European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 of the stars and stripes wednesday june 24,1987 free Astaire Dies of pneumonia at 88 los Angeles a Fred Alai re whose Debonair elegance and flowing Graceful style made him the most a c1aimed,dancer in movie history died Mondt Joof pneumonia. He was 88. He Dickt Tutu by City Hospital at 4 25 a.m., air Shire. Astaire re turned to before reluctantly trying his Luck n a Paramount executive Astaire s 1930 screen lest Difrai but Rio signed him and loaned him to mom for his film debut dancing with Joan Crawford in the 1933 movie dancing his first him for Rio was flying Down to Rio and Bis partner was Leggy blonde named Ginger Rogera. The combination was magical and they went on to Star in a series of musical hits the Gay Divorcee Roberta top hat follow the Fleet swing time shall we do i " wimp i 1 the Story of Nerica was entranced by sve Astaire in his immaculate clothes. But in his autobiography Steps in time he confessed at the risk of disillusionment i must admit that i Don t like lop hats White tics and tails. While he and Rogers parted in 1939 except for a 1949 reunion the Bart Leys of Broadway they were a team forever after in the Public mind. Astaire never again had the same movie partner More than twice. He continued his successes with such ners As Rita Hayworth Eleanor pow Jane Powell Charisse Durcy Hepburn. The films included Fyk Fubby inn you were never lovelier Blue skirt easter Parade three Lille words Royal wedding the band Wagon daddy Long legs funny face and silk heavy rain at least 8 twisters hit 7 states the associated press a monday. Highways Afler spawning a Tome ripped through a mob letsome Park kill ing a Man and critically injuring his wife and infant son. After i heard a blast i looked out and could see everything going around and around shingles pieces of siding it looked like squares in the air said Dorothy Olsen a resident of the chateau estates Mobile Home Park in no 30 Miles Northwest of e Twenty five Tol Al Mobile Homes were in sunday s Tor to 20 others sustained less a s severe damage said Oakland count sheriff John Nichols. At least eight and possibly 10, Torna Ven slates sunday but no Cas two tornadoes an _ were reported sunday in lower Eastern Michigan while Ili Mida drenched parts of Lheu a pfc Marfy 3 inches of Rajta pc Nional Weathe Servic " 5od warnings remained in effect londay along the Clinton River near Fraser in Macomb county and the mid dle Rouge River mar Garden City in Western Wayne county. Parts of several major freeways in the Detroit area have been closed since Sun Day night by High water and overburdened pumps said Michigan slate police sol Douglas Parviainen. Thousands of Reid without the Power to at least co. Customers severe thunderstorm Texas monday morning with i gusting to 75 Mph in the Panhandle town of Clarendon and up to 116 Mph near the Southern Texas town of Quemado. Other tornadoes sunday were reported near Lockbox me fab South of Columbia Ohio Moncol to. And Jackson Ville Fla. Some Homes were damaged possibly by a twister in Dunnellon. Fla. Much of the nation _ " do in monday morning unto 2 inches of rain fell in Western Penn Sylvania. At the Michigan Mobile Home Park Mike Muscatello 24, died in the Torna do which touched Down at 4 05 p.m., Violice sgt. John Johnson said Ife. Vanda. 27, and 19-fcia�l j were Hospital ised in critical c _ clothing Lawn mow re swt3bhi gut ters and other debris were scattered throughout the Park. Novi police patrolled overnight to prevent looting. Police chief Lee Bergolc said. Concessions to rivals reported made by Chun Seoul South Korea not president Hun Doo Hwan was reported on monday to have made important concessions to the opposition but critical details remained vague leaving the country s political crisis unsettled. Despite the uncertainties the ruling Camp s overtures were the most significant attempts to create a climate for talks that might end South Korea s civil unrest. 750,000 in Barcelona protest bombing of store Barcelona. Spain a a crowd police estimated at 750,000 marched silently through the City monday night to protest a store bomb ing by Basque terrorists last week that killed 17 people and wounded 35. Police said it was one of the largest demonstrations Ever held in Catalonia. Mayor pasqual Mara Gall told reporters the size of the March Speaks for itself. These citizens have taken to the Street to protest silence prevailed until thousands of people reacted to the appearance in the crowd of a placard denouncing Eta the Basque separatist group that claimed responsibility for the explosion Friday in the underground garage of a department store. Families with children Young people and Community leaders took part in the demonstration in Barcelona which has a population of 3.3 million and is Spain s second largest City. Jordi Pujol president of the Generali Tat the autonomous catalonian government my Cul Ture minister Javier Solana representing prime minister Felipe Gonzalez led the throng. North from Page 1 to talk to North privately and take another vote on july 16 on whether to Call him in Public session. The latest agreement was reached during weekend negotiations and in talks monday Between the counsels for the two committees and North s lawyer Brendan Sullivan. They have pretty Well reached agreement said one source who was deeply involved in monitoring the negotiations. There Are some Loose understandings in terms of Lime. He is to testify narrowly in private and perhaps not under oath me source added. There is to be an Exchange of documents from the committee and the committee gets some things such As his notebooks the source said. Another congressional source said Sullivan met with the chairmen of the committees monday and was told that Congress would not make any deals that would restrict their Sullivan s objective was to limit the scope of the testimony in private or avoid the executive session altogether. A committee spokesman said however the panels would extend from tuesday to wednesday the dead line for North to appear before them in private and turn Over documents relating to the affair. A source said the private session would not go into the Central question before the committees which is whether North told president Reagan about the scheme to divert profits from the Iran sales to in Nicaragua contras. The diversion came at a Lime when Congress had barred . Military assistance to the Central and Hamilton has said an impeachment process could be initiated it it is Learned that Reagan despite his Deni als knew of the diversion. Committee members believe North s testimony is crucial to get to the Bottom of the affair. Reagan takes budget fight to Florida Melbourne Fla. A president Reagan be ginning a series of trips to the people monday accused congressional democrats of trying to destroy our eco nomic expansion and Send us right Back into the Mal aise and stagflation of the 1970s." appealing for pressure on Congress to curb deficits and hold the line on taxes Reagan travelled to Mel Bourne on Florida s Atlantic coast to declare thai any tax hike Bill that makes it to the Oval office won t make it out no Way Are the american people going to be made to foot the Bill for the tax and spend Crew on Capitol Hill Reagan said in remarks prepared for delivery to the managers and employees of the Dictaphone corp. Plant and their families at Melbourne. Reagan was to tour the Plant s Assembly line and then attend a picnic. The president is feuding with congressional democrats Over fiscal 1988 spending plans. Both have proposed budgets with total spending of More than is trillion but the similarities end there. A plan agreed to by congressional democrats last week would increase taxes by $64.3 billion Over three years and limit increases in defense spending to the rate of inflation. Reagan who has said that America s allies raised complaints at the recent Venice Italy Summit about the . Budget deficits with some justification said monday that the More-Lhan-50-month recovery from the recession of 1961-82 is now endanger
