European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. October 28. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 Jack s Black takes a Back Seaf of 8/ack Jack Lynn Iii r i. T can. It1 he Home of Jack Daniel s Tennessee whiskey marked National mule appreciation Day saturday with contents and ceremonies in a tribute to the stubborn farm animals. Saturday was the 200th anniversary of the Date the first pair of jackasses the sires of mules arrived in America they were a gift from King Charles Iii of Spain to president Washington who bred them to horses creating the first Ameri can mule. A highlight of the Celebration was he presentation of a mule to the . Mili tary Academy at West Point. The Lynchburg mule traders association handed the reins of Black Jack a handsome 7.year-old mule to maj Robert Mcc Askil. Chief veterinarian at West Point arid two cadets. Bill Ryan of fort Dode. , and Mark coals of Spring Lake Mich Black Jack will serve As Mascot for the Amu  team succeeding 2 year old Tii shot. A to is being retired to a farm in Alabama. My  Jack will in is stand on the Mii Ehnes during games and lend moral support to the team. He s pot the Best Job in the  c Oates said. Like Washington  Popula Tion 3 u is better known for something other than a fondness for mules. It is the Home of the oldest registered distillery in the i nit cd states. But for two Days the spotlight was on mules rather than whiskey. Mule traders from across the country showed up to show Uff their Long cared animals com p log in a 2 a ass mule show. The Celebration was sponsored a the town and the Jack Daniel s distillery but it was the brainchild of Roger brass years. President of the Lynchburg mule traders association. Brashcars Colic Clad Mukk names in a petition drive for a National Muk appreciation Day. Which resulted in a Resolution b rep Jim Cooper ivicnn., and unanimous passage in the mouse of representatives. Those at the Celebration discussed the merits of mules Coon Hunters ride Small mules through the Brush and just hop them Over fences to save a lot of walking said Dick Reese a third generation mule trader from Gallatin. Tenn. A Vjra to red mule judged Best in the championship Mare class prayed and tried to kick passers by As Reese and his brother Kufus. Threatened to pop the Ani Mal with a whip mules Are   Bill Wal lace of i Rankin. Venn one minute hell behave himself and the next minute he just does As he pleases he said but in spite of an unpredictable personality Ami an inability reproduce mules Are gaining in popularity. Ket c said. In five states parimutuel betting on mule races is Legal and All Over the coun try people arc inventing stuff to d � with  the mule trader said. A couple of California mule fans have written an ode to the cussed critters of. Beautiful and gracious mule for these 200 years. A product of George Washington a horse with big Long ears you w Ork for us. You  for us you made our country great your Praise sum we throughout history though you can t even  wrote a. Ingles and is Williams the Anthem should be Sung to the tune of  they said. Reese said mules deserve a song in their Honor. Mules Are smarter than most of the folks that handle them lie said Roll on baby Roll on wrong Way Woolen of Bryn mawr pa., pedals backward through Miami on his 450-Pound three wheel Bike. Woolen says he is making a 31,000-mile, four year trip to raise Money for Charity. He has Many conveniences on his Bike including a television u Citi Zens band radio and cooking equipment. Maine expects record Moose Hunt kill Medway Maine a Hunters May have bagged a record number of Moose in the state s six Day annual Hunt that ended saturday. The big kill surprised state officials who  the Hunt because they thought the animals would have a better Chance against the Hunters after the  season the kill stood at s70 saturday right just i 3 fewer than 19s2 s record haricot. Officials said the total would in crease  is came wardens from bolder  hied their rep. Res 2 Pittsburgh women get Lite Tor murder Pittsburgh i i two women have been sentenced to life in prison for killing a turkish  student on a double Date in a wooded area near Pittsburgh in 1984. Charmaine pfc Der 19, of Pittsburgh and Sara Mae Richardson 21, of nearby Imperial were sentenced a riday by common pleas judge George Ross who said there was absolutely no rhyme nor reason for the killing. Police think the women May be members of an anti male group. Allegheny county homicide inspector Floyd Nivling said it was a distinct possibility the murder was motivated by anti male feelings. He said informants told police he women were members of an anti male group called Peck s dad  the women were convicted last March in the slaying of  Lydin. 24, and the wounding of a companion Suat Erdogan 25, on aug. 6, 1984, in a Remote area in the Pittsburgh suburb of Findlay. The men were attending Point Park College in Pitts Burgh. Erdogan said he and Lydin met the women aug. 4 and arranged to meet in a Pittsburgh bar the following tuesday for a double Date. The four went from the bar to a wooded Section of Findlay township. Erdogan said. The shooting began when the four got out of the car. Auditors found problems in a care paper says sort 1 Ai i l Rudai 1. A. A veterans administration doctors often failed to Ines ingate whether patients a Iii died at a hospitals received  medi Cal care according to a report published saturday. The fort Lauderdale news Sun Sentinel i Tiki my a sept. 30 a audit said investigators found  Only about 15 percent of patient deaths were being Inesti died by a doctors at four hospitals that were reviewed forma mortality reviews were conducted on Only 7d of the 499 patients who died at the Lour hospitals in i m and 19x4, the audit said the Lour hospitals reviewed in the report were not identified. Auditors for the a s inspector general s office uncovered what they called obvious Quality problems in the care Given 22 of -ih4 of the patients who died the report said. Records of .15 additional patients were missing or  it said one surgeon loll the auditors he feared that reviewing the causes of patient deaths might prompt lawsuits the newspaper said. Medical outcomes such As mortality Are valid Indica tors of the Quality of care the a s office of inspector general said in the report. A chief medical director John w. Dit Ler said in a response included in the report that the a had begun Analy ing differences in death rates for procedures from heart surgery to kidney disease treatment. Physicians whose patient death rates exceed norms could face disciplinary action Dit Ler said. The report was one of several recent critical reviews of the a s 10-year-old medical Quality Assurance system. Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 2h. 1045 listed on this Ditc. The  and so pcs a. Not pub 30 years ago today. Oct. 2h, 1955 during the opening session of tie big i our conference in Geneva. Secretary of  John i. Dulles offered Russia Security guarantees against future German aggression in Exchange for German Unity. 20 years ago today. Oct. 28. 1965 the selective service system Dis closed that a number of childless married men will be drafted during the next two months to meet demands of the Vietnam buildup. 10 years ago today. Oct. 28, 1975 doctors in Madrid battled to save the life of Gen. Francisco Franco but new complications continued to aggravate the 82-year-old Leader s condition