European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 stars and s tripes m a r c h 2 4 2007 Page 21 dad arraigned with support Tab Portsmouth a former new Hamp Shire Man is Back in the state to face charges that he owes More than in child support authorities say Brian Sears hid in Florida to avoid paying to support his children in Green land and ports Mouth he is charged with one count of no sup port state investigator Wayne Jeffrey said Sears was employable and Able to support his two children but he chose instead to hide in Flor Ida As his unpaid support Tab Rose Sears told the judge he has worked As a construction project manager but is homeless and out of work now because of a Back injury the judge suggested he find work that did not require him to use his Back and ordered him to re turn to the court March 27 for a probable cause hearing dress policy violator takes school to court Napa the american civil liberties Union is suing a school that punished a Stu Dent for violating the dress code by wearing Winnie the Pooh socks a Denim skirt and a shirt that was not a solid color the lawsuit said the dress policy goes too far and forces aesthetic conformity in the name of safety Toni Kay Scott 14 was sent to an i school suspension program last year for violating the dress code the schools policy requires Stu dents to Wear clothes with solid col ors in Blue White Green yellow Khaki Gray Brown and Black no Denim is allowed Ward of the state loses fight for emancipation Concord a Ward of the state argued that his commitment to the state mental Hospital was illegal but the state supreme court disagreed the court unanimously upheld Public guardian Michael fein steins decision to commit the male Ward identified Asra to the Hospital Ras lawyers argued that fein steins authority Over a had ended by the time of the nov 21 2005 commitment they cited a Law since updated requiring re views of guardians authority Over wards every five years the court said the cited Section of the Law applied to medical care and treatment not commitment to the Hospital Small plane crash victim just turned 50 years old Marietta Bobbie Blanchard was supposed to meet members of his family for a belated Celebration of his 50th birthday but he never returned from a trip with a group of businessmen Blanchard of Arlington Texas died when the plane in which he was Riding crashed on a Catfish restaurant Landing strip and burst into flames authorities said Theresa Blanchard said she won dered Why she haunt heard from her son who was going to Contact her and her daughter after return american Roundup ing from a trip to the popular sea food dining destination Mcgehee Catfish restaurant investigators believe the twine Gine Beech 58 air planes Landing gear malfunctioned the National transportation safety Board and the Federal aviation administration Are investigating the crash the Pilot Michael Phillips 34 was flown by medical helicopter to a Dallas Hospital for treatment Calvin Carter 36 was taken to a Marietta Hospital for treatment and was released both Are from Dallas another passenger 41yearold Roger Burke want Hurt real estate Mogul Sells chunk of retail holdings Boston Thomas Flat Ley an Irish immigrant who turned a single Home into a real estate Empire Worth Bil lion is near a Deal to sell his entire portfolio of shopping centers in Massachusetts and new Hamp Shire the 11 properties Are expected to sell for about million combined Flatley 75 is also shopping his Braintree Hill office Park which has nearly 500000 Square feet of space in four buildings for about million there is nothing consummated yet on this shopping Center Deal High Rise caulking a worker takes caulk out of seams while doing maintenance work outside the 18th floor of a building in downtown Cincinnati Flatley told the bos ton Globe we have a Large commercial area and we Are Proba Bly liquidating a Little of that no big Deal no agreement has been signed and until an agree ment is signed anything can happen Flatley said he is Selling be cause the Market is pretty Good Man admits his role in multistage scam Roanoke investment adviser and admitted crack addict pleaded guilty to his role in a scam that prosecutors said bilked investors in sever Al states including Virginia out of More than Larry House 60 of Memphis Tenn pleaded guilty to one count of fraud and agreed to testify against his alleged partner Ronald Lemon Calvin 46 of California House said he and Calvin sold Stock certificates under a bogus California company called world class enterprises inc promising investors millions in return once the online pharmacy began Trad ing on the Stock Market House said he met Calvin in 2005 when they both were Selling stocks for a California Oil company he said Calvin offered him a 50 percent commission on any invest ments he could lure and although he knew something was wrong he needed Money to feed his crack habit grease Plant fire causes huge plume evacuations Plainfield a factory fire spewing what authorities initially believed was toxic smoke prompted evacuations tues Day of Homes and farms near this Northern Iowa town authorities later determined the smoke did not contain toxic Chemi cals and no one was Hurt officials said the fire erupted in the afternoon at the environmental lubricants manufacturing inc Plant which produces soybean based grease by late tuesday afternoon the Blaze had destroyed the factory As firefighters tried to extinguish flames near a collapsed roof and charred caved in Walls historical society finds pair of antique safes Monroe Monroe historical society members de lighted in the recent discovery of two antique safes on their property what they need now is an an Tique Safe Cracker the 300pound safes might hold treasures that help shed Light on the 184yearold towns Rich history or they could be empty till remain a mystery until the historical society finds someone who can coax open the old locks because the combinations seem to be lost to the Ages officials found the safes about two months ago behind a Furnace in an old farmhouse owned by the society the farmhouse was also full of old theatrical costumes and other Vintage artefacts now they Are putting out a Call for a skilled Volunteer Locksmith Ca Pable of opening the victorian Era safes without damaging them or their contents Day to remember her new pole at Christmas Brad Broadstock shows his daughter Raven 3 How to cast her fishing pole at Wells Lake in fort Smith Ark this was Ravens first time fishing since she got Conor Brown braces for rapids along the River near the Santa Rita Park in Durango Colo the states Snow pack has plunged dramatically to 77 percent it Means great water for kayaker a month ahead of schedule prior Annii Lerv Mikhael a Kolette pushes a Golden r i up i u y pig Art piece Down let Avenue to Pike place Market in Seattle the pig sponsored by Amu and made by artist Rebecca Devere was part of the opening festivities marking the 100th anniversary of the Market Heads up three double crested cormorants swim in the Waters at the Brownsville Marina in Bremerton Wash Drift of Forf a portion of the Eastern Bank of Ford county Lake us Iii us lug is seen covered in fog Northeast of Dodge cry Kan dense fog blanketed the area All morning limiting visibility dh11 h r an drips a into a bucket after Maine gov John Baldacci tapped the Maple tree in i up at the Blaine House in Augusta Maine the governor was successful in getting sap from the tree and was there to promote Maine Maple syrup which is normally in full production at this time of year the health groups dismiss fluoride claim As false Augusta Maine Den Tal and Public health organizations condemned anti fluoride claims made by a Bangor Pedi Atri Cian saying they dont want More Maine towns to change their water treatment policies on the basis of misinformation Maine Center for disease control director Dora Anne Mills led representatives of state dental medical Public health and Rediat Ric associations who said Public water fluoridation is completely Safe and the most effective Way to fight tooth decay the hastily called news Confer ence came Days after publication of an opinion piece by a Bangor paediatrician Leo Leonidas that cited studies he said link fluoride with lower is and autism in children he also said the chemical can weaken Bones in adults cites new fire boat sinks before its first run Newport news the cites state theart fire boat Sank still tied up at a Dock and without Ever being put to use the boat moored at a Marina by the James River Bridge was Dis covered with its Stern sitting on the River Bottom and the Bow sticking up out of the water investigators had not yet determined the cause of the sinking the fire department had not taken ownership of the 33foot boat because it was waiting for the manufacturer Meta Craft Marine of Canada to finish installing elec tronic equipment department spokeswoman Dana Perry said county panel approves Pawn shop permit Cap upper Marlboro the Prince Georges county Council has voted to reduce the number of licenses available for Pawn shops which officials say Are a Magnet for criminals looking to unload stolen goods the county has 31 licensed Pawn brokers far More than other jurisdictions in the area the county previously capped the number of licenses available at 38 the Bill which won unanimous approval would eliminate the seven licenses that Are currently unclaimed in addition a License that is suspended or revoked would not be reissued to take effect the Bill needs the signature of county executive Jack b Johnson Only nine licensed pawnbrokers operate in Montgomery county and the District of Columbia Al though neither jurisdiction Caps the number of licenses Given out panel votes to Grant Hospital More control Tives voted to give Maui hospitals some Independence from the statewide Hospital system in response to complaints that patient needs Arent being met in an 81 vote the House health committee endorsed the idea of setting up a Hospital system for Maui that would take Over manage ment from the Hawaii health sys tems corporation which claims to be the fourth largest Public Hospi Tal system in the nation oversee ing 12 facilities the Bill already passed by the Senate originally would have designated regional management of hospitals on All the islands but the Bill was amended so that it Only covers Maui the movement for More local control of hospitals has been building i recent years on Maui because of concerns that patients we rent getting Quick and specialized care hispanic groups refute towns crime link claims Scranton the crime rate in Hazleton declined at the same time its hispanic Popula Tion was exploding but the num Bers do not Tell the whole Story the police chief testified at a Federal trial Over the cites crackdown on illegal immigrants hispanic groups Are suing Hazle ton to overturn a new City act that targets landlords who rent to Ille Gal immigrants and businesses that employ them in court tuesday police chief Robert Ferdinand was confronted with police records showing that Only about 40 More crimes were committed in 2006 than in 2001 a period when thousands of his panics moved to the City and that Only a Small number of illegal immigrants were arrested Ferdinand said the records Are just the tip of the iceberg of Hazleton crime problem he said he believes illegal immigrants Are responsible for Many More crimes than the statistics indicate because police officers often failed to Indi Cate a suspects immigration status on arrest reports City appeals for help to curb geese population Chicago Park officials Are enlisting people to help locate nests of Goose eggs As part of an expanded program aimed at downsizing the population of the aggressive Park fouling Birds the patrols will search 11 City Parks for Goose eggs during the Birds nesting season which be gins at the end of the month and lasts through april volunteers will be taught about geese habitats and life cycles but they wont be allowed to handle the eggs that task will be reserved for employees of la Grange based wild Goose Chase who will shake the eggs to destroy the embryo or coat them with Corn Oil to suffocate the developing Chick two dozen traffic signs mailboxes stolen in town Aliquippa police in Western Pennsylvania say the signs of theft were obvious there were no signs someone stole 22 Stop signs and two Road directional signs from in dependence township about 20 Miles Northwest of Pittsburgh also missing were nine residential mailboxes someone rocked the aluminium signs Back and Forth and pulled them out police chief Robert Baron said the signs might have been Sto Len to be sold As scrap but the re Sale value would be Low Baron said the total replacement Cost is about stories and photos from wire reports