European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 02, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 2, 1993 . The stars and stripes Page 7 Louisiana puts screws on uninsured Drivers from wire reports new Orleans Law enforcement officials in Louisiana on monday took up a new weapon against the Many Drivers who Don t carry mandatory automobile insurance coverage a screwdriver. Drivers who cannot show proof of insurance will have their License plates re moved and replaced with a sticker Good for 10 Days. If proof of insurance is provided within 10 Days the plate will be returned. If proof cannot be made the plate will be destroyed and the vehicle registration cancelled.  is aimed at the estimated 25 percent of Louisiana maj who Don t carry insurance. Dead suspect a suicide Waterloo n. Y. A Man who was thought to have died of a heart attack while awaiting trial in the slaying of his teen age son actually committed suicide a sheriff concluded. Toxicology reports showed that Michael matello 39, died dec. 12 from an overdose of the heart medication Cardi zem not from a heart attack sheriff Thomas Fox said. The Day he died matello who had a history of heart problems complained of Chest pains and was taken from his cell to a Hospital where a doctor prescribed Cardi zem and other medication. Somehow he hoarded the Medicine or somehow he regurgitated it Fox  was charged with fatally shooting his 12 year old son Robert last August. Matello then shot himself in the face in an apparent suicide attempt. Honolulu papers sold Honolulu Gannett co. Inc. Has sold the Honolulu Star bulletin to a Florida based newspaper investor and bought the Honolulu  had to sell the afternoon paper by saturday in order to buy the morning paper and comply with antitrust Laws that preclude one entity from owning  Star bulletin was bought for undisclosed terms by a partnership formed by Rupert Phillips of Dustin Fla. Phillips owns 12 daily and 14 weekly newspaper san Virginia Maryland new York new Mexico Utah and Arkansas. Persis corp. Of Honolulu sold the advertiser to Gannett in a Deal Worth $250 million. The papers will continue to publish under a 20 year joint operating agreement administered by the Hawaii newspaper Agency. Ian kills firefighter self Denver a Man barricaded himself inside his apartment sunday fatally shot a firefighter trying to get inside the House then turned the gun on himself and later died authorities said. Firefighter Doug Konecny was shot through the neck As he attempted to climb a ladder to a second Story window said fire chief Richard Gonzales. Konecny 48, a 26-year department Veteran died at a  standoff began sunday morning after police received a report of a suicidal Man. Police called firefighters to help enter the  gunman identified As Lamar Edwards shot Konecny authorities said. Three hours later Edwards set fire to the House walked out a Back door and shot himself through the Mouth con ales said. Edwards 47, was taken to Denver general Hospital where he died said a nursing supervisor. Gonzales said a firefighter was asked to enter the building because we re probably better trained at using ladders and everybody thought the situation was under  quakes shake California Pasadena Calif. A pair of Small earthquakes rattled Southern California but no injuries or damage were reported authorities said. An earthquake Shook big Bear Lake about 10nm sunday said Kate Hutton a seismologist at California Institute of technology. It was entered about seven Miles East of big Bear Lake and registered 3.0 on the Richter  on sunday a Small earthquake rattled the California desert. It registered 3.4 on the r Chlor scale and was entered five Miles Northeast of Indio Riverside county Hutton said. We Felt to pretty Good Here but there was no damage or injuries police sgt. Bruce Bower said of the  quake. Mother shot raped after two daughters Are killed Eustis site of abduction slayings Eustis Fla. A two teen agers allegedly abducted a family at gunpoint from a shopping Center parking lot to bin killed the two Young girls and raped and shot their Mother police said sunday. Richard Hunyard 18, and a 14-year-old boy whose name was withheld because of his age were charged late sunday with murder in the deaths of the 7-year-old and ,3-year-old Sisters police said. Another juvenile who did not participate in the attack was charged with being an accessory. The 35-year-old Mother was in serious but stable condition late sunday at Orlando regional medical Cen Ter with two Bullet wounds in her head. The family had Bee shopping for food to take to a sunday Church service when the teens approached them about 10 . Sat urday forcing them at gunpoint into the family car police and family friends  drove to a wooded area and allegedly began shooting. We believe the two children were killed instantly at crime wave Florida tourists fort Lauderdale Fla. Up a bungled robbery attempt outside a Miami restaurant in october that left a German tourist paralysed from the Waist Down was Only the beginning of a More violent 1992-93 tourist season than usual police say. In a report published by the Sun Sentinel of fort Lauderdale police speculate the increase in violence is caused by a number of things. They include an increase in visitors brought on by an improving global Economy More criminals on the streets because of drug use and Early prison releases made necessary by overcrowding. Police sgt. James Hurley said favorite targets of thieves Gas stations and convenience stores have increased their Security measures and rarely have much Cash. Rob the 7-eleven and you la get $20," Hurley said. Rob the Guy going to the 7-eleven, and you la get $120, his rolex his Gold Chain and maybe his  although police do not maintain statistics on attacks solely on tourists at least two foreign embassies in Miami have noted increases in attacks. Consul general Klaus Sommer of Germany s Miami consulate said up to 1,200 German citizens have been helped by his Agency after being attacked. Sommer said the number can Only Rise because the the scene said police spokesman it. Carmine Aurigemma. The Mother a. Widow told police she then was shot twice in the head and raped. After the attackers drove off the woman said she walked nearly a mile to a Home for help. Police found the bodies of the two girls Early sunday. Community help and the woman s description of her attackers led to the suspects who apparently picked their victims at random Aurigemma said. He released few other details. " i will say that not one of the 20 or so investigators got the feeling of any remorse from these suspects Aurigemma said. Hunyard and the 14-year-old were each charged with two counts of murder one count of sexual Battery two counts of kidnapping a child one count of false imprisonment and Auto theft. Police said the second juvenile a 16-year-old, was t directly involved but Learned later of the slayings and did t Tell police. He was charged with obstruction of Justice and accessory after the fact. Police would t re lease his name. Hunyard was being questioned late sunday by police before being taken to the Lake county jail. The 14 year old was turned Over to juvenile authorities. Attacks on tourists police speculate the increase in violence against visitors to Florida is caused by a number of things h an increase in visitors brought on by an improving global Economy. More criminals on the streets because of drug use. Earty prison releases made necessary by overcrowding. _ is Susan mams number of germ 270,000 in 1991 the Benezue about 50 cases already in 1993. Ans coming to South Florida Rose from o 400,000 in 1992. An consulate claims to have handled on Jan. 26, vacationing venezuelan Diplomat Jesus Delgado 45, was fatally shot in the head during a Rob Bery attempt in Miami s fashionable uric kill Avenue District. Canadian tourist Ralph Masscro 56, was killed Dur ing a bungled robbery attempt Jan. 22 in North Miami. A woman in his car was wounded. Vacationing air Canada executive Marc Nadeau 34, was killed in Lake Worth by a gun toting thief who stole Nadeau s Wallet. Nadeau s 67-year-old father was wounded. Elsewhere in Florida Christopher Wilson a new York brokerage clerk was kidnapped at gunpoint in Tampa on new year s Day robbed taunted with racial slurs and then set ablaze in a Field. He was released from the Hospital wednesday. It All started in october when German tourist re Nat Morlock was wounded in a robbery attempt in downtown Miami and left paralysed from the Waist Down. It s not a High number when you look at the massive amounts of tourists from All Over the world who come Here said metro Dade detective to Ann Norris. Jack in the Box to pay for illness Seattle a the Jack in the Box fast food Ain will pay hospitalization costs for any customers who became ill with e. Coli bacterial disease after eat ing hamburgers at the restaurant the company said sunday. We Are committed to meeting All of our responsibilities in connection with this devastating situation said Robert j. Nugent jr., president and chief operating officer for the firm. We Are prepared to Rall Hospital costs for our customers who have been affected by this  at least one child has died since the outbreak of the disease linked to bacteria in undercooked hamburgers served at the Chain. More than 300 people have be come ill in Washington slate Idaho and Nevada. An other child died last week but her death has not been linked to Jack in the Box hamburgers. The assistance would be Given with no strings attached including no restrictions on future actions that individuals would take Nugent said in a news release. Those future actions will be evaluated on a Case by Case basis to determine whether hospitalization resulted from the current situation at Jack in the Box or is simply one of the nearly 200 cases of e. Coli that occur every year in Washington alone unrelated to our restaurants he said. Jack in the Box has increased cooking limes to exceed All state and Federal regulations checked All its grills to ensure they Are operating at the proper temperature of 375 degrees and retrained All Grill person Nel to make sure that patties Are thoroughly cooked the news release said. Last week agriculture Secretary Mike Espy said the food and drug administration is recommending that All states raise the minimum cooking temperature for beef to 155 degrees