European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday october 1, 1978 stateside is United states sold to firm for $5 million Washington up the is United states still the fastest Ocean liner to Cross the Atlantic was sold to a private company for $5 million the maritime administration has reported. Robert j. Blackwell maritime administration chief reported that United states cruises inc. Of Seattle bought the 26-year old 1,000-passenger ship from the govern ment and plans to refurbish it for warm weather cruises Between los Angeles san Francisco and the hawaiian islands. Baby the rooster has something to Crow about Waterloo Iowa up baby the rooster returned to the scene of his prior Triumph at the . Dairy cattle Congress and successfully defended his crowing title forthe second year in a Row. The rooster owned by mrs. Donald Pyle of Charles City crowed 76 times in 30 minutest beat out other competitors. Male sorority pledge says it s not so bad new Orleans a Theta Phi al Pha sorority at Loyola University now has 19-year-old Alan Citron or. Its first male pledge. So far he has it easy. No mean pledge chores like pushing peanuts with his nose. He proves himself in better ways. What i have to do mostly is go to a lot of parties sell raffle tickets said Citron. It s not so bad. Like a few Days Back i had to attend a hawaiian Luau. Six of the 28 sorority girls brought dates to the Luau. I had to make do with the  the Short Happy life will last at least until the end of december. That s when 28 girls vote on whether this pledge would Bea Good sorority sister. Two bags full it s Apple picking time in Minnesota and two year old Kyle Briggs of Fridley takes advantage of a fall Outing with his parents at an Orchard near Afton minn., to Lay in a couple of bags of the Juicy red fruit. Up photo related to last russian Czar figure e society Wallace says hell never seek office again Montgomery Ala. A gov. George c. Wallace who leaves office in january after an unprecedented three terms As governor says he never expects to run for Public oii1cg cog can. To T of of iving a at a me answer if l had t had something unfortunate happen to me in 1972, Wallace said referring to an assassination attempt during one of his three presidential campaigns that left him paralysed and confined to a wheelchair Wallace said he had not been serious when he said several months ago that he would run for governor again in 1982 if he did not like what his successor was doing he said he would take a Job with a state University when he leaves office but he declined to say what University or what he would be doing. Pedro pig and friends make Maryland debut new York a Serge Obolensky russian emigre and a fixture on the society pages of european and american news papers for decades is dead at the age of 87. Obolensky s Only son Ivan said his father died Friday night at his Grosse Pointe mich., Home after a six week ill Ness. He said Obolensky had recently had a mail order firm must refund nearly $90,000 Philadelphia a american consumer inc., one of the country s largest mail order firms pleaded guilty Friday to 1,000 counts of mail fraud and agreed to re fund nearly $90,000 to purchasers of a religious Cross that was falsely advertised. In a plea bargaining agreement with Federal prosecutors the Philadelphia based company which markets a Large variety of items through mail order sales agreed to reimburse 5,628 persons who paid $15.95 for the Cross of  advertisements for the necklaces claimed the crosses had been blessed by the late Pope Paul i and were dipped in the miraculous Waters of  the agreement said Only a Small num Ber of crosses actually were blessed and those by a priest and not the Pope. Under the agreement the company must repay within 30 Days the Purchase Price of the Cross and a neck Chain. In re turn the government agreed not to bring further charges against the firm or its employees. American consumer also agreed to pay a $25,000 Fine. The firm could be fined $1 million if it fails to reimburse the custom ers within 90 Days. Throat operation from which he never fully recovered. At his death Obolensky headed his own Public relations firm and maintained Homes Here and in Grosse Pointe. A member of one of czarist Russia s old est Noble families Obolensky was born oct. 3, 1890, in Czarske selo the Czar s summer estate 20 Miles outside St. Peters Burg. Ivan Obolensky said the family had a very Distant relationship to Czar Nicho Las ii murdered in 1917 during the Russia revolution. Obolensky was educated at St. Peters Burg University and at Christ College of Oxford University. Obolensky s first wife was Princess Ca Therine daughter of Alexander ii who freed Russia s huge population of landless peasants the serfs. That marriage ended in divorce. During world War i Obolensky served in the russian cavalry against the Ger mans. He later battled the bolsheviks in the service of the Imperial army before emigrating to Paris in 1920. He later went to England where he met Alice Astor daughter of John Jacob Astor. They were wed june 24,1924. That marriage produced two children Ivan now an investment banker in new York and Sylvia now Princess Sylvia Gui Rey of London. Obolensky became a naturalized Ameri can citizen in 1931. During his Early years in this country he worked at several jobs one of which was Hilton hotel executive vice president in charge of International development. During world War ii Obolensky enlisted in the army As a private and Rose to the rank of colonel. He was at one time the oldest paratrooper in the army. On june 3, 1971, Obolensky married Marilyn Wall of Detroit. She was with him when he died Friday night Ivan Obolensky said. Baltimore a can Petro pig Thermo Toad and tuned out Turtle teach residents of Maryland to save Energy artist Eddie Gold thinks they can and so does the Maryland Energy policy office which has adopted his Trio of Energy guzzling beasts As the stars of its new poster Campaign promoting Energy saving. Petro pig porous Petroleum anus has feet and a Tail made of electric plugs. Permanently connected to a gasoline pump he boasts of an overworked thermostat on his Back and is shown indulging death before taxes says sweeps Winner san Francisco a Franklin Mcnulty after 3v2 years in prison says he d rather be shot than pay taxes on $128,410 he won in the Irish sweepstakes. The internal Revenue service which arrested Mcnulty in 1975, contends he owes them income taxes on his winnings. They started out wanting $35,000," he said. But then penalties and interest were added on. Next thing you know it was up to $112,000. Well they re not getting  the Oakland Mechanic says that when he was notified of his winnings he went to Dublin collected his prize in Irish pounds and deposited most of it in a Bank on the is land of Jersey in the English Channel. The United states says it s illegal to bet on the Irish sweepstakes Mcnulty said. I collected in Irish pounds so where do they get off trying to collect off me Pryor checked released Chicago a comedian Richard Pryor was taken to Northwestern memorial Hospital after complaining of Chest pains but was released after it was deter mined he had not suffered a heart attack. Proyor who has a record of heart prob lems is in Chicago for a series of concerts. In his favorite refreshment a barrel of Oil. Petro pig s cohorts Are Thermo Toad toads fahrenheit icus and tuned out Turtle Tortis Simus Bolivia to. The Vora Cious pair Are covered with electric wire Sand have plugs for feet. Thermo Toad sits on a Heater while Cool ing off with a fan and tuned out Turtle has a Lead foot for stomping the Gas pedal. Posters May be just the beginning for the Trio said Gold who plans to Star his creations in radio and television spots Aswell As billboards. Recovering actor Jack Albertson 68, Star of the to series grandpa goes to Washington is said to be doing great after sur Gery to Correct an intestinal obstruction problem. Up