St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page C003

ST.LOUISPOST-DISPATCH METRO C3 Womanwhoseson wasabusedatcenter Boeingworkershere Twosideshavebeen talkingsinceMarch15 HILIP INE Post-DispatchWashingtonBureau workersinSt.Louisvotedover- whelminglySaturdaytoautho- rizeastrikeifeffortstoreacha contractagreementwiththe companyproveunsuccessful. Thehourlongmeetingof membersofMachinistsDistrict MissouriatSt.Louiscampus,re- approvalrate. Thevotedoesnotmeanthata strikeisimminentorevenlikely; itsimplyalertstheMaryland- basedInternationalAssociation ofMachiniststobeginpreparing nalingtoBoeingthatthemem- bersarebehindtheunion negotiators. spokeswomanAnnBeachsaid. afairandbalancedagreement withtheunionthatwillbenefit allouremployeesandtheirfam- ilies.We’reapproachingnegotia- tionsasacooperativeeffort, workingwiththeunionrepre- sentativestounderstandallthe issuesinvolved.

workersrepresentedbythe District837. thenegotiationsarejobsecurity, affordablehealthcareandin- creasedstipendsforretirees. teesforthetwosideshavebeen engagedintalksdealingwithjob languageandbenefits.Smith saidthosetalkswillresume whateverisnecessarytosecure so-calledmain-tablenegotia- anymattersnotresolvedbythe subcommitteeswillbedis- cussed. Unionmembersarescheduled tovoteonaBoeingproposal pires. Thecontractnegotiationshave aparticularsignificancethis fenseworkersproducemanyof theaircraftandweaponsU.S.

forcesareemployingintheglob- alwaragainstterrorism. ReporterPhilipDine Settlementisfinalized ATTHEW RANCK Post-DispatchJeffersonCityBureau andasettlementwiththestateof Missourihasjustbeenfinalized, DonnaUhlmansiekandherfamily havefacedforfouryears. amongeightboyswhowerebe- lievedtohavebeenthevictimsofa widerangeofabuseatastate-run mentalhealthcenterinMarshall, Mo.Accordingtoreports,boysat theMarshallHabilitationCenter ersandmadetoattackeachother. Fourformerworkersarebehind barsforwhatwentonatthecenter inAugust2000.Lastmonth,Uhl- state. Themothersaidnoamountof moneywillhelphersonrecover fromthetraumahewentthrough.

requiredround-the-clockcareata psychiatrichospital. indireneedofmentalhealthserv- Bucharestorphanage. Theboyhasbeendiagnosedwith adevelopmentaldisabilityand mentalillness.Uhlmansieksent himtotheMarshallcenterinthe hopethathistrustinadultscould berestored. Thesettlementwillbekeptina trustandcanbeusedonlytoen- hancethecareandtreatmentof sheplanstousethemoneytoget servicesforhersonthatstatemen- talhealthprogramswillnotcover. sieksaidherfamilymustdepend onastatementalhealthsystemshe doesnotfullytrust.Theboy’streat- month.Thefamilycan’tseekpri- vatecarewithoutdepletingthe trustfundinaslittleastwoyears.

careundertheMedicaidprogram. doesnotgiveusthefinancialinde- pendencewewouldneedtonot shesaid. theMissouriDepartmentofMental departmentwereunavailableFri- daytocommentonthesettlement. Directorsofthedepartmenthave saidinthepastthatnumerouspoli- cieshavebeenchangedsincethe Marshallincidenttoheightenover- sightofprogramsforthementally ill.Theysaythatsupervisionof workershasbeenincreasedand employeedisciplineprocedures havebeenenhanced. Uhlmansiekstillhasherdoubts.

Atleastfourfamilieshavesued thestateoverthetreatmentatthe Marshallcenter.Threewererepre- sentedbytheJeffersonCitylaw firmofRogerBrownandAssoci- ates.ChrisSlusher,alawyeratthe lastyear. Uhlmansieksaidshewouldhave likedthecasetohavegonetotrial, butfollowingthroughaftertheoth- erfamilieshadsettledseemed daunting. shesaid. Otherlawsuitsareexpectedto followonbehalfofthreeotherboys whowereatthecenter. lynL.Strohlin,LisaAnnTopeland ChristineM.Cage.Chargesagainst twootherworkersweredropped.

Uhlmansieksaidshehasspent allhervacationtimeinthepast severalyearsattendingcourtcases, probationhearingsandtestifying beforelegislativecommittees. sonhasmadesomeimprovements butstilldoesnotfullytrustthose chargedwithhiscare. goodwillcomeoutofthehorrible thingthathappenedtomysonand thatsomeoneataveryhighlevel ReporterMatthewFranck GovernmentOKsattempt toflyprivatelybuiltrocket Craftisefforttowin St.Louis-basedXPrize ESLIE ILLER TheAssociatedPress wantsaffordablespacetravelfor thepublictobearealitywithin 10years.Thegovernment helpedtheaviationmaverick takeabigsteptowardthatgoal lastweekbyawardinghiscom- panythefirstlicenseforaman- nedsuborbitalrocket. Thelicenseisaprerequisite fortheSt.Louis-basedXPrize liontothefirstcompanyorper- sontolaunchamannedcraftto 62.5milesabovetheEarth,and thendoitagainwithintwo weeks.Thecraftmustbeableto carrythreepeople. TheFederalAviationAdmin- istrationannouncedWednesday thatitgaveaone-yearlicenseto Rutanisbestknownforde- signingtheVoyagerairplane, whichmadethefirstnonstop, unrefueledflightaroundthe worldin1986.Buthisdreamis toinspireexcitementabout spaceflight.

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