European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes tuesday april 29, 1986 oops missed that. And Shaf one from press dispatches Paul Tavilla world Champion grape Catcher stood for nearly two hours Mouth pointed at the Sun and tried to catch a grape dropped from the top of Dallas 72-Story inter first Plaza the 14th-tallest building in the world in an Effort to better his record of 660 feet which he set last month in Tokyo. He failed. Last month in Tokyo he caught a grape dropped from the 52nd floor of of a building. The Sun and wind had the upper hand in Dallas As Tavilla a produce wholesaler from Arlington mass., went Home without snagging even one of the some 30 pounds of grapes dropped one at a time. This is the first time this has happened he said. I Only saw about 10 grapes coming  it s ridiculous that they Are doing All this for a grape said onlooker Ellen Braverman of Dallas. Tavilla who directed the grape droppers by Walkie talkie ordered them to move Down to the 66th floor then the 61st floor because of High winds. "1 guess i did t take into account the Texas wind and Glassy surface of the building he said. I can t see the grapes because of the reflection of the Glass. And this is the worst wind i have had to  hundreds of people gathered and dodged grapes dropping at 80 to 90 Mph. One Man was hit in an Eye but was not seriously Hurt police said. Several people ended up with purple shoes. Tavilla missed the first grape. And the second grape. And the third. And the. He finally gave up after 90 minutes but most of the hundreds of spectators had left by then. Actor Hackman in real Lite Roll actor Gene Hackman who starred in one of the wildest car Chase scenes Ever filmed escaped injury after his car flipped Over saturday while leading a professional sports car race at Sears Point raceway in Sonoma Calif. Hackman 56, who won an Academy award in 1974 for portraying narcotics detective Popeye Doyle in the French connection was one of 40 Drivers competing in the Sears Point . Endurance cup a six hour event. Hackman Midway through the race Hackman s Audi Quattro went into a turn and rolled onto its top said track spokesman Ryan Reese. Workers at the track helped the actor climb out. I d like to have had a stunt Driver for that one quipped Hackman who was not actually behind the wheel for the famous Chase scene in the French con  Hackman who was competing As a celebrity Driver blamed his mishap on the loss of Power steering and Power brakes. I was dizzy for a Little bit there but i m All right he said. It s a funny feeling to be driving along of and then be hanging there in the Belt upside Down with fuel dripping All  about 3,009 people attended the race. They built the Best bodies a photos Ian do we of England and Anja Langer of West Germany pose during the finals of the european Amateur bodybuilding championship Competition in Warsaw. Dowe won first place in the men s 80 to 90-kilogram 176-198 pounds class and Langer took first place in the women s 57-kilogram j25 pounds class. Ruckin on Down to Church a Tow truck operator and his Bride arrived at their wedding ceremony in Woodbridge n.j., in an antique car atop a flatbed truck followed by a Convoy of Tow trucks carrying the wedding party. Firefighters get married and have fire trucks said Alexander Dudas Iii 27, who married Catherine John son 28. I drive a Tow truck for a living and have All my life. So i figured Why not have Tow trucks besides he said nobody had Ever done this before. I figured it would be  Dudas said the idea for a wedding procession com posed of most of the Central new Jersey county s Tow trucks was originally just an Idle  i was kidding at first he said. But friends who also drive Tow trucks followed through and arranged for 25 wreckers to ferry the wedding party to St. Francis Cathedral conference speakers cancel president Belisario Betancur of Colombia and two other top speakers scheduled to appear sunday at a conference on third world health co sponsored by for Mer president Carter in Atlanta bowed out at the last minute because of scheduling conflicts officials said. Betancur nigerian minister of health or. Kaye Ransome Kutt and or. V. Zamalin Goswami director general of the Indian Council of medical research sent notices cancelling their appearances at the conference co sponsored by the Carter Center and the centers for disease con \ tool. Carter said Betancur called Betancur him to apologize for not coming. Kaye and Zamalin Goswami sent notices saying they needed More time to prepare for the world health Assem Bly in Geneva next week conference officials said. Carter said the . Bombing raid on Libya this month was not mentioned As a reason for the cancellations but he speculated at least one of the speakers May have backed out to protest the attack. H.b1 n 3can 9k 8ankhj with left us Wouk paperback books new adventures every time stars and stripes bookstores