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Paraplegic finishes
170-mile marathon
United Press International
HOUSTON — A paraplegic
— dubbed the “Iron Man” be
cause of his stamina — com
pleted a 170-mile trip from Au
stin in a wheelchair outfitted
with racing tires, suffering only
a nasty sunburn from his four
days on the road.
“It was tough because it was
more distance than I’ve tried to
do before,” Laverne Achenbach
said. “But it was worth it. We saw
a lot of people along the way and
now they know that everyone
can take his level of ability and
use it.”
Achenbach said Monday
another reason for his trip was
to raise money for the Southwest
Wheelchair Athletic Associa
tion. He did not know yet how
much money his effort had
earned.
“What Laverne is dramatiz
ing is that disabled does not
mean unable,” said Sheri Nelson
of the sponsoring Texas Insti
tute of Rehabilitation and Re
search.
“He wants to illustrate the
It was tough because it
was more distance than
I’ve tried to do before.
— Laverne Achenbach,
paraplegic marathoner
physical capability of handicap
ped people,that people with dis-
abilites are able to be extraordin
ary contributing people who
may even be stronger in some
senses ” she said.
Achenback, 40, of Houston
began his 170-mile trek Friday
from the steps of the state Capi-
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tol in Austin. He carried a proc
lamation from Gov. Mark White
declaring April “Mobility
Awareness Month” in Texas.
He wheeled from Austin to
Smithville on Friday and from
there to Eagle Lake on Saturday.
Sunday, he rolled his made-
to-order aluminum, hand-
driven wheelchair into Rosen
berg, where he spent the night
before pushing the last 40 miles
to the Houston Medical Center
on Monday. The wheelchair also
is equipped with high pressure
racing tires.
“We’re having a welcome
home ceremony complete with
champagne we’ll breaK over his
chair,” Nelson said.
Achenbach was among 25
U.S. Wheelchair Marathoners
who raced in the recent Boston
Marathon, the latest in a series
of races that have earned him
the name of “Iron Man.”
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Teachers win forcefeeding case
United Press International
HOUSTON — A judge has
found a teacher and her aide in
nocent of child injury charges
pressed by parents of a 9-year-
old special education student
who claimed they hurt his arm
and forcefed him for buying two
lunches.
Rosemarie Barbalato, 22, and
her aide, Patricia Williams, 35,
broke into tears at the verdict
Tuesday by Harris County Cri
minal Court at Law Judge J.R.
Musslewhite after a two-day
trial. He heard the case without
a jury.
Barbalato and Williams were
charged with misdemeanor re
ckless injury to a child by Calvin
Herring and his parents, David
and Judy Herring, who claimed
Calvin was mistreated Jan. 12 at
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balato. “I will continue to be an
excellent teacher.”
Williams refused comment.
Houston Independent School
District backed the teachers,
who were kept on the job, and
paid for their legal defense.
The Herrings were not in the
courtroom at the verdict and
were not immediately available
for comment.
Calvin, who a psychologist
testified was “emotionally dis
turbed” and in need of special
education handling, testified he
bought two lunches against in
structions on Jan. 12 because he
liked the pizza that was being
served.
He said Barbalato and Wil
liams took him back to his clas
sroom with the two trays,
ordered him to sit on a recrea
tion mat, held his arms behind
him until they hurt and forcefed
him.
Calvin testified he swore at
the teachers, using racial
epithets against both even
though Barbalato is white and
Williams black, spit the food
back at them and vomited.
His mother testified she took
Calvin to Spring Branch Memo
rial Hospital Jan. 13 and he was
diagnosed as having suffered a
strain in his right arm and had to
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