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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, November 28, 1993

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday nownbr28. 1993 . The stars and stripes Page 5 Bridge jumper was facing divorce custody Battle from wire reports san Francisco a Man who plunged to his death off the Golden Gate Bridge with a toddler in disarms was going through a divorce and custody Battle but had shown no signs he was upset police  body of the Man was recovered soon after he jumped thursday. The coast guard suspended it search for the 2-year-old boy later that Day. On Friday the Man was identified As Filomeno Aninag de la Cruz 37, of Daly City. Witnesses said the Man took the Blanket wrapped child from a stroller he was pushing then went Over the Side. Woman jailed in error freed Williamsport a. A woman mistakenly jailed for a sentence she already had served was released when a note she wrote reached a Public defender authorities said. Mildred Graden 35, was kept in Lycoming county s jail for 3vi weeks until her release  blame a records mistake. I feel badly we did t do our jobs right Ward Ndavid a. Desmond said. It s an unusual  Graden had been sentenced in february to 60days for delinquent child support payments when she failed to pay a $300 Fine a warrant was Issue for her arrest. But when Graden reported to jail the warrant was never removed from the jail s Active file officials  served her sentence and was released. On oct. 30, while she was visiting an inmate jail officials checked their records found the Bench warrant and had her  never complained that she was jailed in error Desmond said. She said however that she asked jail guards for help but was rebuffed. Finally she wrote a note addressed to anyone asking for help. Officials read the note and acted to have her released. Shoe Spray warning issued Atlanta the Federal centers for disease control and prevention warned Consumers Friday about what it described As potential Adverse health effects linked to use of shoe sprays. The cd reported details of three cases i Colorado during november in which people using shoe sprays in poorly ventilated areas came Dow with an illness characterized by severe cough burning of the eyes and Throat shortness of breath headache and other symptoms. Two were hospitalized but no one  voluntary nationwide recall of the implicated leather conditioner which was not identified by name was issued by the manufacturer. The cd said the consumer product safety commission also is investigating a water and soil repellent used by one of the victims As Well As other products of the manufacturer. Ohio judge suspended Columbus Ohio a judge who dismissed Achild sexual abuse Case because a witness was 20 minutes late agreed to a 60-Day suspension without  Sanction against common pleas judge William Millard for judicial misconduct must be reviewed by a five member commission of judges then the Ohio supreme  Stern the state supreme court s disciplinary counsel recommended the suspension. Millard admitted allegations in a six count complaint charging him with violating three rules that govern judicial conduct Stern said Friday. One of the charges stemmed from Millard september dismissal of an indictment involving sexual abuse of a child because a prosecutor s witness was late. Five other counts dealt with Millard s actions in unrelated cases dating to 1990. Many kids still get cavities Atlanta America s children still have High rate of dental disease despite All the advances in care the past few years the Federal centers for disease control and prevention reported  government Agency cited a 1992 study of children in Oregon Ages 6 to 8, which showed More than half of them had experienced decay in their primary or permanent Teeth. The study examined 2,872 youngsters across the state. Violence still part of life for shot pregnant woman Bridgeport Conn. A Alicia Sloan is on of the Lucky ones. She was shot when she was six months pregnant and both she and her baby made it. She named her 5-Pound, 12-ounce son Andre after her brother who was t so Lucky. Andre Moore 27, bled to death from a Stab wound to the Chest sept. 12,two Days before Sloan gave birth. The 25-year-old Sloan is sadly accustomed to  of her Brothers and the father of her baby also have been wounded on Bridgeport streets her sister s boy Friend was fatally shot in july. Every time you turn around there s somebody dying she said. It Don t make no sense. Nobody seems to  in Sloan s world As in so Many american inner cities violent crime is an accepted part of everyday life. Sixty three people were killed last year in Bridgeport a poor City with 139,000 residents and a collapsed Indus trial base about 55 Miles Northeast of new York  figure marked the highest number of homicides of any Connecticut City. This year s count As of Friday is 58. Bridgeport s 1992 homicide rate 45 people killed per 100,000 residents compares with rates or 30 in los Angeles 57 in Detroit and 75 in Washington . Drugs Are behind Many of the shootings. Sloan said she did not hold a lot of Hope that her neighbourhood would be much affected by new Laws such As the Brady Bill the handgun measure passed last week or Congress $23 billion anti crime package which will put More than 100,000 additional police officers on the streets add prison Ceils and ban sales of combat style firearms. Banning guns is not going to solve anything because they can just get them anywhere she said. Little kids Are getting them. Ten year Olds Are getting  Are getting them. I believe if they had More police that might help some but they need to put them where they have the highest crime and there Aren t enough police for that she said. Sloan was sitting outside with some neighbors Earl july 19 when a car drove by and someone inside the vehicle opened fire. Police said the Bullet that hit Sloan was meant for Jose Olavarria 21, a neighbor s Friend who very time you turn around there s somebody dying. It Don make no sense. Nobody seems to care.1 Alicia Sloan wounded Mother was sitting next to her. The Bullet went through Sloan s left leg entered he lower Abdomen and lodged in the Wall of her uterus less than an Inch from her fetus. Doctors said it would be to dangerous to remove the Bullet so for two months Sloan carried it along with her baby. Four Days before she gave birth Sloan went to Bridge port Hospital thinking she was in labor. She want but a 9 my Bullet came out in her doctor s hand while he was examining her. Or. Robert Stiller who delivered baby Andre five weeks premature but healthy on sept. 14, said the bul let probably would have caused severe damage to Sloan Ana the baby if it had not been deflected by first hitting her leg. We were surprised Stiller said. Certainly anyone who gets shot and walks away from it is Lucky. Unfortunately what happened to her reflects the kind of violence that is going on in Urban areas All Over the coun try  police took the Bullet for evidence and arrested three people in the shooting which police said stemmed from a Long running dispute Between Olavarria and the suspects Over a Girlfriend. After the shooting Sloan moved out of the crime rid Den East end. She now lives with her Mother in another neighbourhood with her baby and other children Kashon 9, and Waltenia 4. But that s As far As she s moving. She plans to stay i Bridgeport despite the violence. I m not going nowhere Sloan said. It can happen anywhere. I be been Here All my life. If i go somewhere i else i la have to learn their ways and what it s All about there so i m just going to stay right  protesters in Skeleton masks drag fair coat behind them during a Parade in new York on Friday. Fur wearers pelted with admonishments by new Day new York the fur was flying Down fashion ave nue Friday As animal rights activists led a fur free Fri Day Parade on the busiest shopping Day of the year. Buy some Gold or Silver this year for Christmas said Helaine Todaro 26. Of Long Island. They Are pretty much  Todaro joined some 1,500 activists from people for the ethical treatment of animals friends of animals and other local groups whose March All but closed 10-Block stretches of Broadway and seventh Avenue in the fur District of Manhattan. Drag Queens chanted wearing fur is a drag and a person dressed As Santa Claus warned that fur wearers would get Coal in their stockings for Christmas. Elvira Host of a television horror show Rode atop a Hearse followed by five characters in Skeleton mask who each dragged a Chain of bloodied fur Coats. Fur is ugly. It s a dead animal that you re wearing on your Back said Elvira whose real name is Cassandra Peterson. It s just like Little Fluffy or fifi at  s no  but fur Industry representatives said that fur sales last year were up 10 percent  
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