European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 stars and stripes wednesday March 28 2007 student 8 takes mock gun to school upper Darby an 8yearold who brought a realistic replica of a gun to her suburban Philadelphia school told a teacher she needed it for Protection police said police superintendent Michael Chitwood said the third grader took the authentic looking replica of a German Luger pistol which she apparently thought was real with her because she knew her older brother would not be Able to walk her Home from the bus Stop that Day children told a teacher about the gun leading to police being called the girls parents did not know that she had taken the replica from their attic Chitwood said he said the girl will be suspended for 10 Days and could be expelled from her suburban Philadelphia school but will not be charged officials find body of boy from boat Accident Peoria the body of an 8yearold boy who was on a boat with his Grandfather and Uncle when it went Over a spill Way was recovered from a Creek authorities said the recovery came More than a week after the Accident Kalin Hunter was found below the 25foot spillway and about 160 Yards South of where the adults bodies were found said com Mander Duane Pitchford of the Illinois conservation police the bodies of Richard Hunter 59 and his son Jason Hunter or 29 both of Normal were found a Day after their 17foot aluminium fishing boat apparently ran out of Gas during a rainstorm and was swept Over a spillway crossword tournament moves to bigger venue Stamford synonym for Farewell seven letters goodbye that the word from the Ameri can crossword Puzzle tournament whose organizers have announced it will leave the Southern Connecticut City of Stamford for new York after completing its 30th annual contest there this year the move was necessary be cause the tournament which de buted in 1978 gained widespread interest after the release last year of the documentary wordplay which included footage from the 2005 event the event began with about 150 contestants but was Elbow to Elbow last year with about 500 entrants said founder will Shortz this year the tournament is booked solid with a record 750 people registered to compete judge orders Man to put victims picture in Home Bartow a judge has ordered a Florida Man who pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide to display a Large Pic Ture of the victim in his Home after serving two years in prison circuit judge Robert Doyel said the picture must be at least 2 feet wide and displayed prominently it also must include lettering american Roundup that says to sorry i killed you Arthur Pierce 31 was racing with his Cousin on a Busy Street when they caused an Accident that killed 17yearold Chelsi Gre gory authorities said a prosecutor also said alcohol was a Factor in the crash murder Forsire count added to mans charges he Boston a former marketing firm executive already charged in a Mil lion Pyramid scheme has been indicted on new charges of offering an undercover Fri agent Money to kill one of his co defendants and 11 witnesses the us attorneys office in Boston said a Federal grand jury indicted James Bunchan 52 of Attleboro on a charge of using the us mails with intent to commission a murder Forsire and soliciting a Federal crime of violence he is in Federal custody await ing trial on past charges of mail fraud for an alleged investment scheme that bilked More than 400 mostly ethnic cambodians in 15 states mall of America plans to double size by 2011 St Paul mall of America was the biggest indoor mall in the United states when it opened in 1992 it wants its top spot Back the mall now the nations Bloom of Spring rowers in full Bloom provide a picturesque feel to the Walkway on the West Side of the memorial Union on the Oklahoma University Campus in Norman okla third largest by retail Square foot age is planning an expansion that would More than double its size by adding a 6000seat music the Ater hotels and an ice rink the billion project would connect the mall to the nearby Ikea Home furnishings store the sprawling four Story mall already includes an indoor amuse ment Park and 520 stores mall officials asked state Law makers to pay for a million exemption for construction mate rials used in the expansion the mall is aiming to finish the project by 2011 mormon family donates Wallet of Early sponsor Salt Lake sell Martin Harris celebrated his 86th birthday by giving a gift to the mormon Church a leather Wallet carried by his  in the 1830s that better than it first sounds it was that ancestor mar tin Harris who mortgaged his farm to get the needed to print the first 5000 copies of the Book of mormon the Central text of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints family Folk lore holds that the soft Cara Melbroun Wallet carried the Cash to the Printer Russell har Ris said the Wallet will now rest in a Glass Case at the museum of Church history and Art near the press used in 1830 to print the Book of mormon which mor Mons believe chronicles Jesus dealings with ancient americans officials hear Good news from solar companies Carson City Nevada is making steady Progress toward becoming a National Leader in solar and geothermal Energy state lawmakers were told representatives of several Lead ing alternative Energy Compa Nies As Well As University of Nevada Reno researchers told the Senate Commerce and labor committee that those renewable Energy sources Are becoming More popular and economical Gary Wayne vice president of the Berkeley Cali based Power Light solar company presented a graph showing How growth in solar Power generation has led to a drop in production costs state to carpet airports Security checkpoints Honolulu the state is installing carpet through the seven Security checkpoints at Honolulu International Airport in response to complaints from trav Elers about having to walk Bare foot or in socks across the Bare floor state Deputy transportation director Brian Sekiguchi said the state decided against buying Dis Posable booties to hand out As some other airports do we Felt it would just add to the congestion he said Sekiguchi said he knows travel ers want to walk on clean carpet so the state ordered heavy Grade carpeting that will be vacuumed and shampooed often the color selected is Moccasin Brown ton 011p twi 3tpr i aug us i w ii Lackie Bibby of Dublin Texas swings live rattlesnakes held from his Mouth while performing a dangerous stunt at the Ambuss Rattlesnake Roundup in big Spring Texas Bibby has been a professional Snake handler for nearly 40 years and has been bit eight times another Good deed Bryan case13 of the boy scouts s troop ii sorts some of the More than 23000 pounds of food collected during 2007 scouting for food drive at the Dubuque food pantry in Dubuque Iowa food donations made through the drive will be donated to Tri state families in need j