European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 stars an d Stripe s March 1 9 2007 Page 17 bus Driver fired for Muslim jokes Orlando a bus Driver was fired after a Muslim couple complained that he insulted members of their religion Over the Loudspeaker the Driver whose name was not released greeted passengers w by telling a blonde joke then one about muslims Hilal Islar who was with her husband said they found the jokes offensive and reported the incident to the Orlando Sentinel and the bus company upon their return Home to upstate new York and now there telling us were supposed to be Nice to these Muslim terrorists who Are trying to kill us All Islar a Muslim who does not Wear the traditional head Scarf recalled him saying Here in America we Call them rag Heads or Towel Heads but that not right what they Wear on their Heads is More like a Sheet we should be calling them Sheet Heads russian beaten to death at Highway rest Stop mount Laurel a Man was accused of fatally beating a traveler in an apparently random act of violence at a High Way rest Stop authorities said Brian k White of Humble Texas smashed Michail j Makarenkow Skull with a Rock after Makarenko refused Whites offer to sell him religious cd Makarenko 75 a former soviet political prisoner who had lived in the United states since 1982 died at the scene White fled and was captured about an hour later 70 Miles away in Teaneck after a lengthy Pursuit by state troopers White 26 a do who has gone by the name do coldblooded was charged with murder eluding police and weapons charges Makarenko was imprisoned for 11 years in the soviet Union for ant soviet agitation and propaganda his main offence was using a gallery he owned to exhibit the work of banned artists City relaxes rules on drinking while tubing new braunfels the new braunfels City Council decided to relax a slate of new rules regarding coolers tubes and childrens life jackets that were recently passed or considered for local Rivers the Council voted to allow tubers to carry up to a 16quart cooler which holds 2012ounce cans while floating on the Comal and Guadalupe Rivers within the City limits the decision revised an Ordi Nance adopted last month that limited tubers on the Comal to one Silpack size cooler each and those on the Guadalupe to a 12packsize cooler american Roundup new braunfels has struggled for years Over ways to control rowdiness on the Rivers which draw thousands of tourists each summer who want to imbibe As they float Down the Rivers 300 sheep burned when truck catches on fire Paragonah fire trapped 300 sheep in a Semi trailer on interstate 15 in Southern Utah killing approximately 100 authorities said Friday the Semi picked up a piece of Road debris that locked a tire and caused a fire said trooper Preston Raban of the Utah Highway patrol the whole 18wheeler was aflame he said the sheep were on three tiers the top tier got Ham mered because the fire just moved right up Many sheep that survived were burned or had Eye injuries they can Bounce Back from the Burns on their hides but their eyes Are damaged forever Raban said mom pleads guilty to decapitating daughter Seattle a mentally troubled woman accused of drowning her 6yearold Daugh Ter cutting off her head and throw getting wet honouring vets Janice Hammock of Oklahoma and her husband Lloyd visit the Vietnam veterans memorial in the rain in Washington ing the remains off a Bridge has pleaded guilty to first degree murder under a plea agree ment accepted wednes Day prosecutors will recommend a 23year prison term for Samara Laverne Spann 32 sentencing was set for May 18 Spann has undergone sever Al mental evaluations since she was charged in june 2005 with killing her daughter Kye Imah whose remains were never found Spann told investigators she was using drugs heavily at the time of the killing officials have said spanns father Gary Spann told the Sacramento Bee in 2005 his daughter routinely called the girl a Devil child and she belonged to a cult that worshipped the late rap per tupac shakur As the reincarnation of the 16thcentury political philosopher Machiavelli police say gun was fired into school bus ceiling Columbia an 11yearold boy fired a handgun into the ceiling of a school bus and was arrested when the weapon was found in a girls locker authorities said investigators think the boy Acci dentally fired the weapon while other students were boarding the bus about four Miles from the Olympia learning Center a school for children with disciplinary or behavioural problems the bus Driver heard a popping noise but did not see anything said Karen York spokeswoman for the school District later the Driver found a Shell casing on the bus and saw a Hole in the ceiling she notified school officials who searched the girls locker Cowan said the boy and the 14yearold girl were charged with Possession of a firearm on school grounds police said the boy also was charged with discharging a firearm and pos session of a gun by a person under age 21 said it Chris Cowan spokesman for the Richland county sheriffs department Community celebrates annual Buzzard sighting Hinckley to the re Lief of Bird watchers and business boosters alike the first officially spotted Hinckley Buzzard of 2007 glided smoothly Over the treetops marking the 50th anniversary of the Gimmicky Vigil the Buzzards return after wintering Down South and the sight of the first one this year meant Money in the Bank for this quaint Community about 20 Miles South of Cleveland Treyve always come Back said Bob Hinkle official Buzzard spotter for Cleveland metro Parks Hinkle admitted some nervous Ness As the wait stretched out and a crowd of about 50 standing at the Edge of a Broad Meadow dwindled in frustration stranded passengers Justine Koepke left of fort Dodge Iowa and Jason Barnett of Columbus Ohio play the Board game sorry while they waft out the storm at Laguardia Airport in the Queens Borough of new York Snurr ou1 1 y Plowien Down a Lone truck with a plow moves along route 611 in mount Pocono a Prana i n of to new off members of the us navys Are Parma to Snow of Blue Angels practice Over Tucson Ariz for a weekend air show St Patty partying Anne Surber of Trumbull Conn walks through downtown Bridge port Conn As part of the annual St Patricks Day Parade Conan the Impre Nator 1 Chimp Haven in Keithville la the 21yearold Chimp recently fathered a baby at the Chimp retirement Home despite having had a Vasectomy Golf in the City As temperatures head Back above 60 degrees golfers take to City Park Golf course in East Denver for a round on the links officials doubt claim dog attacked infant Houston a Mother re ported that her infant sons genitals were severed by the family dog but doctors caring for the boy said his injuries dont appear to be dog bites officials said Harris county child protective services took emergency custody of the 5monthold spokeswoman Estella Olguin said someone did this to this baby and according to doctors it  have been the Way the mama says it happened Olguin said As far As my career at cps Ive never seen anything like this Olguin said police and animal control agencies were ing in the investigation no charges were filed Man gets life for mailing explosive Richmond a Man who mailed packages containing an explosive device and a powdery substance labelled anthrax to the 4th us circuit court of appeals in Virginia pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole prosecutors said Rodney Curtis Hamrick 41 assembled and mailed an improvised explosive device in a Manila Enve Lope in october 2005 while being held at the Federal prison in Leavenworth Kan us attorney Chuck Rosenberg said in a state ment a second package mailed sever Al Days later to the clerks office contained a powdery substance la bleed anthrax tests later deter mined the substance was not anthrax Hamrick pleaded guilty to use of a destructive device in an attempted crime of violence the statement said teen clocked doing 93 in 45 zone to catch bus Valparaiso a teenager clocked driving at 93 Mph in a 45 Mph zone told police he had to get Home in time to catch the school bus a judge had sentenced Ryan Henry 18 to ride the bus to school after an earlier speeding conviction and Henry said he was Rush ing Home after going to a Gas Sta Tion to buy an Energy drink said Porter county sheriffs Deputy Roger Bowles who ticketed Henry Henry appeared to accelerate after passing a marked squad car then turned into a driveway and shut off the lights to his 2001 mus Tang Bowles said financial firm probed for possible fraud los Angeles Federal investigators looking into new Century financial corp will examine whether admitted accounting errors by the mortgage Lender specializing in High risk Loans were the result of Sloppy bookkeeping or fraud Legal experts said among the areas that will be probed whether executives began dumping their shares last year be cause they knew the company was headed for trouble the key Issue on both insider trading and securities or account ing fraud is going to be knowledge and intent said attorney Michael Levy who has represented Enron corp among other companies targeted by criminal probes and also was an assistant us attorney in Washington she hits the ground to get the scoop on poop Powell reporter Ali son Stewart of the Powell Tribune proved Shes willing to go to great lengths to get the scoop she reported that her recent sur vey of 36acre Washington Park revealed at least 108 dog poop piles the City passed an ordinance in 1991 requiring owners to pick up after their dogs but stewarts month ground reporting proves that some owners Arent paying at Tention Bill Fields superintendent of the Powell Parks department told Stewart Hes frustrated by the Situa Tion City officials Are considering plastic bag dispensers Banning dogs from City Parks or possibly encouraging residents to turn in scofflaws liquor Law loophole reviewed after deaths new York the violent deaths of several Young peo ple who had been partying at City bars have prompted some officials to reexamine what they consider a loophole in new Yorks liquor Laws bottle service the state liquor authority recently submitted a Bill in the legis lature that would allow the Agency to regulate the practice in which coveted tables at Swanky clubs Are reserved for a group As Long As they buy a High priced bottle of Vodka or Champagne critics say none of the recent deaths Are linked to bottle service and club operators say there Are Al ready Laws on the books prohibit ing the Selling of booze to the underage or intoxicated Rob Bookman counsel for the new York nightlife association believes the state Doest need another Law saying the Effort May be used to micromanage the Industry three get jail time for roles in Dungeon Waynesville three men accused of operating what police described As a Sado masochistic Dungeon that included castration have been sentenced to jail time Richard Peter master Rick Sci Ara his partner of 20 years Michael Mendez and the Man they called their slave Danny Carroll Reeves pleaded guilty to felony castration and maiming Superior court judge Dennis Winner said it was difficult to Call the dungeons willing patients Vic Tims but he said six castration performed there were certainly a crime i think this is a Type of perversion that cannot be tolerated by society Winner said during a sentencing hearing stories and photos from wire services