European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday june 16, 1980 the stars and stripes Page 5 no speech but Iran girl there Atlantic City . A shunned by some of her teachers Irani an student Tina Bahadori graduated from Atlantic City High school but did not deliver the commencement speech she had won the right to give. Bahadori wearing a red Carnation and the Gold Tassel of an Honor student sat in the football Field bleachers As a classmate took her place on the podium to describe America As the land of dreams that promotes the rights of the Bahadori 18, a Slraight a student had won a speaking contest to deliver one of two addresses. But so of the school s 140 teachers signed a petition saying it was not proper for her to speak while s3 americans remained captive in Iran. She then decided not to speak. She wanted no notoriety drawn to herself and to her family. That s Why she requested to withdraw school superintendent or. Jack Eisenstein said before the ceremony. If the girl wanted to history teacher Ted Manos left photo led drive Spain speech of iranian Tina Bahadori top Row of students second from Icell. Dpi speak she would have had every right to there had been a question As to whether Bahadori would attend the graduation because of the publicity the matter Drew. Bahadori s parents live in Tehran and school officials said they feared problems with the iranian government Over the controversy. Officials said Bahadori had never to their knowledge spoken publicly about the recent events in her country. Bahadori attended the school for 18 months on a students visa. Eisenstein said extra Security pre cautions were taken for the graduation but he would not go into details. Bahadori refused to talk to reporters As did Theodore Manos 39, the history teacher who started the petition drive. Her close Friend and replacement honors student Hal inc Plotka 18, spoke on the theme originally Given to miss Bahadori hold fast to yes America does afford the Opportunity to dream perhaps More than any other country in the world Plotka said. The dreamers might sometimes be misunderstood the dreams sometimes mistrusted but the dream of America Bahadori will attend the Massachusetts Institute of technology in the fall. Lured by Low air fares cheap package Tours millions of europeans Are rediscovering America by the new York times More than 3 million europeans arc expected to take to the air this summer armed with cameras and guidebooks for the United states. The bewildered sensibly shod map clutching tourist a summer species Long a familiar sight on the streets of London Paris and Rome will soon be spotted along Broadway Hollywood and Vine and col Lins Avenue. The european invasion of America has three primary factors. The first is economic newly affluent europeans with Strong currencies that give them greater Purchas ing Power against the Dollar. The second is a joint push by airlines and european tour operators to provide lower fares attractively priced hotel rooms and cheap car rentals. Finally there is the cultural fac Tor the undeniable pervasive image of the United states As the place where the action is in films Art dance theater architecture and perhaps most important in a More relaxed casual Way of life. We re extremely influenced by West erns and fascinated by the great open spaces said Eliane brouard 21, a Paris student who this summer will take her first trip to America flying from Brussels to los Angeles with three friends. They will rent a car and take a Lent camping out in Arizona new Mexico and California. We re not at All scared she said. Americans seem More Loose More Hospi table than the while . Airlines have for Many years provided Low Cost Charters and special fares to Europe european government subsidized carriers have not been As competitive. Until recently packages offered by . Airlines could not be purchased abroad a restriction imposed by the euro Pean firms. Thus when the United states lifted fare restrictions the american carriers were ready with Low Cost flights that caused the european airlines to scramble for a share of the Market. Today europeans can Fly round trip from Brussels to Boston for $400, from Paris to new York for $600, from London to new York for $374 and from London to los Angeles for $572, the latter two fares thanks to Freddie Laker who started Low Cost flights from England three years ago. . Airlines offer europeans up to 40 percent reduction on flights within Ameri Ca and several have put together additional Money saving plans. For $300, european travellers coming across on trans world airlines can buy unlimited air travel within the United states on Twa. Eastern airlines Braniff and pan american All have similar deals. Both Hertz and Avis in West Germany show reservations up 40 percent with a fairly steady flow throughout the year. Before the season started in june now it starts in february said a Twa spokes Man. We re swamped All judge cleared of taking sexual favors of time in the stars and stripes. 30 years ago foe a june 16, 1950 thirty nine persons including 11 children perished last night when a four engined air France plane dropped into the persian Gulf at almost the same spot where another plane of the com Pany crashed two Days ago with a loss of 46 lives. 20 years ago today june 16, 1960 the soviet Union told the japanese government it risks terrible tragedies if it continues to provide bases for . Forces. This warning radio mos cow reported was contained in a soviet memorandum submitted to the japanese embassy in Moscow. 10 years ago foday june 16, 1970 the supreme court ruled thai a draftee May claim conscientious objector status even though he is not religious in the generally accepted sense of the term. Akron Ohio a Summit county probate judge James v. Barbuto has been acquitted of swapping judicial help for sex Ual favors from women but was convicted on other charges. Judge George j. Mcmonagle convicted Barbuto of imposing himself sexually on a woman and intimidating two detectives who investigated him. Sentencing was delayed pending the conclusion of a trial on a second set of charges against Barbuto involving alleged weapons violations set to begin june 23. Barbuto 58, was acquitted on seven counts of bribery one count of attempted rape and two counts of obstruction of jus dismissed five other counts in inc non jury trial. Barbuto was convicted of intimidating officials destroy shrimp after finding cholera germ Tokyo up quarantine officials in the port City of Kobe say they ordered 6.3 tons of Frozen shrimp imported from thai land be burned because cholera was found in the health and welfare ministry said spot checks of some of the 180 tons of shrimp cuttlefish and octopus shipped from Thailand in May turned up Small amounts of cholera germ. Summit county sheriffs detectives Sam Williams and William Evans who testified icy were pulled off an investigation of bar Buto in the weapons Case in 1977. Judge James v. Barbuto he was also convicted of Gross sexual imposition in a 1974 Liaison with Roslyn Becker. Both Becker and Barbuto testified they had engaged voluntarily in one sexual encounter but Becker said she resisted his advances in another instance. Bartulo s lawyer James Burdon said he would Appeal the convictions. Seventeen prosecution and nine defense witnesses testified for five Days in the widely publicized a Cavil guarded trial. Barbuto is to be tried june 23 on six unrelated charges stemming from a gun corruption investigation in which four officials were charged. Barbuto was charged with two counts of theft in office two counts of receiving stolen property and two counts of dereliction of duty. The probe concerned. Official misuse of guns confiscated As evidence in criminal trials. Libya practices defense for air and sea Landing Tripoli. Libya a libyan armed forces using carried out exercises in the Gulf of sine to Mark the 10th anniversary of the withdrawal of . Forces from the North african country Libya s Jana news Agency reported. Col. Moa mar khad Afy the libyan Leader watched from a warship As the units staged an Ima Iii by confrontation with an enemy attempting an air and sea Landing
