European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. December 30. 1386 the stars and stripes Page 5 if Hank pc Sciort queue in Aero lot toot to. More soviets shunning . For Homeland new York. A More than v soviet emigres who no longer want to live in the United stale Gath ered on sunday to Fly Back to Moscow the largest group Ever to return to their Homeland from this coun try Al one time. Soviet officials said. Many of the emigres have lived in the . For m to eight years bul decided to leave because they get used to the american Way of living said Alej i a Heakin vice Consul for the soviet embassy in Washington. The group repatriation was the third in As Man months. In october and november soviet officials announced la return of 17 other emigres several of whom said they were homesick and disenchanted Wilh life in the United slates Al least seven of the returnees Are naturalized .citizen, and Many Are jews said a Heakin. Who came to new York to handle the paperwork. The group includes at Leal iwo families of five and some who Are leaving children behind he said. The children slaying behind came to the . Al the beginning of their Irens and were Able to get used Loam Rica belief than their a enu Zavalin said Koch Calls for National Effort to treat cancer of racism1 new York a a Day after thousands marched to prompt a while gang s attack on three Blacks. Mayor Edward 1. Koch called sunday for a National commission on racism and a local Confer ence to address the problem Here. We Hill have the cancer of racism. Anyone who says the country. Is free of racism is nol telling the truth or is simply an Ostrich whose head is buried in the Sand Koch said. Koch in co Menli to reporters before he appeared on lbs tvs face the nation program also said he would organize a local conference to study racism in new York City. Police say Michael Griffith 23. And two Black friends were attacked by a gang of youths wielding Bat and Sticks Early dec. 20 in Howard Beach. Queens. Griffith was Hil by a ear and killed As he tried to escape. Three while teen agers have been charged with murder. At a local meeting. Howard Beach residents insisted their Community was nol racist and charged that Koch was fueling tension by drawing attention id last week s incident. On the televised program Koch called on Cedric Sandiford one of the Black victims in last week s alack. To cooperate in identifying his attacked. Detroit tops . In teen slayings Detroit a a record 41 Detroit teen Ager have been shot u death this year a figure far sur passing the toll for other big . Cities. The Detroit free press reported sunday. Thirty three Detroit children under 17 years of age were victims of pin homicides in 1986. While eight others died in suicides or accidents involving firearms according to the newspaper. In addition 317 children suffered gunshot wounds during the year the free press said by comparison the free press said. Chicago had 1s youngsters killed with guns or other weapons through dec. 16 and Philadelphia had 20 teen age homicide victims in the first Haltof 1986 no recent Fig Urci were available for new York or los Angeles the nation s two largest cities the newspaper said. In 1985 29 Detroit juveniles were killed with guns and 237 were wounded and in 19&4, 16 were killed and 92 wounded the newspaper said b Early december 31 youths under 17 had been charged with murder. The newspaper said drug played a role in Many of the shoot Ings. Five of the Young \ Ici ims were shot 10 death at crack houses where cocaine is sold in a potent form thai can be smoked. Pilot survives crash into Mountain Tehachapi Calif. A a Pilot who Sun ived a plane crash that killed his co Pilot spent a cold night inthe Tehachapi mountains and climbed Down five Miles of Steep terrain before he was rescued by Deer How Rion was in serious condition sunday Wilh first and second degree bums on his hands arms face and Back and bruises to his heart and lungs said june enema a spokeswoman for Antelope Valley med ical Center in Lancaster. A Piper Cherokee flown by Howe non a Pilot for Gold cd Asl air in Hawthorne Calif., crashed late Fri Day 15 Miles Southwest of the Kern county Community of Tehachapi 75 Miles North of los angst it he was found Ihen a morning by Hunter he attempted to get the to pts i out that s to he Goi said Hunter George Sanford. Sanford said the Pilot told him he was lying from Lake Hughes in Northern los Angela county to Bakersfield in Kern county when the plane failed to Clear a spent the night in the mountains wearing Only a hooded sweat Hin Over his clothes and then began climbing Down Al Daybreak Sanford said. Iowa permits Brief menorah display Des Moines. Iowa a a rabbi lighted candles sunday on a huge menorah at Iowa s Capitol to begin a two hour display that followed his unsuccessful bid to have the 20-foot candelabrum displayed for the eight Days of hanukkah the slate agreed to permit the display alter Federal courts declined to acl on rabbi Moishe Kasowitz Challenge of the state s decision that the display would violate separation of Church and stale. Law Ere for the rabbi argued that Christmas ire and other o Risitan religious objects already were on display at the statehouse. Mystery author Macdonald Dies Milwaukee a mystery writer John d. Macdonald. Wii Ose shaggy and unconventional private Eye Travis Mcgee was one of the most popular Detec Tives in Modem fiction died sunday. He was 70, Macdonald. A to lived in Sarasota Fla. Died at St Mary Hon Paul of complications following heart surgery id Hospital spokeswoman Karre Bergman. He had been Hosp Iulius. Since Stepiem Ber. She said. In a writing career spanning More than 40 Yean Macdonald lured out 77 books Moil of them mysteries. Many of his books including the Travis Mcgee novels included a color in the title leading one critic to write of Maedonald i awesome y 1 Low Macdonald wrote 21 Travis Mcgee novels 30 million copies of which have been printed in Ibe United Stales alone according to Claire Ferraro associate publisher of Bau entime Del Ray fac Rel books Mcgee once described a tort of a Knight in slightly furnished Armor lived in Louthera floridan a Houseboat called the bulled flush that he won in a card game. He was a Tough philosophical offbeat detective who shared his creator s interest in economies and the environment. In i971 the mystery Wrilen of America awarded Macro raid the Edar grand mister award Thek group s highest Honor. His novel the Green Ripper won the american Book award s mystery Competition in 19jo. Macdonald born in Sharon pa., on july 24, 1916, wrote his tint Short stories while serving in the army during world War ii. He spent 30 months in the Bina Burma India theater mostly Wilh Ibe office of strategic services and Rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Macd us in 1950, Macdonald pub listed his first Book the brass by i9h he bad written 43 books and was ready to create Humont famous character. Travis Mcgee who made his debut in the deep Blue other lilies in the series include a Tan and Sandy silence and free fall to the last published in 1985, was the lonely Silver he recently wrote a compilation of correspondence tilled a Friendship the letters of Dan Rowan and John d. Macdonald which is due out a i month. He is survived by his wife of 49 years Dorothy a son and five grandchildren. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Dec. 30,1946 Andrei Gromyko. Soviet Delegate to the . Atomic Energy commit too. Was name the soviet Union s Deputy minister for foreign affairs according of radio Moscow 30 years ago today. Dec. 30, 19s6 United nations Salvage operations to dear the Suez canal got under Way Al the sooth Entrance to the canal where lie Cruiser Abuzir was wrecked. 20 years ago today. Dec. 30. 1966 a Federal appeals court accepted he health education and welfare department s Coo wove Staj school desegregation guidelines and decreed Tibai Public school segregation in the sooth mail end by inc Nan of the i 96, uj1 Lerm. ? 0 years ago today. Dec 30, 1976 the Petty Goa reminded prospective servicemen dec. 31 was the last Day to enlist and receive full education benefits Al the government s zip Erie. As of 1977. Enlistees would have to Conuis uie some of their own Mono toward a education fund
