European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes tuesday August 26,1986 races n places German leaves snakes but Girlfriend left him prom press dispatch German researcher Jurgen Herbert emerged Sun Clay from a Glass Cage where he up Cal 100 Days Wilh 24 poisonous snakes a feat that won him a world record but lost him his Girlfriend and nine pounds. He Jeri with several snakes draped around his neck exiled the 13-by-20 foot Cage at the zoo at Gulf Breeze flu. At 3 p.m., shattering his own record of 90 Days he set in o Snake filled Cage at his far near Chuden West ctr Nuny. When the door opened a pungent odor wafted from the Cage where the 44-year-old King of snakes spent 2,400 hours with a writhing Assort ment of vipers cobras rattlesnakes and mamas. Her girl who lost nine pounds and was jilted by his Girlfriend during i confinement looted tired and gaunt. But the snakes including an ill Lemp Rcd Indian cobra that killed three fellow serpents in the first week appeared healthy. Zoo director pal Quinn said German president Richard on Wells seeker telephoned Hergert just be fore he left the Cage. Weizsaecker also sent Hergert Telegram Quinn raid. About 75 people who counted Down the remaining seconds cheered As Hergert tears Wollin 0 in his eyes emerged from the Cage and hugged and sprayed Champagne on Well wishers. Hergert said he conducted he exhibition to show snakes do not deserve their bad reputation every one please help All animals in All the world. When you kill animals you kill yourself Hergert said after stepping out of the Glass enclosed room at the zoo. Just before going Over he 90-Day Mark his girl London carnival Anun Gutt into in Tam vol to Lull a Iha done it town o London to treat with a re refer front a Ebony slump band. Term two Day annual hotting hoi carnival and tit monday. Friend called from Germany to break their engagement indicating she was tired of taking a backseat to snakes. The couple  planned to be married after Hergert ended the Snake in. Underground music country Bui White his gone underground for Charity. The 52-year-old Singer was buried 6-Fcet deep Inan oversized coffin saturday in Melbourne flu., and plans to remain underground Tor 143 Days to raise Money for the Ryan Eric Osterblom transplant foundation a children s Organ trans Plant fund. Ryan now a healthy 2-Ycar-old, received a life saving liver transplant last year after presi Dent Reagan launched a nation wide search for a donor  s parents of India Lantto ha., established the fund to t help others. While "1 Tell you if people could Sec him and then not think about helping these peo ple who got these kids who need these operations they could t have no heart in them White said in Aphone i Niemcow from his underground coffin White who got in the guinness Book of world records for being buried 140 Days said he wrote a song about Young Ryan and i Sung it he night be fore i Goi in the ground. It s the first standing ovation i Ever received in my life and j been in country music 21 years  food and water arc towered to White in paper cups through a ventilation lube a guard stand Swatch 24 hours a Day Ralph the dead Alligator the Uncan neb East High school gym Nastiest am  a new Mascot. Ralph a smiling Alligator Skull with More than 60 big tech came from of All places Low. Curds Muli a freshman stumbled Over the Skull last week while swimming at Lake Okoboji. I m going to carry it to All the meets if it does t smell too bad said Curtis 14. Curtis said he was walking along the Beach with his Uncle when he saw a strange looking Rock. The Skull appeared after Sand was cleared away. Authorities estimated he Skull  been Here for several years. There have been unconfirmed reports that several alligators  been exhibited at the Lake Many year Sago and that one  escaped Curtis said. Midway . Known As the Windy City. The big Apple bongs 10 mind Boa duty and new York. And now officials in Kearney neb., Hope Midway .catches on As the nickname for this Central Nebraska Community of 12,000.the Buffalo county convention and visitors Bureau the Kearney area chamber of Commerce an the Kearney daily Hub sponsored a contest to choose a promotional nickname. When the voting was completed Friday Midway . Pulled in 61 percent of the 353 ballots turned in. Lavern a Pele Wii of Axtell was one of five contestants 10 come up with Midway . A reference to Kearney s location near the Center of the United  be always thought of Kearney As Midway .," he said and it kind of rhymes t think m works Well with  four other finalist nicknames were the meet ing place we be got it All heartland of Nebraska and Premier City. Petersen won a drawing among the five people 10 suggest Midway . The prize ticket to a University of Nebraska football game in Lincoln. Russia is. Rock nuke nuts the communist party newspaper pravda  criticized Prince and other Western Rock music stars for what it says Are songs that suggest Thi in fans consider nuclear War As inevitable. N an article saturday called Happy gravediggers pravda said Rock stars movie makers and some Book publishers inthe United Stales accustom their audiences to the idea of a nuclear Ohio cause by mention i ing it frequently and picturing what might happen after a nuclear explosion. I two trends Are seen among the nuclear gravediggers pravda said. It said some song writers like Prince and a american it identified As Elly Willis propagate a philosophy  after a nuclear catastrophe. Prince the Earth will be transformed into a kind of Moon and no Noah s Ark. Will save even a single  others admit that some forms of life can re main bul picture a world in which mutants strangle the last Normal humans before they Are destroyed by crazed robots pravda said. 1 said the British Rock group culture club was among those whose lyrics accustom listeners to nuclear War. The newspaper also quoted what it said was a son by Willis and said he asked listeners to imagine a powerful nuclear explosion is approaching and Sav ing they could choose Between complaining about being penniless and unloved or doing the right thing and dancing. Pravda suggested without explicitly saying that Willis Prince and others were Well rewarded by . Businessmen because of their nuclear themes. It noted Prince s Alburn purple rain was a hit and that he won an Academy award for the Best original musical score for the film of the same  said Willis won a grammy for a song called Neutron  a recent Story in the newspaper arguments an facts took a similar line suggesting Prince and other artists were popular because their nuclear themes fit with the Reagan administration s policies. Soviet Media routinely denounce Western culture and individual films Rock groups and artists. The denunciations usually mention stars whose records and video tapes Are not sold in Russia. Soviet youth apparently get to know about them from smuggled imports and Western radio stations. Let Sta Sand stripes. Sign up 1or i Hortie delivery. And have the 4 %4v newspaper in u3 of your Mailbox m.  won t pay a Penny fax Lori for 1heour be is papi r Corners will deliver to to residents in mos government. My areas or just $4.50 per Rico Villi. 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