European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 24, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 7 tribute to love this is part of a crowd estimated at unto 70,000 forming a human Chain 30 Miles Long in Light rain Tor the tourism tourism promotion reach across the Beach of Florida s Brevard county. The crowd fell Short of the 48-mile goal. A Florida s human Chain stretches Over 30 Miles Cocoa Beach Fla. A thou Sands of people stood hand in hand in the rain saturday in a human Chain that stretched More than 30 Miles along the Beach in a tribute to love and a boost for tourism. There were crippled children in wheel chairs girl scouts tourists toddlers and oldsters in their 80s. Police estimated the cheering crowd at 60,000 to 70,000. It was a very moving experience said George Plimpton author who helped dream up the promotion. It was hugely successful even though it was raining. People just poured onto the Beach. It was More dramatic because they stayed in the rain. No one wanted to let go of hands. Some held hands for half an  the organizers a group of Community leaders calling themselves the Madcap mischief makers wanted the human Chain to stretch the full 48 Miles of Beach in Bre Vard county but did t quite make it. A really Nice Cowd turned out Sher Iff s sgt. Don Tucker said. It showed enthusiasm people working together in fun and to bring publicity to their  Bob Willette head of the Madcap mis chief makers said the reach across the Beach was part of a four Day tourism pro motion in Brevard county. We wanted to show that we can get a group of people to come out and hold hands and All get together for a Day he said to unite our own county and show the world that lots of people can get together and do something that s Nice for a  paper says Colby sought press veil on Slomar news Washington a former Central intelligence Agency director William e. Colby conducted an intensive Campaign of persuasion with top editors and publishers in an Effort to keep secret the activities of the Salvage ship Slomar explorer the Washington Post said in sunday s editions. Citing documents obtained through a Freedom of information suit the Post said Colby contacted reporters and news executives in 1975 and urged them not to publish information about the mystery ship. The Slomar explorer a huge Salvage vessel apparently owned by billionaire Howard Hughes had removed portions of a sunken soviet submarine from the Pacific Ocean floor in 1974. A Cia memo dated feb. 19. 1975.summed up the Agency s efforts at keeping the Slomar project known As operation Jennifer out of various newspapers and publications the Post said. To Date All of those in the mass Media who have been briefed and whose cooperation was solicited have honoured their commitments the memo said according to the Post. We have committed ourselves to a game plan which to Date has helped our cause. Let s  the newspaper said the Cia finally agreed to release the documents after ear Lier claiming that Colby s efforts to sup press the Story could not be disclosed without jeopardizing National Security. A speak ouf in new York women workers Tell of sex harassment new York a a Young alcoholic was hired As a Secretary by an executive who took her out for two hour liquid lunches. As she grew progressively drunker his hands roamed More freely. A buyer in the garment District lost her Job when she rebuffed a Salesman s proposition and he complained to her Boss. A woman finally succumbed to her Boss s persistent advances then suffered an emotional collapse. Just because a rape victim stops struggling she said it does t mean she s Given her  a score of Anonymous women just Call me sweetie said one woman introducing herself. That s How they speak Tome at  told these stories and others like them saturday at a speak out on sexual harassment of working  Point was to bring what an organizer called raw exploitation in the work place out into the Light. This is a problem As old As women s economic dependence is. Magazine editor Gloria Steinem told about 100 women. Is. Sponsored the 4-hour speak out along with the working women United Institute Wui which studies problems of working  harassment from the men who usually control women s career destinies is common Steinem said and no woman fat or thin Young or old is  two women left the podium in tears sat urday before finishing their stories another sent a written text which was read by a Friend. All had the same message when a woman is subjected to unwanted sexual advances on the Job the toll can be Finan Cial emotional and sometimes  addition Many women find there is Little they can do when it happens. When the Man is Boss and the woman needs he Job the bind is especially crippling they  want my Job. I like my Job. I have to have the income a Magazine writer re called telling her amorous editor. Please Don t make it impossible for me to work  of the women brought prepared texts and had been asked to appear albeit anonymously by the Wui. When women from the audience were invited to come to the microphone mate reporters were asked to leave because said one of the organizers some people feel especially intimidated talking about it with men  Jill Goodman of the american civil lib erties Union s women s rights project said courts Are beginning to recognize sexual harassment and reprisals for sexual refusals As a form of Job discrimination. And she said although such cases Are difficult to prove it s not always impossible. I m handling one Case where the Guy is notorious. He s had eight secretaries in three years she said. Others reported that the women s com Mittee of the screen actor s Guild has successfully installed a reporting system that includes penalties for proven harassers. Parton asks 2 apologies by Foxx los Angeles a comedian Redd Foxx who said he would quit his Abc Tele vision series rather than apologize to Farrah Fawcett majors now has another apology demand this time from Singer Dolly  skit satirizing the voluptuous country Singer was presented on the same Day Foxx threatened to quit before he would broadcast an apology to Fawcett majors for a satire on her  Hightower a spokeswoman for the Singer said saturday the skit alleged that Parton imprinted her breasts in Cement in the Forecourt of Mann s chinese theater in Hollywood and that the imprints were so Large that series regular Billy Barty could get lost in them. Parton on a tour wired Foxx regarding the remarks made about me on your show last night on the Abc to network which inaccurately made refer ence to Mammoth size imprints of cer Tain portions of my Anatomy in the Forecourt of Mann s chinese theater in Hollywood i must take exception. Imprints of these or any other parts of my Anatomy Are not currently in the fore court. Further the dimensions attributed to me Are More than slightly incorrect. I would be the first to admit that i am Well endowed but i seriously doubt that even your show s Little person Billy Barty could be lost in such alleged  the Telegram concluded i hesitate to add to your current woes but 1 feel that in this Case you owe me two equally ample  Foxx was not available for comment saturday. The comedian said thursday he would not tape any More shows for the Redd Foxx comedy hour if he had to apologize to Fawcett majors. The actress attorneys had complained about a skit with family members a dog and a Bird All wearing wigs like the blonde mane that is Fawcett majors trademark. In Houston her parents filed a $7 Mil lion damage suit against Abc and its Houston affiliate Kirk