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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, September 5, 1977

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 05, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday september 5,1977 Crew of weather research ship . Big hospitality for visiting russians by Peter Vandevanter Baltimore up four Burly rus Sian sailors the colourful shirts they Pur chased in Singapore flapping against tanned bodies leaned against the ship s railing and tried to read an american newspaper. They pointed to the television listing. Rock concert what time asked first mate Phillip Kolesnikov. The Crew of 134 aboard the aka Demik Korolev a huge soviet weather research vessel has Only been in America a few weeks but the sailors have picked up a few English words and Are anxious to try any thing american. Especially Rock n Roll. Alexander Muraviev who said he played Drums in a Crew band named Brigantine said he liked popular Rock groups like Chicago and Pink Floyd and Singer Rod Stewart. Pink Means a color but what is Floyd he asked. When told it was just a name he nodded and then said kiss play crazy refer ring to another american Rock group. Not like word kiss " he laughed. The 7,000-ton vessel a former Ocean liner is used for meteorological research and has visited san Francisco and other West coast ports but Baltimore is its first East coast Stop. Since aug. 5, it has has been conducting weather experiments in conjunction with the National aeronautics and space administration at Wallops Island va., flight Center. More than 100 of the Crew spent the weekend touring Baltimore s waterfront and buying rugs lamps trinkets pictures and clothes. No jeans said a tiny 18-year-old female Crew member one of 17 Steward esses on the ship. She said she could not find any jeans Small enough for her. Capt. Oleg a. Rostovtcev said the Mem Bers were buying Many american products. Each of them is interested in different things he said. Some of them Are photographers and want to take some slides of the City. Others like music. I collect coins. The ladies Are probably More interested in purchasing  Francis Schmidli project scientist for Nasa at Wallops said the purpose of the tests was to Exchange meteorological in formation in order to compare measure ments so that we can correctly interpret each other s  or. A. I. Ivanovsky the project Man Ager for the Hydro meteorological service in Moscow said we have trouble speak ing but with other scientists language is  Ivanovsky and his assistant Evgeny be Lepov said their stay on Virginia s easter Shore was  americans big hospitality said Ivanovsky referring to picnics on ass Teague Island where the Crew played Frisbee and baseball. Ivanovsky said he was impressed with one Story american houses comparing them with the apartment complexes in Russia. The Crew was to visit Washington before leaving for South America monday. The ship will return Home in november. We want to see the White House the Lincoln and Jefferson monuments and the new space museum said Nele Pov. We see them on television in  combat Veteran resigns commission to be priest Pensacola Fla. A Navy it. Jim Bauer is leaving one set of Angels to get closer to another. Bauer a combat Veteran who now handles no flying administrative duties with the Blue Angels flight team Here has re signed his commission to join the clergy. Hell enter the Jose Rhenium school of theology in Worthington Ohio next month. He Hopes eventually to be ordained Navy it. Jim Bauer. Answers higher calling a roman Catholic priest in the diocese of Springfield Cape Girardeau mo., his Home area. The 30-year-old officer says he finds no conflict Between roles As Warrior and priest. It really was t a problem Bauer said. I joined the Navy of my own free will i knew what i was getting into. I incurred the obligation to carry out my orders to the utmost of my ability and i m still operating under that same commis Sioning oath i took several years ago Bauer has been in the Navy for eight years. His father was a Navy radar Man in world War ii and since High school Bauer had wanted a naval career. Then As a student at Southwest Missouri state University he began to feel just an idea about higher service. It became a compelling drive. He said he made the decision to change about a year ago. During the waning months of the Viet Nam War Bauer served in combat As a flight officer aboard f4 phantom jets. The flight officer handles navigational and other duties while the Pilot does the actual flying. Bauer said his decision to enter a five year Seminary program does t require any judgment of is the military right or wrong after ordination he said i might possibly re enter the  san Diego editor Dies san Diego a Howard b. Taylor former managing editor of the san Diego Union and an innovator in the Field of news paper makeup has died at the age of 67. Stateside Sharp Rise in Coffee production expected Washington a world coffe production still is expected to Rise sharply from last year s crop despite a slight de Cline in prospects since last Spring the agriculture department says. The department s foreign agricultural service estimated 1977-78 global Coffee output at 69.9 million bags up 14 per cent from 61.1 million bags produced Las season. In its june estimate the Agency estimated the crop at 70.4 million bags. Officials said Coffee production Avail Able for Export is estimated at 52.6 million bags up 19 per cent from the 44.1 million available in 1976-77. A bag of Green Coffee weighs about 132 pounds. The three guarded their master with a los Angeles up Roger Lindsey knew who his friends were. Lindsey s doctor asked police to go to Lindsey s House because the physician had not heard from Lindsey 66, since he was released from a Hospital five Days earlier after surgery. Lindsey had died in his Home apparently soon after his return from the Hospital officers said. But they could not remove the body. Three dogs a wirehaired terrier and two rottweilers stood guard Over the body re fusing to let officers approach. Not until they were snared and taken away by animal control officers could the body be moved. Under it officers found Landsey s Type written will. He left his entire $10,000 estate to the three dogs. Berrigan other War protesters arrested Washington up guards arrested eight members of an anti War group who threw blood and ashes on the floor of the Pentagon concourse in a second Day of protests. A member of the Atlantic life Community which staged the protest said father Phil lip Berrigan was among the arrested demonstrators. Berrigan and the others taken into custody were charged by the . Attorney s office with defacing government property Pentagon spokesman Bill Caldwell said. Brown curbs Export of critical technology Washington a defense Secre tary Harold Brown issued new policy guidelines aimed at tightening curbs on Export of critical technology that might find its Way to potential enemies such As the soviet Union. Among other things the Pentagon will recommend new measures to assure that such technology is not passed on to the russians by allies or other Friendly nations that originally receive it from the . The Brown memorandum said violations of prohibitions against such technology transfers by other nations will be considered grounds for employment of  Justice dept. Studies police brutality claims Washington a the Carter administration May consider withholding Federal crime fighting funds from police departments which allow officers to brutalize crime suspects. Assistant atty. Gen. Drew s. Days head of the Justice department s civil rights division said that he knew of no precedent for such , Days told a delegation of 11 Philadelphia ministers that ". It s the Type of thing this administration would like to look  the clergymen sought the meeting Here to urge the department to Stop alleged brutality in Philadelphia. Days said the ministers suggested that Law enforcement assistance administration Money should be withheld from Phila Delphia police. He said he told the group such action i worthy of consideration in any City where brutality is proven against the police Force. . Atty. David Marston of Philadel phia who is leading a grand jury investigation of the alleged brutality also attended the session. Convicts who escaped with Ray plead guilty Wartburg Tenn. A the six prisoners who escaped from Brushy Moun Tain state Penitentiary with James Earl Ray last june pleaded guilty to escape charges in a Surprise move and were sentenced to an additional year i prison by judge Lee Asbury. They could have gotten As much As five years. Ray who pleaded guilty to the slaying of civil rights Leader Martin Luther King jr., but later recanted has told interviewers he masterminded the june 10 breakout but pleaded not guilty to escape charge Sand is to be tried oct. 27. Trials for the other six were to have begun sept. 28. It All came up rather sudden Warden Stonney Lane said of the guilty pleas. They called and said to get the six of them to court As soon As possible because the were changing their  All the escapees were recaptured in the Woods surrounding the East Tennessee prison within three Days of the breakout. Reprimand is urged on coast guard trip Washington a rep. Les Aspin d-wis., has asked that a coast guard Admiral who toured the Pacific with his wife and several friends be officially reprimanded by the transportation department Secretary. Aspin also asked transportation Secretary Brock Adams in a letter to tighten the rules to prevent similar future abuses. In times of peace the coast guard is part of the transportation department. Aspin has contended in a series of news releases that vice adm. Austin c. Wagner had authorized a two week Pacific tour on Board a coast guard air plane that included stops in Hong Kong Manila Tokyo and Seoul. The coast guard has no installations in any of these areas. According to Aspin the travelling party was composed of 11 serving coast guard men including Wagner the wives of seven of them including Wagner s wife plus three re tired officers and their wives. Aspin said the retired personnel Are friends of the Admiral. He said the estimated flight time alone of the Pacific trip will Cost the government More than $18,000. In addition he said some of the travelling party Are Able to collect per diem up to $55 a Day  
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