European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday june 23, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 television networks battling illiteracy nnsiyi000 if Abc a form plus. Project literacy to do something Pittsburgh dealing with drug and alcohol . Inc second phase of a Campaign focusing on a Boullie problem. Teen agers. A key element was the establish new Torch i a and ski Mph k of a Campaign focusing on the problem of illiteracy in America. James a Duffy vice president of capital cities a Tau a Ald the Sta is designed Torean Hie 60 million americans who cannot read writer Dot Bev and the eighth "i1ililci2cxh.s? become to " America s hidden problem Duffy told television critics attending the annual network press Lour. It in t something people talk about. It is not High on the National Agenda. It is not come on the Abc and pcs joined forces in december 1985 to judge awards $1.8 million to mexican Phoenix Ariz. A a mexican National confined to a wheelchair after being shot by a . Bonier patrol agent has been awarded si.8 million by a fed eral judge who accused the agent of Wanton . District judge William Copple s award to Ramon Garcia 37, was mad Public Friday As was a $250,000 award made to Garcia estranged wife Maria. The . Government and the Federal immigration and naturalization service were ordered to pay the Money. Federal officials have indicated they plan to a peal. Garcia was shot dec. 14, 1982, Southof Yuma by Border patrol agent Walter Hummel who was trying to arrest ayoung boy believed to be an illegal alien officials Sid. Before the shooting about a half dozen mexicans including Garcia Alleg edly approached Hummel carrying rocks and Ticka Copple said. The mexicans were trying to help the boy because they believed they were on the mexican Side of the Border and Hummel had no jurisdiction the judge said. A lengthy investigation showed that the incident occurred just a few feel in Side the . Border. Copple Laid Hummel had incited the mexican citizens to riot by arresting the boy. The judge said the boy should not have been arrested because he was t Ken 9 crime. The Border patrol said Hummel still works for the Agency in Yuma but he could not be immediately reached for comment. Genscher to visit .s.r. Bonn of Cpd German foreign minister Hans diet Cli of Nicolier will Vail the soviet Union in the second hair of july at the invitation of Tho soviet government the German foreign ministry announced Friday. Form plus. Project literacy 10 do something about the. In the program s first phase hundreds of organizations Wen mobilized on local and National Levels to help the illiterate. The second phase involves spread ing the word. To accomplish that Abc will air a series of special programs that begins sell. 3. With the Abc news Spe Cial at a loss for words illiterate in following that the subject of illiteracy will be Deal with on Abc world news "20-20," nigh Olinc this week with David after school specials daytime soaps prime time shows and Good morning plus idea grew out of a Serin of program in Pittsburgh dealing with drug and alcohol abuse Amon teen agers the establishment of More than 100 permanent task forces to Deal with the problem. The idea in the stepped up Effort is to let them know there is Hope Duffy said. Already dozens of major organizations have pledge support including the american newspaper publish ers association the United Way of America the National education association and the chamber of Commerce of the United Stales. President Reagan has i used a proclamation praising the work by acc and pcs. Congress is expected to proclaim september As literacy adult awareness month. Huge Security Force being mobilized to Lead miss Liberty into 2nd Century statue of Liberty the inside Story Crown platform replaced spies shoulder strengthened helical stairs new handrails. Treads and real stops new Flat bars Central Pylon sandblasted painted secondary framework sandblasted painted elevators new doubt Keck Glass main elevator new emergency elevator main beams tie rods tightened Chat Coo Tribur graphic Copper skin repaired caulked outside seams stopped of tar and Pami is de be Wheato Cotuno system Ouy rods new ugh Ting Pedestal cleaned outside gutted and redesigned inside new York a a land sea and air Security Force of unprecedented pro portions including spies thousand of police and the . Coast guard s largest peacetime Armada will accompany the statue of Liberty into its second Century. The massive Security Effort include worldwide intelligence to thwart terrorists Security for two head of state an crowd control for million a visitors to the statue s Centennial party july 3-6.fifly-two slate Federal and local Agen cies Are helping provide Security for the fairs flotilla fireworks and ceremonies thai will focus on new York Harbor and lower Manhattan. I can t think of any event thai was handled in the world that was larger than his May be police commissioner Ben Jamin Ward id. Eiju police and . Navy Helicon Letawill be on hand and private planes will he barred Over the Harbor and lower Hudson Diven will examine piers for bombs. Customs agents will search for contraband on visiting ships. The coast guard will patrol with 100 vessels carry ing 2,000 Sailor. An additional 230 auxiliary coast guard boats will help keep an anticipated 40,000 pleasure boat Clear of restricted areas. The Cia would not discuss its participation in the event. The Fri said it a been coordinating intelligence collection and would have 300 agents on the streets on Liberty weekend. Among the most prominent visitors will be president Reagan who is to re Light the Lute i Torch on july 3, an French president Francois Millerand. Hundreds of secret service agents will by assigned to protect them. Con rolling crowds will be the greatest concern of the police. Ward said Materiel needed for the Job include 3,006 Porta ble radios 230 telephones 36 Mil of cordon tape and rope 6,311 wooden an Metal Barrick and 48 bullhorn. He said the police department was spending si.5 million for equipment ranging from computers to a 52-Footboat. Police overtime costs Are expected to reach $4 million Idaho uses germ warfare Aga psf Grasshoppers by in associated pre Daho turned to germ warfare in a Dawn Raud in itt Battle against marauding swappers and Montana agriculture of fides i announced int counties hard hit bythe crop-do""1 insects apply for state Aid. In Central Idaho air planes Sawday bombarded 9,600 acres of mostly with bran that a infested wifi a la organism called fatal to 58 Vanetia of control efforts we believe thu Eton in has a Good Chance of being Proba in won t solve the problem completely but it May help keep these Large populations of Grasshoppers Down the slate Agri culture director Dick Rush said. The biological agent already used by producers on private land has been successfully tested by the . Department of agriculture in Montana. Idaho officials believe it can control the massive Grasshopper population in Southern Idaho. In addition the government also sprayed another 10,000 acres fran Daad North of the lest tract with chemical pesticides for an immediate Grasshopper kill. With the weekend activities the stale has treated about 25,000 acres of land in the Bailie again the pests in contrast to year ago when nearly it million acres had been sprayed by june 21. In All about 6.5million acres of mostly Federal land were treated at a Cost of More than s12 million. Agriculture officials estimated Idaho s1985 crop damage from the pests at More than $11 million. Montana agriculture director Keith Kelly said gov. Ted Schwinden on Friday issued a proclamation giving counties 20 Days to apply for $750,000 Aid from the governor s discretionary disaster fund. The Money will help pay for spraying and other eradication measures and win have to be matched with funds from producers and counties Kelly said he said the Grasshopper infestation is not As widespread this year As last but i worse in certain areas especially North Eaileen Montana where hordes of hop pen have eaten sprouting Barley and wheat crops Down to the ground. Other Grasshopper problem area in clude the Yellowstone Valley in South Eastern Montana and the Golden Trian Gle area North of great Falls he said
