i ag a RIG PRETEEN oy Pha tanned The Castlegar Sun ‘ver the years I have asked several homicide detectives if they ever use psychics to solve or assist. in solving a murder. | Most confess. that. they are. com: pelled to respond to any help they fi may recelve from any, zeamient of i wi ia pet ‘been given "are. few and ‘far between, ‘here Is-on record pae, vitallan case where the murderers would 's never have been ter had it not paral for a curlous fortune In 1986 in Verena, Italy, professtonal fortune fi w iste Elisa Veronese, stared into her crystal ball. The lghts. were dim. Her eyes rolled, Across, the ‘table from Elisa-sat a middle-aged woman, Ellsa scanned her client with a practised eye, Expons nsive stothings; aristocratic air, oozln money. The correct words ultered at the correct lime would extract valuable information, Arendy, ‘from small talk before the formal. session, Elisa knew that her customer had been *{* married and had children. That would be onan .Gazed_ Into her crystal ball, A worried frown crossed her brow, “I see bad omens," she exclalmed. ‘There is a knife and bisod i ered,:'My husban ‘lL see your aban are: now over, You will be happily surrounded by your family." Her. client breathed a sigh of relief and abruptly terminated the session. She hur. medly paid a substantial fee and left. a could never explain why this ‘particu. lar cellent stirred her curiousity like no other client, Impulsively, she made up her mind to follow the woman. Out on the street, Elisa had no difficulty keeping the woman in view until e sped away in her car. Elisa noted that it m an expensive Lancia, license number M1268- From the Ticense, she figured, the well-dressed woman was from Milan. The curtous fortune “teller decided then’ and there that she would play amateur detective, She hurried home, packed a bag and caught a train for Milan, a distance of under 100 miles. Once in Milan, Elisa felt the best way to learn’ the woman’s Identily would be to consult The. Automobile Club, a molorist’s club with a large membership of expensive car owners. lisa made up a story that she had struck a parked - Lancia, license number MI268-47 and wanted the owner’s name and address. The Auto: mobile Club turned over the name, Mrs. Lina Boseggia, 8 Via Palmanova, Elisa hopped a cab to the address. About a block away from the Bosegela residence, bold as brass Elisa ran; a bell. She gave the woman who answere a song and dance about inquiring at number 8 concerning an old friend who had lived there years ago, but who had apparently moved away. ‘he woman was quile helpful. She told Elisa that her friend must have moved away a good many years ago, because the Boseggias had lived in that same house for close to 30 years. At least, Mrs. Boseggia had. Unfortunately, about 25 years before, Sante Boseggla had disappeared. The obliging woman went on to tell Elisa that Sante Boseggia had been an extremely wealthy man who didn't gpecar to have any reason in the world to appear, lle Fhad vasts sums of money, a beautiful wife and two fine sons. Damiano had been 17 at the time of his father's disappearance, while Dario had been a year younger. y this time, Elisa was convinced that she had really seen the missing man in her crystal , ball. At any rate, she longed to solve what she — was sure was the murder of Sante Boseggla. She couldn’t get it out of her head that a woman whose Frusband had disappeared would fF aS ne consult a fortune teller and not ask the obvious * question — what happened to my missing hus- band? Elisa pressed .on. She called at the servants’ quarters at 8 Via Palmanova, :Inquirlng if: an old (rlend who had worked there asa. cook left'a forwarding address. The servants proved to be a fountain of information. They were a staff of four and not one-had a good word to say about their boss. She had :a ‘tong history of bad relations with her servants. None of the current -crop had been with her for more than.a yeat Elisa feared that in 1991, Lina had had her husband declared legally dead. She had adminis- tered her husband's estate up to that time. Once Sante was declared legally dead, the entire estate reverted solely to Lit The fortune teller had gone further than any self. respecting crystal ball gazer could. be expected to go. Now, would she be sensible and go home or would she go to the police and risk the ridicule they were bound to heap upon her? . ur Elisa decided to go to the Police. Iler fantastic tale of suspi- cion and surveillance was taped and passed along to an inspector. He neither laughed nor ridiculed the fortune teller’s story. Instead, he dug out the old Boseggia disap: pearance file. The man had disappeared without a trace on the last day of the year in 1962. The disppearance had caused some excitement due to Boseggia’s wealth, Some clothing and an undisclosed amount of money was missing, which lent credence to the theory that. Sante may have taken off to start a new life unencumbered by wife and sons. His we teenaged sons had been home from school t the time of the disappearance. It would have been very difficult for murder to have. taken place in their home without the boys’ knowledge. The inspector interviewed Sante’s financial advisor. This gentleman stated that on! patel sum of money went missing with his inspector. like the fortune teller, was now ue ‘ vinced that Sante had been murdered close’ te highome. uipped with a metal detector, police scanned the Boseata grounds, They found an axe, jewel- lery, bones and dental work. From the dental work, the bones were identified as those of Sante Boseggi ja. When faced with the gruesome: evidence, Lina Bosepgia and her two sons, riow grown inen with families of their. own, confessed -to’ murder. The irators reveated that each-one had inflicted one blow with the axe, so that they would be equally guilty. None of the three would tell who struck the first blow. All three complained that Sante had been very close with money, but would volunteer no other reason for taking hls life. ina and her boys stood the spring of 1987, They were found guilty ond each was sentenced .to 20 years imprisonment. trial for murder in oo0 Page 7B’ : ( : ° -More tales of two puppies ‘t's been a long time since there have been puppies around the house, and even though I love them dearly, having lived with Mac and Tosh for the past 14 weeks of their short -- maybe terminally short -- lives, it: will _robably.De a-long, long time before there are puppies agi ‘1 keep ‘telling myself that they will, eventually, grow up. If I don't Kill them first. But I have to admit they do have their good points. Depending on what straws I happen to be grasping for at the moment. | For instance, I find that it is virtually impossible to lose my way to the bathroom these days. It's simply a matter of following the trail of toilet paper that used to be rolled around the tube that is all that's left where the toilet paper was when I. turmed my back for three-tenths of a second to pick up the crumpled Paper t towel that was, moments before, in the kitchén waste basket. ‘They are quick. Very, very quick, Even quicker when they. see me coming with puppicide gleaming in my eye. ‘Tosh, in his.‘own adorable puppy way, has himself my guarddog and I have absolutely no doubt that when be grows up to be a full-size little dog that anyone who threatens me will find their toes, and their ankles, and possibly, but I'm not really certain of this one, their shins, in grave danger. Now that the pair of them are agile enough to leap onto tall couch- nearest and dearest can indulge in anything less than a group cuddle. A group cuddle that invariably ends ebrupaty when one of the furry THIS IS NOT JUST A AME BANQUET This Is our 27th annual trophy awards resentations *. fundralsing event to support environmental projects such as land aquisition, wildlife habitat enhancement and fish restocking. Come and enjoy a wildgame, seafood & You'll find al! the news in- the Castlegar Sun! Count Yoursetr IN : Your Health Report Card should have arrived during the past week. Please complete the small card inside and drop it off at your local Health Unit. Or mail to: Central Kootenay Health Unit _ 503 Front St., Nelson, B.C. VIL 4B4 If you don't have the card, your main health can be Kelowna mann tries to tackle power line A Kelowna man is lucky to be alive after he tackled a tree lying on a downed power line. A West Kootenay Power oper- ations supervisor reported the noted on plain paper. Thanks for your ideas! which ii a resi- dent of Spiers Road cutting down a large tree. The tree fell across a 7200-volt line, knocking the con- ductor to the snow-covered ground. Noticing sparks coming from the tree, the resident tried to pull i it clear of the wire. “We are really amazed that be survived,” said the WKP supervi: sor. “He walked away from a situ- ation that should have caused a very se serious injury, if na not death. also in Kelow- faa er var Lilet en ako id Tt could have .” As it was, the agi Spiers Road resident Tteceived an electric shock and bumed a hole in his glove, bat suffered no other effects. 1 A Any wire on the smorgasbord that Is not Just for hunters! Come out and support your wildlife and your 3 We've got Door Prizes, Giveaways & Raffles with a total value of over *4000.00 FEBRUARY 22 $20. 00 per person $12.00 - 14 yrs. & under. Cocktalis: 5:30 pm Dinner: 6:00 pm Dance: 9 pm to 1 am ADVANCE | TICKET SALES ONLY (first come first served) t ‘ Avallable at: BOSSE’S JEWELLERY 365-7141 x AASLAND TAXIDERMY 365-6067 ground must be considered live, say West Kootenay Power offi- cials,‘and capable of causing seri- - ‘ous injury or'worse. Even‘a line that appears to be dead’can be re- G without i The only safe action is to get well away from a downed line, keep others away as well, and get word as quickly ‘as possible to ‘West Kootenay Power. If you ‘ate in‘a Vehicie that comes in contact ‘with’a downed'line,; stay where quali- indedl: begins d ankle, sig- pealline the time for certain litle puppies to te put to bed for the ight. Unfortunately, they have not only become agile enough to leap onto tall couches with a single bound, they have also become smart enough to leap onto armchairs that can be used as springboards to gain access to tall waterbeds. I don't really remember anymore, but I have a feeling there was a lot to be said for wake-up calls that involved things like soothing Music on the clock radio, as opposed to two small energetic bodies ‘bounding across our still slumbering forms with total and complete ‘abandon, in absolute rapture, at having found us again after their long ‘separation of at least six hours. ‘Waking up that way is almost as exciting, but not quite, as stepping out of that same bed every morning, directly onto the large soup bone that the kindly and generous puppy brought into the bedroom to share with his people, but forgot about and left on the rug. So, in self-defense, and because I'm tired of explaining to well- meaning people why I have a permanent limp, I've started making soups that don't require soup bones. Tet or ae Sort of Minestrone : Only ‘sort of’ because minestrone always has zuchinni in it. But it's not zuchinni season. However, when it is, add two or three or six, thinly sliced with the onions, celery and garlic. 2 onions, chopped 4 stalks celery, sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tbsp. olive oil 5-1/2 ounce can tomato paste 1c. water 1 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper 1/2 tsp. basil 1/2 tsp. oregano 2 beef bouillon cubes dissolved in 4 c, water 28 ounce can tomatoes 3-14 oz. cans beans (choose an assortment, kidney, green, lima) one short, fat pepperoni chub {about 300 g.) sliced thinly 1-1/2 c. elbow macaroni grated Parmesan or Romano cheese ‘ Ina large kettle or Dutch oven, saute celery, onion, and garlic in olive oil until onion is imp. Do not brown, Add tomato paste and one cup of water. Simmer 10 minutes. Add salt, Pepper, herbs, bouillon, tomatoes, and beans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, simmer 15 ines ‘Stirring often. Add pepperoni and i. Simmer until ‘tender, about seven minutes more. If you feel the soup is too thick, add boiling water, but it is said Minestrone is not 2 e unless the spoon stands up straight in the soup. Sprinkle each serving with grated cheese. Makes 10 servings. Hamburger Vegetable Noodle Soup Fast to make. Good to eat. 1 pound ground beef 1 onion, chopped 2 stalks celery, sliced 7 10. can 2-10 ounce cans tomato soup 4 soup cans of water small package frozen mixed vegetables (about 2 cups) 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1 tsp. Worchestershire sauce 1 sugar 2 3 cemediiny noodles (uncooked) In a large kettle or Dutch one, brown oper the beef, onion, and ad celery, breaking up the meat un! color is gone. Drain ot Fat, Ria al he remaining ingredients, mix well. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until veggies and noodles are tender. About 15 minutes. Serve with big hunks of rye bread. Makes about 10 serv- ings. es with a single bound, it is a very rare evening when myself and my {. ‘Has learned to be an adult and parent Dear Ann Lander: I agree with your advice to “Not Proud of :-Myself in Orlando.”'I, too had an affair with a married man, for whom I broke up my marriage ‘and almost lost my child. That affair. lasted five years, two of which I _’ Spent in therapy and three in sup- port'grou, T could ‘analyze my lover and - myself, but the details don't matter. The important part is that I was unhappy with myself, but I didn't ' know it was about me so.I went looking for something or someone * to hand it on. “Zack"’ made me feel loved, desired and special, but it was like dope, I could never get enough; it worked less and less and ‘was costly. I broke up with Zacke last year and my therapy is really paying off, I function better at work, at home and ‘as a friend, It’s not magic. It’s very difficult not to escape into that blaming pattem. My child has stopped behaving in a destructive way since I learned to be an adult and a parent. Did it hurt to give up Zack? You bet it did, but not as much as staying ina bad man, he was just too’ damaged emotionally to make a real relation ) ship work, I began to tum the comer after I read, “Women Who Love Too much: When You Keep Wishing and Hoping He'll Change," rd Robin Norwood. The second half of the title is the real tip-off. I had the space. ‘Thank you for being so honest..I’m‘sure a great many women saw rn today and leamed Dear Ann Landers: lama flight attendant with ‘an airline that has initiated a bold no smoking policy system-wide. Smoking is allowed only undesignated areas Property Landers Syndicated and never on any of our flights. Our military Airlift Command charters, howeyer, work under a totally different set of rules, Since military aircraft is a lucrative part of our operation, it behooves us to go along with the military's pro- gram. As to quit saying, “If only he would Neo in the blank), everything would be OK.” He couldn't, and wouldn’t The only person I can change is me. To my child, my ex-husband, my ex-lover’s wife and children, and all family members who were hurt by my breakup of my mar- riage, I would like to say: I'm sony you had to pay such a heavy price for part of my growing up. I'm Sorry your lives got screwed up | by (The old story, | he couldn’t leave his wife because she was ill, ‘etc., etc.) Do I miss Him? Yes, but I know I'll live through it and I'll be a better, stronger person when I beal, What hurts the most is how I deceived myself. Zack wasn’t a my » Living the rest of my life intelligently is the only atonement I can make and T hope it will be enough. — Recov- ering in Arizona Dear Arizona: Your letter is about twice as long as the ones I usually print, but it is well worth knows, federal law now probibits smoking on all flights within the continental Unit- ed States. On our international flights, however, the military still allows its personnel to go on puff- ing and puffing. Unless you have been in a smoking section when 150 cigarettes light up at once, you cannot imagine what it’s like. I will tell you. It’s murder on the people who have to work back there. On a recent Desert Shield charter, the entire plane was desig- nated as a smoking section. The air was blue during the entire trip. I thought I'd choke. The military certainly has it within its power to say “no smok- ing” on any flight. I have seen non—smoking colonels and gener- als disallow smoking on a' few flights across the Pacific, If the members of our military can go without smoking in the field for days at a time — to keep from, lowing their cover — they can go’ without a cigarette for eight to tea hours on a plane, H Through your column’ you might have some influence with Military Airlift Command to. implement a.no smoking policy. This would be a tremendous ser- vice, not only for the familics‘of those addicted, but international flight crews everywhere would thank you from the bottom of their make is orriainly valid, but this is a ‘very sticky wicket. No one has been more vocal about the dangers of cigarette smoking than I. And I will continue to speak out against the use of tobacco, in every form, because I know the deaths of 380,000 people a yéar in this coun- try are directly attributable to cigarettes, But the men and.women on mil- itary aircraft are going over to face God-knows-what. They are bound to be tense and anxious. If they are smokers and want to light up to relieve anxiety, I say, under these + special circumstances, let ‘em smoke, but do not provide the cigarettes. ne wos-::o the pas] current compilation of the most peculiar thi people do, edited by Chuck Shepherd. Proof that true stories are weirder than made-up stories. Michael Smith, 29, was arrest- ed in Rochester, N.¥., in Decem- ber for a failed robbery. Using a realistic toy gun, he demanded money from a couple getting out of their car, The woman then pulled her own realistic toy gun, causing Smith to drop his gun and start begging her not to shoot him. The couple’s screams caused Smith to run but also brought out a neighbor, who threw a baseball bat at Smith, knocking him down. Police Blotter ° Roy Koutsky, 25, surrendered quietly to police in Los Angeles in after a four-hour stand- bites. from the burger before off in which he fired more than 70 shotgun blasts. Said Sgt. Pat Find- ley, “He just said he was shooting through his house and he couldn’t See any reason why he couldn’t do it.” + Adrian Popovici, a University of Montreal law professor and co- author (with his locally well- known lawyer-wife) of the popular newspaper column, “Love and the Law,” was arrested in October after reportedly threatening to kill her. » Danny Simpson, 24, was con- victed of a March bank robbery, which brought him $6,000, in Prince Albert, Canada. Police later informed him that the gun he had used was a si0b,000. ‘Ss item worth _ as much. ag $100,000 “ + A man made of witit $1:570 at’ a Provident National Bank in Philadelphia in September. He had originally walked into the nearby Mellon Bank and presented a . holdup note to a teller, who froze, causing the robber to flee. In his first try at the Provident Bank, before he presented his note, he was informed by a teller that he was in the wrong line and should move to the other. After taking his place and working his way up to a teller, he presented his note, got the money and fled. « George Juan Kuchme, 20, a cook at a Jack in the Box restau- rant in Phoenix, was arrested in December for “adding a harmful substance to food” after he admit- ted blowing his nose into a ham- burger ordered by a police officer at the drive-through window. The officer said he had taken three “nasal mucus” on his . Elijah Lawrence was sen- tenced to one year in prison in Raleigh, N.C., in D A « Gene Robinson, 24, was arrested in Dayton, Tenn., after having sat for part of a session as a member of a grand jury hearing drug cases. He had already voted on 20 indi when the next mounted police officer had tried to arrest Lawrence, but Lawrence kicked the horse in the thigh twice, whereupon be was charged with assaulting a police officer. * a: 14-year-old boy was referred to juvenile authorities in Salt Lake City in December after having distributed photocopies of his genitals and other body parts to residents of his apartment com- plex. (He was identified because he also made photocepics of his name that came up was his. He raised his hand, said, “That's me,” and excused himself. His fellow members indicted him, and police arrested him at his home a short time later. * the bodies of more than 800 dead, radioactive beagles — used in 27 years of government experi- ments — were shipped in October for burial at the Hanford (Wash.) Nuclear Reservation. Also arriv- face, ly chipped tooth.) -Arnold: Heller, 64, was ing was over 17 tons of the bea- les’ radioacti © Dave Lee Smith got a year in jail in St. Louis in September Gastead of the customary sentence’ — for first-time mar-" He was attempting to fish through his pants pockets for money to give-to a stripper p in jjuana offenders) because he arrived for his hearing at 10:20 front of him when a World War Tl-ear hand grenade ( a dud) he keeps to scare off panhandlers fell to the floor and sent dancers mun- ning for the exits. Said assistant manager Dave Galaviz, “Guys get out of line with the girls all the time, but I’d never seen one pull an explosive device out of his pants.” ‘Wrong Place, Wrong Time « four teen-agers wee arrested in the: parking lot of a large mall in Lakeland, Fla., just before Christmas when, am, g he was scheduled for 10:30 am instead of 10:00. (Send your Weird News to Chuck Shepherd, P.O. Bax 57141, Washington, D.C. 20037.) (The NAL/Plume paperbacks “News of the Weird” ($6.95) and the all-different “More News of the Weird” ($7.95) — each with over 500 of the most bizarre truce news stories from the collections of authors Chuck Shepherd, ots J. Kobut and Roland Sweet — steal an automobile at Padont, they tried to break into a police van containing three officers on a stakeout. at most or by mail from New American Library, P.O. Box 699, Bergenfield, NJ. 07621. Include $1.50 per book for postage and handling.) is new husband addicted Q. Recently I read an article on sex addicts in one of my wife's magazines. 1am a little concerned I might be one. ‘We've been married for six months and we're both in our 20s, I want to have sex with her every day and twice & day on the weekends. We don't actually do it that often, but I'd like to. We.do have sex four or five times a week, Does that amount, and the time I spend fantasizing and thinking about it, indicate a problem? She says she is very happy with our sex life. But after reading that urticle .I see how easily one can'be addicted without even ~ knowing it. She says if I read her ‘magazines all the time I'd realize articles about addictions are like TV movies, There has to be a new disease every week. What do you think? A. Enjoy making love to your bride and fantasizing about making love to her, and stop worrying about sex \1f We'Ran This Ad On TV, 1You’d Have Only 30 Seconds K twin a dye ret (hokat thé opening Fre again or pause eee consider its - significance. ; ey woul bo ale spond amt of ime with this, f wouldnt be astlegar | Sun Aaveriing Dont. 365-5266 _ T really don't know what a “sex addict” is, but I do know that the honeymoon phase of a marriage can last a year or more. You are a » honeymooner. As long as both of you ‘are satisfied with your sex life, you a don't have any problems. --Q. Lwant ‘to let your readers know s that having:a: hysterectomy doesn’t cause a woman to lose her interest in sex. Tam 80 years old now, and I hada. hysterectomy. when: Iwas 59. My husband and:1 continued to enjoy a wonderful sex life untit he died last ar.:But I do have a concern. It seems: 1 am still interested in sex, + about once a month, Is that abnormal unusual at my age? °° asked my doctor and he sald te He seemed to be I do masturbate at these times and be careful not to harm those delicate that satisfies me. In a recent column tissues, which are a little thinner and you advised another older woman to ~ drier as we age. use a vibrator. Would that make even more for me? A. Bravo to you! I won't comment on your doctor. Everyone over age 65 Ask . Ruth D By Dr. Ruth Westheimer ‘CONTAINS EXPLICIT’ SEXUAL MATERIAL: WHICH MAY NOT. BE SUITABLE: FOR ‘ALL READ- ERS: and every} woman® who: has. had.a hysterectomy at any age should read your letter. The’ desire for sex: does not disappear because the uterus has been removed. ‘It‘,doesn't” have’ to disappear: with’ age ‘either. There is" nothing “abnormal” or -“unusual” ‘discussing sex with someone my age. about your! ng libido. Yes, a vibrator mightienliven, your life! But Also, remember to use a lubricant when you masturbate, whether you use a vibrator or not. Tam glad you wrote. The population of the United States is aging. More and more people will be asking questions such as yours, and you Stand as an inspiration for them! Q. ['ve been going with a married man for two years. Occasionally he has been able to get away for a weekend with me. But that happened more often in the beginning of our relationship than it has in the past year-and a half. He is getting a divorce, but his wife is making it difficult, They have been working on a divorce for most of the.time I've known him. Tam wondering if the stress of this is what has caused him to be less - interested in me sexually. He is also under a lot of pressure at work. I want to be understanding. Is there anything T can do sexually to make him’ as excited about me as he was at first? Also, I don't want to make any mistakes with him. When his divorce finally comes through, I want to marry him. What can I do in bed to make sure that happens? .. A. Nothing! But, you can do some- thing for yourself. Take a pad and pen and write the following: “I deserve a good relationship with a man who makes. me feel sexually desirable. This is not a good relationship. I will give him 30 days. If he isn’t separated “by that time, I will get out of this relationship and find an available man!” You don't need to tell him about the deadline. Promise yourself that you will break up with him when y to sex? the deadline has passed and he’s still married. And I am willing to bet he will be! Q.I'm not sexually interested in the woman I'm seeing now. I want to break up with her, but I don’t know how to do it. We're both in our 40s, both recently divorced. She is a nice ‘woman, but I've never had a lot of passion for her. We've been seeing each other for six months. At first, I could get an erection with her and perform. For the past few weeks, I haven't been able to work up the enthusiasm, even by fantasizing. I know I'm not losing interest in sex, because I masturbate. She says she's never had sex as good as she has it with me. It's hard to break up with a woman who wants you that bad. What if no other man ever satisfies her this much again? How do I tell her Iam not tumed on. A. Why do you need to tell her that? It would be very crue! of you to do so! Tell her you want to end the relation- ship because it's Just too soon after your divorce for. you to be involved » with anyone. I am betting that’s the truth anyway. Your lack of sexual interest in her may be caused by many factors other than her inability to arouse you, Also, if you are her first. relation.” ship following the divorce, she “may; be exaggerating your abilities as lover in her own mind. Or perhaps she and her husband had not been having sex for a while and she is needy, don't think you'‘need to worry about K her going through life without finding sexual satisfaction to match wi have given her. All you have'to. ) WOITY. about ‘is ending’ the, relationship + without. making her: feel\; sexually’: