St. Joseph Gazette from St. Joseph, Missouri • 14

4B ST. JOSEPH, SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1988 4B Midwest news briefs Judge sorry for courtroom remarks Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. A county judge said he was just trying to express sympathy for a man whose car was broken into when he said he would like to shoot automobile vandals in the head so they couldn't testify. Jackson County Associate Circuit Judge Vincent E. Baker apologized Friday for the remarks, calling them "intemperate and inappropriate." "I should not have made them." Baker said in a written statement.

According to court records, Baker made the statements during the Nov. 24 preliminary hearing of a man accused of breaking into cars parked in an apartment lot. "I can fully sympathize with your feelings," Baker said to a man whose car was damaged. "I've had it done to me. "And I just thank didn't catch them with a gun in my hand or I would have killed them on the spot, no question one way or the other.

Miami man caught with cocaine Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. A Miami man who was stopped for a traffic violation faces drug charges after more than pounds of cocaine was found in his car, authorities said. The 42-year-old Miami man was westbound on Interstate 70 Thursday when he was stopped by a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper for a traffic violation, said Sgt. Larry Anderson. He was held without bond in the Boone County Jail, Anderson said.

Jail officials said the man was transferred to federal authorities on Friday and is expected to be charged in federal court with possession of a controlled substance. Anderson said the estimated wholesale value of the cocaine found in the car was $130.000. He said he had no information on where the cocaine was found in the car or what traffic violation Giraldo was stopped for. Employees say historic hotel closing Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.

Employees of the Hotel Governor say they have been told the historic hotel will close. The employees, who asked not to be named, said they were told Friday by owner Bret Berberich of St. Louis to cancel reservations for individuals and groups. The last event scheduled at the hotel is a dance Saturday, they said. Berberich was not available for comment.

The workers said the hotel had a poor occupancy rate but enjoyed a good business with meeting and banquet rooms. The, 150-room hotel. located near the governor's mansion, opened in 1942. Employees said it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Pilot forced to land when out of gas Associated Press NEWTOWN.

Mo. A student pilot was forced to make an emergency landing Friday when his plane ran out of gas. The Sullivan County Sheriff's Department said Mark Racine, 26. of Wheaton, took off from the Dupage County Airport at 9:30 a.m. Friday on a required cross-country flight.

He was en route to Trenton, flying at about 4,500 feet, when his plane ran out of gas. Racine safely landed the Cessna 152 in a field about six miles southeast of Newtown. He was not injured in the landing, a sheriff's spokeswoman said. The Federal Aviation Administration in Kansas City, Mo. was notified and officials planned to examine the plane before allowing it to be flown again.

Spelling bee books available Young spelling enthusiasts interested in honing their skills for upcoming contests which lead to the national spelling bee may now order a book which will help them. A nev. edition of "The Words of a practice booklet containing more than 3,000 words, is now available and may be ordered from the News-Press and Gazette for 50 cents a copy. The newspapers annually sponsor the area spelling bee for students in grades five through eight. Winners of that contest advance to national competition.

More than 600 word changes have been made in this year's booklet, which will help young spellers improve their vocabularies and develop proper English, as well as improve their spelling. The following coupon should be enclosed with each order. Copies of the "Words of Champions" practice booklet are available by sending a copy of this coupon and 50 cents with each order to: Spelling Bee St. Joseph NewsP.O. Box 29 St.

Joseph, 64502 Enclosed is a check or money order for copies at 50 cents each Former Andrew County paramedics start rescue service in Platte City By TIM JANULEWICZ Staff Writer PLATTE CITY, Mo. The newest and only ambulance service in Central Platte County with advanced life support began operation Friday, according to one of its managers. Clive Squibb, who runs the service with his wife Beverly, said the Diamond Cross Ambulance Service Inc. now is providing 24-hour service every day of the week. The Missouri State Health Department granted the service a license to operate last week.

The greatest concern noted by the state in licensing Diamond Cross was its financial resources, which the report characterized as "weak." The Squibbs, whose money problems led to their dismissal by Andrew County after providing that area with ambulance service for two years, say they've learned lessons from that experience. "We started there with a large outlay of cash without any sup- port," Squibb said. "We were working from our savings account. Here, we are looking further ahead. We already have two backers and maybe later we will look at memberships and donations." Diamond Cross will be a nonprofit corporation managed by a board of directors.

The Squibbs will manage the ambulance operations as employees of the corporation. It will be based at Second Street and M-92 Highway in Platte City, with an emergency number of 431-3000. The licensing process began last month with a public hearing. State officials reviewed the Squibb's request and one objection to the new service, filed by the Smithville-based Spelman Memorial Hospital. John 1 Miller, director of communications at Spelman, said Thursday that the hospital still is concerned that its basic life support ambulance service will have reduced work with Diamond Cross in the area, but he pledged cooperation with the new business.

Stars and Stripes Private William C. Harkrider, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Smith, Maryville, has arrived for duty with the 701st Support Battalion, Fort Riley, as a power generation equipment repairer. Technical Sergeant Thomas S.

Jefferson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Jefferson, Braymer, has been named noncommissioned officer of the year at Tinker Air Force Base, where he is serving as a space communications systems equipment operator technician with the 3rd Combat Communications Group. Sergeant James M.

Barber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome R. Barber, of 6017 Carnegie has completed a space control and warning systems operations course at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Airman Kelley D.

Morgan, son of Kay A. Morgan, Marceline, recently completed a turboprop aircraft maintenance course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Private Joseph L. Roberts, son of Joseph E. Roberts and Linda S.

Horton, both of Chillicothe, has completed a wheeledvehicle mechanic course at Fort Jackson, S.C. Robert W. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil W.

Smith, King City, has been promoted to the rank of master sergeant at Luke Air Force Base, where he is serving as a navigation tactical training devices technician. Private Carlton W. Rogers, whose foster parents are Mr. and Mrs. H.L.

Cox, Trenton, has arrived for duty with the 502nd Infantry Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky. Paul J. Batliner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo F.

Batliner, Agency, has been commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation from the Air National Guard Academy of Military Science, McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tenn. Private Terry R. Collins, son of Terry A. Collins, Brookfield, recently completed his basic military training at Fort Dix, N.J. Private Gary R.

Palmer, son of Irma L. Shaw, Winston, has arrived for duty with the 327th Infantry, Fort Campbell, Ky. Private Brian L. Davis, son of Mr and Mrs. Archie Brown, Easton, recently completed a motor transport operator course at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

Private Scott A. McCrary, son of Linda K. McCrary, Grant City, has arrived for duty with the 69th Armor, West Germany, as an armor crewmember. Clinton County Extension Council vote under way PLATTSBURG, Mo. The Clinton County University of Missouri Extension Council election is under way, announces David Gengelbach, chairman.

Ballots have been mailed, and plans are made to also have a voting place in the county Extension office. This will be available Jan. 25-29 for any county resident 18 years of age or older to vote. Office hours are 12:00 and weekdays. residents who have consented to be on the ballot are: District Clydean Erickson and Sheila Marco District Roger Mead.

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Statistics show that the chance of surviving a serious cardiac arrest improves five times over basic life-support emergency care. Only the Kansas City-based MAST service and the TriCounty Ambulance District in Plattsburg have provided ALS care in Platte County, and neither receives many emergency calls in the county, the state report noted. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) The Missouri Lottery transferred $5.4 million to the state's general revenue fund Friday, officials said. Mike Morris, executive director of the lottery, the transfer brought the total amount of lottery proceeds that have gone to the state to about $113.4 million.

Friday's transfer was based on 45 percent of sales for the month of December. Satellite dishes plan JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) A state senator said Friday he has introduced a plan to allow Missouri schools to purchase satellite dishes so they can provide broadcasts of a greater variety of educational programs. The plan by Sen. Jeremiah "Jay" Nixon, D-Hillsboro, would be financed by eliminating the sales tax exemption on home video rentals.

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