DES MOINES, IOWA — William Williams, 34, and Robert Williams, 32, were recently arrested and charged with breaking into a change machine and a detergent machine ata . laundromat. An ‘eyewitness to the crime assisted police, even though the -men allegedly had thought they “could buy her silence by giving her several small packages of detergent from the machine. . ows Recent use-of biting by teachers for’ disciplinary purposes: In November a private-school teacher in Longueuil, Quebec, was charged . with biting a four-year-old boy on the arm, Alabama high-school coach Ed Donahco resigned last summer after biting a 15-year-old boy on the nose * during gym class. Grand ‘Junction, Colorado: — “Among: recent’ child. criminal phe-° : ‘homs: a boy, age 10, tumed in by his nine-year-old brother after allegedly : robbing a convenience store last sum- <-mer; and a boy, age “11, arrested in : : . Sandersville, Georgia, in January, for -- robbing a bank with a.38-caliber pis- : tol and making his getaway ona bicy- oo cle. “A report in a recent issue’ of The New England Journal of Medicine _revealed that the cause of a woman's Compiled by AP. McCredie DiLapi said whites have to meet among themselves in order to under- stand why. whites so often exclude blacks, “{R]acism is a white problem, and we have a responsibility as white women in particular to do what we can to eradicate racism.” oee Topeka, Kansas — The grandson of Rev. Fred Phelps, a preacher who ‘routinely pickets with harsh anti-gay “signs at the funerals of AIDS victims, petitioned the: Topeka. school district to be allowed to participate in the dis- “chronic heel pain was an accumula-’." ¢ “Hon of dog hairs embedded in the © skin over the Achilles tendén —-for . * years the woman rubbed her Scottish iterrier with her bare heel. : ; © : oe q . : . SeraldLydell-Voyles, 39,. who _-Was ‘a’ suspect: in an’ unsolved : 1981 double murder, walked into the Polk | County jail in Florida ‘and, giving his real name,’ asked: about the long-. standing $3,000 reward for infornia- tion’ leading to the; arrest of Gerald -. Lydell” Voyles.:: He: was * promptly : “arrested.” Said’ Sheriff. Lawrence W. «Crow Jr.; “We believe he was serious °. about the reward, He will n not be e eli- A University, of Pennsylvania stu- ent group, White Women Against Racism, recently.’excluded a black woman who. wanted to join.’ x ‘Group, Spokesperson Elena: 3 ANALYTIC | aH OPPONTE | MALE », SIRAIN «! t DID v trict’s public service program designed to encourage high school students to volunteer time to improve the community. The grandson's “pub- lic service” would be to picket along- side Phelps to help rid the communi- ty of homosexual behavior, As of mid-March, the district had still not decided whether to grant the petition. Richard Panzella, 32, was arrested in New York and charged with two counts of stealing shoes off the feet of women, According . to: police, Panzella built his large collection of women's shoes first by buying them at stores, then by buying shoes on the spot from women on the street, and finally by stealing them. Lafayette, Indiana —- Ben Orndorff, age seven, recently helped his. 21-year-old cousin deliver her baby because everyone else-in the family happened to be out shopping when the woman went into labor. And Georgia's Michael Jones, age eight, arrived at Dr. Robert Zaworski’s. office for outpatient surgery on a facial mole but was clutching his handwritten, last will and testament. (Had the surgery been unsuccessful, Mom would have got- ten his bed and Dad his picture and toys. and Tedy would have. been buried with Michael. ) comics by Brett Rogere * HOOKED oN PHlonics’ “WORKED -POR ME. / "Sa SoRRY-», WILL You sree Sunday, May 21, 1995 — North Shore News ~ 27 ENGLISH & BELGIAN CONTAINERS JUST ARRIVED! 1 Hand-picked selection of antiques and collectibles ; Featuring dining and bedroom suntes, bookcases, office desks. floor lamps, china cabinets, wardrobes, tables and chairs. This Belgian container has unbeatable quality ina variety of-styles and woods. “Mon. - Sat. 10:30-6:00. _ Sun. & Stat. Holidays 12-5 226 S. W. Marine Drive, Vancouver. 324-3661 or 322- 0373 What's happening ~ in our District Child Care Grants Program Te District of North Vancouver believes child care is a vital part of creating healthy communities. The Childcare Grants Program is a vital part of the District's overall goal to help develop accessible, affordable, high quality, ‘childcare services, Grants are available in the: following categories: Program Enhancement: Grants of up io $10, 000 Grants are available to existing licensed non-profit child care societies to enhance the quality of care, . through projects such as training, extending hours of operation, increasing staff to provide infant/ : - toddler or special needs care, strenginening administration, developing family’ support - programs i and enriching ESL programs. Program. Development: Grants of up to $5, 000 : Grants are available to new or existing non-profit” societies to cover the costs of « opening anew. facility or expanding existing services. Grants help pay non-capital costs such as developing new programs, organizing the program, establishing . partnerships, developing budgets, or upgrading Staff qualification. Preference is given to programs that meet District priorities. Application forms are available at t District Hall, at 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver. . . Deadline for Applications is June 30. For more information, please call 990-2274. y _ North Lonsdale Heritage Workshop “Committee invites you toa workshop: May.’ 0, ‘Following : a presentation on the new B.C..." . Heritage Conservation Legislation will bea group discussion of local issues and options for North. Lonsdale. ‘The venue is Council Chambers at. - District Hall, starting at 6: 45 p.m.