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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wed Waday novembers 1986 jazz saxophonist Davis Dies at 65 of cancer Culver City. Calif. A jazz saxophonist Eddie lockjaw Davis who played his rough toned Tenor with such great As count Basic and Ella Fitzgerald died monday of can cer. Hews 65. Davis died at 6 10 . Al Brotman medical Center Here said Hospital spokeswoman Judy  had suffered from cancer for More than two years and was most recently admitted to Brotman three weeks ago said Davis daughter. Sheila Dozer. Independence award to Honor Nasa astronauts Shreveport la. Up the Independence bowl announced monday it will present the 1986 Omar n. Bradley spirit of Independence award to the National aeronautics and space  award will be presented to a Nasa Astro naut during halftime at the dec. 20 football game. Independence bowl chairman Jim Thompson  said the award named for the late . Army general and colleague of Dwight Eisen Howe i will recognize the san free of the challenger astronauts and the commitment of Nasa employees to continue the exploration of  Norman e. Thagard. Who flew on two space shuttle missions will receive the award on behalf of the Agency said Nasa administrator James c. Fletcher. Hotel scaffold collapses 2 construction workers die Nashville Tenn. A a scaffold col lapsed under two construction workers caulking windows on the 25lh floor of a downtown project sending the men plunging to their deaths officials said  Man landed in a Culvert next to the building and the other landed in the  said Herschell Watson an assistant at the medi Cal examiner s  identified the men As Darren m. Spam 27 and Roger w. Sovine jr., 23, both of Nash  said one of the men was wearing what appeared to be a safely harness but he was unable to Tell if the other worker was wearing one. Kissinger fails in move to Block Penthouse Issue new York a a judge monday rejected a request from Henry Kissinger to Block distribution of an Issue of Penthouse Magazine con Taining an interview with the former Secretary of  has charged in a multimillion Dollar lawsuit the men s Magazine is making unauthorized use of an interview excerpted from an up coming Book on 20th-Century statesmen. Kissinger said he granted the  last june to Russell Warren Howe for the Book and he never thought he a being  for a Magazine. Edwand j. Perkins hand on Bible held by pfc wife Law takes the oath u  to South Africa. Looking on or Secretary of state Geotge Shulti right and South african ambassador Herbert Benkess. Apartheid foe Perkins sworn in of ambassador to South Africa Washington a Edward j. Perkins the Black Diplomat iwo in monday at . Ambassador so South Africa said he Felt Good will toward All the people of that country but vowed to carry with him America s intolerance of racial apart Ness All americans share the same goals Perkins told a standing room Only crowd at his Sweang in ceremony at the style department. The american people have forcefully expressed their Abhorrence of apartheid and their desire for a foreign policy that works to facilitate peaceful change in South  Perkins a 20-year-Veteran of the . Agency for International development and the state department was selected by president Reagan after a Talent search thai focused on Black candidates. The goal was to drive Home in a personal Way the . Dislike for apartheid the country i racial separation system. Perkins appointment sailed through the Senate where he was bailed by both republicans and democrats Ai eminently quasi died for the Post and Secretary of state George p. Sulu on monday praised Perkins As a truly courageous professional  Perkins said his goal was to represent All americans in his new Post. Perkins leaves in mid november to take up his Post in South Africa at a time of transition in .  years of trying to use quiet diplomacy to pressure the South african government to Institute changes the Reagan administration has been forced by Congress to impose economic unctions. Stronger sanctions against South Africa Are no the Law of the land and we Are implementing that Law Shutlz said. The debate is now Over. A fes Lenng debate that has become a distraction from the real issues can now be set aside. For belter or for ill Puni Tive sanctions Are a fact. We can now proceed with our  Sulu said the audience for the swearing in ceremony was the largest he had seen for such an event a reflection of the interest Perkins appointment has generated. Perkins wife Lucy held the family Bible As he took the oath of office. To the audience s left stood his two daughters his Mother and Carmen Walker who the ambassador introduced As his High school guidance Counselor and the person who first suggested to him a career in foreign policy. On the right Side of the podium stood Herbert Beukers the South african ambassador to the United states. Perkins 58, was born in Sterlington la., but a brought up in Portland ore., where he graduated from Jefferson High school. After service in both the army and marines he was a management officer for the army and air Force Exchange service and Aid in Taiwan Okinawa and Thailand. He joined the state department in 1972. And after a series of promotions was successively Deputy chief of the  Mission to Ghana director of the office of West african affair and ambassador to Liberia begin Ning in july 198s, Perkins replaced Herman j. Nickel who served in South Africa for More than four Yean. 10 . Execs reportedly being retired or . T pm of Cimi met atn/.f�flot11il 111 til  of flt United nations a ten lop . Executives will be retired or dismissed in 1987 As part of a Cost cutting plan. And an i lib. Has been offered a diff Trent Job informed sources said monday. . Spokesman Francois Giuliani said changes were being made 10 Stream line the secretariat but he would not give detail. Giuliani denied reports the action was a halloween massacre by Secretary general Javier Perez de chef Lar who sent some of the notices Friday. A general Assembly committee is expected to order staff cuts and other re form measures to meet a financial crisis created largely by a reduction of More than $0 percent in the 1986 . Contribution to the . Budget among suggestions by a special com Mission was a 25 percent reduction inthe 61 undersecretary general and assist ant Secretary general posts for which the annual a is Sill 000 and $107,000, respectively. The informed sources who spoke on condition of anonymity provided this list of those leaving Najmuddin Rifai of Syria assistant Secreu general in the department of political affair trusteeship and Decolo Hiza Tion who had received one ten Sion beyond the retirement age of 60. Mawaffaq Allaf s9. Of Syria under or u assistant Secretary general office of Gen eral services. Vladimir Poz Hanki of the soviet Union assistant Secretary general department of International economic and social affairs. . Liu of China assistant Secre tary general in the office of special Politi Cal affairs. Secretary general in the department of administration and management. He bad announced his intention to take Early retirement. Louis Pascal Negre 58, of Mali assistant Secretary general in the office of personnel services. Iqbal Akhund of Pakistan mutant Secretary general in charge of the Center Jive a. Shuaib Ulhman Yolah 56, of Nige Ria undersecretary general in the depart economic and to a am n my w de from unde Secretary general to charge of Urc department of Mic information. A been offered Awaa a. O a Una pc rotary general and director general of ment of International the . Office in Vienna Austria. Rial affairs. Alice Weil 60, of the United Stales Patricia Ruedas is of Spain under another a. Of mine Job for which pen Laracu ire mag renewed Wilt be a listed and lower ranking executive will be assigned to the others  
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