European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1977 the stars and stripes Page 5 Ellington old band plays delighted train riders Salute the Duke new York up Harlem subway riders shouting soup me up soup me up joined Duke Ellington old band aboard the Atrain wednesday for a frenetic nostalgia trip in tribute to the late great to the Delight of surprised passengers the band broke into take the Atrain As the subway roared into the 125th Street station near the old Apollo theatre and other Harlem nightspots which helped launch Ellington to the riders climbed atop clapped their hands and chanted do do when the four musicians hauled their instrument aboard the Middle which cops had tried in vain to the band changed its tune to things aint what they use to be As the Atrain snub in France recalled rumbled underneath the tenement bound for Midtown Duke would have loved said Arnold Smith of new a passenger who claimed to be an authority on Elling who would have celebrated his 78th birthday this he loved actually it was a publicity stunt for a Manhattan jazz spot called where the band is now playing a but a couple of Ellington myths were actually Duke always told me and mama to take a cab after we moved up Here from confided Elling tons who runs a music Busi Ness in new but dont say and even the publicity agent claimed he did not know that take the Atkaln was not written by but rather by his co composer and Billy stray who died in Ellington took the song As his theme after discarding a 1927 ditty called East Louis the subway riders could not have cared they roared their approval of the Ellington old timers Matthew gee on trom Norris Tumey on the Alto Al Lucas on Bass and Walter Bolden on when the band started to get off after an 11minute ride to the 59th Street they blocked the give us one were going to stay Here All said the quartet obliged with a full rendition of Perdido while puzzled passengers in other cars waited and cops and trainmen microphones pick up Carters private talk Washington Tali president oblivious to eavesdropping Micro confided to visitors wednesday that French officials snubbed him when he toured Europe few years in what he thought was private Small talk during a Picuri remaking Carter said he believes the French have in Fine More and he agrees with Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal that economic weakness prompted that change in know they will need Blumen Thal the said economic experts importers bad entered the Oval office to witness the Start of a meeting Carter had with budget director Bert economic adviser Charles and Federal tie serve chairman Arthur who recently returned from an economic con Ference in As they posed for the men exchanged Small talk so quietly the reporters could not overhear it but television sound equipment recorded the following dialogue that followed bums remarks on his French Carter when i was Over in France three or four years ago i visited 10 or 12 the Dandl of time the wife of a Seattle businessman was lined and reprimanded in court Lor turning in a fire alarm to summon Aid for her who she said was being beaten and the alarm resulted in capture of of five men accused in the apk1l 1957 King Hussein of Jordan rejected ties with the soviet Union As his police forces launched an intensive Roundup of communists within the Middle Kostem in rejecting the Kremlin the 22yearold Monarch reversed a decision made by the previous Lel Listlean ing april 1967 heavyweight Champi on Cassius Clay today refused army Induc he now faces a possible five year prison sentence and loss of his stood by a Young Man with dark stand ing in a seat and hanging on a i always wanted to hear the Duke when i was now i got a Lucas struggled to protect his big Bass from the crush of the its hard enough just to ride this let alone play on he who spent 10 years with Ellington off and on Between gigs with other Lead ers such As count Erskine Hawkins and dizzy was playing a tarnished old trombone which once belonged to Tommy i first heard the Duke in my Hometown of and it was always my ambition to play with he who do you go with after the Duke countries while i was governor that was the Only one where i didst feel i was received with that Blumenthal part of it is due to their i think basically economic sit they know they will need Carter the White House declined immediate comment when reporters notified press spokesmen the conversation had been Burns apparently had favourable things to say about his meeting with French eco nomic Blumenthal chipped in the observation that the situation in France As Burns de scribed it is totally different from what i remember years that Good to Carter ire is sued by Phoenix suns Pilot Apt a team of investigative reporters has been sued for 000 by the general manager of the Phoenix suns basketball who claims he was defamed in articles that implied he was associated with the suit against the investigative re porters and editors i Irei was filed in Ionia county Superior court by Jerry co who claimed in the suit the news men acted with malice and did great injury to his he said Gamb Ling is absolutely forbidden to such the who have careers in professional Clang fun said the article falsely implies he is involved in gambling and regularly associates w Ith gamblers and statements 1iik chief Bob Greene of new Day said material concerning Colangelo was based on official Law enforcement records and or Colangelo taped statements to ire reporters on the Telephone taken pursuant to Arizona state the suit is the first to be filed against the a team of reporters and editors rep resenting about two dozen newspapers and broadcast stations the team went to an Jinrui following the death in a bombing of Republic reporter Don Bolles and wrote a 26part series on organized crime in state the 40 individual team members Are named m the suit Wayne Ritter i right turns to look As the first witness is called in murder 2 murderers get face the electric chair Ala up two confessed murderers who demanded they be sentenced to death in the electric chair got their wish wednesday after the District at Torney suggested that maybe they could flip a Coin and Sec who goes first or sit on each others circuit judge Joseph Hocklander sentenced the Wayne Eugene and John Louis both of ind to die at Holman prison on or before july 25 both acknowledged their roles in the slaying of pawnshop operator Edward Nassar on 5 and threatened reprisals against any jurors who failed to recommend the death sentence the jury resumed tin conviction tues Day and Hocklander held a hearing wednesday to determine whether there were mitigating circumstances War ranting a reduction of the death sentence recommended by the panel neither defendant would allow his court appointed attorney to present arguments during the and Hocklander or dered the executions to be carried Alabama Law provides automatic review by the state supreme court for capital cases and District attorney Charles Grad Dick said he has asked chief Justice Torbert to expedite the testifying Over objections of his defense told the jury it had no other Choice than if you give me tile ill be out in 10 or 15 he i know where you and 1  appreciate spending that much time in id have to come after he who agreed with the defendants that they should be put to told the jury of 11 men and one it is a shame we Only have one electric maybe they could flip a Coin and see who goes or sit on each others the two men were accused of shooting Nassar in the presence of his 6and 9year old daughters after entering his pawnshop and asking to see a