European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday August 5,1986 pigs feat a photo Robinson s racing pigs from Jas i Junction fit an one two around the first Corner in � Iso fool race in Swanzey . Tie Florida speedsters went on to win the first prize � picket of oreo cookies in the featured event at the Cheshire fair which is held annually in Swanzey. Religious right called deceptive in anti Republican campaigning Washington up in an election year High lighted by escalating religious intolerance. Republicans seem to be the chief targets of deceptive Campaign tactics by the religious right a constitutional liberties organization says. This year May see some of the most intolerant and deceptive Campaign tactics in recent history warned the 230,000-member people for the american Way a Liberal group founded by television producer Norman Lear. In releasing a study based on this year s party Prima Ries caucuses and conventions the group s chairman John Buchanan said so far in 1986, the main Vic Tims of intolerant and deceptive Campaign tactics have been republicans including traditional conservatives As Well As moderates who have been subjected to Theo political inquisitions and personal attacks from the religious right Buchanan a Southern Baptist minister blames such attacks for the loss of the Alabama congressional swathe held for eight terms As a Republican Leforc joining people for the american Way. The group said its review of the first half of 1986 found that instances of political intolerance ranged from the anti semitism of the Lyndon Larouche movement within the democratic party to an attack on a Christian scientist in a Republican congressional primary in it said the study disclosed demands in several state that candidates answer questionnaires about their religious views and even prayers for the death of the report said the religious right practices a new form of intolerance which says there is Only one Way for godly people to vote declares biblical principles require adherence to a narrow set of political opinions and claims divine endorsement for political the report said television evangelist the Rev. Pat Robertson a potential candidate for the presidency told a Denver meeting of a National anti abortion group that he was pleased the wonderful process of mortality tables will change the composition of the supreme court. As an example of what the group cited As the grow ing influence of the religious right on Republican state platforms the report said the Texas platform urges the teaching of creationism in the Public schools. The report also said that in Georgia s 7th congressional District the Rev. Joe Morecraft the Republican nominee said he prays to god to remove supreme court justices who support Legal abortion in any Wayne sees two sf7/ missing after Avalanche Bel Ungham Wash. A authorities holdout Little Hope of saving two climbers missing on a Mountain after two companions escaped an Avalanche that hurled ice boulders the size of cars. The two survivors were found sunday morning on mount Baker by Canadian Mountain climbers near where six people died in an Avalanche in 1939. The search for the missing guide and another Mem Ber of the group resumed monday after being sus Pended sunday afternoon As a hot Sun made the Steep slopes increasingly unstable. The Hunt included helicopters and dogs specially trained to locate Avalanche victims. The rescued climbers were found by members of a Mountain climbing group from North Vancouver Brit ish Columbia authorities said. Thomas w. Waller 19, of Enumclaw was in serious but stable condition at St. Luke s general Hospital in this town about 60 Miles West of the Peak and Kurt a. Petellin 21, also of Enumclaw was released sunday night. Petellin identified the third climber As Steve Ras Chick 21, of Enumclaw and their guide Only As Ian of a Bellingham group called Summit mountaineering. In a Brief meeting with reporters at the Hospital Petellin a senior at mid America Nazarene College in Olathe,kan., said he his two friends and the guide left a base Camp at about 4,000 or 5,000 feet for the Summit about 2 . Sunday. The Avalanche occurred about Daybreak when the four were roped together with the guide in the Lead. I looked up and saw the ice shifting. I saw Ian taking off full stride so i took off too Petellin said. Soon there were big chunks of ice the size of car coming Down on us he said. As i was rolling Down i said god Don t let me go under let me go up there s no Way if i m buried " i started sort of swimming a technique he said he Learned from the guide and came up to he said he got his arms free from his Backpack dug his feet out of the Snow and then began putting on More clothing. He said he prayed All the Way Down and Waller told him he did the same. Stateside Ohio River lock repair creates Barge traffic Jam Shippingport Paap repair work on a lock on the Ohio River is creating huge traffic jams that mean delays or almost two Days for barges. The jams at the Montgomery locks and dam Between Shippingport and Aliquippa in Beaver county Are the worst we have Ever seen said Dave Krecu tzar president of the Pittsburgh Waterways association. The problem began july 7, when the dam Large lock was closed for the latest phase of a $27 million rehabilitation. It is to reopen aug. While 200 craftsmen work around the clock on the big lock which is 110 feet wide and 6co feet Long River traffic is diverted through a parallel lock that is about half the size. Towboat operators can squeeze Only one jumbo Barge through i at a time because that s All the Small lock can hold. Campers Van hits tree overturns killing child Blooming Grove a. A a Van carrying is campers crashed into a tree and Over turned killing one youngster and injuring the others one critically. The Driver of the Van Donald Solomon 20,of Elkins Park was charged with driving at an unsafe Speed police dispatcher to Darwin said sunday. Police said the youngsters were resuming Ocamp Canadensis in Monroe county from an Outing Friday when the Van ran off the Road on a Sharp curve. The roof was crushed in the Roll police said. David Silverstein 12. Of North Brunswick nj., died at Community medical Center i Scranton state police said. Ken Rosenfeld 12, of Roslyn Heights . Was listed in guarded condition sunday and Kevin Lehrer a of Hewlett Harbor . Wasin critical condition. The other campers were treated at three hospitals and released. Many americans support strict anti marijuana rules new York a sixty seven percent of americans say Possession of even a Small amount of marijuana should be a criminal of sense according a nationwide poll reported Sun Day. A similar poll in 1980 f9und Only 43 percent favouring criminal prosecution for Possession of Small amounts of marijuana. The new poll found Broad support of periodic screening for drug use with 85 percent of those questioned favouring drug screening of police officers Newsweek Magazine said. Seventy two percent favored screening professional athletes and government workers 60 per cent favored screening High school students and so percent favored screening for Job categories not included in the poll. Fifty six percent said the government spends too Little Money and Effort fighting drug use. Urban planning changes urged to make cities Safe Washington a it takes More than Good police work to make Central cities Safe a Justice department official said sunday calling for Urban planning innovations to foil criminals and Foster economic development. City planners can increase Security in Down town areas by devising ways to bring More activity and people there said James k. Stewart director of the department s National Institute of Justice. Stewart based his recommendations on the results of a report by the citizens crime com missi9n of new York City downtown safety Security and economic
