European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday april 16, 1986 Rescue from the 19th floor a photos Rescue workers from the Atlanta Public safety department Rescue two unidentified window washers who were stranded outside the 19th floor of an Atlanta building when their scaffolding collapsed. Neither Man was injured and they were lowered safely to the Street without incident. Strait gets 2 country music awards Alabama again top vocal group Buena Park Calif. A gentleman Cowboy George Strait won top male vocalist and album of the year trophies monday at the Academy of country music awards ceremony while Alabama picked up its 13th award for top vocal group. I love this. Thank you a delighted Strait told the audience after winning his second award of the evening for his up does fort Worth Ever Cross your mind the clean Cut smooth singing Strait Complete with White hat and pressed Blue jeans is at no. 4 on the country charts for his song you re something special to Alabama a perennial favorite of the Academy was named the top vocal group and holds the record for most Academy of country music awards. One right out of the Chute thanks a lot Alabama drummer Mark Herndon told the audience at the Knott s Berry farm s Good time theater As the group accepted the first award of the evening. Alabama and Hank Williams or. Each had four Nomi nations at the Start of the evening including entertainer and album of the year. Williams did not win an award. Ronnie Milsap s lost in the fifties a nostalgic mix of country and Doo Wop won song of the year. Milsap earlier this year won a Best country male vocal grammy for the same tune. I knew i loved it when i heard it Milsap said of the song. It s like a Page out of my life when i was Milsap who is Blind read Reba Mcentire s name in braille after opening the envelope for top female vocalist award. It s More nerve wracking because once you win it you want another one said Mcentire. Highwayman took single of the year honors. The song is performed by the country super group of the same name with members Johnny Cash Willie Nelson Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. Judy Rodman took the award for Best new female vocalist. Her current song until i met you is climbing the country charts. I feel sort of legitimate now she told the audience. Randy Travis won As Best new male vocalist and Sang his hit song "1982" for the audience. Once i get done shaking i la feel better Travis 26,said backstage. The Mother and daughter team the judds captured honors for top vocal duet for the second year in a Row. The Tex Ritter award for top country motion picture went to Sweet dreams a movie based on the life of country Singer Patsy Cline. World today novel writer or policymaker Pentagon aide asked to decide Washington a the Pentagon s top arms control specialist has to decide whether he wants to remain an influential policymaker or become an author but he should not be allowed to do both sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., says. But the official Richard Pere says that even though he plans to write a novel that will borrow events from the real world he is doing nothing improper. Nunn has written a letter to president Reagan complaining about Perle s plans to sell the rights to a novel based on life in the corridors of Power. Perle is an assistant Secretary of defense and the Pentagon s specialist on arms control and National Security affairs. Considered an arms control hardliner Perle is known to have engaged in a running Battle through most of the Reagan administration with his counterpart at the state department former assistant Secretary of state Richard Burt now . Ambassador to Germany. The novel which Perle is attempting to sell to publish ers for $300,000 or More is said to be about in Nunn s words a supposedly fictional struggle Between two assist ant secretaries of defense and one bad squirrel7 captured after terrorizing neighbourhood la Puente Calif. Up a ferocious Squirrel terrorized a quiet suburban neighbourhood for three Days biting four women charging a fireman and holding a pit Bull at Bay officials said. The rodent was finally subdued after a wild 10-minute Chase by several firemen a sheriffs Deputy and an animal control officer Deputy Roxanna Schuchman said. The animal later died. He was one bad Squirrel Schuchman said. The rodent was to be autopsied for evidence of rabies and other diseases she said. Mailman gets All wound up Over package full of noise Springfield to. A authorities sealed a parking lot after a postal Carrier reported picking up a package that was making strange noises but it turned out to be merely a Box of wind up toys. Lonnie Stokes said he heard suspicious noises As he drove away after picking up the package from a Mailbox. At his next Stop he called his supervisors who in turn called the fire department. Firefighters police and arson squad detectives sealed off the parking lot and carefully removed the package placing it in a special disposal unit that was then transported out of town As a safety precaution. Investigators traced the origin of the package then opened it and found a Teddy Bear Hummingbird feeder and some wind up toys. One investigator said Stokes apparently activated a wind up robot when he picked up the package. California pm Toyota Plant to begin making Corolla cars Fremont Calif. Up the general motors Toyota Plant in Fremont will become the first in the nation to make Toyota Corolla cars it has been announced. The Plant is a joint venture called new United motor manufacturing inc., which currently produces Chevrolet Novas at the rate of 200,000 a year. A spokesman said the Plant also will make 30,000 to 50,000 Corolla Fps a year. The Corolla fax is a sports car version of the Corolla now sold Only in Japan. Reagan honors minnesotan As teacher of the year Washington a Guy r. Doud a 32-year-old High school English teacher from Brainard minn., who credits his own teachers with transforming his life was honoured monday at the White House As the 1986 teacher of the year. I am a teacher because of teachers. Teachers were the most influential people in my life Doud told a news conference. They were the ones that challenged me that stimulated me that showed me that someone other than my Mother could Doud said he was inspired to enter the profession because his own teachers trans formed him from a fat Little boy with very Low self esteem into a teacher whose guid ing philosophy is who i teach is always More important than what i president Reagan presented Doud with a Crystal Apple during a ceremony honouring the teacher. The whole purpose of education is to try to make society a better place because we believe. It s through an educated pop Ulace that therein lies some of the answers to society s problems and ills Doud said. After we be turned off All the lights in the classroom and we be put away All the books we be turned off All the computer terminals and handed out All the grades. All we have left is each other and our own concept of moral asked about his thoughts on teacher competency tests Doud said if a teacher can t pass a competency test then there is probably something wrong. But on the other hand you always have to keep in mind and ask yourself what is that test testing i Don t think most of your teachers would really have a fear about taking a test. And if it would Aid in increasing the reputation of the profession then i think it would be a very Good but he added i Don t think we should regard it As the solution to improving the education profession because what still goes on in the classroom is still what s going to be key and the decisive Al asked How he Felt about prayer in school Doud quoted former Secretary of agriculture Bob Bergland saying Bergland s Chil Dren attended a school with children of All faiths and he would hate to have them open the Day by saying a prayer to whom it May concern and i personally feel the same Minnesota gov. Rudy Perpich said Doud personifies the Minnesota spirit the spirit of giving of innovation of compas Sion of Hope and it is said that to teach someone any thing we must love them first Perpich said. Guy Doud knows this he practices this and that is Why he is a great teacher and one of the nation s
