European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 6,1994 . The stars and stripes Page 7dixon says he s prepared to head base closing panel from the associated press Washington former sen. Alan Dixon asserted tuesday he has the expertise to head the Federal base closing commission and does no anticipate opposition at a confirmation hearing. A a it a not a Job i sought but its a Job ill do a Dixon said in an interview a Day before he was to appear before the Senate armed services. Committee. He was nominated tuesday by it president Clinton. V Clinton in a statement released by the White House said a this record of dedicated Public service extensive background in defense matters and tested leadership will contribute greatly to the valuable work of this commission a Dixon an Illinois Democrat served on the committee until he lost his re election bid in 1992. He later joined a St. Louis Law  to pay $150,000 Houston the woman convicted of trying to hire a Hitman to kill the Mother of her daughters cheer leading rival will pay her would be victim $150,000. Wanda Webb Holloway agreed to pay the Money to Verna Heath and her family to Settle the heaths lawsuit. Holloway became the butt of jokes across the nation in 1991 when police said she tried to pay a Hitman to kill Heath. Authorities said Holloway hoped heaths death would upset her daughter Amber so much that she  make the Johnson Junior High school cheer leading team in suburban Channelview bettering her own daughters chances of winning a spot. Holloway was convicted of soliciting murder and sentenced to 15 years in prison mistrial was declared however when it was Learned that one of her jurors was under indictment on drug charge Sand a new trial has not been  of words at Antietam Sharpsburg my. The site of the civil wars bloodiest Battle is a Battleground once More this time Over relic Hunters digging up soldiers .4 buttons Belt buckles and canteens. _ _ _ Susan Moore superintendent of the Antietam National Battlefield wants to persuade landowners to restrict  of Metal detectors on the privately owned land within the battlefields boundaries. Some civil War buffs and landowners however argue that the artefacts will rot in the ground if not unearthed and preserved. The sept. 17,1862, Battle of Antietam left More than 23,100 soldiers dead wounded or missing. The boundaries of the 3,245-acre site include 1,400 acres of private land. The area holds unmarked Graves and items such As ammunition canteens Ana buttons that Are commanding rising prices at auctions and  Deal close. Washington a a proposal to create the nations largest wilderness area outside Alaska is moving closer toward approval in the closing Days of Congress after being declared on life support Only a few Days ago. ,. A a key elements of a Compromise package that would create 6.6 million acres in new wilderness and Federal Parkland in the desert Region of Southeastern California was tentatively approved tuesday in discussions Between House and Senate members. R final action by a House Senate conference. Committee was delayed while some details remained _ to be worked out by House staff members said rep. George Miller d-calif., the conference chairman he called the differences minor. Remarks bring suspension Nashville Tenn. A judge received a 30-Day suspension for recommending that a rape defendant find a Girlfriend and for giving female _ court employees panties on Valentine s Day. Criminal court judge Douglas a. Meyer conceded tuesday that he violated state Laws and judicial conduct rules. Meyer said a Man found innocent of rape by reason of insanity last february a needs a Girlfriend because if he does no the is going to have bad dreams  the judge also recommended that the Public defender arrange a dating service for the defendant. Traits show caffeine fans sip from cup of addicts Chicago a they re not called Java junkies for nothing. Medical research now confirms what Coffee drinkers Long have suspected some people get so hooked on caffeine that they have Many of the same dependency traits of alcoholics or drug addicts. But caffeine Holics can rest easy a if their jittery jangly nerves will let them. A in general caffeine use has not been associated with serious health risks a said Lead researcher Roland Griffiths a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University school of Medicine in Baltimore. A a a a a a a a a a Quot a a a a your findings in and of themselves should not be used As a reason to quit caffeine  psychiatrists identify addiction to caffeine in Coffee Tea or cola by a Cluster of traits. The study found that some people who drank As Little As one or Hoo cups of Coffee a Day had enough of the traits to qualify As Che Mically  traits include developing a tolerance for a substance or getting less of a kick from the same amount of caffeine trying unsuccessfully to quit or Cut Down and being unable to give up the habit even when ordered to by a doctor. V r. Previously Only one addictive trait physical depend Elk Quot. Was Well documented in caffeine users researchers said in wednesdays journal of the american medical association. Coffee drinkers can suffer withdrawal symptoms such As headaches and sluggishness when they give up caffeine. V r the study involved 27 people recruited because they believed themselves to be psychologically or physically dependent on caffeine. Sixteen met the formal definition of addiction. They consumed Between one and 25 cups of Coffee a Day or two and 34 caffeinated soft drinks. Nosy fish in a Virginia Beach va., aquarium Drill around Maylon White curator of the Virginia Marine science museum As he operates underwater to hand cancel envelopes with a a wonders of the sea stamp issued tuesday. The . Postal stamp depicts scuba divers and sunken treasure along with fish and Flora. Alleged victim Cdr riots she died Houston apr an Alibi that might have taken one of the nations most notorious serial killers off death Row fell apart tuesday when a woman admitted she made it up. V Henry Lee Lucas has been convicted of 13 murders in Texas and Florida but faces death for Only one the halloween night killing of a Texas Hitchhiker in 1979. On monday Lucas lawyer said a woman claiming to be Becky Powell another of Lucas murder victims had come Forward to say she was alive and was with Lucas in Florida when the Texas victim was killed. But tuesday attorney Vic Feazell said he confronted the woman with a 1971 High school yearbook picture that identified her As someone else. A a she cried and admitted to me that she is not Becky Powell that she is Phylis Wilcox and Ahat this whole thing was fabricated by her a Feazell said. She made it up Feazell said because she loves Lucas. A a a in know i have done something terribly wrong a Wilcox cd Kvuei to in Austin. A i Trow understand How easy it is to be misled when you Are dealing with these Henry Lucas cases a Feazell said. A i understand now How it could have happened to the Texas rangers now i feel i owe them an apology. Feazell a former District attorney yen Waco has accused the rangers of shoddy work in investigating Lucas who once claimed he killed several Hundred Lucas 58, now says he killed Only one person his Mother in 1961. Others who have followed the Case Over the years say the one eyed drifter May have killed As Many As 100. Authorities were sceptical when the woman claiming to be Powell first came Forward. Remains identified As Powell a were found in a Field North of Dallas in 1982, and Lucas was convicted of her murder in 1984. A we were convinced it was Becky or we  have filed the charges and done it that Way a said Wise county sheriff Phil Ryan who investigated the Lucas murders when he was a Texas Ranger. He said this latest twist is just the most recent in a Long convoluted Case that has inspired the controversial film Henry portrait of a serial killer and the Book the confessions of Henry Lee Lucas. Man of Man a Ryan said. A a it a just because the Way Henry is and the kind of people that surround him. Its just a circus that wont leave