a Bounce in your step and a twinkle in your Eye and you teach with  his classroom features an upside Down jeans and sneaker Clad mannequin in a trash can with a warning sign that this was Quot the last student  listen in this  he also has an old Howdy Doody puppet wearing a sign a a in a the Only Dummy in this  without carrying his Drivers License. Kelly said Scales spent the rest of saturday morning in jail before making an appearance in court where he was formally charged. Twelve hours later Scales was Back on the Highway driving through a residential area when he crossed the double line and struck Lynaugh s car. Quot he went out and became intoxicated again and was involved in this fatal Accident a Kelly said. Detective sgt. James s. Shields who is in charge of the investigation said police were trying to learn More about Scales a where he worked where he had been drinking and Why he would have continued to drink and drive after spending the Early morning hours in jail. Shields said Lynaugh who was engaged to be married was an employee of new Day the Long Island newspaper and also worked part time for Sears Roebuck and co.  deed ends up a sex line Nightmare from wire reports Freehold . A car dealer is apologizing to hundreds of customers who mistakenly were sent a Telephone sex line number to Call for repairs instead of a Mechanic. Someone at Freehold Auto group goofed when he or she typed a letter suggesting owners of 1986, 1987 Ana 1989 Hyundai excels Call an v 800 number and make an appointment for free replacement of valves that could be corroding. The number Given actually directed customers to Call a 900-number sex line. A we tried to do a Good thing by sending out those letters to Alert the customers to the recall a Sal Hernandez service manager at the Dealership said saturday. A a Good thing is turning into a  about 1,000 letters of apology mailed last week included the Correct toll free number. Hernandez said customers seemed Good natured about the  kills 2 troopers Pontiac Mich. A two Michigan state police troopers Rushing to help an off duty officer died when their patrol car was struck by a train. The two men answering an emergency Call apparently did not see the oncoming train late saturday said sgt. Val Gardner. James r. Deloach 26, of Howell and Steven j. Niewick 24, of Ortonville died when their car was struck by the train at a Railroad crossing in Waterford township. A they were two Young officers who were aggressive and very Well liked by everybody a Gardner said. Waterford township police sgt. Trim Jensen said he did not know what kind of train it was. No injuries were reported on the train. The off duty officer resolved her dispute without police help Gardner  Poseidon adventure new Orleans a All 30,000 Gallons of water in a hotels fifth floor swimming Pool crashed through two floors then cascaded Down escalators and stairwells to the Street sending at least one guest packing. Tony Kolton of Chicago said he was in an elevator when a Man from Australia came running in with suitcases and said he was fleeing. A we asked him Why and he pointed to the elevator ceiling and we looked up and saw water dripping. A pipe broke close to the Drain of the Pool saturday at the new Orleans Marriott near the French Quarter hotel officials said. No one was Hurt and damage was confined to meeting rooms said marketing director Brad Mccreedy. The hotels 1,290 guest rooms begin on the sixth floor. After the soggy mishap a line of guests waiting for a service elevator snaked through the hotel Kitchen. Blue and beige towels dotted the floor soaking up puddles while hotel employees attacked water falling from above. A a it a like the Poseidon adventure Kolton said referring to a film in a which a luxury cruise ship is capsized by a tidal wave trapping a Small band of  has 2nd surgery Chicago a 9-month-old baby recovering from his second liver transplant was resting comfortably sunday in critical but stable condition. Aaron Northrup suffering from a rare congenital disorder that destroyed his original liver underwent six hours of transplant surgery saturday night at tylers children s Hospital. A the is going to have a Tough few Days a said Susan Philips a spokeswoman for the University of Chicago hospitals. A getting through the surgery is certainly a Milestone but a lot of critical Points Are going to come in the next few  not Long after birth Aaron was diagnosed As having biliary Artesia which causes liver failure by trapping bile in the Organ. In his first transplant operation in december Aaron got a part of his mothers liver but his immune system rejected the tissue. He was placed on a waiting list for a donor Organ. Top teacher of 1991 gives Bush Low Marks in education fatality follows second Dpi incident