European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes tuesday april 15, 1986 but it was supposed of be a joke chief running Cloud wanted to make it rain in Alice Springs Australia to lure Halley s Comet watchers to Tennant Creek 300 Miles away for better viewing. The chief really Tennant Creek drugstore owner David Mills apparently did his Indian rain dance a Little too Well. Clouds and rain not Only blotted out the skies at Alice normally one of the driest places on the Globe but also obscured Tennant Creek. On thursday Friday and saturday thousands of tourists were left in the dark on the doings of the Comet in the place astronomers had picked As the world s Best viewing site because of its usually Cloud free nights. When Halley s Comet made its closest pass to Earth on Friday at a distance of 39 million Miles people in up photo author author 15-year-old Cecily Schoen of Chicago will be in the audience when her play syntax error one of four chosen from 2,000, is broadcast live on nationwide radio. She was one of the winners in the writing contest which was held in Chicago. Alice saw a spectacular Rainbow Rise Over the Central australian Outback instead of the Comet. It s embarrassing said chief running Cloud. The whole business started last year when Alice Springs boasted of being the world s Premier Comet site and said it expected 80,000 visitors for the event. Black mayors Honor All the nation s Black mayors presented former heavy weight boxing Champion Muhammad All with the National conference of Black mayors tribute to a Black american award at a ceremony in Atlantic City n.j., attended by Boxer marvelous Marvin Hagler the Rev. Jesse l. Jackson and comedian Dick Gregory. You mean so much to so Many people Gregory told Ali. Prime minister Hamilton Green of the cooperative Republic of Guyana said Ali s accomplishments were noted by Blacks the world when Muhammad Ali did his shuffle and whupped his opponents we jumped for Joy Green said. In accepting the award Ali discussed his religious convictions and his conversion to islam citing the influence of the late activist Malcolm x. Pauling donating papers Linus Pauling the Winner of two Nobel prizes is donating Many of his papers awards and books to Ore gon state University his Alma mater. Included in his donation Are materials relating to the career of his late wife Ava Helen Pauling a peace worker feminist and social activist the school said. Pauling who won the Nobel prize in chemistry in 1954 and the peace prize in 1962, received a Bachelor s degree in chemistry from what was then Oregon state College in 1922. I was asked by a number of institutions if i would turn Over my correspondence my research books and other material Pauling said. But the feeling i had was that these other institutions were not interested in my Pauling 85, said he plans to turn Over 30 research books in which he recorded observations and made calculations. Other materials include the two Nobel prizes numerous other medals approximately 40 honorary degrees school textbooks and other reference books. Glamorous card carriers the world title fights at the karate mania extravaganza in Atlanta april 26 will have a prurient Angle. The women carrying the big cards that announce the number of the rounds will be Cody Carmack a former Penthouse pet of the year Jake Lamotta s former wife Vikki who appeared nude in Playboy and Rita Jenrette. Former wife of former congressman John Jenrette and also the subject of a Playboy spread. Houston special Stephen Zimmerman proprietor of a Houston restaurant is offering luncheon customers a four course meal for the Price of a barrel of Oil. Zimmer Man came up with the idea after noting that his luncheon business at which the average Check is $35, was Down. With the Price of Oil Down Busi Ness has been picking up. The computer terminal is for customers to Check Oil prices before ordering. Spock denounces fingerprints or. Benjamin Spock who has been offering tips on child rearing since the 1940s, says the latest trend of fingerprinting children to Aid recovery of abduction victims is dangerous and frightening to kids. You re going to scare the Beje Ebers out of 10 Mil lion children and i be seen no evidence that it works said the author of the common sense Book of baby and child a kidnapper does t say to a child have you been fingerprinted " he told an educators workshop in san Jose Calif. I think our society is getting tenser and tenser. And children Are the lightning rods because we All take out our tensions on our children s books on video storybooks brought to life storybook brought to life storybooks brought to life pm Turig Jot a a is a two Towl he Phi four exciting my Iturea
