European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday september 20, 1977 he has an air about him this robot like character is the creation of a Houston worker who draped his shirt on an oxygen tank and added pair of welder s goggles. Up1 photo terrorist bombs set off at 4 Josh Florida hotels Miami map minor explosions hit unoccupied areas of four Plush hotels in Miami and Miami Beach Early monday in what police and Fri spokesmen termed terrorist bombings. No one was Hurt and damage was minimal. A group calling for Freedom of political prisoners in Cuba claimed responsibility Tor the blasts which authorities said were set off by mechanical timers during a 90 minute period. I was walking by the door when it went  said Bob Gonzalez night Bell Captain at the Sheraton four ambassadors in Miami. At first i thought it was a fuse. It really did t sound that  gon Alez said some of the hotel s 300 guests began phoning the desk following the explosion. We told them it was a pipe that exploded " he said. We did t want to alarm  minutes before the explosions a Man called the associated press and said we have planted several bombs at Miami Beach hotels. Unless our demands Are met there will be More actions. Freedom to All cuban political prisoners the caller identified himself As a member of the Luis Boitel commandos a militant group of cuban exiles that has claimed responsibility for other bombings including two in Washington on sept 7 and an earlier one at the fort Lauderdale office of an airline about to Start regular flights to Cuba. The blasts occurred hours before a planned cuban exile demonstration against renewed relations Between Cuba and the . Shops in Miami s Little Havana Community were closing so work ers could join the March to a downtown Park. In Miami one explosion occurred near the swimming Pool at the Dupont Plaza. The blast at the Sheraton four ambassadors hotel was also near the Pool. On Collins Avenue in Miami Beach police said one blast occurred in front of the Eden Roc hotel and another at the Fontainebleau spa. A health club attached to the posh Fontainebleau hotel. Authorities said the explosions began at 2 15 . And followed at 20-minute inter Vals. We re considering it a terrorist bomb ing from our  said an Fri spokesman when the Agency announced it was joining the investigation. The Boitel commandos Are Well known in latin America As a terrorist group. The carry the name of a cuban political prisoner who died in 1973 while on a hunger strike in a Havana prison. Stateside  soviet truck factory workers take trip to . Buffalo . A a group of 29 russian workers at the giant Kamas truck factory have arrived Here on a cultural Exchange  delegation led by Kamas mayor Rinat p. Giliano was met by several Buffalo residents who had recently toured the .s.r. The russians will be guests at a reception sponsored by the United autoworkers. Before leaving for new York City the group was to visit local industries and museums and nearby Niagara Falls. The Kamas factory built in Central Asia under the guidance of the Ford motor co is the largest such Plant in the world. It was big enough Faux if was f a pumpkin Hartford Conn. Up biggest does t always win the prize. Nicolas Mastroianni of North Haven thought he had the Winner of Connecticut s first great pumpkin contest with a 198 Pounder. But the Gigantic entry was ruled not to be a pumpkin by the state department of agriculture which said it was a hungarian Mammoth Squash. The first Price went to Anthem Duford of Ashford with a 102-Pounder. Woman plunges to death in sky diving mishap Lehi Utah up a 29-year-old Holladay Utah woman fell 7,500-feet to her death in a sky diving mishap at Cedar Valley Airport. Utah county sheriff s deputies identified the victim As d Onne Ranquist welder. She was killed instantly by the fall into a farm Field just West of the Airport. Her body was taken to american Fork Hospital. Investigating deputies said the woman was sky diving about 5 . With a party of five. When she jumped from the air plane witnesses said she was apparently unable to pull the ripcord on her main Chute. Deputies said Airport officials tested the Reserve Chute on the ground and it worked normally. For a while there the town was jumping Rayne la. Up a formal Frog legs eating contest Complete with a Crisp White Linen table cloth and Fine silverware closed the 5th annual Frog festival in this Southwest Louisiana City. The Community in the heart of cajun country which Calls itself the Frog capital of the world invited dozens of local celebrities to participate in the contest. In Addi Tion to the number of Fried Frog legs they ate contestants were judged on careful use of table  6 cops Hurt in clash with protesters in .c. New York a one person was arrested and six policemen suffered minor injuries when a group of protesters left Over from the ukrainian Freedom Parade clashed with police. The injured policemen were treated and then released from Lenox Hill Hospital. Police subdued the crowd and an orderly demonstration continued in front of the Mission at 67th Street and Lexington Avenue. The clash followed a peaceful March at tended by 12.000 persons who cheered the remarks of jewish ukrainian dissident or. Mihail Shtern at a Post Parade human rights rally in Bryant Park. Bids for Presley car fail to reach minimum Nashville Tenn. A a 1974 Cadillac that Elvis Presley bought for $20,800 failed to sell because it did not attract a minimum bid of $20,000 at an antique car auction in Nashville. The car remodeler As a station Wagon to haul equipment and Luggage for the late Singer was kept by its Alabama owner. Bids for the White Fleetwood with Only 4,800 Miles on the engine trailed off at the $17,500 Mark even though officials offered to include a portrait of Presley. Woman s body found in Chicago Lagoon Chicago up divers acting on a tip from a Fisherman who snagged a purse in a Park Lagoon located the body of a woman who left a suicide note three months ago saying her body could be found in the Lagoon. Fire department officials said the body of Sherry Richmond 37 was found in her Sta Tion Wagon in the Lincoln Park Lagoon. Police said a Fisherman who could not speak English snagged the purse and gave it Toan English speaking Friend. The Friend called the woman s husband who informed police. Lake Shore limited passengers quizzed dying Man found near rail tracks Chicago a police questioned the Crew and 107 Passen Gers of Amtrak s Lake Shore limited passenger train sunday after a dying Man was found along the Railroad tracks near Burns Harbor ind. Amtrak s Zephyr bound from Chicago to san Francisco was delayed As investigators questioned 16 passengers connecting from the new York Chicago Lake Shore limited. Police said the Man was discovered by the Crew of a Conrail freight train and taken to a Hospital in Portage ind., where he died. He was carrying a colombian passport belonging to Angel Javier Ospina 41. But Burns Harbor police chief Michael per Rine added that the dead Man also had papers bearing other identification. Perrine said that a fingerprint Check would have to be made to verify the dead Man s identity he added at this time we Don t have any Concrete evidence As to who he is. Authorities said the Man had a ticket in his pocket for a trip from new York to Chicago and his clenched fists were full of curly Black hair. Perrine declined to comment on the hair. Perrine said no one had been charged or was being held Al though one passenger told police that the subject leapt from the train of his own  Perrine said i won t be Able to make any statement on the cause of death until after an autopsy monday and Laboratory tests Are completed on other unspecified evidence found at the scene and on the train. He said he would not Rule out the possibility of homicide yet. After the Man was found Railroad officials radioed the Crew of the Lake Shore limited asking them to slow the train to allow Portage police to reach Union station first