European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 30, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 thousands turn out for Gay Pride parades by the associated press hundreds of thousands of spectators watched As spirited marchers bands and floats filled Parade routes in cities around the country sunday in Gay Pride festivities that were shadowed by solemnity because of the deadly disease aids. This is not As much a carnival As it once was said Joe Sieber 41, of Daly City calif., As the san Francisco Gay Community s 18th Parade attracted 100.000 people still Gay Pride was in evidence. We Are standing up proudly today saying we Are filter pm " said Tony winning playwright Harvey Fierstein one of the grand marshals in new York City s  to 250,000 spectators were expected along the nearly two mile Parade route in West Hollywood calif., with More than 100,000 in new York and an estimated 60,000 in Chicago. As Many As 10,000 people were at Seattle s second such Parade and a festival afterwards. In Houston 20,000 people turned out there were color Ful floats in years past but this year organizers instead contributed the Money for floats to aids research said Annise Parker president of the Gay political caucus aids which has hit homosexual men in the United wants recognition $150,000 Stales hard was a presence Al most observances. Spectators in West Hollywood held hundreds of sea Green balloons each bearing a card with he name of an aids victim to be released during an opening Cere Mony. The balloons were sold to raise Money for three organizations offering counselling education and serv ices for aids victims. Most people in the Gay pm Mushy know someone who has aids said Bob Craig president of a non profit group thai organized the West Hollywood Parade. Marchers from Boston. Philadelphia Connecticut Maine. Minnesota new Jersey new York Ohio and Virginia followed a Lavender line marking the new York Parade route Down fifth Avenue. A women s motorcycle group and the White and red uniformed lesbian and Gay big Apple corps March ing band led the procession followed by such diverse groups As the Salsa soul Sisters and asian lesbians of the East  of dignity a Catholic homosexuals rights group held up a big purple Banner outside St. Fat Rick s Cathedral which was cordoned off by a Large Squadron of uniformed police because of the poor relations Between the City s Gay Community and Cardinal former a or sues life Over photo Newport . A a world War ii Veteran has sued life Magazine Over a much reprinted photo of a Sailor and nurse kissing at the War s end which was first published More than 40 years ago. Neither was identified at the Lime. George Mendonsa 64, a Newport Fisherman tiled a $150.000 lawsuit in Superior court last week charging thai lie Magazine has never Given him proper credit or compensation for the picture. The 1945 photo by photographer Al Fred Eisenstaedt shows a Sailor kissing a Young woman just after earning of the japanese surrender which ended world War ii. Mendonsa claims he is the Sailor. A life Magazine spokesman said there is no Way to Tell who was in the picture especially after 40 years. The photo reappeared in life s 50th anniversary edition. The Magazine has also offered signed copies for ,600 each. I want the recognition Mendonsa said. Very few people can do something famous in a lifetime and Here 1 know it s me and i can t get the  George Mendonsa displays photo which he claims is of himself unknown nurse John o Connor. At 42nd Street eight blocks South participants observed a period of silence in memory of those who have died of aids. Churches along he Parade route rang Bells and 10,000 helium filled balloons were released. More than 10,000 people in new York City have been diagnosed with aids since 1982, and about half of them have died said Lori Rehnman spokeswoman for the Gay men s health crisis. Thousands of spectators gathered ahead of Lime in Damp Chilly weather alone san Francisco s Market Street for the lesbian and Gay Freedom Day Parade touted As the largest such event in the nation. We stayed up All night and then got out Here about 6 . To make sure we got a Good scat said Deborah Jenkins 31. Of Oroville calf. After the Parade started it took up to an hour for a the marchers to pass a single Point. As it has been for years the Parade was led by Dykes on bikes a half mile Long double Row of motorcycles Ridden by lesbians. Although the san Francisco Celebration at times resembles Mardi gras As much As a display of political muscle several participants said the mood this year was More serious than in the past because of aids. Retired vice . George Dyer 89, Dies at my. Home Annapolis my. A retired vice . George Carroll Dyer a career naval officer and naval history writer has died at the age of 89. Dyer died thursday at his Home. He was chief of staff in 1943 to  Richard a Conolly the commander of the amphibious bases in Northwest Afri Ca and later that year was named com Mander of the Biscayne. During the korean War he was com Mander of the . Blockade a multinational Force of More than 100 ships. While serving As commandant of the 11th naval District in san Diego he suffered several strokes and retired from the Navy in 1955. He then began a second career writing naval history books. In 1959, he wrote naval logistics a Standard textbook for naval students. His other books in clude on the Treadmill to Pearl har Bor and the amphibians came to  among Dyer s numerous decorations were the distinguished service medal four legions of ment and a Bronze Star. He also received various foreign decorations. 2 on Jet arrested after cutting Hole in restroom Wall to retrieve cocaine Newark no. A an airline Steward who became suspicious when a passenger spent 45 minutes in a lavatory tipped off police and they arrested the Man for sawing a Hole in the bathroom wait to retrieve j3.5 million Worth of cocaine. Jairo Gonzalez 21, of new York City and a juvenile companion were taken into custody saturday after the Eastern airlines flight from Miami landed at Newark International Airport authorities said police it Frank Kraft of the port authority of new York and new Jersey said . Customs agents searched the plane and found about $ � pounds of cocaine stored in the bathroom Wall. It was not known who slashed the drugs on the plane he said. Kraft said a passenger later identified As Gonzales had been in a lavatory for about 45 minutes and refused to come out when the Steward banged on the door. The flight attendant whom authorities would not identify used his passkey to open the door and found the Man Bent Down under the sink trying to replace a plastic foam panel he had Cut from the Wall apparently with a saw Kraft said. The bathroom vanity had been Dis mantled and Rolls of toilet paper were strewn about the sawdust covered floor he said. The Steward was Quick thinking he said. The Man told him he was sick and the Steward did t question  in Stead he said the Crew radioed ahead asking police to meet the plane when it landed. The Man and his companion were taken into custody without incident and turned Over to Fri agents Kraft said. Fri spokesman Michael Mcdonnell said the other person arrested was a 17 year old who would not be identified because of his age. Gonzalez and the teen Ager were charged with crime aboard an aircraft and other charges were possible he said. The two carried no weapons other than the saw and had Only a couple of Hundred dollars in Cash with them Mcdonnell said. The Wall that was damaged was an Interior Wall and there was never any danger to the passengers Kraft said. Bell helicopter workers of new contract fort Worth Texas