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The Billings Gazette CITYSTATE Saturday, May 28. 1994 3B 1 ancner Dreg cases shift to federal court runs in HID 24 kr Billinqs 27 29 1 ioLe Bozeman i 23 -J Red Lodae 16 i By LORNA THACKERAY Of The Gazette Staff Two Los Angeles men arrested a week ago with what authorities said were a half-million dollars in drugs will be prosecuted in federal court instead of state court where they were originally charged. Jose Arnoldo Landeros, 37, and Ramon Alberto Leyva Osuna, 23, were arraigned Friday before U.S. District Judge Jack Shanstrom on a three-count complaint filed by Bill Mount-sier, an agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Two Billings women arrested with Landeros and Osuna also were named in the complaint, but were not arraigned Friday. They are Kathryn Conner Castro, 33, of 286 Aristocrat Drive, and Victoria Castro Najar, 33, of 316 Westchester Square. Drug convictions in federal court bring much harsher penalties than defendants in state court usually receive. Landeros and Osuna were immediately returned to jail to await a bond hearing set for Tuesday. Under federal rules, defendants facing charges that carry the potential for more than 10 years in prison cannot be released from custody until after a hearing to determine if they are a flight risk or a danger to the community.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Klaus Richter said that the government wants the pair to remain in jail until their trial. Federal defender Art Thompson was appointed to represent Osuna. Landeros has hired Billings attorney Rob Stephens. Both requested preliminary hearings for their clients.

Federal procedures require that defendants who are charged by complaint rather than a grand jury indictment are entitled to a preliminary hearing where the government must show it had probable cause to bring the charges. Count 1 charges the defendants with possession of 378 ounces of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of five pounds of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of 2,116 ounces of marijuana with intent to distribute. The charges, as well as their constitutional rights, were read to the defendants in Spanish by a court interpreter. According to an affidavit filed by Mount-sier, a drug dealer arrested after selling cocaine to an undercover agent agreed to cooperate with investigators. He called a source and was told that marijuana and methamphetamine he was expecting were on their way to Billings.

On May 20, the informant got a call from Najar, who said the drugs had arrived. She called later to tell him to meet her at 286 Aristocrat Drive to get his share. Agents watching the house on Aristocrat saw two women drive up in a gold Thun-derbird, the affidavit said. They arrested the women, identified as Najar and Castro. Officers said they found methamphetamine and marijuana on the women, plus another 13 pounds of marijuana in a duffel bag behind the -driver's seat in the car.

The aftidavit said Najar told officers that earlier in the day she had driven to a motel in Laurel and left her car there. Then she took the gold Thunderbird, which Laderos and Osuna had been driving, and came to Billings. Landeros and Osuna were staying at the motel where Najar picked up the Thunderbird. They were arrested at a fast food outlet in Laurel. In another drug case before Shanstrom on Thursday, Michael Burns, 45, of 3109 Boulder pleaded innocent to a four-count indictment charging him with manufacturing and dis- tributing methamphetamine.

He also faces counts of maintaining a place to make the drug and carrying a revolver in relation to drug trafficking. The weapons charge carries a mandatory five-year sentence to be served with any otherl sentence someone convicted of drug charges receives. In addition, the indictment seeks a substantial increase in penalty if Burns is' convicted because the crimes allegedly 6c- curred near the Boulder Elementary School. Richter asked that Burns be held without bond until trial. A bond hearing has been set 1 for Tuesday.

Bob Story, 41 of Park City, is a farmer and rancher. He has a bachelor's degree in agriculture education from Montana State University, with graduate study in agriculture education and school administration. Story worked on the State Water Plan and is a member of the Drought Advisory Council and Irrigated Land Tax Advisory Committee. He has served on the Park City School Board since 1987. Free program offered on ADD in adults By JIM GRANSBERY Of The Gazette Staff Bob Story would work to cut education bureaucracy costs, make workfare the norro for public help, consolidate some state agencies and cut administration and duplication in higher education.

Story is running for the Montana Legislature in House District 24. The revamped, renumbered district (formerly HD 83) includes all of Stillwater County and the southern portion of Sweet Grass County. The incumbent, Rep. Vern Keller, R-Fishtail, is running for the Senate in District 12. Story's opponent in the June 7 Republican Primary is Jim Coulter, of Absarokee.

The GOP winner will take on the successful candidate in the Democratic contest between Michael Reynolds of Absarokee and Patrick Foley of Columbus. Coulter did not respond to an issues questionnaire from The Gazette. Story said that while all areas of government need to share in reductions, the largest will come from education and social services because they receive the largest share of funding. "Cuts in education should begin with the bureaucracy in Helena," he said. "The governance structure of both K-12 and higher education should be changed so that unfunded mandates cannot be passed on to the local school districts by appointed officials and OPI bureaucrats." Story wants welfare reform.

"The state should get out of the position of funding welfare services for certain counties," he said. "Workfare should be the rule, and the system modified to help recipients graduate to meaningful employment." He said he supports consolidating state agencies, but that "the first people to go should not be the workers providing the services to taxpayers. Those services funded by user fees must continue as long as they are self-supporting." Story said, "True cuts in higher education, especially administration and duplication of programs must happen. These legislative reductions should not continually be passed on to students in the form of higher fees." MILES CITY A free public program on attention deficit disorder (ADD) in adults is scheduled for June 6 at 7:30 p.m., in Holy Rosary Hospital's second-floor conference room. Speakers will be Dr.

F. Tom Peterson, a licensed psychologist, and Dr. Edwin Stickney, a family practioner. There will be a 30-minute video, a brief presentation and a question-and- answer period. Attention deficit disorder is a neurobiolog-ical disorder that is genetically transmitted.

Onset is always in childhood, and for about 50 percent to 60 percent of those affected, the disorder persists in adulthood. Common adult symptoms include a history of unachieved potential, chronic procrastina tion, sudden outbursts of anger, a need for high stimulation, high risk-taking behavior, addictive behavior, low self-esteem, impulsive be--hayior, impatience, constant worry, mood' swings, insecurity, restlessness and nervous energy. For more information, call Garberson Clinic at 232-0790, extension 31. YOUR CHOICE! 3 DOOR HATCHBACK 1990 SUZUKI SWIFT a DOOR! Child Safety locks Split-folding rear seat Story said he was encouraging voters to get involved in the local government reviews coming up. "I feel that much can be done in reducing costs in county, city and school operations through shared services and use of cooperatives," he said.

As for the consolidation of schools, Story said that "any incentives should be in the form of reduced levies to taxpayers in the districts that consolidate. Taxpayers who chose to consolidate might be given a reduction in mills going to the state equalization account for a period of years. "I do not support mandatory school consolidation particularly at the high school level," he said. "I do feel elementary and high school districts should be combined to benefit the students." Story said he opposed government-provided general health care plans. "I am especially opposed to the single-payer concept," he said.

"Individuals are better users of services if they are responsible for the costs. Any government involvement should be only in helping disadvantaged people receive preventative care and part of the cost of necessary medical care. "State provided health care should not pay for elective procedures or heroic, life-sustaining procedures," he said. ONLY 30 More power then ceo a3-50 Miles per gallon 4 cyl SWIFT -vs-3 cyl GEO 6,997 ULUbMUtSILtbUZUM 324 South 24th Street West South of Rimrock Mall DELIVERED! DELIVERED! 656-C200 Toll Free in the USA 1-8C0-652-RYAN 3 OR, USE $1 ,303. 17 DOWN WITH 7.9 APR 72 MOS OAC 4 DR.

12,303.17 DOWN CASH OR TRADE 7.9 APR 72 MOS. OAC Oberg leads Weeding in campaign donations Oberg's contributors included some people with Republican Party connections, among them Helena lobbyists Jerry Anderson and Tom Hopgood, and former Public Service Commissioner Wally Mercer of Billings. Oberg also received money from several garbage haulers and disposal companies; Montana Power Co. employees; bus owners; the owner of a trucking company; Public Service Commissioner Dave Fisher of Butte; and Helena lawyer and lobbyist Steve Browning. Weeding's contributors include state Sens.

Sue Bartlett of, Helena and Jack Rea of Three Forks, both Democrats; state Reps. Jim Elliott of Trout Creek and Dore Schwinden of Wolf Point, both Democrats; former Democratic Sen. Bill Yellowtail of Wyola; and a number of farmers and ranchers. As of last Saturday, Weeding had spent $4,460 of his campaign fund and Oberg has spent all but $100. Candidates will file new financial reports after the June 7 HELENA (AP) Incumbent Danny Oberg's campaign contributions are nearly double those of Cecil Weeding in the District 1 race for the Public Service Commission.

Financial reports filed Thursday show Oberg, running for a fourth term on the PSC, with nearly $14,200 in contributions as of last Saturday. Oberg gave his campaign $4,200 of his own money. Weeding, a farmer and legislator from Jordan, reported $7,590 in contributions. He gave $3,110 of his own money. Both men are Democrats.

The June 7 primary election, rather than the November general election, probably will be the decisive one in the race to represent PSC District 1, covering a vast area of northern and central Montana. No Republicans have filed candidacies, and either Oberg or Weeding will be elected commissioner on-June 7 unless there is a write-in candidacy later. The Public Service Commission regulates utilities and some types of transportation in Zt32 Ktana IT YELLOWSTONE 16 5J YELLOWSTONE Ifl" itU ft 1 I 1 YELLOWSTONE JJt 3 Jfe I Solid Oiled Oak 51 rlt piSSi' ffry K3b'f Southwestern TTfe Oiled Oak lMlf 1 4l'V Sofa Server I TV Cart jWsJMJja 1 Southwestern Entertainment Center 2 adjustable shelves Oiled Oak White Wash behind glass doors, lower storage. $OTQ Slides under chair or sofa. I With VCR shell and 'JJ 0 -I storage behind doors jfiwik VlfHJ YELLOWSTONE Vfca? Our YELLOWSTONE 54 16'ft 46'fr'T SOLID OAK FRONTS KAAfJD OAK VENEERS Changes sought in colleges Natural Oiled Oak Bookcases $69 $79 $89 Square Cocktail Table $169 32 30' 32 36" $109 $119 32 60" 32 72" and community college presidents was held last week.

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