European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stateside the stars and stripes Friday december 18,1987 Terry and the pirates cartoonist Dies at 75 new m1lford, Conn. Ai j a Cotta Wunder. Who Drew inc comic strip Terry and the pirates from 1947 to 173, has died at age 75. Wunder died in new Milford Hospital said William Crouch a family Friend the new York born cartoonist worked of the associated press from i938 to 1946 in Lac Art department with Lime off for world War ii duly in North Africa. The Chicago Tribune new York news Syndi i intr selected him to Lake Over the comic strip in 1947 after the Syndicate had a disagreement with the strip s creator Milton Zamft Crouch said. The strip an adventure series based in China ran until 1971. Crouch said Wunder was hospitalized then for eight months and the Syndicate was not Able to find a replacement. 3 missing after blast at a. Explosives Plant Pittston. A. A a Blasl destroyed a building at an explosives Plant and three work ers Are missing and presumed dead. Two Warden in another building suffered minor injuries in the tuesday blast which was Felt More than 10 mites away to shattered win Dows in businesses and Homes within several Hundred feet said fire department spokesman Joseph pupa the missing men were making a ton of Witrag by Cyrin in the Independent explosives co. When the blast occurred in the Early afternoon said George Hudock Luzerne county Coroner. The cause of the blast was not immediately known. Slate police fire officials the . Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms and the environmental Protection Agency arc investigating. The missing men were identified As Frank Falkinburg 60, of Pittston Sylvester Griffith 27, of Vanamie and Ramond Mulligan 36, of Blakeley. 5,000 japanese condoms they were a real steal Oakland Calif. A a thief stole 5,000 japanese condoms Worth at least $2,000 from a parked car. "1 know condoms arc definitely a hot item i desc Days bul i did t think they were that  joked David Mayer president of a company Hail ipod them he said a shipping clerk picked up the con Doms tuesday from a warehouse and was on another errand when the then occurred. He thought the Crook May have been attracted to the contraceptives because they Are elegantly packaged and May have thought there was jew Elry or other such items inside. We arc hoping someone will open them and find they Don t have what hey thought they had and will Clurn them to us Mayer said. Ifni 1 Hope whoever uses them uses them with some one they  . Firms plan increase in spending for new plants Washington