European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Wednesday december 16, 1992 Andrew s havoc blamed on shoddy construction Miami apr a grand jury has called the a opened guts of thousands of Homes ravaged by Hurricane Andrew Clear evidence of unsound construction and outdated building codes. In its final report monday the Dade county grand jury also condemned county and state officials As Well As homeowners for their apathy in preparing for the aug. 24 Hurricane. The panel recommended overhauling the South Florida building code to establish tougher standards and improve structural designs. A the evidence was As abundantly Clear As the rubble a the report said. A the opened guts of thousands of Homes exposed countless violations of the code and sound construction  the grand jury began its investigation in september after Andrew swept through South Dade county destroying or damaging 136,000 Homes with 160-Mph winds. The storm caused $30 billion in damage and killed 41donations Golden to salvation army Chicago up a the salvation army said monday that an Anonymous donor dropped a 1-Ouncc Gold Coin into one of its collection kettles a the third such incident this season. The Coin a South african Krugerrand was dropped into a Kettle saturday at one of four locations in Northwest suburban Des Plaines or Park Ridge said Robert Bonesteel director of communications. The Kettle was one of four operated by the Marine shrine club. A they had four Bank locations As part of their responsibility a Bonesteel said Quot All the Money was tossed into the Hopper to be counted. We know it was at one of those Banks the Gold was received but we done to know precisely which one. The kettles were not counted  earlier this season a Krugerrand was found in a Kettle in Geneva and a 1-ounce Swiss Gold bar was found in a Kettle at a store in Crystal Lake. The coins and Gold bar Are Worth at least $335 each. Another donor a one known to the salvation army a donated 1,000 Silver dimes. Their value has yet to be determined. Last year someone dropped 12 Gold coins into a Kettle on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago and on Christmas eve five were dropped into a Kettle in Crystal Lake. A we re glad about one thing a sve re glad this kind of Gold fever is catching on a Bonesteel said. The Gold giving began in 1982, when someone dropped five 1-ounce coins into a Crystal Lake Kettle. The so called phantom of Crystal Lake also donated Gold coins in 1990 and 1991. A we still done to know if the phantom of Crystal Lake has struck a if that person is moving around the City a or if we can expect the annual five Coin drop Quot Bonesteel said. People in Florida. A the construction Industry As a whole failed to act against those who Are incompetent Cut too Many Corners to save Money or just generally exhibited shoddy workmanship a the report said. A report by the Federal emergency management Agency in september came to Many of the same conclusions. A Federal fraud investigation into building practices is underway. A what people paid for was a Safe Home and what they got was a pretty looking shoe Box a said Ervin a. Gonzalez an attorney for More than 1,000 homeowners in a class action lawsuit against three Home builders. Builders said their Homes meet county codes and they blamed extraordinarily High wind gusts for the damage. A when its All said and done the real culprit was the wind a said Bud Miller president of Boca Raton based Arvida co., the target of several lawsuits by Hometown  boy asks Santa for Relief from his misery port Angeles Wash. A Thad wrote to Santa seeking food for his hungry mom a Job for his dad and help getting to a Zhc vent so his parents wont need to feed him. Many people Are now hoping to Rescue Thad and his family. If they can locate them. A a we a sure like to find him a Callam county sheriffs sgt. Monty Martin said monday. A i think this is the time of year that everyone goes out to make Christmas Happy. Wed like to make this kid s Christmas  educators who have seen the letter guess the writer who Only signed the name a Thad a is a child Between third and fifth Grade age. People called monday to say they May know Thad a family and officers hoped to follow up on the leads port Angeles police records clerk Denise Heassler said. People from around the country and Canada have called to offer Money food and other gifts for the family. Some callers were moved to tears by Thad a Story. The unstamped letter was dropped off in a Mailbox near the Callam county courthouse in the Timber town of 17,700 people 63 Miles Northwest of Seattle. It says a dear Santa Clas a please help my mom and dad this Christmas. My dad is not working anymore. We done to get Many food now. My mom gives us the food she would eat. Please help my mom an dad. A i want to go to Hevin too be with the Angels. Can you bring me to even my mom an dad would not have too by things for me no More. That would make them Happy. Please bring my dad a Job an some food. A i live in my House like last year. We got candies a City Man took the lights a Way. It looks like we done to live Heer no More. We do i will Wate for you too come. A i will not Slep. Wen you give my dad a Job and some food too my mom 1 will go with you and the rain Deer. A merry Christmas too you mrs Clas too the Elf too. A a Thad vibrating Jet dumps fuel returns safely to Honolulu from wire reports Honolulu a a Northwest airlines Jet dumped its fuel and returned safely to Honolulu Airport after the Pilot reported sensing vibrations in the Boeing 747, authorities said. About 30 minutes after Takeoff monday afternoon the Pilot reported that he was experiencing a Airframe vibrations and would be returning said Tom Bohannan a supervisor for the Federal aviation administration in Honolulu. A passenger on Seattle bound flight 924 said he saw a 2-by-6-foot portion of the Wing begin tearing off but Faa officials were unable to confirm the report. Passenger Robert Dreyfuss of Vancouver Wash., said he was sitting in the seat next to the Wing and noticed part of the Wing was tearing away. A the Pilot came and looked at it slowed the plane and headed Back to Honolulu a he  convicts wife killer Battle Creek Mich. A a jury on monday convicted a former police officer of shooting to death his anchorwoman wife in the driveway of their Home. The jury deliberated about 15 hours Over three Days before finding Bradford King 45, guilty of first degree murder and possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony. Prosecutors said King and his wife Diane Newton King were having marital problems and he was angry because she wanted to quit her Job anchoring the morning news at Wuhu to in Battle Creek to stay Home with their two children. King who maintained his innocence faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole when he is sentenced Jan. 6.mother avoids prison new York a a woman who pleaded guilty to killing her crack addicted daughter was sentenced monday to five years probation. Authorities said Daisy Hutson was a Loving Parent pushed to despair and did no to deserve prison. Hutson 68, was sentenced under a Pica bargain that included admitting to second degree manslaughter and third degree weapon Possession said Dawn Culotta a spokeswoman for Queens District attorney Richard Brown. On sunday when the agreement was announced Brown said he a could not condone the taking of a human life a yet a could no to help but understand the depth of mrs. Hutsona a despair and the extent of her  not tempted by find Ricketts Iowa a a Farmer who found thousands of dollars on his land said he Wasny to tempted to keep the Cash Craig Brodersen 33, found $20,900 on saturday near a Grove where two Brothers were arrested last May in a Ricketts Bank robbery. Quot we caught the suspects right away a said sheriff Tom Hogan. A we could never recover the Money. It remained a  Brodersen said he was inspecting a Field before starting to fertilize and walked through the Muddy wooded  Money was just lying on the  Brodersen turned Over the Cash to authorities. A there was no doubt in my mind what was to be done a he said. A i did no to want to touch it. I did no to want to have anything to do with this  not unified As Community bloc Survey finds Washington a most of the 17 million americans of mexican puerto rican or cuban heritage done to identify themselves As part of one Large hispanic Community a Survey says. And while they share a common Agenda on a variety of Domestic issues hispanics done to constitute a unified voting bloc the latino National political Survey found. And hispanics also done to support increased immigration it said. A your findings Challenge the notion of a distinct . Hispanic Community with shared cultural political and economic interests a Saivii Lead researcher Rodolfo de la Gar a who is a Community affairs professor at the University of Texas in Austin. A while the results suggest that there May be a basis for a National latino political Community they also make Clear that it will not Spring primarily from a shared cultural  the findings were gleaned from interviews with 2,817 latinos and 598 non latinos Over an eight month period in 1989 and 1991. The Survey released tuesday is touted As the first nationwide examination of the political values and altitudes of americans of mexican puerto rican and cuban descent. The project was funded by the Ford Rockefeller Spencer and Linker foundations. More latinos identify themselves As moderates or conservatives than As liberals. But a majority of them espouse Liberal thinking when it comes to government intervention and increased spending for Domestic programs the researchers found. The study was Well received by some latino organizations. Quot the dearth of statistics of hispanics is appalling Quot said Lisa Navarrete spokeswoman for the National Council of la Raza a hispanic advocacy group Quot what the Survey does is ii gives us a picture of a Community that we did t really have before. I think that a  the surveys findings included a More than 65 percent of hispanics believe there Are too Many immigrants entering the country. A most hispanics use English As their primary language with mainly foreign born hispanics relying mostly on Spanish. Hispanics born in the United states have significantly higher Levels of English proficiency than their foreign born Peers. A most hispanics born in the United state Quot have higher Levels of education better jobs and More income than their foreign born counterparts