European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday june 11, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 Sailor s Girlfriend stows away on Navy ship san a Loco a a Sailor s Girlfriend spent two Days As a stowaway aboard n Navy ship As it steamed from this port to Portland ore., before she was discovered and shipped Home with a air line ticket. The unidentified 26-year-old woman boarded inc amphibious transport Dock Denver on May 31 As a guest of a Seaman recruit and was not discovered until june 2 when the ship arrived in Astoria ore., said 1. Cmdr Connie Hancy a Navy spokeswoman. Relatives and friends were allowed aboard the Denver to Siy Farewell to the Crew before the vessel left and he woman stayed on the ship despite an announcement thai visitors were required to disembark Hancy Suid. The Denver joined an International Fleet of 26 ships participating in Portland s Rose festival during the weekend. The ship arrived in Portland last wednesday and was to leave tuesday for expo h6 in Vancouver. British Columbia. Cmdr. Dale Rolls said he believes the woman slowed away because she wanted to be with her Boyfriend. Darryl j. Mckay and Sec the Rose festival. Maybe she wanted logo Totsc i to Loo poll said. No charges were filed again so the woman a suburban National Fly resident whose name was not released at her request. She was cum cd from inc ship by a Navy c agent and was driven to porn land s Airport for a Light Home. Polls said. Naval Sulho Uitich arc investigating whether disciplinary action should be taken a gains Mckay one of 420 enlisted sailors and 3d officers stationed on the ship. Haney said sunday used cars owned longer sales Down study says Detroit up attractive financing rates for new autos coupled with More people keeping their old cars instead of trading them in. Caused a 5.2 percent de crease in used car sales in 1985, a study by the Hertz Carp said monday. New car sales were brisk last year but Many people Are hanging on o their used ones Hertz spokesman Leigh Smith said. Fewer people Are trading in their used cars when they buy the new the annual Survey released monday by the giant rental and leasing company showed that slightly More than 15.9 million used cars were purchased last year com pared with 16,8 million in 1984 and the record 18.6 million in 1980. The Hertz report said about 37 percent of used cars mostly younger and More expensive were sold through new car dealers but also said Many used cars Are being handed Down to other family members or arc scrapped. About 51 percent arc sold outside dealer lots in direct purchases through newspaper ads business associates or personal friends said Hertz which retails Between 60.000 and 80,000 vehicles a year from its rental Fleet. Car sales in the . In millions of cars pm year domestics i i imports " my m s Job $ i ass ii g As a i in is Bijj to is s a 9"- to i a i ill Iii nil Hill 1973 74 75 76 to 78 79 80 81 62 83 84 85 86 estimate Chicago Artoun set Pic Sousa Industry tile. Transsexual loses 2nd bid for legion Post new London Conn. A a woman who last year lost her bid to become the first transsexual to command an Ameri can legion past has teen Defeated in her second try far the Post losing to a male Vietnam Veteran. Bridgetc Poi Brusseau. Who was Deco rated during the korean War while serving in the air Force As Robert Brusseau Mon Day lost to Dominic q. Cironi or. By a 52 22 margin in voting by the John Coleman Prince Post no. 9. Brusseau told reporters she would ask the National american legion Headquarters in Indianapolis to look into the election. I consider it she said. It s Sim ply a matter of Lous. A lot of members who never showed up before came Here to night la pay their Brusseau 51. Said Many members Felt threatened by the fact that she is a trans sexual. You say the word trans Schual and right House votes to order . Firms out of Libya Washington api the House voted monday to order five american Oil companies to leave Libya by june 30, a step president Reagan says he is prepared to Teslie by a ecu live order on that Date. The five companies were granted an exception to Reagan s Jan. 7 order barring american companies from conducting eco nomic relations with Libya in order to per Mit hem time to wind up their affairs in an orderly manner. Reagan announced the june 30 deadline for their departure during last month s Etc nomie Summit in Tokyo after several of America s allies made Clear it was difficult for them to impose economic sanctions against the government of col. Moa mar Qadhafi is Long As american Oil concerns remained in Libya. Away their masculinity goes Down the Drain she said. Members of the american legion have very traditional attitudes toward things and i m sure that includes things like this said Ronald Estabrooks of Mystic a teacher and a korean War Veteran i m very old fashioned. I still think if you re born a girl you should stay a Brusseau says the publicity generated by last year s election when you could t pick up a Glass without somebody shoving a camera in your face look its toll. I did t realize the toll it took on me mentally and physically until i found my self on a psychiatrist s she said. Brusseau who has changed her shoulder length hairstyle to a Shorter style and its color from Platinum to Strawberry blonde said she was a Ninny last year to allow the Campaign to focus on her 1973 sex change operation in Mexico Why do people always refer to me As transsexual Bridget la Poi she asked. I am a woman. My birth certificate lists me As Bridgette Roslyn this year she focused on mismanage ment and poor accounting Bai she says plague the Post and concentrated on getting the vote out. Last year Brusseau lost to incumbent commander Joseph Ottaviano or. By a 23-13 vote a meager turnout for a Post Wilh More than 300 members. Ottaviano made an Issue of Brusseau s sex change operation last year but insists her gender in t the reason he supported Cirioni the vice commander this year. Altering her body is Sci when her and her maker. All i m Basing my opinion on is who deserves to be commander. And Nick has earned it he said. Cirioni 43, had been silent throughout Ibe Campaign which began when nominees were selected May 12. Brusseau and Cirioni have been members of the Post for about three years. Both have been Active and served As Post officers. The average Price of a typical u
