European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday november 29 1995 fire Crews Battle flames ignited by the crash of a gasoline Tanker into a Milwaukee parking lot Friday. Gas truck crashes in Milwaukee Milwaukee apr a gasoline Tanker crashed through a freeway interchange Guardrail and plunged into a parking lot Friday setting off a fireball and killing the Driver authorities said. Quot All i saw was the huge explosion several explosions followed it a said officer John Wallus who was driving on interstate 94 when the crash occurred at 9 55 . Authorities  immediately identify the Driver or even determine whether it was d Man or a woman Deputy l ire chief Dan Gengler said. At least six vehicles in the county employees parking lot were damaged including some that were crushed and burned but it was believed All were unoccupied Gengler said. Because tires were exploding is the cars burned Quot for a while it sounded like a Battlefield a he said. Some gasoline from the Tanker spilled into a nearby storm sewer and into the City s sewer system causing an explosion 200 Yards away. But the Gas evaporated through grates and was not a risk for people living near the site Gengler said. Thick Clouds of Black smoke poured into the sky immediately after the crash and could be seen several Miles away. Firefighters sprayed foam and water and All flames and smoke were extinguished by shortly after 11 . The Tanker fell from what is known As the Marquette interchange which connects interstates 94, 43 and 794 near Marquette University just West of downtown. Cops fired in Dahmer Case not rehired Milwaukee apr two police officers fired for returning a drugged naked laotian boy to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer lost a bid Friday to get their jobs Back a the extent of their disregard for Basic police procedure constitutes Gross negligence Quot said m. Nicol Padway chairman of the Milwaukee fire and police commission Quot their conduct cannot and will not be excused As an error in  Joseph Gabrish 29, and John Balcerzak 35, had pleaded guilty to an administrative charge that they failed to investigate when they encountered Koserak Sinthasompho no 14, naked and incoherent outside Dahmer a apartment on May 17, 1991. After his arrest two months later Dahmer confessed to killing the boy hours after the officers left the two alone. Dahmer is serving life in prison for 15 killings in Milwaukee county including Silha Somphone a and one slaying in Ohio. Police who eventually searched his apartment found human Heads torsos and skulls inside. Gabrish and Balcerzak contended that their mistakes did no to warrant dismissal. Their attorney Ken Murray said the officers were a scapegoats for a police administration that did no to have the Quot guts or courage to take the heat Quot Over the matter. I be said he would Appeal. He said the City Quot reneged Quot on a Deal that assured the officers reinstatement if they pleaded guilty to the one charge. The City dropped six other charges against the men. He said. Quot the thing that w ill haunt me for the rest of my professional career is that one of the officers asked me a How can we be assured that  keep their agreement a Quot Murray said. Padway said commission members weren Taw Are of any Ileal City attorney Jan Smokowicz declined to comment. The commission heard 15 Days of testimony and deliberated More than 30 hours before reaching its 4-1 decision. Relatives of Dahmer a victims littered a hushed Quot yes Quot As the decision was announced. Quot we feel relieved that you can find Justice within the police department a a said Stanley Miller Uncle of 22-year-old victim  Miller. Police chief Philip Arreola fired the officers sept. 6. 1991, less than two months after Dahmer was arrested. Dahmer 32, told police the officers accepted his explanation that the boy was his adult homosexual loser and had gotten drunk the officers reported they accompanied Dahmer and the boy to Dahmer a apartment where they found sin tha Somphone a clothing and photos taken by Dahmer of the boy posing in Bikini briefs Glenda Cleveland whose daughter witnessed the incident was rebuffed when she telephoned police and repeatedly expressed concern about what happened to the Noy according to police department transcripts. Transcripts also showed the officers joked about the incident during police radio transmissions. Disneyland workers Rush to finish too town Anaheim Calif. Apr Santa selves Are not the Only ones facing a deadline. At Disneyland two shifts of employees Are working six Days a week to finish too town the animated Village scheduled to open in january. Although the official opening Date is Jan. 26, Disney plans to preview the $100 million Home of Mickey goofy and the other Disney characters during Christmas. Quot we wanted to keep the concepts simple but wrap in a Strong Disney Story line Quot said Joe Lanzisero the Veteran Disney animator w to designed t Moontow n. Its the first new land at the magic kingdom since Bear country now Critter country opened in 1972 visitors can climb through rubber jail bars jump on inflated floors and ring Bells. At Roger rabbits too town spin riders will he Able to control the spin on their ears As they Careen through alleys crash through t China shop and nimble Down a  judge arrested in Miami on drug charges from wire reports Miami a a colombian judge was arrested at the Airport after a drug sniffing dog found a kilogram of heroin in the false lining of her suitcase the . Customs service said Friday. A Esperanza Rodriguez Arevaldo 41, a juvenile court judge in Palmira near the drug capital of Cali was arrested on thanksgiving after arriving at Miami International Airport on an american airlines flight from Colombia. Her 4-year-old son was sent Home to his father,.a prosecutor in  Arevaldo appeared in court Friday in Handcuffs. . Magistrate William turnoff ordered her held on charges of heroin smuggling and possessing heroin with intent to distribute. A Bond nearing was scheduled for  Captain s son suspected uk1ah, Calif. A a Volunteer firefighter whose father is a fire Captain is believed to have set at least eight wild land fires last Spring and summer authorities said. David Kornegay 20, of Ukiah was told by letter by the District attorneys office to surrender to authorities so he can be charged with eight felony counts of arson according to court documents. Arraignment has been scheduled thursday. District attorney Susan Massini said Kornegay had admitted setting some of 24 Northern California fires. A of the 24, we feel we have sufficient evidence to convict for eight of them a she said. She said Kornegay told investigators he set the blazes to get the attention of his father California department of forestry fire capt. Bill  attacks surfer \ Largo Fla. A a shark attacked a surfer in Sebastian Inlet leaving two Teeth embedded in the Many a hand and causing gashes that took 50 stitches to close. Matthew Paul 19, was Back Home in Largo on Friday though doctors said he would require additional surgery to repair nerve damage. Paul was surfing near Vero Beach off Florida a East coast wednesday with his Friend Justin Poppa 18. As they paddled out into Sebastian Inlet a shark bit Paul s Hancl and forearm and pulled him off his Board. The shark let go and Poppa managed to Tow Paul to Shore on his surfboard. Paul was rushed to a Hospital where a rays showed the shark had left two Teeth embedded in his hand. The Teeth were removed and the Gash was closed during four hours of  fines electric company Philadelphia the nuclear Rogul Atory commission said Friday it is fining Philadelphia electric co. $62,500 for two violations of radiation safety regulations. Philadelphia electric spokesman Bill Jones said the Utility would pay the Fine and has taken Steps to Correct the violations. The arc said the incident occurred in july when workers entered a High radiation area without first doing an adequate radiation Survey. They failed to identify an intense beam of radiation which could have exposed them to higher doses of radiation than permitted. Jones said the workers had gone into a drywall area to repair an electric line that operated a valve. He said the unit 1 reactor was coming Back from a re tueling outage and was at a Low level of Power a the time.11 rescued in elevator Baltimore a eleven were Rescue. Friday nearly seven hours after they became trapped in a disabled elevator in a downtown Oil ice budding deserted for the thanksgiving Holiday. City firefighters broke into the Sterling Bank and Trust building shortly after i . And opened the elevator which had become stuck just below the fourth floor where James White 53, had his tailoring shop. White had invited seven women and three men. Guests from Philadelphia to tour his business i hey entered the elevator about 6 40 . Thursday hut never made it to the fourth floor. Someone tried the emergency phone in the Elk non but there was no answer police said. Eventually. 1 Chesapeake amp Potomac Telephone co. Operator contacted the fire department. Police were not sin e How the phone company Learned of the problem