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PAGE 8 THE DANVILLE NEWS WEDNESDAY, Across the nation A case of mistaken identity (UPI) A mute prisoner whom guards thought was a fat, "ugly" woman in the female cellblock of a county jail revealed the naked truth in a note passed to a jail guard. She was a man. Carlos Torrez, 22, described as 5-foot-3, 280 pounds with long hair, was arrested Sunday for disorderly conduct, police reports said Tuesday. Torrez allegedly a telephone booth. Police said Torrez, wearing pink slacks and a sweater, was physically unable to speak and slapped away a patrolman's notebook 1 when asked to write out his name.

The prisoner was booked under the name "Jane Doe" and placed in the female cellblock. At an arraignment before City Court Judge Louise Smith, Torrez wrote jailers a note giving his name as "Diana Torres," Lt. Michael Hamilton said. The officer said no one suspected Torrez was anything but an ugly woman. "I would say ugly is fair," Hamilton said.

"It was dressed in very light pink colored slacks, with long hair and very heavy. Supposedly it's a mute and when they asked its name, she gave a female name. "They took it as a female and it went on from there," Hamilton said. A strip search at the Schenectady County Jail apparently did not reveal Torrez's true gender. "They had her take everything off but her underwear," said a corrections officer who asked not to be named.

Later Sunday, Torrez slipped jailers another note saying he was gay, was not female and wanted to be moved out of the women's cellblock. IRS seizes Foxx's home, cars LAS VEGAS, Nev. (UPI) The Internal Revenue Service seized actor-comedian Redd Foxx's home, furniture and a number of vehicles Tuesday for his alleged failure to pay income taxes from 1983 to 1986. The IRS filed liens on Foxx's property totaling $755,166.21, but contended that the entertainer owes considerably more because of penalties and accumulated interest on his unpaid taxes. Foxx lives in Las Vegas, where his comedy routine has become a staple of the nighttime entertainment circuit.

He is most widely known for his role as Fred Sanford in TV's "Sanford and Son," which ran on NBC from 1972 through 1978. He currently co-stars in the Eddie Murphy movie "'Harlem with Richard Pryor and Danny Aiello. Prince Spencer, Foxx's agent, said at least 17 IRS agents showed up at the entertainer's home, located in a high-priced area four miles east of the Las Vegas Strip Tuesday morning. They gave Foxx two minutes to open the door, and started hauling away contents, he said. "They had one of those big car vans that is used to transport cars cross country, and they hauled away five, six or seven vehicles," said Spencer.

"It was heartbreaking to watch. They took the piano, the guitar, ukuleles, the furniture. The living room was cleaned out when I Graffiti artists killed in tunnel NEW YORK (UPI) Two teenage graffiti artists who were apparently spray painting the inside of a Manhattan subway tunnel were struck and killed early Tuesday by a train, authorities said. The two youths were in a stretch of tunnel 50 feet south of the Columbus Circle station, where there was no clearance or room for them to escape from the oncoming train, said transit police Lt. Michael McCaw.

They were struck by a northbound train at 12:41 a.m., and were dead when train conductors and transit police found them a short time later, McCaw said. Three cans of spray paint and a baseball cap were found near where the youths were hit and fresh gray paint was on the wall of the tunnel, said Sgt. Robert Valentino, a transit police spokesman. "The indication is that the paint was wet and the indication is they were doing Valentino said. "Why they didn't hear the train, we just don't know." Valentino said the train's motorman told investigators that he was traveling at a normal rate of speed when he saw what appeared to be a bundle of rags.

"The train went into emergency (braking) at that point and apparently the bag of rags turned out to be the Valentino said. Robbers are repeat customers BECKLEY, W.Va. (UPI) Once was not enough for a couple of armed robbers. Three hours after shoplifting several cases of beer, the thieves returned to the same convenience store, this time for some quick cash, police said. On their first stop at the Little General Store Monday, the robbers stole seven 12-packs of beer, warning the clerk on their way out, "See you Police said the same two made good their threat about three hours later.

This time, they wore stockings over their heads. One of them, armed with a gun, made off with about $200. Verdict returned in McMartin trial LOS ANGELES (UPI) The jury in the marathon McMartin PreSchool molestation trial returned the first of 65 possible verdicts Tuesday but also indicated a possible deadlock on at least one charge after nearly four weeks of deliberations. The single verdict, returned on the 13th day of deliberations, was ordered sealed by Superior Court Judge William Pounders. The judge and attorneys on both sides agreed to meet Friday and decide when that one verdict, along with any others returned in the interim, would be announced.

Pounders said that if no more or only a few more verdicts are handed in, he will likely withhold announcing them until Dec. 15, the final day of deliberations before the jury is scheduled for a two-week holiday recess. However, if a large number of verdicts are returned in a few days, they may be announced sometime next week, Pounders said. The jurors also sent Pounders a note Tuesday that indicated they were unable to reach a unanimous decision on at least one of the 65 charges. Pounders told the jury they should only send out unanimous decisions.

Then, moments after leaving the courtroom, the jury signaled it had a first verdict. When the court clerk returned with the sealed verdict, 1 Pounders, joking about his own impatience, said, "I want to rip it open." Moderate quake rocks New Mexico GOLDEN, Colorado (UPI) A moderate earthquake registering 4.5 on the Richter scale shook central New Mexico late Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey's earthquake information center said. The quake, which occurred at 11:55 p.m. MST, was centered 25 miles north of Socorro and about 45 miles south of Albuquerque, said USGS spokeswoman Pat Jorgenson.

There were no reports of damage or injuries. Jorgenson said earthquakes are infrequent in the area, which has not seen a significant temblor since 1906. She said the area lies in the Rio rift zone and has a deeply buried fault. NOVEMBER 29, 1989 'Middle-of-the-pack' winter predicted By REBECCA KOLBERG UPI Science Writer WASHINGTON (UPI) The winter of 1989-90 likely will be harsh in the Midwest, Great Plains, Pacific Northwest and California, but odds look good for a relatively warm season in Atlantic and Gulf Coast states, the National Weather Service said. In its 90-day forecast for December through February, the weather service said Tuesday it expects colder-than-usual temperatures in the North Central and Western portions of the nation, while above average precipitation is predicted for Appalachian and Mississippi Valley states.

our forecast is correct, it (the: upcoming winter) would stack up nationally as right in the middle of the pack. But of course people don't live in the entire country. They live in a region," said Robert Livezey, a climate scientist with the weather service. Livezey attributed much of the expected winter pattern to a "straightening out" of the jet stream, which normally dips deeper south as it crosses into the United States, bearing chilly air from Canada's colder climes. One area that appears likely to be hard hit is Minnesota, a state already notorious for its frigid winter climate.

The state faces a 70 percent Scientists detail hurricane's power By ELIOT BRENNER United Press International built of reinforced concrete and homes on pedestals of reintorced concrete with the house anchored to the posts that withstood the 135 mph winds with little or no damage. But the storm damaged or destroyed other structures typically built of wood or with light stucco exteriors and not well anchored. Buildings with flat roofs also sustained damage from the change in The Pet WASHINGTON (UPI) Scientists and engineers described for Congress the destructive power of Hurricane Hugo, but said the storm was not severe despite the widespread damage it caused. When Hugo made landfall Sept. 22.

at Charleston, S.C., it packed a wind force less than the specifications in coastal construction codes, said Peter Sparks, a civil engineering professor at Clemson University. Sparks addressed a briefing Tuesday for Senate staff members manning House and Senate offices while Congress is in recess. But as the hurricane moved inland, it weakened less quickly than expected and caused storm winds that "probably exceeded a design wind storm" for such inland cities as Sumter, S.C., and Charlotte, N.C., he said. Inland buildings are not expected to encounter such forces. A hurricane as powerful as Hugo occurs every decade or so, Sparks said.

"It was probably as low as a 15- or 20-year storm. It was not a severe storm, but I have difficulty trying to explain to people in Charleston that was the case," Sparks said. Sparks and a variety of meteorologists, geologists, building code experts and other scientists detailed Hugo as it moved across the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico and into the Carolinas. Sparks and Billy Manning of the Southern Building Code Congress cited numerous examples of highrises built of reinforced concrete air pressure. Manning also said there was extensive damage from microbursts of air to the ground from thunderstorms within the hurricane, and some of the same phenomenon was noted in Puerto Rico, where hills chance of below normal temperatures and a 55 percent chance of above average precipitation this winter, the weather service said.

Tops in the precipitation category were southern Ohio, eastern Kentucky and western West Virginia, which the weather service said have a 65 percent chance of receiving more snow, sleet or rain than usual. Other winter "hot" spots in the weather service prediction include the Tennesse Valley. often funneled winds and let some ricane which tied a low pressure homes escape undamaged while record for such storms turned others vanished. tight full circles twice, pivoting Joseph Golden, with the chief sci- once over St. Croix and again over entist's office at the National Puerto Rico.

The turning storm subOceanic and Atmospheric Admi- jected the areas to an attack from nitration, also revealed that the hur- wind and water twice as long. NEW (Danville News Lisa Barnes) Contest winners When Merck and Co. went smokeless they decided to celebrate by sponsoring a poster and essay contest to promote "Smoking Education" for area school children. The event was co-sponsored by the American Lung Association. Pictured are winners of the poster contest.

Front row, from left: Jeff Shaffer, fifth grade; Amanda Greenly, kindergarten; Gregory Noll, first grade; and Margie Wilkinson, third grade. Back row: Charles Hughes, Mahoning-Cooper Elementary principal; Hank Hurst, personnel director for Merck; and Annette Doran, 1989 Christmas Seal Campaign chairwomen for the American Lung Association. Seven charged with flag burning SEATTLE (UPI) Seven, peo-. -ple have been charged, with violating the new federal law banning desecration of the U.S. flag following a protest in which thousands of tiny flags were burned outside a U.S.

post office. One suspect was arrested Tuesday and two others were expected to appear in court today on charges stemming from the protest, which By SHERRY CARPENTER, News Animal Writer When choosing a new canine member of the family, the two 1 new "buzz words" are PAT and of course, the great catch-all for everything that ails us as owners can be included under the phrase "co-dependency." PAT stands for the Puppy Apptitude Test. The test consists of a variety of exercises which a prospective owner can easily administer to puppies in order to determine which of the bouncing wisps of hair should be his companion for the next 12 years. The test originated in the mid-1930's with guide dog research and has since been developed to the point that it can help you pick a puppy. If you are among the uninitiated in the testing, Animal Crackers, the public information program on radio station will be airing a hands-ondiscussion with Linda Colflesh, a member of the National Association of Obedience Instructors at 9 Friday night and 11:30 Sunday morning.

Colflesh runs through the simple exercise with a beagle pup named Stanley. The program is a rebroadcast taped from a CSIU video-program. To obtain a video copy of the test call Steve Naugle, director of Media Services, at CSIU and request a copy. The phone number is 523-1155. Closer at home in the local veterinary hospital is a new service called "The Veterinarian's Way of Selecting a Proper Pet." The purpose of the program is to encourage prospective pet owners, young and old, to consult the veterinarian before acquiring a pet which may prove both frustrating and costly.

The program, developed by the AVMA, was discussed briefly by veterinarian Michael McCullough at the Delta Society conference. SAP or "Selecting A Proper- contains guidelines for pet selection and a brochure is available. The program covers not only dogs, but cats, birds, and other small animals. Veterinarian William Kay, Director of the Animal Medical Center in New York city, in his keynote address to the Delta Society touched upon the -dependency between client and veterinarian. He told the group that health care was expensive and was going to stay that way and perhaps even excalate.

And, although disease prevention through immunization is important, the pet owner himself can do the most for his pet by learning about: 1) nutrition 2) simple first aid 3) normal behavior. Calling pet food companies and drug concerns a "pet's best friends" he urged owners to do their homework when it came to feeding Rover and Tabby. He also stressed that the pet owner should learn about diseases and their prevention and treatment in order to make critical cost choices in treatment protocols offered by a veterinary hospital. Further, he said that veterinarians are educated to diagnose and treat abnormal behavior and have lite background in the "normal behavior" of pets. The pet owner must read his own So again we add that in order to become less dependent on a Pet Care Literate.

The ultimate choice and decision is yours in pet care problems. One of the best places I know to ask questions is the six weeks of spring sessions at the Magee Center in Bloomsburg. The pet programs are open to the public at no charge. The veterinarians are practicing veterinarians who communicate well. There are sessions on just about every topic including one by a Cornell nutritionist, one by a public health veterinarian, one on first aid and, of course, one on client care during grief and loss.

Unfortunately, although attendance is free, it is limited to 40 due to space and so perhaps a reservation would be the best Christmas gift you could give yourself and your pet. occurred at the city's Capitol Hill post office minutes after the law took effect Oct. 28. The other four defendants, who were not identified, were listed in court documents simply as John Doe or Jane Doe. Each of the defendants was charged with one count each of flag desecration and destruction of government property, both misdemeanor offenses that carry a fine and a maximum penalty of one year in jail.

Darius Allen Strong, 20, of Seattle's Capitol Hill district, was arrested Tuesday and pleaded innocent before a federal magistrate to both charges and was given a trial date of Feb. 5. Two other defendants, Mark John Haggerty and Carlos Garza, were ordered to appear in court today. Strong's attorney, Charles Hamilton, said he had not decided whether to file a motion challenging the constitutionality of the new flag desecration law, but added that would be a logical step. Strong was identified in court affidavits filed by FBI and Postal Inspection agents as the demonstrator who poured a flammable liquid from a container labeled "napalm" onto a flag and set it ablaze.

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