European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday october 2,1985 Crowe sworn in to head joint chiefs of staff by Norman Blac k Washington a . William j. Crowe jr., lauded by his Boss As the right Man for the Job was sworn in tuesday As the Lith chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. He is inc first officer to Rise to the chairmanship who did not fight in world War it. The oath of office was administered by defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger following a 19-gun Salute and a review of Honor guards from the army Marine corps Navy air Force and coast guard. Weinberger called Crowe one of the Best qualified officers Ever available for this  the 15-Minule ceremony which followed a private swearing in at the White House marked the Elevation of the 60-year-old Crowe to the nation s highest Mili tary Post. He pledged to emulate the leadership Dis played by his predecessor Gen. John w. Pc secy jr., who retired monday. Crowe the first Admiral to be named chairman since 1974, promised Weinberger to devote my total energies Ana abilities to supporting you As we labor together to keep our country Strong Safe and peace  the chairman of the joint chiefs is the highest rank ing military adviser to the president. Crowe told his staff he would demand they put aside the rivalry that frequently develops among the various services. "1 am Well aware of the difficulty of shedding your individual service orientations and addressing the broader concerns of the joint  Crowe said. The fact is. However that the need for joint operations joint thinking and joint leadership has never been greater As we meet the global challenges and in order to get the most out of our finite  earlier in introducing Crowe Weinberger lauded him for his exceptional attainments and skills not ing he had held posts with nato and the United nations and had great familiarity with the International Arena on both sides of the  Crowe a submariner moved to his new Job after serving As the commander in chief of All american forces in inc Pacific. He is a graduate of the naval Academy and holds a doctoral degree from Princeton University in political science. Khaki uniforms officially fade out of the army Washington up the army Bat unceremoniously mustered out Khaki from military Issue ending a less than col Worful career for the Brown uniform that gis have worn for More than 40 years. No More Khaki an army spokeswoman Caid monday. Today it the last Day you can Wear  Khaki began fading out when the army decided in 1981 to save Money and stick to Green As its Standard color. Toe service set sept. 30 As the last official Day in Khaki s army career. It was done to reduce the number of uniforms in the clothing bag and to save Money the spokeswoman said. Another reason for mustering Khaki out of military Issue is that unlike the Navy the army does t have uniforms to match the seasons to there was no reason for the Dif Ferent colors she said. There Are two Standard army uniforms both with Light Green shirts and Darker Green trouser. They can be worn with or without  admirers of the washed out Shade of Brown paid homage monday by wearing Khaki shirts and trousers one last time. I Don t know what 111 do with the shirt but the trousers Are Good to Wear with a Blue  it. Col. Crait Mcnab said of his soon to be unofficial uniform. The army first adopted Khaki during the Spanish american War in 1898, when the americans were looking for a summer uni form and copied the British said Waller Bradford a historian at the Center of Mili tary history. The army switched to Olive drab from 1910 to 1933, but it was t too noticeable because the Olive faded into Khaki. It looked like Khaki because the Otto drab Dye was not stable brr Drtad Aid. Even the Guys did t know the  the Khaki uniform that became of mod cd at Midnight monday fint Taw ten ice among officers in 1942 and enlisted men began wearing it after world War who said. Charlotte s web7 author . White i Brooklin Maine a . White the master of simple writing whose works included the classic Chil Dren s Story Charlotte s web and some of the new yorker s most memorable essays died tuesday at his Home at the age of 86. While s death was announced by the Jordan funeral Home in Ellsworth. J. Russell Wiggins publisher of the weekly Ellsworth american and a longtime Friend of White said the author and humorist bad suffered from alzheimer s disease for about a year and his condition bad worsened steadily. A few months ago he said he had so much to Tell and so Tittle time to Tell it recalled Wiggins a fellow Brooklin resident who has known White since the late 1940s. Wig Giro said he Learned through White s son Joel that the writer died about 3 . At his Home in North Brooklin. White who also revised the elements of style a sinkhole swallows building 5 vehicles Jacksonville Fla. A a sinkhole measuring 40 Yards wide and 30 feet deep swallowed two trucks two cars a motorcycle and a service building at a car Dealership Here. The Large Hole was discovered at about 3 30 . Tuesday at Steve Hull Chevrolet in the Arlington Section of Jackson Ville. A corrections officer was just Riding Down the Street and he saw the building fall said sgt. . Petty of the Jacksonville sheriffs office. We watched it All fall in. It just fell in sections Petty said of the open sided service building that contained about a dozen service Bays. Set. Charley Hill a police spokesman said the Hole which had stopped growing by mid morning had Swal Lowed a Chevrolet Blazer a pickup truck and a Cavalier All owned by the Dealership. Other nearby buildings creaked As Sand underneath them began to erode and a Stream of Rushing water zigzagged along the Bottom of the Hole around an overturned truck he said. A Camaro z-28, Worth about $ 15,000, Hung precariously on the Edge of the pit its rear wheels Over the Edge of the Bole. Steve Hull who owns the business said wrecker Crews would my to save the sports car. I could t believe it. I had no idea it would be this extensive Hull said of the damage. He said he planned to Check with his insurance agent to Sec if his policy catered damage from sinkholes. No dam age estimates were available. Sinkholes Are common in parts of Florida. They usually Are caused when natural Limestone formations Are weak ened and collapse. Respected and characteristically compact Guidebook for writers was associated with the new yorker from its founding in 1925, although he waited a year before for Mally joining the staff. For 12 years he wrote the editorial essays in the Magazine s notes and comment and collaborated with James Thurber writing some captions for Thurber s spare but often surreal cartoons. He also edited parts of the talk of the town Section. White s humor did not Deal in easy or cheap laughs. Humor plays close to the big hot fire which is truth and the Reader often feels the heat he once said. Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that More than half of the people Are right More than half of the time White once wrote. It was White who wrote the caption for a cartoon showing an angry Little girl at dinner with her Mother. When the Mother insists that the offering is Broc Coli the child replies "1 say it s spinach and i say the hell a Choloa Long Way to go with his new artificial leg tied to his Backpack Vietnam Veteran Charlie Long nukes his a Home on crutches after visiting the veterans administration medical Center in Nashville Tenn. Long who says the artificial leg does t fit correctly and is Loo uncomfortable to use faced a Long walk to Chattanooga. With  in talk of the town White often wrote about local and National politics and be promoted the idea of world government. In 1973, be was elected to the american Academy of arts and letters and in 1978, a month before his 79ti birthday he received a pulitzer prize a special presenta Tion for his body of world. When he received the National medal for literature u 1971, White said of his Craft writing is an act of Fotek. Nothing else. And it must be the writer above All others who keeps it alive choked with laughter or with  he was born Elwyn Brooks White on july 11, 1899, in mount Vernon n.y., where his parents moved from Brooklyn presumably White said because mount ver non sounded  California governor signs Bill mandating use of seat belts Sacramento Calif. A gov. George dealt Meji n tuesday signed into Taw a Bill that requires Cali fornia motorists to use seat belts beginning Jan. 1. The new Law also mandates that California on have passive restraints such As air bags or automatic seat Beta. By sept. 1,1989. Supporters say the legislation will save 1,000 lives you Ujffy. Of Ift can her Utts have la eur statutes on the  California s Law goes into effect about a of it nation s population will be under a mandatory Law. Because i am convinced that this legislation a Fol kid to the saving of lives of California motorists i am Siglain the Bill despite holding certain reservations about a Dukmejian said in a statement. The Republican governor said be was concerned abort the Section of the Bol that would repeal the requirement if the Federal government rescinds a 1984 order that 0 can have passive restraints by 1990. The Bill authored by Assembly speaker Willie Browa was approved by the legislature last month Eod Faw a yearlong lobbying Battle that initially pitted in serum firms against automakers. Untone Law driven and passengers Over 16 could be feed & a ordered to  3torriotwearingtbs� of belts. A subsequent conviction could bring a $50 Fine. Police could Only Issue a seat Belt citation after Stopp Tat a Driver for another violation. They could not Stop cars Only if they spotted occupants not wearing seat belts