European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 23, 1987 the stars and stripes Pago 5 Fulbri chitin saves Roberts from deadline Tulsa. Okla. A evangelist Oral Roberts facing what he Calls a deadline from god to raise so million by March 31 or die planned to fast and Pray for the remaining Money but a Florida Man says hell donate the final 1 1. 3 million. Jerry Collins who owns two greyhound raring tracks signed a personal Check to Roberts on saturday morning at his office at the san Ford Orlando Kennel club said publicist Phil Denis. He saw a Story in inc Orlando Sentinel this morn ing out of Tulsa saying Roberts was s 1.3 million Short of his goal and he was going to Retreat to a prayer Tower and fast until he raised the Money Denis said. He was touched by it. He gave me one of his personal checks and said to make it out far $ 1 .3  the track publicist said he spoke with Oral Roberts son Richard saturday afternoon. Richard said he will be flying in first thing Tomor Row Denis said. We be set up a luncheon meeting to actually hand Over the Check. To be sure he does t have to commit Hara Kiri now Collins told the Sentinel later saturday Collins said he cares Little about Roberts or his fund raising deadline. The donation will be made to help the medical students he said. "1 think he needs psychiatric treatment. He needs to relax ,. And get Back on the main  said Collins of the television evangelist. He has Given Money in the past for educational causes. Several years ago he bought the Clyde beatly Cole Brothers circus Ana donated it to Florida slate Jerry Collins holds his Check for si3 million. University. Recently he helped new College of Sara Sota pay fora $1 million new Library. No one from Roberts Organ i at Ion could immediately be reached for comment on Collins Lunation. Telephone Calls saturday afternoon to Roberts spokeswoman Jan Durga in were answered by a record ing that sold the evangelist would have no comment on the situation until april i. Earlier saturday University officials prepared to close the gleaming 200-foot Tower to the Public and promised 10 keep inc Media away Roberts 69, has been at the Center of controversy since he said on his National television program Jan. J that god told him his life would end Al the close of March if inc Money for medical missionary scholarships is not raised by then. At that Lime he said he was j4.s million from the goal. It was in March a year ago that Roberts first said that cod had Given him one year to raise inc Money for scholarships for students Al Oral Roberts univer sity medical school who would become missionaries in third world countries after graduating. So with god s leading on March 22 i am going to make the most important trip i have Ever made up into the prayer Tower Roberts wrote followers in february. I m going to be in and out of the prayer Tower praying and fasting until Victory comes or god Calls me Home earlier this month lie made an urgent plea for contributions and also advised followers to Send him lists of their prayer requests. 4 killed 37 injured in pileup on foggy Bridge Slidell la. Up a series of Chain reaction accidents saturday wrecked 49 cars and trucks caught in a White Wall of fog that shrouded a Bridge Over a Lake killing four people and injuring 37, state police said. Thirty six vehicles were involved in nine accidents in the eastbound lanes of the Bridge including one wreck that killed three people in one car and a truck Driver officials said. Thirteen cars were wrecked in one Chain reaction Accident on the West bound lanes of the five mile four Lane Bridge which links new Orleans with Slidell. Police spokesman David Adams said most of the 37 injured were treated for fractures and bruises. Several were listed in serious condition. The fog was like a White Wall said an injured woman who declined to give her name. A tractor trailer hauling gravel slowed into the Back of a Volkswagen jumped a Guardrail and plunged into murky Lake Pontchartrain. Three people in the vow were killed. The truck which landed up Side Down in the Lake was retrieved two hours later and its Driver pronounced dead Adams said witness Robert pinks on said he had just passed the vow when the truck went right Over the lop of him right Over the top of the Little  Alice Tjioe Han 56, of Tucker ga., and Dezwart Tjioe of the Netherlands were pronounced dead at the scene and Bing Kong Han 56, also of Tucker later died of injuries at a Hospital. The name of the truck Driver was withheld pending notification of relatives. A Hospital spokeswoman earlier had said that the three people killed in the vow were from the Netherlands. Officials were not certain if the Hans were citizens of the Netherlands or former citizens who had moved to Georgia. Moments after the fatal Accident an other Chain reaction collision involving 13 vehicles occurred in the westbound lanes Adams said. The 13-car pileup was caused by an 18-Whceler who left inc scene. He struck a car thai ripped Over and then left Adams said. Troopers shut Down the Bridge until Midani Eromon As they cleared wreckage. It was inc second series of pileup blamed on dense fog this year on a Bridge crossing the Lake four German tourists were killed on a Bridge West of new Orleans Jan 28 when their car was struck by a tractor trailer Rig. At least 55 vehicles were involved in that series of accidents police said. Hot air balloon hits Power lines 1 killed 8 Hurt Summit Park Utah a a hot air balloon carrying tourists Over a Scenic Mountain area hit some electrical wires saturday killing one person and injuring eight others when the Basket plummeted 50 feet to the ground the tour balloon owned by balloon the Rockies inc., lost Elevation for unknown reasons and blew into the Power lines about one mile East of this Wasatch mountains Community the Summit county sheriffs department said. Helicopters evacuated inc injured peo ple to three hospitals in Salt Lake City 20 Miles West said sheriffs dispatcher Christy Moore the dead Man whose name was not released and three of the injured were taken to the University of Utah health sciences Center. One victim Debbie. Florida plane crash kills 2 Hamlin 31, of Placentia calif., was listed in critical condition there said spokesman John Dwan. Alice Lindahl 35, of Ashland City term was in serious condition and Kelly Ferrell 31, of Henderson Nev was in fair condition Dwan said. Al lds Hospital Richard Hawk of Nashville. Tenn., was in serious Condi Tion and Gary Lawlon of Park City Sands of time Utah was in satisfactory condition at holy Cross Hospital. Alice Lindahl s 38-year-old, husband John Lindahl and William Hamlin 34. Both of Tennessee and Bryan Mills 29, of Park City ail were listed in stable condition. The Accident triggered scattered Power outages in Summit Park and Park City but service was restored by Early afternoon authorities said Miami up two people searching for lobster traps on the fringes of the Everglades found two men Inco Herent near the wreckage of a private plane that contained the bodies of two others authorities said saturday. It s amazing that the two people Are even alive judging by the condition of the  said police spokesman John Carroll the single engine Piper Cherokee 140 crashed at 6 48 . Friday shortly after taking off from a nearby Airport for a Short flight said an official of the National transport icon safety Board. According to a statement made to police the person that survived said the Pilot was actually diving and trying to impress people on Board the official said. Shon after Oulu a Fine i Seekonk mass up a Man tried to smuggle a live 7-Pound lobster past a supermarket cashier but was caught with the crustacean when a Secu Rity guard noticed a Large bulge in his Back police said. John Campbell 43, who was arrested Friday Al a supermarket stuffed the $42 lobster in a plastic bag then attached the bag to a siring and tied the siring around his neck police said. Campbell tried to cover up the rigging along with a package of sea scallops and a Tomato with his coat police said. Campbell was arraigned on shoplifting charges. The scallops Cost $6.77, the Tomato 25 cents. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. ,. March 23, 1947 in Washington inc House completed action on a proposed constitutional amendment that would limit presidential u nua110 two four year terms. 30 years ago today.,. March 23. 1957 Pope Pius ill drastically revised the roman Catholic Church s centuries old rules governing fasting before communion. Catholics now an required to fast Only three hours before receiving the sacrament. 20 years ago today March 23, 1967 rep. Paul Findlay. R-lll., introduced a Hill to Grant Asylum to Sci Lina Stalin inc daughter of Josef Stalin he said the untied states was so obsessed with placating in. Soviet dictatorship that in had turned away a woman seeking  10 years ago  23, 1977 panamanian Landor Claude Conway was split in two by a blast while off the coast of North Carolina. Twelve Crew no in bars Wen unaccounted for and efforts were being made to clean up the thousands of barrels of Oil ital spilled into the Atlantic