European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday june 15, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 Kissinger questions . Buildup in Gulf Newport news. A. A the nut car pow. Cred attack submarine Albany was launched saturdays former Secretary of slate Henry a. Kissinger questioned president reagan1 decision fora naval buildup in the fenian Gulf. The political leaders of the United states must define the objectives that military Force can serve and those objectives cannot be open ended Kissinger said. The 360-foot los Angeles clas5 Albany designed to destroy enemy submarines is the fifth Navy vessel Tob ear the name of the capita City or new York. The most recent was a Cruiser commissioned in 1946 and retired in 1980. The latest Albany will remain at the shipyard for an additional 18 months before joining the Fleet after Ibe launching Kissinger said the United slates should defend Freedom of navigation when it is but what we have 10 determine is is it really threatened at this moment he said. Up to now less than one hair of i percent of All ships coming through the Gulf have come under attack and a much smaller number have been junk at ibis moment i do not believe there is an imme Diate threat to the Oil the launching was the last at Newport news ship building in which an inclined ramp was used. Future ships will be launched from flooded docks. The nuclear powered attack submarine Albany slides into the water at Newport news a. Thousands come ouf for Gay Pride Day rallies san Diego a carrying a Lav Ender balloon and a White Rose. Mayor Maureen o Connor kept a Campaign Promise and marched with an aids sup port group in the City s Gay lesbian Pride Parade saturday. I m Here to highlight this deadly Dis ease of aids " o Connor said As she marched amid a group from the san Diego aids project. I m hopeful we a attack the disease and not each other.1 about 900 people marched in the Parade watched y about 5,000 spectators said police sol Jim Wallace. In Boston about 8,000 people turned out for a Parade and other festivities on Boston common at the 17th annual Gay Pride Day. O Connor san Diego s first woman mayor promised during her 1986 Campaign that she would March in the Parade if elected. As the mayor s part or the Parade reached the largest part of the crowd which stood two and three deep Many clapped cheered and yelled thanks for keeping your on the other Side of the Street behind police lines scattered pockets of anti Gay protesters some wearing masks and one in a grim reaper costume stood with signs decrying homosexuality. Several hurled insults at the marchers. Go Home o Connor one Man hollered As the mayor walked by. This is my Hornet the mayor yelled Back prompting loud cheers. O Connor said she did t worry about her presence being perceived As an endorsement of homosexuality. I m Here to emphasize the deadly Dis ease called aids and thai we should Stop attacking each other and Start attacking he disease she said later. In Boston greek homosexuals did a traditional dance Gay science fiction buffs dubbed Gay lazians Pic nicked last live Prairie Home companion aired As Keillor says his Farewell St. Paul Minn. A Garri son Keillor s imaginary Hometown Flake Wobegon has been left to fade into a Mist compounded of a Spring morning s rain and the tears of part ing. A Prairie Home companion played to one last full House saturday night before Keillor moved on to Den Mark Hii wife s native land. The show has been the most popular entertainment program in Public radio with an estimated weekly Audi ence of 4 million. Keillor s Book Lake Wobegon Days was a Best seller in 1985, and the show finished with 13 weeks on Cable television s Disney Channel. In february he announced he was ending the show and resuming his lifers a shy american Public radio has said twill keep the show alive with repeat broadcasts for at least another year although it May no longer be broadcast during dinnertime saturday. Tonight is our last broadcast Keillor said before his final show which ran 26 minutes overtime it s amazing that it turns out to be the easiest. We had so much fun he iced the 1,000 people who filled the old world theater i m going to miss you a lot More than you re going to miss me. That s just the fact of Keillor closed the show with a series of sentimental songs interrupted by frequent laughter and Calls of the Loon Minnesota s state Bird during one of his last curtain Calls Keillor brought out Margaret Moos the show s producer and the woman to whom Keillor had dedicated his Book Lake a few months after the Book was released Keillor married an old High school classmate front Denmark an Moos left the show. She returned to produce the final 13 weeks. There were few tears in the Audi ence but for the Crew the tears started three weeks ago said Helen Edinger an associate producer of the show. Dozens of fans without tickets St Odin 99 degree temperatures before the show in Hopes of finding a Way to hear the last telling of Lake Wobegon Talesin person. On saturday morning As the cast unwound at a Champagne reception following a is 50-a-Tickrt Benefit performance Tenor Vern Sulton who Sang on the first of the weekly Broad casts on june 6, 1974, before an audience of 12 said it has t been weepy yet but lumps in the Throat do occur. The lineup for saturday s final show included guitarists Chet Atkins and Leo Moltke Stevie Beck Scot Tish Singer Jean Redpath and the Kamehameha schools glee club from Honolulu. The musical mix reflected Keil Lor s unique ability to be both Clown and moralist mixing sometimes earthy ales with devout renditions of hymns. Keillor joked Friday night that he wanted his audience prostrate on the floor with grief As he ended 13 years on radio but the 44-year-old writer and storyteller looked mostly on the funny Side of Farewell. In a three part song set to the music of Handel Keillor elaborated on the Minnesota method of saying goodbye stand at the backdoor and say Good Bye then stand around the car and say goodbye and finally get in the car Roll Down the windows and say goodbye. He told of a badly needed rain in Lake Wobegon and the thoughts of the townspeople As they awoke to hear the soft drumming on their roofs. For Keillor the rain foretold a rising River and a Chance to get around that next Bend. The show has defined our saturday nights i guess for the last 3 h years said Cynthia Sears who had come from los Angeles with her husband Tosee both of the final shows. Others came from As far away As Alaska and Washington . Under a tree and women played football on Boston common to celebrate Gay Pride Day. Police estimated 8,000 people turned out for the dream is that every Gay person comes out of the closet in every aspect of their lives said Cambridge writer Angela Bowen. Explaining this year theme of out for along with the vendors of sweets and soda hotdogs and to shirt were Booth set up to solicit support for political activities. The Bay state Gay and lesbian democratic club sold Campaign buttons to raise homosexual visibility in Mains Tream politics. Chimp smokes drinks Beer but not abused Lebanon Ohio a a tavern owner was acquitted saturday of animal abuse charges filed by a humane society chapter Over the Man s care of his 14 year old Beer drinking cigarette smoking Chimpanzee. I did t think they would find me guilty because 1 Wasny said Kenneth hams shortly after he Warren county jury found him innocent of the Mise Meanor charges of animal abuse. Harris owner of the train Stop inn in Oxier said he wanted to get his Chimp Sam Back As soon As possible so they could celebrate. A humane society director had Testi fied that Harris had kept the Chimp in a filthy windowless Cage in the bar and was Given Beer and lit cigarettes. Tina Nelson program director and investigator for the great lakes Region of the humane society of the United states said she was shocked by the verdict that poor Chimp has to go Back to that place she said. The loser in this trial is the Harris said he would try to improve Sam s living quarters but did not say whether he would let Sam continue to drink and smoke. Sam can Light my cig Arette any time he wants to he said. Defense attorney James sheets said Harris was licensed to keep the Chimp and took care of Sam when no one else would. Harris said the Cage was approved Byan inspector from the . Department of agriculture
