European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 b the stars and stripes saturday june 13,1992 of sergeant believed dead found living in san Diego Albuquerque . Apr an airman who mysteriously vanished on a bicycle ride to his air base in 1987, and was declared dead was arrested this week in san Diego and charged with desertion. Sgt. James Doug Pou 32, was being held Friday at March fab near Riverside calif., air Force officials said. He was arrested wednesday by agents of the air Force office of special investigations. Pou had been assigned to Kirtland fab in Albuquerque in 1986. He was declared missing May 12, 1987, when he failed to show up at Kirtland to teach a class on emergency medical procedures. An intensive search uncovered pours racing bicycle which he often Rode 18 Miles to the base behind a guard rail along a Highway frontage Road. A cycling shoe and a skid Mark were located nearby As Well As pieces of broken plastic that matched a damaged spoke guard on pours Bike. A pack strapped to the Bike contained pours Wallet and other belongings. Bloodhounds sheriffs boats and military helicopters were used in the search and members of pours Squadron scoured the Rio Grande which courses through tall ships gather wednesday in san Juan puerto Rico. Approximately 30 of the ships part of a regatta of about 300, arc to depart sunday for new York and bos the new York times new Haven Conn. A two 15-year-old boys and a 17-Ycar-old were arrested thursday and charged with assault for the gunfire that struck a school bus wednesday critically wounding one kindergarten Pupil in the head. Detective sgt. Robert Lawlor said several members of a drug dealing group found a member of a rival group just before noon wednesday and began shooting As the Man fled. A school bus carrying seven kindergarten pupils drove into the gunfire. On thursday the wounded child Cesar Sandoval 6, remained unconscious in critical condition at Yale new Haven Hospital. Lawlor said the target in the shooting was cooperating with police and was not charged. The three youths arrested were charged with first degree assault criminal attempt to commit assault and reckless endanger ment. Meanwhile in Hartford gov. Lowell p. Weicker or. Albuquerque. Authorities speculated that he had been struck by a car in a hit and run Accident or that he drowned. Pours wife Suzanne and two sons had offered a $2,000 Reward for information leading to his whereabouts. Suzanne Pou be reached for comment late thursday. A Telephone listing in Spokane wash., had been disconnected. The couple had two sons age 2 and 3 at the time of the disappearance. The air Force had declared Pou dead in june 1987, enabling his wife to receive military survivors benefits. The following year the state District court in new Mexico also declared him dead. Her attorney had said Suzanne Pou petitioned for the court declaration because a life insurance company had refused to pay benefits. The Squadron commander at March fab will hold a hearing within a few Days to determine whether Pou is to be confined pending a trial Kirtland fab said in a statement. Air Force officials declined to release further details saying an investigation was continuing. Ton to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Christo Pher Columbus voyage to the americas. The regatta left Cadiz Spain four weeks ago. Called thursday for a Bill a a to limit the availability and use of certain weapons and to strengthen the penalties for unlawful Possession or use of certain and at the Vincent e. Mauro school on Orchard Street where Cesar Sandoval and the other children on the bus attend kindergarten principal Joseph Montagna described the children a mood As a fearful sad and in some cases at the apartment building of Cesar a parents Uvel Sandoval and Mercedes Escobar guatemalans who have been in the United states less than two years signs of fear and stress were everywhere. The people living next to the Sandovals have six Doberman Pinchers. Bags of garbage were in the hallways. The lobby was covered with obscenities and other Graffiti. A there Are no kids in new Haven any More Quot said Rita Bowman a resident a they Are All Little grownups. You should hear them play. One says a you be the cop ill be the drug that a what they . Upholds conviction in child abuse death from wire reports Albany . A the states highest court has upheld a manslaughter conviction in a highly publicized Case that focused National attention on Domestic violence and the reporting of suspected child abuse. The court of appeals unanimously rejected former attorney Joel Steinbergs claim that he waited too Long to seek help for his 6-year-old illegally adopted daughter Lisa because he Wasny to medically knowledgeable enough to know she was dying. Steinberg was accused of hitting Lisa on the head and then not seeking medical help for her until 12 hours after she lost consciousness in their new York City apartment. He was sentenced to 8v5 to 25 years in woman confined Muskegon Mich. A a retarded woman infected with the aids virus has been confined to her Foster Home for allegedly having sex with six people after learning of her illness. State Law makes it a felony punishable by four years in prison for someone infected with the aids virus to conceal that fact from a sex partner. The 31-year-old woman Hasni to been charged but county prosecutor Tony Tague said his office was considering it. Authorities said the woman has an in of 73�compared with an average in of 100. Probate judge Neil g. Mullaly told the woman on wednesday that he would jail her if she left the House or had visitors other than her daughter. His order stands until another hearing on Friday. Assistant prosecutor Les Bowen said at least six people including a 14-year-old boy told authorities they had sex with the woman. She failed to Tell them she was infected he said or. Bones Dies at 92 Ann Arbor Mich. A Percy Danforth known As a emr. Bones a for the handheld wooden strips he played at Folk music festivals around the country died tuesday at a nursing Home at age 92. Danforth a father taught him How to play the Bones when he was a child growing up in North Dakota but the former architect and teacher did no to begin performing in Public until More than 60 years later. In the 1970s, the smithsonian institution declared him a National sues City Tampa Fla. A a woman who was arrested for Skinny dipping handcuffed and hauled naked to a police station is suing the City of Madeira Beach claiming her right to privacy was violated. Lawyers for the town argue that Roxanne Murasso caused her own embarrassment by resisting arrest. Murasso accused the City of failing to properly supervise the arresting officer former it. Matthew Mcshane who later resigned. Murasso and a male Friend were swimming nude in the Early hours of june 21, 1990, when an officer spotted them and ordered them out of the water. Murasso dreaded coming out nude so she initially stayed quiet her attorney said in opening arguments wednesday. Mcshane arrived and forced the couple from the water by threatening to leave with their clothes. Murasso was forced to the ground and handcuffed making it impossible for her to put clothes on. Her companion was allowed to dress.4 children die in fire Decatur 111. A fire that May have started when a Candle tipped Over killed four children Early thursday in a House with no electricity or Gas investigators said. The siblings Ages 2 through 7, were staying with six cousins said battalion chief Paul Harding of the Decatur fire department. Police sgt. Roy Glick said a 17-year-old Cousin was watching the children White her Mother was at a store. The girl discovered the tire and got most of the children out safely but later discovered that four were missing he said. She then ran to a relatives House three blocks away to report the fire. Columbus regatta 3 charged in school bus shooting which injured kindergarten Pupil
