European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 22, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 false reports of copter crashes probed Greensburg a. A authorities in at least six slates arc investigating false reports of medical Heli copter crashes that sent hundreds of Rescue workers on unnecessary searches. Police fire and emergency volunteers in Pennsylva Nia. West Virginia. Ohio. Oklahoma Maryland an new Jersey have searched in vain for helicopters re ported Down in their areas Over the past two weeks. Whoever is doing this is spending a lot of time laying out the groundwork and setting up the Back ground so it seems real. If he s not a Pilot or a flight medic he sure knows a lot about their operations said West Virginia slate police sgt. Donald Cook. The Federal aviation administration is handling the investigation said Faa spokesman Dick Stafford. This is an extremely serious Federal crime in terms of interfering with the entire air safety system said Stafford. Those involved if convicted can receive up to 99 years in  on Friday a Man claiming he was a Cincinnati Hospital dispatcher called Westmoreland county Emer gency dispatchers in this Western Pennsylvania City and said a medical helicopter in route to Pittsburgh with five people aboard had crashed along interstate 70, said emergency management Agency Deputy director Jack Simon. He said there was smoke in the Cabin Simon said. He said the Pilot was following 1-70 and was near a truck Stop and could Sec a Holiday inn sign. It All sounded legitimate. Somebody is probably sitting out there  other false reports were made Friday in Freder ick md., and Central new Jersey authorities said. In Vancs Villa Ohio authorities traced a similar false report dec. 14 to an abandoned Oil Rig in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast. Another report the same Day was made near Moundsville . Other false reports occurred dec. 9 in Tulsa. Okln., and in Oklahoma City. John f. Kennedy bust sen. Ted Kennedy d-mass., presents a bust of his late brother president John f. Kennedy to italian prime minister Giovanni Goria at the John f. Kennedy Library in Boston. The italian Leader was in the United states last week for talks with Reagan administration officials in Washington. Teen suicide victim s classmates counselled Houston a Counselor sought to assure students and parents that the suicide of a 15-Ycar-old who shot himself in the head during algebra class was t caused by them the school or the area. About 200 people gathered saturday for the funeral of Ramesh Tumalad. Friends described him As a quiet straight a student. Classmates said he shot himself wednesday because he was despondent Over his unrequited affection for a girl in his class. Before the funeral a counselling ses Sion was held for students. Several psychiatrists have expressed concern the teen Ager s death at Mayac Creek High school might trigger so called copycat suicides. William Wagner a mental health therapist sought to assure students and parents there was nothing wrong with the school the school District or Western Harris county where the suicide took place. Nothing in this area or people had led to this Wagner said. When a person becomes seriously committed to killing himself there is not much that can be  on tuesday night Tumalad told the girl he wanted to Date he was going to kill himself because she had told Counselor of his infatuation for her. On wednesday morning he wrote in his English class journal even if i die i m still alive. A Counselor was preparing to remove the teen Ager from the class for a talk when the shooting occurred officials said. Principal James Carthyl said Turna lad s algebra class would be held in different room for the remainder of the year. A private Cerrai  was planned after some of to toy s relatives arrived from the Piil in Iri. Suspense ends Minnesota won College bowl Minneapolis a when one school defeats another at football or basketball the news travels rapidly far and wide but some news takes a Little longer to get  sunday to viewers watched the University of Minnesota defeat Georgia tech to win the 1987 National College bowl tournament in a match played six months ago. The match was recorded in june at Walt Disney world in Florida but the outcome was kept secret until the program was broadcast sunday on the Disney Cable Channel. Minnesota won 410-225 but both teams had pledged not to reveal the result under penalty of losing the prize. Exercise planned by coast guard in Gulf of Mexico Corpus chr1st1, Texas a Navy mine sweepers and helicopters will confront pleasure ships acting As bad Guys during a coast guard Fleet train ing exercise in the Gulf of Mexico this february officials said. Well be working on contingency plans in the event of  coast guard capt. Tony Alejan Dro said. About 100 local coast guard reservists will be joined by 100 Active duty coast guardsmen and Navy personnel May boost the number of participants to More than 500, said Alejandro Captain of the port of Corpus Christi and coordinator of the exercise. Two mine sweepers and a Squadron of helicopters provided by the Navy will participate with at least six coast guard patrol boats officials said. Alejandro said the coast guard auxiliary will pro vide pleasure vessels to act As the aggressors or bad  tournament officials did make an exception to the blackout however said Mark Erdahl a theater senior who was on Minnesota s four member team. We were told it was All right to Tell our families Erdahl said sunday before heading to a Campus theater where the program was shown. A lot of mothers would not be Able to take it waiting this  Minnesota which also won Tho College bowl in 1984, received $10,000 for its scholarship fund for the  Defeated Cornell Georgetown and West Ern Connecticut universities in the first three rounds of the 16-team tournament. The matches leading to the championship have been shown on the Disney Channel since september. Erdahl acknowledged that keeping the championship result secret was not nearly the same thing As. Say hushing up the Rose bowl score on new year s Day. The thing about College bowl is a lot of people did t care Erdahl said. To anybody who asked i just said sorry i can t Tell you most people were satisfied with  the College bowl program ran on network television for 12 years until 1971. Now 500 colleges participate in the event sometimes known As the varsity sport of the  pair caught after fleeing prison Chester 111. A two convicted murderers walked off a prison work detail sunday but were captured a few hours later in the St. Louis area officials said. Alan Frentzel an assistant Warden at Menard correctional Center said there were no problems in apprehending Robert strange 50, and Paul Thedford 53. He did not give further details of their capture. Menard unit supervisor Dwayne Clark said strange had been transferred to Menard from Warren county where he was convicted of murder and sentenced to 75 to 150 years in prison. He said Thetford was serving a 30-tc.-75-Ycar sentence on murder and armed robbery convictions in Cook  were classified As minimum Security Resi dents Clark  were working As tractor Drivers. They were working on the grounds about two Miles North of the main building and they just walked off their  marchers want housing for homeless new York. A thousands of people carrying candles and signs marched into the midst of fifth ave nue Christmas shoppers sunday to demand affordable housing for the homeless. Some of the marchers burned mayor Edward i. Koch in effigy and others chanted help the homeless pave the Way make the Rich  the protest began with a rally and continued with a March to an intersection where demonstrators held up traffic with a 10-minute Vigil. The marchers said the millions of dollars spent by the City to shelter homeless families in welfare hotels should go toward creating affordable housing. Some marchers shouted free Joyce  refer ring to a woman hospitalized against her will under a City program to take the dangerously mentally ill off the  Siegel. Executive director of the new York american civil liberties Union said the City should make buildings seized for non payment of real estate taxes available for homeless people. We know there Are hundreds of warehoused apart ments Siegel said. We want the keys. There arc people families who want those apartments and want them