European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 27, 1992 r . The stars and stripes a Page 7 acc eyes Stern measures for radio stations owners Washington a Howard Sterns notorious radio antics could Cost his employer a record $315,000 if the government decides to punish Infinity broadcasting. The Federal communications commission is considering whether to Fine Infinity for airing a series of allegedly indecent shows by Stern on three of its stations last year commissioner James Quillo said wednesday. The $315,000 would be far and away the most Ever levied for violating the pc cd a indecency rules. The acc is also debating whether to delay Infinity a $100 million Purchase of three radio stations and refer the Stern indecency Case to an administrative Law judge Quello Siad. A there Are a lot of things that Haven to been decided a he said. A we have several options open to  Quillo said a judicial hearing was a Likely but not  and he said the five member commission is closely divided on whether to Transfer the Cook Inlet radio partners radio licenses to Infinity or wait until after a hearing. The Cook Inlet stations Are in Boston Chicago and Atlanta. Infinity president Mel Karmazin refused to comment wednesday on any potential actions by the acc. But he said the acc should not tic its objections to Stern to the company a proposed Purchase of the Cook Inlet  rules boy May sue school in Ponytail Case Austin Texas apr a 10-year-old boy who was taught in isolation after refusing to Cut his Ponytail should have his Day in court an appeals court ruled wednesday. The third court of appeals reversed a decision to dismiss Zachariah Toungate a lawsuit against the Bastrop Independent school District. Charles Beall Zachariah a attorney said the appeals court directed the trial court to weigh the school s interest in educating students against his clients right not to be unconstitutionally discriminated against on the basis of sex. A the Bottom line is that unless they show that Long hair disrupts the learning process then their Long hair Rule Isnit any Good a Beall said. He said Zachariah was a Model student. Zachariah then in the third Grade was Given i school suspension in october 1990 after he refused to Cut a Wispy Ponytail that violated District rules requiring boys to Nave hair no longer than the Bottom of their shirt collars. He was taught alone by a substitute teacher in a 12-by-15-foot room. He was required to take lunch and recess apart from other students. He also was barred from choir music and physical education classes during the suspension. In february 1991, the boys parents withdrew him from school and taught him at Home for the remainder of the school year. He now attends a private school in Austin. Attorney Paul Hunn who represents the school District said officials Are prepared to defend the dress code in court. He said he did no to know if the District would Appeal wednesdays ruling to the Texas supreme court. A the idea of linking the Cook Inlet Transfer to a very fair honest first amendment disagreement does not appear to be fair and in the Best interest of the Public a Karmazin said from Infinity Headquarters in new York. A we certainly done to believe there a anything we have done to warrant that anything be  the $315,000 Fine would be three times the one slapped on los Angeles station Klix pm last month for a series of Stern programs aired last year. Klix is owned by greater Media inc. The proposed Infinity Fine would cover the same programs but would be tripled because the company simultaneously broadcast the programs on three of its stations work pm in new York Wasp pm in Philadelphia and Wjk pm in the Washington d.c., area. The acc defines indecent material As a language that describes in terms patently offensive As measured by contemporary Community standards. Sexual or excretory activities or  Quello said he has no problem personally with Sterns Raunchy humor. Stem routinely snubs interview requests but has used his show to attack the acc. A a kid can to spend five minutes on a playground without hearing much much worse than what 1 Ever said on this radio station a Stern said on one program. Zachariah Toungate seen in a 1991 photo was Given in school suspension in october 1990 after he refused to Cut a Wispy Ponytail that violated school rules. Michigander defend famous fungus Crystal Falls Mich. Up a Well maybe its not the worlds largest living organism a its still the oldest. That a the attitude folks in and around Crystal Falls Are taking in the continuing controversy about their beloved humongous fungus. For a time it was assumed that the 38-acre fungus in the Western upper Peninsula was the world s largest living organism. Then scientists in Washington state chimed in and said they had a bigger mushroom. But their claim was tainted there a no genetic proof that the mushrooms they found Miles apart South of mount Adams Are part of the same organism. Now there a another Challenge to the upper Penin Sulas claim to Fame a this time from some Trees in Utah scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder Are suggesting that a 160-acre stand of quaking Aspen near Richfield Utah is the planets largest living organism. The Trees Are believed to be derived from the Root of a single Plant. But that does no to bother Jeff Syrjanen who Sells to shirts proclaiming a there a a he fungus fungus Amun Gus a at his store in Crystal Falls. A we May not be the largest. But we re still the oldest a he said noting that the Michigan fungus is about 1.500 years old and growing at the rate of about 2 inches a  Rivers stocked with 700 Atlantic Salmon from wire reports Baltic Conn. A for the first time in More than 150 years Atlantic Salmon again arc flashing through the Naugatuck and she Tucket Rivers which once teemed with the Large migratory fish. Last week state biologists and local volunteers stocked the two Rivers with 700 Salmon Many of them nearly 3 feet Long and w weighing As much As 14 pounds. Quot in be been waiting for this Day for a Long time a said Ron Whiteley of Ledyard As he stood knee deep in the Chilly she Tucket helping dump Salmon into the Stream. _ Whiteley is a member of Trout unlimited a sportsmen a club that has been working with environmental officials to restore Connecticut a  unlucky in lottery Harrisburg. A. A Lancaster county woman was probably in no mood for t thanksgiving celebrations thursday after learning she was incorrectly told shed won a $21 million lottery prize. Pennsylvania lottery officials said wednesday that the woman was Given incorrect information by a lottery retailer leading her to believe shed won the $20.8 million wild card lotto Jackpot for nov. 20. The retailer gave the same information to a Lancaster newspaper which reported the Story on its front  gets $1.5 million Indianapolis a t he mayor and police Are protesting a jury a award of $1.5 million to a Man who shot and killed a police officer who he said used excessive Force against him. Fred Sanders a former parochial school teacher was Given the award monday by a jury in the Federal civil rights Case. Quot i am deeply concerned that this verdict sends a message to some people that violence against the police is acceptable a mayor Stephen Goldsmith said. Police responded on aug. 14, 1988, to a report that Sanders dog was chasing children. The incident escalated into a dispute in which patrolman Matt Faber was fatally shot in the Back. Sanders testified that Faber beat him with a Nightstick and that he feared for his life when he shot the  Day on its Way Chicago a there a Hope for chicagoan wondering whether they w ill Ever see the Sun again. The last sunny Day Here was oct. 28. That was just three Days after the return of Central Standard time pushed sunsets up an hour. A a everybody a hysterical to get out of town a said Susan Lambert an agent with Adventura travel. A a they re wanting to leave now a anywhere really anywhere  but chicagoan can stay Home Ami save their Money. National weather service forecaster John Taylor said thursday that the gloom is almost Over. A we will see some Sunshine by this afternoon a Taylor  s son Dies at 94 West Orange . T Heodore Miller Edison the last survivor of Thomas Alva Edison a six children died t tuesday. He was 94. Edison a physicist maintained a Laboratory in West Orange for nearly half a Century and held a number of patents including a device for the National geographic society used for plotting maps in Steep areas such As the grand Canyon. He was the youngest child of t Homas Edison inventor of the Light bulb who died in 1931.smoking limits eased Montpelier it. A the nations Only ban on prison smoking brought on far More dangerous Side effects than the jitters of nicotine withdrawal forcing state officials to ease the 5-month-old restrictions by allowing smoking outdoors. A thriving Black Market pushed the Price of cigarettes in jail to $40 a pack. Some inmates used threats and violence to get them while others reportedly traded sexual favors or prescription drugs for a smoke. A they have increased the stress factors in Here astronomically a a Dana Eaton an inmate at the Northwest correctional facility in St. Albans said. Quot we have Guys in Here who Are even smoking Coffee and t Ang they Are that