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23? quarterback edition 4 Sports1 pT Actress hopes to keep heat in play a 4 t- i XD Yr A 1 Living1 A- Lfti Rare flower saved His taste in grapes 4 costs man $60040 JACKSON A man convicted of a felony for punching on grapes at a grocery store was ordered to pay 40 cents in restiPtion and $600 in court costs Eli Bradley Jr S2 could have been imprisoned for up to four years on the charge of larceny from a building But Jackson County Circuit Russell Noble yesterday delayed the sentence and said he would consider removing the conviction from record if he stayed out of trouble until Oct 4 1989 Ex-chef convicted for dining ducking SYDNEY Australia A former chef who dines at expensive restaurants and then pleads poverty has been convicted for the 54th time of refusing to pay for a meal Paul Charles Dozsa 48 dubbed restaurant runner" by local newspapers was fined $160 Monday for refusing to pay a $50 bill at a Chinese restaurant The following day he dined at the five-star Sheraton- hotel then told the staff he could not pay the $48 check He was fined $200 for that offense yesterday and ordered to compensate the restaurant University of Arizona Botanist Peggy Olwell (left) and biological consultant Lari-Ann Reichenbacher examine relocated blue stars in the Baboquivari Mountains gets on immigration fines 3 businesses to pay total of $5000 Restoration fined $500 for hiring unauthorized worker? In addition two firms have paid fines for earlier violations: The Candlelight Suites Hotel fined $400 Butler Products Inc a construction firm fined $10Q0 In May the first two Tucson firms to be fined were La Paloma a tortilla factory fined $600 for employing an illegal worker and Family Restaurant fined $800 for failure to keep proper records Until May 31 Border Patrol officials explained the new law to businesses and either warned or issued citations to firms with illegal workers On June 1 employer sanctions got tougher with fines for businesses hiring illegal workers or failing to keep proper records Willing Cheng owner of the New Peking Restaurant said his violations were the result of confusion about paperwork paperwork is very said Cheng are not a lawyer a policeman or an immigration He said the Border Patrol ade- I 3 continued2A Foreign gunmen try to overthrow Maldives The Assbciated Press COLOMBO Sri Lanka About 150 foreign gunmen trying to overthrow the Maldives government today seized several top government officials and battled loyalist troops and at least 12 people were killed officials said India rushed in soldiers to help the government sources said Indian defense and home ministry sources said the paratroopers took off from south India after nightfall President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was safe and appealed to the United States and neighboring India for assistance according to Indian and US diplomats US officials said they were reviewing the request The attackers arrived in Male capital of the archipelago nation south of India by boat before dawn and attacked the presidential palace Ahmed Abdullah Aziz the Maldivian high commissioner in Sri Lanka said the Maldivian government had beaten back the attackers government is in full control of the he said However residents of a city of 55000 said sporadic gunfire continued through the day A Sri Lankan government official in Colombo said at least 12 people were killed and 22 injured in clashes after the attack The official said he received the information from the Sri Lankan High Commission in Male Western diplomats in Colombo said loyalist troops were in control of the capital but that attackers held the radio and television station An Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman in New Delhi said reports from the Indian High Commission in Male indicated the attackers Sri Lankan FOREIGN continued2A Threatened plant gets i help in comeback try By KATE TARRANT Citizen Staff Writer Mexico slip-up costs $150000 SANTA FE NM New Mexico is the only state that did not receive a $150000 federal grant for AIDS educa- tion from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta because it missed the deadline State school Superintendent Alan Morgan said the Centers for Disease Control were asked for an extension when officials realized their grant application would be late But the CDC refused is no person in the department who reviews fed- eral publications and writes said Henry Gonzales executive assistant need someone to do that sort of Botanists are as proud as new parents beqause their test tube plants survived transplantation from a lab to the Baboquivari Mountains From April to October they watered and fertilized the plants nurturing them like newborns They visited weekly looking for signs of growth Botanists began worrying about the blue star a plant whose blue- or purple-lined white flowers blossom in the spring after the US Fish and Wildlife Service discovered two-thirds of the rare plants had died out between 1982 and 1986 In 1982 botanists knew of 25 blue stars In 1986 they discovered thpt only eight of the plants existed in the world all on the Toliono Indian Reservation In April botanists planted 76 blue stars on a private ranch east of the Baboquivari Mountains The plants were grown at the Ari- university of Arizona zona Sonora Desert Museum and The Kearney blue star plants have delicate LAB continued2A whit flowers lined in blue or purple Compiled from wire services by Peter Potter pillbyy Election landslide may hurt Dow Jones In Citizen Dan" Dorfman explains why you should keep your fingers crossed that George Bush win by a landslide Business KDTU Houston firm sign sale-intent letter Busboy 28 arrested in gas station killing no what upon Your pumpkin sir? Frost? heard That word somewhere Likely Clear and warm with highs today and tomorrow in the mid- to upper 80s and lows near 50 high 82 Overnight low- 52 1 Complete weather 3C Law corrals gallstone rustlers The Associated Press OMAHA Neb Police say they have broken up a theft ring that allegedly dealt in more than $11000 worth of cow gallstones stolen since July at a meat packing plant The gallstones considered an aphrodisiac in the Orient are the most expensive part of a cow bringing more than $600 an ounce Mike Sherman president of the Cornhusker Packing Co said yesterday that the company sells the stones to a Japanese export firm in Minneapolis Police yesterday charged four Omaha men with receiv ing stolen property A fifth Omaha man was 1 charged Tuesday with theft Four of the suspects work at Cora- husker Packing Sherman said the gall- stones usually are collected by employees who work on the kill floor and are supposed to be turned in at the office The gallstones range in size from the tip of a pencil to an egg next step in the process is to have the final documents prepared for the purchase agreement which must be ultimately approved by the Federal Communications Commission before the final transfer of assets and licenses In the meantime KDTU will remain on the Moreno said There is no estimate on hoW long it will take for board approval from Clear Channel said Fred Allison director of community relations for the diocese After such board action FCC approval of the deal would take at least 30 days he said The 42 employees at Channel 18 were informed of the letter of intent today Allison said and were told that their two-week notice has been rescinded All salary and benefits will be continued by the diocese he said It was not known what would happen if this deal falls through but a source told the Tucson Citizen the diocese has been considering at least two offers in the past week Allison said the bishop would have no comment on what effect the sale or the $85 million purchase price will have on the financial condition of the diocese A letter of intent has been signed between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson and a Houston corporation to sell KDTU-TV Channel 18 for $85 million Bishop Manuel Moreno of the diocese made the announcement today in a letter he sent to all parishes That means that Channel 18 will stay on the air indefinitely until the sale can be approved by the board of directors of Clear Channel Television of Houston The diocese last week announced that the station would go off the air as of midnight Monday but on Monday the dioces changed its mind The station was kept on the air in hopes of aiding negotiations with a potential buyer The station has been for sale for about two years offer contains a sale price of $85 million which includes the liabilities of the Moreno said While the station had been near a break-even point on operating expenses the debt servicing of the mortgage had become such a financial drain for the diocese that Moreno had decided to pull the station off the air while still trying to find a buyer By STELLA PENA Citizen Staff Writer A 28-year-old restaurant worker has been arrested in connection with last week's stabbing death of a service station cashier Anna Lee Gideon 42 was stabbed several times and beaten Oct 26 during a robbery at a Texaco station at 8601 Golf Links Road Police released a description of a suspect Monday and yesterday arrested Enrique Ortega Febles of the 7900 block of East Stella Road Sgt Paul Hallums spokesman for the Tucson Police Department said police obtained a court order to take Febles into temporary custody because he looked like the suspect they were looking for Detective Michael Millstone said the arrest came after an tip yesterday but he would not elaborate About 3:30 pm yesterday Febles was taken into custody at his office where he was being treated for a cut on his right hand The cut may have been inflicted during a struggle with Gideon police said Police obtained hair and blood samples and fingerprints from Febles Hallums said A search warrant was served on the East Stella Road home and Hallums said police found incriminating evidence there Febles was arrested about 5:30 pm and booked into jail early this morning on suspicion of armed robbery and first-degree murder No bond has been set pending a court appearance today a jail spokeswoman said Febles born in Havana came to the United States as part of the Marielitos boat lift in 1980 Hallums said He moved from California to Tucson two years ago police said Febles is a graduate of the Vision-Quest program for troubled young people and works as a bus boy at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort body was found just before midnight Oct 26 by her father and daughter They had gone looking for her after she failed to come home Police believe the killing occurred about 9 pm because witnesses said the lights were turned off at that time The station is normally open until 1 0 pm V-.