European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday september 30, 1986 the stars and stripes Pago 5 pork honors Gander plane crash victims Hopkins Villej by. Up about 2uu family members joined military officials and local towns people sunday to dedicate a Park with 248 Pear Trees honouring the soldiers from nearby fort Campbell who died in a plane crash while returning Home from pc acc Kepi is duly in Lebanon. Country music Star Johnny Cash read a poem to about 1.200 people. Including army Secretary John o. Marsh jr., who attended the ceremony outside Hopkinsville Cash who said lie and i wife june drove All night Frimi Michigan to attend the ceremony Uroic i he poem. The old rugged the focal Point of the Park is a Copper larger than life sculpture depicting a Soldier in a peace keeping uniform. The names of the soldiers killed in the crash arc inscribed on five Marble plaques at the base of the statue. Your dad would be so proud to see his name Here Amyjo Nichols said pointing out her dead husband s name to her son. Chip. Sgt. Richard s. Nichols was one of 248 for Campbell soldiers who died on dec. 12 when their chartered plane crashed near Gander newfound land after a refuelling Stop. The soldiers were return ing from a six month peace keeping Lour in the israeli occupied Sinai Peninsula. Mayors Herb Hays of Hopkinsville and Douglas b. Sheppard of Gander Newfoundland also at tended the ceremony. This memorial is in response to the desires of the citizens of Hopkinsville Christian county and the Commonwealth of Kentucky to create something that will permanently express their concern for an interest in their fort Campbell neighbors the dedication brochure read. The 15-Acrc Park with its Grove of Bradford Pear fees is the second memorial to the soldiers of the 101st airborne div killed in the crash. On sept. 20, in a fort Campbell memorial Park 256 Canadian Maple Trees were planted to commemorate the sol Diers and eight civilian Crew members killed in the crash. The Maple Trees were donated by the people of Canada and were inspired by Janice Johnston a Canadian teen Ager fort Campbell spokesman capt. Daniel l. Schmidl said. La was Johnston s idea to Plant the Trees As a living memorial to those killed in the crash Schmidt said. Shrines to clarify How circus proceeds Are used Orlando. Fla. Api the Orion do chapter of the shrink is fraternal organisation says this year s circus pro Grams will make it Clear that proceeds go to the club not to children s hospitals a shrines official says. The Orlando shrine along with nine other chapters is being investigated by Llic Florida department of state for suggesting Hal proceeds from its 19s3 circus went to hospitals and hum units for children. The Money actually was used by Mem Bers for travel and entertainment. Programs for the circus included ads from businesses mentioning crippled Chil Dren references to the Hospital Charity and photographs of hospitals and patients. We have attempted to clarify and re View it in detail with the Temple membership and we have taken Steps to ask everybody from this Day Forward 10 be sure there is no misrepresentation in our Adver Tising or anywhere Bahta Temple i Oten Laic Bruce Thomas told the Orlando senti Nel in an article published sunday. Thomas said profits from this year s Dreus wiil support the Orlando chapter s activities maintain its clubhouse pay wages of Temple employees and tic entertainment travel and social activities of its members. Wil haul the circus the Temple would have to increase its dues or find another source of funding he said. The program for the upcoming circus will include this disclaimer suggested by the shrine s National Board proceeds from this shrine circus Benefit shrine Temple operations Only. Uliey do not Bene fit shrink is hospitals for crippled Chil shrine leaders have told All 189 shrine temples i n North America to use the disclaimer in their circus programs especially if the programs contain references to Hospital charities. In a four part series on shrine fund Rais ing. The scr Mel estimated earlier this year Hal shrine circuses in 1984 had profits totalling about j17.5 million. Only about 1 percent of the proceeds was passed on to shrine hospitals even though Many of the circuses were Proi voted As Hospital fund raise n. Carter Center to open former president Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosa Lynn Chal with members of the Media during a press preview in Atlanta of the Carter presidential Center. The eerie is scheduled to open wednesday. Presi Dent Reagan is expected to attend the opening Cere monies i i. I death n source in Nola Kan Robes to to secret buyer 30 ye0rsogo of Scot in i do winery workers pushing Boycott san Francisco a the Bitler Harvest Lime winery walkout escalated on sunday As striking work ers pleaded for a statewide Boycott of the biggest sell ing wines in California. The Boycott starts today said Robert Fogg. Local Isa president of the Winiy distillery and Allied workers Union. Ngg added that he hoped the International Union would make it a nationwide Boycott. On wednesday locals if Taidt 45 decisively rejected the 12-member winery employers association s new contract offer. About 2,200 people arc on strike. We Are asking he Public not to buy products manufactured by the members of the association said Fogg. Eleven wineries and Allied operations of the 12-Mem her association have been hit since the selective strikes began aug. 18. Fogg said 98 Union members have been crossing picket lines. We recommend that Ilic Public buy from other companies with whom we have contracts he said. Id soft in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept 30, 1946 the lawyer for Cirman Field marshal Wilhelm Keitel has been instructed to Appeal to the Allied control Council that the former military chief be shot and not hanged should his sentence be death a source i Nuernberg said. Peo Bre Urbana Ohio up an auctioneer coaxed a secret buyer to pay $1,350 for a Lum of inc Century set of his and her Kun flux klan Robes found in numbered leather pouches under u barn in Western Ohio. Auctioneer Dave Kreitzer urged a crowd of about to eople gathered under a Lent to buy the pair Don i reak them up. Take the wife out for the evening on the High bidder quickly claimed the Robes and Hur ried away without identifying himself. I would t want those things in my House one woman remarked. Charles Brown sales manager of Brown enterprises in Champaign county said the buyer was an antique dealer who had been prom ised anonymity. The Robes still in original condition were found in iwo numbered leather pouches under a barn m Cham pain county several years ago. Brown said. They were sold in the original pouches at the auction saturday. I know where icy came from and t know the person who had them and he does t want his name used either Brown said. He said several people who had inspected the Robes estimated icy dated Back to the Laic Soos or Early 1900s. I would have been interested in knowing the history of them. I be heard that there was an Active klan in Champaign county at some Lime Brown said. Bidding opened at s200, and when in reached 11,300, it Eilzer pleaded for More. I m talking iwo grand. Thirteen Hundred that s nol enough. You re nol going to find any the High bidder paid $1,350. Brown said he had expected a higher Price but bad weather May have kept potential bidders away. Sept. 30, 1956 a Federal judge in Alexandria va., held thai the German Royal family of Hesse is entitled to $28,000 he said was realized from the Sale of some of the jewels stolen from the family s Castle after world War ii. Nearly $1 million in loot remains missing. 20 years ago . 30, 1966 Bernard Gimbal who Buill the family trading Post business Inlo a $535 million merchandising Empire died i n new York. He was 81. 10 years ago today. Sept. 30, 1976 the manager of Boxer Ken nor ton said he is tiling a formal protest of his fighter s loss to Muhammad a. Norton lost on a close Bui unanimous decision to the Champion in a 15-round bout at new York s Yankee stadium
