European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stateside the stars and stripes tuesday. August 19,1986 Minnesota excursion Boot runs into lowered Bridge Duluth Minn up the Captain of an excursion boil lint control of his vessel and it slammed into a lowered drawbridge in the Duluth Harbor sunday night injuring six people authorities said. Authorities said 136 people were on Board the Vait Queen at the time of the collision. One Man was hospitalized with neck and Back injuries. Five other people also were injured. The boat which can carry up to 200 people collide will the Bridge thai spans the dul Uili shipping canal the Bridge rests 15 feet above the water when lowered. When raised the entire Bridge is lifted 125 feet above the Harbor. Research funds approved for 7 states puerto Rico Washington a seven sales and puerto Rico will be awarded Grams totalling $23.5 million for local program to improve science and engineering training and research the National science foundation announced sunday. The National science Board the policy mailing body of the foundation said the Federal funds would go to Alabama Kentucky Nevada North Dakota Oklahoma Vermont Wyoming and puerto Rico. Each jurisdiction is to receive Grants totalling be tween 12,5 million and s3 million Over five years to help establish and run programs so that the Quality of science and engineering could be improved nationally through efforts at the slate level. Now she has something she can really Crow about Binghamton . A Pamela Hoover really has saved her Cousin s pet Bird by using artificial resuscitation. Hoover potted Blackie the Crow floating in he swimming Pool saturday and went to work using the technique that she d Learned from television. Al first 1 thought it was a piece of Black plastic or something but when i got closer i saw that it was Blackie the 39-year-old woman said sunday. "when1 tilled him Oul of the water he was opening and closing his beak very slowly "1 opened up his Mouth and started blowing into ital the same time i started gently pushing his stomach in and Oul she said. After about an hour the Crow regurgitated the watering its stomach and began to breath normally. "1 Don t know if 1 could do it to a human or if 1would do it for any other animal Hoover said. But Luck and i just wanted to save him this was Blackie Elton John begins his tour after cancelling 2 shows Clarkston Mich. Up pop Star Elton John finally kicked off his North american tour but not before cancelling two consecutive performances at the Pine Knob music theater because of laryngitis a Tele vision station reported. Deborah Barno a Pine Knob spokeswoman said John was forced to postpone Bis scheduled Friday and saturday concerts after contracting a mild Case of laryngitis. Sunday night s concert began As scheduled wd1v-tv reported. The Friday concert was rescheduled for monday Andice saturday concert has been rescheduled Tor aug. 25. All three concerts were sold out at the 16,000-seat  said John came Down with laryngitis thursday after he Sang at an Airport hangar to film a video of his new single. He did not need . She said. Sunday s concert was the Start of a 40-Date . An Canadian tour. University receives Grant to train afghan refugees new York not Boston University has received a $180,000 Grant to train afghan refugees at journalists and King features Syndicate will receives310,000 to create an afghan news service the United states information Agency has . Cordon j. Humphrey r-n.h., originated the idea which was approved by Congress in 1985. The soviets Humphrey says now were succeeding in withholding news to the world of that  he add that he thinks afghan journalists can Tell the Story Best but that there Are almost no trained ones among the afghan refugees now in Pakistan. According to Lesley a Vossen a spokesman for Thusia representatives of the University and King Fea Tures Are in Pakistan negotiating with its government for permission a conduct the programs there. A photo crowd at Renton wash., gathers around the festive display of Boeing s 5,000th Pas nor Jet it 737-300. Boeing celebrates completion of its 5,000th passenger Jet Seattle up the Boeing commercial air plane co. Completed Assembly sunday of its 5,000th passenger Jet since the company first began producing passenger jets in the 1950s. This is More than twice As Many As Boeing s nearest competitor. The twin engine Short haul plane ordered by Al Royal dutch airlines is the 1,275th 737-300 made by Boeing. After final Light testing the Jet is scheduled Obe delivered sept. 30. Lined up nose to Tail 5,000 jetliners would stretch from Seattle to at least the site of expo 86 in Vancou ver British Columbia Boeing officials said Boeing said its Jet have flown 145 million hour Sand 63.2 billion Miles and carried s.6 billion passed. School in Texas orders students tested for 19 drugs Hawkins Texas a students involved i extracurricular activities must undergo a drug testing program and those who Don l pass won t play school officials said. Student Al Leie were levied last week and superintendent Coleman Stanfield said band members Stu Dent Council members cheerleaders and others also must take the tests. Those who flunk will be banned from extracurricular activities for three months Sia Ofield said. We want to Deal with the problem whereas other school districts May not. We Don t want to turn our backs and say we Don t have drugs we Don t have alcohol Stanfield said. About 325 students in grades six through 12 will detested for 19 drugs including amphetamines cocaine marijuana barbiturates morphine methadone and co Deine officials said. The students will not be tested Tor alcohol. Although drug users can t be barred from school those participating in extracurricular activities can be barred since such activities Are deemed a privilege earned Stanfield said. We re a Small school in a Small Community that we re concerned about. We want to provide nol Only an education but any other service the people of i redistrict need he said. Kenneth skid Nore Hawkins football coach and ath Letic director said none of the athletes refused to be tested. He also said he has t heard of any complaint about the program. Three years ago i might have said we did t have problem a Saia. I be come to realize we do. Society does. The kids want to do right but sometimes the have to be forced to do right he said. The program will couple testing with follow up counselling and treatment for those who want it sum Field said. Gers. The total Price tag on the 5,000 planes was Esti mated Al $75 billion. Mcdonnell Douglas Boeing s largest Domestic competitor has built 2,256 jetliners since the Jet age began about half of the Boeing total Boeing s Oul Pul ii 14 time greater than the 350jettbuilt by Airbus industries the european consortium. Last year set a record for Boeing Jet orders 390aircraft Worth nearly $15 billion and the company expects 1986 orders to exceed s16 billion. So far this year orders for 277 planes Worth $15.2billion have been posted. Friday the total value topped last year s record As British airways announced $2.3 billion order for new 747-400 jumbo jets. Almost Home firefighter Dan Alexander of Buffalo , hosts his Bike outside City Hall in Manhattan where he was welcomed by mayor de Koch. Al expander a on the last leg of an 8,000-mlk rip he s taking to raise Money for the boy club of America