European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes tuesday May 24, 1977 3 dumped in shakeup of the Era Cincinnati Al l demonstrating that they want uie National Rifle association to retain its voice As the defender of the right to Bear arms conservative Mem Bers have dumped three top officers and brought a former president Back As executive vice president Harlon Carter. 63. Was elected executive vice president of the 1.2 million member organization sunday. Three higher offices president first vice president and second vice president must be filled by tuesday when the president s term is up a coalition of Era members calling itself the federation for Era. Spear headed the drive to oust executive vice president maj. Gen. Maxwell Rich vice presidents Irvine Reynolds of Rancho Santa be. Calif. And or Alonzo Garcelon. Augusta. Maine also were re moved from office by majority vote the vice president for finance. Thomas Bil Lings saw his Job abolished in a bylaws change voted by the 1.000 life members on hand the Era has about 200.000 life Mem Bers. The current president is Merrill right. Purported shift opposed the conservatives moved to end what they perceived to be a shift from defending the rights of citizens to keep and Bear arms Carter pledged to strengthen the Institute for legislative action the Era s lobbying Arm. By stretching a protective Wing Over it " he said there has been inter Ference in the Ila s work by some association officials who appeared to be trying to Cut Back on the organization s commit ment to fighting restrictive gun control  s election came during a Stormy session of the organization s annual meet ing that lasted until almost 4a.m. Sunday. Members also decided to halt any fur ther development of the Era s National outdoor Center at Raton. N.m., until next year. The Raton site is a 37.000-acre out door recreation and conservation area in the northeastern part of the state. Foundation wooing alleged Cal Knox. Publisher of hand loader and Rifle magazines was one of the engineers of the change. Knox contended that cur rent leaders of the Era were trying to Curry favor with the Ford and Rockefeller foundations to get funding for the outdoor Center and for a world sports Center at Colorado Springs. Colo. There had teen a report that a fund Rais ing consultant had suggested that the organisation could win More financial support for the Center by toning Down its anti gun control stance. Removed from Respirator a year ago Karen Anne stumps fhe experts Morris Plains. . Api when Karen Anne Quinlan was removed from her Respirator a year ago monday doctors predicted she would die within hours. But she s still alive and the experts can t say . 23. Was the subject of a landmark Case in which the new Jersey supreme court ruled at her parents request that she had a constitutional right to die wised on the right to  parents had said they fell this is what god s will was. And that Karen was being called by  was weaned from the life support system May 2.1. 1976. And her condition has been reported a stable or the whole year  Swanson director of the Morris View nursing Home. Said she does have periods where she is More Active than  some who have seen her say she makes involuntary reflex react ions to touch and sound. Her father Joseph said his daughter is still m the Semi fetal position she  when she lapsed into a coma on april 14, 1975. From a combination of drugs and alcohol. Her dark hair has been clipped Short. Quinlan and his wife Julia recently denied their family priest s report that mrs. Quinlan had said Karen was holding her neck a Little Slider .,.,a television movie about the Quinlan ordeal is being planned by Abc. Ind the Quinlan Are writing a Book. They say heir share of the profits will go to the i Paterson n j., Dio Cese of the roman Catholic Church sergeant fought in Nam served for 9 years he s still not a citizen us . By Ai i when sol Michael Rulec dec decided to make a career of the v s army he just assumed " he was an american. It was t until after a year of combat in the Jungles of Vietnam that he Learned otherwise i be served my country for nine years what i thought was my  he said while on leave at his Home Here and the turn around and say i m not an american  trouble began in 1974. His Vietnam tour Over. Rutledge was assigned to Ger Many. His wife Collett gave birth there and when the Rutledge tried to . Citizenship papers for the boy. They were told that Rutledge himself was not a . Now 28. Said that since then he has filled out papers and talked to peo Leall Over the  hut still in t a citizen. I guess my country does t want me any  he said. You go to a combat zone serve honorable and they do All this to you. When i was in Vietnam. I thought i was an american. But i was . Rutledge s citizenship Proba Bly will be settled soon. He was inter viewed last week by a . Immigration service officer who asked him to swear to defend the country he s already  officer told him that All he needs now is a certificate from Canada a copy of a marriage certificate issued 30 years ago to his Mother and his now deceased Canadian father. After Rutledge s birth in Canada and the death of his father his Mother married an american citizen and was naturalized. She 9 die in train collision Rio de Janeiro a nine persons were killed and 67 were injured some seriously when a commuter train ran into an other that was stopped at a Railroad station near Here authorities reported. Thought her son also was natural Edso did he. Rutledge has lived most of his life in the United states and always just assumed he was a . Whose next assignment is a l Dix. . Said he should have known something was up when he enlisted i went to Basic at it. Jackson is i. Then to it. Knox by. And they gave me orders for  sent me to Oakland i Calif i army base and i stayed there for two weeks and they said i could not go to Vietnam be cause i was a Canadian so they sent me Back to it. Hood i Tex he said but then they did Send me to Vietnam Lack of Snow in ski season Cost Colorado $78 million Dan Vail i api Colorado s ski Indus try plagued by Lack of Snow during the 197 -77 season suffered a $78 million loss compared to the previous season Accord ing to figures released a promotional organization which represents the states 30 ski  areas experienced a 38 6 per cent de Cline in skier visits last year with a corresponding drop in lift ticket sales from 5 9 million tickets in 1975-76 to 36 million last  state s ski areas this year recorded 3.662.643 skier Days for an estimated income of $7 million in ski related expenditures As compared to 5.965.172 such Days or $175 million during the previous season. So i assumed everything was  he said if and when Rutledge problem is solved there still May be a question about the citizenship of his 3-year-old son David. Rutledge said the immigration officer told him a birth certificate issued by the Amer ican embassy in Germany was inadequate to establish the child s citizenship. He was told to reapply to clarify his son s status. This is  Rutledge said. Hopefully my son will be an american citizen before my next child is  mrs. Rutledge is pregnant but Fortuna Tely hell be bom in this  rut ledge said. A skier Day or visit is the term used to Des Ignate one skier skiing for one Day. Aspen the largest . Ski resort re corded deficits ranging from 55.7 to 62.2 per cent at its four separate ski areas. Steamboat Springs suffered a 62 per cent loss. Only Vail came anywhere near holding the line among the major resorts. During 1975-71. Vail recorded 1.015.125 skier visits More than any resort in the nation. Last season the total was 685.351. The most in the state but still a 32 5 per cent decline several ski areas have indicated they will install Snow making equipment for the coming season As a hedge against a recur rence of drought hang in there the bus la be Here soon fun is where you find it when you re ii St. Mark s Cathedral in Seattle to Han years old. T or Alecia Johnson it Means upside Down while waiting for the using the rings on the massive doors of school bus. Up photo