European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 17, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 7 sales of  autos show decline buyer incentive programs partial cause Detroit not sales of american made Pas Senger vehicles totalled 266,192 units in the first 10 Days of september Down 48.2 percent from the same period last year manufacturer reported tuesday the decline was partly due to the extraordinary Suc Cess of 1986 buyer incentive programs which featured 2.9 percent financing and to the More modest response evoked by current programs which offer 1,9 percent financing. Cars accounted for 177,512 of total sales Down 51,9 percent from the 368,174 units that were sold in the first 10 Days of september i486, Light trucks totalled 88,608 units Down 38.8 percent from the 145,003 sold in the same period a year ago. Cars sold at a seasonally adjusted Rale of 7.2 million a year compared with the is million Rale reached in the 1986 period. However the annual rates calculated from a formula devised by the Commerce department were questioned by some Industry experts i really suspect the 7.2 million number said de Wand j. Sullivan an Auto Industry analyst Tor Wharton Econometrics we expected it would be around 8 million l. Ray Windecker a sales analyst Tor the Ford motor co., said his formula produced an adjusted rate they Don t own a Cor in or Noel chm group of s.2 million can a year. Sullivan attributed the year to year decline to three factors this year s incentive programs were waning in he same period in which the 1986 incentives peaked incentives have generally lost their allure through Over use and the most sought incr models have been sold out leaving buyers with a poor selection. Inventories of Domestic cars dropped to a 57-Day Supply at the end of August Dawn from 70 Days at the end of july. Analysts consider 60 in 65 Days Supply to be Ideal. General motors sold 91,075 cars during the id Day period Down 60.8 percent from last year and 17,140 Light trucks Down 47.9 percent Ford sold 51,243 cars Down 33 percent and 3moj Light trucks Down 38.6 percent. Chrysler which recently acquired american motors corp sold 22,659 cars Down 51.9 percent from a year ago and 111,419 trucks including 4,000 jeeps up 27 percent from a year ago. Among the foreign owned Domestic companies Honda of America sold 6.835 cars up 1.9 percent. Volkswagen of America sold 1,080 cars Down 12.5 percent. The Nissan motor co. Sold 3,222 cars com pared with the 904 it sold last year when it was retool ing. Toyota sold 1,398 cars a year ago it had not yet begun to make cars in America. It s Santa Claus is. The Scrooge of Glendale Glendale Calif. A self styled Santa Claus Robert l. George is in court fighting an Afton by neighbors and the City of Glendale to prevent him from celebrating Christmas 365 Days a year. The City contends in a lawsuit that George hat created a Public nuisance. George 63. Filed a Clun persuit claim ing there s a Scrooge in  the White bearded George re moved 10.000 blinking tights a 14 foot tall fibreglass Reindeer and other decorations from outside his Home but the fake Snow on his roof and 30,000 More lights Strung atone the Side and Back eaves of the red and White House were still Loo much for his neighbors and the City. Last month officials filed suit seek ing to permanently shut Down Santa s dream  the City contends the decorations pose a safely Hazard be cause they distract motorists and Tours of George s House violate residential zoning regulations. On Friday George retaliated with a $1.5 million suit against the City Alleg ing that officials have caused him emotional distress by singling him out for zoning enforcement Tor trespassing on his property and Tor continued harassment after he corrected several building code violations. Christmas is a Way of life. Ii should inn All year he said George whose Home displays photo graphs of him As Santa Claus with six . Presidents looks the part. He has 38 Santa costumes to go with his Long White Beard. When he went to Burbank Superior court to file his suit he wore red Over alls fur lined Black boots and a red blocking Cap. George argues the decorations arc necessary because his rented Home is open Ell year to terminally ill and disabled youngsters who want to meet Santa. I have the whole world and the Chil Dren behind me he said. But Glendale City attorney Frank r. Ronzano said the House is a Public nuisance to the whole  people Are complaining bitterly he said. Their Homes Are losing  Christmas Trees adorn he living room and bedroom of the House and knitted stockings Dangle from the Brick fireplace Mantle. Multicoloured tinsel hangs on the Walls of the room that George Calls Santa s  George said he was a 25-year-old Barber in his Hometown of Cozad neb., when he had a dream in which he visualized himself As Santa Claus. He bought his first Santa suit for $7.50, he said and that year threw a Christmas Parade that Drew 10,000 spectators. Named to Fly space shuttle Cape canaveral Fla. A five military astronauts were named tuesday to Fly the second Post challenger space shuttle flight which Wilt be a secret defense department Mission the National aeronautics and space administration announced in had selected Navy cmdr. Robert l Gibson a Veteran of two shuttle flights to com Mand the Crew. The others Are air Force it. Col. Guy s. Gardner. Air Force col. Richard m. Mut Lane air Force it. Col Jerry l Ross and Navy cmdr. William m. Shepard. Gardner will be the Pilot the others will be Mission specialists working with the payload. Mullane and Ross each have flown on one previous shuttle Mission. Gardner and Shepard will be making their first trip. The flight is scheduled in september 1988. The nature of the Pentagon cargo has not been disclosed. Nasa earlier named five Veteran astronauts headed by Navy Cape. Freder ick h. Hauck to Fly the first Mission since the january 1986 challenger explosion that kilted the seven Crew members. That flight carrying a tracking and data relay satellite is scheduled Tor next june 2. But could slip if shuttle redesign and testing work is delayed. Two top democrats in . Senate have been indicted lawyers say new York a the slate sen ate s top Democrat has been indicted most probably on charges of using Public funds for a political Campaign his lawyer said tuesday. Slate Senate minority Leader Manfred Ohrenstein was one of two senators indicted. Sen. Howard Babbush the ranking minority member of the Senate education committee was also indicted said his Law yer James Pascarella. However Pascarella said he had not seen the indictment and did not know the specific charges. Jack Hoffinger Ohrenstein s lawyer said he believed Ohrenstein had been charged with using Public funds for a political Campaign. There May be other charges Hoffinger said but i Don t know what they  both lawyers said the office of Manhattan District attorney Robert Morgan Luau in formed them tuesday of the indictments. Pam Johnson a spokeswoman for Morgenthau refused tuesday night to comment on the indictments. Ohrenstein 62, and Babbush 45, would surrender wednesday for booking and arraignment on the charges the Law yers said Frank Sanzillo 35, a lop aide to Ohrenstein. Was also indicted the new York times reported in its wednesday editions. Sanzillo1 lawyer Otto Cobar Maier refused to comment on any charges until wednesday. Hoffinger dented that Ohrenstein was involved in any crime in connection with a lengthy investigation into wrongdoing by local lawmakers. Prosecutors have said they were investigating the placement of political Campaign workers on the Senate minority Leader s payroll a practice that Ohrenstein has insisted was common and Legal. The investigation into no show legislative employees has involved at least six District attorneys led by Morgenthau and two Federal prosecutors including Rudolph Giuliani from Manhattan Ana Frederick Scullin from Syracuse. Employment records from both houses of the legislature were subpoena cd. Audubon profs bring record $1.9 million new York a a Complete set of prints of John James Audubon s the Birds of America brought a record ii.9million at a iwo stay auction a spokeswoman for Christie s auction House said tuesday. The prints of Audubon s famous Bird illustrations were sold individually at the auction which was dominated by private american bidders. All but one of me 435 prints offered by the Buffalo society of natural sciences was wild. The top two sales broke the record for Audubon prims Christie s spokeswoman Robin Riley said after the auction ended tuesday. The lop priced plate showing a Trum Peter Swan about to snap up a Butterfly was bought for s48.400 by a Chicago dealer. Doughs Kenyon inc., that was bidding for an unidentified private client another Prim of a common american Swan sold to an unidentified private american buyer for $46,200. The previous record for an Audubon. Print was $45,100 for one of the Trum Peter Swan prints sold at auction in 1983, the auction spanned seven hours and brought in $1,930,005, including a 10 percent buyers Premium. The previous record for a Complete let of the Birds of America was si.7 million in 1983. That collection was sold intact. The prims were first completed in 1839. Christie s said 133 Complete sett Are known to remain