European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 stars and stripes april 16 200 Page 21 woman is killed in air balloon crash Canadian woman was killed and two others were injured when a hot air balloon struck Power hues and crashed in the Southern California desert amid Strong winds authorities said the balloon took off with Calm winds Allen Kenitzer of the Federal aviation administration said about 30 minutes later winds picked up and the Pilot lost control Kenitzer said after crashing into nearby Power lines the balloon landed hard near the town of Mecca about 10 Miles Southeast of Indio Kenitzer said a woman was ejected said capt Casey Hartman of the Riverside county fire department she later died at the Hospital fired transsexual says he wont file a lawsuit Largo a City manager fired after revealing his plans to have a sex change said he will not sue the City that fired him and he will begin living As a woman by the end of May Steve Stanton 48 said during the taped segment on inns Larry King live that he will be living As Susan within the next two months he said he and his wife will separate Stanton had previously said Tak ing Largo to court would be like suing my Mother but the City of 76000 West of Tampa had expected him to sue the City commis Sion voted 52 twice to fire Stanton from the Job he held for 14 years authorities catch Man with 43 Drivers licenses Wailuku a Honolulu Man was scheduled to be arraigned on forgery charges after he was allegedly found with 43 Hawaii Drivers licenses with 35 differ ent names and social Security numbers at the Lanai Airport transportation Security administration baggage screener discovered the ids on March 29 when searching the Duffel bag of Shane James Deighan 33 after the name on the bag Robert Folsom didst match one of the ids Maul county Deputy prosecutor John Tarn said Deighan fled from the Airport but Lanai police tracked him to a residence on Lanai Avenue the next morning former senator says he wont fun for governor Baton Rouge former us sen John Breaux decided against entering the Louisi Ana governors race hours after the states attorney general declined to Rule on whether he was eligible for the Post after having moved to Maryland i said i would be guided by the attorney generals opinion and therefore will not be a candidate for governor said the Democrat who represented Louisiana for 32 years in Congress at Issue was a requirement of the Louisiana Constitution that re quires candidates for statewide elected office be a citizen of the state for at least the preceding five years Breaux has been a Maryland resident since 2005 i i a s8k american Roundup dentist guilty of rape nabbed at Beach resort Chevy Chase a sub Urban Washington dentist on the run since his 2003 conviction for raping a 15yearold female patient sedated in his office was arrested at a mexican Beach resort authorities said David Fuster 51 was arrested without incident while on an out ing with family at a Yucatan Penin Sula resort authorities said Fuster was taken to a Mexico City prison where he was held on a provisional warrant Maryland authorities plan to pursue extradition although that could take As Long As six months during the trial the girl said she was sedated and later awoke to find Fuster assaulting her on a Couch in his Bethesda office newspaper claims info stolen by a publisher Minneapolis the St Paul Pioneer press sued its former publisher alleging he stole confidential data from the newspaper and shared it with the Competition when he took a Job As the Star Tribune of Minneapolis in a lawsuit filed in Ramsey county District court the Pioneer press claims Par Ridder and other top executives violated noncom Pete agreements when they accepted jobs at the Star Tribune which is also a defendant in the Case Snake handler Armando Ochoa used scrap alumni num to Wrangle a Bull Snake on Helen of Troy drive in Elpaso Texas rescuing it from heavy traffic Ridder is also accused of fraud for allegedly concealing his intent to leave the Pioneer press so he could have continued a Cess to sensitive information governor signs Bill protecting gun rights Jefferson Missouri gov Matt Blunt has signed legislation ensuring that state residents guns cannot be seized in cases of Emer gency a reaction to the after math of the Hurricane katrina disaster on the tvs Gulf coast Blunt signed the measure after its overwhelming passage by Law makers his office said but he also planned a ceremonial signing Dur ing the National Rifle associations annual convention in St Louis fearing violent crime state and Federal Law enforcement officers in Louisiana confiscated hundreds of guns after the new Orleans levees failed and the City began to flood several pro gun groups sued and the City last Spring began returning weapons to owners music teacher conducts composition with cars was a Oneo faking musical extravaganza but there were no instruments in sight unless of course you count the 50 or so cars parked in five lots on the University of Maine at Farmington in place of strings brass and per Cussion the orchestra featured a Mercedes Benz a Shelby cobra and plenty of Toyota the debut of car life a traffic Jam session for automobile or Chestra featured sounds of Rev ving engines horns radios and slamming doors cops charge professor with investment fraud Charleston a Flam Boyant former professor who claimed amnesia after million turned up missing from funds he managed was charged with lying to Federal investigators the us attorneys office in South Carolina said Al Parish 49 made false statements and provided false documents to the Securi ties and Exchange commission the former Charleston Southern University professor surrendered to Fri agents the Sec accused Parish of civil fraud saying he provided false statements to his 300 investors Indi Cating that the five funds were Trad ing profitably woman arrested in fire that killed three people vocational nurse has been arrested and accused of starting a fire in her office that killed three people and injured six others the March 28 fire spread throughout the fifth floor of a six Story building three firefight ers were among the injured misty Ann Weaver 34 is charged with three counts of felony murder and one count of first degree arson authorities alleged that Weaver started the fire because she had neglected to finish an accreditation audit that was due to her Boss a plastic surgeon Chamarro Curry 13 looks a Little surprised when the front wheels come off the ground As he drives a toy grave Digger vehicle in Springfield Ohio horse fans now weather Howe and James Tailon sit in the jaws of the Gator before entering the Park and zoo in Christmas Fla they Are both snowbirds and look Forward to this r 1 show and Tell Jessica Benoni a senior in poultry science at Mississippi state University shares information with 7yearold Matt Cyr a first grader at new Hope elementary in Columbus miss As he holds a newly hatched Chick in Stark she miss horse fans race fans pause to View a life size Bronze Sculp Ture of the legendary Racehorse sea biscuit at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood Calif As part of the sea Bis Cui the Homecoming tour festivities Solitude Row the City of mobiles Skyline seems to Rise out of the Delta As a kayaker paddles around the during the opening of the five Hamas Delta resource Center in Spanish fort Ala the Center includes a 90seat theater walking trails picnic shelters a reception Hall and Canoe and kayak Landing babysitting pop Norm Bahe holds his 4monthoid grand daughter Maiara Woody at Aztec laundry in Gallup no Bahe came to town from Woodsprings Ariz along with his wife and daughter to do their weekly errands up pal Miccu the beginning of May Chicks Chow Down in their Cage at the Orscheln in Independence Kan Spring is the time Many add new Stock to their flocks Orscheln employees said they will Cany the Birds till Board recommends Transfer of historic Sites Austin a House com Mittee has recommended transferring 18 historic Sites from control of the Texas Parks and wildlife department to the Texas historical commission the full House is expected to take up soon the recommendation by the House culture recreation and tourism committee twelve state historic Sites would remain with the Parks department under the Bill proponents argued that the historical commission is better equipped to maximize state funding to develop and Market the Sites some groups critical of the proposal said transferring the Sites is purely political and would provide no Benefit to the state Treyve also questioned whether the move is a step toward privatizing the land Little leagues stadium will be min Fenway Park Oakland a Little league stadium in Maine will be a mini Fenway Replete with a Green monster when it opens by Summers end John Blais of a Hodsdon consulting engineers said its a replica of Fenway on a smaller scale and without the grandstands the shape and everything is exactly like Fenway Park Blais said it is a total rendering of Fen Way it is a great fun project the project spearheaded by Al fond youth Center is More than a year in the making and the end product will be called Harold Al fond Fenway Park in Honor of the Well known Maine philanthropist death chamber brings criticism on state Leader in an Effort to persuade a judge to allow executions to resume in Cali fornia the administration of gov Arnold Schwarzenegger began qui etly building a new death chamber at san Quentin state prison the move intended to address the courts concern that putting prisoners to death in the existing cramped dim chamber was cruel and unusual punishment Drew a rebuke from legislators who Over see corrections spending they were not consulted on the project legislators Learned by Accident that construction of the chamber was Well under Way when a couple of legislative policy analysts visited the prison for research and happened upon the new facility governor unveils Bill to curb global warming Augusta Maine will join As Many As nine other Eastern states to create a Europe a style Capan Trade system to help reduce so called greenhouse gases by creating a Cap and Trade system under a Compromise proposal gov John Baldacci presents the governors plan is a Compro Mise negotiated by environmentalists Power generators and Large electricity users it is being combined with one presented by a bipartisan group of Maine legislators last month the proposal presented by bal Dacci seeks to limit pollution from Large Power plants and create financial incentives for Energy producers to Cut emissions company says damages justified in Rumor Case Salt Lake City con ii Sumer products giant Procter Gamble co which successfully sued four Amway distributors to dispel rumours of Devil or shipping is asking a Federal judge to uphold a multimillion Dollar award despite allegations of jury misconduct lawyers for the Amway distributors obtained statements from three jurors who said the full panel decided after last months trial that failed to show it lost sales be cause of the rumours and didst de serve a damage award yet the full jury decided to compensate million for Legal fees even though it want asked to award attorney fees and had no Power to do it defense Law yers said Media executive donates to University Charlottesville retired Media executive Frank Batten or has donated million to the University of Virginia the largest single gift in the University history battens donation to his Alma mater will be used to establish the Frank Batten school of leadership and Public policy the goal of the new undergraduate and graduate programs will be to produce visionary leaders at a University that Thomas Jefferson founded University president John t Casteen m said Batten said he Hopes the gift will Benefit All aspects of civic life panel makes ruling on the morning after7 Pill Seattle druggists who believe morn i Gafter birth control pills Are tantamount to abortion cant halt a patient5 s right to the drugs state regulators have decided in a unanimous vote the state Board of pharmacy ruled that drug stores have duty to fill Law Ful prescriptions despite an individual pharmacists personal objections to any particular medication pharmacists or drug stores that violate the rules could face discipline from the Board which has the Power to revoke state licenses woman is buried under debris and human waste Woodmere the stench inside the Bungalow Cape was unbearable debris mixed with human and animal waste was piled High in the every room some All the Way to the Ceil ing buried beneath All the rubbish was the owner detectable Only by her feet and her moans Volunteer firefighters responded to the two Story House in a tidy neighbourhood after relatives told police they reach her the woman whose name was not released was described As being about 85 years old and in frail and poor condition when fire fighters found her stories and 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