European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday april 14, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 a Ley s come this Crummy Little fuzzball new York times news service the consensus is in Halley s Comet was a fizzle. The celebrated once in a lifetime visitor from space which triggered mass hysteria in 1910 and mass merchandising in 1986, surprised astronomers last week by fading and losing most of its Tail just As it was making its closest approach to Earth. Appearing Small fuzzy and feeble the Comet came within 39 million Miles of Earth on thursday and is now streaking off to the cold fringes of the solar system renewing an ancient Cycle that will bring it Back in 2061. For astronomers who had waited decades for the Chance to study the famous chunk of ice and Rock its Brief visit turned out to be a spectacularly successful Opportunity to solve some of the Many mysteries of comets. For millions of others who purchased binoculars and telescopes for the historic visit stood outside in their pyjamas or travelled thousands of Miles for a Clear Van Tage Point the real mystery was Why anyone would make such a fuss about what was As it turned out Little More than a Wispy Blob of Light. The Comet that inspired Awe and terror in centuries past was by the accounts of earthbound observers a Dud. That s it a female voice shrieked from the dark Ness of some inca ruins on a Hilltop near Cuzco Peru last week. That s All there is i came four thousand Miles to see this Crummy Little fuzzball the Comet was most visible this time from the South Ern hemisphere prompting tens of thousands of people to travel to Australia South America and the South Pacific. Many who saw the Comet said that while they were pleased to have seen it it was Given All the Advance hoopla a bit of a disappointment. However or. Steven w. Squyres an astrophysicist and Comet specialist with the National aeronautics and space administration said it was exactly what i expected after viewing it in Peru. He said his Best View had come several weeks earlier via a television Monitor in Texas where american astronomers watched Pic Tures sent Back from one of five satellites sent to intercept the Comet. The View from the ground however was widely judged to be unequal to the expectation. Even in the Southern hemisphere it failed to put on much of a show. In Central Australia the town of Alice Springs had been expecting tens of thousands of Comet watchers to take advantage of the area s renowned Clear skies. As word of the dismal performance spread however cancellations Rose sharply. Even so an estimated 18,000 Comet watchers most of them from Japan had flocked to the Community. Halfway around the world in Peru thousands of tourists arrived in recent weeks to Sec the Cornel from the inca ruins and to take advantage of the High Altitude viewing in the Andes. Comet watchers filled the hotels restaurants and tourist attractions providing a Boon for the Economy. But a crush at prime viewing spots. I am underwhelmed said a stargazer from Vancou ver British Columbia who viewed the Comet from the ruins of Puca Nucara an inca outpost outside . "1 saw it better from the plane coming Down  nearby the sound of heavy snoring escaped a sleep ing bag As a weary sky watcher succumbed to the hour. Terrorism spurs Abc program to change travel plans new York a Abc s Good morning America has postponed plans to travel to Europe next month because of the volatile travel conditions abroad. Instead the program will showcase Domestic Vaca Tion spots the show s producer announced. More and More americans have demonstrated that because of the Uncertain Cli mate abroad they prefer to do their travel ing within the United states and nearby countries Phyllis Mcgrady the program s executive producer said in a statement. The show s itinerary for the week of May 5-9 its first International trip had included stops in Monte Carlo for a grand prix car race Cannes France for the can nes film festival Portofino Italy and Nice France. But since the trip was announced March 26, International tensions have been exacerbated by the Twa plane bombing the bombing of a disco in West Berlin that was frequented by . Service members and the Battle incidents in the Gulf of Sidra Between the United states and Libya. Now during the week of May 5-9, anchors David Hartman and Joan Lunden and other Abc correspondents and personalities will be shown from various spots in the United states and possibly Canada Mexico and the Caribbean. We feel this series on . Vacation spots More appropriately meets the desires of our audience at this time Mcgrady said. Trail to my air tragedy How bomb May have gotten aboard Twa flight 840 i 3fated Boeing 727 flies torome to pick up 114 passengers bound for Athens. Of suspect leaves plane Waits and later boards another plane bound for Beirut. 1wednesday, terrorist suspect boards Boeing 727 in Cairo and flies to Athens in seat .1 of. 4bomb explodes at or near seat 10f. Four Are killed and at least 7 others injured. Plane lands 10 minutes later. Libya Csc ago to Tina graphic source Chicago tribute news report Mcgrady recently was in Europe scout ing locations for the trip and it was a very difficult  Phyllis to make said Rachelene de mave spokeswoman for Good morning  there is just a different mood about International travel now she said. Abc s today show the first of the morning Jet setters with trips to Moscow Italy and South America is doing a three part series on Domestic vacations april 28 30. Talk to the travel agents and you see where people Are going this summer said Steve Friedman executive producer of  people Are going to the Eastern bloc nations because they feel Security is tight there. You know the people at Disney world Are Licking their lips about this sum  live broadcasts such As today and Good morning America could be targets for terrorists seeking High profile platforms. You always think about what could Hap pen on a live show then you usually go ahead Friedman said. If somebody really wants to do something no amount of Security will Stop  in Atlanta meanwhile Georgia gov. Joe Frank Harris on saturday postponed a trip to Europe because of concern for his safety a spokeswoman said. Barbara Morgan the governor s news Secretary said the trip was postponed be cause of obvious concern Over the International  Harris was scheduled to leave saturday and had planned to visit Munich Rome Milan and Zurich in an Effort to attract foreign business to Georgia. Earlier this month four americans were killed when a bomb exploded on a Twa jetliner flying from Italy to Greece and a bombing at a West Berlin discotheque frequented by . Servicemen killed a . Army sergeant and a turkish woman and injured 230. Farmer celebrates mortgage burning Cochran a. A a Man whose farm was saved from foreclosure by a fund raising drive burned his mortgage sat urday and about 500 people showed up for a picnic to help him celebrate. Oscar Lorick 66, almost lost the 79-acre property last year when he could not meet his debts. But a group of armed protesters blocked authorities from evicting him and their action attracted National attention. On saturday state troopers and sheriffs deputies returned to the farm but this time they directed traffic for the picnic. Churches businesses and others contributed $75,000 to buy the farm Back from Cook banking co., and $9,000 to pay Back taxes and buy seed and equipment for the illiterate Farmer. Lorick whose family has owned the farm since before the turn of the Century was presented with a tractor saturday by his friends and benefactors. I think Oscar s problem has not been As much a problem with farming As he s been taken advantage of because he can t read or write and i have evidence to that effect said Frank argenbright an Atlanta businessman who contributed $7,500. So we re just going to try and make sure he s not taken advantage  peace March gathers More support Las vegas Nev. Up Mem Bers of the great peace March for nuclear disarmament carried balloons flags and High spirits saturday for a hike past the posh gambling resorts on the Las vegas strip. The peace March which left los Angeles March 1 with a contingent of 1,200, had dwindled to 225 when the group reached Las vegas thursday. March spokesman Chris Ball said the renewed outpouring of support for the 3,200-mile hike through 13 states to Washington d.c., convinced Many who left the March when the organization crumbled and the peace March stalled in California to return in Nevada. We counted the marchers this morning and we had 435," Ball said. Many of those who started with us and went to their Homes in California decided to rejoin the March in Las  the peace March which camped thurs Day and Friday night in a Park in the South Ern part of the City received a $25,000 Check from actor Paul Newman thursday and an offer of Money or a Benefit concert from Yoko Ono John Lennon s widow on Friday. Actor Robert Blake who described him self As the group s official fund Raiser returned last week with $30,000 in pledges for the nationwide March. He said the March costs $3,000 per Day. Ball said the marchers who carried placards with anti nuclear slogans did not so licit funds As they moved past the multimillion Dollar gambling resorts. Sandrof tire in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today april/14, 1946 five Michigan cities remain tied up by transportation strikes and there were no new developments in the Coal strike As labor disputes throughout the country kept 760,000 workers Idle. Meanwhile Twa pilots were threatening to strike. 30 years ago today. April 14, 1956 French Premier Guy Mollet renewed his Appeal for a cease fire in Algeria and promised free elections there three months after peace is restored. 20 years ago today. April 14, 1966 b-52 bombers in their first raid against North Vietnam dropped 700 tons of bombs sending a Mountainside crashing Down onto the approaches to the to Chi Minh Trail Saigon news reports said. 10 years ago today. April 14, 1976 the House judiciary committee reversed a previous vote and sent a gun control Bill to the full House for the first time since 1968