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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, July 25, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 25, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 july 23 has become a family tradition Lima Ohio a for nearly 40 years july 23 has been one big birthday Pany for the Kings cry fam ily thursday was no exception As a fish family Mem Ber joined the ranks of those bom on it. Late. It s just real enc Iling said Lac my Kings cry of her new granddaughter All four children of mrs. Kingsbery and her Hus band Howard were bom on july 21 twins Neal  1950 and Alan in 1953. At i 25 . Thursday Alan s wife Jane gave birth to a daughter at St. Rita s medical Center. Alan Kings cry said the couple did t expect the child their fifth to be born on inc 23rd. His wife s doctor had set .1 july 17 due  was More of a joking matter until this mom ing he  Kings cry said she had a feeling her new grandchild would be born july 23. This past november Alan surprised his wife with a vacation and i thought us of november is a bad month then a couple weeks ago i told Jane 1 bet she would have the baby on the 23rd. When she went past her due Date on inc 17lh, i just figured it would be the 23rd. When Alan called this morning he said you were right " Alan Kings cry said the new july 23 addition Means the annual family birthday  will be bigger. The Kingsbery gather every year for a birthday party. Alan Neal and Norma live in Lima Roger lives about 60 Miles West in fort Wayne ind. La Verne Kingsbery said she and her husband treated their children to magicians clowns and other amusements for their birthdays. They never did express that icy minded sharing their birthday though she said. They re a very close knit group of children i Don t know if it s because they have the same birthday but hey arc always so willing 1o help each other. Maybe july 23 is a Good  Reagan at aids clinic a photo pm def Ragan holds 14-month of aids patient whose Mother was an intravenous drug user. Reagan was 1 the National institutes of health in Bethesda md., thursday id visit with Inch children and meet with the 13 Mcm bar Committie he appointed to Deal with the deadly disease. Reagan chides Congress on fickle Contra policy Washington a president Reagan invoking inc same words fired National Security aide Oliver North used in Iran Contra congressional testimony. Chided Congress Friday for pursuing an on again Olf again policy toward Cen trial America. In a speech a pared for delivery in recognition of captive nations week , without alluding to the congressional hearings said "1 predict the increase awareness of the american people will per Mit us 10 continue providing weapons and support to those Brave individuals who arc struggling for inc right to choose Freedom and not to continue a communist dictatorship in Nicaragua. The threat is Loo close to Home to ignore or to be deluded with Wishful thinking Reagan said in the speech for a captive nations conference at the ukrainian Catholic National shrine Here. It is Loo close 1 Home to lol Rascan on again olt again. Vacillating con Gressional polity toward that  during Liis testimony to the joint con Gressional Iran Centra committee on july 9, North said Congress must accept the  for things that went awry in Central american policy. He accused the legislators of pursuing a fickle vacillating unpredictable on again off again policy toward the nicaraguan democratic resistance the con tras. In his speech Friday Reagan said the polls now suggest that the Ameri can people arc waking up to the threat of a communist Power grab in their own  e2 , appeals court rejects tight restrictions on smoking Albany . A a state appeals court threw out new York s Strin gent new restrictions on smoking in pub re places ruling thursday that the authority to impose such rules rested solely with the legislature. The 3-2 decision by the appellate division of slate supreme court is the Sec Ond consecutive court defeat for inc rules adopted in february by the state Public health Council. The rules billed by state health department officials As among the toughest in the country also were rejected by a trial court judge in april. State officials said they will talc the Case to the state court of appeals new York s highest court which has recessed for the summer and cannot hear the Case until the fall. The Public health Council consists of stale health commissioner or. David Axlrod and 14 doctors lawyers an others interested in health issues. The rules would prohibit smoking in malls schools Arenas auditoriums Foo stores and taxis. Smoking would be re is Ric cd in larger restaurants work places nursing Homes and Bowling Al Leys. The Only places specifically exempt would be bars restaurants with 50 or fewer scats private parties tobacco stores Homes hotel rooms and private automobiles. Survey shows Public support of North waning Washington a after sen. Daniel Inouye delivered a closing lecture to Oliver a North saluting him As a fellow combat Man but rebuking him for lying to Congress the Hawaii Democrat received Back ing from three quarters of those who called his offices. The Senate Iran Contra committee chairman who spoke As North prepared to leave the witness stand july 14. Was not alone in observing a turnaround in the overwhelming pro North Klimt it that greeted the Marine lieutenant colonel s initial appearance july 7. An informal Survey completed thursday showed that in several offices of Iran Centra committee Mem Bers there were significant changes during the week Long Span of North s testimony. In the Case of Inouye and some others Ine Early support gave Way to a second wave of writers and callers whose View on the whole were anti North. Some offices reported that North became less popu Lar by his sixth and final Day of testimony bul still commanded support of the majority of those Register ing their  Olucci of North s most ardent supporters re ported that the former National Security Council aide who managed the Iran Cornea operations was As pop ular when he finished As when he began. Inouye like North a decorated combat Veteran told him la was painful to All of us to sit Here and listen to your testimony. It was equally painful that you lied and misled for what you believed to be a Good  he also said we have participated in the making of a new american hero. 1 Salute you sir As a fellow combat  1.600 callers responded after that speech. About 70 to 75 percent were in support of Inouye said Gregg Takayama the senator s press Secretary. They said we re for you keep up inc Good work. After the first two Days of North s testimony Inouye received 600 Calls about 80 percent of them in support of the witness and critical of Floc committee. Takayama said the second two Days generated about 1,000 Calls each Day and sentiment was about even. But in the suburban Detroit congressional office of Republican rep. William Broomfield a North sup Porter the result was different. Kojl Johnson District office manager said the favor Able Calls for North from throughout Michigan varied not at  at least 95 percent of the Calls favored North she said. Jerry Ray. Spokesman for sen. Howell Helfin d Ala. Added that Early on people were very emotional in his favor. By the time members started questioning him the emotion  the initial surge of North s support came while he sat before television cameras in his Green dress uni form and military haircut while being questioned by it Long haired chief counsel for the House Iran con tra panel John w. Nields or. Bruce Frame press spokesman for sen. Paul Sar Banes did said that by the second week of North s appearance people would say i saw those stories on the pro Nonh reaction and they Don t reflect my views at All in Sarbanes office North s testimony from july 7 to july 10 generated 597 Calls or letters backing North and 379 in opposition. Bul Iacre was a turnaround within Ihal period when on the third Day the tally was 127 against North and 119 for him. Last week which included the end of North s Lesti Mony and the Start of rear . John m. 1 Oindexter a there were 1,243 contacts in support of Floc com Mittee and 820 for North or poin Sculer. After the first week he sentiment moved to 70 Poncem in North s favor As he sought to Clear up much of the previous testimony asserting for instance that the traveler s checks were reimbursed cols for Money he Laid Oul on bar Haltof the contras. By the second week. North s support actually moved up slightly 10 7i percent to so portent he said. By the Las two Days Calls to the Sunaie committee s offices were running Between 50 per com and60 per cent a Imil North spokesman Sam i Lirsch Laid  
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