| Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday September 28 2002 — A5 Nation I "pr' r U I statement read in court by Ono's attorney Ono had sued over the rights to 374 photos Seaman took of Lennon’s family many in the months before he was shot to death by a deranged fan and closing arguments in the trail had been expected Friday The settlement ended the trial and requires Seaman to surrender all rights to the photos Seaman must also return items still any Lennon-relate- d in his possession within 10 days He admitted he had exploited the Lennon legacy Police: ©Miras caused” In her lawsuit Ono alleged that Seaman violated the agreement by publishing a memoir titled “The Last Days of John Lennon: A Personal Memoir” She also claimed lie profited by stealing Lennon mementos and selling them to collectors The suit demanded that Seaman surrender the rights to Hazing 4i v i A iL I MVAIRIKIElTf PiUVAICfE 374 photos he took of the Lennon family turn over about $73000 horn the sale of the rock icon's papers and pay unspecified damages Seaman testified that he took the disputed photos on his own time and with his own camera making him the right- for personal profit “After more than 20 years it's time to ask for forgiveness for my actions” Seaman said “I now realize how much pain ' and embarrassment I have tt - Settlement reached in Yoko Ono suit NEW YORK (AP)— Yoko Ono reached a settlement Friday with a former John Lennon aide over his use of hundreds of private family photos ending a dispute that had stretched across two decades ' As part of the settlement former assistant Frederick Seaman issued a public apology to Ono the late Beatle and their son Sean lawyers for both sides announced “I offer no excuses for my conduct and ask only that you can find it in your heart to forgive me" Seaman said in a i WIl I t Oder Si Following ferriccK ' Film Service Mono Orders I Ulitxs Drop Box lluh Power Pjy (iume Licenses Sulidn (ill Cettificules ledcm I'nion ' ATM Bunking AT&T Pay Salion Fosfcigp Sumps ful owner However his defense received a devastating blow on Thursday when the judge ruled there was over- - ' whelming evidence that a confidentiality agreement signed by Seaman when he was hired in 1979 was valid and binding lira hamik AP photo Gabriel Alan Rodriguez Jorge Alberto Galindo Erick Fernando Vela and Jose Mario Sandoval left to right are seen in mug shots taken Thursday by the Madison County Sheriff Department All four men murder are being charged with five counts of first-degr- Suspects face murder charges town mourns MADISON Neb (AP) — The holdup men in one of the nation’s deadliest bank robberies' walked in with guns' blazing and within 40 sec- - r onds all five victims had been shot in the head a police officer testified Friday Capt Steve Hecker’s dra- ' matic description of the chaos inside the US Bank branch came as northeast Nebraska suffered another blow: Authorities said a state trooper who stopped one of the suspects last week but failed to learn the man was carrying a stolen gun had killed himself leaving behind a wife and six young children “This tragedy only compounds yesterday’s tragedy” Gov Mike Johanns said during a somber news conference in Lincoln Hecker testified during the first court appearance for the AP photo residents who refused to be identified comfort each other Friday in front of a makeshift memorial to the five people slain in Thursday's bank robbery The four men arrested in connection with one of the nation's deadliest bank robberies appeared in court to face murder charges Friday as a police captain described how bank and killed the five they stormed a small-tow- n Norfolk Neb four suspects He said one was asked why they opened fire at the US Bank branch and the man would say only “It went to hell in the bank” : All four men were denied bail According to Hecker one of the suspects cased the inside of the bank in nearby Norfolk then walked out and used a walkie-talki- e to relay the loca- -' tion of the employees to the other three They started shooting as soon as they stormed in The three alleged gunmen were caught a few hours later in a stolen pickup after stop- ping at a gas station 73 miles away A fourth suspect the alleged scout was arrested late Thursday All are from the area Each suspect faces five See BANK " on A10 Signs of West Nile virus found in breast milk WASHINGTON (AP)— Scientists have found genetic signs of West Nile virus in the breast milk of a new mother battling the infection Her baby is healthy and there’s no evidence yet that West Nile virus actually could be transmitted by breast-feedin- g federal health officials stressed Friday — but they are investigating that possibility Breast milk is considered the healthiest food for babies and federal scientists stressed that mothers should not quit nursing because of fear about this year’s West Nile outbreak But a new mother who has a confirmed diagnosis of West Nile virus should discuss with her doctor whether to continue or quit at least said Dr Lyle temporarily Petersen of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “If she has severe disease and cannot breast-fee- d easily and provide sufficient nutri- - ' tion to her child we certainly in that case recommend sup- plemental feeding” he said “On the other hand breastfeeding has many beneficial effects and the decision to is a discontinue breast-feedin- g big one” breast-feedin- Sept 4 — only to be rehospitalized on Sept 17 for three days while suffering what doctors have now confirmed g ' The Michigan mother gave birth on Sept 2 and received a blood transfusion that day and the next She had a fever before being sent home with her new baby on ' was West Nile virus It’s not clear how she became infected but it may have been from the blood the CDC said She mid another ' patient received blood from a common donor and remaining blood samples from that donor show signs of contamination The government discovered this month that West Nile virus apparently can be spread through blood transfusions but considers the risk low The mother has recovered and her infant never was sick her baby for She breast-fe- d two weeks but her personal physician advised quitting when she was hospitalized A sample of her breast milk shows traces of West Nile genetic material the CDC announced Friday — but that’s not proof the baby was actually exposed to the virus Petersen said Doctors took a sample of the baby’s blood Friday to check for antibodies to West ' Nile virus that would show whether the infant was exposed after birth sard Michigan state epidemiologist Dr Matthew Boulton Results are due next week The CDC also is testing breast milk the mother continued to pump for the presence of actual virus : p — ' ' V Tide Detergent VBAfetaL In brief Espresso tax Proposed headed for Seattle city ballot 10-ce- nt SEATTLE (AP) — A proposed nt espresso tax that some java junkies said would be grounds for revolt won’t go to a vote for a year prompting local beaneries to say “thanks a 10-ce- latte” i ‘ With one number absent Seattle’s City Council voted 7 to 1 Thursday to pOt Initiative 77 on the municipal ballot with statewide primary elections on Sept 16 2003 The tax would bolster funding for day care programs The dissenter council president Peter Steinbrueck said the' measure should have been put on the ballot for Nov 5 "to honor the initiative process” Jane Lukatah owner of B&O Espresso applauded the delay “Let’s postpone it as long as possible” she said“I hate it (the proposed tax) Just hearing it makes me sort of cringe” Backers already steamed over an earlier 3-- 4 council decision not to put the measure to a vote this year said die action is in res ponse to pressure from business organizations and would ultimately hinder the city’s children Delta Air Lines cuts 1 500 more jobs ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines will cut 1500 more flight attendant jobs — about 94 percent — this M because of the continuing slump in the airline industry airline will try to make Delta officials said the Atlanta-base- d this round of jobs cuts through voluntary offers Last fall about 3200 flight attendants accepted leaves early retirement and ' other offers as part of 10000 job cuts “The industry is suffering” Delta spokeswoman Peggy Estes said Friday “So it’s necessary to reduce our operating costs We need to match the work force size to the needs of the opera- - 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