European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 26, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 3 the great one Jackie Gleason Dies cancer claims to comedian at age 71 Lauderhill Fla. A Jackie Gleason who brightened television s Golden age with blowhard bus Driver Ralph Krumpen s half baked schemes and threats to Send wife Alice to the Moon on the honeymooners has died at age 71, the rotund comedian who earned an Oscar Nomi nation for his serious role As Pool player Minnesota fats in the 1961 film the Hustler but never won an emmy for television died of cancer wednesday at his Home in this fort Lauderdale suburb. Gleason. The self pro claimed great one whose pc Staful Fau latvian appetite for food drink and cigarettes was legend Ary was released june is from a fort Lauderdale Hospital after a month Jackie Cleason there. He was feeling in Good spirits monday and tuesday. He quietly comfortably passed away said his wife Marilyn. Gleason became one of television s biggest draws during its Golden age in the 1950s, creating such characters As the poor soul Reggie Van Gleason i and Joe the bartender. As Ralph Ramden he won laughs when he blew his stack at nitwit neighbor de Norton or turned 10 his wife threatening bang zoom to the Moon Alice or one of these Days Al  in later years he had a recurring role As redneck sheriff Buford t. Justice in the Smoky and the ran Dit movies and co starred last year with Tom Hanks in the movie nothing in  i m devastated said Audrey Meadows who played caustic Alice Ramden on the honeymoon  i feel terribly sad because he was a very close Friend and Brilliant  Jackie who named himself the great one truly was the great one " said comedian Milton berth Gleason s capacity for enjoying life was reflected in his trademark lines How Sweet it is and and away we go he drove himself hard on and off the set. Once breaking a leg on the air. Producer David Susskind once said Gleason could put away More scotch per Square hour than any Man alive and Gleason s weight at one Point ballooned to More than 280 pounds. He admitted smoking up to six packs of cigarettes a Day and scarcely Cut Back after triple coronary bypass surgery in 1978. Gleason was bom Herbert John Gleason on feb. 26, 1916, in a cold water Brooklyn Flat the son of an in Kreskin takes a stand the amazing pm Ken took his protest against this week s supreme court ruling on hypnosis id the fed Era courthouse in new York City tuesday. Kroskin who argues there is no such thing As a hypnotic state stands on to people suspended Between two chairs. Kreskin says he used no hypnosis on the men but Only asked them to concentrate on remaining rigid. The supreme court this week ruled slates can t completely ban inc use of hypnosis induced testimony by criminal defendants. Durance auditor who vanished one night on inc Way Home from work when Gleason was a child. Gleason became enamoured of show business during a class play. He quit High school and Goi a Job As master of ceremonies at a theater taking Home $4 a night. He also hustled Money at a Pool Hall developing skills that helped bring him his Academy award Nomi nation and worked As a carnival Barker daredevil Driver stun diver disc jockey and nightclub Comedi an. His big break came in the new medium of television. After two years As the Lead in the life of Riley he was signed in 1950 to cavalcade of stars and two years later had his own show he became the lop male television comedian of the Day. In 1954, he signed contracts Worth $16 million with lbs and an automobile company Guarani being si00,000 a year through 1972, the honeymooners began As a skit within a show and became a series from 1955 to 1956, with Art car Ney As sewer worker Norton and Joyce Randolph As Txie the Kram dons neighbors in a run Down ten ement in Brooklyn. It won raves from critics and even though Only 39 episodes were broadcast it developed a following thai persists three decades later. Two years ago Gleason announced the discovery of 67 Black and White episodes filmed live As part of the Jackie Gleason show during the 1950s. Recruiter did t falsify papers jury decides san Diego a a military jury acquitted a Marine Recruiter of knowingly signing up teen agers who were not eligible to join the Marine corps. Sgt. Frank Ecamp had been charged with conspiracy obstruction of Justice effecting a fraudulent enlist ment and falsifying documents. He has a life again his attorney capt. David Jonas said after the verdicts wednesday. Camp 34, could have received a bad conduct Dis charge and a jail term had he been convicted. Three other recruiters who worked with Camp in Detroit face special courts martial next month. Authorities alleged the recruiters engaged in a scheme to falsify the High school transcripts of nine youths to make it appear they were eligible for the marines. The government submits that the accused had knowledge of the falsified transcripts the prosecutor i. John Ewers said wednesday. " the recruits walked in and told their actual education but it was no problem because Camp could get  Jonas suggested that Camp was the victim of a conspiracy. Very possibly the three others were involved and sgt. Camp was simply caught in inc Middle of this Jonas said thai s what we say happened  Camp testified that he believed the youths lied to recruiters because the Marine corps represented a Way for them to get off inc streets they lied because they were Al a dead end in their lives he said. All nine of tic youths have been granted immunity from military prosecution. Two Are awaiting administrative discharges and one never entered Boot Camp the cases of the others All of whom graduated from Boot Camp Are to be reviewed by Marine officials to determine their service status. Pit Bull killed 1 injured in attack on Man dog Lynwood Calif. A a sheriff s Deputy shot and killed a pit Buli terrier and wounded another As the dogs charged u Man trying to protect his dog from the animals. A caller wednesday told the los an Geles county sheriffs department that two vicious dogs were holding a citizen at Bay said sheriffs sgt. Greg Johnson. The caller said the dogs already had killed a cat sol Linda Edmonds said. When Deputy Richard of Ciffer arrived the dogs were running Loose and had begun to attack the dog belonging to Juan Calacino. When Calacino tried to save his Pel the two pit bulls stopped the attack of his pet and advanced to Ward him Edmonds said. Pfiffer fired iwo Shotgun blasts at the dogs killing one and wounding the other she said. Edmonds did not know what Type of dog Calacino s Pel was but said it received minor injuries in the attack. Cala Cin was not injured. The pit bulls owner has not been determined authorities said. In Pine Bluff ark., meanwhile 17 Pil Bull terriers that were to be destroyed Friday received a reprieve when a pit Bull owner appealed a judge s ruling that the dogs Are dangerous contraband. The dogs were seized by Law enforce ment agents May 23 Al Whai they said was an organized dog fight at the Home of Joe Aih of Jefferson. Municipal judge Stevan Dalrymple last week ordered the dogs destroyed. That ruling will not take effect while a circuit court considers Ash s Appeal