European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday apri 29, 1978 the stars a  2�d by from if s or rash ""8  i gift " been an  �. Sci bin line in Knop Island and Mas ill tone Fonsel a. ?.spproved, to a. Ning Stock in Grey a Dvo and stripes Page 7 i Amassa from  a m aug a the four were Robert Sayre As 11 Bassadore to Brazil Frank Neef Charles Luna As members of the by directors of the National Railroad f Ger corporation and Bertram r Imti As a member of the occur nation i Cut. And health review comsn0"" Wel although All four were approved bar. Omeo the Sis Sachus Cus an owning Stock in Grey hound. Cottino confirmed 56-33, was affiliated with Ralph Nader and sen. Orrin Hatch a Utah. Said the 31-year-old nominee has advocated unreasonable enforcement ofos11a regulations and has been regarded As blatantly  president Carter appointed Neel fellow georgian with a history of pc ivs service in the democratic party and to Neumei campaigner for the president to the Board of directors of the National rail Road passenger corporation. Despite his background in party politics Nee was named As an Independent Bei cause the Board already has five democrats which is the limit for either of the two major parties. Although republicans accused Carter of flouting and disregarding the Law Neel was confirmed 61-25. Since the Board already has five democrats and or. Carter wants to favor his Friend who campaigned so hard for him he has to Call him an Independent although he has a Long history in the  Griffin said. But sen. John Durkin . Said Neel Mitchell out of Hospital starts leave new York up former . At Torney general John Mitchell hobbling on crutches checked out of a Hospital thurs Day to take a month Long furlough with family and friends before his schedule return to prison late next month. The 64-year-old Mitchell who is serving one to four year term for his watergate crimes entered Columbia presbyterian Hospital s Harkness Pavilion a month ago for an operation to replace his right  former attorney general left the Hospital from a Side Entrance in an Effort to evade reporters photographers and cameramen who had gathered to chronicle his Progress on crutches. Or. Mitchell is walking on crutches and is pain free the Hospital said in a statement. His convalescence at hark Ness Pavilion was uneventful and be should be Able to walk without crutches in approximately four  doctors . Who had suffered from degenerative Ostegar thetis in is right hip was Given a new plastic hip socket and a Metal prosthesis during his Hospital stay. Although doctors said Mitchell should be Able to resume Normal activity soon the former attorney general will not be return ing immediately to his prison cell at the minimum Security Camp in Montgomery instead he has been granted a medical furlough until May 26 to recuperate from his operation and to visit friends Ana family pravda commentator Dies Moscow a political commentator Georgi m. . Who spec " "1 International affairs and soviet history for the soviet communist pravda. Died at the age of 61, per reported. Self focus within seconds an sx-70 land camera using ultrasonic Echo ranging that focuses automatically within traction of a second was demonstrated to shareholders of Polaroid corp. At a meeting at Needham mass. The Echo ranging camera determines focus distance by measuring the Lime intakes for sound to travel from the camera to the subject and Back. A 2 huge seizures 60 Fons of of seized 37 held in Maine Fla. Harlem s Apollo to be reborn Boothbay Maine a a total of 60tons of marijuana was confiscated and 37 people were arrested in two of the largest land based marijuana seizures Ever authorities in Maine and Florida said thurs  police capt. Melvin Graves said 20 tons of marijuana in 600 Burlap wrapped Bales was seized As it was being unloaded thursday from a Cabin Cruiser at a secluded Dock in Boothbay not far from one of Maine s most popular coastal summer resort areas Boothbay Harbor. In Florida authorities confiscated 40tons of marijuana at a Northern Leon county warehouse late wednesday night and arrested seven people. I s attorney George Mitchell said 31ncople were charged in connection with the seizure in Maine and ail but one were arrested thursday. They were booked at the Lincoln county jail in Wiscasset and the were taken by bus to Portland for arraign ment before a i a. Magistrate on charges of conspiracy to possess marijuana. Mitchell said most of those arrested said they were from Brooklyn. Vav. And the others were from California Massachusetts and  marijuana with a Street value Esti mated at $16 million was being loaded into three pickup trucks but apparently none was moved out of the area before author my closed in craves Saidl irber thus year the mame legislature in leased penalties for drus sales and pos son of Large amounts of marijuana in an Effort to combat newly discovered mar Ijuana smuggling activity along Maine s jagged 3,500 mite Long coast. Federal officials have said Maine is one of the prime drug smuggling entry Points in the unite states. Graves head of the division of special investigation said the investigation that led to the raid had been Active for four months. The seizure at Boothbay was de scribed As the largest land based marijuana seizure Ever on the  coast. Edwin bronc an agent with the Florida department of criminal Law enforce ment said the Florida seizure was the largest land based haul in the state s history. He said authorities received a tip Las Friday that led to the arrests. Several Large trucks to haul the marijuana were found at the warehouse when officers arrived and news of the arrests and seizure was withheld until thursday in Case More trucks were on the Way to the warehouse.  of the confiscated marijuana was from Colombia and it had a Street value of about 131 million. Boo Esaid. In an off Shore seizure. Custom officer confiscated an estimated 20 tons of Mari Juana from a 73-foot shrimp trawler i Tampa Bay off Tampa. Fla. Thursday and arrested six Mena spokesman said the seized marijuana had a Street value of about j14 million. The vessel the miss port canaveral based in key West. Fla. Had been under surveil Lance for 24 hours before the seizure new York a Harlem s Fame Apollo theater where stars such As Ella Fitzgerald and Billy Eckstine got their Start will be reborn next week. Closed for two years the 1,600-Seattheater that was to another generation of Black entertainers what the Midtown Palace was to White performers is being refurbished by a new owner .  said the theater will open next Friday with re upholstered seats new carpeting new stage lighting and sound system and renovated dressing rooms for performers. He said a new restaurant will be opened next door and parking spaces provided for  Apollo started As a burlesque House but in its heyday presented All the great Lack bands and singers on stage As Well As the Best of burlesque the comics. But when Midtown nightclubs began hiring Black performers the bigger stars went South for bigger Money and the Apollo had Little left but , who now runs a car leasing business said the Apollo s reopening was part of an Effort to revitalize West 125th Street in the Harlem District of Manhattan. Castro Habash Confer Moscow up ii palestinian Leader George Habash held talks in Havana with cuban president Fidel Castro the Tass news Agency reported Ila hash is Secre tary of the Radical popular front for the liberation of Palestine