European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes wednesday. April 29, 1967 races a place 84-year-o/g/ dropout finally gets her diploma from Prisi do Palchus an 84-year-old great great from Scottsbluff became s uni slut s Star graduate of 1981" when she received her High school diploma a 7 years after dropping out of school to raise n family. President Resim and gov Kay Orr were among those sending congratulatory messages Loanna Stefl son on tier graduation sunday. Graduation is a Joyful occasion in which you and your Amity can Lake great Pride Reagan said in a letter to Stetson. It is a Milestone in your life and one which 1 Hope will encourage you to reach for new goals in the year to Stetson was among 165 students to Complete their adult Basic education program and receive a Genera education certificate owing ceremonies at Nebraska Western College i am overwhelmed by the attention that is being paid to me but i am Happy 1 have my High school said Stelson surrounded by her three Chil i fran and Theiron Spring. Stetson Al received an honorary diploma from the Crawford High school class of 1 922, making her an honorary member of her gradual ing class. Stetson dropped out of the Crawford school in 1920. She had four children one of whom died in infancy. She has 14 grandchildren 25 great grand children and two great great grandchildren. Her Hus band died in 1984. Solo flight ends in disaster one hour a student Pilot with Only one hour of training under his Bell was sitting in n helicopter waiting for his instructor at the Hubl Doux calif., Airport when he decided to practice with some of the controls. To his Surprise the helicopter look off and Roic classic car reproduction British prime minister Margaret Thatcher tilt at the wheel of a replica of the classic tf-1700 Portt tar in front of her 10 Downing Street residence in London. The ear. Introduced if is week a Hay Lar cars of Bradford Yorkshire it priced at about f20,. Others in the photo Are not identified. Some 7i feel Al whirl Point Hogg Insl control and the Craft fell Back to the runway. Hogg of Fortuna was not hurl. Riverside county sheriffs sol. Chr can Ltd said but the $16,000heli copter was a total loss. Bottle brings pen pal a Young Man who dropped a wine bottle con Taining notes from him and his Girlfriend into the Pacific Ocean 20 months ago no longer has the girl Friend but May have found a new one. Merrih Kendila Akl of san Diego who offered the bottle s under 120 if the notes were returned got them Back earlier this month from Jiny Gumplo. A19-year-old woman from the Philippines she asked him to Send his picture and tic obliged. Who knows what will come of this said Kondziorski 27, who dropped the bottle into the Swancar Catalina Island on sept. 1,1985. ? recycling efforts paying off trainman the clownish by costumed hero of frock Ford is recycling program rides around in a polka Dot garbage Ruck and pays at least $1,000 for garbage without the right stuff. Folks elsewhere want to know More about he in catered crusader according to trainman s alter ego adman Todd Crary i eel Calls constantly Cratty said. New Orleans May be doing something like it and we even had the japanese interested in it. They sent out a television Crew to do a Story Crafty. 23, said he created trashcan last May to personalize Rockford s Call for voluntary recycling of newspapers and aluminium cans. The weekly $ 1,000 Price is awarded when garbage from an address picked by computer contains neither item. If the household picked that week loses the Money is added la the nest week s pal since the program began 15 households have won a total of 139,000, City sanitation superintendent Tom Tuu Ocic said. About half the households in the City of 130,000 now regularly separate items that can be recycled from the rest of the trash Cratty said. Once a week catty dons a red shirt yellow football pants High top Tennis shoes and a yellow and Black checked overcoat and rides a red and yellow garbage truck to the selected address. He picks up All the bagged trash at curbside and he and an assistant Paw through the garbage in search of newspapers or cans. For the most part it s not too bad Cratty said of the smelly chore. And of course if 1 find a news paper in the first bag 1 Don t have to go any you la never forget the men of the platoon a singular achievement. Vivid terse exceptionally moving. The tension builds and never lets up the new York times immensely powerful. Haunting. Platoon is the ultimate War film in general and the finest Vietnam film in particular Newhouse publications based on a screenplay by Oliver Stone a decorated infantryman who spent 15 months in Vietnam. A screenwriter with Midnight express scar face and Salvador to his credits. Stone was one of the men of platoon and he still is. Platoon is a novel by Dale a. Dye a Vietnam Veteran who served 21 years in the Marine corps and was Lech fact advisor for the film. Platoon is available for $3.50 at stars and stripes bookstores
