European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october a 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 40th reunion at Annapolis is a class and by the Washington Post Annapolis my. They were depression Era kids who entered the naval Academy in the summer of 1943. As plebes they were ordered to hang out of door Way transoms and pretend to swim to Baltimore. A midshipmen they marched in the funeral procession or their commander in chief. Franklin d. Roosevelt. And As men the class of 47 became a unique group of achievers. The 821 graduates include former presi Dent Carter. Adm. William Crowe the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff five four Star admirals two medal of Honor winners former Cia director Lansfield Turner . Sen. Jeremiah Demon several millionaire business executives doctor lawyers and an Arkansas banker a Villi he nickname Indian  they gathered saturday about 400 of them with wives and children under a big striped Lent at the Edge of the Academy stadium parking lot. It was Homecoming Day Navy is. Dartmouth but ii was also the 40lh reunion weekend for the much praised class. And once again the classmates some still in fighting trim All m their Early 60s tried to define what distinguished their group. We came together in that unique enthusiasm of world War ii said adm. James b. Stockdale he medal of Honor Winner who was held As a prisoner of War in Vietnam from 1967 to 1973 and earned National recognition for alerting the world to the torture he suffered by blinking out a Morse cod message with his eyelids. I Learned a couple of things while 1 was Here atthe Academy that saved my life he said. One was to take mental and psychic harassment and shrug Toff and the other was to have Confidence within yourself. You Learned that in your Plebs year either Wilt or  the revellers under the tent were decked out i Blue and Gold class of 47 accessories lies and Caps and shirts and rings with the class Crest. They jokingly addressed each other by rank they recalled hum bling experiences suffered As plebes. They reminisced about wooing their wives. They laughed Over shared troubles. Jack Stevens a genial retired Captain from Hunt to As and his old buddy Bob Howe class Basket Ball Star and now a la Mesa calif., dentist laughed about their shared reprimand. They were marching to the dining Hall one Day it seems when Howe in a fit of mischief jumped on Stevens piggyback style. Stevens promptly locked his arms around Howe legs and refused to let him dismount not catching Howe s frantic whisper to let him Down that a Supe rior officer was watching them. Each received five demerits and three hours of extra duty and yes i seems like it happened last week not 40-Odd years ago. We really thought we were just gelling in a Little leadership training Stevens Laid. You never know when you la have to carry somebody on your  when they saw each other Friday afternoon for the first time in Many years Howe asked Stevens if he would mind giving him a lift. About half the classmates chose to make the Mili tary a career said Jim Moss who is now director of computer services at the Academy. The 170 deceased members of the class Many of them killed in Active duty were honoured at a memorial service Friday. Carter the classmate who attained the highest of fice rarely attends the reunions and was not present for this one. We knew him As Jim Carter. He was t Jimmy yet said Howe. He was or average Joe  True Star of the class at the time most agreed was Turner who served As director of the Cia Dur ing the Carter administration. He was a Striper his classmates said lapsing into Academy Lingo for students expected logo far. He stood High in grease they said meaning that he showed Early leadership potential. When Turne arrived however he was greeted like any other class male with backstops and choruses of i  you come to these reunions you see your old friends and you pick up right where you left off Turner said introducing Stevens As the scoundrel of the  chief Rainwater this was a first showing at one of the reunions which Are generally held every five years. He just never seemed to be Able to make the previous gathering he said. The rest of the world knows me by my Given name Sloan Rainwater said. But i came Here the first Day and my Roommate look one look at my name and dubbed me chief " he pointed to his name lag. I Haven t been called chief in 40 years he said but 1 wanted to make sure they recognized  abortion leads to racial suicide says Robertson Dallas upi1 television Evange list Pat Robertson brought his Campaign for president to Texas saturday night and warned that an increase in abortions is leading to racial suicide in the West. Robertson who announced last month thai he will seek the Republican Nomi nation for president in 1988 if three Mil lion people sign a petition urging him to run said he has 100,000 signatures and Hopes to obtain 500,000 in Texas alone. Robertson spoke Al a Sloo a Plale Din Ner sponsored by the greater Dallas right to life committee. Former miss America Anita Bryant in a rare Public appearance opened the ceremony with her rendition of Ameri Ca the  former Texas gov Bill Clements a Republican who is trying to unseal incumbent democratic gov. Mark White in november promised the crowd r about 1,000 that his lop legislative prior Ity would be limiting abortions. Robertson said abortion is causing a de population of the West thai threat is the Power of Western Industrial nations. In the United slates there will be omillion abortions performed Between 1973 and 2000, he Laid. He termed this racial suicide apparently referring to a reduction in the population of the developed nations of the free a orid rather than any partic ular racial group. In 1950, 30 percent of the world population lived in Western Europe North America and Japan he said. Now that number is Down to 15 percent and by 2075, in will be Only 4.5 percent. Whal we Are doing is committing racial suicide Robertson said. The de population threatens the eco nomic base of the Western world he said and will leave the youth of today with no one to care for them when they reach retirement age. For All the Carefree yuppies in our society who say we Don t want babies they Are too much trouble " he said when they Are old enough to retire there Are nil going to be enough workers to support their  Robertson said he foresees a push to legalize mercy killing to solve the prob Lem of too Many elderly people. The Only solution to the problem is going to be mercy killing he said i you Stop supporting the life of the unborn the life of the elderly is  Clements told reporters after he finished his speech that he had no specific plan for limiting abortions but would go for the whole Ball  when the legislature meets in Jan uary it is imperative that the right to life legislation be at the top of that Agenda and god willing if i am your governor ii will be he said Clements said he opposes the Texas education Agency controlling textbook selection in Texas schools act favors the election of the state Board of education instead of an appointed Board. He also said he would fight state regu lation of parochial schools. Hauling the Hull photo workmen carry Timber from the Bull of the 1612 Spanish Galleon Alocci Friday in key weal kit to treasure salvos head garters. The Atocha has yielded Loos of liter Gold and jewels since la Dis covery. The timbers will be studied by Tiv that Ai Caeol Ogusu a Florida key Corom nifty College. Alpo seeks end to Ralston s ads on Puppy Chow Washington a Alpo pet foods inc. Fed up with its rival s advertising Campaign is using the courts to try to Stop Ralston Purina co. From claiming hat Purina Puppy Chow can help Young dogs Battle a skeletal defect. A suit filed Friday in Federal court alleges that Ralston Purina made materially false or deceptive representations regarding its product s ability to re Duce hip dysplasia. Hip dysplasia results when the upper part of the Hind leg does t fit properly into the hip socket. The condition which can cause lameness and discomfort affects Many Breeds but it especially common in Large dogs. The ads described a nutritional breakthrough and said Ralston Purina had developed a new formula to help reduce the severity of the disorder. Alpo maintains in the suit that no cure exists and that most authorities regard the disorder As resulting from an inherited condition or tendency that is no influenced by nutrient intake last july 24, the food and drug administration asked Ralston Purina to Stop making claims that its Puppy Chow could help Lessen the disorder saying there was a Lack of scientific consensus to support such advertising according to Ralston Purina spokesman Patrick Farrell the firm met with Fra officials and gave them a written response on Why we believe our advertising claims Are  he said the Campaign has continued while Thorda studies the response