European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1977 the stars and stripes Page 5 no ufos Faux Folly big for a Bird 111 the mysterious big Bird of Central Illinois looks like an african crowned Crane and trumpets Knollin Borg said Stan and Doris Thompson insisted it resembles a Condor and Flics quietly and some people Are laughing at reports o strange Birds in the Bui those who have reported them Are not taking Back a word of their sometimes fantastic1 Thompson said her husband and several friends saw the Bird Fly Over their farm late thursday As watching radio controlled Model 1 look Al that funny look in plane that Guys she then i its a Bird it looked like it was going to land on the barn but 1 guess Yelling scared it it turned around and flew Back in the direction to we could see it for about a mile it was that it want no scared ii was real her laughed s3 he 1 know what i saw and it was one of those Birds he told sheriffs police the Bird had a six tool body and a wingspan of nine or Mclean county sheriffs police Robert Boyd said Thompson has been around Here a Long Hes a credible when i heard some of those earlier re Boyd 1 figured the people Mist be in the but those Are Reapon Sihle Ive changed my mind and were going to said the reports israeli mime artist Yacov Tioy went All out Lor to banana status As he spent six apes a Chimp hours Liu de a Cal Manuet Cage at the Crandon Park zoo in he looks like the Teller of sad talks you see in All Black caucus says Carter response to critics unfounded1 Washington at1 tie congressional Black caucus said Friday that pres ident Carters response to Vernon Jordans criticisms of the administration was profoundly thoroughly in five caucus members told a news con Ference that Carters remarks about Jor dans comments threaten the political support in the Buick Carter was asked during his news con Ference thursday about a private conversation he had with Jordan following a speech Jordan made to the National Urban league in which he criticized the adminis Jordan is executive director of the Carter said that during his conversation with i did Point out to him that when erroneous or demagogic Sale mints were made inaccurately reporting thai neither i nor my own administration nor the Congress care about those poor people that since we Are the last Hope of those who arc poor that the government would help them in some Way that this removed from them that Prospect of a belter when asked if he was calling Jordans comments Carter replied but he added to the extent that he alleged that neither i nor my administration nor the Congress was concerned about the those statements were a member of he congressional Black Yvonne we must stand behind what Vernon Jordan another John d said Vernon Jordan said publicly what Many have said Black leaders have attempted to express these to the president in Jordan said in his address to the Urban league convention that Black people that their Hopes and needs have been be addressing the convention Carter said he had no apologies to make and that his administration has moved Forward with economic programs that Benefit 1 would have to think the president Conyers he the question is whether he fully perceives the depth of the crisis in Black Conyers said mat Carters remarks Indi Cate both a sensitivity to criticism and an insensitivity to the real problems of the Urban he and Charles said Carter has not publicly criticized those in the jewish Community or business executives who have criticized Conyers said the caucus expects to meet soon with Carter to discuss economic pro Grams and Carters goal of 5 per cent unemployment Means 10 per cent unemployment for the caucus statement that is totally Burke full employment is the key Conyers we have restrained ourselves but we knew that sometime this would Range Carters criticism of Jordan was really lie breaking Point for the Conyers said the caucus sacks a reconciliation rather than increased confrontation with but Burke said that every Day a Cabinet member makes a repressive statement insensitive to the needs of the poor and she specifically cited education and welfare so rotary Joseph Latifa nos position against Federal funds for abortions and a proposal by his depart ment that would decrease housing subs 6 of she said her family saw the big Bird a it made a loud she never heard such a loud noise come out of a Bird in my the Bird flew around their barnyard for several she then landed and some she described us about the size of a with about a four toot Long neck and a Small some of these sightings were hearing about now these poor Birds Are get Ting More and More she Ruth Lowe of Law Date began the pig Bird she reported her was dragged off the ground monday by a Black she said Shes convinced it actually Shes keeping a Shotgun Handy in Case it Hup Ponsi Index drop indicates dip in Economy Washington a the governments Index of leading indicators dropped six tenths of i per cent in foreshadowing a slowdown in economic a the Commerce department said the decrease in the Index was the big Gest since a drop of per cent in january and followed a decline of two ten this of 1 percent last this is the first Lime the Index has dropped two months in a Row since August and september of the government Index has increased steadily since last May and showed an increase As High As 2 per cent in reflecting recovery from the severe the administration has predicted a slight decl uni in the Economy in the second Hall of Ute year after particularly Strong activity in the first six govern ment economists still expect the Economy to grow at a rate of 5 per cent in the last half of inc the Bigi Josl contributor to the decline was a drop in sensitive prices of raw male meaning less demand from Man fac the report government economists said the decline in the Overall Index docs not necessary indicate a Sharp downturn in the Economy since some indicators were up while others were the out measures the Chance in 10 Fields Fiat particularly in Lunce in dirt term future economic Active also contributing to the decline in june were a higher Layoff change in liquid contracts and orders for plants and the Money Supply and new orders four of the 10 indicators increased average Vendor Stock prices and building of time july 1w7 a Survey of m Ameri can key cities showed that the nations housing situation Wai becoming worse in the face of a july 1937 supporters of a Mulli Bubo Ndour atomic shelter program said they will put the measure on ice until next year id Hopes the current Economy drive will Bave run its july 1367 an earthquake that Shook Venezuela killed at least 41 a government official said it was the coun try wont quake since the turn of toe Cen