European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 8, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 7 Bill for Simpson probe climbs past $300,000 from the associated press los Angeles a the Cost of prosecuting . Simpson surpassed the $300,000 Mark at  of july and could become the most expensive murder trial in los Angeles county history a financial official said tuesday the figures released by county auditor controller Alan Sasaki showed the sheriffs department incurred $112,576 in costs the District attorney $160,878 and the administratively unified courts $29,024. T that total does not include expenses incurred by the los Angeles police department for investigating the killings Sasaki said. Figures for August were not released. Simpson is charged with killing his second former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and a Friend of hers. His trial is scheduled to begin sept. 26. The Case could become the costliest in county history Sasaki said exceeding the $1.81 million it. Cost to convict Richard Ramirez of the 1980s. A night stalker slayings. Man billed for search Beaver a. A an informant who faked his own death two years ago and then resurfaced on National television was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison for Selling cocaine and marijuana. John Haffey also must pay $6,400 in restitution for the four Day search for his body in August 1992. His brother had claimed he drowned while fishing in the Ohio River Haffey has said he disappeared because he receive death threats from other drug dealers when he began working with police. He surrendered in december after discussing his faked death on Sally Jessy Raphael a to show. Haffey 41, of new Brighton is serving five years for cocaine Possession. Tuesdays sentence will begin when the current one ends. Head astronaut named space Center Houston space shuttle commander Robert Cabana was named head of nasal a 95-Menber astronaut corps tuesday. Cabana 45, replaces Robert a a Hoot Gibson who is assigned to command the shuttle that will Dock with the russian space station Mir next year said David Leestma director of flight Crew operations at. The Johnson space Center. Nasa spokeswoman Kari Fluegel said the move was designed to free Gibson from administrative and management duties As he prepares for the first shuttle Docking with another spaceship. Cabana has been on three shuttle flights including columbian a july science Mission which he commanded. Gibson who has flown on four shuttle missions since 1984, had been chief astronaut for the National aeronautics and space administration since 1992. Man dives under truck new York a a Man bade his brother a cryptic Farewell and threw himself to his death under the wheels of a truck driven by another brother. A you know in a going to miss you a Marc Rock 29, told his brother Harold As they walked along Eastern Parkway along with thousands of others at a West Indian american Parade in Brooklyn on monday. A third brother Keith was driving the truck which was towing a float. Sgt. Edelie James said police had not determined a motive for the suicide. Plane crash kills four shelter Cove Calif. A four people \ including two children were killed when their plane crashed on Takeoff from a coastal Airstrip. Witnesses said the planets engine apparently stalled Humboldt county sheriffs sgt. Wally Williams said. A a they circled Back and then All of a sudden the plane just dropped straight Down a Williams said. All four people aboard were killed. The plane was so badly damaged that its make could not _ immediately be determined. Shelter Cove is a resort area about 170 Miles North of san Francisco. Acct spill in Jures 46, shuts Florida Highway Deltona Fla. Apr a Tanker spilled its Load of acid tuesday when its rear wheels fell off forcing an interstate to be closed. The Accident also sent 46 people to hospitals and led to the evacuation of about 2,300 people. The full Load of 4,500 Gallons of flu Silicic acid was spilled on interstate 4 when the rear of the Tanker slammed against the ground said Jim Quot Ryan Volusia county emergency management director. The spill spread Over an area 600 feet by 60 feet but caused a nothing other than the fumes a Ryan said. A a there a no Cloud. There a nothing of that  the acid is commonly used in electroplating crumbling Lime sterilizing brewing and bottling equipment and preserving lumber. At least 35 people some complaining of breathing trouble and some with Burns were treated and released from West Volusia memorial Hospital in de land. A a. A _ a a. A a two Law enforcement officers were admitted for observation said Susan Prather of Central Florida regional Hospital in Sanford. Nine other people were treated and released. Most complained of Mcaa aches or burning throats. The interstate was closed after the 10 . Accident and Ryan said he expected it would be at least Midnight before it reopened. Students at Deltona High school were sent Home Early. Residents of the area including those in a Mobile Home Park were asked to leave. They were still out of their Homes at Midnight. Hazardous materials teams were dumping soda Ash a Lime substance onto the spill. The Ash neutralizes the acid and turns it into powder which is then removed said Deltona fire department dispatcher Ron Huth. The spill occurred near the interstate exit to Deltona Midway Between Orlando and Daytona  some porcine Preakness six week old Yorkshire pigs squeal Down the track at the pork chop Downs races monday at the Northeast Mississippi fair and livestock exposition in Verona miss. No. 3 won but skipped the prize an oreo cookie. Washington apr Lorenzo soil the treatment made famous by a movie helped some patients with a rare genetic disease when Given before symptoms appeared a study shows. Quot this is the first time we have the statistics which seem to show it does help a said or. Hugo Moser of the Kennedy Kriegr Institute in Baltimore who conducted the study of 50 boys. He is publishing the results later this month in the journal International paediatrics. A a. A a. A a a the disease caused by a genetic defect destroys the Sheath that covers nerve fibres. Women who carry a copy of the bad Gene May show some symptoms but their sons experience the devastating cases. A a a French researchers reported a year ago that the treatment was worthless m adults who already had developed symptoms of the disease. Mosery a study had no control group meaning that it cannot be considered definitive evidence of the treatments effectiveness. The Oil was effective Only in about half of the 50 boys who received it. Two boys died despite the treatment and the condition of others degenerated Moser reported. The treatment was made famous by the 1992 movie Lorenzo soil starring Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte Asmi Chela and Augusto Odone. The Fairfax a couple helped create the substance for their son Lorenzo who has the disease called . Now even medical journals Call the treatment a mixture of derivatives from natural cooking Oil Lorenzo soil. The odones say the therapy partly reversed Lorenzo a decline so that the once vegetative boy now 16, can communicate slightly using hand movements. Gay lesbian couples Hail live in Law Seattle apr Carolyn sue enjoyed a celebratory piece of chocolate Raspberry cake with Linda Gonzalez outside the City clerks office after the couple registered As Domestic partners under Seattle a new Law a a it a about time a said sue a 57-year-old health educator. A now its official we Are a family a they were among about 90 live in couples mostly Gay or lesbian who paid $25 to have their relationship recognized under the ordinance that went into effect tuesday City clerk Judith pippin said. Seattle follows a dozen or so other cities that have similar Domestic partnership Laws including new York Minneapolis san Francisco and Madison wis. Registrants pay $25 and certify that a they Are not married. A they Are at least 18. A they Are not related by blood in a manner that would bar their marriage in Washington state. A they Are in a relationship of Mutual support caring and commitment. A and they Are each others sole Domestic partner. Ending the relationship costs nothing