European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March 30, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 youths on easter break run wild in Calif resort Palm Springs Calif. A thou Sands of youths rampaged through this Chic resort throwing rocks and bottles at police and tearing clothing from terrified women in an easter vacation disturbance in which 40 people were arrested. Police planned a show of Force saturday and sunday to prevent a recurrence of Fri Day afternoon s violence. An estimated 10,000 youths invaded the City for easter vacation and after the disturbances erupted police declared an Ille Gal Assembly and started arresting people. A 10 . Curfew for anyone 18 or younger was imposed. Historically Friday and saturday nights Are the busiest said police sgt. David Goodwin. We will have a Large showing of  sixty Riverside county sheriffs deputies and 14 police officers from nearby Cathe dral City and desert hot Springs were expected to join the department s 80 sworn officers he said. Officers made 40 arrests for Drunken Ness assaulting an officer and failure to disperse during Friday s four hour clash along Palm Canyon drive in the affluent desert Community. Rocks bottles Beer cans and just about anything else the crowd can get their hands on were thrown at officers Goodwin said. It s a younger crowd than in past years Goodwin said. They Don t seem to respect authority. You try to arrest one and you have 500 All Over you for  there was no significant property dam age reported police it. Bill Manger said. Officers marching Down Palm Canyon drive used a megaphone to order everyone off the Street Sheila Gratton a local Resi Dent said. They were cleaning the streets out completely she said. The emergency room at desert Hospital was filled with Young people with mostly minor injuries. A few were admitted but most were treated and released nursing supervisor Charles Wasserman said. We be been Busy 24 hours around the clock said Wasserman adding that More than 100 Young people had been treated during the week. Some youths sprayed Mace at police but rampaging youths reach into an open car in Palm Springs Calif., to rip the clothes off its female occupants. A photo none of the officers was seriously injured Goodwin said. Palm Springs 110 Miles East of los an Geles has Long been a popular spot for Stu dents to gather during the easter vacation. This is the worst since 1969, that s what people have been saying said Juleen Ger Hardt a police Secretary. That year a huge throng of Young people ran amok through the City. This year crowds of Young men ripped clothes off several women and youths poured water from ice chests into open cars. Some of the men exposed themselves to the crowd. Associated press photographer Douglas Pizac in town to cover the California an gels baseball team said he saw at least four incidents in which Young men tried to tear clothing from Young women in cars. In one Case several Young men sur rounded two women in a convertible. They started tearing their clothes off said Pizac. He said the women who were wearing to shirts Over two piece bathing suits were crying and pleading with themen to Stop. One had her top torn off and the other had part of her Bottom torn off said Pizac. I asked them if they were All right after they started driving away and one of them said til never be the same again she was driving with one hand keeping her clothes Over her Chest with the  cars filled with revellers drove Down the Street and youths removed some of their own clothing As others cheered. Stan Mozer Driver of a caterer s truck said a crowd of youths overtook his truck and Tore open the doors stealing food. One Guy broke the doors on the Back and when i confronted him he turned around and hit me with a Coke bottle said Mozer. It hit me on the Side of the  veterinarian sued Tor tailing to kill Friendly dog a Tow of Kurt a 1j\ a tax. I i .aa._. _ Canton Ohio a a veterinarian is being sued by a couple who claim that he diagnosed a painful Back condition in Barney their 4-year-old Dachshund but then kept the dog because he did t have the heart to destroy it. I know i probably should have done it but How do you kill a dog who s wagging his Tail and Licking your face said or. Daniel Evans. I just could t do  the lawsuit filed by Linda g. And Dennis w. Gregory of Perry township contends that they suffered severe emotional trauma As a result of the doctor s treat ment of their dog. The Stark county common pleas court lawsuit which seeks $100,000 in damages from Evans and Mas Sillon animal Hospital contends that mrs. Gregory asked Evans to destroy Barney last october based on his diagnosis of possible continued Back pain and even Tual paralysis. They Learned that Barney was alive when they took another animal to Evans office earlier this month. Bar Ney was returned to them March 5, causing them an other emotional trauma although admittedly a Happy one the lawsuit said. Evans said he agreed to destroy the dog after mrs. Gregory told him that she did t want to spend any Money on the dog for treatment of what she said was a painful Back condition. When i went in to put him to sleep he jumped All Over me and licked my face and wagged his Tail said Evans. I did t have the heart to put him to sleep. She said he was in pain and yet there he was  Evans said he cared for Barney for the next five months intending eventually to destroy the dog. Every Day we kept thinking we should do it but How can you put a perfectly healthy animal to sleep i Tell you animals have rights too he said. He became a part of the family. We just loved him and fed him and gave him a  Hart postpones Fri congressmen cautioned against travel in Mideast Washington up the state department noting Libya s threats to launch terrorist attacks against americans has cautioned members of Congress against travel in the Middle East and sen. Gary Hart postponed his trip to Egypt Israel an Jordan. We have not recommended that any planned trips be cancelled department spokesman Charles Redman said Friday. We have however expressed our belief that the need for travel at this time should be carefully  there was no indication How Many Mem Bers of Congress had planned to go to the Middle East during the easter recess or How Many were heeding the department advisory. Many Capitol Hill offices were closed at the Start of the Holiday. The warning was sent to committees and members late thursday. We have been in Contact with senators representatives and congressional staff members who had planned to travel to the Middle East during the easter recess Redman told reporters Friday. We have asked that they reassess whether their trips Are essential at this time or whether they could be rescheduled for a later  he declined to say which Mem Bers of Congress had been contacted or which countries they planned to visit. But he said a fairly Large number of congressmen and congressional staff Mem Bers had planned to travel to the  Hart who had planned to leave saturday on a 10-Day trip said in a statement administration sources indicate my planned trip would divert limited Security resources. Therefore i have decided that my trip would be inappropriate at this  Hart d-colo., a probable presidential candidate in 1988, said it is Paramount that Security resources be totally dedicated to ensuring the maximum possible Protection for american citizens in the  in the aftermath of fighting Between the . 6th Fleet and Libya in the Eastern Mediterranean last week libyan Leader Moa mar khad Afy vowed to form suicide squads and strike Back at americans in the Middle East. Redman said Ordinary citizens were not being warned about travel to the Middle East. We be expressed our belief that the need for official highly visible congressional travel at this time be carefully evaluated he said