European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes thursday May 22, 1986 Gannett executive leaves top Job from press dispatches Allen ii. Ful Merlh relinquished his Pas As chief executive officer of Gannett co. Inc. On tuesday a Day after the Media giant scaled the Purchase of ils 93rd daily newspaper John j. Curley. 47. Was Chuson to succeed Neuharth 62, who will continue As chairman. Neuhardt  announce. Men came at the conclusion of Gann inv annual shareholder s meeting in Washington. Ecu Hurth his voice battering said the change was a timely and Wise move.1 ecu harsh said he would chair a seven member executive committee to ensure the effectiveness of this or Derly transition of leadership he said he would devote More Lime to Long Range planning focusing on acquisitions mergers new ventures.". During his 13 Yunis at the Helm of Gannett the company grew from 51 daily newspapers to 93, including the major acquisitions in Thea so year of the a Molnes Register the Detroit news and on monday,1 the courier journal and the Louisville times. Gannett also owns eight television ecu harsh the Duke s daughter John Wayne i daughter aide Wayne my of tit marrying or Thomas Genii sunday. With them it Aisha t Mother Filar Wayne. The be ult will live in Phillips ranch Calif. Stations a and 16 radio stations As Well As Usa today. When a shareholder asked what losses the 3w- i a old National newspaper Usa today incurred last year ecu harsh would Only say  pc Don t mean to be Coy about in but we believe shareholders should be interested in the company s local performance he said we have acknowledged thai in is a , that it s red  Nuh Itrah said total Gannett annual revenues have climbed from $288 million to almost s3 billion in those 13 years and annual earning increased from 123 million to �253 million. Stock that sold for si7.55 when ecu hurl took he reins in 1973 now trades Al about so. At o news conference Neuharth said he had planned to step aside sometime before his 65th birthday. It has been planned. It s being done at a time when there s no crisis. Curley Sinoi being asked to put out any fifes. It s a Good time to change the guard be said.  his career As  for newspapers in Pennsylvania and new Jersey and also worked for the associated press before joining Gannett in 1969 As sub Urban editor of the Rochester . Times Union. Jumping Jack Flash moved jumps Jack Flash a 200-Pound Bengal Tiger that Oace guarded a used ear lot in Dun Camille Texas has been moved to the country to avoid further Bailie with City Hall the cat s owner said. City officials citing an ordinance against keeping wild animals within the limits of this Dallas suburb had told car dealer Glen gassed that the Tiger had to leave by tuesday or Gosse to would face a s200 Fine. Gossett and partnered Bell had vowed to fight and he had hired a lawyer and gathered signatures for 0 petition to let the big cat slay. But monday Gossett told cily officials that inc Tiger had been sent to a new Home on a farm. Employees Al Dun Tex Auto sales said Gossett was gone All Day tuesday and had not left word where jumping Jack rash had gone. Tiey drove him of if an irate truck Driver dumped 600 pieces of Luggage in front of a Thonh mich., department store Early tues Day giving Early Bird shoppers it real bargain. Officials at Poland s in the wonderland shopping Cen Ter said the Driver apparently was upset because the store refused to accept the delivery monday afternoon the Driver who works for a Tennessee trucking com Pany apparently resumed Between 5 . And 6 . Tuesday before the store opened and unloaded All 600 suitcases in the rain. When our people started arriving for work in the morning there was a Large crowd of people loading their cars with the Luggage said Jerry Krool Poland s chair Man of the Board. -. Two dolls two year old Kalat Edward Huldi hands with a 1909 German Hammer and of Winhardt doll of of Felt than so made which Aid for a record 24,200 pounds about $36,780 in a rotheby s a Ehatt. The purchaser wot a franch collector identified Only at Vermy Effo Rii when the Driver first arrived monday Krool said the loading Dock was full and there weren t enough workers on hand to unload the unexpected shipment of 600 nieces of american Tourt Ster Luggage from new eng land. We weren t prepared to receive it Kroot said. The store usually needs 24 hours notice to arrange for work ers to be ready to receive a shipment. He insisted we Lake in. We  could t Lake in he added. Apparently he got very disturbed about Ilandas hostile. Illuminated return one of new York s Early skyscrapers re mered the ranks of the illuminated tuesday night when officials switched on a Battery of floodlights to Light he Wool Worth building. Buill in 1913, the 60-Story Tower was the tallest build ing in the world until 1929 when the Chrysler building Bent it out by 16 floors. Purchased by Frank win fled wooh Martn for 513.5 million in Cash the lower Manhattan building was illuminated from 1913 to the beginning of world War ii when the War Effort forced Energy conservation. Children s books on video in Tiera Golden Book bulk video stary gnats brought la tin Sago Den Book video at stars and stripes shopping Center bookstores