European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 6, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 air Force airlifts fire victims to Mainland new Haven. Conn. A a . Air Force plane outfitted an a flying  arrived Here us tidily carrying 21 people injured in tic Dupont Plaza hotel disaster in puerto Kico the c-9 Nightingale also carried uninjured family members a medical Lens and four reporters. Al least is or the injured were hospitalized immediately in Connecticut. I. Christopher Baker director of Yale new Haven Hospital trauma Center called 13 of the injured walking  he said one of that group to be hospitalized apparently broke both heels when jump ing out of a window. Eight were mate serious1 injured including two with Burns and three with fractures. One of those Vic Tims was to go to St. Vincent s Hospital in Bridgeport the others to Yale new Haven Baker said. About 40 relatives friends and onlookers wire wait ing to Greet the plane but were kept behind a Fence. Among the onlookers was a child who held a sign mat said Welcome Home  a team of doctors from Yale new Haven Hospital boarded the plane to assess which patients were most seriously injured and needed to be transported to the Hospital by a Maul acc. The injured were in the Dupont Plaza hotel when the fire broke out on new year s eve. The flight was for any injured americans or their relatives who wanted to come Home said Chip Parker a spokesman for rep. Sam Jcj Dunson a Conn Harry Caynor president of inc new Jersey based National Burn victim foundation said inc purpose of trans Ferring patients to the Mainland was to bring Burn victims closer to their families to help in i hair recovery process. A patient who is traumatized or suffering from Burns needs the support of family and friends. It s a crisis said Gaynor Many Miles from Home you can t get thai kind of  the plane based at Mcchord fab near Tacoma wash., flew 10 the Island from Charleston s.c., where reservists had been participating in a weekend Drill. Ambulances ferried inc injured to the plane parked Al a military Landing area near the Island s International Airport. It look an hour to Load the victims. Richard Burns of Paterson n.j., a bum victim was to be flown to Mcguire fab and Ihnn taken to another Hospital according to Caynor. Before Takeoff puerto rican tourist officials fed lunch to some of the injured and their families at inc cily s convention Center and handed Oul sweatshirts to americans injured in the do Pant Plaza Hole fire Are transferred to an air Force jul fur the trip Hyime. Those heading North to inc colder climate. I m glad to be getting Home but the people Here have overwhelmed us with generosity said Lorraine Massaro 54, of Hamden Conn. It s hard to explain How wonderful people have  her 55-year-old husband. Pat had suffered bums a damaged Vertebra and a sprained ankle he received when he jumped from the hotel Casino. She said he was taken to Yale new Haven by ambulance upon arrival other injured people on the plane were Edward Kroohn of Virginia Frank Lawrence of Huntington Conn. Robert Rowland of new York cily and Al Bianco and Robert Silverman whose hometowns were not immediately available. The a Cash toll stood at 96 sunday. Ninety four Bod ies were recovered from the 20-Story hotel and two people died in inc Hospital. Most bodies were found on the hold s lower floors including the ground floor ballroom and Niewa inc level Casino and lobby. The fire injured about to people most of whom suffered bums smoke inhalation fractures cuts and other injuries. Twenty people remained hospitalized sunday. More than boo people were staying at the Hind when inc fire broke out in the afternoon before the new year s eve Celebration. Many have led the Island on commercial airline flights. Philly mummers hold late new year s Parade Philadelphia a three Days late but no less festive Philadelphia s mummers strutted up Broad Street on sunday in i hair annual new year s Parade of comedy fancy costumes and string band music. The s3 million Parade delayed twice this year because of bad weather stepped off just before 8 a.m., led by the colourful clowns of the comic division thousands of fans braved tempera Tures in the 30s for the 12 hours of pageantry and Celebration that officially Dales Back to 1901, but has been going on for centuries. It s he Best per de there is said Edna Harvey 70, of Philadelphia. And it gets better every  prancing and dancing up the 2 / mile route from South Philadelphia to City Hall the comics satirized a variety of themes. A troupe of 50 men in lulus ran around in a presentation of Swan Lake while a female Impersonator portrayed game show hostess Vanna White As 50 years older wearing a shawl and using a Cane. At least half a dozen comic groups marched As the dancing raisins from Tele vision advertisements for California Rai sin growers behind them came the fancy Divi Sion featuring individuals duos or trios in elaborate costumes. Next in order were the bands and their trademark tune of dem Golden slippers and the fancy brigades groups of 35 or More decked Oul in Satin sequins and plumes around a Captain s float. Most of the marchers arc men women were Perm i lied in the Parade Only in recent years and most Wear Gold painted shoes. Philadelphia James Bland wrote Golden slippers in inc late Soos. Some were disappointed and angry when the Parade was postponed new year s Day because of a forecast of rain and Snow. More were upset saturday. When it was put off again because of wind Gusling up to 35 Mph. Mummers merrymaking dates Back to the arrival of swedes and their tradition of new year s noise making. In the new world in the i7lh Century. Subsequent immigrants added their own touches and the cily Council put the whole event together 86 years ago. Sands of time husband wife Fri team ,s ripes kills would be robber 40 years ago today. Miami a a husband and wife team of Veteran Fri agents fatally shot a robber who confronted them in a parking lot after they left a bar Early sunday. Agent Suzanne Monserrate was shot in the Chest during the Exchange of gunfire said Fri spokesman Paul Miller. She was reported in stable condition at Baptist Hospital. According in Melro Dade police cmdr. William Johnson inc off duty agents were leaving Plaj House South in the Perrin Earea Nhun they were accosted by a gunman Al 2 1 . Details of the confrontation were not released Johnson described ii As a Rob Bery ail empt but Miller later called it a robbery. Johnson did not disclose whether both agents fired their weapons saying that determination would be made As part of separate investigations by metro dad and inc Fri. The assailant s name was not released immediately. Authorities released no in formation on his wounds. Mrs. Monserratt 41, is a 12-year vet eran of the Agency and her husband. Frank. 37, is a 13-year Veteran. Miller said. Both agents arc based in the Miami office. Jan. 6, 1947 Bernard m. Baruch and his associates representing the United Stales on the United nations atomic Energy commission resigned. In a letter delivered to the White House Baruch said he Felt their task was completed. 30 years ago today. Jan. 6, 1957 president Eisenhower asked Congress to of committing Ameri can troops to protect the territorial integrity and political Independence of any Middle Eastern nation threatened by armed aggression from communist nations. 20 years ago today. Jan. 6, 1961 Mao tse lung disclosed thai he was forced Oul a president of communist China in 1958 and went to Shanghai during his disappearance in 166 to organize a purge of his enemies with the Aid of thi1 red guard. 10 years ago today. Jan. 6, 1977  Secretary Martin Hoffmann said it would Noi permit the Early readmission of the i in West Point cad ass ousted for Honor code violations since the Homework cheating scandal surfaced in Spring 1976. He said cadets caught in the scandal would be suspended fora year