European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 02, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday december 2, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5.-. Us us Wei i inv b i Iii or o w rag military toys target of anti War protesters by the associated pc ism. Press military Loys came under attack by Ami War activists demonstrating sat urday at shopping centers in Olio Seattle and Milwaukee while protesters of one Loy maker plans to Market a Kambo doll marched outside company Headquarters. Demonstrations also were conducted near Washington . And in Santa Monica calif., where members of peace group buried War Loys near a Cannon memorial and beneath a makeshift had Slonic thai read Don t buy War toys. Rest in a do in anti War activists picketed in West Hartford. Conn., Home of col eco industries inc. Which distributes cab Bage Patch kids dolls. The marchers members of the War resisters league which regularly protests nuclear submarine launches in nearby Groton object to col co plans to bring out a toy mod eled on rambo a fictitious gun packing Vietnam Veteran. The character was created by actor Sylvester Stallone in the movies first blood and rambo first blood part the group said its protest was part of the International Day against War toys. The War resisters league feels very strongly that we need to be opposed to War and the cause of War and one cause is the acceptance by society of the military culture. War toys is a militarization of youth cd it has produced a situation where it is hard to find other creative toys on toy shelves league spokeswoman Joanne Shechan said Fri Day. She noted that five of the six Best Selling toys Are War toys citing transformers masters of the universe robots Volt Ron and i Joe. The rambo doll is patterned after a horrendous violent movie character she said. The character of rambo makes War and killing exciting to she said members of her organization requested a meeting with col cup officials to discuss the doll but company officials rejected the idea. They Felt we had no right to protest something that was not on the Market yet Shechan said. Col eco officials could not be reached for comment. In Milwaukee members of the local chapter of to Young Toyloy protesters Seal left and Aaron Meijas perform burial service for a go Joe doll in Santa Monica. Olif. By Bizalion for survival distributed leaflets at the Down town grand Avenue shopping Center Friday and sat urday opposing toys the group considers Loo violent. Barb Peterson a spokeswoman for the group said such toys include ones that convert into robots and those that have a of military warfare. The leaflets quote studies finding that militaristic and violent Loys prompt children to show selfish an aggressive behaviour. The group suggested that shoppers look instead for non violent creative Loys. At Northland mall in Columbus. Ohm members of inc Gray panthers a senior Cili cons group handed out statements to youngsters protesting Viola no Loys. Fifteen people ranging from a 5-Ycnr-old girl to grand parents demonstrated. Playing Wilh War Loys. Such .1". Go Joes and others like ii makes you think Aboul War. Whal the world needs now. Is peace and it can snarl with you. Riglin Here Al the statement said. Asi your parents and grand Urei a not to buy you any More War Loys this a sign Reading rambo must go girls against was to cd by 5 year old Allen Taylor of Colum bus. Aboul 25 placard carrying protesters marched in front of a suburban washing Ion. D.c., toy store in Langley Park my. Two carried a Large Banner thai said give peace toys a Jerry Rubin coordinator of the Demon stration in Santa Monica Palisades Park said the Loys would be dug up and incorporated in a peace Monument ded icat d to Saran Vlha Smith the schoolgirl who had written to soviet Leader Yuri Andropov about peace. She was killed in a plane crash in August. In Sci Inlow. Seattle leaflets urging shoppers to fair books games and Art supplies Over Nui diary Loys were handed nut by five members of families for peace an Urgani Alion of parents Dis Turbed by what they say is the Glorifica Tion of violence in Loys and programming. Solution is a weapon kids Are being taught Hal the Only Way to solve conflict is will a weapon said Dianne Hulscher who Athree grown daughters and a 5-Ycar-old son. Bui nol everyone agreed Wilh inc pro . In one Milwaukee area Loy More inc hottest items were robots monsters and Soldier replicas along with Loy guns and swords. Terry Trueden of Milwaukee said he doubled thai military toys would cause Viola no behaviour. When i grew up it was com jays and indians. Now it ski Joe hcs Isid. Another Parent Theodora Cicka of . The violence is in the minds of inc adults. To them children it just playing she said. Chicago Grid fans get Rowdy on Jet Shipano and -.-. I it ,._ of Sands of time Chicago a United airlines can celeb a flight to Florida for 147 passengers after More than 50 Chicago bears football fans passed around liquor a a refused to take their seals before Takeoff authorities s.,id saturday. Three people were charged with disorderly conduct. Ii was the second time in two weeks that police have had to arrest Rowdy bears fans at o Hare International Airport. The 56 fans were travelling As a group to it. Lauderdale fla., for monday night nation Al football league game Between the undefeated bears and the Miami dolphins said Tom Germuska. A United spokesman. United cancelled flight 976 late Friday after members of the group began passing around a bottle of liquor and refused repeated requests to lit Down. A Craska said. They had been informed that they were not going to be served any lieu v aboard inc plane because of their condition Germuska said. They All came from the same -loon." twelve of the fans were allowed to Board a flight that left an hour later As did most of the other passengers Germuska said. The others were told that we would be glad to Fly them when they were in Condi Tion to travel he said. All but 22 of the fans had boarded United flights to Florida by saturday afternoon he said. We Don t know what happened to the others said Germuska. We re not track ing them or after the flight was cancelled three men were arrested on disorderly conduct charges after arguing Wilh police and United officials at a ticket counter said police capt. . They were making the reals and the were Arr sled he said. The three were released on Bond he said. On nov. 17, officers met a Chicago bound flight and made 15 arrests following the bears 44-0 Victory Over inc Dallas cowboys. Al Alt Tim he pal a nations Congo nip per pita i Are at Santa workshop help i Shim prepare for Christmas but the North pole shit by a freezing blizzard cruelly very furry Christmas " thanks por he pins us this year Pongo and per pita i just wish it weren t coldly elves Ake freezing in the stars and stripes 40 years ago foe a. Dec. 2. 1945 Rudolph Hess held inc cd Nice of Allenton in Nuernberg Afler he dropped a bomb Shell in inc War irial courtroom by admitting he had been feigning am Nesia since the trial began. 30 years ago foe a. Dec. 2. 1955 the american federation of labor gave final approval in merging with the Congress of Industrial organizations into a new 16-million-member labor Union federation. 20 years ago today. Dec. 2, 1965 weathermen at Cape Kennedy gave gemini 7 Astro nauts Frank Borman and James Lovell a incl alive go ahead for blast off on Man longest vral Urc int space. To years ago today. Dec. 2, 1975 . Intelligence sources say cuban Brig. Gen. Julio Casas who is close to Castro is in Angola 10 help soviet backed forces buttling for control of that newly in dependent african country
