European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. May 20. 1986 pig Iron porkers pick up first prize from press dispatches a team headed by a bricklayer s Soris slow cooked a whole Pilj Tor 30 hours 1o win the grand championship of the 9th annual Memphis in my pcs rival t International Barbecue cooking contest. Pc Haven t Al a head Cook we Jusi gel together and do the bpm we can sait Mph ice c. Mclain of the ii member pig Iron porkers lean thai went Home suit urday with the55,000 first prize. The parkers were headed by Michael Tim Tom and Stephen Nicl Ain the sons or . Mcluin who also  the hog. Cat on the.roof-. Theodore stun Guitet author of the or. Saul Batt Handt by to workmen raise a giant col in the Hal billboard la the top of the san Diego museum of Arl to promote an exhibition or. 5�uil from then to now Keliel hat won a Polit or Price for fill work which hoi been Han flu led Fate 10 languages and hat hid 100 million Lepisi. We spent very Little Money Michael said. But we put a lot of work Inlo  the porkers Competition included a learn headed by Nebraska Coy Bob Kerrey who took his turn at the pit As a member of the split Hoof & Mouth cooking club team. Sens. Albert Core or. And James Sasser of ten Nessee donned personalized aprons to preside aver the Samurai senators team. Coach a ppr Rodger of the United Stales football league s Memphis showboat conducted his weekly radio broadcast from the Booth where the Swine suckers prepared pork shoulders. Fassen Oft and running again Harold Slasher n former governor who sought the presidency seven times won tin first endorsement from his party in 44 years in an overwhelming Vole of Confidence Tor his congressional candidacy. At he Independent Republican party s 4th District convention saturday in  Canada minn., the 79 year old Stassun received 10 Voles to eight for Mary Jane Rich re with three abstentions. Stassun will Challenge rep Bruce Vento a five term incumbent in the nov. 4 election. The District has been a stronghold of the democratic Farmer labor party since 1948. The endorsement Marks the first time Stuss Cit has won his party s nod since he was elected to his third term As Minnesota governor in 1942. Since then he has run for various offices More than a dozen times. While Stassun says he has run Many hopeless races Dur ing his lifetime he maintains his is not one of them. This is the Firtl time i be had Republican part backing organizational backing he said. Stassen was hailed As the boy wonder when he first was elected governor at age 31 in 1938. He was a major contender Tor the Republican presidential nomination in 1948, and also ran for president in 1952,1964, 1968,1976, 1980 and 1934. In addition he ran tar . Senate in 1978 and for Minnesota governor in 1932. Pope Marks 66th birthday Pope John Paul ii had a huge cake for his 66th birthday sunday and the Vatican newspaper ran birth Day greetings. But Vatican spokesman Lulio Nicoliny said there were no special celebrations for the event. The Pope gave his regular noon Blessing in St. Peter s Square and did not mention his birthday to the 30,000 pilgrims. A venetian pastry maker had sent a giant two tiered cake with a Relief portrait of the Pope in dark chocolate the pontiff Bam in we homier. Poland near Krakow on May is 1920 received telegraphed greetings from italian Humph turns 100 the Belv. Or a Humphrey known affection Ottly