European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday october 20, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 9 May or pro bes c i a i m of poor construction is Airport at Denver a mayor Wellington Webb faced with new reports of potentially dangerous construction work at the City s troubled new Airport said wednes Day that he will fire or have prosecuted anyone responsible. Webb appointed a team of investigators to work with the District attorney s office to track Down anyone who took shortcuts in building Denver International Airport. If anything has been done improperly they will be fired he said. If anything done is illegal they will be the allegations Are among a Host of problems plaguing the new Airport. The troubles including a High tech Luggage system that Chews up baggage have repeatedly delayed the $4.2 billion facility s opening. In the meantime the City is served by Stapleton International air port."., Hill who spent 35 years As a construction supervisor and was an inspector at 4he Airport told the associated press that he quit after refusing to sign off on shoddy work that could cause floors Walls and ceilings to collapse. Hill showed photographs documenting potentially dangerous construction to District attorney s investigators Bob Storck head of construction at the Airport and Morgan Morehart head of inspections. Hill added that other inspectors signed for him. Collectively it s a serious problem Storc said Storck said he will question inspectors and contractors named by Hill review Quality Assurance reports review building drawings and talk to structural engineers to determine what happened and that should be done about it. Storck and two engineers will investigate on Webb s behalf and share their findings Wittiv an Independent structural engineer., ,. a / i m pretty outraged at the continuous claims of shoddy construction and con Cerns about the Airport Webb said. Woman sentenced for animal cruelty Honey of a Job Rcd Booth opens up a hive of Africani Zed bees at his Apiary in old Bisbee ariz., to scoop out the Honey made by the so called killer bees. Along with his partner Josh Krebs Booth runs a Bee removal service and Sells the Honey produced by his. Africa sized swarms. " / ". Mount Garmel a. A a woman who says she loved her 79 pets too much has been sentenced to 15 Days in jail for starving them and letting them liven filth. -. Justice Michael Mychak granted Joyce Witman s request to serve the time on weekends so she care of her ail ing Mother. He also fined her $863 Mon Day after she pleaded guilty to charges of cruelty to animals including her 41 dogs and a potbellied pig. I was guilty of Loving too much Wjt Man said. A. / .-.-. --.-. Clayton Hulsizer of the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals testified that he found malnourished animals and faces strewn through Witman s House. Six of the 79 pets confiscated Are still up for adoption. Three of the oldest dogs were put to sleep and four Kittens died of natural causes. One dog named c.c., gave birth to two puppies at the shelter but both died Hulsizer said. Sex employee c Wheeling , a a for Mer mine superintendent has been convicted of helping steal More than 29,000 tons of Coal. A Federal jury tuesday found Michael Toth guilty of 13 counts of mail fraud and one count each of conspiracy wire fraud Money laundering witness tampering and interstate transportation of stolen property. Prosecutors said Toth made More than $64,000 in the scheme. He faces up to 115 years in prison and a $4.8 million Fine Toth and two other men were indicted in january for allegedly steal fag Coal by deleting records of trucks that left the Eastern associated Coal co s Federal no. 2mine. James a. Petitte owner of a Coal brokerage and James Frey owner of a Lum Ber company pleaded guilty. Prosecutors said Toth contacted Hans Mohri a front end loader operator at the mine who also ran a trucking company about stealing Coal. In turn Mohr who also pleaded guilty asked Frey to Contact prospective buyers. Petitte agreed to buy Coal. A supervisor who weighed trucks Leav ing the mine Jeffrey Isiminger also pleaded guilty. Antique auction 29oct1994 1000 hrs viewing 1900 hrs bidding Armstrong s Kaiserslautern for More info Call 489-6000 Navy drops fraud Al legation against Washington a the Navy is dropping claims that Stanford University fraudulently Over toiled it millions of Dol Lars for research. Under an agreement announced tues Day Stanford will repay $1.2 million to the government and drop some counterclaims. The Navy has concluded that it does not have a claim that Stanford engaged in fraud misrepresentation or other wrong doing with respect to the memoranda of understanding costs,.submissions, claims or other matters covered by the settlement agreement the office of naval research said in a statement. Throughout this controversy we asserted that Stanford has done no wrong said University president Gerhard Casper. This settlement confirms that belief. With it behind us Stanford can devote its attention fully to its ongoing Mission of teaching and research on the frontiers of rep. John Dingell who As chairman of the House Energy and Commerce com Mittee focused several hearings on the alleged overcharges said taxpayers Are still the loser in the Deal. This proves the adage that the out rage is not what is Legal but what is Ille Gal said Dingell a Mich. At the end of the Day tens of millions of Unwar ranted and undeserved tax dollars remain in the coffers of the dispute stemmed from allegations that arose in 1990, when a whistle Blower in the naval research office accused the University of overcharging the govern ment $480 million during the 1980s to cover indirect costs associated with doing research. Stanford denied the widespread Over Billing but previously paid Back $2.3 Mil lion in inappropriate Bills. If you have an item for Sale under $50, you can run a one line and for2 Days for free see Page 28 in Friday s classified Section for More details
