European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 donations pour info save july 4th festival a Money poured into the coffers of the fourth of july committee on Friday after the group announced it would cancel festivities in this colonial town because of Lack of the swing of the pendulum is on the up said William the committees vice president and the town Park department Over has been pledged to this office just since this the Community has Awak later a local Developer said he would commit half the needed if the Community contributed the other a town of people about 15 Miles South of was founded in making it 136 years old on july last people attended the fourth of july this the eight member committee had raised Only half the needed for the by june a mailing to Busi Nesses had netted Only 25 and a raffle of tickets for scores of including 3500 Cash and a night at the Sheraton in brought Only Hedlund this year everyone took a Long siesta and expected someone else to pay the he the committees unanimous decision to cancel the scheduled for july prompted a frontage article in a local newspaper and a flood of Calls Friday Thomas president of the Flat Ley of weighed in later Fri Day with his big As a student of Flatley believe the town would be so lacking in so unenthusiastic after what John Adams said to said Flat Leys Michael cum in a 1776 letter to his Adams wrote that the fourth ought to be solemnized with pomp and with bonfires and from one end of this continent to the from this time for Ward earlier last Hedlund had told the Patriot Ledger of Quincy whats really pathetic is that this year Independence Means so weve got hostages held against their what better Way for a Community to rally together in absolutely mystified Why people have not come to support the Gerald and Beverly Darsch of brain tree Are brother and sister inlaw of Stuart of one of the americans being held hostage in Leb judge lifts Federal ban on homosexual immigrants san a a Federal judge Friday barred immigration officials from detaining homosexuals seeking entry to the United states and ordered a passport returned to a mexican who planned to attend a Gay rights March this a Federal appeals court in new York re fused to allow homosexuals to hold a massive rally in front of Patricks Cathedral during their 15th annual Gay Pride March on District judge Robert Aguilar ordered the Immi Gration and naturalization service to return the visa and passport of Juan Jacobo who was detained and subjected to a medical examination the 43yearold theater professor sought entry so he could be grand marshal in the lesbian Gay Freedom Day to be held in san Francisco on in delighted with the said Mary attorney for the lesbian Gay Freedom Day its a tremendous i want a hearing has been scheduled for 1 in Federal where Gay leaders say they will try to Stop the ins from enforcing its policy excluding in new the 2nd circuit court of appeals voted 21 in favor of a police plan that would limit the marchers to a Brief prayer service and Wreath laying Cere Mony outside Patricks during the in which people Are expected to March up fifth the sidewalk area is to be police claim they need to Clear the area to prevent clashes by ant Gay demonstrators who wish to hold a longer Vigil will have to use a Side Street near the Cathe the police District judge Constance Baker Motley issued an injunction earlier this month ordering the police to let a reasonable number of Gay rights marchers use the Side walk in front of the Cathedral for a reasonable period of she did not define what would be but the appellate court said police had ample reason to fear increased violence this year in Light of recent friction Between Church officials and Gay air Force Antenna Tower proposal Sparks profess in Massachusetts a a planned air Force Antenna installation in an undeveloped area of the Berkshire Hills would be like plunging a Jackknife into the Middle of a Rembrandt a state official said commissioner Walter Bickford of the state depart ment of wildlife and recreational vehicles led about 200 outdoors men and local officials on a Field trip to the 600acre site in Hawley and Ashfield where the air Force wants to build 31 radio theres no place in Vermont or new Hampshire or Maine More pleasant or Bickford said after leading the tour to a swamp and a potato putting in the antennas would be tantamount to Plung ing a Jackknife into the Middle of a Rembrandt said he displayed photographs of rarities indigenous to the such As the lady Slipper the White mandarin Lily and a carnivorous Massachusetts being the third most densely populated state in the we have to be very careful in what we do with these remaining he air Force officials have said the towers would be part of a proposed million Northeast regional communications which would serve military installations and other Federal agencies in new England and new Sands of time Michael Edward d and state and local officials have lobbied Congress and written air Force Secretary Verne Orr seeking a delay on the the site is valuable As a natural resource because its habitats Range from an Upland Meadow where the potato Field lies to a unique wetland with a swamp Drain ing in two said the varied land is Home to 83 species of Eastern red and Gray Hawks and it is one of Only two Sites in the state where the carnivorous known As the Northern Spring is Bickford meanwhile air Force James Obrien said the Pentagon had not received the 70 envelopes of potato chips that Antenna foes mailed this week in their potatoes for the Pentagon members of the Franklin county democratic association on wednesday stuffed potato representing the potatoes produced on the into some let the chips fall where they May on the Enve Lopes and stuffed inserts which this spuds for Well keep the tubers you keep the Reagan Calls vet to explain Salute up Philip Daig Neault wondered Why president Reagan had stopped holding his right hand Over his heart when saluting the so he wrote and asked a disabled world War ii said he almost dropped when he picked up the phone wednesday and Reagan was on the other end to sex Daigneault said he has been piqued for the past two years to see Reagan standing at attention when saluting the Flag his right hand at his Side instead of Over his it was eating away inside of i didst want to Embarrass him publicly or i just wanted to express my Daigneault Reagan told Daigneault it took him a while to realize that holding his hand Over his heart during ceremonies with leaders of other countries made his guests foreign leaders stand with their hands at their sides during such Reagan Reagan said he found at attention shows As much respect for the Flag As placing the right hand Over the in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today june establishment of a solar Power station above the Earth and exploration of interplanetary space were the ultimate objectives of hitlers scientists who devel oped the according to John chief of the army enemy technical intelligence 30 years ago today june babe Didrikson recovering from spinal surgery in Galves i dont intend to retire from the golfing world until i meet somebody who is better than i 20 years ago today june a task Force of vietnamese and australians probed for Viet Cong in the demilitarized zone with Little 70 years ago today june in Kuala former world heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier said be wanted a return match with titleholder Muhammad Afi so much he would jump into the ring and help Ali beat european Champ Joe Bugner if Ali got into Highway hits a dead end no More kicks on route 66 a route 66 the Highway immortalized in novel and television is officially haying fallen victim to the nations interstate Highway the american association of state Highway and transportation officials on thursday de certified the 59yearold and also voted to remove route 66 Highway its All in the interest of said Jack a new Jersey transportation official and chairman of the groups route and numbering route 66 provided the setting for John Steinbeck 1939 novel the grapes of and also was the title for a 1940s song and a 1960s television in its route 66 stretched from Chicago to Santa crossing eight states and three time most of the Road followed a wilderness path that was forged in 1857 by a caravan of camels commanded by Navy Edward Wagon then cattle men and finally cars and trucks the route was designated 66 in Over the the Federal interstate Highway system has replaced route making it difficult for states to place signs indicating where the Road although most of the old Highway still it has been rebuilt into the action by the association came at the request of the officials from new Missouri and
