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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, September 3, 1980

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday september 3, 1960italy, . Share top film prize at Montreal festival Rig accidents on it rite. Hot dim explode at Corpus Christi Texas. Up Montreal a Italy and the United stoles shared the Best movie award Al the fourth world film festival of Mon  ii Day Cinema event Here. Fon Tamara by italian director Carlo Lilian and the stunt Man by Ameri can director Richard Rush were unanimously chosen to share Hie festival s grand prize of the americas after the International jury viewed 11 new feature films from 14  winning films represent the extremes of contemporary Cinema. "fontamara1 is a beautifully rendered often slow moving account of Village life in Italy s Abruzzi Region while the stunt Man is an absurd Celebration of the world of american movie making. And while Fon Tamara is virtually assured a wide distribution through s.a.c.i.s., the giant italian film sales agent director Rush has been unable to find an american distributor for the stunt Man starring Irish actor Peter Otoole despite enthusiastic welcomes by critics and audiences in several american test Markeis. The festival s Best actor award went to Veteran american actor Robert Duvall for his role As 9 Rumcho Marine Pilot and Domi Neering father in the Garcal Santini an american movie written and directed by Lewis John Carlino. Best actress Sward went to Spanish child actress Ana torrent for her memorable performance in Enido As a diabolical girl who leads a Rich widower to ruin. I Nido meaning the nest was written and directed by Spain s Jaime de armenian. Torrent beat out actresses of Buch stature Ai Romy Schneider Star of the Franth film la Bangui arc German stage and screen incl Rojs Elisabeth Trisse Naar of the film purity of heart and american actress Blythe Danner who co starred with Duvall " stepped up oif Gas Hunt blamed accidents increase on rigs new Orleans up a two week rash of accidents a hit four Oil and Gas drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and one onshore pointing up increasing activity in the search for Domestic Oil and Gas supplies. Drilling for Oil and Gas both onshore and in the outer Continental shelf offshore is Al near record Levels. The accidents which have killed five and injured 15 arc just one indication of production activity. Oilfield operator said monday most of their rigs Are tied up on contracts at Premium prices. In some blowouts companies have difficulty finding the necessary rigs available to Drill Relief Well needed to squelch the gushing Oil or Gai. Three of the recent accidents were blow Oula on natural was rigs including iwo off the Texas coast last weekend. The string of acid anti begin aug. 21 when a Texaco Oil co. Tanker slammed Inlo an incomplete unmanned Rig. The worst Accident occurred saturday when a cilia service Well being drilled off port o Connor ta9, blew out two men were killed three More were mining and believed dead and seven Othen were injured. Toe Blowout occurred As a drilling Crew town Hall in Ulster blasted Belfast up gunmen believed to be member of the Ira blew up the Iown Hall of the predominantly roman Catholic Community of Nemry county Down police a id. Tried to Slop a kick or Gas surge in a Welt drilled from the Multi million Dollar Ocean King a 200-foot by 240-foot Jack up Rig. Flames shot up 200 feet from an explosion and Tower of natural Gas spewing from the underground formation. Less than 34 hours later a Blowout hit the Marlin 14, a Rig operated by Tenn co off Sabine pass Texas. It occurred while worker were trying to run geological tests on the Wildcat Well in a lease area that Cost the partners involved s54 million. Forty seven workers on the Marlin 14 had to dive to safely some in a survival capsule Hal looks like a flying Saucer and others who just jumped into the Gulf five were hurl in the evacuation. The Well sprayed Gas into the air for i Bosil an hour but it did not catch fire. On aug. 25, a Blowout on a Well owned by Mesa Petroleum co. Of Houston forced 37 crewmen to flee a Rig off in Raco Stal City. La. Four suffered minor injuries the Blowout As the drilling Crew completed the Rig i first Well at a depth of 5.700 feet sent a Geyter of Gas and flames 200 feet into the air. The fire consumed Iho Rig and forced the company to bring in another Rig to Drill a Relief Well. The coast guard said the fire on the Rig was out monday but in burned for i week after he Blowout. On aug. Ii the 565-foot Tanker Texaco North Dilou rammed an unmanned Oil Rig under construction in the Gulf South of Morgan City la. One Linker crewman was burned during the evacuation. The crash ripped a Hole in the tinker and sparked a fire that raged for 3fi hours. More than 500,000 Gallons of Unble ded gasoline aboard the Tanker burned. It took Texaco until Friday to free the ship from the Chevron Usa Rig. Another Well this one onshore blew out before Dawn monday in Catuna la., jus minutes after a Crew of four workers noticed the Well was blowing natural Gas and decided to abandon the Derrick. The Rig owned by . Morris drilling co., was Jusi a few feet Short of reaching its Tola depth. Workers had drilled 3,010 feet before the Blowout that sent flames More than 100 feet into the air. The Derrick was surrounded by tall Pine and the Blowout burned one Section of the Forest and threatened the area. Headed by brazilian filmmaker Bruno Barreto director of Dona Flora and her two husbands awarded its special jury prize to lie Japa Nese film a Distant cry from Spring directed by Yoji ramada. Wild Hunting of King Stakh an a quis Lely Haunling ghost Lale from Russia directed by Valeri Rou Pintchik was awarded the jury prize. The hungarian entry sunday a Dauti  won a special mention Moon s clan wins most prizes in his Funa confess Gloucester. Mass. A Mem Bers of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon s unification Church fishing in boats owned or chartered by Church owned Luna trading companies won All but 13,000 of the Pri Money in his is 00,000 world tuna tournament. Officials said. Local fishermen had boycotted the tournament in protest Over in sponsorship by companies affiliated with the unification Church. Five protesters picketed outside the Church owned waterfront restaurant the new one where the awards were presented. Among the rules was one that required All fish caught to be sold to Moon s dealers. Aidan Barry vice chairman of the tournament and director of the unification Church in new England said one third of the tuna hooked since the even began aug. 24 were caught by Church members. Barry said thai was because they Are Superior fishermen. They re he first ones out there the last to leave at night and they keep their concentration on while they re doing Alt the  said Joy Erbine another tournament official. But one Gloucester Luna dealer Dis agreed. If you Don l have a wife or anything to go Home to at night and if All your expenses Are taken care of for you you stay out fish ing said Mike Purcell a tuna dealer. Alan Howkinson of Gloucester skipper of new Hope won the 170,000 first Price he was first in the category of highest aggregate weight with four fish totalling 3,279 pounds. He said he will donate the Money to an orphanage. One Snake you want to Hiss at and one you want to squeeze grand View Wash. A this is a Lale of two Snake. One is downright mean the other almost cuddly. Grandview i a a Wierdsma wants to Gei rid of her anti social Python but to far hashed no Luck. To that s Short for the executioner would make some Snake Lover a Good showpiece she said but for a pet he just would t  the 9-foot, 15-Pound Retic tale Python i i  
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