European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 canyons creator had envisioned hijacking los Angeles Apas the Saga of hijacked Twa flight 847 began unfolding in a group of air travel ers in the comic strip Steve Canyon found themselves facing armed terrorists shouting death to the its a coincidence that this is happen ing right said Veteran cartoonist Milton who has written and illustrated the Steve Canyon strip since Caniff has a reputation for fore seeing world Ive had several of these when i happened to be right about the Twa plane was hijacked Friday on a flight from to in a Telephone interview from his new York studio Caniff said he wrote the comic strip 10 weeks ago and that a hijacking in the Middle East two years ago made him realize the same thing could happen to an american air Ive been thinking about this for a Long said the 78yearold its our most vulnerable they like to sink the aircraft Carrier but they there making the colossus the United states look helpless in the face of two or three clowns on the kill ing Treyve got us Over the not just but All the cartoon Story began sunday when passengers aboard the fictitious great Circle airlines found themselves delayed on the the Pilot is told the flight has received a bomb threat and that a bomb disposal Crew has been dispatched to the but the Crew Are actually terrorists who Board the plane wielding machine guns and carrying a Yelling threats to the United but the hero of the comic Steve is not involved in the Milton Caniff is uncanny about said Bill comics editor for King he notices whats going on very carefully and predicts it ahead of Steve Canyon is distributed to news papers nationwide by new Yor based King features and news America Syndi located in Caniff said he began receiving Calls monday from readers who noticed the but there were no most of them arc they just want to know How i he 1 dont want to make fun of any of this its its not the first time Caniff has fore seen world he found himself the object of criticism by British military officials during world War i had the invasion of Burma happen before it actually he it seemed lotto ticket pays off fathers Day card his Jackpot Baltimore a a retired steel worker says he guarantees his grandson is Gonna get an education after the 11yearold gave him a lottery ticket he had purchased with his allowance for fathers the ticket won i usually get my dad a Box of cigars or some something like said Young Robert who will enter seventh Grade next i just wanted to get something i should probably get just about everybody something like that from now he when he opened his grandsons card sunday and re moved the Edmund of said he thought he had Only five of the six Correct numbers in the lotto game the night but Mech said his Sonin Law looked at it and i think you got a ill Tell you Mech that Little Guys Gonna get an Hes Gonna get an Mech said he will put a Large sum of the Money in a Trust fund for his he said he will remain the same despite his new Robert had his Mother buy the ticket because he is Mech he also got two for his father and one for an Robert said he saved Money for the tickets from his which he receives in Exchange for chores and stuff i do around the he said he allowed the lottery computer to randomly pick the numbers on the ticket he gave his Mech will receive the winnings in 20 annual his first for will arrive lottery officials a photo Robert Windham and Grandfather Edmund Mech Sharp decline in the Dollar is predicted Washington a a Sharp drop in the value of the Dollar by the end of the year has been predicted by Chase a leading economic fore according to our current the Dollar will fall to approximately against the Deutsche Mark and approximately 230 against the japanese yen by year said Richard the company vice presi Dent for International in a statement Here tues the Dollar dropped in new York trading tuesday to Marks compared with Marks on monday and to yen from growth to decline since the growth of the Economy will fall below that of other major the desirability of invest ment in the will decline relative to investment opportunities Young that will slow the inflow of capital to the american Economy and raise the demand for Bank Loans these capital flows will tend to weaken the Dollar in world he added that because the Economy will grow More there will be less demand for business so that interest rates will drop and the Dollar along with new miss Ellie loses her Appeal and Job on dallas7 los Angeles in a courtroom drama worthy of the denizens of actress Donna Reed lost a bid to regain her role As miss Ellie on the hit primetime soap when a judge refused to halt production of the Superior court judge John Cole tues Day denied Reeds request to Issue a prelim Inary which could have halted production on scenes involving the miss Ellie character possibly up to a Cole denied a similar motion last month that asked for production to be stopped but for a Short period of despite the two attorney Michael Donaldson said he will proceed with Reeds million breach of contract Law suit filed last no new hearing dates have been set on the which contends that which broadcasts the show on Friday induced Lorimar productions to re place Reed with Barbara Bel the original miss Ellie on Shes a 64yearold Iowa farm girl who has certain principles and she in tends to stand on Donaldson said of Reed signed a three year contract in october 1984 to play miss the matriarch of Southfork but Lorimar informed her in april that the company had decided to reinstate Bel Geddes in the Bel who won an emmy in 1980 for her portrayal of miss had retired after undergoing heart who won an Academy award As Best supporting actress in the 1953 from Here to said Lori Mars action reduced her to a Mere she did not attend the court Lorimar is paying what it owes according to Reeds which is a week for the next two Donaldson a knowl he contended the contract permitted Lorimar to suspend Reed if she defaulted in her duties by injury or but not be cause they wanted to replace he said Reed believed when she signed the contract that she would be appearing As miss and not sitting Back and collect ing her Reed said in the lawsuit her exposure on Dallas was Worth far More than the he said the notion of pay or play is not mentioned in Reeds con Lorimar attorney Robert Dudnick acknowledged the contract did not specify a Payo play but said it Vas a Typ ical entertainment contract that implied such an it Doest use the words pay or play but they Are included by he Dudnick said Lorimar has begun producing the and portions of six new episodes have been its no picnic for Pepsi Drinker at Coke bottling Plant a Dexter Gooden said he was Laid off for three Days for drinking a Pepsi at the coca cola Plant where he he said his wife brought him a Burger King lunch which included a soft Gooden quoted Bis wife As saying she asked the Saleswoman for two cokes and that she never told me they were when Gooden took his lunch Back into the bottling he was seen drinking the beverage out of a Burger King cup and sent Home for three he when one of his Bosses asked him what he was drink he said it was a but his Boss replied that Burger King Doest sell Gooden also said the Boss told him he ought to be getting his entire family to drink Itji but its not said his its Gooden says be was surprised he was sent officials at the Plant would not say whether Gooden had been Laid they said cokes personnel policies Are not made Public except by formal the plants general Charles edit is against our policy for employees to drink competitive products on our Gooden said that when he was there was Noth ing but ice left in the