European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday May 3. 1977 Down by the Riverside thousands of residents of Troy. N.y.,gather in a Riverside parking lot to Cele brate the City s first International fallen Bridge the Mem Mak ing was held in the Shadow of the Greenisland Bridge visible in background which collapsed during last month floods. A i photo fallen Bridge Bash gets City s Point across Thov. N v. Laj j thousand.-, of Tro Jans in summer attire and Holiday spirits turned out in a Riverside parking lot for the first International fallen Bridge hash the merry tribute was staged saturday in the Shadow of the wrecked Green Island Bridge which until last month s floods linked Troy to Green Island a Peninsula in the Hudson Hiver. The part was billed As a Celebration de signed to Call at Lemiun to the need Lor a new hut hours by fire festivities began the Federal government announced it would pay the estimated $10 million cos of demolishing the old Bridge and building a new one among the Zany contests was an Mcfallen Bridge contest in which the big prize was a Date with a local radio personality four year old Akeisha ellia won by singing you Are my a new rubber a t for the Best idea on How to now get la Green Wand went to David huns Ger Iii. Lie suggested a trav Eler a the other including a swim across the English Rhonnel and a skate Board trip from Sari i inns cd to Detroit. A fridy painting context a skateboard contest and a can smashing contest also helped party goers while away the afternoon. Prizes included pieces of the Ridge one hefty Man had a big red Valentin and the words i love downtown Troy painted on his bark Many of those attend ing wore to shirts with logos commemorating the Bridge. The shirts at $3.95. Have become a hot item in this City of 63,000 jus North of Albany. The 3,300 residents of Green Island Are not Cut off. Because the Peninsula is joined to the Mainland on the Albany Side of the River. Several other Bridges Cross the River nearby and traffic has been disrupted Only slightly. The festivities were arranged by local businesses including the Troy record. Stateside Ford defeat was a Factor in Griffin retirement Washington Oxford a. Map Andrew Young. The United states ambassador to the United nations said sunday there can in longer be a unified foreign policy fur third world nations. We Are beginning to realize that there arc 45 different nations in Africa and 29 different nations in latin America and Al require different Young told re porters after delivering the commence ment address at Lincoln University. Young said he would go to Guatemala on monday to attend a latin american eco a Zrnic conference sponsored by the l the end of this week he said hell return to Africa where he will first meet into Ivory coast with i s ambassadors to african nations and will then visit Mozambique and other countries. I be had a Lively time in the last few months Young. 44. Told the 157 graduates and More than 3.000 persons at the commencement. That s because the world has decide there Are some truths it does t want to he said. I m not outspoken you know Young told reporters later body has yet called me a liar but Why have a lot of polite conversation when people Are suf Fering and dying in South Africa there should be As much anger As Pecan Muster. When people Are dying Only a fool would in around being polite and f m no he said. Young told the graduates. The Burden leadership is on us and for Good or of most of the people in the world look like i a to rec lived an honorary doctor flaws Deeree. Along with Sadie Tanner mos Lincoln is a predominantly Black University with students. Its graduates Cou Justice is
