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El Paso Herald-Post from El Paso, Texas • 4

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November 16 1977 A-4 Parents of polio victim sue officials Mondale meets Tom Turkey' the drug art $12 million against the American Academy of Pediatricians Both actions are awaiting trial Lawrence Katowski the lawyer said Karl got three doses of Orimune the oral polio vaccine from his doctor in the summer of 197S On Feb 8 1978 he said the boy developed poliomyelitis and was hospitalized for six weeks in Children's Hospital in Detroit Karl has an immuno-deficient condition Kat-kowski said and federal health officials were negligent for not warning of the dangers of the vaccine Orimune for such children DETROIT (UPI) The parents of a 3-year-old boy who contracted polio after taking three doses of the oral antipolio vaccine have filed a 111 million lawsuit charging federal officials failed to warn of possible adverse effects The suit is the third filed in US District Court by Charles and Mary Schindler of Marine City on behalf of their son Karl Michael The latest suit filed Monday charges federal officials did not notify doctors persons suffering from immuno-deficiencies such as their son are susceptible to polio if given the oral vaccine The lawsuits filed earlier seek $11 million against Lederle Laboratories manufacturers of Scandal rocking Canadian AAounties OTTAWA (UPI) What? The auccessori of Sgt Preston of the Yukon and his wonder dog King are accused of breaking the law? In a scries of accusations reminiscent of Watergate a scandal is rocking the Canadian government The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are accused of committing crimes breakins thefts spying and opening mail And like Watergate the government is clamming up and citing security" as the reason New Democratic Party leader Edward Broad-bent told the House of Commons yesterday that members of Parliament should remember the Watergate inquiry which ultimately led to the rejection of a president came about because of revelations of spying one political party spying on another The RCMP was convicted earlier this year of the 1973 break-in of the radical left-wing newspaper l'Agence de Presse Libre Vice President Walter Mortals meets a 50-pound turkey from Mountain Lake Minn to commemorate Thanksgiving Day Keith Harder (left) 14-year-old son of the president of the National Turkey Federation presented two other turkeys to the vice president But while is getting acquainted with the vice president the other turkeys are probably busy trying to keep their heads a Cost rises Icnppk-Heward Strvk WASHINGTON A overruns and productivity problems" have forced the Navy to drastically increase projected costs and delay delivery dates for its fleet of new Trident missile-firing submarines defense sources said today The first Trident to be delivered in December reach the Navy from General Electric Boat Division in Groton Conn until early 1990 the sources said The shipbuilder has said it will be delivered in October 1979 but that's an optimistic estimate" the sources insisted Silenced MOSCOW (UPI) Dissident leader Andrei Sakharov says he tried to submit a question on imprisoned dissidents to a meeting of the Soviet Academy of Sciences but was prevented by KGB security police who surrounded him The 56-year-old physicist who has been a member of the prestigious scientific body since 1953 told Western reporters yesterday the incident occurred near the end of a special session called in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Russian revolution He said he was trying to present a question to the platform on political prisoners in the Soviet Union Cubans leave Somalia MOGADISHU Somalia (UPI) Cuban military advisers and diplomats have flown out of Somalia in time to meet a 48hour deadline and thousands of Russians prepared to leave by the end of the week and Cubanos finito" a customs official at Mogadishu airport said yesterday as the 44 Cubans military technicians diplomats and their families boarded a flight for Aden Southern Yemen Photo by UPI Andrei Sakharov Witness says officers Mattered' companion A Continued from Page 1 told Reeves to stay in the car but a second officer tried to pull him out is sort of tall for a Volkswagen" he said with a slight smile kept trying to tell Linton (the second officer) to wait a minute to hold it THOMPSON told me to get down on the ground and keep my hands behind my back He went over to help Linton Someone put a knee on the top of my head and handcuffed me" was happening to Drexel at this time?" asked Assistant County Attorney Gary Reaves were still trying to get him out of the car" Sparks said He also testified other officers had arrived at the scene and were taking part in the arrest BEAT him up and threw him down on the ground next to Sparks continued "I think it was two officers I heard Drexel yelling trying to tell them to stop Drexel was about two feet away from me I think he had one handcuff on" Sparks said was grabbing his head and beating it down on the pavement" Sparks motioned with his head to show how Reeves was handled "He went out a little while I think he was unconscious they finished with Drexel Thompson helped me to my feet and put me in the police car Inside he started hitting me with a flashlight I heard someone say something about sticking Drexel Reeves into the back of the car in the trunk TRIED sticking him into the trunk of the car" Sparks continued was yelling about his legs being cramped There really wasn't room enough Sparks said at this point he was "really afraid" for his own life The two men were then taken to the Northeast Police sub-station where Thompson administered a breathalyzer test to Sparks They were then taken to Thomason Hospital where Reeves had stitches pul in his split lip Thompson a stocky blond man with thinning hair chose to conduct his own legal defense but Joe Calamia acting as a court-appointed of the court" carried on cross-examination Sparks acknowledged on the stand he was once convicted for possession of marijuana but said he served out his probation and the conviction was dismissed He said he still uses marijuana occasionally He said on the night he was arrested he had not been smoking marijuana and had split two pitchers of beer with three other men The County Seat largest purchaser of Levi's in the United States Levi's Movin'on Jeans Police trace path of slaying victim REGS18-2 Levi's corduroy fashion jeans with neat detailing like stitching fancy pockets and waistbands Many styles to choose from Levi's quality at a special low price Sizes 28-36 cause her boyfriend was mad at her" Mrs Maker recall when the party broke up at the Ram's Head and moved to the This is Texas Bar at 5631 Dyer we decided we wanted to She said she and her husband drove Dana to the bar and left about midnight with the party still going strong Dana according to Miss Fisher left the party around 1 am The man who picked Dana up at the bar look another person home first and then after Dana told him she wanted to go to her boyfriend's home dropped her off at Trowbridge and MO He said he then went home (VnHwmi from Page 1 shortly after 8 pm Sunday the last time her parents saw her alive Mrs Maker and Cindy Fisher a member of the wedding party said Dana joined the celebration after talking a short while with another per son in the wedding party Pat Fow-ley Both Mrs Maker and Miss Fisher Irvin graduates said they did not know Dana except for seeing her around school years earlier They agreed Dana came into the Ram's Head by herself around 8 pm Saturday and after talking for a short time with Pat Fowley who knew her she was asked to join the party Miss Fisher said Dana was almost bragging about a necklace made of opal and gold she told everyone her boyfriend gave her an incident standing out in Miss mind Mrs Maker remembers Dana limping badly (the effects of an auto accident) as she entered the Ram's Head about a half-mile walk from her home at 1504 Roanoke bought drinks and was telling jokes and having a really good time" Mrs Maker said she did seem depressed at the same time be Men's Long Sleeved Shiris A wide selection of long sleeved sport shirts Take your pick from traditional plaids and prints Easy care fabrics Goes great with jeans or casual suits Sizes S-XL Energy meetings set AUSTIN (UPI) Public Utility Commission will conduct a series of 26 workshops on energy conservation across the state chairman George Cowden announced 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