European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 9, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5town s Lack of candidates poses dilemma Springfield mass. A across the United states they re running for office. But in the Small Western Massachusetts town of Shelburne they re running from it. Five slots on the May ballot remain empty and officials blame the Lack of interest on the jobs Long hours big headaches and tiny salaries a not to mention shrinking state Aid in a time of economic turmoil. Its a problem that Shelburne a a town of 2,000 about 40 Miles North of Springfield a shares with Small communities throughout the United states said Geoffrey Beckwith director of the Massachusetts municipal association. A people who Are Veteran members of local government done to want to preside Over the dismantling of what they have helped to accomplish and new people understand the Burden of jumping into the Middle of a situation that is beyond the towns control a Beckwith said. Shelburne a candidate situation was so severe that town clerk Beverly Neeley sent out news releases asking the local Media to publicize a list of vacant slots. The ballot for the towns May 4 elections so far has no candidates for one selectman position two sewer commissioners and two seats on its Industrial development committee. Neeley was Blunt about the Job responsibilities. Selectmen she said do far More than attend meetings every other week. They oversee a town government of 48 workers represent the town before Community groups Field Calls at Home and have been known to run out on weekends to pick up a stray dog. Part of the problem is the compensation a or Lack of it. Each of the towns three selectmen cams about $1,400 a year. Sewer commissioners Rake in $150 annually. The Industrial planners go unpaid. Stanley Gawle who has been a selectman for 10 years figures his salary comes to about $1.30 an hour. A that does no to count the nuisance Calls a people complaining about stuff a he said. Gawle a past president of the Massachusetts selectmen a association added that local officials endure much of the blame for cuts in state Aid. A the government that a closer to the people is the one that gets the most scrutiny. They re the ones that people can get their hands on a he said Friday. A we Are the fall  Shelburne officials also say the recession May have eroded the amount of time people can spend on Public service. A nobody takes a town Job for the salary a said retiring town Moderator William Sweeney who has run the town meetings for the past 20 years. A it is a civic duty and it May be possible that Many people in the current economic climate find that More time must be put to earning a  Sweeney said he a retiring because a a it a time for somebody else to enjoy  in the stars and stripes 10 years ago March 9,1982 a the trial of 16 accused members of the terrorist organization red brigades began in Verona Italy. The 16 Are charged with the kidnapping of . Army Brig. Gen. James l. Dozier. Dozier the highest ranking . Officer at the nato base at Verona was kidnapped from his Home and held for More than a month before being freed in a police raid of the accused terrorists hideout. 20 years ago March 9,1972 a despite two searches and the presence of armed guards a bomb exploded inside an unoccupied trans world airlines Boeing 707 jetliner in Las vegas. Law officers and Twa officials said they believed the bomb was one of those that a mysterious extortionist said he planted on Twa jetliners to get $2 million in Ransom from the airline. 30 years ago March 9,1962 a seas continued to Batter the Atlantic coast of the United states in the aftermath of the worst Winter storm to strike the Seaboard. The death toll reached 35. 40 years ago March 9,1952 a six czechoslovak arrived in Austria after a dramatic escape across the Morava River in an amphibious jeep. World War ii 50 years ago today 9 March 1 .9.4.2 american planes strike at the japanese Fleet supporting the invasion of new Guinea while japanese aircraft attack australian and British positions on the Island. The dutch commander on Java agrees to surrender his 100,000 soldiers giving the japanese Complete control of the dutch East indies British forces continue to Retreat northward in Burma and babies make seven. Four baby boys born Friday by caesarean Section in Nashville tenn., have no trouble filling up a crib. The quadruplets Mother 35-year-old Lindee Vaught is a self employed social worker who specializes in adoptions. Her 34-year-old husband Kevin said the boys weighed from 3 pounds 4>/2 ounces to 4 pounds l p/4 ounces and were named scan Patrick Jeremy Earl Ethan Gregory and Dylan Cameron. The quadruplets were reportedly doing Fine saturday at Baptist hospitals special care Nursery. The Vaught babies also have a 2-Ycar-old sister waiting for them at Home. Boy 71, living in bus loses feet to frostbite source 2194 Days of War w h Smith i c s inc a Morgantown . A an 11-year-old boys frostbite feet had to be amputated after he and his father were found living in a Remote area in an abandoned bus. Their Only food was Ketchup and Mustard. Douglas k. Roupe 44, was charged with felony child neglect Friday when he was released after treatment at United Hospital Center in Clarksburg said state police capt. . Goodman. Roupe was freed on $10,000 Bond. Roupe claimed a state Agency refused his request for assistance other than giving him some food Stamps. Roupes son Douglas was in fair condition Friday after the amputation said Bill Case spokesman for Ruby memorial Hospital in Morgantown. The father and son were found wednesday in an abandoned school bus and appeared to be suffering from malnutrition said a state trooper . Clark Iii. The bus was parked at the end of a nearly impassible Road in a Remote area of Doddridge county in Northern West Virginia about 150 Miles Southwest of Pittsburgh. Clark said state police were called after a resident of the area reported seeing the boy and his father near the bus. A we went inside the bus and found a foam mattress a bottle of Ketchup and a bottle of Mustard a Clark said. A that was it. We asked the boy if they had any food. He said he Hadnot eaten for a Long  troopers had to use a four wheel drive vehicle to carry the pair out to an ambulance. Roupe told authorities that the state department of health and human resources refused his requests for food. Goodman said Roupe indicated he received $60 in food Stamps two months ago from the state. A the said they sent him on his Way and told him they  do anything else for him a Goodman said. Patty Vincent a supervisor with the department in nearby Clarksburg declined to comment. She did say the department can take custody of children pending court action in neglect cases. Vincent also refused to discuss the boys medical condition. Clark said the pair had been living in the bus for about a month. Temperatures in the area dipped As Low As 5 degrees in Early february said John Lewis meteorologist at the National weather service in Charleston. Goodman said the two apparently had built fires near the bus to keep warm. Roupe told police that he and his son had travelled from the Doddridge county area to st. Louis with a carnival last summer. He said they later returned to West Virginia and moved into the bus. Goodman said Roupe is a native of Lewis county