European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stateside the stars and stripes saturday december 12, 1987 White House picks scene for its Christmas cards Washington a the while House Christmas card that president Reagan will Send to 125.000 people depicts a state dining room scene where a portrait of Abraham Lincoln is Hung above a glowing fire and flanked by boughs of Evergreen decorated with red bows and streamers. A single Point Celia accents the fireplace Mantle. The original Jmc by Cigut Indi painting will be displayed in the East corridor lobby during the Christ Mas season. About 125,000 cards were printed by Hall Mark at Cost the White House said. The Republican National committee paid for printing and mailing. The cards Wiki to mailed beginning monday using the Christmas stamp featuring the Madonna and child by italian Renaissance Painter Giovanni hat Lisla Moroni. Amish residents oppose plan to build Highway Lancaster. A Apt hundreds of Resi dents including about 200 Amish filled a High school gymnasium to oppose state proposals to build a Highway through the religious sect s farm land. Lancaster county officials had requested that the Pennsylvania department of transportation consider building a new four Lane Highway to relieve traffic congestion in the Rural area just cast of Here the department came up with seven plans several of which would pass through the heart of the Farmland of the Amish whose lifestyle rejects modern technology and who have silently attended several Public hearings on the Issue in a rare show of activism. Lancaster county is living history. Tourism in Lancaster county depends on living history said a nun Ami in resident David Jones of Cains. The Amish arc becoming an endangered  5 non prescription drugs Good infection fighters Washington a minor Ems scrapes and bums can be treated effectively with five antibiotics now being sold without prescription the food and drug a Deninis ration said thursday. Only he Antibiotic Ingry dirndl Gramicidin was found to be ineffective in preventing skin infection from minor injuries the Fra said in a final statement on the subject for publication saturday in the Federal Register. The Agency is requiring that Gramicidin be removed from the Market. The approved non prescription antibiotics were bacitracin. Bacitracin Zinc. Clort Curacy clinic hydrochloride. Neomycin sulfite and Tetra cycling hydrochloride the Fra said. The Agency also approved combining the antibiotics with aesthetics. From left. Democratic presidential hopeful Massachusetts Gor. Michorl Dij Gutkis former Ari cuu got. Bract Babbitt sen. Paul Simon of Illinois rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri the Rev. Jesse Jackson and sen. Albert Gore -.jr. Of Tennessee Post together before heir Debute in new York thursday. Demo hopefuls Hail arms Deal court Cuomo during . Debate new York a the six democratic pc Sidon tial candidates in their latest debate boosted a Republican president s arms Deal and courted their Host. Opt. Mario Cuomo who some party leaders still Hope will join the race. As inc Summit Between president Reagan and Sovpel Leader Mikhail Gorbachev ended the Sis democrats used a in hour debate thursday night to Batter the six Republican presidential candidates. Every on. Of us supports hat agreement said Massachusetts gov Michael Dukakis of the arms reduction treaty signed by Reagan and Gorbachev. Only one of the sit Republican presidential Candi dates does and if he weren t the vice president i m not sure he  while vice president George Bush supports the treaty. Senate minority Leader Job Dole has been slow to Cortie to its defense and the other four Republican candidates oppose it. It s a Small step for Mankind but a giant sick for Reagan Jesse Jackion said of the Accord. He suggested the medium Range missiles be blown up in a massive to  sen. Paul Simon of Illinois said that if elected he would irn mediately seek agreement with the soviets to halt All nuclear warhead telling. Former Arizona gov. Bruce Babbitt calling the missile treaty a Nice Start said he would sock a lest ban treaty and further arms reductions. The candidates each made it Clear they wanted Cuomo s support for the crucial april 19 new York presidential primary. Last time around Cuomo endorsed the eventual nominee Walter Mondale Early and delivered a new York primary Victory for the former cd president. As guests at a new York gathering sponsored by Cuomo who had said the democratic candidates should Stop sniping at each other the six generally confined themselves to attacking republicans every Democrat senses Victory because we re going to stand up for the people said rep. Richard Gep Hardt of Missouri As he proclaimed 1988 the most important election of our  sen. Albert Gore or. Of Tennessee said in response to a question that he would Campaign for Jackson if his rival won the nomination. But it was t ail sweetness. When Dukakis suggested going after tax evaders could raise is 10 billion to help Cut the Federal deficit a Bill declared it a phantom sum. Later Cuomo admitted that if he were a candidate. And not Dukakis 1 would probably Call it a  Bui the governor quickly noted that he was t a Candi Date. While Cuomo announced in february that he would t seek the democratic nomination he has since said that he would accept a draft next year if party leaders made it his  violin virtuoso Jascha Heifetz Dies at 86 los Angeles a Jascha Heifetz a russian child Prodigy who became the world s highest paid violinist by age is and continued to grow in stature As he toured the world and taught his perishable an has died at age 86. Sci flu died late thursday at Cedars Sinai medical Center where he underwent  Hospital spokesman Ron Wise said Friday. He had entered the Hospital on oct. 16 10 be treated for complications arising from a fall Wise said Isaac Stern himself a renowned violinist said Fri Day in London since his Heifetz s debut in the United states he was the most powerful Force in violin playing in the world. He has been in the inner car of every violinist since at least 1930." Loci futz had his american debut at new York s car Negie Hall in 1917. Kim we Sigmund spat la wrote in the evening mail a tall russian being with a mop of curly hair walked out on the stage Ofca Rougie Hall and made the idea a  Heifetz quickly became famous and began a series of world Tours that took him to virtually every major Eily. Within two years of his american debut he was the High est paid violinist in history gelling j2,2io for a concert. Lis honors included the commander of the legion of Honor from France in 1957 and a grammy award. Born in Vilna Russia on feb. 2, 1901, Heifetz took lessons with his father As a child. By age 7 be was playing in Public and at age 9 he was accepted by Leopold Auer at the St. Petersburg conservatory and had his first rental Heifetz went on to play Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky concertos in Europe when he was 11. The 1917 bolshevik revolt lion signalled the end of Fri Fri s slay in his Homeland in Rivetz he travelled to the in itch states and became a . Cili i it in Lyli. He volunteered to Sene in world War ii and under the auspices of the Uso he Feu performed through uni the world. In 1933, the \ Inuos was assaulted by an israeli Siuth wielding an Iron Bat. The South was Ivan Rcd angered by Heifetz s decision to play German compositions. The violinist defended his Choice of music i ing that artistic considerations were the on deciding fac tors in determining a musical program. He was no stranger to popular music and even made four films about music. Under the pen name Jim Hoyle wrote a 1946 popular hit tune when you make love to me Don l make  most recently he taught violin through the Exten Sion division of the University of California at los Angeles and at the school of music at the University of Southern California. He Felz was bitter when the latter school dropped his master s program but us officials lauded he work of the virtuoso and blamed the program j demise on funding problems. Heifer said he was proud to be an american and did t regret the selection of his Atli plod county but believed the luxury and ease of american life Hurt the artistic Prikril is. The musician who lived in Beverly Hills frequently ventured out to Leach and perform but customarily refused requests for interviews. La iffy w is married twice with both unions  he and actress Florence Vidor were married in 1928. The couple had in children Joseph and Robert. His second marriage in 947 to Frances Sprigel Berg lasted 1ft u Fri and produced a son Joseph also known As Jay