European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Be 6 the stars and stripes monday. September 16. 1985 purr eying the message Morris the Winkky cat in Ibe cat food comme Tiab takes the podium in Albany no to Odrisc to Rimers that Good health Fau cat s joining forces with Morris Al the state Capitol an new York s first lady mat i Cuomo and moms handler Bob Martwick. The Public serried spot was sponsored by the state s health department. He was just kind of afraid his soul was going to be locked up forever7 Seattle a a cancer stricken Conzio who wanted 10 die a free Man was flown saturday from the slate prison to a Hospital Here. Jim Scott 37, who received a mercy parole to end his imprisonment for a drugstore burglary was met by family members when he arrived at Virginia Mason Hospital Hospital officials said. Paralysed from the Waist Down Scott appeared thin and weak As he was wheeled from an ambulance into the Hospital s emergency room. Doctors considered Scott s condition very and More than six hours after his arrival they were still working on pain control eve Gilluly nursing supervisor said late saturday. He was just kind of afraid his soul was going to be locked up forever dying in that place Jerry Scott 39, of Tacoma said of nit younger brother who was serv ing a 15-year sentence. The 250-mile night from Walla Walla took 2vi hours and involved of army helicopters said army capt. John Driggers a spokesman at fort Lewis near Tacoma. A helicopter from the Yakima firing Range left the prison around i . Wild Scott aboard. It took him to Packwood where a fort Lewis helicopter took Over for the flight to a Landing near the Hospital. The flight originally was scheduled Friday evening hours after the state parole Board granted his release but bad weather forced a delay. Scoll suffers from testicular cancer which has moved into his lower Back and kidneys since being diagnosed Ivi years ago Jerry Scott said. He refused treatment at the prison Hospital because he distrusted Penitentiary officials his brother said. Scott was convicted of two counts of second degree burglary both around 1971, said director of prisons Walter Kautzky the family had sought Scott s release unsuccessfully for months but contacted the american civil liberties Union after he phoned them thursday to say his last wish was to get out of prison. It was just out of the Blue we called the Acle said Jerry Scott crediting the organization with his brother s release. Considering what Jim s last wishes were they jumped right on Jerry Sheehan of the Acle said the organization acted As a humanitarian gesture to help the family Deal with the state bureaucracy rather than accepting the matter As a Legal Issue. They did t want him to die within the Walls said Sheehan. The Acle contacted gov. Booth Gard Ner s office and prison officials. Kautzky said he had been aware of the family s interests and said the state had gone to court seeking to Force Scott to undergo treatment. But Scoll won that Case. Scott who had ended up in prison twice after earlier paroles was t a Good candidate for Early parole which was set for june 1986, Kautzky said. Reagan backs repealing 2-Ferm limit Washington a president Reagan told � group of stale legislators he believes the Constitution should be changed to permit presidents to serve More than two terms. White House spokesman Larry Scakes said saturday. Scakes said the question was raised by a longtime Reagan supporter at a private meeting with legislators on thursday in Tampa fla., where the president had just Given a speech. He said Reagan responded in a lighthearted but Speakes said the president went on to say in a More serious vein that while such an amendment would not apply to him he believes the people ought to have a right to decide who their leadership would the 22nd amendment to the Constitution ratified in j9sj, limits presidents to two elected terms and provides that no person who has filled More than two years of an unexpired term shall be elected More than once. Until then presidents were free to run for As Many terms As they Csosz. However until Franklin d. Roosevelt who died a few months after taking office for his fourth term All had followed a two term tradition established by George Washington. Repealing the 22nd amendment would require another amendment to the Constitution which would have to be approved by a two thirds vote of both houses of Congress and by Legislatures or conventions in three fourths of the states. Stateside National hispanic heritage week announced by president Reagan Washington up president Reagan has pro claimed this week As National hispanic heritage week. Reagan said. Americans of hispanic heritage have made an immense and unique contribution. In thousands of communities across the land hispanics Are a vital element in fostering America s achievements in Fields As / diverse As the arts and Industry agriculture and education religion and business science and he said the Strong family and cultural tics among hispanics Many of whom arc descended from explorers who predated the american colonists arc an important Clement of strength Unity and understanding he Western the Freedom of our neighbors is our Freedom he said. We americans seek Justice economic Progress the spirit of Good Nighbor Linss throughout the hemisphere and we count on americans of hispanic heritage for special insight and leadership As we work together toward i hts punishment did t fit crime school bus Driver reprimanded mount airy my. A a school bus Driver has been reprimanded for ordering boisterous children to close their windows during sweltering heat As punishment for misbehaving. The Driver was told there arc More legitimate ways to discipline children and the Standard method a to pull Over and write the names of the offending students Carroll county supervisor of transportation David m. Werner said. The incident occurred when children at mount airy Middle school were sent Home Early because temperature were in the mid-90s. Warner said about 45 children on the mount airy but were somewhat unruly but he did not describe the Mil behaviour except that noise was excessive and the Driver was distracted. One student complained later of becoming sick while the windows were shut. . To turn Wii Barracks into shelters for homeless Annapolis my. A the Federal government has agreed to spend $600,000 to rehabilitate three run Down world War ii Era army Barracks Al fort Meade to House up to 60 homeless men women and children county officials announced. The Barracks will become the third shelter located on i military base in he country and the largest so far under a program mandated by Congress said maj. Don Mcclary a fort Mcado spokesman. The other two shelters arc in Philadelphia and Mont k Gomry county Mcclary said. Under a renewable two year lease. Anne a Rundt co Tii in will spend about $160,000 to staff and run the shelter through a contract with a Catholic Charity. Female army general to be \ 1 St woman to head staff Agency Washington a Brig. Gen. Mildred e. He Berg already the army s senior ranking woman officer will become the first woman to Ever head an army Bead quarters staff Agency the Pentagon said. Hedberg 56, will become the army s adjutant general. The adjutant general is responsible for advising tie army s chief of staff on matters involving the administration and management of the service. Maj. Karen Bowers an army spokeswoman said female officers have previously served As commanders of line units but Hedberg s promotion is the first for a Wood Al involving one of the major army staff agencies. Ottar such agencies include components responsible of person Nel logistics and operations. A native of Hiller pa., Hedberg has been in the army31 years. More peace corps members die of accidents suicide than illness Chicago a motorcycle accidents and suicide killed More Young peace corps volunteers during a recent seven year period than the tropical diseases that plug the third world a new study says. The study published in the journal of the american Meta Ca association suggest that the peace corps should shift Iti concern for volunteers from exotic diseases to Accident Preven Tion. Or. Stephen w. Hargarten a specialist in emergency Medicine conducted the study from i962tol983, for volunteers Between the Ages of 20 and 29, suicides and motorcycle accidents were the leading causes of Deal from 1977 to 1983, accounting for 13 of 34 fatalities T 4 that group the study said
