European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga 6 the stars and stripes monday january 11,19b8 sex Navy Pilot Vietnam vet begins new life As a nun Slater Elia bulb Clark formerly Michael Clark at her Ciolll Beta edme be fort taking her rows. San Clemente Calif. Up a former Navy Pilot in Vietnam who after undergoing a sen change operation began counselling gender conflicted people has begun a new chapter in her life at in episcopal nun. Sister Mary Elizabeth Clark formerly Joanna Mich Elle Clark and before that Michael Clark look the veil and the vows of poverty celibacy and obedience Dur ing a candlelight service at St. Clement s by the so episcopal Church. I be Felt close to god since i was s years old. 1 just Felt through the wrong body said Clark 49, who be came a woman in 1973, to by come nun after being rejected by sisterhood All Over the United slates Clark had to form her own older which will not be recognized by the episcopal Church until it has Sis Sisters who have taken a vow of celibacy. Clark predicted that a our take another decade in the meantime. Dark who flew patrol missions in Vietnam married twice and fathered a son before the sex change operations said she will continue counselling people who have inner conflicts with their gender. For the past 10 years. Dark has run what she Colls the Only International referral service for the gender conflicted. She said the group numbers Mare than 100,000 world wide. Most of these people have been rejected by their families and their churches Clark said noting that she provides counselling on the Telephone and through the mail to about 80 people a week. In the conservative area where she lives Clark said she found acceptance at St. Clement s by the sea a 260-Mcmbcr Loving Christian Parish in which people live by he gospel and love one Clark served in the Navy for 12 years frying patrol missions off the coast of Vietnam looking for enemy arms being shipped into die country. Clark s first marriage lasted 11 years Hij second Only 16 months and he fathered a son Tow 27. Girl scouts savor their contest but biting critics Call it Crumby Mechanicsburg a. Not it s time to sell girl scout cookies and so to Honor the tradition and wort up some enthusiasm the scouts of Mechanic Burg pa., held a Cootie eating contest. Last week 175 screaming scouts cheered two girls to victories in the Girt scout and Brownie divisions. The winners were Happy but same observers were not. Or. Tawlie Berger a psychologist who treats Chil Dren and adults Una have eating disorders said the was horrified to learn of the contest when her 6-Ycar old daughter brought Home permission slip. Bar Ger said she feared the girls could suffer by in Gesting Large quantities of sugar in a Short time. And then there were deeper issues. Beside the health Issue it leaches bad models to our children Berger said. We Tell them not to stuff themselves and to Stop eating when they Are full. This contest leaches them that food is recreation. It is she said the girls risked personal stigma for participating Anil the Winner could be psychologically damaged. What do the others say oink oink you re the biggest pig 7" Sci Pic berber s complaints girl Seoul leaders volunteers and parents voted o continue with the eating contest although they agreed to one Concession the presence Ofa registered nurse. No one choked and there were no reports of chocolate poisoning. Karen Arthur a Media specialist for the Girt scout of the United Stales Taid thai if the cookie eating contest works to sell cookies the National organization has no problem with the organization sold Over 145 million boxes of cookies but year and has 335 councils nationwide that conduct separate sales a thur said. The 11 participant had one minute to eat As Many As id girl scout cookies on plates before them. They were told to eat one cookie at a Lime to Chew carefully and to Swallow. If you do not Swallow you will be disqualified said Pauline a Hillenmeyer who created the contest. Chrissy sooner a shy 8-year-old, won the Brownie division by consuming four cookies. "1 feel Good she said after she won. The other Winner Jessica Muse 10, beat six other girl scouts by Downing five thin mint. I m Happy i won but it was easy she said adding thai her winning total fell far Short of her personal Best of 23 cookies at one lilting. Jeuick said the other girls lost because they did not know her special technique of popping the whole cookie in the Mouth while the next one is ready logo in the other hand. She said she fell sorry for the losers but so noted they bit theirs in half. Her favorite food is Teza and she said she would gladly enter a pizza eating contest. Storm injures 40 at Jamboree Sydney Australia a a spectacular trial storm with 40-Mph winds blew Down tents and sent debris swirling through the Campground of the 16th boy scout world Jamboree. Forty youngsters were reported injured. They were mainly cuts and bruises from flying de Bris and tripping Over tents in the dark said Jay Rossiter spokeswoman for Che Jamboree being held my of Sydney. Rosslin said two scouts suffered broken arms and were taken to Wollongong Hospital for treatment be cause the Camp has no a Ray facilities. We were very Lucky she said. The kids were More concerned about their males. The storm blew Down a lot of tents but the Camp really suffered Only superficial damage. It was a spectacular officials could not give a breakdown of nationalities for the injured. The storm just ripped through the Camp and took the tents with Ion ambulance service spokesman said. Stateside Maryland group forms committee to draft Carter Frederick. Map a group of Mary Burden has formed a draft Jimmy Carter for president in 19bs committee people s perception of leadership of what is required of a president ire different but Gener ally people look to experience and character,1 Clifford e. Snyder or. Founder and treasurer of the committee Aid. I think if you took at either category. Carter would lop the lift Snyder 32, a protein biochemist at the Fred Erick cancer research Fui Lily recently filed a statement of organization with the Federal elec Tion commission in Washington . The tiling made the five member croup an Independent political committee which has its headquarter in Snyder s Frederick county borne. Florida governor s office headed by Law student Tallahassee Fla. A nov. Boh Marti Nezha shuffled his lop administrative staff for the third Lime in a year putting a 26-year-old Law jul Dyni in change of his office at a hefty in Mast Brinn Ballard will direct the daily functions at the governor office including administration Liaison with the department secretaries and slate Federal and local relations. Ballard who was the governor s travelling companion during the 1986 Campaign will carry the title of director or operations and be paid 168,000 annually. He started As a special assist ant in the governor s office a year ago at a $42,000 annual salary. The governor has a lot of Faith in Brian s Abili ties said Jon Peck who was promoted to press Secretary in the latest realignment announced Ballard is four noun Short of receiving his la degree from the University of Florida. Brewery cans massages due to Lack of interest fort Collins Colo. A Anheuser. Busch has cancelled an agreement with a Massage therapist who had been giving 15-Minule Massage to brewery workers Here citing a Lack of interest. Mary Edwards Stark persuaded the brewery in october id offer on site massages As part of the employee wellness program. She provided a Jap anese Shiatsu acupressure Massage to help re Lieve on the Job stress. But Only 12 of the Plant s 325 employees sign cup. It s not the Only thing that been offend that did t work out said brewery spokesman Mark Abels. The wellness program includes aerobics cholesterol exams and gourmet and vegetarian cooking lessons. Employees were allowed to go for a 15-Minule Massage during their lunch or break periods. Fully clothed employees received he mais agcy in a specially designed chair Stark Hod set up aet to the nurse s office. They were very supportive Stark said of brewery officials. I give them credit for having. The program in the first baby found in paper bag left in Chicago Church Chicago a a healthy Newborn baby abandoned in the Vestibule of so Ignatius Church was found by i funeral director arriving to make arrangements far a service. Police sgt. Alan Anderson said funeral director Ray weimers Chinh noticed a Brown paper shop Ping bag in the outer Vestibule but did t look into the bag until he heard a noise coming from it. He apparently thought it was a Kitten or some thing but when he looked in be found a baby wrapped in a White Blanket Anderson said. It was a shocking crier Ienco weit Nusch Kirch told police. Authorities u d they bad no clue to the Iden Tity of the Mother of the 7-Pound, 7-ounce baby who has Light hair and Blue eyes. The boy was taken lost. Francis Hospital in Eva Uton. When mines gave him the temporary name of Francis Ignatius after the Hospital and the Church said Hospital spokesman Robert Blunder
