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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stateside the stars and stripes wednesday Juno 10.1987 Man s life savings rescued from incinerator just in time Margaree Newfoundland a a Man who disliked Banks put his savings in a suitcase for a weekend fishing trip but left it in the  collector look it to the incinerator and Only fast acting firefighters saved the Money. The following is How police explained it Mon Day without revealing the Man s identity an elderly Fisherman put his life savings of j21,750inlo a suitcase to Lake it fishing with him. He left i in he driveway and before he could Call or return to save it garbage collectors picked it up and were headed Tor the own incinerator. Officers rushed to the dump but the truck adjust emptied Iti Load into the flames so they called firefighters to extinguish the Blaze. The suitcase was burned and Many of the envelopes were burned or scorched but he got Back every last dollars a Bob Hillyar said. Another Tew minutes and in would probably ail have been  lava makes Way to sea after destroying 2 Homes Kaapana Hawaii up1 molten Lav from song erupting Kilauea Volcano poured into he Pacific along i00yarid-wide stretch on in Southeast aide of the Island of Hawaii after destroying two Homes last  Lav is going into the Ocean at three Points Reggie Okamura of the . Geological Survey said monday. One Finger is about 23 meters wide there is some up slope lava movement at the600-foot to 700-foot Elevation but it s quite a ways up he  weekend a splinter flow consumed one of two Homes remaining in a lava surrounded Clearing in the Kapa Ahu area. To was the 48th Home demolished since the Kilauea eruption began Jan. 3, 1983. The Volca no has caused More Ihan 111 million in damage to strictures and roads. 2 bus accidents injure 44 near Philadelphia Philadelphia a a school bus re Luming from a senior class trip flipped on its Side monday injuring 37 people while a second bus collided with a car  town and seven people were Hurt authorities  the lint Accident the Bra Driver students Ana m least one teacher from Northeast High school suffered fractures cuts and bruises officials said. The Accident occurred at 2 24 . On a ramp off interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia police said. The bus hit a guard rail and the flipped onto it right Side police said. The second crash occurred in Media South West of Philadelphia in Delaware county at 3 ., said police dispatcher Jean  students the bus Driver and two females in the car Wen injured authorities said. The were being treated for minor injuries at Riddle memorial Hospital said nursing supervisor Nancy circuit. 7 injured when horses run off with Wagon Al do Raj Kan. A seven people were injured when horses pulling their covered Wagon boiled sending the Rig crashing Down a Ravine. The group was returning from a camping trip offered by Flint Hills Overland Wagon trim of Al Dorado. The Accident nine Miles East of Rosa Lia is the first in the company s eight year history said Ervin Grant company president we were almost Back to the ranch and we a stopped to rest the horses because they were warm said sightseer Joan Barber 56, of Salina. Something spooked the horses and they ran of with the Wagon. Then it hit a Ravine and the Wagon fell  Barber the most seriously injured was in fair condition monday night at Wesley medical Center in Wichita where she underwent shoulder surgery. The others suffered fractures cuts and bruises. Smoke bilious  Battle a Blaze that Cwik a toss million in damages in Long Branch no. Fire engulfs amusement Park Boardwalk in new Jersey City Long Branch . A firefighters hosed Dawn the soldering remains of an amusement Park and fishing pier tuesday after a lire roared along the Boardwalk causing up lo$8 million in damages. More than 200 firefighters battled the Blaze monday afternoon As Ocean winds whipped up j 00-foot dunes that destroyed the pier the amusement area and sever Al Hona this entire area was absolutely roaring said mayor Philip Huhn. It looked like tissue paper and  nine people including four firefighters and a police officer suffered minor injuries such m smoke inhalation authorities said. Teary Ted merchants walked around the devastated urea. We had something Here thai was Beautiful said kid i world owner Pat Cicalese As he rubbed his eyes. He said he hoped to rebuild the amusement Park which had been closed for renovations. Authorities were Able to quickly evacuate a sparse crowd from the area but said a larger weekend crowd could have made the Job More difficult and possibly led to More injuries. They gel thousands of people Here on the week end said fire chief Stan Dziuba. Cause of the fire has not been determined Yuho said. Right now rumours Are prevalent but facts Are  some witness reported smelting Gas in the area an bearing tin explosion. The fire broke out on he Northern end of the Board walk about a Block from the amusement Park and was spread rapidly by 25 Mph winds before it was brought under control within about two hours. Firefighters remained on the scene through the night ripping apart sections of Ibe Boardwalk and bos ing Down the pier that continued to bum slowly. A wind shift kept the fire from spreading to a nearby Arcade. People came a inning up to the front windows Yel Ling gel oui get oui r said Mary Trapani manager of the waterfront Arcade across from the pier. "1 looked and what i saw were flames spreading under the  when the wind shifted away from her business she opened the Arcade and began offering soft drinks to firefighters. Nasa to ask help of students in naming shuttle replacement Washington up America s schoolchildren will be asked to recommend a name for the replace ment for the shuttle challenger which exploded carry ing the first teacher bound for orbit. Construction of the new shuttle is scheduled to begin in August and in is scheduled to join the remain ing three shuttles in the Fleet in 1991. The coolest will be held during the 1988-89 school year and will be open to students in All states . Territories. Department of defense dependents schools and schools operated by the Bureau of India affairs. It is filling that students and teachers who shared in the loss of the space shuttle challenger share in creation of its replacement Nasa administrator James Fletcher said. Among the seven astronauts killed when challenger exploded Jan. 28, 1986, was Christa Mcauliffe a High school social studies teacher who had planned to con Dud lessons from space for schoolchildren across the United  is developing the program in response to a congressional Resolution introduced last May by rep. Tom Lewis r-fla., who said monday now we mus find ways to re involve them not just for the space program but for them and the country s future although details of the shuttle naming program have not been formulated Nasa said the project envisions students of a classroom or school undertaking a educational research project to arrive at a name. Nasa emphasized it will make the final selection. Challenger and the other three shuttles Colum Bia discovery and Atlantis were named after ship used in world exploration. Enterprise he first shuttle used for Landing tests also was named after an Ocean going ship As Well As the flagship of the television series the ship challenger made a prolonged oceanic exploration cruise from december 1872 to May is76 gathering Daw about the Atlantic and Pacific  space Agency initially considered naming the first test shuttle Constitution and that name has been mentioned by Agency officials As a candidate for the new shuttle. James Funkhouser director of Public services at Nasa Headquarters said suggestions from the Public have swamped the space Agency since Ibe challenger disaster. We have gotten i guess something around 2,500 volunteered suggested names for the new orbiter be said i think uie one that recurs the Moil often is  he said other names repeatedly suggested by the Public include Ailas Chajlengcr-7, America remembrance spirit of America legacy Freedom Astra-7and challenger-2  
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