European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday december 10, 1985 president and mrs. Ria an Greet 8z-Vcar-old comedian Bob Hope in the East room of the White House. Reagans Salute 6 show Biz greats at gala ceremony in Washington Washington a president Reagan and his wife Nancy joined a Star studded audience sunday in saluting six of America s lop artists who received the prestigious Kennedy Center honors of 1985 for their lifetime contributions to the nation s cultural heritage. The glittering gala evening including a White House reception a performance at the Kennedy Center and a dinner dance in the grand foyer is the Kennedy Cen Ter s principal fund Raiser. Those being honoured were old Reagan pals Bob Hope and actress Irene Dunne As Well As dancer choreographer my acc Cunningham lyricist playwright Alan Jay  and composer Frederick Locc. As Well As opera Star Bev Erly Sills. At the Black tic White House reception. Reagan told the Honoreus thai each one of you has made life a happier thing for All of  Tor his Friend Bob Hope. Reagan cribbed a line Hope made famous thanks for the  then he reworked a bit of thank heaven for Little girls to pay tribute to la incr and Locc. Thank heaven for Lerner and Locc Hank heaven for them both no matter where no matter who without them what would music lovers do Reagan recited to the Delight of the crowd. The president praised Cunningham As one of America s greatest original artists a Man who led inc longest and most influential rebellions in  he told Sills that she had brought a great and inaccessible Art form Down to Earth for millions of americans. Reagan hailed Dunne who was not present As a Star who brought Charm to the nation s Cinema. The artists received their crib boned awards saturday evening at a dinner Given by the Center s Board of trustees at the state department. At 82, Hope was the oldest of the Honoreus a Veteran of 54 films and countless radio and television programs As Well As Uso hours that brought laughter to millions of . Troops overseas. Dunne. 81, was Temple from her music studies in Chi Cago to Broadway s lights where a Chance meeting with the legendary Flornz Ziegfeld in 1929 Scal her career As an actress soaring. Lerner 67, and Locc 81, Are the duo that have provided some of american musical theater with its most touching lyrics and musical moments in paint your Wagon an american in Paris my fair lady Gigi and  Cunningham. 66, has become a giant in modern dance first with the Martha Graham dance company then breaking away 40 years ago to move his unconventional ideas from the margin to the heart of the performing world. At 56, Sills was the youngest Honor cd. By the time she was 7 the budding Star could sing All 22 Arias on her Mother s cherished Galli Curci recordings. But it took years of voice lessons a Saint in a soap opera and at least nine auditions with the new York City opera before recognition was hers. In the last two decades she has had More than 70 rotes As a leading Soprano with both the City opera and the metropolitan opera and major companies around the world. Reputed mafia Boss doubled As Fri informant Magazine says new York up Ancillo Dellacroce a reputed mafia Boss who died last week was an Fri informant for nearly 20 years helping authorities try to solve the disappearance of teamsters Leader Jimmy Hoffa time mag Azine reported sunday. Dellacroce led a double life serving As an unde Boss of the powerful new York based Gambino clan and As a member and chief enforcer for the commission an ii Man Council that reputedly overs err. Underworld activities throughout the United slates the Magazine said. Della Crock occasionally travelled around the country disguised As a priest imposing mafia edicts and settling disputes Between rival clans it said. But Dellacroce who died in his sleep last week at the age of 11, also was an Fri informant providing agents with information about his enemies and the commission although he was not forthcoming about his own alleged crimes. Time said. After reputed mafia Boss Carlo Gambino died in 1976, Dellacroce Lold the Fri that another alleged mafia chief. Carmine Galanic was marked for Dalh and that plans for the Galanic hit were hatched in his own Headquarters time said. Time said Federal authorities were Able to protect Galanic in prison although he was shot to death m Brooklyn after he was freed in 1979. Dellacroce also gave the Fri leads into the disappear Ance of Hoffa and helped break several major narcotics cases the Magazine said. One of the drug busts was the pizza connection Case now being tried in new York time said. Federal officials have charged 22 reputed mobsters from the United states and Sicily with heroin trafficking through . Pizza Par lors. Stateside Jaguar escapes kills keeper at City owned Michigan zoo grand rapids Midi. A a some american jag in Iofi its Cage then attacked and killed an animal keeper at the City owned John Bali Park too authorities said. Gail Booth 30. Of Wyoming was killed instantly from a bite or a swipe of a Paw when the Jaguar pounced on her said or. Raymond Lang the Kent county medical examiner. The animal keeper was making her final rounds and was walking through the hallway that the animal does not usually have Access to he said. Zoo employees and City police injected the animal with a Tranqu Ilizar and returned in to its Cage  said. The do. Open All year was closed after the attack. Police said they had no details about the incident. Communion cup alternatives offered to those fearing aids Washington a responding to parishioner fairs about catching aids from communion cups Ameri Ca s roman Catholic Bishop Are telling pastors to stick with their regular services but to be ready to offer alternatives. Partaking of consecrated wine As Well As bread can be an important part of communion services the National conference of Catholic Bishops Liturgy committee Laid in a formal statement. But it added that there is no apparent reason to fear the spread of the deadly aids virus by Means of a shared chalice. Until recently most Catholic churches had distributed Only wafers of bread in communion services Bat Many have begun  using both bread and wine. Some offer communion by inti action in which the communicant dips the wafer into wine rather than drink ing from the cup an alternative the Liturgy committee suggested would be useful for those who May feel compelled to change their practice out of fear of aids. At the same time pastors should advise those who re fearful that they have the option of receiving Christ under the species of bread alone the Bishops said. Thieves give rude Welcome to town s new police chief Alamo Heights. Texas up it was t quite the Welcome the new police chief expected. Someone Tole his truck. Lawrence Holley 43, pulled his truck full of personal belongings into the parking lot of his apartment Complex and he discovered the vehicle missing when he awoke the next morning. I parked it right under a Light pole so the apartment com plex employees could keep a Good Eye on it Holley said. While he wails for word from his insurance company or for the return of the vehicle Holley says he a driving a rental car. Alamo Heights is an incorporated Community within the san Antonio City limits Viet vets hand out body bags at store Selling War toys , . A a group of Vietnam Veter ans protesting the sate of military toys handed out Minia Ture body bags at a children s store saying that the Toyi make fighting seem romantic. The protesters said they were trying to remind Consumers of the body bags used to transport the corpses of americans killed in Vietnam. Bill Crandall a member of a local chapter of the Vietnam veterans of America Sam about a dozen members of the group passed out the doll size bags to remind people that if they re petting War toys for their children they should remember the body bags. War toys Are  he said the group disapproves of giving toy army tanks Tommy guns and army dolls As gifts. Horse Carriage limousine in . Traffic Melee 4 Hurt new York a two Carriage horses ran amok in Manhattan one jumping on a limousine s Hood smashing the Windshield and breaking a leg police said. Four people were slightly Hurt and the injured horse had to be destroyed. The horse was spooked when it was Cut off by the limousine in Midtown said police spokesman 1.1. James Robert. The horse then jumped on the Hood of the car and broke the Windshield Robert said. The horse fell breaking a rear leg said a police spokeswoman sgt. Diane Kubler. The Asp a was called and determined that the horse should be destroyed she said. Four people in the Carriage suffered minor injuries and no one in the limousine was Hurt she said. No one was charged in the incident