European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Pap 6 the stars and stripes thursday. October 29,1987 families of 24 Vietnam dead invited to Wall listing rites a sponsors of an upcoming veterans Day Benefit Observance in Washington said tuesday they Are searching for the families of dead servicemen whose names arc being added to the Viet Nam veterans memorial. The families Are being invited to a ceremony on nov. 11 marking the addition of 24 names to the me Morial s a shaped Wall and the fifth anniversary Orthe memorial. A country music Benefit show Wilt be held the Day before with proceeds going to he Vietnam veterans memorial fund to pay Tor adding the 24 names and to cover some of the expenses of families of those men who choose 10 attend said Jane Yusco manager of Marlboro country music sponsors of Fth show. The country group Alabama and Mother and Daugh Ler singing duo the Jii dds will perform at the Benefit in Constitution Hall and ache veterans Day Observance the following Day at the memorial. Entertainer Bob Hope will also be present. Yusco said the sponsors Hope to raise $100,000 in sales of tickets to the concert with the Money going to adding the names and paving hotel and local expenses but not travel to Washington of the families. The sponsor is a promotional division of Philip Morris . Engravers planned to begin carving the names into the memorial s Black Granite Walls tuesday but were prevented by bad weather. The additional names were approved for inclusion by the defense department. Some were overlooked when the original list was compiled at least five of the men have died within the last three Yean of injuries sustained during the War which ended in 1975. Nancy Bolger a spokeswoman far the sponsor said family members of seven of Fth 24 servicemen being added to the Wall have been located. She said they arc Mill looking for families of the following men listed with their Hometown of record Marine pfc Gerald Robert Abb Enhaut jr., St. Louis to. Navy la. Cmdr. George Wood Alexander los an Geles. Army spec. 4 Donnie Biarum enu Daw Wash. Army maj Samuel Richard Bird Wichita Kan. Army spec. 4 Fredric Bruce Davis Santa Clara. Calif. Army spec. 4 Nicholas can Der Franzer Saint Henry Ohio. Navy la. Carl Eugene Gronquist Pensacola sol. Robert James Ham Dorchester mass. Navy fireman James Allen Jensen Anoka Minn. Army sol. Thomas Steven Lipp Glen Side a Navy chief Petty officer William Wallace Newton Newberg Ore. Army spec. 4 William Harrison Pease fort Dodge Iowa Marine sol. Robert Joseph Quinn Thornville Ohio. Army sgt Jesus Lopez Ramos jr., san Patricio Texas. Marine pfc Karl William Schwanbeck treasure is land Fla. Army pfc. Roy Edward Shanklin Bel air my. Army spec. 4 Allen Dawan Udink Salt Lake City Utah. Bishop rules out lavish weddings for couples sexually intimate Houston up the Calveston Houston diocese will not allow lavish weddings for sexually Active couples who wish to marry in roman Catholic churches a published report says. Sexually Active couples will be allowed simpler and smaller Church weddings. Couples living together can have a full wedding with bridesmaids groomsmen and a White wedding dress if after being advised of the policy they decide to separate during a six month pre Paratory period the Houston chronicle reported tues Day. The new rules Are described in a letter dated oct. 8 by diocesan Bishop Joseph Fiorenza to his priests an Bishops the newspaper said. Sexual intimacy should be an expression of commitment said the Rev. Frank Rossi vice Chancellor the greatest commitment is for life in marriage. The Church wishes couples to Sec that sexual intimacy should reflect lifelong the new guidelines ensure that couples first arc advised by a priest or Deacon that sex outside of marriage is a sin. Those not willing to postpone further sex until marriage May still marry within the Church but with out the frills of a traditional couples will be allowed a " the new York Public Library faced for years with a shortage of Book storage space plans to use 84 Miles under Bryant Park for storage. The project including restoration of the Park will provide storage for 3.2 million books the Library said. Officials said the City is funding the work estimated to Cost $21.6 million the Library will continue to function normally during the 2 w year construction project but the Park will be closed. The Library now has 88 Miles of books and out grew its facilities 25 Yean ago said Paul Fasana director of the research libraries. Books in the humanities and social sciences overflowed into an Annex. Suspect makes wrong turn flees to police station Newark no. A a 10-mile, High Speed Chase involving a stolen car ended at new Ark International Airport when the suspect Acci dentally drove to Airport police Headquarters authorities said. A spokesman for the port authority of new York and new Jersey which operate the Airport said that when the 15-year-old suspect took a wrong turn we Wen wailing with open the spokesman Lloyd Schwalb said the Chase began after a car Wai stolen from a shop Ping Center about 10 Miles South of the Airport. Police pursued and the suspect drove Airport Schwalb said. No one was injured but three police cruisers were said the suspect a Newark resident not identified because of his age was taken into custody. Unlucky thieves won t get a crack at hotel Safe Des Moines Iowa a burglar who stole a 3,000-Pound Safe from a hotel probably would have been disappointed had they gotten the Chance to open it. The Safe contained Only business records. Police said the Bur Elais entered the ramada hold business office Over the weekend by removing Ceil ing tile and climbing Over a locked door removed the Safe and loaded it into a truck. The plot went awry when a Polk county Sher its Deputy spotted a pickup truck carrying the Safe slopped on a Road. The truck started moving As the Deputy approached and the Driver tried to outrun the Dep Uty authorities said. When the Driver lost control of the truck four people got Oul and ran. Police said they have no suspects in the Case. Senate oks catastrophic illness Cost Protection Washington up clearly elated Senate leaders claim a major Vic tory with their overwhelming approval of legislation to protect the nation s 31 million elderly and disabled medicare recipients from staggering medical costs. Passage of the catastrophic illness health insurance Bill by an 86-11 vote late tuesday moves the administration s lop Domestic priority to a conference committee where the House and Senate Are expected to Iron out differences soothe measure can reach president Rea Gan s desk before the end of the session. Fifty democrats and 36 republicans voted for the Bill in the Senate. Ten re publicans and democratic sen. Ernest Hollings. , voted against it. I think the . Senate today passed a policy. Of which we can All be proud said sen. David Durenberger r Minn. " la represents a historic change in the Way we make social insurance pol icy in this " it s a real Victory for older Ameri cans agreed John Denning president of the american association of retired persons. What this Means is that older americans will no longer live in fear of the financial burdens of catastrophic ill Nesses the Senate s Basic Bill would limit out of pocket medicare covered services to Al 850 in 1988 and 12,030 in 1989, would expand medicare s optional pan b program to cover unlimited Hospital stays after payment of one deductible a year and would extend time allowed for custodial nursing Homes and Home care. A controversial Compromise plan to add prescription drugs to the medicare program was approved 8s-9. To pay for the program the Senate Bill would increase monthly Premium pay ments for part b medicare by 14, the drug amendment would add 60 cents in 1990, $1.40 in 1991,12.20 in 1992 and about s3.80 by 1993. The pan b Premium this year is is 7.90 and is schedule to increase to $24.80 next year. About 60 percent of the estimated 31 million medicare beneficiaries would pay Only the Basic Premium amount. An other 40 percent would pay a supplemental Premium baud on income us liability and the average supplemental premiums for drag coverage would Beabout $9.20. The drug Benefit represents a Compro Mise by Reagan who initially threatened to veto any catastrophic insurance Bill that included prescription drugs by re publicans who walked at the costs and by democrats who desperately wanted to expand the plan offered by the while House. Under the provision. Medicare cover age would expand to include prescription drugs beginning Jan i 1990. Beneficiaries would have to pay first a $600deductible and thereafter 20 percent of the Coats. The deductible estimated to cover about 5 million medicare recipients will be increased or indexed to reflect increases in the average Benefi Ciary s total spending for drugs. Coverage would be phased in. With Only anti cancer immunosuppressive and intravenous Antibiotic medications covered in the program s first , on Jan. 1, 1991, cardiovascular and diuretic drugs would be added. Beginning Jan. I 1993, All prescription drugs would be covered. The Senate approved on a voice vote proposal to protect the finances of a spouse of someone institutionalized for Long term care. Also approved was an amendment allowing adjustments Lavoid duplication of service and Costi for Federal workers who have medicare and government health insurance cover age. Glass Coffeepot maker Wilbur Curtis 82, Dies Calabasas. Calif. A Wilbur Darby Curtis the inventor of the Glass Coffeepot and a fibreglass bodied car called the Shamrock has died of a hear attack at 82. His son in Law said. The Holder of 16 patents for Tea and Coffee brewing and dispensing was working on a new design for a Home Coffee maker at if Litcof his death. He also invented the first fibreglass bodied a convertible called the Shamrock that he manufactured in 1958 in the Republic of Ireland. The company lasted Only a year
