European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday july 7, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 bonkers Deer escapes Island attends Parry grand Isle. It. A bonkers a Deer placed on an is land in Lake Champlain last month after a Jogger s complains about the animal harassing her showed up Al a july fourth Cele bration on the Mainland. The Semi domesticated Doe apparently swam nearly two Miles to grand Isle on saturday. Once ashore she went to a fourth of july volleyball game at Martin and Barbara i twin St Tome their son Alan said the Deer walked right up to the party goers paying no attention 1o a Burking dog. Bonkers Hen approached alans brother Ricky and licked his the Deer lost her Freedom ear Lier this year after a Jogger complained the Doc was bothering her on a run in Shoreham. The Deer was taken to a zoo in Putney prompting a Public outcry. Two weeks ago she was delivered to the privately owned Savage Island. Fish and wildlife commissioner Steve Wright who has handled bonkers Case said sunday thai he did not know what the slate s next move would be. Beals he said. I think probably what i d like to do is sit sown and talk to some of my peo ple and figure what options i Wright said however that he was t surprised bonkers swam oft1 the Island. North s wife says he is eager to Tell his Story to investigators new Vork a i. Col. Oliver North s wife Betsy a s her husband is looking Forward to his appearance this week before congressional committees investigating the Iran con Ira affair. He s not Hitler she said in an inter View published in the August Issue of life Magazine. He s hopeful that he can get the real Story across. If you get the True Story out i Don l know How people can t Sec the need to fight Back when communism is spreading his motives were pure she added. North a staff1 member of the National Security Council before his dismissal in november is scheduled to begin his Tes Timony before Congress tuesday. Mrs. North called the hearings a Politi Cal happening " and said she sometimes watches them and is angered by them. She said she is Anraad by disclosures of her husband s activities. I trusted him. I rarely knew where he was going. 1 was concerned for him she said. She would complain about his Abw is and was often angry she said ii in she said his troubles have definitely made us when you share things and go through the Good and bad it deepens your love she said. And since his role in the arms for hos tages Deal and the diversion of funds to Nicaragua s Contra rebels became known publicly he is spending More time with their fou children. Mrs. North said. The children Loo support him she said. Oiher support and a great outpouring of love have come from friends who formed a Bible study group. She said she and her husband have not discussed with their children the possibility hat he might go to prison. I Don t think he anticipates that. I Don to she said. But if that happens it will still be All right. We re Christian if you allow god to work things through you Pul a big weight on his North s appearance before the investigating committees will play to a packed hearing room and a curious White House. "1 Don t know what he s going to say White House chief of staff Howard h. Baker said sunday. But i can Tell you this i look Forward to his testimony on tuesday and i know the president Docsia Well 57% think Reagan lied poll shows Washington a fifty seven percent of the Public believes president Reagan was lying when he denied know ing about the diversion of iranian arms safes profits to the nicaraguan rebels according to a poll taken for . News & world report Magazine. But the poll found that 41 percent of those responding recommended that Reagan be censured or reprimanded if it turns out he authorized diversion of the Money to the contras while 26 percent recommended impeachment. Another 7 percent recommended Hal Reagan be congratulated while 18 percent had no feelings on the subject. The results of the poll which was conducted june 29-30, were published in the edition of the Magazine dated july 13. The Surv of 1,018 adults was done by the Roper organization and has a margin of error of plus or minus four Points. In an accompanying article and graph the Magazine notes that the share of americans who believe Reagan was lying was As High As 59 percent in May and As Low As 47 percent in february. The data came from lbs new York times polls. Exactly half inc respondents said Rea Gan told la. Col. Oliver North the for Mer White House aide who ran the Iran Contra operations what he wanted. An other 39 percent believed North just the question was did president Reagan Tell la. Col. Oliver North what he wanted or did North just know what the president wanted fifty five percent of the respondents said the Iran con Ira hearings have shown evidence of serious wrong doing while 33 percent said they have seen evidence of Only minor founder s family planning takeover of 7-eleven Chain Dallas a the company Hal runs the giant 7-Elcvcn convenience store Chain is being taken Over by its founder s three sons and other family members under a $2.6 billion merger agreement announced Sun Day. Southland corp., whose Stock soared last month amid rumours of a takeover and he Thompson co., a private investment company owned by relatives of Southland founder Joe c. Thompson sr., announced hat a Thompson co. Affiliate called it acquisition would acquire Southland for More than $2.6 billion. Southland s Board of directors unanimously approved the merger agreement the companies said. Thompson family members already control 20 per cent of the 48.8 million common shares of Southland which grew from a company founded in a Dallas ice House to a Chain of 8,000 convenience stores with an Nual sales ofj8 billion. Bakkers Pooch Palace attracts 5,000 curious fans town manager Tony Caudle and his assistants look for clues to what caused a pier to collapse Al Topsail Beach , touring 10 to 30 people into the water checking out pier a Phol daring an Independence Day fireworks show. At least 16 were injured. There were no fatalities. Marines from nearby Cherry Point tided in the Rescue. Sands of time Mansfield township . Dpi Jim and Tammy Bakker t famous air conditioned Doghouse Drew 5,000 curious spectators at a firefighters carnival last week. The Tri county fire co. Rented the Doghouse from George Campbell of hol Daysville pa., who bought it at an auction recently to reduce the debts of the club s controversial sex leaders. Firefighter Mike Lavin said the fire company made the Pooch Palace the Cen Ter piece of its six Day to county fair which ended saturday and charged 50 menu for Tours. We probably ran 5,000 people through it Over the sin he said. The carnival also featured a Parachute jump by Michael Sergio the daredevil who jumped into Shea stadium during the sixth game of the world series last year. About 6,000 people watched the Friday night jump which Lavin said was Seiko s first since the world series game. Many of the visitors had Little interest in he annual fire company fund Raiser but came to tour the Doghouse just be cause in was part of Lavin added. Opinions were varied. Some people thought they were Gyp Ped. They thought it was t Worth he said. The majority of the people fell it was nol As elaborate Ai what they expected. The inside in t fancy. It s not finished it s just raw measuring sin feel by eight feet Al the base and standing six feet tall the House is air conditioned and carpeted. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. July 7, 1947 prompted by reports of flying saucers cruising Over inc Pacific coast the . Army air Force alerted jul planes and conventional fighter planes in Hopes of chasing and explaining the mystery objects. 30 years ago today. July 7, 1957 new York s Althea Gibson 29, became the first Black Ever to win a Wimbledon Tennis championship beating fellow american Darlene hard 6-3, 6-2 in 49 minutes. Later she teamed Wilh hard to win inc women s doubles title 20 years ago today. July 7, 1967 French swimmer Alain Mosconi 17, set a new world Ford for the 800-meter freestyle with a time of 8 46.8 in Monte Carlo. The previous record was held by Australia i John Bennett with a Lime of s 47.3. 10 years Ogo today. July 7, 1917 More than 8,000 municipal employees unexpectedly went on strike in i Roii a City of 1.3 million cutting off bus service for some 200,000 riders halting garbage pickups and affecting services Al the City Hospital
