European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes monday August 18,1986pags 6 the stars and stripes monday Auguano Isoo lightning Sparks fires in California xxx in nor Inion fire 10 6,000 acres and United press International lightning caused nearly 100 Forest fires in Northern California saturday and forecaster issued a red Flag watch for Western states where 320.000 acres of Limber desert and grasslands have been charred since the Start of August. Heal lightning also crackled Over Idaho. Oregon. Utah and Wyoming touching off Cara that new fires would break out in those tinder dry states Al Eddy ravaged by blazes the Forcel service Al Quincy. Calif., 150 Miles Northeast of san Francisco said bolls sparked 43 ires in Plumas National Forest. To the North lightning started 56 fires in Lassen and Modoc counties near the Oregon and Nevada Borders. Authorities said an arson fire just out Side Quincy a Sierra Community of 5,000 people threatened Homes but fire Crews subdued the Lames. The fire burned so acres of grass and Trees. The National weather service issued a red Flag watch for Southeast Oregon Idaho Western Montana Inland Washington Nevada and Northern California. Forecasters warned of extreme burning conditions High winds High probability of fire starts erratic fire  the weather forecast looks like a disaster said Gary Cornell a National Park service official. He said Many Crews were placed on standby because of the prediction of Dre heal lightning. Fires in Oregon s Willows Whitman National Forest and the Pendleton ore., area grew from 43,700 acres to 60,000 acres since thursday Forest service spokesman Denver James said. A Blaze in the Forest s Hells Canyon National recreation area made an 8.000-Acrc run in three hours he said. Uncontrolled fires in Idaho s Boise National Forest grew from 5.000 acres to 11,400 acres. The inner Agency fire Center in Boise reported that some 320,000 acres in the West have been seared by fire since aug. 2, requiring the use of More than 20.000 firefighters. Some 17,000 were on duty saturday in Oregon and Idaho. It s the most we be had out Here Cov ering such a Small area Center spokes Man Dave Damron said. Last year we handled More firefighters but it was everywhere from Washington to Montana to California. The worst fire in Oregon s Willowa Whitman National Forest were in the Enterprise area where the pumpkin Creek Blaze grew to 13,000 acres the Josep Canyon e to 6.000 acres and the starvation Ridge fire to 7,000 acre. Officials said about 85 fires in the pc Lelon area charred nearly 6,900 acres in the past two weeks. Several uncontrolled fires there were growing at a rapid Pace because of High winds a spokesman said. About 40 Homes near Salmon. Idaho were threatened by a grass ire Friday night. Officials said it was Man cause but they were not More specific. The fire charred 1,500 acres and was All but contained by noon saturday. No one was Hurt. The inter Agency Center saturday is sued the following breakdown of the acreage bum cd in the West since aug. 2 Idaho 155.300 Oregon 134,500 Mon Tana 2,364 Nevada 20,192 and Utah. 8,362. A spokesman said there were do figures available for California. Different Way of seeing a photo Brian Chapman is legally Blind but his Handicap tuts not prevented him from spending the summer As a Tolu Leer photographer for the a lit the Ohio stale fair in stun ibis. Cha nun a a bom with detached a ten that prevents him from swing mull objects or those in the distance. Stateside nominee Hopes he con mollify miffed voters with of Campaign Birmingham Ala. Up1 la. Gov. Bill Baxley said saturday he will Start an advertising Blitz to try to convince angry voters that he did no wrong in taking the democratic nomination for governor away from Charles Graddick. Baxley made his first Public appearance since a democratic party subcommittee decided Friday that attorney general Graddick misused his office to win the election from Baxley by flooding the Runoff elec Tion with illegal votes. The democratic party and this subcommittee did not Lake the election away from Charlie. They did t decide Between the candidates they liked Bill Bailey the Best Baxley said at a news conference. I am inc legitimate Winner on Legal  a five Man subcommittee for the first Lime in an Alabama governor s election stripped the nomination from the apparent Winner. After a week of testimony the committee ruled that Graddick a former Republican used the attorney Gen eral s office to intimidate polling officials and per Suade republicans who voted in the june 3 gop Pri Mary they could vote for him june 24. The subcommittee said Graddick s 8,756-vote win was tainted by Republican votes and he should not be the democratic party s Standard  Graddick appealed the decision to a Federal court in Montgomery comparing uie subcommittee to communists Baxley said he wants Graddick to exhaust Alt the appeals available to him and then support him against Republican Guy Hunt i know Charlie s supporters Are disappointed just like we were june 24," said Bailey a former two Ter attorney general and a self styled protege of retiring gov. George Wallace. I Don t begrudge Graddick for taking every Legal Means available to him but think Well win then too. I sincerely Hope the bitterness and divisive Ness Are  gop leaders rejoiced Over the decision. Montgomer mayor Emory Folmar said democrats were so angered by the sin week dispute that they would elect Hunt the first Republican governor since reconstruction. Baxley conceded that before he can begin his Runof Campaign he must try to convince the Public that he should not be resented for the election Challenge that he said Cost his Campaign about a 00,000. "1 knew people would be hollering sore loser and sour grapes. But i think Peralt will Sec that what we did was right that we ran a clean Campaign Baxley said of a television advertising Blitz that will begin tuesday with his filmed explanation of Why be challenged the Runoff. In the very Short Range some peo ple will not understand it. But in the Long Range his election coolest will help sheriff s department plane crashes killing 3 aboard Bakersfield Calif up a sheriffs depart ment plane on a training exercise hit a Power line and crashed saturday killing All three people on Board authorities  Cessna 206 piloted by Douglas Moonen r scarch and Rescue Volunteer struck a High tension Power line about 9 . And crashed into a tree near Mirror Lake in Hart memorial Park about 6 Miles Northeast of Bakersfield sgt. Randy Raymond said. Killed along with Moonen were sgt. Marvin Kline 46, an 18-Ycar-Veteran of the Kern county sheriff j department and Ray Bockman 50, also a search and Rescue Volunteer. Raymond said. The three men were Bakers Field  s dog Kelly a German Shepherd trained to Aid in search and re scum efforts also was killed. Officials of the National transportation safety Board were in route to investigate the crash. 2 sky divers collide die when chutes collapse Quincy 111. A two California sky divers died saturday when their parachutes collapsed after they collided 100 feel above ground authorities said. Jay Zvorist 36, of los Angeles and Mark Brengman 25, of Fremont died of massive Chest injuries said Adams county Coroner Chris  had been attending a we Klong convention which runs through sunday at the Quincy Airport. More than 3,000 people attended some from As far away As Australia and South Africa. Big talking pig statue still lacks permanent Home Boulder Colo. A Slick the pig May have plenty of places to visit but no one is sure he wants he 1.500-Pound Concrete statue As a permanent future of his Lawn or office. When the of Carolina restaurant Here closed la week a group of lawyers agreed to place the pig temporarily outside their office building As a favor to restaurant owner Don Ray. But while the pig has been decked out in Legal attire the lawyers sensitive to their image Are not going to have the statue As a permanent Mascot. Slick was a Public curiosity Al his old spot outside the restaurant because he would speak to passers by whenever his recording device was activated. Ride will be assistant to Nasa administrator Washington a Salty ride the first Ameri can woman in space will be appointed special assistant to the administrator of the National aeronautics and space administration an Agency spokesman said saturday. Nasa spokesman David Garrett said ride will assist Agency administrator James Fletcher. Some of her work v. Ill involve Long Range planning he said. Ride who made her first trip into space in june 1983, was a member of the presidential commission that investigated the shuttle challenger explosion. One of the commission s recommendations was that astronauts be appointed to management positions Incasa