European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 stars amp s tripe s March 27 2007 Page 17 lawmakers review state Border plan Carson City a state Assembly panel was urged to approve a plan for four entry ports on main Nevada highways where High tech equip ment could scan up to 20000 trucks a Day to see if there being used to smuggle drugs people or explosives that could be used by terrorists assemblyman John Oceguera said his Bill would provide for four ports of entry on interstate 15 in Southern Nevada and interstate 80 in Northern Nevada on the states Eastern and Western Borders we need to reduce nevadas vulnerability Oceguera told the Assembly transportation commit tee adding its imperative to know what these trucks Are bring ing in Lon Peterson of a Ysco technology inc told lawmakers that his company working with a firm that produces sophisticated xray de vices already in use in Many locations around the world would in stall 10 of the devices and cover their million Cost for a Cut of the Revenue generated from truck inspections he estimated the total annual Revenue at More than million itchy skin and nausea Spur school quarantine Westhampton Stu dents and staff at a Spe Cia education school were quaran tined for hours after several of them complained about itchy skin irritated eyes and nausea one staffer at the Westhampton Beach learning Center which has 150 Speciale students collapsed half a dozen More were taken to hospitals for evaluation but Early tests revealed nothing unusual the school run by the Board of cooperative educational services was scheduled to be closed it was purely precautionary said Gary d Bixhorn chief operating officer of Eastern Suffolk boxes an educational cooperative of Long Island school districts he did not immediately reply to an email asking How Many Stu dents were affected Walmart hourly workers set to receive bonuses Bentonville Walmart stores inc has awarded bonuses totalling More than a Hal billion dollars to More than half the giant retailers hourly employees in the us the company said it also announced new programs intended to recognize service and performance the company said it has awarded More than million in bonuses to a total of 813759 Walmart store and Sams club hourly workers the company employs about 13 million people in the us the release did not specify How the bonuses were allocated court tosses shield in Good Samaritan Case los Angeles a woman accused of Render ing a Friend a paraplegic by pulling american Roundup her out of a wrecked car like a rag doll May not be protected by Cali Fornias Good Samaritan Law an appellate court ruled the 2nd District court of Appeal wrote in a decision that the Good Samaritan Law Only protects peo ple from liability if they Are administering emergency medical care the perceived danger of remain ing in the wrecked car was not medical the court ruled attorney Robert Hutchinson who represents plaintiff Alexan dra Van Horn said the states Samaritan Law Doest require people to Render Aid but if they do he said they must act reasonably Van Horn was in the front Pas Senger seat of a car that slammed into a Light pole at 45 Mph on nov 1 2004 according to the negligence lawsuit filed against Lisa Torti court documents said that the question of whether she was Para lazed during the crash or when she was pulled out of the car has been disputed panellists approve firing of transgender worker Largo City commission ers finalized the firing of a City manager who is seeking a sex change operation despite pleas from dozens of impassioned sup porters to save his Job after a six hour hearing the commissioners decided to fire 48yearold Steve Stanton after his High Speed stroller Shannon Daugherty takes his son Cole 1 and daughter Shelby 3 Home after getting ice Cream at the drugstore in downtown Inman so Daugherty converted the old pedal car into a stroller for his daughter which his son is now enjoying announcement that he planned a new life As a woman the move came after tote commission voted 52 last month to suspend him without pay commissioners contended Stanton was being fired because they lost Confidence in him not because he wants to be a woman commissioners said Stan tons announcement caused turmoil and work disruption in the City his contract says he can be fired without cause at any time Stanton has not decided if he will sue Over the firing charges against banker dropped in Hospital Case Chicago a Federal judge has dismissed charges against a businessman accused of helping a state official pressure a Hospital to hire a favored contractor for a million project p Nicholas Hurtgen a former managing director in the Bear Stearns co Chicago office was charged with extortion and mail fraud in the Federal corruption investigation involving the Illinois health faculties planning Board us District judge John f Grady found that mail fraud charges against Hurtgen didst specify exactly what the former invest ment banker did that was illegal state study one in five victimized by a stalker Huntsville nearly one in five texans questioned by researchers in a Sam Houston state University study identified themselves As victims of stalkers Over a recent two year period the study by the crime victims Institute at the Huntsville schools criminal Justice Center believed to be the first Ever on stalking in the state reported three quarters of those victims experienced emotional Andor other personal prob lems the most common reaction was anger followed by sleepless Ness other effects included loss of concentration fear of being alone and feelings of helplessness stalking can affect every part of a persons life Glen Kercher the institutes director said of the stalking in Texas Survey based on questioning of 701 randomly selected Texas residents last Spring fishery workers spread infection officials say Cumberland state fishery workers unwittingly spread a fatal fish illness by mov ing diseased fish from one facility to another officials said the state department of natural resources previously said the Para site that causes whirling disease which is fatal to some Trout might have been spread by mud on the feet of Birds or bears the Agency discovery of the parasite at rearing stations in Gar rett county in january prompted the destruction of More than 80000 Rainbow and Brown Trout that had been earmarked for Stock ing this Spring in Maryland lakes and streams the Der said it has replaced those fish with Trout purchased from private hatcheries in i h in from Rah two is Horn rams smack horns in Lamoille Canyon about 20 Miles South of Dull i Dill la ugly Okonev sink Kennedy Doyle 12 left and Juliette Zapata 11 Omav Wade through the water at what used to be the Allouez ice rink in Superior wis the Girts were out enjoying the weather on Kennedy birthday ice Cream treats Oneonta by Kimberly Bagley feeds her dogs Isabel la right and cd Vanilla ice Cream in family stroll Emma Colone rides on the Shoul Ders of her Grandfather Peter Colone while walking with her grandmother Joann Colone in East Berwick a supper Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey circus elephants eat fruit and bread in Atlantic City no the bread was baked by Formica Brothers bakery in Atlantic City where Frank Formica expects to bake nearly 320 loaves of the special mixture bread for the 10 elephants to eat Over the circus four Day stay Kip Onnet flown Robert delgad0right and Derrick Porter Lettry Kite a Lawson murderers Federal Case delayed until next year Boise a judge has delayed until january the fed eral trial for a Man convicted in a brutal attack on a Coeur Dalene family Joseph Edward Duncan Iii a Tacoma Wash native who previously pleaded guilty in Idaho state court to killing three members of the family in a 2005 attack has been charged in Federal court with kidnapping the family two Young est children and killing one of them Federal prosecutors Are seeking the death penalty at a hearing prosecutors asked for a three month delay while Dun cans lawyers sought an 18monfh postponement lawmakers approve Bill giving bars longer hours Nashua the House has  sup ported a Bill that would allow bars to stay open until 2 am an hour later men they currently do the Bill sponsored by rep Rob Ert Theberge Oberlin passed the House by a vote of 26789 it now goes to the Senate the new Hampshire state liquor commission does not support the measure Eddie Edwards chief of the Bureau of enforcement and licensing said it would Strain the Agency and local police depart ments were not in favor of the Law but i understand that the Law does offer a certain level of control by the commission Edwards said re Ferring to a provision added by the House Commerce committee Al lowing the liquor commission to re strict bars with liquor violations from serving alcohol past 1 am woman survives impalement while driving Salt Lake City a pipe kicked up by another car broke through a Drivers wind shield and pierced the woman face and neck officials said Brenda Shaw 36 was impaled after the car in front of her on inter state 15 ran Over the pipe it was several feet Long and Ivy to 2 inches in diameter officials said it May have fallen off a construction truck Utah Highway patrol trooper Preston Raban said Shaw was conscious when troop ers arrived and the pipe had been removed by the time she got to the Hospital officials said the pipe missed major arteries and her spi Nal Cord authorities said she was in critical but stable condition authorities auction off Fleet of ill gotten autos Richmond fast cars flashy cars and classic cars All 28 vehicles in James e Brown hrs Fleet went on the auction Block bidders came from As far As Alaska to bid million for the cars the ill gotten gains of a Man who cheated More than 400 people out of million in a Sham invest ment scheme some of the auctions proceeds will go to victims Brown pleaded guilty dec 6 to mail fraud and Money laundering he is scheduled for sentencing april 2 in us District court he could receive up to a 40year Pris on term five Topo theline Mer cede Benz cars and an Aston mar tin db9 were the Centrepiece of Browns Fleet of exotic and Vintage automobiles the winning bid for the Mclaren was Mer cede Benz Sells them new for about which is what Brown paid the Maybach fetched a new one would Cost More than Amish strive to break world record for Buffet Millersburg according to record keepers the worlds biggest Buffet happened in Las vegas the record May not stay there though restaurants bakeries and family Cooks in the Amish Region of northeastern Ohio Are uniting to Challenge the Mark of 510 Buffet dishes served last year at the Las vegas Hilton organizers plan three two hour sittings for 1000 people each at apiece at the Amish Flea mar Ket proceeds will help feed the needy the nearly 600 promised dishes include hungarian sauerkraut soup Corn casserole garlic mashed potatoes and Sweet potato souffle judge tells state to Stop shelter animal gassing Atlanta a county judge ordered the state to enforce a Law preventing animal shelters from using Gas Chambers plaintiffs lawyer Walter Bush argued at a hearing for a Tempo Rary restraining order to keep the Georgia department of agriculture from renewing licenses for shelters that use Gas Chambers Ille Gally Fulton county Superior judge Cynthia Wrights injunction includes exceptions outlined in geor Gia Law they apply in counties with fewer than 25000 people and in cases where Arwa Nimal poses an extreme danger also exempted Are counties that were already using a Gas chamber when the Law was passed in 1990 about 300 guardsmen to deploy to Mexico Border Augusta about 300 Maine army National guard members will soon be going to Arizona As part of a Federal Effort to beef up Security on the us Mexico Border the soldiers will help build roads and fences work on culverts and install lighting after they Are deployed later this month and in april said capt Shanon Cotta spokesman for the Maine National guard the work is part of president Bush operation jump Start a plan to place National guard troops in no enforcement support roles from Texas to California the troops will assist immigration and Border agents with administrative and engineering projects but Are not involved in Law enforcement activities to crack Down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking for Maines guard units that Means helping build roads and in stall surveillance systems stories and photos from wire reports