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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 Springsteen captivates tans in i f a Al w w t m on Washington a Blu Collar troubadour Bruce the Boss of Rock v took the nations capital by storm monday in the Home stretch of a global urging thousands of Young fans to remember the risks of the concert began 40 minutes but the Rock Star got a frenzied Welcome from the sellout crowd As he opened with his Anthe like born in the that shares the title of his global tour and hit from the massive Springsteen urged his fans to visit the Vietnam veterans memorial while they were in Washington and to read the names of the War despite its upbeat the song born in the is about a jobless Vietnam vet who has no where to run nowhere to but As the Flag a vers at his concerts these songs have hit a responsive chord with an american Public swept up in a patriotic next time theres a whether its in Central America or wherever it might youre going to be the ones they want to you need a lot More information than you get on the six Oclock news to decide what to Springsteen told the police reported 19 mostly for but some for attempted the town had been gripped by a frenzy for Springsteen with unabashed scalpers running classified ads demanding to for tickets in Robert Kennedy tickets Origi Nally sold for Springsteen concert his first Stop after a string of sellouts in Europe overshadowed another torrid Tina who was playing the capital an indoor Arena a few Miles from the football who has lionized Laid off steelworkers and paid homage to factory workers in his had faced a possible dilemma wednesday in his next where stadium workers were threatening to strike Over management threats to Cut their wages to an but the unions president said monday afternoon he expected a tentative agreement would be approved by the executive Board of the which would Avert a Springsteen fans include a Home state senator Bill in a paean to the Rocker in Usa today Bruce Springsteen personifies new Jersey the life on the the diverse the Friend ships and family the fierce loyalty to the experiences of being Young and at the Only Frank Sinatra Appeal rivals Bradley later was spotted at the listening to the music with Cotton in his its he really brings the crowd up and said the senator brought his 8ycarold Daugh describing her As a Springsteen but not As big As her Springsteen born in the album has been on the bestseller list for More than a year and has sold million copies Here and a total of More than 11 million its fifth glory is now headed up the Springsteen and his Estrict band have just begun playing Large and lucrative stadiums after years of confining the act to smaller settings where the crowds were assured the full Force of his thereto Fourour stage since launching this tour More than a year Springsteen and company have played More than 100 concerts before several million fans at stops from Syd to Tokyo to a Castle outside after the tour is headed for Chicago on Pittsburgh on Philadelphia 14 and 15 and giants stadium in East 18 and 19 and 21 and Man sentence of in murder of actress new York a Emmanuel Torres was sentenced monday to four con current prison terms of 25 years to life for the rooftop stabbing of a Young aspiring which the judge called a murder of shakespearean was convicted june 28 in the 2 slaying of Caroline during a rape attempt and robbery on the rooftop of the Manhattan apartment build ing where she lived and where Torres father was the a Harvard graduate from a Wel Todo Bosto Narea Isenberg had come to new York in october and joined a drama class and theater state supreme court Justice Stephen Crane said the maximum sentence does not suffice for the slaying of but he noted that in new York there is no death or life in prison without this was a murder of shakespearean pro portions in its tragic Crane the supreme court is a trial court in new Stockman Sells rights to Book for million new York a David former director of the office of manage ment and has sold Book rights to Harper Row for More than the to be titled the Triumph of will be a personal Memoir and a revealing study of the process of politics and government in our said Edward vice president and publisher of harpers Trade Book was head of the which oversees the Federal until the Book will be released next Burlingame 7 arraigned in gun Battle at picnic  policeman searches woman after shootout at a picnic area and swimming a photo a seven met were arraigned monday on charges including attempted murder after a gun Battle at a crowded picnic two people were killed and 10 were hospitalized after the police confiscated 30 guns including three machine guns along with knives and clubs after the shootout Bergen county prosecutor Larry Mcclure would not speculate on what prompted the violence that turned the afternoon Outing for about people into mayhem at the 50acre Fri sports com the gunfire erupted at about in an area close to the and some of the shooting was totally Mcclure there was a Brief pause in the gunfire before a second the gunfire involved members of a predominately jamaican group of nearly from a neighbourhood of Mcclure All seven men charged were from new a great number of weapons Are Avail Able in this and it the gun Battle is a reflection of How readily available guns he ill feelings and animosity pre existed in a Community that transported itself to Oak Mcclure but he added we do not know what prompted the we dont feel comfortable with any whenever you have this Many whether in Oakland or in the potential for such an incident is in addition to the confiscated investigators filled a Large Box with recovered knives and and a barrel was used to hold baseball bats and other Mcclure no murder charges were filed because it has not been determined whose gun caused the Mcclure said there was such chaos after the shootings that the incident May never be fully student loan defaulters face possible tax refund loss Washington a Secretary of education Wil Liam Bennett said his department will ask the internal Revenue service to withhold tax refunds for nearly 1 million student loan defaulters unless they Start paying their another 1 million borrowers will get notices from state agencies warning that they will be denied tax refunds next year unless they make Good on their Bennett this is a major step which should show loan defaulters that we Are dead serious about collecting these debts to Amer ican Bennett said in a starting his department will mail the notices to nearly 1 million people who defaulted on federally insured student Loans or National direct student state loan guarantee agencies will Dun 1 million others who defaulted on guaranteed student if the recipients do not begin repaying the Loans within 60 the department will ask the irs to withhold any tax refunds up to the total amount outstanding on the Bennetts department recently acted to Blacken the credit ratings of student loan defaulters by turning their names Over to National consumer credit it also has referred the names of defaulters to the department of Justice for the deficit reduction act of 1984 gave All Federal agencies the right to join forces with the irs to collect Money owed the starting with tax year  
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