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gif BRIEFS Scranton olmcg PAGE 2 SCRANTON, PA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1998 IN THE STATE Airplane Crashes Into Trailer Park WEST MIFFLIN Lou Clawson grabbed her money box and shooed her sister out the door as they fled flames engulfing their trailer home after a small airplane crashed into it and exploded. Ill tell you the truth, getting out alive was on my mind. And we did, thank God for that. The good Lord was good enough to let us watch the game on Sunday, said Ms. Clawson, 65, an ardent Pittsburgh Steelers fan.

A Cessna Citation 500 crashed about 4 p.m. Tuesday In fog near the Allegheny County Airport, slamming into a trailer park as it tried to land, officials said. The co-pilot, Angela Lovelace of Orangeburg, S.C., was hospitalized, but was conscious Bowen killed Freeman while he was sexually assaulting her. The other aggravating circumstance was the victims age. Bowen pleaded innocent at the arraignment.

Two Teens Killed Sniffing Fumes ALIQUlPPA Two teens were killed when they were apparently sniffing fumes from an abandoned natural gas line, authorities said. Brian Dietz, 17, of Hopewell Township, Beaver County, was pronounced dead at the scene. Patrick McConomy, 18, died later at Beaver County Medical Center. Huffing, or intentionally sniffing fumes from common household products such as gasoline and nail polish remover, has become an increasingly popular means among teen-agers to get high. and in stable condition, authorities said.

The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. DA May Seek Death for Teen OIL CITY Prosecutors may seek the death penalty for a teen accused of killing a 4-year-old girl who reportedly angered him by hitting him with a stick. Nicholas Bowen, 17, was arraigned Tuesday on a first-degree murder charge in the death of Shenee Freeman, 4. Venango County District Attorney Marie Veon filed a notice of aggravating circumstances, which Would qualify him for capital punishment if convicted.

A one of the aggravating circumstances, Veon alleged ACROSS THE NATION LOTTERIES PENNSYLVANIA Daily (Tuesday): 1-0-2 Big Four (Tuesday): 8-7-S-8 Wild Card Lotto (Tuesday): 2-8-20-25-27-38 Alternate: 48 Keystone Jackpot (Saturday): 2-9-10-16-23-24 Keyball: 33 Cash 5 (Monday): 2-2-17-21-22 NEW JERSEY Pick 3 (Tuesday): 9-1-5 Pick 4 (Tuesday): 3-7-1-4 Pick 6 (Monday): 8-12-20-29-32-40 Bonus: 54528 NEW YORK Daily (Tuesday): 3-4-3 Win 4 (Tuesday): 4-9-4-0 Lotto (Saturday): 13-20-27-33-40-44 Supplemental: 48 Reporter Not Sure What OJ. Meant NEW YORK O. J. Simpson, who has steadfastly denied killing former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, told a magazine writer: Lets say I committed this crime. Even if I did do this, it would have to have been because I loved her very much, right? The remark is made without elaboration in a 10-page cover story in the February issue of Esquire magazine.

Author Celia Farber wrote that she is not sure what the enigmatic comment means. O.J. would angrily deny that it meaps what you may think it means, she wrote. He has never come close to confessing that he murdered his ex-wife. In the same telephone conversation which produced the eye-catching remark, Ms.

Farber said Simpson told her: Listen, I would love to get my NEWS BRIEFS COMPILED FROM TIMES WIRE FACES AND NAMES Phillip Sullivan, of Newton, pleaded innocent Tuesday to charges of attempted rape, burglary, felony assault and misdemeanor assault. He was released on $10,000 bail. Sullivans accuser said he tried to rape her in Kentucky on Dec. 17. His lawyer, Francis T.

OBrien, said the woman made up the story. Police met Sullivan at the airport Christmas Eve as he arrived in Boston after an appearance with Cole at a performance for U.S. soldiers in the Persian Gulf. He spent Christmas in jail and then was released on $7,500 bond. He said then that he was a victim of mistaken identity.

Boone County Attorney Larry Crigler said he will seek a grand jury indictment against Sullivan, who maintained his innocence but apologized for the bad publicity his arrest had caused Cole. Cole was nominated Tuesday for seven Grammy awards Sullivan is scheduled to appear in court again on Feb. 5. Jagger Loses Voice; Concert Canceled SYRACUSE, N.Y. Mick Jaggers raspy voice gave out, forcing the Rolling Stones to cancel tonights concert on short notice.

The bands front man came down with laryngitis, and after Jagger saw a throat specialist the band decided the show in Syracuse shouldnt go on. About 27,000 of the 39,000 seats at the Carrier Dome were hands on whoever did this. Love to. Treasury Probing Jones IRS Audit LONG BEACH, Calif. The Treasury Department is investigating an IRS audit of Paula Jones tax returns which began after she refused to settle her sexual harassment lawsuit against President Clinton, her attorneys said.

The general subject matter (of the review) is the possibility of improper or political motives in selecting the Jones tax returns for an IRS audit, said her lawyer, Donovan Campbell. Tonight we learned for the first time that the inherent impetus for the beginning of this Treasury Department review came directly from Congress, certain elements in Congress, he said without elaborating. Clinton lawyer Robert Bennett speculated that the investigation was initiated by those in Congress who want to humili- AROUND THE WORLD church leaders have denounced the exhibit as a breach of human dignity. judge Defends Freeing Suspects MEXICO CITY The Mexico City judge who freed five suspects in the slaying of an American businessman further fanned the controversy Tuesday by suggesting that the killer was a member of the victims New York-based company. During a news conference in her office.

Judge Maria Claudia Campuzano defended her ruling. said that she went by the book when she set free, without trial, the men investigators said confessed to last months fatal shooting of 40-year-old John Peter Zarate. She let them go, she said, because of a lack of evidence. Zarate, a California native who worked for the real estate firm of Cushman and Wake ate the president. Unmanned Rocket Going to Moon CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.

A little drumlike spacecraft called Prospector hurtled toward the moon today, its task to search for water, minerals and gases during NASAs first lunar mission in 25 years. The unmanned Prospector, due to arrive at the moon on Sunday, carries five science instruments that will search from lunar orbit for evidence of frozen water at the shadowy poles as well as for minerals and gases. The 4-foot, 650-pound spacecraft also contains an ounce of the ashes of Eugene Shoemaker, a planetary scientist who trained the Apollo astronauts in lunar geology in the 1960s and early 1970s and always yearned to fly to the moon. He died in a car accident last summer. ASSOCIATED PRESS field, was shot and killed Dec.

15 just blocks away from his suburban home. Police Detonate Bomb in Belfast BELFAST, Northern Ireland Police detonated a car bomb today in the Northern Ireland town of Banbridge, just the latest trouble to darken the shadow over talks on the British-ruled provinces political future. Authorities evacuated bars and buildings in Banbridge, 18 miles southwest of Belfast, before blowing up the red Ford Sierra that contained 300 pounds of explosives. The operation took seven hours. Discovery of the bomb came a day after the imprisoned leaders of Northern Irelands largest pro British gang insisted they no longer can support peace talks.

No one has claimed responsibility for the bomb. JAY SILVERHEELS Better known as Tonto Tonto Getting Posthumous Honor LOS ANGELES The actor who played Tonto to poker-faced perfection in The Lone Ranger TV series is being honored posthumously as a hero in the Native American community. Jay Silverheels will be inducted into the First Americans in the Arts Hall of Honor on Feb. 21. Silverheels was the TV side-kick to Clayton Moore, who as The Lone Ranger rode the frontier firing silver bullets at evildoers.

The show ran on ABC from 1949 to 1957. Mr. Silverheels was not only a star in Hollywood, he was a hero to many in the Native American community, Bob Hicks, chairman of the nonprofit group, said in Tuesdays editions of Daily Variety. Silverheels, a Mohawk Indian, died in 1980. Singers Manager Accused of Rape BURLINGTON, Ky.

While Paula Cole was collecting Grammy nominations, her production manager was in a courtroom answering allegations of attempted rape. THE TIMES OUR 12Mti YEAR (ISSN 1062 5844) A Limited Partnership Published Daily by TYm Scranton Times Penn Avenue end Sprvee Street P.O. Sox S3U Scranton, Pa. LSSOS Phone (717) S4S-S100 SUBSCRIPTION RATES SERVICES sold for the concert, part of the bands Bridges to Babylon tour. Stadium officials hoped to reschedule the show for the spring, and fans were urged to hold on to their tickets.

However, ticket holders seeking refunds can get them beginning on 7r JIMMY BUFFETT Wants eater to change name 9. I Singer Lays Claim To Margaritaville KINGMAN, Ariz. Jimmy Buffett says hes got dibs on Margaritaville. Not the fictional tropical paradise he immortalized in his songs, but the restaurant name. Emma and Neil Mathews, who run a restaurant in King-man, renamed their eatery to Margaritaville more than 10 years ago, their daughter Theresa Gump said.

But the couple got a letter last month from the singer-songwriter asking them to stop using the name, which is the title of Buffetts 1970s hit song and is owned as a trademark by Buffett. He owns Margaritaville restaurants in Key West and New Orleans. Gump said she didnt know how Buffett whose hits include Margaritaville and Cheeseburger in Paradise learned about the restaurant. Bataan began. In 1953, President Truman announced in his State of the Union address that the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb.

In 1955, singer Marian Anderson made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in Verdis Un Ballo in Maschera." In 1959, the United States recognized Fidel Castros new government in Cuba. In 1972, Lewis F. Powell Jr. and William H. Rehnquist were sworn in as the 99th and 100th members of the Supreme Court.

In 1979, Vietnamese forces tured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge government. In 1989, Emperor Hirohito of Japan died at age 87; he was succeeded by Crown Prince Akihito. Refugees Flee Carnage in Algeria Women and their children from Chekala, a remote western Algerian village, rest In an abandoned house while fleeing from Incessant carnage that Is taking place In their part of the country. Vicious attacks blamed by some authorities on Muslim Insurgents have killed more than 1,200 In the past week, bringing to 75,000 the total killed since the massacres started several months ago. ALMANAC In 1610, the astronomer Galileo Galilei sighted four of Jupiters moons.

In 1789, the first U.S. presidential election was held. Americans voted for electors who, a month later, chose George Washington to be the nation's first president. In 1800, the 13th president of the United States, Millard Fillmore, was born in Summerhill, N.Y. In 1894, one of the earliest motion picture experiments took place at the Thomas Edison studio in West Orange, N.J., as comedian Fred Ott was filmed sneezing.

In 1927, commercial transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London. In 1942, the World War II siege of Corpse Exhibit Draws Criticism MANNHEIM, Germany Until recently, this mid-sized industrial city wasnt known for much more than its ice-hockey team. But that was before the Runner, the Muscleman and the Expanded Body. The three are among the displays at "Human Body World, an exhibition on human anatomy at Mannheims Museum of Technology and Work. The life-sized figures are posed in familiar human activities like running, standing or sitting, but unlike the specimens at a conventional science museum, the exhibits are real human corpses.

Preserved through a process called plastination, the bodies, donated by volunteers, have been transformed into what the inventor of the process calls anatomical artwork. Catholic and Protestant SoconO-ciass postage paid at Scranton Pa Poatmaatar Send aodreas ctianget to The Scranton Timet, 0 Box 3311, Scranton, Pa 18505 Tha Associated Press entitled exetuarvety to the tee for reputwesuon of aft the local news printed the newspaper as well as all AP news dispatches Ail rights of replication of special dispatches herein are also reserved ar C. Entered as second oass martar Oct 10 1895 at the Post a) Scranton Pa under tha Act of March 3 1879 CORRECTIONS Corrections of editorial material appearing in The Times will run in this space. To have a correction printed, call 348-9121 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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