European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 28, 1994 Byrd finds bumpy Road in Effort to obtain funds from the associated pres Washington democratic sen. Robert Byrd is beating an unusual Public Retreat after Avirginia congressman accused him of an arrogance of Power for steering $95 million in Road building id to Byrd s Home state of West Virginia. Rep. Frank Wolf r-va., complained monday that House Senate negotiators had agreed to give West Virginia the Money out of a total of $352 million available nationwide next year for special Road projects. West Virginia s share represents 27 percent of the total available. Just six weeks before election Day Wolf threatened to Force a House vote later this week on the Issue. Republicans have repeatedly cast democrats recently As purveyors of pork barrel projects and Many democrats feared a showdown would bring an embarrassing defeat. Later on monday Byrd the formidable chairman of the Senate appropriations committee said he had agreed to reduce his state s share to$40 million. Shotgun stalker insane Washington 4 a Man accused of being a Shotgun stalker who terrorized two neighbourhoods during a 1993 spree that left four people dead and nine others injured was found innocent by reason of insanity. Superior court judge Colleen Kyllar Kotell ruled monday that James Swann or. Lacked the capacity to ascertain the correctness of his actions for the most part even though he did take precautions to conceal his identity and elude capture by , 30, had told Kollar Kotelly that he understood the charges he faced in a 32-coutitindictment but said evil spirits ordered him to commit the shootings from february through april Las year. "./., a v /.,."/ " -. Adore general practitioners Washington almost a Quarter of this year s medical school graduates want to be general practitioners rather than  Are seeing the beginning of a turnaround or. Jordan j. Cohen president of the association of american medical colleges said monday in releasing a new  percentage of graduates planning careers As family physicians paediatricians or in Genera internal Medicine had plunged from 34 percent in 1983 to 15 percent in 1992. But last year it Rose to 19 percent and this year it reached 23 percent. Among the nation s 500,000-plus physicians specialists outnumber general practitioners More than2-to-l. A. Whites charged in attack Philadelphia four Whites were arrested on charges of breaking Down a Black family s front door and beating a woman and her son with baseball bats while shouting racial slurs the attack occurred Friday night in a mostly White working class neighbourhood in Philadelphia s fish town  Smith 39, suffered broken Bones bruises and cuts. Her 15-year-old son Walter had head injuries. Both were treated at a Hospital and  men and a woman were arrested on charges including assault making terroristic threats ethnic intimidation and burglary. Report of rape probed new York police on monday were investigating an austrian visitor s report that she was raped in this City s fabled Central  Louis Llanes a police spokesman provided Only sketchy details on the sunday night incident. The unidentified complainant is a 20-year-old woman who arrived in the City about two weeks ago Llanes said. She was staying in a youth  woman told police that she was looking for a Friend when she went into the Northern part of the forested Park which covers a 1.25-Square-mile Swath of Central , she met a Man who said his name was a. At some Point the Man put a Sheet on the ground then raped her she  victim said she ran out of the Park and returned to the Hostel where she reported the rape. The stars and stripes Page Angela Morris Center sits with two of her friends Ronald Mcade and Roxanne Magrino who helped her baby sit four Young children in Pittsburgh for More than two weeks while the parents were on a trip to new Jersey. Angela holds two cats that were also left in her care. Couple who left 4 children i  on ,. Pittsburgh a a couple who vanished forbore than two weeks leaving their four children with an eighth Grade baby Sitter who used her wits and heroin Money to care for them turned up monday and were charged with child endangerment. Bonnie railing and James Fignar originally had said they would be gone Only three Days and offered no explanation for their 16-Day absence. Fignar s employer said he was working in new Jersey until saturday in stalling floor coverings. The couple were arrested when they appeared at custody hearing for the children who Range in age from 2 to 10. "  A a the Sitter 14-year-old Angela Morris tried to main Tain the household enlisting the help of friends skip Ping school and keeping the secret from authorities hoping to keep the children out of Foster Homes in the end that s what happened anyway she said in an interview. The Gas had been shut off at the House so the teen improvised to feed and Bathe the youngsters at one Prmt heating Bath water in an electric Coffee maker. Police acting on an Anonymous tip came to the House Friday and removed the children. Describing the neigh boyhood As a Well kept working class area police said the House was filthy. The baby Sitter took the blame for that.-. -. -.". It was hard to keep the House clean especially with the Little ones . Railing and Fignar were arraigned monday on four counts each of endangering the welfare of a child. Each count carries five years in jail. Bond was set at $10,000 for railing and $15,000 for Fignar and both were being held in Allegheny county " Bond for Fignar was higher because he also was charged with failing to appear at a hearing earlier this year on a 1993 charge of Domestic violence. Family court judge Joseph Jaffe ruled monday that the children must remain in Foster care at least until another hearing oct. 5, said Mark Cancilla a lawyer representing the children. The next hearing for railing and Fignar is scheduled for oct. 4. The couple Learned about the custody hearing which was closed from the children s grandmother. The couple had no comment on the hearing. The children attended and the oldest was crying said their grandmother Dorothy Brooks. The kids Are obviously quite traumatized after hav ing been removed from their Home Cancilla said. Brooks said she asked police last week to release the children to her care but was turned Down. She said she did t realize How Long the parents had been away or How Young the baby Sitter was. The baby Sitter said the couple left their two Chil Dren Ages 2 and 3, and railing s two older children aged 9 and 10, in her care sept. 7, with the Promise that the pair would return in three Days. Her payment wastobe$75. But it ended up being extended every other Day until it ended up being 16 Days . Fignar worked until saturday installing floor cover Ings at a Burlington coat factory store being built in Lawrenceville n.j., according to Ric Bramble a Bur Lington spokesman. Railing said the Job took longer than expected and Fignar would not be paid until the Job was completed according to Brooks. The couple initially called twice from new Jersey and left a Motel phone number but the Motel would hot accept Angela s collect Calls. The teen said she had seen the movie Home alone about a child accidentally left behind when his parents went on vacation. I thought it was funny she said. But i did t have time to think about that. I was too Busy thinking about Whatt needed to do for the  recounting primary votes Phoenix a the primary election for Arizona s democratic . Senate nomination was declared too close to Call monday. A recount was ordered. . Rep. Sam Coppersmith leads Secretary of state Dick Mahoney by 132 votes Well within the margin set by state Law for an automatic recount. The tally was to begin tuesday so democrats won know until at least Friday who will face . Rep. Jon Kyi r-ariz., in the general election. Incumbent demo cratic sen. Dennis Deconcini is retiring. Mahoney acting As the state s chief elections officer signed documents certifying the sept. 13 primary re sults. Then he put on his candidate s hat saying the re count could go his Way. I really think so. I think there Are ballots out there that have yet to be counted Mahoney said. He said about 200 Absentee ballots were uncounted and about 300 ballots were questioned because of con fusion Over whether the voter was properly registered or voting in the right precinct. Coppersmith spokeswoman Stephanie Cohen said her Camp remained confident that Coppersmith s Lead would hold up. We just Don t believe there Are enough ballots out there for Dick to make up the difference she said. Arizona Law requires a recount if the margin be tween candidates is less than 200 votes or 0.1,percent of the votes cast in their race