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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, July 3, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Flag to Honor Oklahoma s pos mias Oklahoma City up a Black hag Reading few Mia you Are not rare Olla a will Fly Volt Llic stale Capitol grounds until inc cases of i j oklahoman missing in the Vietnam War arc resolved. That Flag will symbolic Oklahoma s  Effort 10 try to resolve something that has been going on Loo  co Weston chairman of the state chapter of Vic Nam veterans of America said tuesday. Weston said gov. George nigh and other slate officials would participate in inc Flag raising in front of the historical society building. The Flag will be moved to the site of a War memorial North of the building when the memorial is completed. Weston of Tulsa. Said the Flag will Fly until we find Oul what happened to the 49 oklahoman who were among the 1,600 members of the military lined As missing in action or prisoners of War when the United states pulled out of Vietnam 11 years  Elvus Sassen of Yukon whose Cousin Patrick Shannon of Cordell is listed As missing in Laos said the United states seems to be making More of an Effort recently to resolve the Mia questions Bui he added we really Haven t seen very much take  East honoured As Man of Strong conviction thursday. July 3. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 some airports warned to increase capacities Washington will Flechl restrictions maj he imposed fair pins in Denver Liston.  Angeles St. Louis and Austin. Texas tin run in crease i heir capacities the chief of the Federal aviation administration says. Administrator Donald Engen oiled Denver s Sia Pluton Airport. Which handles 4 j5.0ul flights i year Ai n serious Case of a major Airfield win re growth has outstripped rapacity. Flight delays at suppl clan stuff inc system with backups that throttle air traffic flow nationwide. Engen said tuesday ill a news conference loan ounce the Faa would observe july 6 As the Solh anniversary for inc air traffic Ron Lrol system. If Denver cannot improve Airport capacity know thai in four or five years it will be severely con strained Engen said of soap lion which serves a a Hub for Continental Frontier and United airlines. In a Hub operation passengers Fly to a Central air port and catch connecting flights 10 their destinations. Faa spokesman Robert Buckhorn said the Agency plans no immediate action to restrict flights at congested airports but might consider such action sometime Down the Road possibly in four or five years if capacity problems arc Noi solved. Aviation officials at Boston s Logan Airport is. Louis Lamb Crl Field Austin municipal Airport and los Angeles International Airport Musl Heijn to develop plans to increase capacity or face Feder ally imposed flight restrictions. Engin said. Such restrictions arc in place at Latina Ria Airport " in new Vork and National air port in Washington. As air travellers grow Carv of delays at airports they will soon choose to Fly to alternate destinations taking with them billions of dollars in com  he said. Engen said officials in i major cities and Airport a i thormities where congestion is a problem should immediately i begin Selling aside land either for Airport expansion or for construction of Small reliever airports. At los Angeles Airport where Western airlines operates a huh Uherc Are 5- 6,000 flights a year. Al Lam Bert Field Home of Hub operations for Twa and Oark airlines there Are 42 1.000 flights annually Logan Airport which in t a Hub Airport has .150,000 flights most of which is traffic generated by 11 major airlines. The Austin Airport served by six airlines has 230,000 flights a year. Greenville . A sen. John East was remembered tuesday As a Strong Man who braved physical hard ships o fight for his convictions. John East was willing to pay the Price the Rev. J. Malloy Owen said during a memorial service for the re publican senior who committed suicide at his Home sunday. And he led. And before too Many years people followed. Although i Are Dunne and shocked by this tragedy let us go from this place praising god for this Man of Strong conviction said Owen pastor of Jarvis memorial United methodist Church. More than Joo people filled the Church where East and his family worshipped. Barbara Bush wife of vice president George Bush led a delegation hat included Senate majority Leader Robert Dole and his wife. Transportation Secretary Eli Abele Dole. Sen. Jesse Helms East s political men Tor and Friend sat ill inc front Row with gov. Jim Martin their wives and Mem Bers of East s family for the 15-minute service. East 55, announced in september tit would not seek re election because of failing health. Confined to a wheelchair since contracting polio Al age 24, he was Hospi Ali cd in 1985 for hypothyroid sni a in droid gland disorder that he said sapped his Energy and left him de pressed. Friends said East appeared to have improved lately but authorities said that after returning to Greenville on saturday for the july 4 recess he wheeled himself Imo his garage turned on his ear and inhaled Carbon monoxide exhaust. East left a suicide note that reportedly mentioned his health problems. Other senators in attendance were Hal Heflin. A Ala. Richard Lugar  Strom Thurmond . Alan Simp son a Wyo. And Dan Quayle a and. Conservative leaders included fund Raiser Richard Viguerie and the Rev. Jerry Falwell. After the service mourners filed past the East family to express condolences. East s wife i Priscilla sat with her Mother and daughters. Store Chain customers vote to keep adult magazines ctr Yahola Falls Ohio a the Lawson co. Plans to return adult magazines to its 700 convenience stores in four slates after a majority of its customers voted la continue the sales and despite a threatened Boycott. The company does nol promote the magazines but we will not censor Law son customers president Sieve Mont Gomery said. The majority of our customers voted to retain the magazines in our stores and we value their opinion. Montgomery said tuesday the stores would continue to keep adult magazines behind the sales counter with the covers hidden the company said the magazines will go on Sale As soon As they Are sent to its stores in Ohio Pennsylvania Indiana and Michigan. Meantime a spokesman for the Nonica Birn Ohio round table coalition for decency said inc company s action would trigger a renewed Boycott of the stores in an Effort to rid them of i hi1 sexually explicit magazines we be said All along that when the magazines went Back up the Boycott is Back on said John a Morgan. That will be our first  the coalition had suspended ils boy Cott so thai the group s supporters could cast ballots in the customer Vole. Gator Aid in Florida de Froehlich sprays Down alligators to keep them from overheating in Christmas Fla. Some entrepreneurs Are raising alligators because Industry analysts Are predicting in increased de Mand for the reptiles skins  
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