European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday. February 12.1987 did you hear that a Phat a deafening blast from a Cannon brings scream from left to right Surah Phipps 7 Jamie Lyn Skyta 7 Barrett Skoda 4 and Mother Amy Skoda in rear. The Cannon was fired it the san Antonio wine museum Over the weekend during re enact ment of life in Texas daring the Early 1800s, democrats will meet in Atlanta for 1988 National convention Washington a the democratic party chairman Paul Kirk announced tuesday that Atlanta would Host the party s 1988 National convention say ing thai democrats must Send a message to the nation from flip South and unite that Region with others for Victory in the next presidential election. Kirk chose the Georgia capital Over Houston the Oiher finalist in the running for the massive meeting to be held july 18-21, 1988. That s when the party will select a National ticket to try to reverse the democrats dismal showings in recent presidential balloting. If we re to be a competitive National party we have to be competitive in the Southern part of this coun try Kirk said. I think people recognize thai the Capi Tal and h us and heart of the South is  the democratic decision made it a clean sweep for the South in the 19sb political convention sweepstakes. The republicans announced last month that they arc going to new Orleans for their aug. 15-18 convention. Atlanta will be Host to the first National party convention Ever held in Georgia. We guarantee you a successful convention Atlanta mayor Andrew Young told Kirk in a Telephone Call. We guarantee you that the democrats will select a Winner in 1988. Atlanta will be great in 88," read the sign held up by democratic National committee staffers Here after the decision was announced. Democrats have won Onty once in the last five presidential elections. And that Victory came Ihor Only time the party carried most of the South with Georgia son and regional favorite Jimmy Carter in 1976. Other than in 1976, the National democratic ticket has car ried Only one Southern slate since 1964. Kirk talked of reaching out to the South particularly after the party s Good showing in the Region in the 1986 elections helped win Back the Senate from the republicans. Atlanta provides an Opportunity to have a site where we can Send a message to the nation from the South and unit ing that Region and others for the democratic party Kirk said. There is a democratic base there from which our party can reach to the rest of the  but even Kiric does t think the Choice guarantees that where one holds a convention Means that one automatically carries that slate or  for example in 1984, democrats did t even come close to carrying California de spite their san Francisco convention. The site Choice ultimately was Kirk s alone. But the final act of the process was played out in Public Tus Day when the party s site selection committee voted 44-13 in favor of Atlanta Over Houston. The vote came after a private breakfast where Kirk told the commit tee members he wanted the convention in Atlanta. The Choice left a bad taste with some Houston boosters who rejected Kirk s characterization of at Lanta As the capital of the South. I did t necessarily know that. I always thought Houston was a Southern City As Well said Houston mayor Kathy while inc. It s my understanding that the chairman s decision was based on. His feeling that Atlanta would be a better representative of the South. We were at  in Light of overwhelming support for Texas he pursued his own Agenda Joe Russo chairman of the Houston Host committee Effort said of Kirk. It seems to me that the democratic National committee is going to have a lot of difficulty in Texas because of the chairman s  stateside Texas county to cease giving Wolf ear bounties Bryan Texas a Brazos county officials have voted to Slop paying 17.50 bounties id Hunters who bring in Wolf can As proof they killed one of the predators. County treasurer Sandic Walker said she has paid 1225 for 30 sets of Wolf cars so far this year. But the Texas Parks and wildlife department says there Are no wolves in Brazos or surround ing counties. So the county halted the practice. Watker said she now believes the ears brought in belonged to either coyotes or wild dogs mistakenly identified As wolves. Free medical care offered on Valentine s Day Cedar rapids Iowa up about 1,000 medical professionals throughout the United slates arc expected to donate health services to the needy on Valentine s Day. Or. Duane Schmidt a Cedar rapids Dent isl who founded doctors with a heart said Man Day the non profit health care organization was formed to meet the needs of people who cannot afford medical care and do not qualify for government assisted health programs. He said patients will be treated saturday on a first come first served basis. Doctors will per form Only those services that can be completed in a single visit. Participants will not be asked to prove Finan Cial status he said although he Hopes patients will be honest enough not to Lake advantage of the service. Commemorative stamp to Honor William Faulkner Jackson miss. A novelist William Faulkner who once is fired As a Small town postmaster because of his bad work habits will be honoured with a commemorative Issue the . Postal service says. Fifty million 22-Ccnt portraits of the late Nobel prize winning author will be distributed. The Issue one of 20 commemorative Stamps to be released this year follows several years of lobbying by the University of Mississippi and residents of Oxford miss. The stamp will be issued in a ceremony in Oxford on sept. 25, on what would have been Faulkner s 90lh birthday said Harold former director of marketing and communications for the postal service division in Memphis Tenn Faulkner died in 1962. Faulkner famous for Complex rambling nov Els such As the sound and the fury As i Lay dying and Sanctuary also worked As a Blue Collar Man of letters. Pressed for Money in 1921, Faulkner applied for a fourth class postmaster s Job. He served at the is ,500-a-Ycar Post at the University of Mississippi mail drop from 1922 until he was fired for lackadaisical behaviour in 1924, officials said. He used to sit on the mail sacks and read magazines said University spokesman de Meek. He used to put people s mail in a Gar Bage can out  woman gets $82,000 for Bone marrow transp and colunsv1lle, Iii. A a grave to in i Woma n who opened her Home to six hard to place children will be Able to afford a Bonc marrow transplant because More than 1,000 people donated a total ofsb2.000, a Friend said Lynn Schmacker. 32, has adopted five children and Hopes to adopt a sixth in her care. One child has Spina Bifid a birth defect of the Pine. The others suf Fer emotional problems said Audrey Schiller Schmacker s Molher. Their Ages Range from 5 years to 12, the is kids Good grief i Don t Iliin they be Ever thought their mama s Gonna die Schiller said. "1 took Lynn a card from one of the girls saying get Welt soon. It s not any fun with you in the Hospital. " Schmacker who is single has suffered from Hodgkin s disease for five years and the Bone marrow transplant could save her life Schiller said. The donations began coming in after her plight was publicized last month. It s overwhelming to see How much love people have for one another said Schiller of Bay City Texas. Lynn b very very  and Csc los Kara who is coordinating the fund Campaign said tuesday the drive had netted about $82,000 thus far. More than 1,000 people from around the United slates contributed Money ranging from 35 cents to s50, since the drive began Jan. 30, Leskera said. One contribution came from West Germany she said. I Don l remember if in was a Man or a woman but someone in the military read about Schmacker in the Siars and  the fund raising drive began after Barnes Hospital in is. Louis told sch Macker doctors there would perform the transplant for $75,000. She expects to Transfer to Barnes from jewish Hospital in St. Louis this week Likera said. Schmacker who does not work had received Money for chemotherapy and radiation treatments from the Illinois department of Public Aid. But the Agency refused to finance the transplant be cause in is considered experimental. Schmacker s 33-year-old brother John of Oakland cily ind., already has been approved As a donor. Her family has helped her care for the children when she has been til. We Vegol enough to get her in. Now we need prayers and donations said Leskera adding that doctors estimate Post transplant costs could be 1385,000. Or. Peter Weiss Schmacker s physician said last week thai his patient s Best Chance of survival is a Bone marrow transplant because her body no longer could lol Fralc chemotherapy and Radia Tion treatments. She has a 40 percent Chance of total remission Weiss said. The Lynn Schmacker Benefit fund can be contacted Al the first National Bank of Coilin Vitle 201 e. Main St., Collinsville Iii. 62234