European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday september 5, 1978stateside Bamma Mommi airman with lungs burned in missile silo Dies Wichita Kan. A airman . Erby Hepstall his lungs severely burned by leaking fuel in a missile silo Accident on aug. 24, died sunday night at a Wichita , 22, a native of Thomasville ala., was the second victim of the Acci Dent. He died at 7 45 p.m., according to a spokesman at Wesley Hospital. Hepstall was one of two airman working at the base of a Titan ii missile at the com plex near Rock 30 Miles Southeast of Wichita when missile propellant began to airman inhaled fumes from the escaping propellant. He was in a sem icon scions state until his death. Staff sgt. Robert Thomas died the Day of the Accident after he and Hepstall rescued airman . Carl Malinger from the area near the base of the missile. Malinger re Mains in critical condition at Scott fab Hospital in Belleville 111. Two other1 air men Are in Good condition at Scott. Puppy liberation front raids animal shelter Billings Mont. A the Puppy liberation front struck the Billings Ani Mal shelter and succeeded in temporarily freeing More than one third of the inmates. A local newspaper coined the term Elf in its account of the raid which left 50 dogs running Loose 20 lounging in a carpeted office and 10 More roaming around. Police officers patrolling near the Shel Ter saw a Large number of dogs at a construction Quick Check of the nearby shelter revealed an open Back door. A further Check showed 14 of 19 kennels unlocked and the occupants suspect a key was used to open the cages because none of the locks was 20 pups were found locked in the shelter s carpeted office which reportedly was heavily soiled and 10 More were re covered from the Halls. Most of the remainder had been returned by thursday night. High Lily High Lily High. Liz Taylor wants to sell $4 million Diamond Salt Lake City Utah a actress Elizabeth Taylor wants to sell the 69.42-Carat Diamond that her fifth husband actor Richard Burton once gave her but not if it Heigh tens speculation that she and her latest partner John Warner Are in financial difficulty. S View comes from Anthony Seymour of Charles Anthony Diamond investments of Salt Lake City who was commissioned earlier this year to find a buyer for the Diamond valued at More than $4 million. The Stone was withdrawn from the Market when speculation began that they were in financial trouble Seymour said of Taylor and Warner a former Navy Secretary who is seeking a . Senate seat from Virginia. Nothing could be further from the truth. She just could t foresee a time when she d be wearing the Diamond Basie sues record company for $5 million John Dantuono of Avon mass., admires his horticulture mystery a Lily that grew in his Back Yard to a height of 7v2 feet with 11 blooms. He got this result in late August after planting a Lily he received on easter sunday. Up birthday honors for ill boy los Angeles up jazz pianist and bandleader count Basie has filed a $5 million lawsuit against a record company claiming the firm wrongfully distributed his records and illegally used his name. The suit filed in los Angeles Superior court under the musician s Correct name of William Basie claimed that festival records distributing co. Violated a con tract Basie had with Pablo records. Basie claimed an album he recorded with such tunes As one o clock jump and be Bop blues was wrongfully distributed by festival. Eddie was delighted Man pleads guilty to aiding alle9ed terrorist a we a Washington up one of three vesti gation into terrorist activities a when police arrived Boston a two weeks ago Eddie Goodman celebrated his 12th birthday sur rounded by the people he admires most police was t just any party. Eddie a victim of cystic fibrosis since birth knew he had Little Chance of following in the footsteps of the guests he knew it. Too and when his Condi Tion worsened last week and he was sent to children s Hospital for intravenous injections the word got Friday several Law enforcement officials Knelt during a sidewalk ceremony outside the Hospital to make Eddie an honorary member of the Massachusetts state police the Boston police department and the . Secret the ceremony was Over they had tears in their eyes but Eddie was smiling from his 12, Eddie tousle haired and Blue eyed with a string of freckles across his nose looks 8 and weighs just 42 pounds. His prognosis is not Good said his fathered. Fund Raiser holding Dies Pawling . A Allen k. Hold ing a fund raising consultant who helped produce millions for new York University Lincoln Center and University of Chicago died at his summer Home in Pawling. He was 65. But Friday was a Happy Day said Eddie s Mother at it big people like that doing this for one Little kid. You can t be grim when you see this she said. You have to know that there Are some wonderful people in this ceremony was the work of Eddie s friends in his Cape cod Hometown of Yar Mouth police sgt. Al Watson state trooper Bill Mcgreal and other police offi cers who have spent thousands of hours visiting the boy since they Learned of his condition a few years has badges from every police department on Cape cod and wears one of Watson s old uniform jackets to bed every Mcgreal heard his Young Friend s condition had grown worse he phoned Fate police Headquarters to ask if Eddie could be made an honorary member. The answer was yes and from there the word spread to other Law enforcement Friday Mcgreal and Watson gave Eddie police shirts. Capt. Paul Beloff gave Eddie the oath of a police on hand were members of the bos ton police including mounted officer Marie Donahue and her horse "j.j.", and two secret service agents All of whom presented Eddie with certificates and plaques making him an honorary member of their ranks. Washingto up one of three persons accused of helping smuggle an alleged West German terrorist into the u. S. Has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy in Federal court in Vermont Justice department officials said. Michael Deterlizzi 22, a . Citizen who lives in Montreal pleaded guilty to the charge in Burlington Vermont. He faces a maximum penalty of five yes in prison and a $10,000 Fine. Deterlizzi and two others were charged with conspiring to smuggle Kristina Ber Ster who is being sought by the West Ger Man government in connection with an investigation into terrorist activities across the Canadian Border about july 16. Berster who was apprehended at the Border is being held in the Albany county jail in Albany new York on charges of Ille Gal entry use of a false immigration Docu ment and conspiracy. The Federal Republic of Germany has requested her extradition. Deterlizzi still faces other charges. The other two persons accused of help ing Berster illegally Cross the .-Canada Border Maria Amendola and Ray Kaj Mir both of new York City have pleaded innocent. Oho Man rips off state with dog s name Columbus Ohio up for a while it was a dog s life for Larry Wagner but the Law finally caught up with him and sent lord Russell Back to the Kennel where he belongs. Wagner 40, pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of using his dog s name at work so he could collect $644 in unemployment benefits under his real name. Franklin county municipal court judge William boy Lanci fined him $100 and suspended a 60-Day workhouse sentence on the condition thai Wagner pay Back the benefits to the state. Wagner collected the Money while he was working for a private bus firm in february. He reversed his dog s name lord Russell and reported to work As Russell lord. Movers oppose Rule binding them to estimates Washington a the american movers conference is fighting the interstate Commerce commission s proposal to make estimates movers give for shipping household goods binding. The Industry group says the proposal is illegal adding that the inc lacks statutory authority to put it into effect. The conference has told the regulatory Agency the proposal would require carriers to discriminate against certain shippers. The group also contended the Rule would violate sections of the interstate Commerce act and the Elkins act both of which require carriers to adhere strictly to their tariffs
