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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Iday August 5, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 7jail sentence fails to bar candidate from winning from the associated press 5 St. Joseph Mich. A a 90-Day jail term for failure to pay child support made campaigning next to impossible for Harry Caldwell Iii. But it dicta to keep him from winning tuesdays democratic primary for county commissioner Caldwell a part time radio stationer Aloyese Defeated first term Berrien county commissioner James Martin by a margin of 176-158. He will face Republican Ronald Smith in the november election. Caldwell 38, was jailed july 12 for failing to pay $34,975 in child support. Caldwell had paid a total of $5 in child support Over four years according to court records. A. In an interview from jail wednesday Caldwell said voters May have thought it was unfair to Send him to jail three weeks before the  King payout of d los Angeles a the City Council on thursday approved payment of $33f million to Rodney King effectively ending Legal Battles Over his 1991 beating by police. Approval had been expected since last week when King agreed to drop two appeals in his lawsuit against the City. In return the City and a former a a police officer dropped efforts to make King pay part of their Legal costs. King won the first phase of his lawsuit when the jury awarded him $3.8 million for medical Bills pain and suffering. _ in the second phase a jury refused in june to Grant punitive damages against the four officers who beat  votes for gambling Detroit a Casino gambling was a four time loser Here until a gaming Hall opened in May across the Detroit River in Canada. Voters in tuesdays primary approved two gambling related measures one to float a riverboat Casino on the Detroit River the other to let indians build a gaming Hall in the City a greek town neighbourhood. The riverboat proposal still needs to be approved by the state legislature while the Indian Casino awaits permission from gov John Engler and the . Interior department. A we think legislators will have to listen to the people a said Herb Strather who Heads the Effort to legalize riverboat gambling. A after a bit of a rest we plan to lobby state legislators very  Casino opponents who four times Defeated gambling proposals vowed to continue their fight. Man sentenced for threat Orlando  an unemployed limousine Driver who once described himself As a a harmless Little fuzzball was sentenced to five years in prison wednesday for threatening to kill president Clinton. Ronald Gene Barbour was convicted May 27 of _ telling neighbors that he planned to kill the president. He had driven from Orlando to Washington d.c., last january carrying a .45 Caliper handgun in his car. Although Clinton was in Europe at the time prosecutors argued that Barbour 45, was serious. They said he spent several Days casing the _ _ Washington area and hoped to shoot Clinton when the president went jogging. . District judge Anne c. Conway sentenced Barbour to the maximum term and said he would have to remain on probation for three years after his . After his arrest Barbour called the associated press from jail to say he was manic depressive and did not remember making any threats. Drug allegations denied Washington a the Clinton administration said wednesday evidence indicates that colombians drug chieftains made financial contributions to the Campaign of colombian president elect Ernesto Samper who will be sworn in sunday. Samper has denied the allegations and pledged an All out War against the Cali drug Cartel. _ an unidentified couple claiming to be tourists from Italy tries unsuccessfully to get past a los Angeles police officer patrolling the grounds around the of. Simpson estate local residents have complained of snoopers in the area. Simpson Case witness labelled a con Man by Steven a. Capps san Francisco examiner Sacramento Calif. A the so called a mystery witness in the . Simpson Case is a Felon drifter Ana con Man who has provided false leads in other cases the examiner has Learned. T a the witness reportedly has said he saw two White men running from the murder scene in los Angeles. His name had been kept secret since his existence was mentioned last week in court by defense lawyers representing the former football Star in his murder trial. At the time he was identified by prosecutors Only As someone who lived very close to another state. But a los Angeles police officer responding to inquiries from the examiner confirmed wednesday that the mystery witness is Frank Chiuchiolo 45. A a that a the Guy a said detective Dennis Payne of the los Angeles police  a last known address was in Happy Camp Calif., a Remote Hamlet in the Klamath mountains less than 20 Miles from the California Oregon Border. He is Well known to Sisk you county authorities who say he has a Long rap Sheet including numerous Misdemeanour and felony convictions dating to 1981. A a few years ago he had people up Here digging in an area looking for bodies but none was Ever found a a Law enforcement source said. A the apparently is just a nut. He a a con  files at the Polly Klaas foundation in Petaluma Calif., disclose that Chiuchiolo telephoned a Volunteer at 10 17 . On nov. 5, 1993 a a one month after Polly is believed to have been slain a and said he had seen the girl three Days earlier in a parking lot. He told the Volunteer that he veiled a Polly a and the girl turned and so did the Man she was with a the then yelled Dolly to protect himself and took five photographs of their car according to the foundation files. One of those photographs showed an automobile License plate. The file said that Quot he has been in prison and is very nervous about talking to police and would Only discuss his sighting in detail with an Fri agent. A last year the examiner interviewed Chiuchiolo after he claimed he could provide information that would exonerate mafia Leader John Gotti. In the interview Chiuchiolo claimed that he had killed new York mafia Leader a big Paul Castellano on dec. 16,1985, outside a popular Manhattan Steakhouse a and not Gotti who was later convicted of the killing. Chiuchiolo claimed that he and several friends had gone to new York City planning to kill some arabs outside the Steakhouse because they did no to like How Arab countries were treating the United states. Only later after hearing about the murder on television Aid he realize that he had killed the mob Leader he claimed. Lawyers working on gottis Appeal concluded that Chiuchiolo was not a credible source and a declined to use his information. Chiuchiolo also told the examiner that he had been an informant in an Fri investigation of artefacts stolen from Mexico and he admitted that he had fabricated his Story and lied to the Fri. Chiuchiolo has served time in prison for forgery grand theft escape by Force Auto theft and burglary. A a. Distributed by Scripps Howard news service pizza theft brings fresh slice of trouble by the los Angeles times Redondo Beach Calif. A a Felon could be looking at life in prison under the a three strikes Law for allegedly stealing a slice of Pepperoni pizza he says he did t even eat. Jerry Dewayne Williams 27, of los Angeles is facing robbery charges for taking the pizza from four children Ages 7 to 14, while they a re sitting at Adams pizza on the pier of this Seaside City near los Angeles on saturday evening. Because of his prior felony convictions he could be sentenced to 25 years to Fife in prison under californians three strikes Law passed earlier this year. Quot. A. A -. A a a witness said Williams and two unidentified companions allegedly approached the outdoor table where the three boys Ana girl were sitting and demanded a piece of their pizza. V a the Williams said something to the kids and they were in Shock they did no to say anything a said the manager of Adams pizza who did not want to be identified. A so he just reached Down and took some of their pizza. Then his Friend took some and then another one of Williams group took some. They Only left the kids about two slices of  a a Williams and the other members of his group walked away laughing the manager said. Williams later was arrested at a nearby video games Arcade after the pizza store manager called police. The others eluded police. Williams has pleaded innocent to the robbery charges. His attorney was unavailable for comment. Redondo Beach police detective Mark Sturgeon said Williams told police that he and some family members had been playing a game of a truth or dare and that his brother in Law had dared him to take some pizza from the children Sturgeon said Williams claimed he did no to eat the pizza he allegedly stole. A it was a new York style Pepperoni pizza a Sturgeon said. A but he Williams told me he does t eat pork so he threw it in the  prosecutors say taking the pizza constituted a robbery or at least felony Petty theft. Court records show that since 1987 Williams has accumulated four felony convictions for robbery attempted robbery drug Possession and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Another felony conviction j Ould Send him to prison for 25 years to life under the three strikes Law. The Law requires the lengthy sentence for any Felon who already has been convicted of two or More violent or serious felonies  
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