European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. August 11, 1987 the stabs and stripes Page 3 a German Soldier assigned to an army mule company in upper Bavaria faces stubbornly fighting flood Waters two obstacle As he crosses a Stream a raging flood and a rather stubborn com Panion. The Soldier and his Long eared Ward taking part in Maneu vers near in tar Moessen managed of negotiate the deep water without mishap. Holiday May Hurt bus Ness with Japan officials say Providence . A Rhode Island celebrated Victory Day monday commemorating the United states de feat of Japan in world War ii. Bin so estate officials say the Holiday could Hurt efforts to attract japanese business. Rhode Island is the Only state which celebrates the end of the War As an offi Cial Holiday. House speaker Matthew j. Smith said Japan s Consul general in Boston Minoru Tamba raised the Issue recently when they met at the annual Black ships festival in Newport which commemorates japanese american Trade an Friendship. Tamba said later he does not want to cause interference in the stale of affaire in the slate of Rhode Island but noted that the Issue is sensitive. I think the majority of americans As Weli As the great majority of japanese agree that we Are allies we Are  Tamba said. And then you have that kind of Law which makes us quite  state and local government offices. Banks libraries and Many businesses were closed monday although Federal offices were open. Historians say Victory Day look Holdin Rhode Island because of the profound effect world War ii had on the state. The War turned Rhode Island info a giant military Industrial Complex of Navy bases War factories and coastal de lenses said Albert t. Klyberg executive director of the Rhode Island historical society. More than 100,000 Rhode islanders. One tenth the population fought in the War and 10,000 were killed injured or missing. The  rapprochement hailed some officials to suggest that the holi Day be renamed peace Day or world peace Day to commemorate the end of the War without focusing on Japan. A similar Effort failed two years ago however after bitter opposition from the stale s 121,000 veterans. Smith said the debate was one of the most intense of i ensure As speaker. Florida company freeze dries Pete Pinellas Park Fla. Up a preservation company is freeze drying departed dogs and cats a process the owner says works so Well that it could someday be used on humans. Since opening preservation specialities inc. In november Jeffrey r. Weber has freeze dried 25dogs, cats snakes turtles fish and Birds. Generally people have a negative reaction when they first hear about it he said in Sun Day s Tampa Tribune. They say of my god Bui these same people utter bring us their Pel Safter they think about it a  owners then take the Pels Home and if the cat s  position was by the fireplace or on the foot of the bed that s where they wind  the Pels get a chemical Bath to eliminate germs and Are shaped into position with wires. They Are Frozen to minus s degrees fahrenheit and placed in a 4-foot-Wio e vacuum chamber. It is Here that the animals moisture is re moved leaving the Pel looking alive and with no distortion whatsoever pie owner May now keep his Pel with him for a  the process lakes from a few weeks to six months depending on la animal s size. Size and position also determine the Cost $330 Torem dry a cat in a lying position 1400 in a silting position and i4jo standing. A German Shepherd in the attack position costs s1,800. I think it s grotesque said Raini Sequoya of National animal rights inc. In Tampa. To demean beings so they become nothing More than statuettes in one s Home is locally ludicrous. Next they la want 10 do in to  controller error nearly causes air crash new York api a fan am jetliner and a Twa jumbo Jet came within 600 feel of each other in a incident that apparently was caused by an air traffic controller who transposed the numbers of a flight the Federal aviation administration reported. Com Rullis realized the error As the planes neared each other but the pan am Pilot took evasive action on his own dropping his Boeing 727 in Altitude and passing Aboul 600 feet below the Twa Boeing 747, according to Faa spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen. People on the plane started screaming and they were grabbing on said a passenger Colleen Mic hello Larchmont . She said the plane turned and As we turned we immediately dropped Aboul 100 feet 1 would  the incident occurred sunday afternoon Aboul 12 Miles Southwest of Laguardia Airport at about 3,000 feel Bergen said. Meanwhile an air Canada jul following orders to ascend from cell rollers Ai Chicago s o Hare International Airport narrowly missed a private twin engine Jet North of the Airport saturday authorities said. Federal aviation administration spokesman Mort Edelstein said the Pilot of the private plane old con plane. He came within 300 feet of the air Canada the Cessna had left suburban pal Waukee Airport about the same time that air Canada flight �39 left o Hare with 1 26 passengers bound for Calgary Alberta Henry Thow an airline spokesman said the air Canada Crew Only go. A glimpse of the Cessna. They took no evasive action he said. La the new York incident pan am flight 537, a shuttle from Boston to new York had 88 passenger Sand Crew according to Pamela Hanlon a pan am spokeswoman. Twa flight 843 from Milan Kaly was bound for Kennedy International Airport. The Faa did not know the number of people aboard. Bergen said the controller guiding Twa flight 843 was supposed to have turned and cleared the night for approach to Kennedy s runway 13. The controller incorrectly turned and cleared another plane in the area Twa right 834, so flight 843 continued on its lost assigned beading and entered Iguardia airspace Bergen said. The pan am Pilot then saw the Twa plane and descended she said. Bergen did the Twa Pilot never saw the pan am aircraft. ?5 fugitives caught in gambling scam Visalia. Calif. A police arrested 15 would be gamblers who snowed up for a free flight to Las vegas nev., aboard a new airline called was charter services for warrant services and arrest. The phantom junket was part of a police undercover sting operation. Letters announcing he free trip were mailed 10 the last known addresses of 1.000 peo ple wanted for felonies and misdemeanours. The tellers promised a free Tnp to Las vegas j100 and a Chance to win a car. The it Lars said inc inns were an introductory promotion by the airline. The recipients were told to report to a Motel room where they were greeted by civilian police employed and Reserve officers who checked their Drivers licenses and other identification. A bus took them to the Airport where police were waiting. We dubbed this Las vegas or  said  Nelson. N All those arcs i d were wanted on $69.650 in warrants police said