European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday april 7, 1986 the Granite Block in front of the National archives in Washington honors president Franklin d. Roosevelt. Up photo Ashington fears it May run out of room for monuments Washington up the nation s capital is full of monuments memorials statues and plaques and fears that the government May be running out of room to Honor future heroes. Although the nation is Little More than 200 years old there Are already 111 statues plaques buildings and Gar Dens on Federal land in the District of Columbia area to commemorate people and events in . History. They include numerous War heroes 11 presidents inventors an statesmen. The tally does not include various statues and buildings erected on private land or land owned by the City of Washington . Nor does it take into account the Navy me Morial under construction on Pennsylvania Avenue the Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial Garden that has been approved but not paid for or statues being planned to Honor american Law enforcement heroes and the Poe Kahil Gibran. The existing National monuments Range from the under stated and Little noticed Granite Block in front of the National archives building in Honor of for to the breath taking Lincoln memorial that attracted More than 3 million visitors last year. In keeping with the words inscribed at the Entrance of the National archives what is past is prologue the monuments Are meant to be a testimony to our history and our Hope for the future. But not All Are As inspiring As the Graceful domed Jef Ferson memorial or As heart wrenching As the Black Granite Wall commemorating those who died in Vietnam. Some of the More obscure memorials might leave tourists scratching their Heads like the Temperance Fountain on Pennsylvania Avenue that or. Henry Cogswell erected to persuade people to quench their thirst with water not rum particularly since the Fountain has not worked i years. And if you like Many assume that the Ericsson statue on the mall was erected in Honor of Leif the Early explorer you would be wrong. It commemorates John Ericsson inventor of the inter screw propeller. Therein lies a problem a finite amount of space and a potentially infinite number of requests for new memorials. We have an unprecedented number of pending proposals 17 this year alone awaiting congressional consideration said Patty Kennedy a member of the Senate Energy and natural resources subcommittee on Public lands. They include memorials for Martin Luther King the longstanding Friendship Between the United states and Morocco the american tank division women in the armed forces Black patriots who fought in the american revolution the korean conflict and Gen. Draza Mihailo Vich who saved 500 . Airmen in Yugoslavia during world War ii. B. If we were to enact All of those this year we would take care of about half of the remaining Sites for All time Kennedy said. There also have been requests but no legislation for a memorial honouring the seven astronauts who died when the space shuttle challenger exploded in february. House Interior committee chairman Morris Udall d ariz., has introduced a Bill to establish guidelines for decision making on future memorials. His panel s National Parks subcommittee will hold a hearing on the subject april 15. The Senate Public lands subcommittee held similar hearings last month and chairman Malcolm Wallop r wyo., also plans to introduce legislation to restrict future monuments. A Dales Bill would prohibit any new monuments on the main mall area of the capital the Grassy area that stretches from the Lincoln memorial East to the Capitol. It would restrict future War memorials to honouring com plete branches of the service like the army or Navy or commemorating an entire conflict like the korean War rather than a specific military division or Battle. To ensure that the proposed memorials stand the test of time the Bill would require that at least 25 years pass after the death of a person before he or she could be honoured with a memorial in the nation s capital. And in some cases a statue would be displayed in Washington Only temporarily before being moved to its permanent Home elsewhere in the country. Finally the legislation would direct private groups to raise the Money for the construction of future memorials As Well As provide for their maintenance. Stateside Mcchristian broadcasting network lays off 42, Sells 3 stations Virginia Beach a. A the Christian broadcasting network is Selling three to stations cancel ing its toll free Telephone line and laying off at least 42 employees because contributions were lower than expected this year says the Rev. Pat Robertson. Network executives had projected that contributions to can would increase 22 percent this year Over 1985, Robertson can s founder and one of the nation s most watched television evangelists told the virginian Pilot an the Ledger Star of Norfolk on wednesday. Contributions however increased Only 7 percent this year said Robertson Host of the 700 club Christia talk show. This is essentially prudent business Robertson said we re making decisions. I think this will make the organization  dutch couple who fought nazis honoured by israeli government grand rapids Michigan a a couple who spent five years in the dutch resistance against the nazis Are being honoured for their work by the israeli govern ment. Adriana and Peter Termaat of the United states have been named recipients of the medal of the righteous gentiles for their role in the resistance in German occupied Netherlands said Moshe bar the israeli Consul i Chicago. The couple s work included printing underground news letters forging ration and identification cards and hiding people from the nazis. So Many times your life Hung by a thread said Ter Maat 72. It s something you never forget said mrs. Termaat70. San Diego zoo plans Roundup of prolific fowl running free san Diego a zoo officials plan to curb hundreds of chickens turkeys and other assorted fowl that have gone too far in their scavenging. Keepers armed with nets and traps will scour the 100 acre Park rounding up the Birds. They then will relocate a Small group of the Healthiest ones into the zoo s three canyons and will try to find Homes for the rest. Chicken free zones will be established near food stands and in other areas where the Birds hang around waiting for handouts said spokesman Jeff Jouett. There Are about 500 chickens 120 australian Brush turkeys and assorted wild fowl now running free. They descended from 27 Birds the zoo let Loose in 1942. Fra testing finds milk untainted despite caller s tampering claim Cuya hoga Falls Ohio a . Food and drug administration tests conducted after an Anonymous tampering warning have found nothing wrong with milk removed from Lawson milk co. Stores the company said. We have received word from the Fra that they have concluded their testing and found no indication of Tam Pering or contamination of the milk spokeswoman Yolanda Crisp said. The Fra began examining milk after a caller warned company Headquarters and area broadcasting stations that some milk May have been contaminated with an unidentified substance. The 200 Gallons tested revealed no unusual or foreign substance Crisp said. Survey of sunken whaling ship reveals Only minor damage Gold Beach Ore. A a group that wants to restore the sunken Mary d. Hume the last of the steam powered Arctic whaling ships found Only minor damage when they examined the Hull. Thousands of Gallons of water were pumped from the ship a Short distance up the rogue River from Gold Beach said Walt Schroeder president of the Curry county historical society. The to Crew found one Hole and another possible Hole inthe 98-foot wooden Hull he said. The 105-year-old vessel Sank in november while Mem oers of the society were trying to put it on a special Cradle designed to protect it from storms. The Cradle broke dumping the boat in the River where us 05 y submerged. The group Hopes to raise the vessel and repair it once a Moorage can be found