European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 20, 1986 stars and stripes Page 23 for television career from press dispatches Beverly Hills Calif. Lyle Alzado is retiring. The All pro defensive end who helped Lead the los Angeles raiders to the 1984 super bowl title announced his decision wednesday. Alzado a 6-foot-3, 260-Pounder, said he will concentrate on show business. He has signed to co Star in an upcoming lbs movie of the week and also has signed to do to ads for a Beer company. Alzado 36, who played 15 years in the nil suffered a severed Achilles Tendon that took him out of action last season. But the team s Ortho Peist or. Robert Rosenfeld said he had recovered enough to return to the game. In his nil career he played with the Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns before joining the raiders in 1982. Riggins says he s out Washington running Back John Riggins says he has been released by the Washington redskins. The team s coach and general manager deny it. Riggins 36, slowed by physical prob lems last year said tuesday night that coach Joe Gibbs told him during a meeting earlier in the Day that he d reviewed the films and i d lost a  Riggins who three years ago led the redskins to a super bowl Victory and was the game s most valuable player said he told Gibbs i think that s absurd. I want to play and play for the redskins this year. But i understand what you be got to do and if you be got to fire me you be got to fire  Riggins appearing at a March of dimes banquet said he decided to announce his release himself rather than wait for the team. John has not been released Gibbs was quoted by the Washington Post wednesday As saying. He and i did talk today. I thought the conversation was just Between me and  general manager Bobby Beathard said we absolutely have not  Union offers drug plan Washington the nil play ers association wednesday announced a new drug abuse prevention program. It includes the random urinalysis for first time offenders with fines and sus pension for repeat users. Under the Union s program announced by a Flea executive director Gene up Shaw first time drug offenders would be treated by an Independent medical facility and be required to accept random testing for the remainder of the season. Second time offenders would have to forfeit a paycheck for one game. Third time offenders would be suspended from the league but could Appeal for re instatement after one year before a joint committee made up of Union manage ment and medical members. Bruno drops Europe title London Frank Bruno Britain s heavyweight who Hopes to fight for the world title this year relinquished his european boxing Crown wednesday rather than be forced into a mandatory defense against an a ranked opponent. Bruno who won the title when he knocked out Sweden s Anders Eklund in four rounds last october had been or dered by the european boxing Union to defend his title against Andre Van Den Ketelaar of the Netherlands. Under european rules the match had to take place within six months of the Eklund fight meaning an april deadline. On March 4, Bruno knocked out South Africa s Gerrie Coetzee at London s sports wire Wembley Arena to become the world boxing association s official no. 1 con tender. Hurt Kellogg still ready Lawrence Kan. Forward Ron Kellogg can t practice this week because of a strained left foot. But he insists he will be ready to play Friday night against Michigan state in the Mcaa Midwest regional semifinals in Kansas City to. Vanderbilt s Polk Dies Nashville Tenn. Memorial services will be held thursday for James Robert Polk who served As Vanderbilt s first full time basketball coach and who helped develop the Southeastern Confer ence s basketball program. Polk died tuesday after a Long  was 71. Purdue assistant ousted West Lafayette ind. Purdue has relieved Paul Curtis of his duties As assistant men s basketball coach after a shoplifting charge was filed in the at tempted theft of clothes from a store Nea Elkhart. Curtis a boilermakers assistant since the summer of 1982, is scheduled for a March 31 hearing in Elkhart count court. Open games rejected Colorado Springs Colo. The . Olympic committee said tuesday it cannot support an open olympic games that would allow professionals to compete but would support a Compromise to allow professional ath letes to compete in a sport in which they would be considered an Amateur. Foley has broken wrist Clearwater Fla. Shortstop Tom Foley will be lost to the Phila Delphia Phillies for about six weeks be cause of a broken right wrist suffered when he was hit by a pitch by new York mets reliever Roger Mcdowell monday. A rays taken at a Miami hos Pital tuesday revealed the break. Canadien injured Montreal Montreal right Wing Mario Tremblay broke his right Collarbone monday night and will be sidelined for the rest of season. Howe May sign pact Tampa Fla. A Steve Howe trying again to come Back from drug troubles is expected to sign a contract with the class a san Jose bees later this week his attorney said tuesday. The terms of the contract have been drawn up John Lence said by Tele phone from his office in Kalispell Mont. It appears we will sign thursday  Lona releases Kennedy new Rochelle . Pat Kennedy was formally released tuesday from the final two years of his contract As Lona s basketball coach Clearing the Way for him to take Over As head coach at Florida state. Bowling Green coach Bowling Green Ohio Vir Ginia assistant coach Jim Larranaga was named tuesday As head basketball coach at Bowling Green. Larranaga 36, replaces John Weinert 54, who resigned earlier this season. Conversion rates London up wednesday s Clos ing rates for the . Dollar to other Curren cies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound and other local currencies to dollars the Price of Gold closed at $347.75 an ounce Silver at $5.68. Mar.18 mar.19british Pound 1.4772 1 4782 German Mark ,., .2.2461 2 2609 French franc 6.9115 6.9687 dutch Guilder 2.5355 2.5510 belgian franc 46.705 46.975 italian lira 1,529.30 1,538.10 Swiss franc 1.8848 1 8968 greek drachma 139.75 14060 turkish lira 645.00 643 55 Spanish peseta 141.50 142.10 portuguese escudo 147.00 14800 Canadian Dollar 1.3975 1.3898 austrian Schilling 15.7525 15.86 norwegian Krone 7.09 7 12 danish Krone 8.307 8.348 these Are commercial rates and can be related Only to the use of foreign currency by . Forces for official business. Sales of German Marks to . Personnel for personal use will be at the rate of 2.24 thursday based on a Price fixing at midday and allowance for Standard handling charges. New York Exchange to today new York up the new York Stock . Tuesday Gen motors Federal exp ism corp us steel at to company com with Edis trans old air ban America Exxon corp Phillips pet Eastman Kodak occident pet Kmart corp storage tech Ltd corp the 15 most Active stocks on Exchange composite trading at 4 sales last chg. 1,920,600 83% 23/4 1,802,600 65% 33a 1,781,000 152% of l /2 1,572,300 23v4 % 1,494,800 23 /4 a 1,415,700 33% vib 1,399,400 183/4 3/4 1,369,400 17% % 1,338,800 55% vib 1,258,600 10 /2 /4 1,247,500 60 1,245,500 25% /2 1,168,600 43 /4 /2 1,117,700 4% /2 1,097,400 9% /4 new York up the 10 most Active stocks in american Stock Exchange composite trading at 4 pm tuesday t-16petrolwickescos Bat in die comm Kov pharm Wang lab b Ark Ai Champ Home by mor  Bay in568,700 6/2 a 304,500 16 /8 246,500 20 /2 a 214,200 16% vib 201,20031-16 173,200 22 /4 /4 169,500 14% vib new York up Dow Jones closing Range of averages tuesday High Low close change 30 industrials 1806.75 1763.65 1789.87 13.05 20 transports 810.72 791.71 802.75 1 35 15 utilities 187.94 185.01 186.50 0 15 65 stocks 707.67 691.71 701.14 2.65 Volunteer firefighter killed in crash with police chief pleasant Hill la. A a pick up truck driven by a firefighter collided at an intersection with the town police chiefs squad car and the firefighter was killed sheriffs deputies said. Both men were speeding to the scene of a fire when their vehicles collided officials said. Volunteer firefighter Michael Veuleman 32, was thrown from his pickup truck which overturned and fell on him said Dep Uty Tommy o con. Police chief Willie Cobb was reported in stable condition at Highland Hospital i Shreveport. Thursday s programs an to Germany 0600 Abc nightly news 0630 can sports tonight 0700 Abc nigh line 0730 just for kids cartoons0755 super seven 0820 Belle and Sebastian 0850 fat Albert 0915 jeopardy 0940 people do the craziest things1010 wild kingdom 1035 people s court 1100 Larry King 1200 lbs evening news 1230 Donahue 1320 general Hospital adult 1405 guiding Light adult 1450 for kids Only cartoons1510 Tidsville 1535 . Puff slut 1600 the today show 1800 can news 1830 an news 1900 the Whiz kids 1950 Gasthaus 2000 the new Odd couple 2030 malt Houston adult . Is out to prove that  murdered Friend was not involved in drug smug gling. 2130 hotel adult a father faces a difficult reunion when he introduces his estranged children to his new wife. 2220 can headlines 2230 the tonight show 2330 movie death race two americans in a crippled fighter plane Are relentlessly pursued by a German tank commander. Stars Lloyd Bridges Androy Thinnes. 0050 pop goes the country 0115 Abc world news an to Berlin 1800 can headline news 1830 Berlin tonight 1845 can sports 1900 the Whiz kids 1950 Berlin . 2000 the new Odd couple 2030 Mickey Spillane s Mike Hammer 2125 Berlin tonight late edition 2130 hotel Christine is courted by an old flame from Back Home who pulls out All the stops to Rene their Friendship. 2220 can headlines 2230 the tonight show 2320 movie a Clear and present danger a Man risks his political career Irving to change the pub Lic s opinion on air pollution. Stars Hal Holbrook . Marshall and Jack albertson.0100 just jazz 0125 Abc world news tonight Friday s programs 0600 Abc nightly news 0630 can sports tonight 0655 . Notebook 0700 Abc night lne 0730 just for kids cartoons Tidsville . Pufnstuf0840 Mary Tyler Moore 0925 movie a Clear and present danger"1105 Larry King 1155 Berlin . 1200 lbs evening news 1230 Donahue Geraldine Ferraro the first woman vice presidential candidate shares the details other run for National office. 1315 general Hospital adult 1405 guiding Light adult 1450 just for kids cartoons Donkey Kong Scooba do mysteries 1600 the today show 1800 can headline news German television first program1023 hit Parade 1110 sports extra 1210 cultural information1610 animals 1655 for children 1750 news 1800 regional program 2015 pro and con 2103 the world wildlife fund 25 years2230 news 2300 drama a visit from an old lady second program 1604 Shadow dates 1635 the Stone of Marco polo1700 news 1715 off duty Magazine 1745 the Pink Panther 1820 miniseries Devil s grandmother"1900 news 1930 Short stories for entertainment 2030 fashion journal up to Date 2100 youth and politics 2145 news 2205 open end discussion 2250 current news about movies the stars and stripes american to schedule is based on the latest information furnished by an but the scheduled programming is subject to change . Official group urge recall of 200,000 audis new York up state attorney general Robert Abrams and the Center for Auto safety wednesday urged the recall of Over 200,000 Audi 5000 cars sold in the United states because a serious defect has caused 400 accidents in the last six years. Drivers of the cars Are playing russian Roulette not Only with their lives but with the lives of others travelling with them and those of pedestrians on the Street Abram told a news conference. Abrams said that the 400 accidents re ported so far May Well be the tip of an iceberg. We expect to be flooded with additional complaints of accidents and injuries As a result of this  a number of the owners of Audi 5000 automatics have reported a rapid and unexpected acceleration accompanied by loss of brakes when shifting from Park into Driver reverse. Clarence m. Ditlow Iii executive director of the Center for Auto safety said the acceleration problems were possibly linked to the car s electronic controls. Abrams the Center and the new York pub Lic interest research group petitioned the department of transportation s National High Way traffic safety administration to open a formal defect investigation and order the re Call of 1978-1986 Audi 5000 cars. No closing Stock prices because of transmission difficulties no new York Stock Exchange closing prices were available for this edition