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10 Hawaii Tribune Herald, Monday, August 15, 1994 Man shoots three police officers Big Island report Isle police make whether he had held any hostages at the Hillcrest Apartments in suburban Cleveland. The identity of the gunman and the tenant were not immediately available. A Hillcrest resident, Sandra Priebe, 47, said the man was a former police officer. The manager says he was drinking all day and just went berserk, Ms. Priebe said.

The man started shooting after arguing with his ex-wife earlier in the evening, police said. Gunfire continued sporadically for about two hours, she said, but stopped about 10 p.m. Py Patrick Dolan Associated Press GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio A man arguing with his ex-wife shot three police officers and a tenant of an apartment building last night, then held police at bay for about six hours MUDSTOCK: Festival fete gets drenched Big Island police arrested and charged the following persons: John Silva, 29, of Waikoloa with abuse of a family household member. Kekilani Kainoa, 44, of Waikoloa with abuse of a family household member. Bill Edwards, 35, of no permanent address with trespass.

Peter S. Santoro, 38, of Pahoa with a liquor violation. Ernest Broad', 33, of Hilo with assault. Hilton Crutchfield, 28, of Hilo with abuse of a family household member and criminal property damage. Vivian Andrade, 53, of Hawaiian Paradise Park with driving under the influence of alcohol, no no-fault insurance, open vessel, driving without a license.

Christopher Kelau, 52, of Hilo with driving under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of an accident and negligent injury. Frank A Perreira 24, of Kurtistown with contempt. Dennis Kauinui 24, of Keaau, with contempt. Thomas C. Silva, 24, of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates with promotion of a detrimental drug.

before surrendering. An officer and the tenant were killed. The gunman walked out and police grabbed him at about 2:10 a.m. today after police fired tear gas into an apartment where he had barricaded himself. It was not immediately clear 1 Nobodys going to stop us from enjoying this.

They havent chased us away yet, said Andre Florio of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Vendors were running short of food by yesterday and many merchants abandoned the special Woodstock currency established for the show in favor of real cash. There were also reports that some people were having trouble exchanging their Wood-stock currency back into dollars. Many vendors complained that organizational foulups made concession service spotty. Concert-goers werent supposed to be able to bring in their own food, but they did.

Overcrowding held up deliveries, leaving some stands short of food. Others had employees standing around unable to sell food when the scrip system fell apart. We paid 12 people for a full days work to hang out and do nothing, said Samantha Roth-lein, whose stand sold soft drinks and frozen fruit bars. She estimated she I would lose about $2,000. Four deaths were reported during the weekend.

Two wo Absentee ballots Absentee primary election ballots are being mailed to voters around the world. The first batch of around 5,000 ballots was mailed Friday by the city clerks office. They were sent td addresses in the state, on the mainland and in foreign countries. The office is receiving 200 to 300 requests per day for absentee ballots, officials said. In order to vote by absentee ballot, voters must request ballots at least seven days before the Sept.

17 primary and return the ballots to the clerks office by 6 p.m. election day. Hilo man shot in Starr should quit, lawyer says A 26-year-old man was in satisfactory condition at the Hilo Medical Center yesterday after getting shot in the leg. The man was shot around 5:30 a.m. when he went to check on his mother, who lives in an apartment at the Mauna Loa Hotel on Kilauea Avenue, police said.

The Keaukaha man, whose name was not released by police, said he heard a gunshot and then felt a bullet hit him in the back of his left leg. There were no arrests and no I suspects. Police are continuing the investigation. From Page 1 ded with It Aint Me Babe. But hundreds of fans gave up even before the chief attractions yesterday hit the stage.

Gail Tosh, 26, of Baltimore arrived at the concert site Saturday morning and left just a few hours later, without having seen any of the bands. Its violent, its scary, she said by telephone after reaching her mothers house in Syracuse. There were no signs telling you where to go and what to do. People are falling down on the ground, and people are closing in on top of them. There was no form of crowd control.

And it was a nasty crowd, not a nice crowd. But the music kept on rolling yesterday, starting with unscheduled appearances by Wood-stock 69 veterans Country Joe McDonald and John Sebastian. A fireworks show ended Aeros-miths set about 3:30 a.m. By noon, fans were already bobbing to the sounds of rap band Ar-rested Developments "Tennessee." I Many of the fans who stayed said they were happy. BENNETT: From Page 1 concerns that one of the judges who appointed Starr, Judge David B.

Sentelle, met before the appointment with Sen. Lauch Faircloth, a conservative who led efforts to remove Fiske. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine, yesterday called the meeting a very unwise action. 'Bennett made the remarks in response to Senate Minority Leader Robert Doles accusation that Clintons lawyer was trying intimidate Starr, hoping the new prosecutor would step down. My view is that Bob Bennett, the presidents lawyer theyre trying to intimidate Starr, trying to make it impossible for him to do the right thing.

CLINTON: From Page 1 blicans say are a waste of mo-ppy. Taking the president to task, Gingrich told ABC: Theres pork in this bill. He knows theres pork in this bill. He ought to be honest with the American people. Clinton, speaking to the mostly black congregation, said the money is designed to offer a hand of hope, giving youngsters alternatives to violence through basketball, swimming and anti-drug programs.

White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta told CBS that law Hospital features I hope he stays, Dole, said on NBCs Meet the Press. That is partisan nonsense, Bennett responded by telephone later. It was unclear whether Dole directed the remark only at Bennett or at Democrats and administration officials who have criticized the appointment. The White House has kept its distance from Bennett saying Clinton has not called for Starrs ouster. Privately, aides were upset by the appointment and acknowledged that Bennett probably could not speak without Clinton's consent.

A steady stream of Democrats has voiced concerns about Starr, The personal touch will be the order of the day at a private, nonprofit hospital being built here. The North Hawaii Community Hospital will feature more spacious rooms, so large families can visit patients, who will be allowed the company of pets. Instead of being forced to roam sterile corridors, most patients of the one-story hospital will be able to pass through their rooms sliding glass doors to walk outside. The hospital will also feature a kitchenette, where family members can prepare home-style meals for patients. Construction of the 50-bed, $29 million hospital begins next week, with completion scheduled for next year.

The facility will be located on eight acres of land donated by the adjacent Lucy Henriques Medical Center. several arrests being mailed leg personal touch -By AP, T-H staff Yaeko (Jack) Kaya; seven grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Hosoi Garden Mortuary is handling arrangements. Robert Walter Pruitt, 68 of Pahoa died Aug. 10 at home.

Survived by, among others, wife, Geraldine Pruitt of Pahoa. Other Information was published In Friday's edition. tion, and that he awaits Fasis response. Hirono fundraiser Mazie Hirono, lieutenant governor, fundraiser at noon t( Sunday at the Kona I Mission in Kealakeku? Cost for adults is $10; no charge for children under 12 Menu includes stew and rice heavy pupus, sashimi and poke! Local musicians will provider Hawaiian entertainment. The West Hawaii fundraised is being led by Margaret Masu-.

naga, an attorney with the! County of Hawaii. Registration! is organized by Peggy Ciriako Shirley Freeman, Gae Okada! and Marge Mulhall. Seniors are being coordinated by Lily Kong Tickets are available from Colbert Nozaki, Henry Cho', Larry Shimizu, King Kitaoks, Aileen Morton, Nathan Kur-ashige, Kong, Masunaga, Steven Fukumitsu and Ross Wilson Jf. For information, call Masunaga at 328-2521, Wilson at 326-7820 or Fukumitsu at 329-4844. Saturday night.

We just had patient after patient after patient coming from the front of the stage, medical spokesman John Clair said. Still, many people like 29-year-old Dawn Sena -r- remained undaunted. Standing ankle-deep in mud in front of a closed food stand, hungry and wet, she said she wouldnt trade her spot for a dry seat before a television set. Who cares? said Sena from Cross River, N.Y. Let it rain.

We wantefd rain. It made it a little bit more messy but hey, thats why were here. A huge mud puddle that formed about 100 yards from the north stage was filled with hundreds of people who danced, slid, played football and tossed people in the sky with a blanket. While Melissa Etheridge sang, several dozen of those fans spontaneously started running from the mud pit to the mosh pit by the front of the stage. Relatively unstained people eagerly parted to let them go by.

Here come the mud people! an amused Etheridge said. make. An administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity yesterday, said Altman is expected to resign after he returns from a family vacation today. The official, who stressed that Altman has not made a final decision, said Senate Banking Chairman Donald Riegle, and his likely successor, Sen. Paul Sarbanes, have told the White House Altman should leave.

I The New York Times, quoting unidentified administration officials, reported today that Frank N. Newman, Treasury undersecretary for domestic finance, is an early favorite to replace Altman. pulpit voice, Clinton said, We dont have a bigger problem than the violence which is eating the heart out of this country. The president admitted he has been pretty down since the bills defeat because he said Washington failed to live up to its responsibility. The least we can do is help you save the lives of your children.

There are children in this church who have been gunned down. I know it, Clinton told churchgoers. 94 Meanwhile inside the Rock Vote forum, the four invited candidates tried to woo the youthful, potential voters. I want to bring young adults as advisers into my administration, Lewin said. I want to have somebody as a representative on the Cabinet." I think its really important that you folks came out, because my experience has been that your age group is one that is not well represented in voting at the polls," Cayetano said.

Do you want a clean environment? Do you want a better educational system? If you answered yes, then vote for me, Saiki said. And Fasi offered some words of advice. Dont ever take anything for granted in life. When you go for a goal. Ive learned, pull out all the stops, he said.

Bento gathering Arlen Bento, Democratic can- men were killed and two others injured when their car crashed on the New York State Thruway after the driver fell asleep yesterday morning, Trooper Robert M. Gillespie said. The four, who were heading back to the Chicago area from Woodstock, were not identified pending notification of relatives. The driver and a passenger were in stable condition last night at a Utica hospital, authorities said. Saturday evening, Edward Chatfield, 20, of Grove City, Ohio, died of a ruptured spleen for which he was being treated before, coming to Woodstock.

Another man died early Saturday of suspected complications from diabetes. Police made 14 arrests during the festival, including a man Who assaulted a woman in a tent and then turned on police when confronted. More than 3,000 people have been treated by medical authorities for mostly minor injuries. Many of them came from the tightly packed mosh pit near the front of the stage when Nine Inch Nails and Metallica played although all have said he has a reputation for fairness and integrity. If the standard is the appearance of independence and thats what the court said the standard is then it seems to me there is a greater appearance of the absence of independence in his case than therf was in Mr.

Fiskes case, Mitchell told c. In a related matter, Mitchell said Deputy Treasury. Secretary Roger Altman damaged bis credibility with his congressional testimony on Whitewater. Asked whether Altman should resign, Mitchell said, Thats a decision for him and the president and the secretary of Treasury should Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine, said Republicans who voted against the crime bill are controlled by the NRA. As for the wayward Democrats, Mitchell told NBC, theyre heavily influenced by the gun lobby.

Ticking off statistics showing skyrocketing teen-age pregnancy, violence among youths and births to unwed mothers, Clinton told the churchgoers, Things are all mixed up in this country. In a hoarse, sometimes hushed Leader Campaign urns, their statement said. Through forums and media coverage of the events the voting public is made aware only of Cayetano, Lewin, Saiki and Fasi, they said. The only candidates (the public) is allowed to see and hear are the very ones who, because of their debts to large contributors and to the establishment as a whole, cannot make the changes in the Economy that will ease the burden of the citizens, the group said. Indeed, their inability to change things is what makes the four acceptable to the establishment that is promoting them.

It doesnt matter which one is elected; they will all perform the same. (Lt. Gov. Ben Cayetano, as the states chief elections officer, disqualified Peabody on Friday because the Libertarian Party candidate has no one running for lieutenant governor. Peabody said he would challenge the decision.) President pleads from Obituaries Shlgeru Naramoto, 79, of Wal-manalo died Aug.

13 at Straub Clinic and Medical Center. Bom in Honolulu, he was a member of Young Farmers Association and Komatsu Chojln Kal. Service 8 p.m. Wednesday In the chapel of Hosoi Garden Mortuary on Oahu. Survived by wife, Teruko Naramoto; three daughters, Joyce S.

(Harris Hirata of Hilo, Dawn A Nakano, Nan Y. (Danny) Stavnsho of' Seattle, sister, Lily Gubernatorial candidates protest exclusion from election forums makers ought to be ashamed of themselves, and insisted that Ginton will push forward on the bill. Its most controversial provision, a bad on certain assault weapons, wont be dropped, Panetta said yesterday. Republicans warned that the provision may need to be dropped. Panetta accused lawmakers of caving in to the gun lobby.

For us now to give in to the National Rifle Association would have the Congress basically capitulating, he said. promote one of these four major candidates, who represent big business in this state, and they will not allow me or the other candidates out here to come in to speak, Hodges said. Green Party candidate Michael Kioni Dudley complained that he and the others are being pushed aside. All of us represent alternative voices, Dudley said. And our protest is to say that these forums are keeping us from being heard.

We want to make them realize that there are other people who are seriously running for the governorship. So were going to try to educate the kids, nonpartisan candidate Miles Shiratori said. In a joint press release last week, Dudley, Hodges, Shiratori and four other candidates for governor, Michael Combs, George Nitta, William Woods and George Peabody, made their objections known. We protest what has become a recurrent practice of systematically and deliberately excluding all but the four candidates favored by the establishment from participating in guberatorial for- didate for the 3rd District House seat, will answer questions at his campaign headquarters. Bento, a retired police captain and administrative aide to outgoing state Rep.

Harvey fajiri for the past three years, said he will be available to meet with people at his headquarters from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday. My campaign workers and I have been meeting with as many people as we can for the past few weeks, Bento said. And the feedback weve gotten on their concerns is invaluable. For this reason, Im making myself available to anyone who wants to stop by or call me to voice his or her concerns.

Bentos headquarters is located at 1133 Manono St. For information, call 961-3837. Craven calls out Fasi. John Pina Craven, Best Party gubernatorial candidate, has proposed an open debate time with fellow Best Party gubernatorial candidate Frank Fasi. Craven, in a written statement, proposes the subject, format, locale and media to Fasi.

He said he would not be able to share in the costs of the produc- HONOLULU A candidates forum staged as part of a voter registration drive for young adults was protested Saturday by some of the gubernatorial candidates who were not invited to speak. The three friends who organized Rock Vote countered there was no way they could have all 24 candidates speak, so they only invited four Democrats Ben Cayetano and John Lewin, Republican Pat Saiki and Frank Fasi of the Best Party. After scanning through the newspapers and flipping through the channels, I only knew of four major, viable candidates, coordinator Paul Klink said. So they were the only ones we initially invited. There are 23 or 24 candidates out there, and they all need to be heard.

But logisti-cally speaking, this is just a couple of friends putting something together its virtually impossible, Klink said. Democratic candidate Tony (lodges accused the organizers Of having an ulterior motive for pot inviting him and the other Jesser known candidates. These guys are trying to -By AP, T-H staff.