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MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021
Appointments for Navy announces officer
tapped to lead 7th Fleet
vaccinations scarce BY JOSEPH DITZLER
Stars and Stripes
TOKYO — The White House
the tool the U.S. employs to
demonstrate its reach and re-
solve to its allies and friends,
at Europe bases
has nominated a naval officer and to Beijing.
with command experience in The 7th Fleet, which in-
the Western Pacific to lead the cludes up to 70 vessels and
7th Fleet as it aims to keep 20,000 sailors, may keep the
BY JENNIFER H. SVAN entire population,” said Air pace with its Chinese competi- peace or shoulder the U.S. re-
Stars and Stripes Force Lt. Col. Elizabeth Erick- tion. sponse if hotspots like the con-
KAISERSLAUTERN, Ger- son, EUCOM command sur- Rear Adm. Karl O. Thomas, tested Senkaku Islands or Tai-
many — U.S. military bases in geon. “Our pace is really pick- the assistant deputy chief for wan kindle into conflict.
Europe adhered to a White ing up, so it’s very exciting.” naval operations, plans and President Joe Biden’s ad-
House pledge to open coronavi- The Pentagon announced Fri- strategy at the Pentagon, would ministration has affirmed its
rus vaccinations to every Amer- day that overseas bases would return to Yokosuka Naval Base, commitment to assist Japan
ican eligible for them by Mon- receive additional doses of the Japan, to command the largest should the Senkakus, a group of
day, but appointments for a first Moderna vaccine to make up for of America’s overseas naval islets set strategically north-
dose remained unavailable in the temporary pause in admin- fleets, the Defense Department east of Taiwan, come under as-
some areas. istering the one-dose Johnson & announced Wednesday. Tho- sault. Japan complains of in-
Some bases listed open time Johnson vaccine. The Centers mas previously served as com- creasing instances of China’s
slots for vaccinations Monday for Disease Control and Preven- mander of Task Force 70 and coast guard interfering with Ja-
morning on the Defense Health tion and the Food and Drug Ad- Carrier Strike Group 5, cen- panese fishing vessels in the
Agency’s appointment portal, ministration are investigating tered on the aircraft carrier area. Both nations this year
including Spangdahlem and reports of rare but potentially USS Ronald Reagan, home- have empowered their coast
Geilenkirchen air bases in Ger- dangerous blood clots in the J&J ported in Yokosuka. guards to open fire there if
many, and in Italy, Aviano Air vaccine. A naval aviator, Thomas be- threatened.
Base and Naval Support Activ- EUCOM expects to receive gan his career in the E-2C The head of Indo-Pacific
ity Naples. 30,000 additional doses of Mod- Hawkeye, a tactical early- Command, Adm. Philip David-
Landstuhl Regional Medical erna in the next few weeks, on warning aircraft, and rose up son, in March told the Senate
Center in Germany, the mili- top of the 83,000 forecast to ar- the command ranks with ser- Armed Services Committee
tary’s largest overseas medical rive by May 7, EUCOM officials vice as executive officer that China may be contemplat-
facility, began offering appoint- said. aboard the carriers USS ing a move to reclaim Taiwan
ments to all eligible adults Mon- The uptick should help EU- Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ge- sooner rather than later. China
day afternoon. But in Bavaria, COM reach its goal of adminis- orge Washington, and com- considers Taiwan a breakaway
home to about 40,000 garrison tering a first dose to all eligible mander of a third, the USS Carl province.
personnel, there were no ap- adults by mid-May and fully Vinson, according to his Navy Unlike its treaty with Japan,
pointments available through vaccinating all who want the biography. the U.S. has no obligation to
the DHA portal at seven vacci- shots by the end of July, Erick- A Northern Virginia native, come to Taiwan’s military sup-
nation sites, including two at son said. Vaccination rates at Thomas earned his commis- port, but it aids the island de-
Hohenfels, two at Grafenwoehr bases in Europe have mostly sion in 1985 through the Naval mocracy through outward
and one location each at Ans- lagged behind those in the Unit- ROTC at Rensselaer Polytech- signs, such as the visit last
bach, Katterbach and Vilseck. ed States. nic Institute. He also holds a week by former U.S. Sen. Chris
More appointments should U.S. military medical clinics master’s degree from the Naval Dodd and two former deputy
open for all eligible beneficiar- in Europe are working to ensure Postgraduate School. secretaries of state, and by di-
ies, including the general adult that vaccine appointments are If confirmed by the Senate, rect arms sales.
population, as an expected available for all eligible adults Thomas would succeed Vice The U.S. recognizes China’s
20,000 to 30,000 doses per week this week, Erickson said. Some Adm. Bill Merz, who took his claim but considers Taiwan’s
begin arriving over the next few are using the Defense Health post Sept. 12, 2019. The job also status unresolved. The 7th
weeks, U.S. European Com- Agency appointment portal at comes with a promotion. Tho- Fleet periodically sends war-
mand officials said Monday. informatics-stage.health.mil/ mas would take a leading role ships to the Taiwan Strait in de-
“We’re really turning a cor- COVAX, while others are set- in an international arena where fiance of Chinese demands that
ner here in the next week or two ting up their own scheduling a rising China confronts its third nations seek its permis-
broadly across (the region) to system or are holding mass vac- neighbors, and sometimes the sion before steaming through
make vaccines available to the cination events, she said. United States. The 7th Fleet is the 110-mile-wide passage.PAGE 2 • STRIPES LITE • Monday, April 19, 2021
Fort Benning brings back 4 Barksdale-based
B-52s arrive on
Best Ranger competition
BY COREY DICKSTEIN mentally and physically draining — to in-
Guam for mission
BY SETH ROBSON
Stars and Stripes
Stars and Stripes clude having to execute various technical A task force of four B-52H Stratofortress
FORT BENNING, Ga. — For three nearly and tactical skills along the way. I mean, this bombers has arrived at Andersen Air
nonstop days, some of the Army’s most- is the Super Bowl for the Army right here. Force Base, Guam, part of an ongoing
skilled soldiers overcame a lack of sleep to This is the Super Bowl for Rangers.” demonstration by the Air Force of its abil-
tough out brutal obstacle courses, miles- The competition began Friday with a pre- ity to move strategic assets around the
long runs and marches, and weapons and dawn nine-mile run and ended Sunday af- globe.
tactics challenges as they moved some 75 ternoon with a final buddy run that saw The planes, from the 2nd Bomb Wing at
miles across Fort Benning for a chance at Rangers 1st Lt. Vince Paikowski and 1st Lt. Barksdale Air Force Base, La., will oper-
the title of Best Ranger. Alastair Keys cross the finish line first. In ate in the Indo-Pacific and support Pacific
The grueling contest, which tests 52 between those runs, competitors navigated Air Forces’ training efforts with joint
teams of Ranger School graduates on a a series of obstacle courses, an urban-as- forces and partners, the Air Force said in a
wide-range of skills, returned to the Army sault course, eight marksmanship events statement Saturday.
post in Georgia last week after a rare cance- with various firearms, a combat-fitness test, The 2nd Bomb Wing last deployed B-52s
lation in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic swims across Victory Pond, a nighttime to Guam in February. It’s unclear how long
stopped nearly all military movement last land navigation course, and fast-rope jumps the current deployment will last.
spring. In the end, a team of first lieutenants out of helicopters. The Air Force last year ended its 15-year
from Fort Benning’s own 3rd Battalion, 75th “That’s what we ask our young Rangers to practice of keeping a continuous bomber
Ranger Regiment walked away the winners be able to do, [and] to be able to train young presence on Guam in favor of a less-pre-
of the 37th annual Best Ranger Competi- soldiers to be able to do this successfully in dictable deployment system using bomber
tion. combat,” Dunmyer said. “I mean, every- task forces. The change aligned with the
“It’s really a testament to what these indi- thing we see within the Best Ranger compe- 2018 National Defense Strategy’s call for
viduals do in Ranger School — limited tition is what we would do at some point in strategic unpredictability.
sleep, limited food, moving long distances combat.” Bomber task force missions help “main-
with different amounts of poundage on your Before last year, Best Ranger had only tain global stability and security while en-
back,” said Col. Antwan Dunmyer, the com- been canceled twice before — in 1991 dur- abling units to become familiar with oper-
mander of Fort Benning’s Airborne and ing Operation Desert Storm and again in ations in different regions,” according to
Ranger Training Brigade, which hosts the 2003 during the opening weeks of Operation the Air Force.
competition. “Just strenuous activity that is Iraqi Freedom. Bombers flying from Guam project U.S.
airpower in a region where China is flex-
ing its increased military strength. In the
US military on Okinawa finds South China Sea, for example, the United
States has conducted regular operations
challenging Chinese territorial claims
39 new cases of coronavirus over international waters.
The State Department in July formally
rejected China’s claims to islands and
BY JOSEPH DITZLER classrooms will be closed tomorrow, Tues- reefs in the South China Sea.
Stars and Stripes day.” “The Air Force is currently working in a
TOKYO — U.S. commands in Japan re- The spring surge also continued in Osa- complex, dynamic and sometimes volatile
ported 39 new cases of the coronavirus ka prefecture, which reported more than global security environment,” 2nd Bomb
between 6 p.m. Friday and the same time 1,000 new COVID-19 patients for six days Wing commander Col. Mark Dmytryszyn
Monday, all of them on Okinawa, where straight through Sunday and another 719 said in the statement. “It is our charge to
the virus resurged in March. on Monday, according to public broad- regularly conduct these joint and com-
One new coronavirus patient turned up caster NHK and prefectural data. bined security cooperation engagements
at a Defense Department school on Kade- Osaka, home of Japan’s second-largest across different Geographic Combatant
na Air Base, according to a message Mon- city, is experiencing its worst phase of the Commands and their areas of operation.”
day from the principal to students’ fam- pandemic. It reported another four dead Bomber task forces based in the U.S. de-
ilies and school staff. Contact tracing is Monday for 1,273 over the past year. ploy cyclically to Guam. Adversaries
underway, wrote Principal Lorri Vallone Tokyo confirmed another 405 people “watch us come and go,” Pacific Air
of Bob Hope Primary School, and as a had tested positive for the virus Monday, Forces commander Gen. Kenneth Wils-
result “Ms. Russell and Ms. Kaczynski’s according to NHK. bach said in a Sept. 9 call with reporters.
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Half of US adults got at least 1 vaccine shot
Associated Press The country’s vaccination rate, longest my entire family has ever and other issues related to the
WASHINGTON — Half of all at 61.6 doses administered per100 gone without seeing her. And pandemic, which has killed more
adults in the United States have people, currently falls behind Is- we’ll be seeing her in mid-May than 566,000 people in the U.S.
received at least one COVID-19 rael, which leads among coun- now.” A poll conducted in late March
shot, the government announced tries with at least 5 million people The states with the highest vac- found that 36% of Republicans
Sunday, marking another mile- with a rate of 119.2. The U.S. also cination rates have a history of said they will probably or defi-
stone in the nation’s largestvacci- trails the United Arab Emirates, voting Democratic and support- nitely not get vaccinated, com-
nation campaign but leaving Chile and the United Kingdom, ing President Joe Biden in the pared with 12% of Democrats.
more work to do to convince skep- which is vaccinating at a rate of 62 2020 election: New Hampshire at Overall, willingness to get vac-
tical Americans to roll up their doses per100 people, according to the top, with 71.1%, followed by cinated has risen, polling shows.
sleeves. Our World in Data, an online re- New Mexico, Connecticut, Mas- In January, 67% of adult Amer-
Almost 130 million people 18 or search site. sachusetts and Maine, CDC data icans were willing to get vaccinat-
older have received at least one The vaccine campaign offered show. Tennessee sits in the bot- ed or had already received at least
dose of a vaccine, or 50.4% of the hope in places like Nashville, tom four states for rates of adults one shot. The figure has climbed
total adult population, the Centers Tenn., where the Music City Cen- getting at least one shot, at 40.8%. to 75%, according to the latest AP-
for Disease Control and Preven- ter bustled Sunday with vaccine It’s trailed only by Louisiana, Ala- NORC poll.
tion reported. Almost 84 million seekers.. Amanda Grimsley, who bama and Mississippi — three Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s
adults, or about 32.5% of the pop- received her second shot, said other Southern states that lean top infectious disease expert, in-
ulation, have been fully vaccinat- she’s ready to see her 96-year-old Republican and voted for Donald dicated Sunday that the govern-
ed. The U.S. cleared the 50% mark grandmother, who lives in Alaba- Trump last fall. ment will likely move to resume
just a day after the reported global ma and has been nervous about Vaccination rates do not always use of Johnson & Johnson’s sin-
death toll from the coronavirus getting the vaccine after having a align with how states vote. But gle-dose COVID-19 vaccine this
topped a staggering 3 million, ac- reaction to a flu shot. polling from The Associated week, possibly with restrictions
cording to totals compiled by “It’s a little emotional. I haven’t Press-NORC Center for Public or broader warnings after reports
Johns Hopkins University, been able to see my grandmother Affairs Research has shown of very rare blood clot cases. Fau-
though the actual number is be- in a year and a half almost,” said trends that link political leanings ci said he expects a decision when
lieved to be significantly higher. Grimsley, 35. “And that’s the and attitudes about the vaccines advisers to the CDC meet Friday.
Closing arguments start Police: Ex-Texas deputy
in trial of ex-Minn. officer held in fatal shootings
Associated Press spring over Floyd’s death. Associated Press such a horrific incident,” Travis
MINNEAPOLIS — Officer The defense contends Floyd, AUSTIN, Texas — A manhunt County Sheriff Sally Hernandez
Derek Chauvin “had to know” 46, died of his underlying heart for a former Texas sheriff’s dep- said in a statement.
he was squeezing the life out of disease and his illegal use of uty suspected in the fatal shoot- Authorities hadn’t released
George Floyd as the Black man fentanyl and methampheta- ing of three people in Austin the identities of those killed, but
cried out over and over that he mine. ended Monday when authorities Jodi Duron, superintendent of
couldn’t breathe and finally fell Schleicher dismissed some of said he was arrested without in- the Elgin Independent School
silent, a prosecutor told jurors the defense theories as “non- cident about 20 miles from the District near Austin, said the
Monday as closing arguments sense,” saying Chauvin’s pres- scene of the weekend attack. victims included a current and
began at Chauvin’s murder sure on Floyd killed him by pre- Officers found Stephen Bro- former student at their schools.
trial. venting him from breathing. derick, 41, along a rural road She identified them as Alyssa
“Use your common sense. Be- He rejected the drug over- around 7:30 a.m. in Manor, an Broderick, who Duron said
lieve your eyes. What you saw, dose argument, the contention Austin suburb, after receiving withdrew from the district last
you saw,” Steve Schleicher said, that police were distracted by reports of a suspicious person fall, and Willie Simmons III, a
referring to the excruciating what they saw as hostile onlook- matching the description of the senior at Elgin High School. Du-
video of Floyd pinned to the ers and the suggestion that suspect in Sunday’s shooting, ron said Broderick was an “ex-
pavement with Chauvin’s knee Floyd suffered carbon monox- Manor Police Chief Ryan cellent student and athlete” who
on or close to Floyd’s neck last ide poisoning from auto ex- Phipps said. Broderick had a was on the basketball team. Sim-
May for up to 9 minutes, 29 sec- haust. Floyd was “just a man, ly- pistol in his waistband, Phipps mons was the football team cap-
onds, as bystanders yelled at the ing on the pavement, being said. He said Broderick was tak- tain and had been recently
white officer to get off. pressed upon, desperately cry- en to Travis County jail, where recruited to play at the Universi-
Closing arguments began ing out. A grown man crying out authorities did not immediately ty of North Texas next year.
with Minneapolis on edge for his mother. A human being,” release more information. “The Elgin ISD community
against a repeat of the violence Schleicher said. He said Chau- “I’m truly heartbroken that a grieves the loss of these two
that erupted in the city and vin “heard him, but he just former Travis County Sheriff’s young, promising souls,” Duron
around the United States last didn’t listen.” Office Deputy is the suspect in said.PAGE 4 • STRIPES LITE • Monday, April 19, 2021
Biden faces drag on enacting foreign policy
Associated Press istan by the 20th anniversary ing Moscow’s ability to borrow in the national interest.”
WASHINGTON — President of the Sept. 11 attacks on the money by prohibiting U.S. fi- The move marked a dramat-
Joe Biden this past week found United States that triggered nancial institutions from buy- ic departure from Biden’s
himself in search of a foreign America’s longest conflict. ing Russian bonds. campaign promise to raise the
policy sweet spot: somewhere Biden campaigned on the But Biden, who in February refugee limit to 125,000 and
between pulling a screeching promise to end the war — and had declared an end to the then to at least 95,000 annually
U-turn on four years of Trum- former President Donald days of the U.S. “rolling over” after that. It came as the Biden
pism and cautiously approach- Trump set a May 1 deadline to to Vladimir Putin, simultane- administration is struggling to
ing the world as it is. do just that. In the end, though, ously suggested that he was deal with a sharp increase in
In recent days, Biden has Biden said he’ll get Americans getting tough on the Russian unaccompanied young mi-
piled new sanctions on Russia, out, but he won’t beat a president and asserted that he grants from El Salvador, Gua-
announced he would withdraw “hasty” retreat under his pred- wants a “stable, predictable” temala and Honduras arriving
all U.S. troops from Afghan- ecessor’s timeline. Instead, he relationship with him. The at the border.
istan in less than five months called for a monthslong exit president also suggested a After an avalanche of crit-
and backed away from a cam- ramp even as Republicans — summer summit with Putin. icism from Democratic law-
paign promise to sharply raise and a few Democrats — crit- The past week also brought makers, the White House with-
refugee admission caps. icized the withdrawal as ill-ad- new steps from Biden on refu- in hours made a quick course
Yet, as this past week has vised. gee admissions that showed correction Friday. It said that
shown, Biden is finding that Biden’s push-pull calibra- the administration’s efforts to next month, Biden would in-
when it comes to the pains- tions were also evident this navigate the fraught politics of crease the historically low cap
taking process of statecraft, past week in his approach to the issue. The president issued on refugees set by Trump —
the drag of pragmatism can Russia. an emergency declaration stat- but probably not even to the
slow the sprint toward big-pic- The president levied new ing that the limit of 15,000 ref- 62,500 level that was in a plan
ture aspirations. sanctions on Moscow for cyb- ugee admissions that had been submitted to Congress in Feb-
First there was Biden’s an- erattacks and interference in set by Trump for this year “re- ruary. The number actually
nouncement that he would end the 2020 election, expelling 10 mains justified by humanitar- admitted is expected to be
the “forever war” in Afghan- Russian diplomats and target- ian concerns and is otherwise closer to 15,000.
As voting fight moves westward, NASA’s Mars helo
accusations of racism follow suit wraps historic flight
Associated Press
Associated Press “Arizona, Texas and several states in the CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s ex-
AUSTIN, Texas — The Arizona Legisla- Southwest have a long, sordid history of vot- perimental helicopter Ingenuity rose into
ture was debating one of several Republi- er suppression, not only against African the thin air above the dusty red surface of
can proposals to overhaul voting when GOP Americans but Latinos,” said Domingo Gar- Mars on Monday, achieving the first pow-
Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita said she’d had cia, president of the League of United Latin ered flight by an aircraft on another plan-
enough. American Citizens. Fighting the new voting et.
“I don’t like to be characterized as sup- bills, he added, “is our No. 1 priority.” The triumph was hailed as a Wright
porting discriminatory laws!” she told But Republican lawmakers, after seeing Brothers moment. The mini 4-pound hel-
Democrats, who say the legislation will hurt how Democrats successfully labeled GOP- icopter even carried a bit of wing fabric
Latino and Native American voters. backed legislation in Georgia as racist, are from the 1903 Wright Flyer, which made
But Democratic Sen. Martin Quezada, a fighting back. They blasted Democrats for similar history at Kitty Hawk, N.C.
Latino from Phoenix, didn’t back down. what they say are lies about the plans. Texas “Altimeter data confirms that Ingenuity
“This will hurt my community. This will Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick last week has performed its first flight, the first flight
hurt my neighborhood.” accused opponents of “borderline race bait- of a powered aircraft on another planet,”
“And,” he continued, “we’re going to con- ing.” said the helicopter’s chief pilot back on
tinue bringing this up.” Republicans across the country have Earth, Havard Grip, his voice breaking as
Indeed, Democrats are escalating their made hundreds of new proposals to tighten his teammates erupted in applause.
charges that the Republican push for tight- voting and election laws — reacting to for- It was a brief hop — just 39 seconds —
er state voting laws is designed to make it mer President Donald Trump’s false insist- but accomplished all the major milestones.
hard for people of color to vote. As the fight ence that he was denied reelection because Project manager MiMi Aung was jubi-
moves from the Deep South to the South- of voter fraud. Trump and his supporters lant as she ripped up the papers holding
west, that’s put increased focus on the im- lost more than 50 court cases challenging the plan in case the flight had failed.
pact the proposals would have on Latino and the election, and repeated audits turned up “We’ve been talking so long about our
Native American voters — groups with dis- no significant fraud. But Trump has contin- Wright Brothers moment, and here it is,”
tinct histories of fighting for voting rights. ued to claim widespread wrongdoing. she said.Monday, April 19, 2021 • S T R I P E S L I T E • PAGE 5
AMERICAN ROUNDUP
Family wants $500K cocaine, 60 grams of fentanyl The eight-cell, eight-bath Mammal Studies in December
and more than $173,000, police property comprises a little more after being stranded in Massa-
tennis donation back said. than 2,000 square feet and also chusetts, WLOX-TV reported.
The owner of the child care includes an attached jailer’s The other 13 are still being reha-
WI MADISON — A fam-
ily that donated
$500,000 to the University of
center, Magodeiry Landron, 50,
and her son Rafael Landron, 34,
house, added in 1965. The asking
price is $140,000.
bilitated.
More than 1,100 turtles were
Wisconsin-Madison tennis pro- were arrested on charges in- Arlene Hale’s husband cold-stunned starting in the fall
gram five years ago wants the cluding criminal possession of a bought the jail for her as a birth- in New England, where experts
money back. controlled substance, criminal day present 12 years ago, paying say climate change is contribut-
The Capital Times newspaper possession of a firearm and en- about $30,000 for it. Hale told ing to such events.
reported that Richard Coyle’s dangering the welfare of a child. The Gainesville Sun she and Many thousands were cold-
family wanted the money to go A child was removed from the other paranormal enthusiasts stunned off Texas in February
to scholarships, but it was used home and released into the cus- have used the space to talk with by a winter storm that killed at
to renovate the athletic depart- tody of a family member, police the spirits associated with the least 20 people from Texas to the
ment’s outdoor tennis facilities. said. jail they believe remain there. East Coast.
The family donated the mon- Bethany Beach bans big Pro eater looks to take The turtles were sent to many
different facilities for rehabil-
ey as per a statement in Richard
Coyle’s mother’s will that the
beach holes for safety on restaurant challenge itation.
money fund the UW tennis pro- Father, son get in wild
gram. The family contends she
meant for the money to fund
DE BETHANY BEACH
— A Delaware beach
town is banning beachgoers
SD SIOUX FALLS — A
professional eater is
headed to Sioux Falls to take on a
chase, scuffle with cops
scholarships as a way to honor from digging large holes in the challenge of excess no one has
her late husband, Douglas
Coyle, who attended UW-Madi-
sand.
The new ordinance, which al-
ever completed.
Randy Santel, a competition
ME PITTSFIELD — A
father and son led
police on a wild pursuit in which
son on a tennis scholarship in lows for fines of $50 to $100, eater with millions of social the father tried to ram a state po-
the 1930s. passed unanimously at the Be- media followers, accepted the lice cruiser and the son fought
Richard Coyle maintains the thany Beach town council meet- “Gorilla Dumpster Challenge” with arresting officers, police
money was meant to enrich ing and bans holes larger than 1 at Urban Chislic, the Sioux Falls said.
lives, not pour concrete. UW- foot deep and 2 feet wide. Argus Leader reported. The episode unfolded with re-
Madison officials say Coyle is Town officials said the ordi- Santel will have to consume ports of a vehicle being operated
mistaken and the money was nance is a safety measure. They 6 ¼ pounds of beef, lamb, chick- erratically and the discovery of
available for the university to cited reports of rescues in near- en and pork chislic over kettle a vehicle in a ditch alongside In-
use as needed. by towns when large holes unex- chips, double orders of cheese terstate 95.
Raid at day care center pectedly collapsed on children. curds and fries and eight sauces. When troopers arrived, Jo-
Urban Chislic co-owner Hong
turns up drugs, guns Jail from 1928 goes on Phrommany said no one has ev-
seph Chambers, 46, of Palmyra,
sped away, police said.
sale; may be haunted er completed the challenge. At one point, Chambers re-
NY BAY SHORE — The
owner of a Long Is-
land child care center, her two FL GAINESVILLE — A
historic jail from the
Santel has won more than 974
food challenges in all 50 states
versed direction on the inter-
state and tried to ram a cruiser.
sons and the girlfriend of one of 1920s is for sale in Florida. and 37 countries. He’s also mar- At another point, his son, Devin
the sons were arrested after po- Buyer bonus: It might even be ried to a professional eater. Chambers, 25, of Augusta,
lice raids turned up drugs, guns haunted. Five turtles returned to bailed out of the truck and then
and $239,000 in cash, authorities Although the property sur- broke a window while trying get
said. rounding the Old Gilchrist
Gulf after rehabilitation back inside, police said.
Information “received from Joseph Chambers faces
the community” prompted an
investigation into drug sales at
County Jail, which opened in
1928 and operated for 40 years,
is somewhat dilapidated, the in-
MS PASS CHRISTIAN
— Five endangered
Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were
charges including reckless con-
duct with a dangerous weapon,
Channel Daycare, an in-home terior is well preserved, with returned to the sea near Pass eluding an officer and drunken
child care center in Bay Shore, original cell doors, bunks and Christian Harbor after months driving, while Devin Chambers
Suffolk County police said. bath fixtures in place. There’s of rehabilitation. is charged with assaulting two
Detectives seized two loaded also running water, though the The turtles were among 18 officers, officials said.
9 mm handguns, 600 grams of jail portion has no electricity. sent to the Institute for Marine — From wire reportsPAGE 6 • STRIPES LITE • Monday, April 19, 2021
Last-place Yanks swept by Rays at home
Associated Press brough (12), Diego Castillo and Jeffrey New York has lost five straight for the first
NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole shook his head, Springs (first big league save) combined on time since Sept. 48, getting outscored 3014.
disgusted. Aaron Hicks put hands on his and the Rays’ second threehitter of a series in “You have to strap your boots on and wade
bowed his head. By the end of the afternoon, which New York managed11hits in all. Tampa through the mud a little bit,” Cole said. “If we
pretty much all of the New York Yankees were Bay outscored the Yankees 177, and New stay in that mindset and we leave the field ev
appalled, along with their loudly booing fans. York pushed across just three runs other than ery day exhausted, good things are on the hori
Yoshi Tsutsugo hit a tiebreaking double off on homers. zon, but I don’t have the magic wand. I don’t
Cole in the seventh inning that lifted the Tam “We got great players in that room,” Yan know when it’s going to turn.”
pa Bay Rays to a 42 win Sunday and a three kees manager Aaron Boone insisted. “They do Aaron Judge struck out three times and is 4
game sweep that extended the Yankees’ los know that at their core, obviously, we’re get for his last 28, Hicks has 1 hit in his last 15 at
ing streak to five games. New York fell to an ting punched in the mouth right now.” bats, Gleyber Torres has 3 in his last 24 and
ALworst 510, its poorest start since 1997. Cole (21) was hurt by slipshod defense that Giancarlo Stanton, despite a secondinning
“I’m frustrated, personally frustrated,” said made three mistakes in the Rays’ tworun home run, is 3 for his last 26. Frazier is 1 for his
AL batting champion DJ LeMahieu, who con third inning alone, two by Hicks in center and last 24 and does not have an RBI in 40 plate ap
cluded the Yankees were “tight and pressing.” one by Clint Frazier in left. One of the three pearances this season.
“No one’s going to feel sorry for us,” he said. runs off Cole was unearned, giving the Yan New York’s batting average is down to .210,
“No one’s going to throw softer or throw easier kees a major leaguehigh. one point above ALworst Cleveland.
for us. We’ve got to find it within ourselves to to Joey Wendle added a ninthinning homer Cole struck out 10 batters in 61⁄3 innings and,
continue to get better and play the way we’re off Darren O’Day, prompting boos from the with 39 strikeouts, set a Yankees mark for
capable of.” crowd of 10,606, who saved their loudest jeers most in his first four starts, with three more
Opener Andrew Kittredge, Ryan Yar for the final out. than Masahiro Tanaka in 2014.
Padres’ Hosmer delivers late in win over Dodgers
Associated Press Philadelphia past St. Louis. White Sox 35, Red Sox 21: Yermín Mer
SAN DIEGO — Round 1 is in the books, and Bryce Harper homered and had three hits cedes opened a threerun fourth inning with a
the heavyweight Padres and Dodgers didn’t for the Phillies. His 111.8 mph shot off righty long homer, and Chicago swept a double
disappoint. John Gant (01) went 425 feet. header at Boston.
“I think it was no secret that the whole Braves 13, Cubs 4: Freddie Freeman J.D. Martinez had an RBI single for the
baseball world was locked into this series,” crushed one of four homers in the first inning Red Sox’s lone run in the second game.
San Diego slugger Eric Hosmer said. “Every against Kyle Hendricks, leading Atlanta to a Royals 2, Blue Jays 0: Salvador Perez
body enjoyed the matchup.” win at Chicago. tapped his bat twice on the plate to make sure
Hosmer delivered the tying and goahead The Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. departed in it wasn’t cracked, then sent the next pitch he
RBIs in the seventh and eighth innings, help the fourth due to pain in his lower abdominal saw from reliever T.J. Zeuch into the leftfield
ing San Diego beat Los Angeles 52 Sunday to muscles. fountains, breaking open a scoreless game
avoid a sweep in the first series of the year be Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 2: Madison and sending host Kansas City past Toronto.
tween the NL West rivals. The Dodgers won Bumgarner had his best outing of the season, Pirates 6, Brewers 5 (10): Colin Moran hit
the opener Friday in 12 innings and took Sat allowing a run over five innings as Arizona an early threerun homer, then had an RBI
urday’s matchup 20 thanks to a gameend won at Washington. double in the 10th inning that sent Pittsburgh
ing, diving grab by center fielder Mookie Bumgarner (12) gave up just two hits and to a win at Milwaukee.
Betts. dropped his ERA from 11.20 to 8.68 through Rangers 1, Orioles 0 (10): Nate Lowe sin
“It is a good preview for many more games four starts. He struck out five and walked one, gled with two outs and the bases loaded in the
to come. Both teams are playing with a ton of helping the Diamondbacks split the four 10th inning, giving host Texas the win over
energy,” Padres manager Jayce Tingler said. game series. Baltimore after a pitcher’s duel between a
“We were hoping to win the series, ultimate Giants 1, Marlins 0: Alex Wood pitched pair of opening day starters.
ly.” five innings in his season debut and four re Athletics 3, Tigers 2: Matt Olson scored
The Padres had lost seven straight in the ri lievers completed a threehitter as San Fran from second base on a fielding error by De
valry, including a threegame sweep in last cisco scored an unearned run to win at Miami troit third baseman Jeimer Candelario with
year’s NL Division Series. The teams will and avert a series sweep. two outs in the ninth inning, rallying host Oak
meet 16 more times this season, starting with Wood (10), returning from a back problem land past Detroit for its eighth straight victo
a set next weekend in Los Angeles. that sidelined him midway through spring ry.
“We have always felt that we have been in training, allowed three hits and walked none. Mariners 7, Astros 2: Ty France hit a two
all of these games and we are right there, so it Mets 2, Rockies 1: Marcus Stroman run home run and six Seattle pitchers com
was nice today to get over that hump and be pitched eight innings of onerun ball and bined on a onehitter against visiting Hous
on the right side of this one,” Hosmer said. made a dazzling defensive play, catcher ton. France followed Mitch Haniger’s two
Phillies 2, Cardinals 0: Aaron Nola struck James McCann threw out Trevor Story at run triple with a blast to left field in the deci
out 10 and threw a twohitter for his first nine tempting to steal second for the final out and sive fourrun fifth inning to give the Mariners
inning shutout in the majors, leading host New York won at Colorado. the series.Monday, April 19, 2021 • S T R I P E S L I T E • PAGE 7
Adebayo’s Red-hot Clippers rout Timberwolves
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LOS ANGELES — Paul George led five
Rose scored 23 points. He had the assist
on Reggie Bullock’s three-pointer with 2.3
jump shot
starters in double figures with 23 points and seconds left in regulation, blocked a last
the Los Angeles Clippers routed the Minne- shot by the Pelicans that would’ve won it
sota Timberwolves 124-105 for their eighth and then opened overtime with a steal and
win in nine games. layup to give New York the lead for good.
Kawhi Leonard had 15 points, 11 re- Rockets 114, Magic 110: Christian
lifts Heat
bounds and eight assists in his return from a Wood scored 25 points, Kelly Olynyk added
four-game absence because of a sore right 24 and Houston used a strong offensive
foot. Fans attending a Clippers game at Sta- showing in the third quarter to rally to a win
ples Center for the first time in more than a at Orlando.
year saw their team hit a season-high 21 Kevin Porter Jr. scored 22 and made four
Associated Press three-pointers. three-pointers points before fouling out
MIAMI — Bam Adebayo was supposed to Anthony Edwards scored 23 points to midway through the fourth quarter as the
call timeout. He had another idea. This was lead the Wolves, who dropped their sixth in Rockets snapped a five-game losing streak
the scenario that he had envisioned in his a row on the road. Karl-Anthony Towns and a five-game road skid. Armoni Brooks
mind so many times, game tied, crowd on its added 16 points on 5-of-15 shooting. He mis- chipped in 16 points and another five three-
feet, ball in his hands, final seconds ticking sed five of six threes. pointers for a Rockets squad that shot 51.2%
away. “When everybody is touching it and ev- from the floor and hit 16 three-pointers.
“Your moment,” Adebayo told himself. erybody is getting shots and we’re attacking Raptors 112, Thunder 106: Chris
He delivered — when the Miami Heat the basket, we’re a tough team to beat,” Los Boucher had 31 points and 11 rebounds, and
needed him most. Angeles coach Tyronn Lue said. “Since the host Toronto extended Oklahoma City’s
Adebayo drove left, stopped and watched All-Star break, I really like where we’re at.” season-worst losing streak to 10 games.
his 13-foot jumper rattle in as time expired, Hawks 129, Pacers 117: Trae Young Gary Trent Jr. added 23 points for the
a shot that allowed the Heat to beat the scored 34 points, Clint Capela had 25 points Raptors, who have won three straight. Ma-
Brooklyn Nets 109-107 on Sunday to snap a and 24 rebounds and host Atlanta beat Indi- lachi Flynn had 15 points and eight re-
three-game slide. ana. bounds.
“He handled it the right way,” Miami Bogdan Bogdanovic and Kevin Huerter Hornets 109, Trail Blazers 101: Terry
coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He looked over each chipped in 23 points and Young had 11 Rozier had 34 points, 10 assists and eight re-
to the bench, and at that point we just made assists for the Hawks, who have won eight of bounds, and host Charlotte rode a strong
eye contact. My hands were up, and it was 10 and are 17-6 under interim coach Nate first quarter to a win over Portland, snap-
like, ‘OK, it just better be the last shot.’ ” McMillan. Atlanta has won nine of 11 at ping a four-game losing streak.
It was. Adebayo had 21 points and 15 re- home. P.J. Washington had 23 points and eight
bounds for the Heat, who trailed by six Knicks 122, Pelicans 112 (OT): Julius rebounds after missing three games with an
points in the final minutes before finishing Randle had 33 points and 10 assists, Derrick ankle injury.
the game on a 10-2 run. Rose made huge plays all over the court to Kings 121, Mavericks 107: De’Aaron
Goran Dragic scored 18 points, Kendrick spark New York’s streak-saving finish and Fox scored 30 points, Harrison Barnes add-
Nunn scored 17 and Trevor Ariza had 15 for the host Knicks beat New Orleans for their ed 24 and Terence Davis II 23 as Sacramen-
Miami. sixth consecutive victory. to snapped a nine-game losing streak.
Canucks return to action, top Maple Leafs in OT
Associated Press his backhand pass went off the stick of Louis. The Golden Knights and Avalanche
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim and are scheduled to meet two more times.
Vancouver Canucks returned to the ice after through the legs of goalie Brian Elliott. Sabres 4, Penguins 2: Sam Reinhart
a COVID-19 outbreak prompted nearly four Golden Knights 5, Ducks 2: Mark Stone, scored twice against Pittsburgh, and host
weeks of worrying, wondering and waiting. Max Pacioretty and Nicolas Roy each had a Buffalo played spoiler in the East Division
They were finally able to play for the first goal and an assist to help visiting Vegas beat playoff race.
time since March 24 — and celebrated their Anaheim and move into a tie for first place in Rookie Arttu Ruotsalainen and Rasmus
first game back with an overtime victory. the West Division with Colorado. Asplund, with an empty-netter, also scored
Bo Harvat scored his second goal of the Alex Pietrangelo and Alex Tuch also for Buffalo. The Sabres bounced back a day
game 1:19 into the extra period, giving the scored goals, while Marc-Andre Fleury after becoming the NHL’s first team elimi-
Canucks a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple made 33 saves as the Golden Knights ex- nated from playoff contention following a
Leafs on Sunday night. tended their winning streak to six games, 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh.
Islanders 1, Flyers 0 (OT): Nick Leddy matching a season best. Stone had his fourth Rangers 5, Devils 3: Mika Zibanejad cel-
scored 2:23 into overtime and Ilya Sorokin consecutive multi-point game. ebrated his 28th birthday by scoring a pow-
made 30 saves to lift visiting New York. Currently on a three-game COVID-19-re- er-play goal with three minutes to play and
After both goalies were stellar throughout lated pause, the Avalanche are not sched- visiting New York swept a four-game series
the contest, Leddy scored a fluke goal when uled to return to action until Thursday at St. with New Jersey over the six days.PAGE 8 • STRIPES LITE • Monday, April 19, 2021
Palou gets 1st
Bowman denies Hamlin with IndyCar win in
late fast move at Richmond Ganassi debut
Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Fernando Alon-
Associated Press At the dirt race at Bristol Motor Speed- so is winless so far this season in Formula
RICHMOND, Va. — Another week, an- way, he didn’t do enough to move Joey Lo- One. Same with Carlos Sainz.
other agonizing loss for Denny Hamlin. gano out of his way to earn the win, and last Over in IndyCar, though, Alex Palou
And this time it was to Alex Bowman, who week at Martinsville Speedway he was scored a victory for Spain.
came from nowhere with 10 laps to go at caught late by Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Palou picked up his first career win — in
Richmond Raceway to put the No. 48 Chev- Martin Truex Jr. his first race with Chip Ganassi Racing —
rolet in victory lane for the first time in In Richmond, Hamlin raced with the by holding off a pair of series champions in
nearly four years. hashtag #fedexstrong on the back of his car Sunday’s season-opening race at Barber
Bowman won for the third time in his ca- and on his pit wall to honor the eight people Motorsports Park. The affable 24-year-old
reer Sunday and denied Hamlin a win in a who were fatally shot at a FedEx facility in raised his fists in the air when he realized
race he had dominated to become the eighth Indianapolis on Thursday. He again had the he’d reached victory lane before his fellow
winner in nine Cup races this season. He dominant car and led 207 of the 400 laps. countrymen, who both raced 5,000 miles
dedicated the victory to crew member Wil- He’s led 483 laps the last two weeks. away in Italy earlier Sunday.
liam “Rowdy” Harrell and his wife, Blakley “First and foremost, we want to think of Palou is only the second Spaniard to win
Harrell, who were killed in a November car all of the families in Indy right now,” Ham- in the IndyCar Series, joining Oriol Servia,
crash in Florida while on their honeymoon. lin said. “Awful tragedy to happen there. who won in 2005 at Montreal.
“This one is for Rowdy and his family. Our thoughts and prayers are with these “It’s just amazing but I think it was part of
Miss him and Blakley every day,” Bowman names. We will get (wins). We will keep dig- the job,” he said. “When you are part of a big
said. ging. We are dominating — just have to fin- team and a successful team like Chip Ga-
Bowman’s victory in the No. 48 Chevrolet ish it.” nassi, they give you all the tools. You have
for Hendrick Motorsports came on the Hamlin won the first two stages and everything you need to win, and that’s why
same day the former driver of the car, sev- notched his eighth top-five finish in nine you see so many successful drivers.”
en-time champion Jimmie Johnson, made starts this season. Palou then vowed to find the best fried
his debut in the IndyCar Series in Alabama. “We just didn’t take off quite as good chicken in Alabama to celebrate his
It was the first victory for the No. 48 since there at the end. I tried to warm it up and do achievement.
June 4, 2017. everything that I could — just the 48 had a “I think that 80% of the drivers will tell
Johnson was the only driver of the No. 48 little more on those last few laps and I you that after a race we need something that
when it was formed in 2001 and Bowman couldn’t hold the bottom,” Hamlin said. is not good for our body and that’s what I’m
was hand-picked by sponsor Ally to replace Last week, he led 276 laps at Martinsville going to take tonight if I can, fried chicken.
him. Speedway, but lost the lead to Truex with 15 And fries. Lots of fries,” he said.
Bowman overcame a penalty on lap 247 laps to go. Palou used a two-stop strategy on the pic-
for a loose tire on pit road to rally for the Hamlin did hang on Sunday to finish sec- turesque permanent road course to take
win. ond, followed by Logano, Christopher Bell control of the race but still had to hold off
For Hamlin, it was the third defeat in and Truex, who led 107 laps and overcame a hard-charging Will Power and Ganassi
three races. penalty for speeding on pit road. teammate Scott Dixon over the closing laps.
Cink, 47, wins his third RBC Heritage title by 4 shots
Associated Press to celebrate with,” Cink said, “it’s just an ex- Ex-Washington QB Smith retires
perience you don’t get to have in your life that
Alex Smith retired Monday after making
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The golf often.”
an improbable comeback from a gruesome
was exceptional for Stewart Cink. What In other golf news: broken leg with the Washington Football
made his third RBC Heritage title truly spe- Steve Stricker closed with a 5-under 67 Team, saying he's ready to leave the NFL but
cial was that his family was there to experi- at the Chubb Classic, taking control with a believing he's still able to play quarterback.
ence his age-defying success. wedge into 3 feet for birdie on the 16th hole. Smith, 36, made the announcement on
Cink, 47, hugged son Reagan, his caddie, That carried him to a one-shot victory in Na- Instagram.
after he closed out his four-shot victory at ples, Fla., where the 54-year-old from Wis- “I want to say thank you for believing in
Harbour Town with a stress-free par on the consin makes his winter home. me, and thank you for helping me believe in
lighthouse-framed 18th hole. Wife Lisa, their The PGA Tour is telling its players they myself — and in the impossible,” he said.
other son, Connor, and his fiancee, Jess Bak- will not have to be tested for the coronavirus “Because even though I’ve got plenty of
er, were in the gallery cheering Cink’s second if they are vaccinated, and those who aren't snaps left in me, after 16 years of giving this
win this season. will have to pay for their own tests starting game everything I’ve got, I can’t wait to see
“To have a posse like that waiting at the end this summer. what else is possible.”You can also read
