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YORK DAILY KLC'OKD HJLSDAY, SLrn.MBLK 1 7, IW6 local Bvsm C3TU2S CMSRH)A0S Bus riders escape injury Tip leads to arrest in W.Va. murder KEUY DRIVE tttt House caught after car A car firr xpiead to a home at 1 30 rn. Monday, causing $47,000 damage to the home of Cameron Tester's family on Kelly Drive, ork Depot) Fire Chief David I aivc mid I til a i'll 'a hi a In i.tf'd tiiemliiT and tut otise dlleelor of the t. til I Ii-OIIH I a' told 1 1' i ig tie hull node a night dept i it at the hank if 4 ed 10 the Car-1, I a'idaa a i a in a i 0 hi 111, when In oa lit o' -nn 1 lit ill eked out-UiHif: Old (mind 'he engine of his i al i ill I 1hr hla.e plead to the kitchen loot of the house. exter, htx'wife, Kyotiii, ami 4-and S-year-old children escaped with no injuries.

Their hoax1 will ntad extensive work before they can return, Ixivesaid. He did not expect to tic aide to pinpoint the cause of the ftrp. "It could have been electrical shorts or a leak in the ful line hitting a hot engine or an oil leak," Love said. The York Chapter of the American Red Cross is providing the family with food and lodging. children, N'evm, 7, had just stepped bus before the aeeldent students were from (he Elementary School.

stopped to allow the to cross the road Just bus began to roll ninth began to move south of the Goescys' house, pickup came around 1 1 was 4 in Township Police said was going too fast. on his brakes, hut to go. road was slippery from He crossed into the lane and hit the on. the bus there wax silence. student cried softly.

just sat there quiet as bus driver Ianda Wise of the students was injured. wax fine. driver of the truck, Marishurger, 30, of Manchester, had a small cut on his wrapped a scarf around turban and refused Debbie Werner, a in the truck, was not Township Police Sgt. A pickup, HH.sihly slid through a curve and hit the bus head-on. Hy HAD Rl i i A ji Hr uni Juf Shaken students moved qm-etly in a single-file line.

They jumped mil of the emergency door at the rear of one school bus Monday, dashed through the rain and climbed onto a smmd bus. Hidden from the view at the front of the bus was a small Volkswagen pickup. Its grill was squarely mated to that of I he flat-fronted bus. "This is not an uncommon thing, said Tolne Stahle, the mother of Kareen, 7, who would have left the bus at the next stop. Stahle said accidents happen all the time on the curve of Camp Betty Washington Road near Alyce Circle in York Township.

Iausl year a motorcycle narrowly missed another school bus, she said, and there are plenty of other accidents. I am so sick and tired, neighbor Karen Goosey said. "People come flying around this corner." Everyone has (Jersey's and Kalenu, off the happened The Valley Traffic children the and traffic III front the little I he bend. York the driver Me slammed had nowhere The the ram. northbound bus head Inside One "They can be, sud.

None Wise The David head. He it like a treatment. passenger hurt. York Daji ru cofio Poople who live near Camp Ootty Washington Hoad near Alyco Circle in Yoik Township said accidents occur often Poople come Hying around this Karen Geesey said charged with driving at all unsafe sjieed. Mansburger said he w.ls going mph, the speed limit.

happens, I guess. That's why they call it an accident, Mansburger said. He said he was ready fur the traltie citation. "I'm sure theyll get some money out of me. William Thoman said the narrow mad is a frequent host to accidents like this one.

K.xpe-cially in wet or icy weather, drivers often get into trouble on he curves. Increasingly, the road is used a.s a shortcut for drivers moving between the York area and I Jallastow and Red laon. Some, like Mansburger, move too fast, according to police. Police said he will he Hi circumstances suiTouml the death of a former Alrville fanner there. llyCARU (LAKE! I kith Riiatd Unit A suspect in the gruesome death of a former Airville farmer wax arrested within hours of a Muv 17 feature on the NBC TV show "I Jnxolved Mysteries.

However, the victim's family wax not officially notified, said his mother, Rachel Good. She said a neighbor from Folsom, W. who knew her son and the murder suspects hiLS kept her informed. Timothy A. Good died al 36 after being beaten, strangled and left to rot in his own basement, according to the West Virginia medical examiner's report.

The accused murderer, nr-old William Cooper, and his family lived it i he decaying body for almost a They turned ill tober in Nnxeinh'i three weeks before a burglar found Good's remains. The stunned burglar called in an anonymous tip to police and left the house without taking anything. Rachel Good said she and her husband, Harold, had been told their son's story may be featured on "Unsolved Mysteries. That was OK with us, but We did not want to be interviewed for the show because we did not know much about this man, Rachel Good said. We were very surprised when my husbands sister called that she had seen the story.

The Goods were visiting a daughter in Virginia at the lime. Within hours of the broadcast, a tipster called in the suspect's address in Leesburg, said Bill Lemon, the Wetzel County prosecuting attorney. Louden County sheriffs staked out the house until Cooper got in his truck the next morning. They stopped and arrested him at 9:15 a.m. May 18, about 12 hours after the broadcast.

The case will be featured on Friday in an update of the May broadcast, Good said. Lemon said lie learned of 10 aliases while tracking Cooper. At the time of his arrest, he was known as Reverend Ben, Lemon said. He fought extradition until he was returned to West Virginia Aug. 23.

A bail hearing is scheduled for Wednesday. Im going to oppose it, Lemon said. Arlene Elizabeth Whitehurst, of unknown age, lived with Cooper and was also indicled in West Virginia for homicide and criminal conspiracy, Lemon said. She remains at large. When West Virginia police searched Goods 175-acre property, they found diaries locked in the basement that appeared to have been kept by Cooper.

They detail the life of Good and Cooper from their meeting in Airville through the sale of Goods dairy farm in 1991 and their move to West Virginia to set up a commune, Lemon said earlier this year. As time passed, Good was confined to a concrete room in the basement while Cooper and his family lived on a grand scale upstairs. There was enough computer stuff and four-wheel drives to equip and run anything, Lemon said. The diaries hinted at other possible murders. Lemon said the number of aliases used by Cooper and Whitehurst handicapped investigators.

He knew of no other murders. "Now, we have to convict him, Lemon said. So far, it has been a great TV show. tiim they This is the seventh time. I have been here for 21 years.

I knew 1 was due for one. Customers lined up with a pack of gum, a lunch-sized bag of potato chips, a loaf of bread, a soda and newspapers. McMillan counted their coins and would say, "Thats enough. The robber had not left him enough money to make change. BUDGET HEARHGS County begins work sessions Yuik i minty governments public budget hearing i vs ill start at a today the ninmissioners meeting room, 1 West Marketway, fourth floor.

Other hearings will start at 1 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday and Friday. The three commissioners, the county administrator and various department heads will review the proposed budgets and make changes based on what the county can afford to spend. For details, call 771-9614.

T83C10SH) Haz-mat team cleans spills The northbound lanes of Interstate 83 were closed for three hours Monday, as the York County has-ardous materials team cleaned up spilled oil and antifreeze from an accident involving two tractor trailers. The accident occurred at 4:40 p.m. near the rest area south of Exit 13 in Newberry Township. The truck drivers were not injured. STMHKSG USE Man pleads no contest A York man will spend a year in jail for a stabbing in the city six months ago.

Preston Tyrone Me-' Knight, 26, of the 300 block of East Prihcess Street, York, entered a no contest plea to aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person Monday in York County Common Pleas Court. The plea denies guilt but recognizes there is enough evidence for a conviction. Senior Judge Joseph E. Erb accepted th? plea and sentenced Md-Knight to 11 A to 23 months in county jail. Erb also directed Mc-Knight to complete 25 hours of -r -community service during his parole and to pay the medical bills of the victim, Ontorio Bates of the 100 block of West Cottage Place.

And Town meeting: Rep. Stan Saylor, R-Red Lion, will host a public meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Peach Bottom Township municipal building in Delta. The town meeting is designed for residents to voice their opinions on state government. i 1 Red Crom: The York County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its 79th anaual meeting at 7 p.m.

today at chapter headquarters, 724 S. George St. The meeting will include reports of annual activities, election of directors and recognition of volunteers. For details, call 845-2751. Amnesty International: Amnesty International will hold an organizing meeting tonight at 7 p.m.

at Martin Library, 159 E. Market St. The prisoners rights group is setting Up a local chapter because federal immigration detainees are held in York County Prison. For details call Debra Key New house at 755-8965, brought so much has The York Township woman brought the clothes and food to the York Spanish American Center, which organized the aid drive. Employees and volunteers many with families in Puerto Rico spent a rainy Monday packing about 400 boxes of food, clothing, soap and shampoo.

Everyone has brought so much, has shared so much, said Elisa Vega, whose family lives in a small Puerto Rican town that was hit by Hurricane Hortense. They worked and collected donations past their 3:30 p.m. deadline as organizer Angel Bonilla expressed his pleasure at the turnout. I thought probably with this weather waved it around, Dennis McMillan said after police interviewed him. It was pretty much pointed at my head.

He said Give me the money, then Is it worth your life not to open the safe? A delivery man saw what was happen- shared so much. 1 DAILY RECORO ALLISON CORBETT As they sorted, taped labels, Army Spc. Jose Curet loaded boxes onto an Army flatbed truck. Both truck and driver served in Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm in the 131st Transportation Company. Curet, who holds a day job as production supervisor at York Snacks asked his supervisor for permission to use the truck.

His family is from the Puerto Rican town of Arroyo, and everyone is fine, he said. The truck will return for more boxes on Friday. Anyone interested in donating food, clothing, kitchen utensils or toiletries may bring them to the center, 200 E. Princess during business hours. suspect helped himself to the cash register and left through the back door, according to a York Police report.

The robber left with $165 and $50 worth of food stamps, police reported. Customers congregated under umbrellas and on the steps at 450 S. Pershing Ave. until the police left and the store re- Carmen Vega, left, Maria Luisa Alvarez, Karen Rowe and Angel Bonilla pack clothes for Hortense victims Monday. Another truckload of donations will depart the Spanish American Center Friday.

Center packs help for Puerto Rico The York Spanish American Center sent 400 boxes of food and clothing so far to hurricane victims. nobody would come today, he said. "And were still here. and scribbled By DAVID FLESHLER Daily Record staff When Karen Rowe read about a local food and clothing drive for Puerto Rican hurricane victims, she went into action. In her case, that did not mean retrieving old baby clothes from the attic or reaching into the cupboard for an aging can of lima beans.

No, she headed for TJ Maxx, which was having a sale. She found childrens shoes for $1 a pair and bought a dozen. When clerks heard why she was there, they began calling attention to other low-priced items. She bought shirts, socks, bras, swim suits, spaghetti spending $76 to help perfect strangers in the Caribbean. Man with gun robs York comer grocery in middle of day a A delivery man noticed what was going on at McMillan and Wife and reported it to authorities.

ing and called county control. When McMillan showed the 6-foot, 20-year -old black man an empty safe, the opened at about 2:10 p.m. Then, filed in. 1 got robbed, McMillan said. By CARYL CLARKE Daily Record staff A robber boldly walked into the McMillan and Wife corner grocery in York with a nylon stocking pulled over his face at 1:50 p.m.

Monday. "He pulled out a .38 stainless steel and 0.