European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 20, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 teen age Brothers find it really is a Small world Corpus Christ Texas a Chris White and Chris Yerby joked Al school that they were Broth ers. They shared the same first name. Both were tall played basketball at Carroll High school and looked remarkably alike. People did t believe us said Verby 18. They said How can you he Brothers you re both named Chris " last month he two discovered that the joke was no joke. They really Are Brothers adopted by different families at birth. When i first saw Chris Yerby i could t take my eyes off of him said Margaret White Mother of 16 year old Chris White. I had no doubt they were Brothers. No double at  after an exhaustive search by their adoptive parents Yerby and while Learned that they were Brothers bom in Austin two Yean apart Given up for adoption at birth and reunited in a Corpus Christi High school. People say we look alike and that we even walk alike White said looking at his older brother yeah agreed Yerby now a freshman at Texas am. My Mooi now says we even laugh  the two tall dark haired teens met last year Al car Roll High school where they both played basketball. On my first Day at Carroll these girls came up Tome and said hey we saw your brother working the Alabama vote other Day " White said. And i said i Don t have a brother and they said. Yes you do. We saw him " slowly Yerby and White became friends off the court. The More the two told each other about them selves the More the coincidences piled up. White now a High school Junior remembers the conversation Chris said to me i m adopted and i said wow i m adopted Loo then when he said he was born in Austin i did t say anything i just could t believe  because they were both adopted and bom in the same City the two decided they wanted to Trace the records in january they asked their adoptive parents to Trace their respective biological parents. We wanted to find the truth for them said Mary Yerby. That s Why in was  mrs. White and mrs. Yerby agreed to try to find the boys biological Mother but not reveal her identity. They did t want us to know who our natural Mother was Yerby said. I really did t want to know  the search took almost eight months but late last month the parents confirmed what the boys had suspected cons and Chris weren t just friends they were family. Al final 1 was t sure How to think of it Yerby said. Now it s kind of weird to think i have a Little  Chris while 16. Sealed and Chris Yerby 18. 22 counties in Michigan May be delayed declared disaster areas Montgomery Ala. A a tangled Legal fight threatens to delay the election of a new Alabama governor raising the possibility that retiring gov. George Wallace will be temporarily replaced by the bearer of another famous Alabama political name who in t even running for the office. Jim Folsom jr., son of two time former nov. James e big Jim Folsom is an overwhelming favorite to be elected lieutenant governor and would be in line to temporarily Over the top state office in january if no gubernatorial election had been conducted by then. Officials say a Federal judge s Call on wednesday for a new democratic primary Runoff for governor be tween la. Gov. Bill Baxley and Komey general Char lie Graddick May eventually bump the governor s race from the nov. 4 ballot forcing a later election. Also waiting is Republican nominee Guy Hunt who according to a Birmingham news poll lost week had drawn virtually even with the two democrats among voters asked to choose among ail three men. The Wallace Era ends Jan. 19 when he completes his fourth four year term. Lansing Mich. Dpi president Reagan declared disasters in 22 Michigan counties thursday be cause of torrential Rains and floods blamed for six deaths and $323 million in damage. Meanwhile the state announced in had expanded alow Cost Home improvement loan program to cover More of the homeowners still bailing out after he Rains that started last week. Reagan declared the disaster after receiving a re quest thursday from gov. James j. Blanchard. "1 request that you declare a major disaster for the state of Michigan As a result of torrential Rains and severe and widespread flooding which began on sept.10, and continues to this Date Blanchard wrote 10 Reagan. Floodwaters Are receding slowly and emergency conditions Are expected to last for at least a two week period Blanchard said. The governor said damage to private Homes an businesses alone reached nearly $138 million. Agriculture losses were put at $118 million. Officials said the hoods injured Al least 89 people and damaged 13,000  action makes Small business Loans available for homeowners renters and businesses that sustained flood damage ii also provides temporary housing an assistance Lor repairing or restoring damaged Public facilities. Killer s death penalty overturned Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 20,1946 Winston Churchill in an address at the University of Zurich urged the establishment or a regional european organization within the United nations and said we dwell strangely and precariously under the shield and Protection of the atomic  30 years ago today. Sept. 20, 1956 the development of a new All synthetic automobile tire safer quieter and smoother Riding than current Standard tires was announced by Esso research and engineering co. In new Yore. 20 years ago today. Sept 20 1966 the Senate dealt president John son a major legislative defeat by blocking for this year action on his open housing civil rights Bill. J 0 years ago today. Sept 20 1976 former beatly Paul Mccartney and Rock country Singer Linda Ronstadt were named Rock music s male and female vocalists of the year in los Angeles. Fleetwood Mac won As bes musical group Hall and Gates were the Best new group. Tallahassee Fla. A the Florida supreme court on thursday overturned the death sentence for a triple murderer because the trial judge took too Long to explain to the condemned Man Why he was sentenced to the electric chair. The justices reduced the three death sentences for Terry  Royal to life in prison. They said no written explanation for Royal s sen tence was Given unto the Case was tiled for Appeal with the High court about six months after sentencing. The justices said the Law requires them 10 reduce the sentence to life if no written explanation is Given. Royal was convicted of the june 18, 1982, execution style murders of Steven Fridella and two other men during a break in at Fridella s Home in Clearway Ler. Prosecutors said the robbers were looking for drugs and  s 8-year-old son Chris called police about the murders. The child had been bound with tape and locked in the bathroom but escaped. Satellite sends near perfect photos los Angeles a Birds Eye View photo graphs of the East coast and Alaska were beamed to Earth on thursday As America s newest weather satellite worked so Well that in was almost Boring an official  be been getting very Good visible pictures said Gary Davis manager of the National oceanic and atmospheric administration s satellite operations control Center in Suitland my. The first dimly lit photo of Alaska was sent by i Henora to satellite five hours after its launch wednes Day and we be been taking continuous images Ever since Davis said during a Telephone  Ria built weather and search and Rescue satellite was thrust into a 518-Milc-High circular Polar orbit by a refurbished 25-year-old Atlas Booster Origi Nally built by general dynamics As an intercontinental ballistic  liftoff from Vandenberg fab 140 Miles North West of los Angeles was the United Stales second major space launch in two weeks. It had been postponed 16 limes and followed three rocket failures including the Jan. 28 explosion that destroyed the shuttle challenger and killed seven Crew  received by midday thursday showed alas a and the East coast because the satellite can Only transmit live pictures when it is within Range of receiving stations near Fairbanks Alaska and Wallops Island va., Davis  of other regions taken by Noaa to Are stored in inboard recorders which transmit them when the satellite is within Range of the ground stations. Davis said controllers started such replays thursday  pictures Are Beautiful i would say picture perfect Davis said. The spacecraft is almost Borin because everything is just going As  Davis said about 1.000 weather information customers eventually will receive photos from Noaa to once its Low Resolution cameras Are turned on next week