European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 09, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 6 the stars and stripes monday june 9, 1980stateside new Orleans sniper hero was Leader in Iran raid enough helicopter operating to Complete new Orleans up the Heli copter Pilot who helped flush out sniper from his Bunker atop the downtown How Ard Johnson s hotel in 1973 has been identified As a Leader of the failed Rescue mis Sion in Iran. A secret report prepared by four Mem Bers of the House armed services commit tee named Marine col. Charles h. Pittman As the person in charge of helicopters for the operation. The Mission was called off when officials determined they did not have the second leg of the journey. In 1973, Pittman piloted his helicopter just above the rooftop Bunker to flush sniper Mark Essen out of nit hiding place. Essex held much of the police department at Bay for More than a Day until he finally ran out of the cell and was gunned Down. Pittman received the John Paul Jones award for inspirational leadership from the Navy league of the United states for his part in ending the sniper incident. Floridians Aren t ducking the hostage Issue Miami up Newport Maine Farmer de Schreuer s Rose hungry Duck has bid an unexpected Impact on Southern Florida. The Duck began raiding a neighbor s Rose Bushes and the neighbor Jerry Den Icola took the Bird hostage april 22, de manding 25 cents a Day Ransom fro Schneuer. The episode caught the interest of a Miami radio station and inspired a coun try and Western Ballad free the Dock by Billy Lancaster and Dave mesh Ken. One Day he was exposed Cheww on a Rose but he could t get away go die lyrics by Lancaster. The two it buns work at a lounge South of Miami where free the Duck to shirts Are now on Sale. The radio station has run off 1,000 free the Duck bumper stickers and some people have insisted on contributing to a Ransom the Duck fund. But Oen cola apparently in t accepting Ransom from anyone Bat Schneuer and Schneuer refuses to pay. Florida Black area is quiet after shootings a White motorcyclist was shot to , Fin. A after a series of shootings that left one person dead and four injured the Carver ranches Black neighbourhood Here was quiet Friday Asad Dit ional police patrolled the area. Police said backlash from a bad drug Deal caused the first shooting which in turn May have aggravated racial tensions and led to a retaliatory attack. And a White couple and a Young Black Man were wounded in the area wednesday. On thursday a Young White we than was shot in the neck As she was driving about a mile from the scene of the earlier shootings police said. Investigators said there was no known connection Between the latest shoot ing and the earlier attacks. Miami air controller in steering incident fired Atlanta a a Miami based air traffic controller who was accused of deliberately steering an Airliner toward a thunderstorm has been fired a Federal aviation administration spokesman has announced. Jack Barker an Faa spokesman in Atlanta said controller Ron Palmer was notified that be was being terminated immediately. The decision was handed Down by Tom Protiva chief of the air traffic division for the Faa s Southern Region. Barker said Palmer has filed a grievance with the Union. Bill of d to save dog from death sentence Sacramento Calif. Up a Bill to save Sido the san Francisco dog Given a death sentence in the will of her dead owner has whizzed through the legislature in one  measure by sen. Marz Garcia went to gov. Edmund g. Brownjr. Thursday after the Assembly passed it 75-0 with no debate and the Senate accepted minor amendments on a 28-0  Bill would apply Only to Sido whose owner Mary Murphy of san Francisco died of an overdose of sleeping pills last december. Her will written three Days before she died said her 10-year-old Collie Sheltie should be immediately put to  Rebecca Wells Smith the executor of the estate has asked tie san Francisco Superior court to turn the dog Over to pets unlimited an animal Agency where Murphy originally obtained Sido and the main beneficiary of the Murphy estate. A june 17 hearing was scheduled on the matter. Ammonia leaks at bakery 17 hospitalized were taken to county us medical Cen Ter complaining of Chest pains nausea shortness of breath dry Mouths burning throats and headaches trip Sam. He added hat four persons were being watched Ery care Huy for possible lung involvement which can cause serious prob Lloja Ellal spokesman Gary Wolfe said ammonia Gas irritates mucous membranes such As the nose Throat and lungs. Los Angeles a seventeen peo ple were hospitalized after an apparent leak of ammonia Gas forced he evacuation of a suburban Alwater bakery officials said. Tony trip spokesman for the county department of health services said the victims reported they were cleaning a refrigerator at the Dolly Madison bakery when fume spread within the building. The Plant was evacuated and 40 people Kissinger injured in fall from speaker s platform Cinderella to s Good fairy rums her Gas guzzler into a fuel efficient pumpkin. Cars have lost status in ., report claims Washington up the Auto Mobile has lost its place As a status sym Bol and despite an expected increase in sales of fuel efficient cars the Domestic Auto Industry May never recover from the Shock a congressional report says. The Auto will never regain the place it once held in the United states said a report released this weekend by the House ways and Means Trade sub com  consumer will place less emphasis on the car As a status Symbol and thus Detroit will not be Able to create the demand for new aulos based on style alone the report said. The panel held widely publicized hearings in March on the Impact of Jap anese imports on the  Audio Market. The report said Progress was made in encouraging the japanese to lower barriers to importing is. Can and in Pur chasing replacement parts for their cars from America but voluntary restraints on exports to the United slates remain a major unresolved  with 20 percent of american workers employed in Auto related industries it said it is a matter of grave concern therefore thai the is. Auto Industry is in trouble and Little improvement u seen in the next two to three  the 103-Page report recommended a permanent committee of government Industry workers and Consumers to help meet future  the report said u is possible that by 1985, after the intermediate and Standard size cars disappear from As Sembly lines an Urban runabout for two passengers will come onto the mar Ket. Despite the Prospect of an Industry upswing by the mid 80s, the report cautioned changes in the demand for a los and the Way autos Are made and the new materials used in them May have fundamental and severe impacts on a to workers supporting industries and their  it said the problems As yet not fully evaluated must be the subject of continuing Federal attention. The Domestic Industry will probably not be Able to fill the Public s demand for Quality autos until late 1982" and until then the Industry and its workers will face difficult times it said. The report said unless there is a restoration of the reputation of Quality which the  Auto workers Ana management Are surely capable of achieving the american Industry May be in Perma nent  largest solar cell Power system dedicated in Utah new York a former us. Sec rotary of stale Henry Kissinger was treated saturday night at new York Hospital for head injuries he suffered earlier when he fell off a platform at a St. Louis speaking engagement officials Laid. Kissinger was a Rayed and examined in the Hospital s emergency room about 8 . He was released following treatment for natural Bridges National Monument Utah a under partly Cloudy skies the world s largest solar cell Power system was dedicated in the flow ering desert of Southeastern Utah. Now for every Day henceforth thai these people take their Energy from the Sun we can credit the United states Trade bal Ance with a few less barrels of foreign Oil Utah gov. Scott Malcson told the Audi ence of 300. The s3-million photovoltaic system re places the Park s diesel generators which required 15.000 Gallons of Oil a  266,029 solar cells mounted in 12 Long rows the system has a top output at noon of 100 kilowatts. Most of the direct current electricity is used to charge a 112 cell Lead acid Battery which provides Power head trauma Hospital officials said. He Spital authorities refused to discuss details about his condition or the incident. The Accident occurred at a St. Louis to a. A i i l. Ilei. Where Kissinger wat to address the Illi a air target of Domb Nois banners association. As he Sal Down one leg of his chair slipped off the Back of the stage and he fell backwards about two feet to the floor through a Blue curtain. Beirut. Lebanon a the Beirut office of Iran air. The iranian National air line was gutted by a bomb but no one was injured police reported. At night and in bad weather. The system which has been in operation about one week provides 100 kilowatts for six staff residences maintenance facilities the visitors Center and a water sanitation system at the 7,600-acre Park site of three of the world s largest natural Sandstone Bridges. High thin Clouds put a Halo around the Sun and reduced the Peak Power output Dar ing the ceremony by about 10 to 20 percent engineers said. Even under Cloudy conditions the solar cells generate some Power said Pete Parry superintendent of Canyonlands and i Arches National Parks and natural 5 Bridges. He said backup diesel Generator Ore expected to be needed Only 5 to 10 per cent of the time. Accelerated use of Fossil fuels Means a we re spending our principal at rates filter 1 than can be replenished and we must now 3 consider living off the interest mat Betm said. I Hope ours will not be the generation remembered for having overdrawn the Earth s capital asset Energy