European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 4, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 am/7e High City tries to build up its image Denver a there was a time when Eastern ers dreamed of escaping to colourful Colorado and All Denver needed to promote itself was the slogan mile High  nowadays the City s image is taking a beating in the National Media with stories about dirty air traffic prob lems a crowded Airport and sprawl Chipping away at the state s natural Beauty. The Dallas morning news declared on its feb. 23 front Page that Colorado is falling victim to its own  the new York times told readers in de Cember that in Colorado the breathtaking vistas now include traffic  a recent Miami Herald column showed a front Page of the Denver Post with the headline ugh referring to the dirty Winter air. In addition a study of National business leaders perceptions of Denver found they think the City still is a  in response Denver s business and City leaders have come up with three advertising campaigns to counter bad publicity. While the problems associated with Den ver and Colorado Are real some observers say the Media attacks Are not fair especially when the state has been enjoying Spring like weather and a Strong ski season. The Media loves trouble in Paradise stories said Dina Robinson an editor of new York based meetings and conventions Magazine. Colorado has been such a Pristine wonderful place now that it has problems the National press seems almost Gleeful about it. People look around at their cities in the East and see the problems the garbage piled up the traffic the crime and if they can read that Denver also has prob lems they can justify not chucking it All to move some place  Denver and Colorado slogan makers have a slew of slogans to defend themselves. There s Denver mile High and climbing from the Denver convention and visitors Bureau. Denver by a mile proclaims the mile High City s chamber of Commerce in ads running in business week. A group of Denver Public relations experts has come up with Denver what a place to be which appears on everything from Coffee mugs to chocolate bars. The state tourism Board s Campaign slogan is guess i d rather be in  tourism and travel Are the fourth biggest Industry in Colorado said Pam Kiker. She is vice president of the arrangers a Denver firm that puts together conventions and other outings for visitors. If people Don t have a Good connotation of the state we re in  Denver mayor Federico Pena May have started the image mania when he decided two years ago that the old reliable mile High City wrongly portrayed Den ver As being a quiet snowy place nestled in the mountains. I think people Are ready for a new kind of image Pena said. It just goes a lot toward making this a world class  7 children among 11 killed in three weekend blazes by the associated press weekend fires killed 11 people in three states including a Mother and her three children who died in a Wisconsin Blaze two men who died in Connecticut As they plunged into a burning House to Rescue a neighbor and a woman and four children in a Virginia apartment fire. The victims of the Sheboygan wis., fire were asphyxiated even though the sunday Blaze was brought quickly under control said Sheboygan county Coroner Robert Sertich. The fire discovered by a neighbor who arrived to take a 6-year-old victim to Sun Day school was generally confined to the jiving room of the single Story Frame dwell ing police said. In Winsted conn., firefighters worked to within several feet of the two residents trapped on a second floor Landing sunday after trying to Rescue a neighbor. Firefight ers were driven Back by heat said fire chief Walter d. Miller. The neighbor had climbed onto a porch roof and firefighters used a ladder to res Cue her unharmed police said. One firefighter was hospitalized in satisfactory condition after suffering smoke inhalation and four firefighters and a police officer were treated for minor injuries Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. March 4, 1946 the United Auto Mobile workers proposed to general motors corp. In Detroit that the two sides sub Mit differences to an arbitrator to be named by president Truman. The Law Hopes to end the strike that has lasted More than three months. 30 years ago today. March 4, 1956 Tina Onassis wife of greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onas Sis is in serious condition after an Auto Mobile crash on the Road to Austria s ski resort St. Anton. 20 years ago today. March 4, 1966 the Cassius Clay Ernie Terrell heavyweight title fight rejected by new York and booted out by Chi Cago was accepted by Montreal. However Clay must obtain permission from his draft Board before he can leave the country. To years ago foday. March 4,1976 the supreme court ruled in a cautiously worded opinion that a Black criminal defendant in state courts is not always entitled to ask prospective jurors if they Are racially prejudiced. And released authorities said. In Virginia Beach va., fire swept through an apartment before Dawn saturday and a woman three of her children and a fourth child staying in the House died of smoke Inha lation said sgt. . Summerlin. Summerlin identified the victims in Vir Ginia Beach As Judy Gaye 27, Mark Gaye 6, his Brothers David 2, and James 1, and 3-year-old Stephen Lynn. In the Wisconsin Blaze Douglas Lipp a brother of the woman who was killed identified the victims As Connie Peters 24, Sherry Peters a i Patrick Peters 3, and Krystal Almond 6. The victims of the Connecticut Blaze were identified by police As Robert c. Goe Wey jr., 20, and Randall g. Truax 17. 22 injured 3 seriously in Alabama bus crash Tuscaloosa Ala. A a Colli Sion Between a car and greyhound bus sent the bus veering off a Highway into the Woods and injured 22 people authorities said. State troopers said sunday that the cause of the saturday Accident on . 11 about 6 Miles South of Tuscaloosa was not immediately known. The Birmingham to new Orleans bus and the car were travelling in the same direction troopers said. The bus Driver and two passengers remained hospitalized sunday in fair to Good condition with Back injuries authorities said. Nineteen people received minor injuries or were shaken up in the Accident and were treated and released said Druid City spokeswoman Lucy Jordan. The Driver of the car was not seriously injured police said. Kiss for curly a photo first lady Nancy Reagan plants a kiss on curly Neal s head As Neal teammates Larry Gator Rivers left and Jerry Vena ble Monitor the action during a White House introduction ceremony for the shooting stars barnstorming basketball team. The team announced the Kickoff of its 1986 commitment with a purpose tour which will take an anti drug message to audiences throughout the nation. Record Industry denies payola charges los Angeles a allegations that Independent record promoters use pay Ola under the table payoffs to get re cords played on radio and May have organized crime ties Are insidious innuendo that harm the innocent an Industry group says. But at the same time two record Compa Nies have stopped using some Independent promoters to boost sales. The allegations were aired in a recent series of reports by Abc news. We have no knowledge that any firm or individual with whom our companies do business is engaged in any illegal activity the recording Industry association of America which represents All major record labels said in a statement. The association said immediate and decisive corrective action would be taken if Law enforcement agencies informed the group of illegal acts. Until such time we find it unjustified and distressing that the recording Industry is so indiscriminately maligned by insidious innuendo the statement said. Such Broad and unspecific allegations unfairly taint the  however Mca records and Capitol industries Emi announced they have sus Pended the use of some Independent promoters. The labels feature such artists As David Bowie Duran Duran Bob Seger Patti Labelle and Barbara Mandrell. Capitol has no evidence to support the allegations but considers its action Nec Essary and responsible conduct to ensure that the company does t unwittingly con tribute to any problems that May exist chairman and chief executive officer Bhasker Mennen told the Wall Street journal. The company suspended the use of promoters on All its record labels he said. Mca told the journal it was suspending some of its Independent promoters but did not elaborate. The payola information was leaked to Abc reporter Brian Ross by Federal authorities in connection with a longstanding grand jury investigation of alleged connections Between Independent promoters and crime figures an unnamed Industry source told the los Angeles Herald examiner