European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                U.s.12-year-old boy convicted of first degree murder from the associated press Wenatchee Wash a 12-year-old boy was convicted monday of first degree murder for shooting a migrant worker who had thrown rocks at him and his Friend. Judge John Bridges found John Duncan of Wenatchee guilty after a three Day trial. Co defendant Manuel Sanchez also 12, goes on trial  a a a a. A. A convicted As a juvenile Duncan could be sent to a detention Center until he is 21. Sanchez is also charged As a juvenile with first degree murder. Emilio Pruneda so was shot to death on a Riverbank in August after he threw rocks at the boys for disturbing him by firing guns nearby authorities said. Police said the boys had stolen the two .22-caliber pistols used in the attack. Duncan told the judge that it Wasny to a premeditated act because he was confused and angry at the time. The judge rejected that argument Quayle leaves Hospital Indianapolis a Dan Quayle left a Hospital tuesday after surgery to remove his appendix. The operation was performed last wednesday at Indiana University medical Center and the former vice president was expected to make a full recovery said or. Deborah Allen chairwoman of the . School of medicines department of family Medicine. A a a a a. The appendix was removed after a benign growth called a mutinous cys adenoma was detected on it by a cat scan. Quayle 47, is expected to resume regular activities in a week the Hospital said in a statement. Quayle was hospitalized for eight Days in november and december when he was treated for blood clots in his lungs he said then that the blood clots would not affect his decision on whether to run for president in 1996.2 apparent . Suicides new York a a Man jumped to his death from a sixth floor Balcony at a Manhattan shopping Center monday just minutes before another Man. Rolled in front of a subway train in the Bronx and was killed. Both deaths were listed by police As apparent suicides. A Quot. A. A a a a a. Two witnesses saw the jumper climb Over a railing at the a amps Plaza shopping Center near Herald Square police said. Lunch hour shoppers scream Edas he landed on the ground. Later a Man who was under a subway platform rolled onto the tracks in front of a train As it entered a station at 167th Street police said. Neither Man was immediately identified Hea Vyra i ref a 11 Dri i n g californians from Forestville Calif. A a week of torrential rain has produced the worst flooding in 10 years in Northern California forcing thousands to flee their Homes for higher and drier ground the Region has been pounded by seven Days of rain including More than 17 inches in 48 hours in some places. And High wind downed Power lines serving about 50,000 Homes and toppled Redwood Trees. Three deaths were blamed on Trees and Power lines falling on vehicles one in Monterey county one in Sonoma county and one in southwestern Oregon. On tuesday the storm moved into Southern California bringing nearly an Inch of rain an hour in a Region where heavy rain last week caused millions of dollars in damage. Some people had to flee Homes and cars mired in water and mud up to their windowsills. Homeless people were routed from encampments along the Ventura and Santa Clara Rivers. Downtown Goleta West of Santa Barbara and the Mission Canyon area were evacuated deputies said. Mudslides caused scattered Road closings from Southern California North to Oregon including the Pacific coast Highway. Roadways through the Sepulveda dam recreation area in Northern los Angeles which filled with water during a 1992 storm were closed by rising water. Ben and Jenine lives sat in a flood evacuation Center and wondered what was left of their Home and their new life. The live pcs who moved to Gurne Ville from Portland ore., just a week ago were among thousands of people forced from Homes North of san fran-1 Cisco by rising water. Parts of Oregon and Southern California were also under siege. A we always said we wanted to move to Guerneville. Now we be got nowhere to go three kids and four eats still trapped in the apartment a Jenine lives said monday All roads into Guerneville about 60 Miles North of san Francisco were Cut off As Northern California was hit by its worst flooding in nearly a decade. Forecasters said they see no real break in the wet weather pattern All week. Northern californians russian Napa Petaluma eel Smith Van Duzen and Sacramento Rivers All were near or past flood stage. Some vineyards in the Napa Valley were flooded but they Are dormant this time of year. A Vineyard in Forest Villa Calif., is flooded monday after storms forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents in the area. Gov Pete Wilson declared a state of emergency for Sonoma Lake and Tehama counties making them eligible for state assistance. The California National guard went in with helicopters to evacuate More than 100 people from one area. Red Cross damage assessor Ted Harris said More than 2,650 families in six Northern California counties had been forced from their Homes or were in imminent danger of being forced out. The organization opened 14 shelters for evacuees others went to motels or relatives Homes. Paid advertisement cafes Europe holds closed bid Sale on surplus equipment at Pinder Barracks in Zindorf the army and air Force Exchange service Region office at Pinder Barracks in Birndorf will be holding a closed bid Sale on surplus equipment starting january 3,1995. The equipment is divided into Quot lots Quot which include 30 to 80 separate items. There Are currently 52 lots to be sold including four Large lots of commercial food equipment seven lots of retail fixtures automotive repair shop equipment and other electronics. In addition there Are walk in refrigerators sedans trucks trailers and Mobile food trucks. Solicitation packages will be available from 08 00 hours january 3, through 15 00 hours january 20, 1995. All bids will be reviewed. Cafes reserves the right to reject any or All bids if not in the Best interest of cafes. The highest bidder wins and will be notified by phone fax or mail. Who is eligible anyone can bid. Non id cardholders will have to pay customs and tax on All items purchased. No items will be released without customs clearance certificates from the local German tax office Hautz Ollam. Point of Contact English speaking Michael a. Okamura Tel 0911 6008-146 German speaking Jerry Olenicz Tel 0911 6008-160. Military coordinator major Jim Wenzel Tel 0911 6008-144, Sacramento Calif. A gov. Pete Wilson endorsed a 15 percent Cut in state business and personal income tax rates Over the next three years in his annual state of the state address monday. The Republican governor said californians economic recovery makes tax cuts possible and that those cuts will produce More economic growth. A to working californians we re saying the Way to help make California an economic powerhouse is to lower the tax Burden at your House a he said. Wilson a proposed tax cuts would Start next Jan. 1, ultimately cutting taxes by 5285 a year for a single taxpayer with $40,000 in taxable income or 5548 annually for a family of four with $80,000 in taxable income. A to Case the Burden on taxpayers we re shrinking government. We must make government smaller and smarter a he said. Wilson a address also provided More details about reforms in welfare Auto insurance government regulations and so called a lawsuit  a lawsuits Are driving jobs out of our state. The Scales of Justice Are gravely out of balance a Wilson said proposing new limits on liability awards. In education he asked the legislature to pass a a a parents Bill of rights to give them the right to Monitor their children a classes and see their test scores. His proposed welfare reforms include a a one strike you re off a Law permanently Banning welfare cheats from Public assistance. He also proposed kicking Able bodied adults off welfare after two years reducing Grants to families after Sis i months if the family includes an Able bodied adult and changing eligibility Laws to discourage teen agers from moving away from their parents to establish separate households with their infants