Assignment Four

Two ex-convicts were arrested in Gary, Indiana for posing as disabled war veterans selling radios for a phony charity.

Police say the ex-convicts, Barry Galento, 34, and Glenn R. Sack, 32, were going from house to house, selling transistor radio headsets for $50 each. The men allegedly told their targets that the money was going to be used to buy artificial limbs for veterans of the Persian Gulf conflict.

Galento has only one leg and was passing himself off as a Purple Heart hero. He later admitted to losing his leg in a car accident in Georgia three years ago.

According to the police, Galento was using crutches when arrested, but was able to get around the police station without any assistance

Police were alerted when housewives complained to the Better Business Bureau. Two officers arrested the men after they allegedly observed them successfully con a Chicago woman.

Police Lt. Bill Edwards said the men had fake military discharge papers and both admitted they had served time in state prison. Galento and Sack were charged with soliciting without a license and failure to register as ex-convicts.

Car Wash

Police arrested James T. Farrell for washing his car in his underwear at the Ty-Dee-Up Car Wash on North Main Street.

Farrell, 29, was soaked to his skin when the hose attached to the wash's "jet wand" snapped. Farrell said he then decided to continue washing his Chevrolet Camero in his underwear.

"My clothes were sopping wet, and my five quarters had just begun. What else could I do?" he told police.

Weather

A record-breaking low temperature of 2 degrees Fahrenheit is expected for March 23, with a high of 30 F.

Last year's month of March is the coldest on record with an average low of 14 F. The lowest temperature ever recoded for the month of March is 4 F.

Temperatures this spring are much milder, rising above 40 F on two occasions in the past week.

Farmers in the area have reported crop damage to cherries, wheat and apples in the past, when temperatures have fallen into the low teens.

Baseball

A traveling team of softball stars will face off against Mayor Clint Hurley and his team of city council and employees next Saturday.

The game will be held at the American Legion Diamond at 1 p.m. Admission will be $5 and proceeds will go to benefit Community Hospital.

Clayde Magil, who made a record 29 consecutive strikeouts last year, will be playing for the visiting softball team. The mayor will be pitching for the city team while Councilman Hal Riney will catch.

Cats and Dogs

The city council discussed a new ordinance last night, requiring all cats to be licensed.

"Cats don't bite people, foul sidewalks, or bark incessantly" said cat owner Betty Missert disapprovingly. Missert and another cat owner arrived to the meeting with their two cats to protest the ordinance.

One of the cats further disrupted the meeting when it escaped for several minutes before landing on the mayor's lap. The mayor said that he had nothing against cats, that it was only fair that both cats and dogs require a license.

Biography: Stefan Armijo

Stefan Armijo, a senior at San Jose State, survives on a diet of coffee and chocolate.

He lives in a hole in the ground with no windows. If you are lucky enough to visit him there, you would notice a couple of things: he is a good photographer, likes art, loves to ride his bicycle and is a total "nerd."

After a long conversation about "Star Trek" he would tell you that he is officially studying photography at San Jose State, but often finds himself preoccupied with video production and web design too.

Stefan also loves to absorb and disseminate information which is why he is in journalism 61 and a photographer for the Spartan Daily.