European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes july 1985 reluctant contestant a photo not every contestant in the miss Chili powder pageant at was Happy to be three year old Ivy made her displeasure apparent she was far happier when she was allowed to withdraw and watch from the the pageant was part of an annual Chili Kookoff sponsored by the elks r survival course paid off in Beirut Sailor cites Navy training not one of the Navy men who was held captive in Lebanon has said that his military training helped him and his comrades survive their we stuck said the Petty officer Stuart who spent 17 Days As one of 39 americans held captive by shiite part of his Dahl said came in a course at the navys resistance and escape school in Maine in his played a role As he based on the lessons Learned in dealing with Ameri can prisoners in Dahl the Navy suggested that members of captives families not talk to since even the tiniest contradiction might be seized by suspicious captors and Lead to hardships for the Dahl said he was pleased to learn wednesday that his wife had politely put off All questions during his spoke of his Lack of sympathy for his Cap saying whatever sympathy he has is for the people suffering from the killing in i have no sym Pathy for any group that would advocate or support he he said he and the other military prisoners from the Twa flight were kept in a Small room that had a steel door and bars on the Dahl was the highest ranking Active duty service Man in the another Kurt is a major in the army Dahl and the two worked to keep the captives morale As High As they much of what he Dahl was the result of what he Learned at the Navy Dahl was prepared to resist he but that never i assumed they would pump me for but they he their goal was not to get i think their goal was to further the cause of the amal to try to act As if they Are not murders and which is just what they Dahl said that he had Learned much about surviving under hostage 1 is to keep Faith in the United states of he next is to keep Faith in yourself and in your and to keep your Faith in sex hostage does Nof regret voicing sympathy for shiites Houston a former hijacking hostage Allyn at a news conference he called thurs Day to answer criticism that he was too sympathetic to his captors while acting As the hostages said he has no misgivings about his speaking for the 39 freed americans at a news conference sunday in had expressed sympathy with the amal shiite which held the hostages for 17 demanding the release of shiite prisoners in those remarks were criticized by several former hos As were co Wells statements at earlier news conferences in that the hostages were treated Well and that he understood amass former hostage Peter Hill said Conwell was naive and had been used by Conwell said thursday that amal had entered this situation but noted that the militias actions were against the i totally support the dedication the Reagan administration is showing toward he a Navy Man was shot dead Early in the which began june amal entered the scene later the original hijackers Are thought to be members of Hez or the party of a More Radical shiite moslem Conwell called Hills remarks he contributed to the statement i read and at no time did he or anyone come to me and voice objection to what i had Conwell approached Conwell in Germany and told him that he did not agree with everything that Conwell had stateside 3 executives sentenced to prison in employees death up three executives convicted of murder in the cyanide poisoning death of an employee each has been sentenced to 25 years in Steven president of the no defunct film re covery systems Charles Plant and Daniel also were each fined Maybrook District judge Ronald Banks also ordered the men to serve concurrent terms of 364 Days for each of 14 counts of reckless after their release from they will be on three years mandatory court super the Case is believed to be the first time corporate officials were held criminally liable for the work related death of an the Cook county states attorneys office Kirschbaum and Rodriguez were convicted june 14 in the death of Stefan an illegal polish alien who worked at the Elk Grove Village baby whale that beached itself Dies after attempt to Rescue it Seaside a a baby sperm whale that beached itself died after an attempt to pull it into deeper water failed and it swam Back and became wedged in the pilings of a officials the 17foot which weighed two to three was discovered on the municipal said John Boyd of the Seaside Heights Beach the coast guard dispatched a 41foot Utility boat to attempt to Tow the creature Back out to sea with the help of four workers from the Marine mammal stranding Center in Robert director of the stranding said an infection or pneumonia could have been the cause of county in Minnesota cutting Sutof states welfare benefits Minneapolis faced with a jump in the number of out state families applying for county officials have begun cutting emergency benefits for those with no Clear rationale for moving to the the Sutof states will be allowed to apply for but will Only be Given food and shelter for the first they can opt to stay on their own while applications Are being processed or Given a bus ticket or Gas Money to return to their Point of in the Hennepin county paid benefits during the three weeks it took to process at a Cost of to a the new policy is necessary to protect county taxpayers and local welfare said county commissioner Mark boy caught in plane and Banner critically injured by fall lower a a 15yearold boy was critically injured when he dropped about 100 feet after getting caught in an advertising Banner being lifted by an police Keith Flanagan of Pleasantville was holding the Banner when he was snagged by a and was swept up As the plane picked up the Long sign at Cape May county air said police Don apparently theres a procedure for the Banner boys to hold the Banner somehow when its picked and apparently it snagged the Douglas the boy broke Loose from the Banner and fell to the Fla Nagan was listed in critical condition with multiple neck and internal injuries at Burdette Tomlin memorial Hospital in Cape May court said nursing supervisor draft resister must serve 6 months of 5year sentence Little a a District judge has sentenced a Man to five years in with All but six months for failing to Register for the Paul testified that he knew he was supposed to Register when president Carter reinstated draft registration in 1980 but said he believed that such action violated the judge George Howard also ordered Jacob to perform eight hours a week of Volunteer Community service for two years of his