European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stapes wednesday Juno 24, 1997 columns obituaries make Good Reading Brand Booney some of the Best wiling in a newspaper is often on the obituary Page. I read the obit Page of my newspaper not because of any morbid fascination with the predictability of the eventual demise of each of us but because it s interesting and because 1 fed an obligation spend at least a few minutes considering the life s work of some people who have contributed More than their share to our fragile civilization. The obituaries that move me the most Are those that relate the substantial accomplishments of persons i be never heard of. It makes me feel terrible that i did know of the Good things these people did while they were alive. The very least 1 can do is read of that person s accomplishments with respectful attention. This thought comes to mind because a Man named Sidney Cohen died in los Angeles the other Day. As doctor Sidney Cohen had done Eilen Sive research on the effect of drugs on the mind. He did t do television commercials telling kids to stay away from drugs he did the hard work. He set out to prove exactly Why drugs should be avoided. Man of. Cohen Taid has the capacity to be More than a Flower picking primate. We need More thinking not less and a society that does not value trained intelligence is doomed they ought to engrave thai great line on or. Cohen s Many of you Ever Beard of Gordon b. Ser Man not me. Not until 1 read his obituary. Or. Sher Man created the Chain of Midas Muffler shops but returned out to be More Maverick than businessman. He originally worked for his father s automobile part company. His idea for a Muffler Chain caught on and he became president of the company with his false. A chairman of he Board. When Midas profits began to drop off Gordon started fighting with his father Nate. It turns out that Gordon was contributing company Money to All sorts of Good causes. He gave Money to Ralph Nader for example and he also sponsored a group of chicag businessmen whose goals were to help the poor end discrimination and improve the environment Gordon s father objected and Gordon was forced out of the company. Eventually he moved to California and became a photographer and music teacher. It s nol the kind of Story that Comet to mind when you think of Midas Muffler. A headline that read the Rev. J. Joseph Lynch 92" caught my Eye. As an omnivorous news paper Reader i suppose i be read father Lynch s name 100 limes Over the years. He was a Jesuit pest and one of the world s greatest experts on earthquake. Hail to you All and Farewell Farewell Sidney Cohen and Gordon Sherman. Farewell father Lynch. It would be a better world if All of us did As much with our lives As you be done with yours. C tribe Tot by next an ear a summer night s dream Byas Buchwald one of the thing that makes the Ira Gate hearings interesting is that so Many private citizens were involved in conducting american diplomacy for an of us. Albert Hakim business partner of maj. Gen. Rard Secord and almost a father to Ollie North testified thai they went to Iran not Only on arms business but also Todd Ottiale de Jance diplomatic deah. The to promised that the United Stales would fight the russians if they invaded Iran to rid of he iraqi president and arrange for the release of moslem terrorists held by in t Man or woman in this country who does t have a fantasy of being put in charge of our foreign policy. This is my dream i Fly to Libya Wlsh my business partner Albert aah Keem and while House buddy oily West. We Are escorted to Qadhafi s Tell where we present him Wilh a chocolate cake and a Bible signed by Ronald Reagan. Your Royal terrorist 11ell him we me to sign peace treaty Between your country and ours. Qadhafi ripping into the cake says do you have any Sara Lee flavors besides Choc tale we have Strawberry cheesecake but we must have something in return. We want you to Stop exporting terrorism in the Middle East everyone asks me that. What do i get m sex change?1 we will sell you 1,000 Tow missiles at our usual outrageously inflated does t seem very generous Qadhafi says. I reply we will set up a life insurance policy for you and if we die first you can have an our Money you would do that for net do you see this Many i say pointing Al Wesl tins Marine colonel works for the president of the United Stales. He would not be Here if he did t have the right to give away the and who is this other joker that is Albert aah Kero he s a poor honest Anna Salesman who also translates for us on the Side. Your majesty this is one Opportunity in a Mill Ion. 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