Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday August 15 2002 — A5 In brief Defendants reach deal in ’69 race w 1(1 ''“Sr A Missing Texas infant found former prison guard arrested i ABILENE Texas ( AP) — A month-ol- d infant who was snatched from her family’s minivan by a woman in a Wal-Ma- rt parking lot was found safe and unharmed Wednesday more than 100 miles away authorities said A former prison guard was charged with kidnapping The recovery of Little Nancy Crystal Chavez was the “answer to a lot of prayers” police Sgt Kim Vickers said “Every indication every information that I have is that that baby’s in perfect health” Vickers said the infant and her parents' Margarita and Salvador Chavez would be reunited later Wednesday Nancy was found in Quanah a West Texas town about 125 miles north of Abilene when a sheriff’s deputy stopped a car that matched the description provided by die first statewide Amber Alert a media-drive- n warning system used to track down missing children Police said the suspect Paula Lynn Roach 24 was being held on a charge of aggravated kidnapping Police did not offer a motive James Duke warden at the Robertson prison unit in Abilene told The Associated Press that die suspect worked as a come- tions officer for about 20 months before resigning in September 2000 Vickers said Roach had lived in Abilene for several months and worked at a convenience store Media giant admits accounting Cardinal testifies for fourth day BOSTON (AP) — Cardinal Bernard Law spent a fourth day answering questions Wednesday about how the Boston Archdiocese responded to sexual abuse allegations against a retired priest Law was questioned by civil attorneys for four men who chum they were sexually abused by Paul Shanley between 1984 arid 1990 His testimony is expected to resume after Labor Day said Roderick MacLeish an attorney for the ’ plaintiffs Neither MacLeish nor attorneys for the Boston Archdiocese would discuss the depositions But MacLeish denied a claim by Law’s attorney that settlement talks were ongoing Law’s attorney J Owen Todd said he was actively pursuing a settlement and that he had discussions with attorneys from MacLeish’s firm Wednesday morning In the first two days of his deposition Law testified he never looked at Shanley’s personnel file before he promoted him in 1984 to pastor at a New- ton church In Shanley’s file wane letters from people who had heard the priest advocating sex between men and boys and blaming children fix seducing adults d Sky View High School '! - Willow Call Judge accused of dropping pants in public will resign ' PITTSBURGH (AP)— A judge accused of being drunk on the job and dropping his pants in public has agreed to resign his attorney said Allegheny County Judge H Patrick McFalls 59 faced more than three dozen charges filed by the state’s Judicial Conduct Board “Because much of the attention in this case involves commatters fit for the substance shows of edy the charges has been obscured by the extensive publicity and late-nig- ht ridicule” attorney Robert Lampl said Tuesday “It has become apparent that both for ARE YOU WTERE8TED ' 17 pm - centef reported Te greatest area of drought coverage to date occurred in Julyl934 When moderate to extreme drought covered 80 percent of the contiguous Unit-e-d States iThere was significantly below average rainfall in 27 states in V July according to the Center a division of tire National Ocean-ic and Atmospheric Administra- tion New York had its second driest July on record and it was the third driest July in New Hampshire and Colorado The past 12 months were the driest August through Jufyon South Carolina North Carofina Virginia Colorado and Wyoming recori in Geoi ' i'e trjr : ' 0 i " f J J i ' it-- ' Rates are Great! &00pm-ft00pj- n "SCORE provides free counseling to amaN 757-482- The National riimatir Data Center said that as of the end of July 49 percent of the 48 con-tiguous states were affected by moderate to extreme drought Areas ofextreme drought ' ' stretched from the Southwest to ‘Montana and Nebreslm and from Georgia to Virginia die I Solutions - ’AT- 752-2- 1 Callloday 61 Rah Marshal : ' Wasatch Mortgage Cache Chamber of Commerce North Entrance 160 North Main Logan Utah The cost is $25? Registration wl be alowed at the door or cal Parli Logan UT 2 for Info ' Knouse and Lutzsinger said members of the police force had provided support to tiro gangs involved in the shooting and Knouse said he shot at Allen's car using a bullet ' Robertson had given to him mid-afterno- on August 20 and 21" YORK Pa (AP) — Four white men pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges Wednesday in the shooting death of a black woman during the city's 1969 race rio)s The four were among 10 people including former York Mayor Charlie Robertson who were charged with murder in the killing of Lillie Belle Allen on July 21 1969 Robertson a city police officer at the timeof the riots is the only suspect who has not been accused of shooting at the victim In exchange fix their pleas on murder conspiracy charges murder charges were dropped against Rick Knouse Clarence Lutzsinger William Ritter and Tom Smith Judge John C Uhler said he would have to review their reports before formally accepting the pleas “The most important thing has been to get the shooter and those most culpable” in Allen's death York County prosecutor Tom Kelley said In court Smith admitted serving as a lookout while the other three said they shot at Allen's car a workshop to help you sat up Workshop wl beheld ' the health of our client and out of respect for the judiciary that it is in Judge McFalls’ best interest to retire” The board agreed to dismiss all charges against McFalls according to a source at the Court of Judicial Discipline who spoke on the condition of anonymity The Court of Judicial Discipline must still approve the deal McFalls is accused of being so drunk and disorderly that he was asked to leave a restaurant on Feb 14 He was also accused pf exposing his buttocks in on a city street March 30 and il START1NQ YOUR OWN BUSWES87T SCORE la sponsoring WASHINGTON (AP) — Persistent and worsening (bought has spread to nearly half the contiguous United States the government repeated Wednes- I riot case jyf s AP photo Drought gripping half of states day 1 f Common Pleas Judge Patrick McFalts sits in his courtroom at the City County Building in Pittsburgh on Dec 4 2001 ‘ 0 " Q reunion 12:00-4:0- Jj ‘fc ‘ Class of 1997 Saturday August - X: y snags NEW YORK (AP) — AOL Time Warner Inc acknowledged Wednesday that it may have improperly recognized revenues from three transactions at its America Online unit whose accounting practices are being scrutinized by federal regulators AOL Time Warner said in a statement that the transactions in question totaled approximately $49 million occurring over a period of a year and a half The company said it was still examining those and other transactions at AOL and has not yet made a fund determination on whether they were accounted for properly AOL Time Warner's finances have been called into question after a series of articles appeared ip The Washington Post last month detailing unusual techniques the AOL division used for accounting for revenues including booking ads sold on behalf of eBay as revenue for itself The company did not identify which transactions were involved but it said it had based its announcement on information that came to light within the last 10 days w r 1 laanOHnr 755-217- 7 ' |