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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, October 22, 1985

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday october 22. 1935 a love Story Mark a Tiann an English actor from Liverpool and american actress Kim Miyori stand beside a poster Adver Tising Abc s John and Yok. A   in which they pro Truy the late John i xenon and his wife in Noim. Stateside building site reveals wealth of artefacts from Alamo Battle san Antonio Texas a it  been almost 150 years since the mexican army overwhelmed the de fenders of the Alamo bul archaeologists say they have Learned More about the 13-Day siege from a downtown construction site. Archaeologists of the University of Texas Al san Anto Nio say they be recovered about 24,000 artefacts from what was a mexican artillery emplacement dug 600 Yard Southwest of the Alamo that was filled in with trash. What we were doing was basically excavating their garbage. What wonderful garbage said Roger Johnson an archaeology student the finds in the la Villila Sile Range from minute pieces of richly decorated crockery to an 8-Ineh howitzer Shell and give archaeologists Good clues about the kinds of weapons used by Gen. Antonio Lopez do Santa Anna s army and the Way the Battle was fought he said. Among the military artefacts arc several three edged bayonets designed to cause More bleeding than a two edged Bayonet a 9-Pound Cannonball. An a Inch Jio wit or Sheli and Small amounts of Musket balls and grape shot. The 9-Pound  probably was used to break Down fortifications from a Safe distance. The a Inch How Iler Shell a hollow Brone Ball with a Hole was packed with a charge of Musket balls and powder and capped Wii i a wooden fuse. If the fuse was property limed he Shell could he fired into the air above the  a Wnuk explode before reaching the ground showering the defenders with 11 Denels Luil i in Miskei , Liml Shell fragments Johnson said. The military artefacts represent the first and on look we be , . Of the  of die  from the mexican   said. The disc Mery came after de clopers decided to move the 7  vim Mitiu hotel to a new Situ and a Grad uate archaeology student from the University nut iced bits of brightly coloured ceramics us workers prepared the inundation Joe i . A Tom Mixter who routine monitored downtown construction. In d the Sik might contain historic artefact and ele Elti pers agreed to  work ill give he school s Center for archaeological research three avs t examine the area. The search etched to 13 Days involved More than 40 Volunteer jiggers from the ump Emty my turned in the 74,000 artefacts that  been added to More la in a million items stored at the University arc geology lib. L Ven the thousands of pieces of Ceramic dishes found in the upper layers of the dig help  u  the  of european immigrants through the state i Badic said. Former Cia agent presumed to have fled to Moscow  map american officials arc pro Sui nine thai fugitive Annm r Cia agent 1-Dward 1. How incl. Charged with spying for the soviet Union h a fled to Moscow. Administration sources said the i i  tracked Llev ird a since lit fall from Liis Sulla it. . Home on sep i i. They said lie hew to Dallas and Austin. To As inc ecu Day and later to Helsinki. Finland. I try into the soviet Union from the finnish capital would be relatively easy and Howard is believed to have made that crossing the sources said . Who was fired by he Cia in june 1983 after two years with the Agency was charged by the Fri on sell h with Selling intelligence secrets to the soviets in Austria a year ago. Man who waved companions to their deaths is charged i . A. A a Man who police say jumped out of a car and waved two companions to their deaths past a lowered warning Pale at a Railroad crossing  been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Mho s Nolan. .10. Of Upland  been Riding in the car moments before it was struck by the train and dragged about 400 Yards police said. Nolan was questioned after the crash but officers at the time did not know lie  been in the car. Police sol. Louis i Al Ere said. Nolan was arrested after witnesses identified him As having been in the car and is being held under Hind. I appears Nolan jumped out of the car. Crossed the track and slatted waving them on  Siirid. The Guy then jumped off the track but the train hit the passenger Side of the far  those killed were identified As Richard Gavin 27, and Kenneth Plotner 21, both of Ridley township. Set of Audubon prints brings $1.76 million for new York City no w York api the City  sold a set of hand coloured prints by John James Audubon at auction for sl.1lil.tl42 to launch a new fund to educate the Public about the history of new York and its archives. I he City purchased the set of 435 prints from Audubon s family for ,000 in ik50. A year before the artist died and for the last eight years  stored them in a vault in Albany because the City s archives lacked display space. Six other sets arc owned by institutions in the City and Are shown regularly. Rotheby s auction House waived the 10 percent that it usually takes from the seller. Burglar shot after his arrest wins $5.7 million from Michigan  City. Mich. A the state  paid j5/7 million n a Man who was crippled when lie was Acci dentally shot by a Michigan mate trooper during a Bur Glary arrest 10 years ago. The Man s attorney said.  t. Nikon a of  City received the Money  this month. Ins attorney David r. Skinner said.  was shot after lie was arrested by Thomas l. Heche m i 7v the trooper  cocked his gun before Lund cull Villim Uil the weapon accidentally fired. Stilson who was convicted of a Misdemeanour in connection no the burglary can walk Short distances with Deane. Skinner said. A i a District court judge upheld the award granted by a . Magistrate who ruled that the trooper was neg Iceni birthday tape made Tor kidnapped journalist East Bethany. . A rela Tives of kidnapped journalist Terry Ander son and members of their Church s Congre gation joined in a rendition of Happy birthday for a videotape they Hope i be broadcast in Lebanon. We re hoping thai by some so Rulch of inc by Arre hell be Able to see it said Anderson s sister Peggy say of nearby Batavia who organi de the taping Sundri at East Bethany s Baptist Church. She said Anderson will be 3s on oct. 27. The chief Middle l ,.ist correspondent for the associated Prev. Has been held hostage in Lebanon since he was abducted off a Street March 16, Anderson a native of Lorain Ohio grew up in Albion and Batavia in Western new York. His sister  been an outspoken advocate for americans believed held by mos Lem extremists in Lebanon. Last month one hostage the Rev. Benjamin Weir was freed and a Iid he Hud seen Anderson shortly be fore. Gary Kennerknecht. Assignment manager of Roc Hoter television station \vm1c,made the laps As i Public service. It is our Hope that Well be Able to gel them of lebanese officials to gel them Pia cd for him for his birthday he said. The family made appeals earlier this year for Anderson s release on videotape with the help of the lbs to affiliate which wan broadcast on lebanese television. 1 he first Batch of utties wis sent through the Washington office of sen. Jesse Helms ,  said. The most re cent tapes will be sent independently per  with the help of lbs it said. They will be combined with tapes from Orlando ha., which include birthday Mes sages from Anderson s father and brother Kenner Knecht said  
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