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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, November 11, 1994

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Judge keeps Man siding with . Los Angeles apr it was among Superior court judge Lance Ito a toughest Calls a prospective alternate juror who thought . Simpson was innocent but insisted he could judge the Case on the  i done to mean this to be a sexist comment a the judge said. A but Man to Man Are you being straight with me on this a Quot yes a the Man said a i  and so he stayed. Ito turned Down a prosecution request to dismiss the Man for cause and allowed him a and five others who made the Cut wednesday a to return dec. 5 for peremptory challenges when a final panel of 15 alternates probably will be picked. Two prospects were dismissed. The one on one questioning ended the truncated court week which will resume monday after a break for veterans Day. Having finished the grueling task of seating 12 jurors last week a but with opening statements still two months away a the lawyers and judge Are in the Early stages of picking alternates from a Pool of about 100 people to hear the Case against Simpson. The former football Star is charged with murdering his second a wife Nicole Brown Jimpson and her Friend Ronald Goldman the questioning has been Long and tiring. Everyone in the courtroom was getting punchy wednesday even though Ito limited both sides questioning of each Prospect to 15 minutes. Ito followed his serious a Man to Many question with a considerably lighter query of the same Man who said he did no to think Simpson was guilty because he could have easily fled to Canada when he was in Chicago the morning after the killings. A have you Ever had the life experience that things Arentt always As they seem a the judge asked. The Man said he had. Quot do you know who Milli Vanilli is a the judge asked a reference to the disgraced tip synching pop group. Quot no a the Man said. Quot too bad a the judge said. Earlier while Ito was questioning a firehouse receptionist the subject of the woman a Doberman pins her came up. The judge offered that he too has a Doberman which he named Gillis after the old to character Dobie Gills. Quot get it a he asked to laughter in the courtroom. Meanwhile District attorney Gil Gar Cetti said he was appointing Deputy District attorney Christopher Darden to the prosecution team bringing its total to seven lawyers a the largest in the offices history. Darden a 13-year Veteran is the first Black person on the team. Garcetti denied charges that Darden was appointed to gain sympathy with the jurors eight of whose members Are Black. Quot it could very easily backfire a Garcetti said. Quot there could be a juror who says a Are you just bringing him on just because he a Black a the answer is obviously  Garcetti said Darden was added to ease the Burden on Lead prosecutors Marcia Clark and William Hodgman who Quot have literally been killing themselves on the Case. Kidney switch goes off Well for newlyweds san Diego apr Victoria Ingram Curlee has finally made Good on her wedding Promise to her husband. In two 2w-hour operations wednesday four doctors removed one of her kidneys and implanted it in Randall Curlee. Quot the operations both of them were quite successful a said or. Robert Mendez. Quot Victoria gave a Beautiful kidney to Randy and after we were Able to implant it and Hook it up it looked just Beautiful just As it did when it came out of  husband Ana wife were recuperating thursday in separate rooms at Sharp memorial Hospital where they were married oct. 11. They should be Able to go Home As Early As next week doctors said. Curlee whose kidneys were ruined by diabetes Isnit completely out of the Woods a 15 percent of kidney transplants fail. But if his recovery is successful hell have More Energy and be Able to produce children doctors said. His brides recovery will be easier. Quot although it is an insult to her body temporarily Shell respond rather dramatically and rapidly and will feel pretty Normal in a Day or two a said Mendez. Shortly after the couple got engaged in february Curlee 46, Learned that he would die without a transplant. He gave his Fiancee a Chance to Back out of the marriage out she offered to be a donor and doctors were surprised when tests indicated she was a Good match a a a a a a a a a. A doctors had to scuttle three previous transplant attempts because of last minute  without a Driver spins in circles for 2 hours Milford Conn. Apr a drive less car spun in circles for More than two hours wednesday when the car shifted into gear after its Driver got out. Jeffrey main of West Haven said he pulled Over and put the car into Park because he was having problems with the brakes. After he got out the car slipped into reverse with the steering wheel cocked at an Angle. Quot i lost the brakes jumped put of the car and it started Ging around in circles a main said. The spinning car Drew crowds of onlookers and caused a three car crash on interstate 95 As Drivers watched the scene. Police and fire officials finally stopped the car by surrounding it with Large trucks and Rushing it with three bucket loaders. Main was cited for driving without a License driving an unregistered vehicle and failure to properly set brakes. Veterinarian . Myers checks Over Pinkie Starlight whose excess blubber has gotten her owner in trouble. Norfolk a. Apr a porker of a pig has gotten pet owner Virginia Hudgins charged with animal neglect. A a it a believe it or not an obese pig said Mark Kumpf the police department s senior humane officer. Pinkie Starlight is a vietnamese potbellied pig. Pigs of that Breed normally weigh 65 to 100 pounds. But Pinkie tips the Scales at around 200 pounds. Her belly scrapes the ground when she stands and Rolls of fat from her forehead drape Over her eyes so she can to see. Quot i had heard that she was pretty big but when you see a pig of that size it still gets your attention a said animal control officer Christina Roeske. Hudgins disregard of the veterinarians Warnin about the pigs weight constitutes neglect Kumpf said officers on tuesday lured the pig from the hoc with a piece of bread and a Trail of bread crumbs. T pig has been boarded at a farm and put on a diet. Hudgins could not be reached for comment note phone number is listed for her. If she faces a maximum of a year in j me a the Misdemeanour charge said 1 Rhilip Mckeon administrator of the City a animal 01 Section division anti abortion Leader enters prison Allenwood a. Apr the founder of operation Rescue began serving a five month prison sentence wednesday for violating a judges order not to show an aborted fetus to then presidential candidate Bill Clinton. As Clinton left a hotel room in new York City during the 1992 democratic National convention a Man posing As an autograph seeker showed him the fetus. The Day before the state attorney general obtained a Federal injunction barring Randall Terry a anti abort group from showing a fetus to Clinton. Prosecutors s Terry was behind the episode. The . Supreme court refused to hear his Case month. A a a Federal judge it new York denied his Reques serve the sentence at Home. Terry of Binghamton n.y., entered a Federal Dri Camp in Allenwood  
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