European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday september 18, 1985 stateside Bataan death March survivor gets Bronze Star after 44 years Caim Coral. A. A a world War ii Veteran who saw lii1 fellow american soldiers buried alive and beheaded by japanese during the infamous Balaan death Mardi  received a Brunc Star after 44 cars. Thomas apart of Cape Coral was captured by inc Jap anese on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines on his 2tlih birthday in april 1942. He was forced to March four Days in Loo Degruc heat while suffering from malaria. L Apan opened his mail to find the bronc Star the nation s fourth highest military decoration. At least now i know i be been remembered said the Veteran adding unit he applied for the Honor after Reading the army was awarding it to All men whose units received a distinguished unit citation for fighting in the Philippines Between december 1941 and february 1942. Founder of living theater Julian Beck Dies of cancer new York a Julian Beck whose living Thea Ter expanded inc frontiers of theatrical innovation for nearly 40 years has died of cancer. He was 60. The living theater which Beck founded in 1947 with his wife Judith Malina was one of the most influential and Long lasting companies of the Avant Garde movement. Its work especially the connection the Brig and Antigone brought social issues and audience involvement to inc fore. Beck who died at m Tinai Hospital recently re turned to Manhattan after living for 20 years in Europe. Lie appeared in Francis Ford Coppola s film the Cotton club and in pier Paolo Pasolini s oedipus  he also leaves behind a number of non fiction and poetry works. Casket borrowed for halloween was scary ahead of schedule Brandon Fla. A members of a Church group preparing a haunted House display for halloween got a fright when they opened a casket borrowed from a funeral Home and discovered a body inside police said. It was being occupied Hillsborough sheriffs it. Richard Ortiz said of the coffin. Marion funeral Home of Plant City agreed to help the Sydney Assembly of god Church and gave them an old casket that had been scaled sitting in a Corner for years Ortiz said. The coffin contained skeletal remains and some papers indicating that the Corpse could be a Man who died in 1974, Ortiz said and deputies Are trying now to figure out the identity of the deceased. We look Over in 1981, and it s been there All that time said Jessie Marion co owner of the funeral Home. It was just an old casket in the Corner it was t no use for Nyling. We used it mostly to store stuff on top  alaskan Hunter saves himself by shooting attacking grizzly Fairbanks Alaska p a Moose Hunter fighting for his life during a grizzly Bear attack saved himself by jamming his pistol into the animal s Mouth and firing Alaska state troopers reported. Ben Moore a 51-year-old Carpenter was in fair Condi Hion after four hours of surgery at a Fairbanks Hospital troopers said. A piece of a Pear claw was removed from one of Moore s hands authorities said. He s doing real Well said his wife Marlene. Earful of slapstick Craig Murray s assign Mon in Marshfield mass., was to photograph a Gigantic pie throwing contest held for the Benefit of a Plymouth county youth borne. But in covering the Story Murray finds the Story covering him with Drippy Cus urd. The determined Marksman at right one of 500 guests invited to loss 5,000 pies just could t resist getting he professional photographer off to a Sweel sure. Boy was returned to Abductor welfare office to tighten rules Dallas a Texas welfare workers who Mistak enly returned a kidnapped Maryland boy to his Abductor instead of his parents will be much More thorough in the future a state official says. The child 21-month-old Michael Fitzgibbon was reunited sunday with his real Mother who is from Wal Dorf md., after a six week Odyssey with a hitchhiking 14 year old baby Sitter. Their reunion might have occurred earlier had he not mistakenly been turned Over to Tammy Lynn Giles of Waldorf who took the boy from his family while baby sitting. The boy was returned to her by welfare officials after he was found wandering on a Street. Workers also did not question Giles about her age because there Are Many 14-year-old kids that can pass to be older plus we do have people that age that have children in this town said Bill Betzin a supervisor with the child welfare office of the state department of human resources. This one obviously slipped through he said. As a supervisor i am definitely going to get on my staff and make sure that we re much More thorough in verifying that the people who claim to be parents Are in fact parents of the child Betzin said sunday. He said no documentation other than personal identification is required. Betzin was out of the office monday and could not be reached for comment about what documentation May be required in the future to guard against such incidents. Juana Hill a spokeswoman for the department of human resources said monday she could t comment on the matter because she did not have enough information on it. The boy s Mother Sharon Fitzgibbon called the Inci Dent  police records show that on aug. 14, tour Days after Giles arrived in Dallas the child was found wandering on a Busy South Dallas Street. Police turned him Over to Wel fare workers. The following Day the boy was returned to Giles be cause she was Able to identify the boy and he seemed to know her Betzin said. The boy finally was returned to his real Mother Early sunday after Giles surrendered to police in Pittsburgh. She said she had left Michael with a couple in Dallas. Police said no charges would be filed against the couple. Authorities said Giles called police on the advice of a boy Friend and told them she did not know Why she took the child. Betzin said that when the toddler was taken to the Dallas county emergency children s shelter for a second time after Giles surrendered he was Fine physically. However he added emotionally i have no doubt this entire episode was very confusing to the  he said the boy was calling some of his staff  Giles faces extradition to Maryland As a juvenile on charges of kidnapping and abduction. She was in custody at a juvenile detention Center in Pittsburgh authorities said. The Little boy had been left in Giles care by his 15 year old sister Fitzgibbon said she said Giles a school acquaintance of her daughter conned the girl into Leav ing Michael with her. . School District Heads off strip search suits Columbia . A officials of a school District have agreed to pay an undisclosed amount of Money to stave off Law suits threatened by the parents of 11 pupils who allegedly were strip searched at an elementary school. Attorneys for the parents and Richland District one said the agreements signed last week forbid either Side to reveal How much Money the District will pay. My clients were not particularly pleased with the amount of Money involved but they agreed to Settle the Case to avoid subjecting their daughters to the trauma of a court proceeding attorney Jon Popowski said monday. Popowski represented two Columbia families in the Case. Nine other parents were represented by attorneys from the american civil liberties Union. The parents alleged that More than 40 third graders were made to undress Down to their underwear in september 1983 after a teacher at Crane Creek elementary school discovered that $10 was missing from her purse. At the time of the search the District had no policy on searches and seizures Accord ing to David Duff one of the school District s attorneys. Almost immediately a policy was put into effect. It was Clear the situation was mishandled and highlighted the need for s policy he said. The new policy empowers school officials to search children or their lockers if there is probable cause to believe the child has weapons illegal drugs personal property belonging to another or anything that could endanger the child or others. District one spokesman buddy Price said the policy also requires school officials to notify a child s parents or guardians As soon As possible when a search is to be conducted and to handle the search in a Way so As not to harass Embarrass or intimidate the children. The principal is the Only one who can authorize a search and he must witness the procedure Price said. Parents charged that two teachers and a janitor separated 40 students at the pre dominantly Black school by gender and then forced them to strip and submit nobody searches. Employees first searched two classrooms the pupils occupied but did not find the Money. The principal then ordered teachers to search the pupils. The Money later was found under a Rug in one of the third Grade classrooms. Duff said District officials investigated the search and reprimanded the employees involved. No employee was fired. School officials denied that All the Young sters had been forced to disrobe. They said the pupils were patted Down and one girl wearing a jumpsuit was asked to take it off. Bora were asked to lower their pants to their Knees