European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes May 1977 kids outwit the police and an Exford ionis new York a the Fri and other la enforcement officials tried their hard est thursday to get a payoff to an extortionist threatening to blow up a Bank if he didst get the Cash but they were foiled twice by Hie Story began when the extortionist called the saying he had planted a bomb in the building and would detonate it if he didst get the the first drop failed when two neighbor Hood kids spotted the attache Case filled with the Money in a trash Basket and ran off with they dropped the bag when the Fri agents watching the area chased them Down the after talking again with the the loot was placed in a vacant As officers loitered about disguised As Street cleaners and another group of kids began inspecting the beat agents leave that suitcase the kids followed the government in and so did the police the Calls to the Bank and the police and Fri went no bomb was a Chat at the gallery first lady Rosalynn Carter and Rose Mother of the late president John get together for a Cor dial discussion during a reception at the National gallery of Art in the reception at the gallery part of a Benefit for handicapped artists and participants in the a photo my husband is pursuing the change Jimmy Cagney resting at Home after stroke los Angeles a actor James who suffered a minor stroke after being hospitalized is Days ago for has been sent the 77yearold Cagney remains weak but is in Good a family spokesman he will recuperate at his Home in the Coldwater Canyon Section of los governor offers a Deal to Nantucket a new Hampshire Meldrum Thomson has offered residents of this Island a Trade if Nantucket secede from Massachusetts and becomes part of his new Hampshire needs Bantu chefs 88 mites of beaches for and Nan Tucket needs new hams hires favourable lax Thomson the Island has voted informally to secede from Massachusetts because it will to longer be guaranteed its own state rep Thomson said Nantucket could expect to have two or three new Hampshire state representatives and pos Sibly a Senate at a chamber of Commerce Thomson said new Hampshire is what America frugality and Industry that Whit the people of new Hampshire believe he brought several bottles of spirits of the season to emphasize that his liquor is cheaper than la House chided for debate manners Washington up House Republican Leader John Rhodes has reminded his thous attention to debate on the House floor and have engaged in vocal disparagement gop troops that parliamentary Courtesy of members across the aisle while their includes stifling jeers during it has come to my attention that some of our members have failed to extend Cour were presenting legislative Rhodes wrote in a recent letter to House son Are partners in crime fighting Lincoln a patrol Man Steve Phillips takes after his Phillips is an undercover narcotics offi his Georgia is a detective sergeant working on sex crimes and fraud Mother and son graduated with High honors in criminal Justice last week from Madonna and they made no secret about now pleased they were to get Diplo i was happier when she got up thai when i got my said 30yearold modern Day piracy afloat in states up mounting thievery is following the National Boom in pleasure new figures put the 1975 pleasure Craft theft total at about million in one expert Calls boat piracy a near perfect largely because of inadequate Law in cities curbing police from shooting to kill Washington a despite concern Over violent crime in the United police departments Are moving further away from the Brand of Frontier Justice that once characterized Law a study in a study released by the washing to based police foundation said most Large cities Are limiting the authority of police officers to shoot to the a nonprofit institution that supports innovation and improvement in police receives funds from the Ford army seeks of oust woman wed of a wac by verson gel dry Washington is an enlisted woman is fighting an attempt by the army to discharge her for homosexual Tenden cies because she married a former 4 Marie Sode von Wolfburg takes the position thai she is not living with a but with her a Hestian who is a transsexual under going the Long process of changing her sexual identity to of a in a Telephone interview from Ala a town at the Gates of the army big aviation Center at Marie von Houfburg said my husband is a lie s pursuing the change and has been for quite a we got i believe Lus a 1 dual it Why the army is making such a thing about 1 he army Nas it a hearing fur june 6 tin its attempt to discharge Mirie to Nhut the army says through a spokesman at Lurker that it int accusing Marie Vonhof Burg of any overt the service intends to prove she is unfit for duty because of her cohabitation with a former member of the women army Linda Louise which was the name under which a Hestian von 1 Lofburg served in the the army position is that that Bowers inn Houfburg was demonstrably a that will be the army to make its Case for the homosexual tendencies of which it accuses Marie von i Luff she continues in her administrative Job at Marie Vonhof Burg has rejected offers the army for a Quick and quiet Dis Why Ive made a she i dont want to 1  live with my own ideals if i didst stay fight one of the Side effects of the controversy hns been to leave civilian authorities All aflutter in the Alabama com where mane and Khristian applied for and in Art stolen France i api thieves robbed a Riviera Villa of Worth of Art received a and where they were married on the probate judge who issued the License and performed the James says As far As he the two were the traditional Man and we dont show on our application whether they Are male or Sawyer said on the you used to be Able to Sawyer continued with this change in dress and hair its hard to Tell the males from the the first Sawyer knew of any controversy involving the sex of the people hed mar ried was a Call he received from army lawyers at the army said Khristian von Wolfburg applied at the Post for an identification card a i and was recognized by someone As a former that prompted the inquiries that reached the Lucal officials Sawyer and assistant Dale Marsh say the army lawyers were interested in consult ing Mem about the Validity of the mar Sawyer and along with other of say they believe the marriage is not valid if the partners prove to be of the same but the state and county officials dont feel they have any cause of action against the As far As 1 am they Are not legally says but i dont intend to do neither does the army has taken action other than its attempt to discharge Marie Vonhoff the Basic quarters allowance that had been granted for of base living since the marriage was and the service is demanding that she return the she the ground for that action was the informal opinion of the local officials that the couple legally married alter Kven if Marie Vonhof Burg wins with thi1 other problems Are on april the two were arrested at Home by Daleville the charge was pus Jession of they Are scheduled for anal june in the they Are free on