European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday october 17, 1977 Donny takes the cake Donny gets More than his share of Marie s cake in new York. Marie sees to that. The Osmond brother and sister Are appearing in a birthday Celebration special to be presented sunday on net work television. A to station decided not to run it _ 0 stateside dec. 15 National Day of prayer Washington up president Carter has proclaimed dec. 15 National Day of prayer and asked All americans to join him that Day in asking god s help that we May see and understand our re  Carter said that throughout the nation s history americans of All faiths have turned to divine Providence for the strength and Wisdom to meet whatever challenges were put before them with Honor and dignity. It is therefore fitting Carter said that we set aside a Day of prayer and meditation to ask the almighty for the vision to see our duty As individuals and As a nation and for the courage to pursue it even at the Cost of personal or collective  prof. Jacobs named supreme court librarian Washington up chief Justice Warren Burger has announced the appointment of prof. Roger Jacobs to be librarian of the supreme court. Jacobs 40, is Law librarian at the Southern Illinois University in Carbondale where he also teaches. He has served As Law librarian and assistant professor at the University of Windsor in Canada and Law librarian at the University of Detroit. The librarian is one of four officers of the court whose positions were created by con Gress. The supreme court s Book collection now numbers 230,000 volumes. Comedian Jack Carter gets $100,000 in suit los Angeles a comic Jack Carter has been awarded nearly $100,000 in damages from a Money manager he claimed defrauded him. Los Angeles Superior court commissioner Leos Rich awarded Carter $49,290 in actual damages $15,000 in attorney and accountant fees and $12,000 in punitive damages. Carter claimed in the civil suit that he turned his entire Stock portfolio valued at about $100,000 Over to George Brodsky formerly of Beverly Hills. Brodsky now reportedly lives in Pennsylvania. Brodsky had told him he had Access to certain magnificent things that would make a lot of Money Carter said. When he found Brodsky s claims were false he demanded his Money Back but received Only half Carter contended. Off duty chief keeps Busy on night out san Diego up Leonel j. Castillo head of the . Immigration and naturalization service has helped capture 19 men accused of crossing the mexican Border illegally. Castillo was in san Diego for a radio talk show when he decided to join the Border patrol in a late night search. He shone a Searchlight from a helicopter while agents below searched the Brush and flushed out the 19 illegal aliens a mile Northeast of the san Ysidro Border Cross ing. You re getting pretty Good with that Light the helicopter Pilot told his Boss at the end of the 70-minute flight. Byrd says . Ignores need for conservation Washington up Senate majority Leader Robert Byrd said saturday the biggest problem facing president Carter in his fight for a National Energy policy is the failure of the Public to recognize the need for conservation. A More execution reported filmed Salt Lake City up a Salt Lake City television station secretly filmed the execution of killer Gary Gilmore but decided not to show the footage a rival to Sta Tion reported saturday. Isl reporter Lynn Packer on the documentary program dimension five said the execution though closed to the press was clandestinely filmed by Gene min shall news director of Abc affiliate a tax. Packer said Minshall told him he was Able to smuggle a 16mm Remote controlled camera into the Utah state prison Cannery where a firing squad shot Gilmore As he sat strapped to a chair Jan. 17. The reporter said Minshall obtained 70 feet of Black and White footage showing Gilmore slumping Over As the bullets ripped through his heart. Contacted by up Minshall denied he possessed such a film but admitted he at tempted to obtain it. We investigated the possibility of film ing the execution in a Clandestine manner but the thing fell through with a few individuals and we dropped the matter min shall said. I do not have any such film in my  asked if the film Ever existed Minshall said i really can t comment on  Packer speculated that Minshall got rid of the film because of threats made by a fall failed to Dampen those Good spirits of his Avellino Italy up a magician trying to drive away evil spirits and torrential Rains slipped on wet roof tiles and narrowly missed falling into a Cistern full of water witnesses said. Instead magi Cian Antonio Battista fell about 25 feet to the ground along with his Crystal Ball and Book of magic formulas. Battista presi Dent of the magicians association of Italy emerged with abrasions on a hand. He credited his Luck to intervention by Good spirits. If i had fallen into the Cistern i would have drowned Battista said. Someone associated with those who helped him make it described As contacts within the prison at the time of the execution. The isl reporter said both he and min shall received threats against their lives when he began investigating the Story. An Anonymous caller told me Packer you and Minshall better Lay off that thing or you re both going to be wasted " Minshall had no comment on whether he had been threatened. But Salt Lake City police it. Glen Cahoon said his office had investigated threats against both Packer and Minshall and had taken Steps to protect them. Minshall said he recalled talking to Packer about the film but would not com ment on what was discussed. I m not going to Call Lynn a liar min shall said. I think he s a Fine reporter. But i have no such film and without a body there s no  he s lying if he says he did t Tell me he had the film Packer said. But i think he s doing it because he s  the american people Byrd said should be lobbied to gain support for the Energy program. The important focus that perhaps we re All missing the president we in the Congress and the Media is to shake the american people out of their apathy said Byrd in his weekly informal meeting with reporters. I think it is a very sad commen tary. That Gas consumption this past summer was higher than at any time in the past four  Byrd also said he believed Carter s statement issued jointly with panamanian Leader Omar Torrijos affirming . De sense rights on the Panama canal had enhanced the chances for Senate ratification. But the West Virginia Democrat said he wanted to study the treaties some More before saying which Way he will vote when the agreements come up next year. Asked if the Senate would agree to re store funding for the by bomber if the House does Byrd said there was consid Erable sentiment for such a move but he believes the Senate is going to support Carter s decision not to produce the bomber. I certainly am opposed to it he said. I support the president wholeheartedly in this  Byrd said the Senate would Complete action on Energy legislation and act on two or three other measures and per haps on social Security financing before adjourning for the  said the Senate was not Likely to act on legislation calling for Public funding of House campaigns