European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes saturday february 22, 1986 what me pregnant absolutely no Way from press dispatches a 46-year-old woman complaining of abdominal pains old doctors in Enterprise ala., there was absolutely no Chance she could be pregnant. Less than 48 hours later she gave birth to a son on her bedroom floor. I can t even think of the word to describe How i Felt when i saw the baby lying there said Lois Grimsley who gave birth shortly Afler noon sunday to a 5-Pound, 14-Ouncc son Marcus Brice. She went to doctors twice in the two Days before the birth but doctors blamed the pain on a urinary tract infection and haemorrhoids. She said the child s birth beside her bed initially scared her and she was afraid to pick him up. She said she covered her crying son with a Towel and called her husband Earnest into the room. He came in and when he saw the baby lying there he almost lost his mind said mrs. Grimsley. She and the baby were taken to Humana Hospital in enter prise. He is still on Cloud 99," she said of her husband. They have one other son 15-year-old Michael. Mrs. Grimsley a civilian employee at nearby fort Rucker said she developed the pains and her husband took her to the fort Rucker Hospital where she was diagnosed As having a urinary tract infection the pains continued after her return Home an mrs. Grimsley returned to the Hospital sunday where doctors diagnosed her As having haemorrhoids. Again she returned Home. Col. Charles Webb assistant commander of the Hospital said the two other diagnoses were Correct As far As they went. Doctors did t look further for signs of pregnancy because of her age and because the woman said it was impossible he said. Mrs. Grimsley said she had noticed a tighter it in some clothes but thought she had gained weight be cause of overeating. Encyclopedia s 5,000 Miles off an 11-year-old boy has corrected the experts who write to the world Book encyclopedia by pointing out a literary error that was 5,000 Miles off the Mark and oceans away from the fact. Joshua Mitchell a fifth grader in suburban , wrote to the world Book pointing out that Daniel Defoe in the Book Robinson Crusoe stranded his hero off the coast of South America not in the Caribbean. Dear sirs it states in your world Book encyclopedia copyright 1983, volume 16, Page 347, that Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an Island in the Caribbean sea. The Correct location is the Juan Fernandez islands in the Pacific Ocean West of Chile. Maybe you were thinking of treasure Bland. To Grimsley and Turp rite ten Marcus Brief. Sincerely Josh Mary Norton director of research services at world Book responded with a letter complimenting Joshua and explaining the difficulties in pinning Down the site of the Island used by Defoe for his novel. World Book seemed to Overlook the fact there is a Robinson Crusoe Island off Chile s coast. Norton said that As a result of Joshua s letter the encyclopedia s entry will be changed to say Robinson Crusoe. Is an imaginary Sailor who is marooned on a desert Island off the coast of South bestseller hits Silver screen the movie version of West Germany s biggest Ever bestseller premiered thursday and distributors expect the grim account of exploitation of foreign workers to draw Large crowds. We Are expecting this him to be Well received Norbert Friedlander of the Hamburg film Bureau said of Gam Unten by journalist Guenter Wallraff and cameraman Joerg crore re. The sales for this Book were so incredible that it is logical to assume there will be Many who want to Sec the film Fried Lander said. Friedlander whose Hamburg based company u distributing the film said Ganz Unton opened i about 100 movie Heaters across the country on thursday. Wallraff a crusading journalist went underground posing As a Turk for two years to research the Condi Lions faced by turkish workers in West Germany. H e was accompanied by afro crr who posed As an italian and kept a hidden camera with him As often As possible. The two men later cooperated in putting the film together. He s an eater not a runner the Man who finished last in the Empire state build ing run up on thursday is the same japanese student who won a hot dog eating contest at Coney Island last Hiroaki Tom naga 21, was the last of 52 runners who raced up the stairs of the Empire stale from the lobby to the 86th floor Observatory. His time was 29 minutes 37.09 seconds More than 18 minutes off the said he did t mind bringing up the rear since he had won the eating contest feb. 12. On that Day Tominaga. Cheered by a group of fellow japanese students wolfed Down 10w Franu in 10 minutes beating the defending Champ Oscar Rodriguez by one hot Dag in the annual contest. Afterwards Tominaga who is 6-Fooi-6 and 264 pounds said he was going out for sushi. The Winner of the Empire sprint Al Waule of new Mexico won for the fourth time in nine years. Eve the artist daredevil Evel in level who traded in his flying motorcycles for the contemplative world of Art has been commissioned to create a series of paintings on Sillcox Valley past and present. Developers Kim Small and Ray Collishaw of san Jose Calif say they re not sure what they la do with the works on the Hub of the nation s computer Indus try. We thought maybe we could tie in with the expansion of the museum or maybe with the rejuvenation of the new downtown. We even conceived of putting on a special one Man show with prints Avail Able for Sale Small said. Knievel a Montana resident who made headlines by jumping his motorcycle Over rows of cars and trucks and attempting to leap the Snake flier in Idaho has been painting since he quit the thrill show circuit about five years ago. 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