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A4 The Pittsburgh Press Saturday, February 23, 1985 Lawsuit may pin wrestler Bomb explosion wrecks NY office of police union was later indicted on manslaughter charges in the shooting. Michael Stewart, a graffiti artist, died of an apparent beating following his arrest for spray painting on a Manhattan subway station wall. The bombing comes a little more than a day after six police officers were indicted for assault and perjury in connection with Stewart's death. Reporters said the anonymous caller identified herself as a member of the radical organization and then played a recorded message. "This is Red Guerrilla Defense, the message said.

"Tonight we bombed the offices of the PBA, which promotes racist murder and killer cops. The 10,000 racists are not worth one hair on the heads of Eleanor Bumpurs, Michael Stewart." The message then began to garble. Police said they were not able to identify the group and did not know if it was responsible for any other blasts in the city. -1 iris i oo JPV. JiM W) 5.

slaying in NYC and told them they shouldn't steal" and a fight broke out, Clifford said. McCord hit the man with a bottle, prompting him to pull out a knife and fatally stab McCord in the chest, he said. Peterkin was charged with petty -larceny for allegedly stealing the candy, said Lt. Ronald Rowland of the transit Police. The knifer "was interceding and then found himself in the position of defending himself," said police Capt.

Robert Larkin. in United Press International NEW YORK (UPI) A bomb tore apart a section of the Patrolman's Benevolent Association offices in Manhattan early today and an organization saying it wants to avenge the deaths of Eleanor Bump-urs and Michael Stewart claimed responsibility, police said. Police Sgt Edward LeSchack said two maintenanced workers were slightly and treated at the scene of the 1:03 a.m. blast on the 21st floor of 250 Broadway. Police were not immediately able to determine the extent of damage to the police union headquaters.

Minutes after the blast, police said, a female spokesman for a group called the Red Guerrilla Defense called news organizations to claim responsibility for the blast The caller made reference to Eleanor Bumpurs, a 67-year-old grandmother, killed by two police shotgun blasts during an attempted eviction from her Bronx apartment in October. Police Officer Stephen Sullivan Suspect in surrenders NEW YORK (AP) A 24-year-old man was in custody today after surrendering in the fatal stabbing of another man during a scuffle in a subway station over an allegedly stolen candy bar, police said. No charges have been filed against Andy Frederick, who surrendered to police in Brooklyn yesterday, said police spokesman Sgt. Ed Leschack. Police had no address for Frederick.

Authorities had been seeking a man since the Thursday morning incident in which two men identified as Felix McCord, 28, and Ali Peter- kin 24, both of New York City, 1 I Vi were uivuiveu in a ngni. McCord and Peterkin had been celebrating someone's birthday and decided to buy some candy from a subway vendor and "to steal some candy in addition to what they had bought," said Officer John Clifford, a police spokesman. "A third man came up to them degree murder, Cambria County Common Pleas Judge Joseph F. OTKicki rejected her testimony that, she had acted "without thinking, instantaneously" after being told at the dump by the teenager that the girl might have been impregnated Stantz. parents) because there are attorneys for the kids, for the family, and you're challenged at every step.

There's an effort to try to keep the children with the natural parents as much as possible." The children's father is charged with statutory rape of a 9-year-old girl. year. "He was taken to Shuman Center and I went and got him. He was put on probation." Mrs. Hardrick said her son, a sophomore at South Hills High School, was active in athletics.

"That's all over now with his insides so messed up." XXTn ISonih Hills Human roadblock Vancouver, police arrested 106 anti-nuclear demonstrators who yesterday blocked passage of the so called, "White Train" carrying nuclear warheads to a Trident submarine base at Bangor, Wash. Later at Bangor, 21 others were arrested. A total of 158 have been arrested since the train left Amarillo, Texas, Monday. AN PARTS COMPANY, ihc 3025 Library South Hills COMMERCIAL DOMESTIC FARTS SUPPLIES Woman given life for killing baby sitter NEW YORK (UPI) An ABC reporter, bashed in the head and decked by a hulking wrestler he was interviewing about the integrity of the sport, says he may have lost some of his hearing and is considering suing the athlete. ABC spokesman Maurie Perl said yesterday reporter John Stossel was floored by wrestling villain David "Dr.

Schultz Dec. 28 while interviewing him for a "20-20" program entitled, "Is It A Sport?" Perl said the following taped exchange took place ringside at Madison Square Garden between Stossel and the 6-foot-6, 268-pound Schultz: Stossel: "I'm going to ask you the question that everybody asks you: Is this a good business?" Schultz: "It is a good business I wouldn't be in it if it wasn't." Stossel: "Why is it a good business?" Schultz: "Because' only the tough survive. That's the reason you ain't in it; and this punk holding the camera here, he ain't in it, because it's a tough business." Stossel: Til ask you the standard question, you know: 'I think this is Schultz: "You think it's fake?" he smashes him right on the ear," Perl said.) Schultz: "What's that? Is that fake?" he smashes him in the other ear," Perl said.) 2 Stossel: "What the hell's wrong with you?" Schultz: "That's an open-hand slap. You think it's fake? I'll fake you." Perl said that at this point, people came to pull Schultz away from Stossel, and Stossel got up off the ground and walked away. the HEATING REFRIGERATION AIR CONDITIONING MAJOR HONE APPLIANCE PARTS Ranges Air Conditioning Dryers Refrigerators Washers Dishwashers Motors Disposers Ice Makers Water Heater Elements 5 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU ROOM subtle Example Reg.

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Stantz testified that she hit Miss Bartlebaugh twice and left her alive. She claimed that her husband, EBENSBURG (AP) A Johnstown woman, described by a judge as "simmering with jealousy" over her husband's alleged affair with their 15-year-old baby sitter, was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of beating the teenager to death. Thelma M. Stantz, 30, was found guilty yesterday of killing Sara Charges from page There was no way to disprove it. To have gone to court with such meager information would have been ridiculous." Appel said he asked the next-door neighbor to keep an eye on the family but never turned up evidence of abuse.

"I can't play God I can't live there," he said. "I wanted to hear from the school nurse if they Shoot from page Al spotted the stolen car on the North Side and began following it. Police learned what was happening when the truck driver alerted them via a mobile phone. Two police vehicles spotted the stolen car at Buena Vista Street and Perrysville Avenue and a chase followed. Coll said the young man in the stolen car abandoned it at Perrysville and Kenwood Street, then fled on foot.

Dacey pursued the suspect on foot and fired a shot which wounded him but didn't prevent him from continuing his flight. Coll said the youth "ran quite a ways" before being apprehended at Kimberlin and Kenn streets. "He was kneeling down when police finally came upon him, and he indicated he was injured." Benjamin, went to the dump later and killed the girl. But the defendant's daughter, Tammy, 12, testified that she saw her mother hitting Miss Bartlebaugh at least 15 times with a stick after the baby sitter had gpne into-the dump to collect aluminum cans. In convicting Mrs.

Stantz of first- ual abuse and that in his experience with the family, he had never heard of or encountered Hoover. He said the children were removed from the home on one occasion several years ago due to "the house being unclean and general neglect." "Nowadays, it's a lot tougher to have children removed (from their was justified. Dacey has five years of service on the force and is currently assigned to No. 9 Station, North Side. Inspector Donald Aubrecht, head of No.

9, described Dacey as an excellent officer. "He's dedicated, intelligent, just about everything you would look for" in a good policeman. From what I understand about the shooting, I don't see any irregularity at all." 3 Mrs. Hardrick, a divorcee with six children ranging in age from 11 to 27, said her son was arrested in another stolen car incident last SAVE- WHICH WAY CAN FAMILIES TURN? North, South, East or West! DOTTER SERVICES ts Helps Older Adul VISIT OUR NEW SOUTH HILLS STORE CASTLE SHANNON 3025 LIBRARY RO. Al (the children) even came to school with the nose running." Appel said that being retarded, the children "took abuse from other kids," and were "a little clumsy," possibly accounting for some of the injuries.

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