European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 1981 the stars and stripes Page 5 Rock around fhe clock Singer Bill Dies Texas up Bill a who with his the recorded the Pioneer Rock v Roll Rock around the died monday at his police said who had lived with his wife for some time in relative seclusion in the Rio Grande Valley retirement was found dead in his bed shortly after noon by a Alberto Haley was pronounced dead by Justice of the peace Tommy Thompson of Harlingen Bill Haley easy to hit a Home run who ruled that the 53yearold entertainer died from natural the investigator said it appeared that Haley had been dead eight to 12 hours before his death was Dis in 1955 Haleys Rock around the clock swept the nation As the theme of the motion the blackboard Haley later Sang the song in the Rock around the in 1970 Haley told the los Angeles times we started out As a country and Western then we added a touch of rhythm and it want something we it just we were something something we didst Call it that at the but we were playing Rock v we were we came along at a time in which nothing new was happening in the music the big band Era had we had an open it was easy to hit a Home Haley was born William John Clifton Haley in Highland on july into a family strongly influenced by country he left Home at age 15 to tour the playing mostly with his first band was called the Down in 1951 the Singer and bandleader signed with Essex records of Philadelphia As Haleys the groups first record was called rocket despite their Western swing the Early Haley recordings now Are considered Rock v Roll and predated Elvis Presley Haley is considered by especially British music As the father of Rock v in Haley rechristened his band the comets and in 1953 they recorded their first crazy Man his first million seller was rattle and Roll for Decca records in Haley also recorded Rock a beat n Green tree Boogie and Sun Down but it was Rock around the clock that cemented his Selling million co pies since its release 25 years Haleys prominence faded in the late 50s and but he enjoyed a Brief resurgence in popularity in the Early teen identifies neighbor As the Atlanta kidnapper Atlanta up a 15yearold run who officials had considered listing among Atlanta dead and missing Black monday identified a Man in my neighbourhood As the kidnapper in a series of december child Lee who left his Atlanta Home had been jailed in under the name of Lee Kendell his Moth ers Maiden name Between 14 and last he was returned to the Leon county sheriffs office in Tallahassee monday when he called to see if he could retrieve the car he was driving when he was a spokesman said Atlanta authorities planned to pick Gooch up in Tallahassee police said Gooch was picked up at the City bus they told him his parents in Atlanta were worried and that he had been listed As a missing in i just took a trip on my Gooch later told he was asked if he knew anything about the Atlanta and responded that a Man in my neighbourhood snatched some kids in its a kidnapping he said he Only knew that the Man was but he theres a lady in the neighbourhood who knows who he but Shes scared to Gooch said the first known Edward Hope was a close but he said he knew none of the other Chil who disappeared on july was found shot to death eight Days Gooch told reporters he left Atlanta be cause of differences with his father and that was Why he had used his mothers Maiden Gooch was arrested in Tallahassee after he crashed a car into a Utility pole and served 23 Days on charges of reckless drive running a red not having a valid Drivers License and fleeing Gaza strip grenade kills Arab injures 8 Gaza Israel occupied Gaza strip a guerrillas hurled a grenade at an israeli army jeep in this occupied but the blast sent shrapnel whizzing through an open air Arab killing one Arab shopper and injuring eight a witness two israeli bystanders were slightly Hurt but the soldiers in the passing jeep were he 2 minuteman Iii missiles ascend in biggest Sac Drill Vandenberg up two minuteman Iii missiles were launched monday As part of a strategic air come Drill the largest in history that Sud Denly ordered hundreds of bombers and Jet tankers into the the Surprise global shield scrambled More than 400 b52 bomb fb111 fighter bombers and kc135 Jet tankers within a 10minute period Sun Day from More than 70 bases around the United a Sac spokesman As part of the Sac launched two unarmed minuteman Iii missiles by Remote control from an air plane Vandenberg fab at and an air Force spokeswoman the first missile was launched by Crews from the 91st strategic missile Wing of Minot and the second was launched by Remote control from a Sac airborne missile combat Crew of the 4th airborne come control so of Ellsworth the airborne launch control Center was located in a ec135 aircraft flying near the spokeswoman exp lot claims Laos is holding 50 pos Seattle up a former Pilot of the laotian air Force claims that up to 50 servicemen who fought in the Vietnam War Are being held captive in the Seattle Post intelligencer reported in a copyright the newspaper said that the former Sayfa who now directs the lao family Center in acquired his information from hundreds of laotian refugees who have been seeking services from his the truth is that there Are today 40 or 50 most of them pilots who were shot Down Over Laos during the Viet Nam being held prisoner there said the people coming to the lao family Center Tell me that the communists found Many alive in the Jungles and have kept Sayfa predicted that the americans be ing held captive in Laos wont be returned for several More years in addition to working As they Are being forced to provide technical the governments there use the Ameri cans to teach them How to Fly the air planes and helicopters abandoned in Sayfa recalls of other products dipped in 80 Washington a recalls of cars and other products declined dramatically last year because there were fewer recall campaigns involving Large numbers of officials the National Highway traffic safety administration reported that million motor vehicles had been recalled in Down from 9 million in both 1978 and the consumer product safety commis Sion said the million products recalled last year was Down from million re called products the previous fiscal in 1979 we had million Coffee pots in one recall and millions of hair dryers in another said spokesman John there want any one As big As those in Lew a Sac said the exercise will be concluded later this week after extensive flying by b52 and feb 111 bombers along Low level routes Over new Mexico and he said All Sac bases in the area will be Lambert said the bombers and tankers were ordered to take predetermined positions during the weekend we have certain emergency War orders that go into effect in times of increased tension or he we disperse aircraft to other Fields for and some go on airborne Alert where they can strike the Lambert stressed that the nations Security and the safety of the personnel involved Are not threatened during the were not going to launch the aircraft just to say we got it off the he if the weather is bad or if the conditions Are we dont do always on Alert As far As the nations Security is con Sac has 30 percent of its tankers and bombers on Alert at All and we continue to have real world commitments in mind at All times during the Mike Sac director of Public said the annual Drill began two weeks aside from a few Mcraney the vast majority of the aircraft reached their holding positions without in the event of a real nuclear at the president or his representative would order the aircraft from their holding positions to their he to increase the chances of surviving the simulated some 150 aircraft were dispersed to secured locations before the exercises in a nuclear Mcra Ney there probably would be enough Advance notice to take similar Steps to ensure survival of the bomber and support Lambert said in sundays positive control the Sac planes took off with encoded launching orders but without the encoded execution orders that must be provided to trigger an Dand of time in the stars and stripes 30 years ago today 1951 police searched the Countryside near for a Young sicilian Lover charged with attempt ing to Kidnap the towns Beauty and instead mistakenly carrying off her aged 20 years ago foday 1961 Frank Star halfback of the new York has for Mally retired and will become a radio an Gifford said his decision to quit did not Stem from the head injury he suffered in a game with the Philadelphia eagles last 70 years ago foday 1971 pop guitarist Frank Zappa and his mothers of invention were barred from playing with the Royal Phil harmonic orchestra at Royal Albert Hall in London after officials at the Hall decided some of the lyrics were just