European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 2$, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 crowd causes Golden Gate Bridge to Sway san Francisco up a crowd estimated at 800,000 took a Dawn walk sunday at the Start of a Daylong Pany marking he 50th birthday of the Golden Gate Bridge. The 75-Slory-Hjgh 5oulh Tower of the Ridge vibrated noticeably As the March began and the Span began to Sway until what police described As a human Grid lock forced people to hop moving. The celebrants were supposed to stroll across the 4,200-foot Gold and Rcd spun in a re enactment of the 1937 opening Lay. But walkers from both ends of the Bridge met in the Center and could go no farther. It was not really dangerous but i was pretty worried about the swaying for a while Bridge worker de Reyes said. It was swaying pretty Good. One the peo ple were out Here 21 Cem Crespan. There was no move Mcnol and inc swaying  fifty years ago president Roosevelt pressed a Telegraph key in Washington 10 trigger the opening of he steel Cable sus pension Bridge. President Reagan sent a message Sun Day hailing the Bridge s strength and Beau in Al its half Century Mark saying in somehow reminds us of  slate police said a boy s bicycle was hurled Koin mid Span by persons unknown but there were few serious Inci dents. Opening ceremonies at both ends of the Bridge known for its magnificent Beauty and Siren Callo the suicidal depressed were cancelled or curtailed when inc crowd surged through police lines and began to walk across the Bridge. A Chain cutting ceremony on the South end with san Francisco mayor i Annc Feinstein was abandoned but a Redwood lag culling on the North end re enacting the 1937 opening took place. The Daylong Celebration featured a Golden regatta hundreds of ves Sels including foreign ships military ships classic yachts and pleasure boats posing under the Bridge and circling Back. Other events included an air show Fea Turing 50 classic and antique aircraft a 50-gun Salute and a fireworks display capping the event at 9 . Followed by inc permanent lighting of the Bridge. The Bridge was to have reopened to vehicular traffic by 9 15 ., but authorities were unable to Clear the Span of marchers and the debris they Jeff behind until after 10  A Parade of antique cars marked inc resumption of vehicle traffic when it finally began. Twins who walked the Span a half Cen Tury ago plus Elcel workers nostalgia buffs Loi wrists and Well wishers jammed the Bridge. Vivian Rusconi Jenna and her twin Lillian Rusconi Moni both now school teachers were among the first to Rush onto the Bridge. They were just 4 when i hair parents look them across the Bridge on opening Day. This is simply spectacular said san Francisco chief administrative officer Roger Boas. I remember Walling across with my father Al the  generations of immigrants from inc Pacific sailed under the Bridge forming emotional lies to the Structure Akin to those of immigrants from Europe Liose first sight of America was the Swiec of Liberty on the East coast. This is our Symbol said Marion Patterson of memo Park South of the City who was 4 years old when the Span opened. It s a Symbol of peace. Its a Bridge built Between people Bay area residents George and Ethel Stubbs met in san Francisco the year the Bridge opened and strolled across the Span s Walkway on their first Dale and were married the following september. In was a Beautiful Moonlit night remembered mrs. Stubbs. We just did t believe we would have this kind of response to this cent said Jim Bronkema chairman of the Cele bration. It just shows How much i he people really like he Bridge and wanted to be a part of the 50th anniversary Bridge  the Bridge has Long been a Symbol of Home for soldiers returning by ship from a sea of humanity jams the Golden Gale Bruffie from Rai to rail and end to end. Everybody was on deck cheering As we went under the Bridge Bronkema said of his return from the fighting in world War ii. To Means we were Home. We were Home and inc War was Over hut for others the Bridge was he last look at life. It is the leading suicide landmark in the world said Marj Plum of san fran Cisco suicide prevention a private Cen Ter. There have been 831 confirmed suicides off the Bridge according to stale police. Ethnic restaurants catered anniversary Celebration san Francisco up the finest dishes from 60 ethnic restaurants were served a crowd of More than 250,000 cck1 iting the Golden Gate Bridge s 50th birthday party sunday. The restaurants operating out of six circus tents erected along the waterfront within View of the suspension Bridge fed Long lines of part goers. Aids report sent to Homes in Connecticut Community this is great to see this Many people. It shows you what the hear of the City is All about said Daniel Torres owner of a mexican restaurant which served 25,000 Lacos in a Holiday atmosphere. Leonard Quock an employee of a chinese catering service dispensed 10,000 plates of Sweet and sour pork. Dorothy Turner 55, who with her eight daughters of Sands of time rates four restaurants in the san Francisco Cay area barbecued ribs and Chicken for 15,000 people. In one tent the food included 800 pounds of Barbecue ribs 50 Gallons of Barbecue sauce and 10,000 pieces of sushi. In addition there were 12,000 oysters in giant pots 60 Gallons of bubbling italian pasta sauce 4,000 Servings of Lamb Curry and 100 Gallons of Clam chowder. Greenwich Conn. A the . Surgeon general s report on aids has been sent to each of this town s 21,597 households in an Effort to Edu Cate residents about the deadly virus health officials said. The Greenwich aids task Force voted last month to mail the explicit 36 Page report in cooperation with inc local health department. The mailing was completed Friday. I Felt an obligation to get soph thing to them that was comprehensive and very candid said health director James Lieberman. No one has protested receiving the unsolicited report according taut Barman and Wendy Bluin Elhat. The depart ment s director of health education and promotion. A few people called to congratulate the town or ask for additional information they said. . Rep. Gerry Studds d-mass., last week began mailing copies of inc report to Cadi of the 268,000 households in his congressional District and urged other members of Congress to follow suit Studds an admitted homosexual said the Reagan administration had been criminally negligent in educating the nation about acquired immune deficiency syndrome aids is caused by a virus that attacks the body s immune system leaving Vic Tims susceptible Loa variety of infections and cancers. It is most often transmitted by sexual Contact. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May 24, 1947 the while House was moved to Missouri pending improvement of president Truman s ill 94-year-old Mother Martha. 30 years ago foe a. May 26,19s7 in Caracas Venezuela a bomb explosion destroyed Juun d. Peron s car five minutes before the former Argentine dictator was to have entered it Pron s aide charged the assassination attempt was planned at the Argentine embassy. The Argen Tine provisional government has accused Pron of plotting a comeback. Peron was overthrown in 1955 and fled into exile. 20 years ago today. May 26, 1967 the United states ordered the family members of . Officials in Egypt and Israel to leave those countries within 4r hours. The decision followed the Rel armed Caiji of the we Klong Middle East crisis. 0 years ago today. May 26, 1977 Vietnam said it would continue looking for american soldiers missing in action despite inc Carter administration s revoking former president Rith Ard m. Nixon s Promise for postwar reconstruction Aid