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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, February 16, 1988

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and St Hopes tuesday. February 16,193b fight against rebel Banner will continue a act says Montgomery Ala. A there will be an Oiher Day of reckoning in the attempt to remove the Confederate Dag from amp the stale Capitol the presi Dent of Alabama s a act said sunday. I can Tell you there will be another Effort. You have not icon anything yet said stale rep. Thomas Reed Reed was arrested along with 13 other Black lawmakers on trespassing charges when inc protesters used to scale a Fence around the Capitol on  a Democrat declined to elaborate on his plans. During a news conference 70 people who attended a closed door strategy meeting stood and clapped hands in support of continued efforts to remove the Flag. No one stood in apposition. Attending the meeting were Earl Shinhoster South Eastern regional director of the National association for inc advancement of coloured people presidents of a act branches throughout the slate and representatives of other Black groups including the Alabama democratic conference and the Southern of Trivian leadership conference. Shin Hollcr asked those attending to wage an intensive lobbying Effort and also to Garner nip port from their local Chambers of Commerce. He also said the a act will consider Legal action concerning the con federate Flag in Alabama and three other hates. Last year the a act called for the removal of the Confederate Battle Flag which flies map stale capitals in Alabama and South Carolina and is incorporated into state flogs in Georgia and Mississippi. The Effort to remove what he called an odious Symbol of a bygone Era has the most Promise in Ala Bama because Black legislators took die Lead and hit the Fence and went to jail Shinhoster said gov. Guy Hunt could have quickly settled the Flag dispute. Reed said. Bui Hunt refused Reed i requests to remove the Flag saying that the Banner Hai historical significance and should remain until the legis lature decides otherwise. 3 w. A. Ski resort employees die of explosion fire wreck building Canaan Valley . A an explosion and fire struck a maintenance building sunday at inc Canaan Valley ski resort and three resort employees were killed officials said. Canaan Valley slate Park spokesman Steve drum Hollcr said inc three were working on an air compres Sor in the building when in appear a piece of equip ment  Rison spokesman Andy Snyder said it appeared that inc compressor used for making Snow exploded and Sci off a fire in inc building. He said it took fire fighters Aboul an hour to reach inc victims. Ai least five 55-Gajlon Drums of fuel stored in the building added to the Blaze according to a Davis Volunteer firc Franier. The building was gulled. Firefighters from it Ven fire departments in Tucker county and surrounding counties were called to help put out inc fire in the Sion and Wood building. The maintenance shop is used to repair resort vehicles and Snow making machines he said the maintenance area is closed to the Public and no Jikien were in the area Drumheller said. Resort officials closed off one slope near the build ing. Snyder said the fire might hamper the resort ability to put enough Snow on the slopes but officials had not completely assessed the damage to the equip ment in the building thai burned. He said about 2,500 people were at the Canaan Lodge resort sunday. They were offered to hours of free skiing by Cit ending the expiration time on their lift ticket because of delays caused by the fire. The resort s sweetheart ski race was held sunday afternoon despite the ire. Slate police identified the dead As Ronald l Han Ion. 33 Dale w. Liller 25 and Randy Lee crawl 24, All of Davis. Newly wed held in wife s death los Angeles a a newlywed who said his wife a blown overboard while jogging on the deck of a ship during a honeymoon cruise was booked for investigation of murder when the Ocean liner docked an Fri spokesman said Scott Robin Roston 36, of Santa Monica was arrested saturday after an immense coast guard search found the body of i wife Fri spokesman Fred Rea Gan Laid sunday. Roston was taken Inlo custody when the cruise ship Star dancer docked in los Angeles Harbor. He was being held without bail Al inc terminal Island Federal prison. Reagan said he could t release details of what fed to Roston s arrest. The cause of death of Karen Roston 26. Was to be determined by autopsy said san Diego county Coro Ner s office spokesman Robert Gnibba. The Bostons were married feb. 6 just before embarking on a honeymoon cruise along the mexican coast with 731 other passengers the ship s stall Captain said. Ration told authorities that High winds blew a wife off the deck near the ship jogging Low but the winds were nol that Strong,1 capt Thomas Wilding said. The ship s chief Purser Ken Ehlers said thai the track closed at 9 . And he did t hear the couple running although the track is Over his room. This woman was Happy Ehlers said she Musl have woke up Friday morning thinking How Happy she was to be on her honeymoon on a cruise. She had no idea she would die. And now she s  passenger Dick Heinrich an assistant chief Deputy Al the Cook county sheriffs department in Chicago said of the Rosins they seemed to be enjoying each other. They had a cake delivered to their table and everyone Sang Happy honeymoon to you " no one knows what really happened Wildung said. No one heard anything. The husband reported the Accident. There were minor Mark on his neck bul it s very difficult to Ell How they got there. He said he got them when he tried to Rescue his wife Slot pays record $6.9 million Reno Nev. A a local businessman won what wis described As the world s biggest Slot machine Jackpot $6-9 million Al a Casino Bere sunday officials said. The 61-year-old Man lined up four "7s" on a megabucks progressive Slot machine at the cat Neva club to claim the Jackpot. Official declined to identify him laying he would be introduced Al a Cwi conference in uie Casino the Good Fortune May help the Man Moke up for a tape officials said he told them he had forgot ten to buy his wife a Valentine s Day gift for the first time in 26 Yean. The payoff surpassed the previous record Jackpot of i4.s million won by Terry William of los Onos calif., at Harrah s Reno on feb. 1,1987. Williams won his Jackpot on a similar Mega backs progressive slow machine. Megabucks link Slot machines  Casino across the state. Megabucks officials said sunday s big Winner goes to the cat Neva for breakfast every sunday and regularly plays its slots. Stateside House of sex mayor Curley put up for Sale in Boston Boston a with shamrocks on he shot lera and grecian column Al the entrant tie Home that once belonged to the late mayor James Michael Curley it for Sale. The 18-room House has three foil and two half Baths a three Story circular i Larease and a heated garage. Sophie Tucker Rodger and Hammerstein Eleanor Roosevelt and Madame Chiang Kai Shek in have visited the House Laid Franci Curley the sole survivor of the mayor nine children. Curley 64. Laid he can remember the Vienna boys choir lined up on the curved staircase singing to inc accompaniment of a piano and a siring quartet. His family had owned the House for More than 40 years when they sold in to the roman Catholic Church for 160.000 in 956. The oblate fathers have lived there since but find the Upkeep too much and plan o auction the House Panl 23. They Hope to receive Aboul $2 Mil lion. James Michael Curley also served As soc nor of Massachusetts from 1935-37, new York commuters can now breathe easier new York a lighting up on Long Island rail Road and metro North commuter Railroad Rains costs As much As j100 As of monday the metropolitan transportation authority which runs the railroads thai carry commuters from Long Bland and upstate new York to and from new York City approved inc smoking ban Jan. 22 rather than lose Federal funds. Violators can be fined si00. Smokers have sued to overturn the ban and the first hearing in the Case is scheduled feb. 25. Judge loses Robe keys to thief in Alabama Anniston Ala. A a bold chief stole a judge s folded Robe and keys while the judge stood a few feel away posing for Campaign photograph. Circuit judge Sam Monk was posing on the front Steps of the courthouse and put his Robe just inside inc from door Only a few feet away. He bid i keys in the Robe after the photographer Taid they were making his pocket bulge. Asked what he thought about inc chiefs Braih Ness the judge said the King s English fails me in that question it s obvious they knew what they were doing and who they were doing it to said presiding circuit judge Malcolm Street or. The Church choir was not standing on the front  this is Juit another glaring example of the Lack of proper Security in the county courthouse Monk said. Locks have been changed Al the courthouse and Monk has had to change locks in and around his Home. The Robe was found in a downtown garbage bin but the keys Are milling. Houston electric company will pay $75,000 Fine Bay City Texas a Houston lighting & Power co. Officials say they will pay without pro lest a s75.000 Fine imposed by the Federal nuclear regulatory commit Ion for violation Al la South Texas nuclear project clip managers of the estimated 15 billion Plant said the penalty would not affect customers rates company spokesman Glen Walker said. It s no unusual for them to Levy a Fine Witter said. We knew there a a possibility they  the Utility has 30 Days to pay the civil peo Ltd or to protest in according to arc spokesman Frank Ingram. The violations occurred last october and novem Ber while the Plant s unit i was doing Prater top testing but before in had begun Power pc Nom Ingram said  
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