European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 36 stars and stripes thursday april 5 2007 Cactus to remain on endangered list Tucson a Cactus that has been a Thorn in the Side of Southern Arizona develop ers for More than a decade will re main under Federal Protection after a review of the plants Sta Tus the us fish and wildlife ser vices recent decision to keep the Pima pineapple Cactus on the fed eral endangered species list Means that new developments will have to save open space for it in fast growing Tucson suburbs mayor says hell veto ban on Metal game bats York mayor Michael Bloomberg said hell veto a Bill to ban Metal bats from High school baseball in the nations largest school system a change that supporters say would make the game slower and safer i dont know whether alumni num bats Are More dangerous or less dangerous Bloomberg said but i dont think if s the cites business to regulate that it appeared however that the City Council would have enough votes to override a veto similar measures have been proposed by youth leagues and lawmakers in other states including new Jersey where a batted Ball struck a 12yearold boy in the Chest sending him into cardiac arrest bodybuilder charged with assaulting officers Redwood diabetic bodybuilder faces charges of assault and resisting arrest following a Runin with police who mistakenly believed he was intoxicated Doug Burns 43 was sprayed with Mace and wrestled to the ground by officers who were summoned to a movie theater by a Security guard authorities said Burn who was trying a new diabetes drug that night said he was preparing to see a film when he Felt dizziness and poor vision a sign of Low blood sugar and hurried to a snack counter the Security guard noticed Burns strange behaviour and asked him to leave thinking he was intoxicated Redwood City police Cape Chris Cesena said an obscene medical test later confirmed that Burns had Low blood sugar during the incident Cesena said Burns won first prize in the 2006 or natural universe com petition and often Speaks publicly about his diabetes to raise aware Ness of the disease woman 22 sues Man for negligent dancing7 Chicago a Chicago woman is suing her dance partner claiming he dropped her on her head after flipping her into the air at an office party Lacey Hindman 22 was a Vic Tim of negligent dancing says her lawyer David m Baum in the suit Hindman claims that during a party at a Chicago bar and restaurant in april 2006 David Prange grabbed her by the forearms and tossed her in the air and then she crashed onto the american Roundup Wood floor Hindman said in the suit that she suffered a fractured Skull and brain injuries she is seeking dam Ages for medical Bills and lost wages for time missed from work Manatee deaths May be linked to a toxic algae fort Myers officials in Florida suspect that red tide May have killed some of 26 manatees whose bodies were found in local Waters in the past two weeks red tide is caused by a Bloom of the alga karenia brevis which contains a powerful toxin that can kill fish and other Marine life when manatees come up for air they inhale the toxin at the Waters surface they also eat sea grasses that can absorb the toxin museum wins Legal Case Over Van Gogh piece family that claimed a Vincent Van Gogh painting at a Detroit museum rightfully belonged to them since it was sold during the nazi Era lost their Case because they waited too Long to sue Martha Nathan a member of a notable banking family who Emi grated from Germany to France in 1937 to escape nazi persecution sold the Van Gogh to a consortium of three jewish Art Deal ers in Paris in 1938 for one of the dealers sold the Pic the absolute Best astronaut Joan Higginbotham throws out the first pitch before the Chicago White sox opening Day baseball game against the Cleveland indians in Chicago rare for in 1941 to de troit Art collector Robert Tanna Hill the Detroit Institute of arts received the painting called Les Bech eurs As a bequest from Tan Nahill in 1969 in 2004 Nathans relatives sought to claim the painting us District judge Denise Page Hood cited the expiration of Michigan statute of limitations and Dis missed the claims 3yearold survives fall from third Story window Fairmont a 3yearold girl survived a fall from a third Story window bouncing off an awning before Landing on a sidewalk Lovely Matthews was listed in critical but stable condition at childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh according to Hospital spokesman Marc Lukasiak Fairmont police chief Stephen Cain said he want sure yet How the Little girl got to the window four adults and three children were in the apartment at the time including Lovelys parents 31yearold Cecily Matthews and David Matthews coast guard helicopter rescues Man pet Bird Porter it took a coast guard helicopter to Rescue a Man and his pet Cocka too from the Heights of a Pine tree after he got stuck trying retrieve the Bird William Hart 35 had climbed about 60 feet up the tree to get the Bird after it escaped from its Cage and flew outa bedroom window television video showed him standing on a Branch awaiting res Cue the exotic White Bird apparently tucked under his shirt the Bird Geronimo got out after Harf s daughter apparently forgot to Latch his Cage after feed ing him Hart told the Houston chronicle he said he spotted Geronimo in flight and chased him then climbed the tree until the Cocka too flew to his Arm firefighters had trouble Back ing a truck up to the tree because of the rain saturated ground so the coast guard helicopter was called in the Crew used a har Ness to get both Man and Bird Down judge ice rink Groomer cant be hit with dui Newark it is not Drunken driving in new Jersey if it involves a Fourton ice rink grooming machine a judge ruled the ice rink machines known As zambonis Are not motor vehicles because they cannot be used on highways and cannot carry passengers Zamboni operator John per Gallo was convicted of Drunken driving in 2005 after a fellow employee at the Mennen sports Arena in Morristown told police the machine was speeding and nearly crashed into the boards police said Peragallo blood Al Cohol level was 012 percent a level of 008 is considered legally drunk in new Jersey Peragallo appealed and Superior court judge Joseph Falcone overturned his License revocation and penalties Tilk threese amid adm Tami of Brockway a hikes up her Pant legs while walk ing along the Beach at Parker dam state Park near Clearfield a with her aunt Susan Desantis idling carves two bears into a stump in Independence Kan he was hired by the Homeowner to turn the stump into a piece of Art top to the Hopr Simon Pendleton 17 stays in the Lii in Llie Uvrl frigid Canaan Street Lake for two minutes with Sarah Dugan 17 and Alex Jopek 18 to raise Money for the Mas coma High school Outing club in Canaan no