European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes sunday. January 18, 1987 wheelchair won t keep actress out of Page emf from Porcu Dos pitch shortly after Maria Semo was paralysed in a Ca Accident 18 years ago she had wheels put on her braces so she could go skating with her Friend. On sunday the 23-year-old actress and Model tackled another Goat when she became the firs wheelchair entry in a Beauty contest that could Lead 10 the miss Usa and miss universe pageants. If in s in your heart to do Well t believe anybody can do it and will do it said Sunao who lives i studio City Calif a los Angl in suburb. Some of it is Luck but most of it is  the pageant s executive director. Ouida Cooper kor Ign said she asked Serrao to compete with 21other contestants Tor the miss Solaria con nov Crown because she s a native of i Catulle. About 50 mile Northeast of sin Francisco. I think it would be Good for her Cooper Rodriguez said at a news conference i think she has accomplished a lot of her goals and she has not let Maria Surrao it int Mfd la a county pageant. That wheelchair stand in her  Cooper Rodriguez id Serrao would be the first woman to compete in a miss Usa pageant in a wheelchair. Officials of he miss America Page can also said they be never had such a contestant the Brown haired Hazel eyed woman regularly goes to the Beach watches football games swims and even dances. She can walk with her braces but spends most of her time in her wheelchair. I do spins and wherlin. I can do real Slick move with my chair and upper body so it looks real Cool she said. For a Lime she considered becoming a lawyer. But after a Short stint at a Junior College she decided to move to los Angeles on her own when she was 19and Start her acting career. She s been on television s Cagney and Lacy trapper John  and general Hospital  in the film the Falcon and inc  i would like to get into episodic television she said. I think that s where i can showcase my talents10 the Best of my abilities playing a character where people could forget about the wheelchair for  conductor packs a pistol William Smith will use n pistol to conduct hit players As they coax music from three vacuum clean ers and a floor polisher in a whimsical concert by the Philadelphia orchestra. We be done nothing before at least not for adults where we really tried to help the audience Cross the footlights and join the orchestra inc associate conductor said Friday. The program Jan. 28 at the Academy of music will begin on a Nice Happy irreverent note with Mal Colm Arnold s a grand grand overture for three vacuum cleaners one floor polisher Organ an full orchestra Smith said. People will be surprised he said. These unusual instruments actually make a very pleasing sound that can be controlled by a switch or pistol shot from the  during the second half of the program Illustrator Rie Owings will draw to reflect what she hears in night on Bald  jury sides with Revere pop Singer Paul Revere was not at fault for injuries received by a woman during the scramble for souvenirs tossed from the stage during his show in Reno Ner a jury ruled thursday after deliberating for Leas than a minutes. I m just glad this is Over Revere said after the verdict was announced. Donald and Shell domes of Reno sued Revere Trock group and Harrah s Casino claiming the group practice of tossing souvenir tricorn hats to the Audi ence was dangerous and negligent. Mrs. Dorssey said a woman fell on her White reaching for a hat leaving her unable to work. She sought at least $157,000 in damages to cover her medical Bills lost wages and pain. Revere would not say if he planned to continue throwing the hats. Visionary claims filed a Man who has filed More than so claims for mining rights on Man sees himself As a visionary in the tradition of Thomas Jefferson As Best i can with my limited resources i trying to continue America s Manifest destiny Thomas Budnick of Ludlow mass., said Friday Budni Csc 39, said he filed claims for parts of Man its Moons and nearby asteroids at a Cost of about 1600 in Spokane county in Washington and Sibine county in Texas after several other registrars of deeds rejected the claims. Charles hot a property Law professor at har Vard said Budnick s claims based on an 1872  rights jaw Are invalid because Man is not under . Jurisdiction. It s just a nutty thing. You have to have posses Sion for a claim he said. Just being he first to think of it in to right to claim  but Budnick a state social worker clings to a vision of unmanned Remote controlled ships mining metals on Mars in 10 years or so. If you look at american history you see All land purchases were ridiculed at the time he said refer ring to Jefferson s Louisiana Purchase and the . Acquisition of Alaska from Russia. Big Island gets bigger Hawaii Bland known throughout the 50th Date Ai the big Island is a bit bigger these Days. A Kilauea Volcano lava How that entered the Ocean in november added 17.8 acres to he Island according to Reggie Okmun of the . Geological Survey s Volcano Observatory. The determination of the new acreage was mad after study of detailed Aerial photos of the Blind s Southern coastline he said. Super savers 25% off or More