European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Huge meteor sighted in Many states from press dispatches Dallas a huge meteor flashed across the sky of the southwestern night prompting mistaken re ports of plane crashes in five giant object called As big As a House by one witness in Texarkana Texas caused a sensation when it was sighted shortly after 8 . Local authorities gave conflicting reports on whether the object struck the ground or burned up in the air. A television station in Beaumont Texas was so convinced the streaking lights were from a blazing aircraft it flashed a Bulle tin during the fifth inning of the new York los Angeles world series game announcing an air plane had crashed in the area. Something different moments later a broadcaster had a terse announcement that plane crash May be Little the meteor was seen at approximately9 30 . From As far West As Albuquerque new Mexico to As far East As la Echarles Louisiana. The meteor also was sighted in Texas Oklahoma and in sections of Eastern new Mexico were kept Busy checking out plane crash reports by witnesses who mistakenly thought the natural phenomenon was a aircraft going Down in flames. The flaming meteorite apparently habits greatest visibility Over the Texas pan handle where the National weather serv ice reported a tremendous meteor Sac spots object a spokesman for the . Air Force strategic air command Sac in Omaha Nebraska said Sac radar had spotted the object but declined to speculate on what twas. Or. Joe Patterson of the Mcdonald Observatory located in the Davis mountains of far West Texas said an observer watched the huge meteor travel from West to East. Its definitely a meteor said a spokes Man at the Observatory. When one is that Large and that Bright its Likely to have reached the ground but colonel Gary Gosdin spokesman for Sheppard air Force base officials at Wichita Falls Texas said the object burned out and exploded in a Bright Flash in Theair. Federal aviation administration officials in fort Worth tex., said their radar tracked the object across the sky but said it fell apart in the air. Mcdonald Observatory spokesmen said Clouds prevented them from getting a Good look at the fireball. Thursday october 20, 1977 Maria Rosa Rumi of Milan is joined by brother after she was freed from kidnappers. A industrialist s daughter freed kidnappers seized Milan Italy up police freed Italy s 62nd Kidnap victim of the year wednesday thwarted another abduction attempt and launched a Large scale search for the authors of still another kidnapping. The developments were the latest of Sev eral recent police successes in the fight against a Maze of Kidnap gangs ranging from mafia families to Urban guerrillas and Small time amateurs. Bandits who seized industrialist s daughter Maria Rosa Rumi tuesday night freed her and surrendered when Carabiniero National police located and surrounded their hideout in a Milan apartment House wednesday morning. Police arrested four men including two convicted bandits who escaped from jail May 3, and the wife of one of them. The bandits had captured Rumi 23, by ramming her car outside her Home in Seri ate near Bergamo. They briefly held her father and his chauffeur at gunpoint before stocks closing . Stock Price through the Courtesy of ache Halsey Stuart inc. 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In Livorno Tito Neri grandson of a tug boat company owner fought off three men who tried to Kidnap him on his Way to work. A police patrol heard shots the ban dits fired into the air and rushed to the scene arresting them. In Naples 500 Carabiniero with police dogs and a helicopter set up roadblocks searched about 100 Homes and detained 13 persons in a search for the kidnappers of socialist politician Guido de Martino. De Martino son of former socialist party Secretary Francesco de Martino was abducted it Naples april 5 and released 41 Days later for a $1.2 million Ransom paid largely by friends and party sympathizers. Police did not say what led to wednes Day s Roundup of suspects. Milan police reported another Success tuesday the arrest of two men who they said had been shadowing wealthy oilman Nino Rovelli and apparently planned to Kidnap him. But in the South italian town of Bovalino the family of pharmacist Ilario Lanzetta had to pay a reported $85,200 Ransom before kidnappers freed him on a country Road tuesday night. He had been abducted the night of aug. 24. 15 most Active new York up the is most Active stocks in new York Stock Exchange composite trading at 4 . Wednes Day sales last or Pepper 357,600 15v4 am Tel Tel 320,100 59 Phelps Dodge 312,900 21 /4 Xerox corp 309,000 49ft Citicorp 304,800 22 rorer group 280,400 14 a % Western pub 274,400 28y 3 veto inc 219,400 23 1 Miles labs 218/000 46ft it Bally Fig 209,300 16v4 % Alco labs 204,500 38 a Dow Hemici 201,600 27% i a into Harvster 201,200 26 /4 1 Sony corp 188,600 8ft it Ine Cooil 179,900 29 1ft Dow Jones averages new York up Dow Jones closing Range of aver Ages wednesday High Low close change to industrials 823.20 809.08 812.20 -8.31 20transports 208.80 204.13 205.20 2.39 15 utilities 112.20 111.05 111.41 0.33 65 stocks 283.28 278.44 279.58 -2.55 the stars and stripes Page 27 education conference underway by de Hill staff writer Berchtesgaden Germany is More than 150 Safe Library and Educa Tion services men and women from eight european countries Are attending the annual Safe education services work shop Here. The theme of the workshop is the effective management of a Quality air Force european education services subjects being discussed include professional military education education and the veterans administration education and the department of the air Force and the role of the Safe Library system in the education of members of Safe a spokesman said. Col. Mary Marsh Speaks assisting in the discussions Are person Nel from the department of the air Force the a and the american Council on Edu cation All from Washington. The guest speaker for the opening Day s luncheon was air Force col. Mary a. Marsh commander of the 50th combat support group Hahn a Germany. Marsh said that in the past Many com Manders had stood in the Way of their personnel seeking higher education. In fact the path of Good leadership and the path of higher education Are entwined she said. People who pursue off duty education Are usually better workers she added. Air Force benefits also in her address Marsh said that the Good students and the Good service person Nel have the same traits self discipline ability to communicate self Confidence acceptance of personal responsibility and versatility. She said in the final analysis the com Mander and the air Force Benefit. Al though a commander might temporarily lose a Man who is furthering his education he gets Back a better Man one who is More Alert More capable and More pro 5 Hurt in Heilbronn blast Heilbronn Germany up an explosion in the underground Supply system of a heating Plant wednesday injured five persons and caused $652,000 damage police said. At the time of the blast a 28 year Mechanic had worked on a Gas main in the underground Shaft. Amex 10 most Active new York up the 10 most Active stocks in american Stock Exchange composite trading at 4 . Wednesday sales Houston Oil 332,500 Ryan Homes 145,100 Hycel i corp 76,800 Synte corp 62,400 ado soil is 51,600 exec tone inc 44,900 scientific at 37,900 get bin pet 37,400 Mcculloch Oil 37,300 interwar up 26,300 23 last 28 a 15 4 i 17 18v� 4% 23 a big. 2 1 a chg. It v4 3 a conversion rates Brussels up wednesday s Clos ing rates of the . Dollar to european currencies. Figures Are expressed in Dol Lars to the British Pound other local currencies to dollars oct.18 British Pound 1.7740 German Mark 2.2626 French franc 4.8490 dutch Guilder 2.4270 belgian franc 35.1450 italian lira 879.30 Swiss franc 2.2577 greek drachma 36.53 turkish lira 19.44 Spanish peseta 83.70 these Are commercial banking rates and in most cases Are not available to the Public at the exact rate indicated. The Sale of Marks to . Personnel for personal use will be at the rate of 2.24 on thursday which is based on a Price fixing at midday and allows for a Standard handling charge. Oct. 19 1.7737 2.2640 4.8650 2.4305 35.175 2.2510 36.53 19.44 83.60
