European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 12, 1937 the stars and stripes Page 7 a photo helicopter wills by John Thurlon s Home High Rise tenant moves by copter Branford Fla a a Irre House that stood 40 feet above ground in a sturdy old Oak itch for a few minutes monday when a Power Ful helicopter lifted it from its Perch and carried it to a temporary site in a Field two Mijes away. For John Kendall Thurston who lived in the enclosed 12-by 10-foot tree House for four years the Short trip represented the end of one Way of life find the beginning of another. He had been Given permission la build the House overlooking the Suwannee River by a Fanner who leased the land. Since 1982,Thurston has been living and getting null at a Home addressed Root 1, tree 1, Branford. But the Fanner died. Thurston s lease expired and the landowner told Thurston to leave Las year. The Airlift came just two Days before Thurston was to have been evicted from the land. Thurston said the design of the House made it difficult to dismantle piece by piece and that the Structure could t be lowered from the tree by Cable without culling two tree limbs and an other Small Irce. An employee of the helicopter company said the Job was a Little on the strange Side. We be never had the pleasure of pulling a tree House out of a tree before said Lees Lutcs Man of i lift helicopters of Kii simmer. Thunk of used a portion of a settlement in lawsuit filed after a motorcycle Accident to pay the $3,300 moving fee. He said he planned to buy some of the lowest Nastiest land on the Suwannee River As the site of his new Home. White House Gate guards protesting pay benefits Washington a the men and women who guard the pies at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue say they a return id demonstrate outside the while House unless he demands for better Payvand benefits arc heard. About 100 officer of the uniformed division of the secret service paced up and Down in front of the White House on tuesday to bring attention to their cause. "1 think the president is entitled to the Best Security possible and 1 think he gels it said Peter England president of the local Union organizing the  out his window he has to see hat we re unhappy but i Don t think he knows How difficult it i for us to survive As family  the officers who were not on duty nor in uniform during the demonstration toted signs that read i m target every Day Why can 11 get better pay and the president can Steep because the . Does  Many of the officers carried children in their arms or pushed baby carriages during the peaceful Demon stration along Pennsylvania Avenue. Wili Iani Corby it a spokesman for the secret serv ice said the uniformed division had received raises id keep up with the Cost of inflation along with other Federal employees. He said the secret service has requested a 12 per cent raise for the division and drafted legislation to that effect that is now under review by the Treasury department. Speaking of the uniformed division corbels said their Job is an intricate part of the secret service. They Are very professional and do an excellent Job. We Are trying 1o Gei them inc equal pay that they have always  England charged that the suggested pay raise was not enough to keep the Force in line with other uniformed police organizations he also said he believed the president s Security was at risk because Many of the officers were forced to work outside jobs in order to help support heir families. He said they would return if More attention was t paid to their Romp alls. England a 17-year Veteran of the Force contended the officers bad not received a real pay raise for 10 years. Starting pay is $20,552 and rises to $29.600after 20 year he said. The uniformed division is a 600-member Security Force that provides around the clock guard service at the while House the vice president s note and other Federal Sites the division is separate from the secret service agents who arc seen acting As the president s body guards. While House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater asked if president Reagan had an opinion about the officers complaints said we won t take tides in those kinds of  an attorney representing the officers Michael t. Leibig said the officer pay and benefits Are below Par for the District of Columbia area. Of the 20 police and Law enforcement organizations in the area the uniformed division ranks i eth in pay he said. Michigan demonstrators protest teacher certification requirement Lansing Mich. A about 10,0001 demonstrators crowded in front of the Michigan capital tuesday to sing Pray and protest a Law requiring Alt teach. To be slate certified. Many of the protesters were teen agent bused in by fundamentalist Christian churches. Huddling under blankets in a 26-degree chill they waved flags Sang god bless America and shouted amentas ministers and lawmakers warned that the state was trying to grab control Over Church and Home schools. It s nol simply that we won t give them our Chil Dren. It s not simply that we wont give them our schools. It s not simply that we won t give them our teachers. It s thai they Are not ours to give said the Rev. Rene Oullette of the Bridgeport Baptist Academy in Saginaw. At Issue is the stale s right to order schools to hire Only certified teachers. Last year in a Case involving two Saginaw schools including Bridgeport the Michigan supreme court voted to uphold the stale s right to require certified teachers in private schools. The schools plan to ask the . Supreme court to overturn that decision. In the meantime they re pressing to have the Law changed. Certification docs not mean  said Bethink Fulayter � Junior Al Springfield Christian Academy in Clarkston you Don l need a piece of paper 1o say that they re competent agreed classmate Shannon Bullock. It s not the state s Job to ask if our children Are getting Quality education said Willow Abbott an elementary teacher at Grace Temple Christian Academy in Detroit. Tuesday s rally was limed to coincide with introduction of a Bill in the stale legislature thai would make teacher certification optional for private schools stale sen. Harmon Cropsey said his measure would let schools give standardized tests to fourth seventh and 1 ton graders let parents provide evidence their children Are receiving instruction appropriate 10 inc child s age and ability " or allow schools to hire certified teachers or qualified teachers with a Bachelor s or associate s degree or equivalent life experience. Drug charges ordered dismissed Chicago a Cook county associate judge Mary Jane then tuesday ordered drug charges against Dawn Rosten of Chicago the 34-year-old daughter of rep. Dan Rostenkowski d-lll., dismissed because prosecutors had failed to produce results of Laboratory tests on foil packet found in her purse in a timely fashion. Rosten was arrested in january with two other people and charged with Possession of a controlled substance after police tipped by an Anonymous caller thai drugs were being sold went to an apartment she was visiting a police spokeswoman said at the time of the arrests that police knocked on the door and were invited into the apartment. She said the officer then saw what they believed to be drugs in Plain View and when they asked All three occupants for identification noticed two foil packets in Roslyn s purse. A 20,000 spa from armoured car East Garden City