European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Moire City dec ares War on Pesky pigeons lew1ston, Maine a cil official found that rubber snakes electricity and aimed Grain could Tel rid of Pesky pigeons and have called in outside Pigeon wan arc directed against Biros that Perch above the in trance to City Hall and create a prob Lem for people snakes were tried but the pigeons picked up the goddamned Snake Sand played with said former Public works director Roger Patineau. Wiring the caves of City Hall also was a failure the droppings arc to potent they rat right through the wire mesh Pruneau said. Then officials tried poisoned Grain which caused the pigeons to become to iffy and duller around before dying at the feel of appalled pedestrians. So Lewiston has called in Alcoin a Federal wildlife biologist. His suggestions include the Erec Tion of slanted platforms on buildings so that pigeons will slide Oft. He also says rapping could help and that people should Stop providing Pigeon with easy lunches. Monday april 20, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 shark bites off of girl 16, in Texas Kin friends hold Vigil for cuban detainees Atlanta up about 50 rela Tive and friends of 1,565 cuban detainees held an emotional candlelight Vigil saturday night outside the Fence of the Atlanta Federal . The demonstrators Many weeping spoke Over a bullhorn to the prisoners who shouted and waved sheets and Tow Els from the barred windows. Daddy i love you a Small boy called As he kissed the bullhorn Gladys Miranda sobbed hysterically As she called to her husband Hladlo the Vigil was sponsored by the coalition to support cuban detainees. The detainees Are suspected criminals who were Amon the 125,000 cubans who fled Fidel Castro s Cuba for the United Stales in 1980. Fort Arkansas Texas a shark bit off a 16-year-old girl s in Chest deep Waters saturday As her father frantically pounded at the fish finally driving it off authorities said. The girl s was severed about 6 lo8 inches above the Elbow in the attack near Mustang Island Succes count Constable de Wayne male cos said. County commissioner . Luby identified the girl As april Dawn Voglino of Kingsland. she was listed in Sta ble condition at memorial medical Cen Ter in Corpus Christ. Her father Robert Voglino was no injured Luby said the attack occurred shortly before 6p.m. As the two swam at the Beach near port Arkansas. The father heard the daughter scream and As he turned around he saw the daughter and the shark male cos said he grabbed the daughter and started beating on the shark with his other that time the shark severed the girl s Mathews said the father yelled at his daughter to get to Shore then took a position Between her and the the shark made another attempt Loat tack at which time the father grabbed he dorsal Fin of the shark and started beating the shark with his when the shark turned away Voglino carried the girl to the Beach and summoned Aid with the help of a passing Motorist with a citizens band they wailed for paramedics to arrive april s Mother attempted to Check the flow of blood by using her hands As a Tourniquet male cos said. A coastguard Hal icon scr new the girl 30 m ills 10 the have had reports of Small bites by Sand Sharks before but this is the first Lime someone s has been taken said have never heard of anything in h is area that serious this is a very serious situation and very uncommon Luby said he would Fly Over the Are with coast guard officials to see if any Sharks could be spotted along the i similes of county beaches and would de cide on whether to close the is a very crowded weekend he said. We have already had about100,000 people in the area and expect a total of 150,000 through the Are just trying to safeguard every one s welfare and will look at inc a surfing contest was held saturday about three Miles South of where the Gin was attacked he 8-foot shark was captured by fish Ermen earlier saturday he Island is a Long Gulf coast Barrier Island. Terrorist recaptured two Days after fleeing new York prison m1lford, a. Up a yugoslavian terrorist who escaped from a Federal prison thursday was found sleeping behind a building and surrendered without a fight saturday authorities said. Zvonko Busic 41, was arrested at 6 32 . By police who responded to a report of a vagrant asleep behind a building. 40 Miles Northwest of the Federal prison in Otisville . Busic is serving a life sentence for a 1976 hijacking by croatian separatists of a Twa flight in route from new York to Chicago. The terrorists demanded that leaflets promoting croatian Independence be distributed. After the de Sands of to in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. April 20, 1947 sen. Arthur Vande Nicra r-mich., called for a halt in the shipment of lend lease goods to Russia until the soviets have settled their wartime lend lease accounts. 30 years ago today april 20, 1957 soviet Leader Nikita s. Khrushchev and marshal Corgi k. Zhukov told the West to keep its hands off the communist world particular yeast Germany and warned that the Moscow directed Warsaw pact Powers would match nato bomb for bomb and missile for 20 years ago today. April 20, 1967 Konrad Adenauer who As West Germany s first Chancellor presided Over his country s recovery from world War ii died at the age of 9 in his Home near Bonn. To years ago today. April 20, 1977 Alex Ila Ecy won a special pulitzer prize for his Best Selling Book roots which judges said they found difficult to put into a regular prize category. It was inc second major award for Haley who earlier accepted a National Book award citation. Mand was met the five surrendered in Paris. The plane had Mode slops in Montreal and London. No passengers were injured. The hijackers also planted a bomb in a locker a grand Central terminal in Manhattan a 26-year-old police officer was killed who in trying to defuse it. Busic was convicted by a slate Conn of kidnapping and murder. The muscular convict had shaved off his Beard but identification was t Loo difficult because he has a Glass left Eye said Flavio Lorenzoni chief Deputy of the . Marshal s office in new York City. Busic was arraigned saturday and charged with escape. Lorenzoni said he would be kept at a Federal prison through the weekend and then would be re turned to new York. He faces an additional five years in prison for the escape officials said. Busic was reported missing Friday after guard found a Dummy in his bed prison spokesman Greg Bogdan said he said Busic broke through a plasterboard ceiling in inc prison gymnasium thursday night Hen dug a Hole under a Fence in the recreation Yard and worked his Way through Security wire and ran into Woods next to the prison. The escape was not discovered until Friday because head count thursday night turned up nothing said an investigation of the escape from the 770-Inmale prison is under Way. Home on wheels a phom Cheryll Hammerer of South Ozone Park iv.v.,relaxes with a newspaper inside a Well equipped limousine at the annual new York Auto live through Friday in the vehicle which boasts a television Telephone and portable toilet. Phony Dod agent roamed Airport St. Louis a a Man has pleaded guilty to posing As an investigator for the defense department and roaming undetected for months m Lambert Fiel while armed with a pistol. David a Low 36, faces up 10 three years in prison and a �250,000 Tine. Sentencing was set for May 22. The government dropped a second charge against Low said Michael w. Reap an assistant . Attorney and a charge of carrying a concealed weapon is Pend ing in 51. Louis county circuit court. Low posed As a criminal investigator for the defense department Between oct. I and feb. 13. Using badge and an identification card reap said. He bought a pistol from a . Customs investigator got a vip parking space and gained Access to Cus Toms offices telephones and comp Ulm with criminal investigative information reap said. Low who was arrested on feb. In at the Airport also had free Access through Security Points which he passed while carrying his gun. A Capsid Low was fired from his Job with the army corps of engineers after his arrest
