European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday. February 28.19bb big Apple birthday Bash fetes Man of steel at 50 new York a Clark Kent the mild mannered reporter who Heads for phone Booths when he smells trouble has become More of a Yuppie lately says a comic Hook artist who Drew Superman for More than 25 years. The appraisal came from Curt Swan. 68. At Fri Day s 50th anniversary party for the comic Book . Superman s alter ego. Was initially portrayed As a Milquetoast Sweet timid Man. Swan said. But he is now often portrayed by other illustrators As More of a Yuppie with tailored suits and a muscular physique. He wears High fashion clothes Swan said add ing that he prefers the old Kent. The character of Superman though has remained relatively unchanged Over the years he  of the hundreds of people who attended the party including 10-year-old Danny Williams of Greenwich conn., said they like it that Way. He s a hero. He s so Strong. He Flics and he s a  Williams said As he watched to clips of Superman. The party staged by do comics inc comic boo publisher that introduced the cartoon character in june 1938, Drew children and adults fascinated with the Man of steel impervious to everything but the disabling substance Krypton it. I came from a world that no longer exists. Men would Call me  came a voice through loudspeakers As the crowd was treated to a Slideshow replays of original radio programs and a sound and Light show. The parly included a smoke filed. Tunnel like hallway supposedly made of the fictitious Krypilo nit. Some children hesitated scared to walk  was actually created in 1933. When two High school to s from Cleveland Jerry Siegol and Joe Shusler depicted a Man who could Bend steel with his Bare  took until 1937 for Sicgel. The writer and thus tar. The Illustrator to sell their idea to a Man who needed a fresh new Lead character in a new comic Book. The first Issue sold hundreds of thousands of  the years. Superman s daring rescues and Battles against evil have been chronicled i hundreds of newspaper funny pages a radio serial a to series and movies. The cast of characters includes reporter Lois Lane his perennial heartthrob eager Beaver cub reporter Jimmy Olson and Perry White blustering editor of the daily planet. A Celebration of Superman which will continue through june features an exhibition at the smithsonian institution s National museum of american history the release of the movie Superman in a a photo a life size Model of Clark Kent holds a newspaper on inc Steps outside do comics in new York. Prime time lbs special and the unveiling of a statue celebrating Superman and his , Over the years has become part of the culture All Over inc  said Paul Lovitz executive vice president of do  was a period a few years ago where we were Selling More comic books in Germany than inthe United states he said. The Basic myth of Floc character touches everyone. We d All like to think that within the Clark Kent we All arc. There is the Superman inside.". Mayor Edward i. Koch said he wished there were a Superman i could have in the City to protect us from  like Superman comics. I used to read them when i was a kid. My father said it was junk said Dorothy a. Puzo a movie director and writer whose father novelist Mario Puzo wrote screen plays for two Superman movies. Irs agent sex agent among four charged in Cash laundering sting san Francisco a an internal Revenue service agent and a former agent have been charged in a sting operation in which $300 million of Pur ported drug Money was to be laundered and brought into the United Stales Federal prosecutors said Fri Day. William Parramore 52, of Union City an irs employee for 20 years and Harold Brown 33, of Albany ga., who resigned from an irs office in san matco last year were among four men charged after an internal investigation that began in Seattle said . Attorney Joseph Russoniello. The investigation began last month when Ray Wilford 26, of pcs Monics Wash., told a govern ment informant posing As a cocaine dealer that he had an Uncle who worked for the irs and could help launder Money said irs internal Security investigator Michael Charland in a statement filed in Federal court. Wilford later identified inc Uncle As Parramore a Revenue officer group manager in the Hayward irs office Charland said. The informant told Parramore at an electronically recorded meeting Jan. 14 that he had $300 Mil lion in Panama and Hong Kong Banks and wanted to bring it into the United states without trouble. Charland said. He said Parramore agreed to help in Exchange for 10 percent of the Money and proposed setting up a corporation to launder the funds which were to be moved in amounts of $500,000. Wilford and his Cousin tar ranch Wilford 25, of Seattle were to receive $50,000, Charland said. Parramore and Ray Wilford referred the informant to Brown who in a recorded feb. 5 meeting proposed a plan to move Money into the United states by setting up three businesses in the san Francisco Bay area that would be financed through Loans from foreign Banks Charland said. He said that inc informant and an undercover irs agent rejected the proposal and that Brown promised to work on a new plan. All four men arc charged with conspiracy to com Mit tax fraud punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 Fine. Parramore was arrested at i Home Friday an the Wilford were arrested in Seattle Russoniello said. Brown is being sought. Stateside i Mph Ami of processing claims after Jet buzzes Homes Adelanto. Calif. A the air Force dispatched investigators to begin processing damage claims after a fighter Jet Buz cd a residential area causing broken windows fallen roof tiles and minor injuries. A Pilot from Edwards fab was participating in a week Long military exercise at George fab and was simulating an attack in an f-4 phantom fighter when the damage occurred thursday afternoon. George spokesmen said Friday. He probably did t know the area and did know How close we arc to Adelanto tech. Sol. Jorge Caballero. The two bases arc More than 50 Miles apart in the desert North of los Angeles. There were no major injuries but there were some complaints of roof tiles falling on people and some minor cuts and  Caballero said. The Pilot s name was not released. Driver of skateboard sentenced to 2 Days in jail Kennewick Wash. A a Man was sentenced to two Days in jail and fined $45 for Riding a motorized skateboard without a Driver s License. Damian Vincent Ghiardi 21. Of Richland was convicted of driving with a revoked License and negligent driving. He ran a Stop sign in novem Ber on a skateboard powered by a Shamsa motor and was knocked unconscious by a car. Defense attorney Nathan Kirk had argued that the skateboard was not a motor vehicle be cause Ghiardi had to push it a Block with his foot to get up Speed but Benton county District judge Eugene Pratt disagreed. Prosecutor Bob Swisher said the Case was treated seriously because of the potential for More serious injury. Ghiardi s Driver s License had been revoke Jast year when he was convicted of attempting to elude a police officer court records show. Driver stops to give help finds son mortally injured Milwaukee a a Motorist on his Way to work slopped o help at an Accident scene Only to discover the mortally injured victim was his own 6-year-old son. "1 thought i was helping somebody else s kid said Herbert l. Robinson a state employ ment specialist. I just saw him lying there on the Street and people standing around trying to take care of  Mark and his 10-year-old sister Joanna were on their Way to school when the Accident happened Friday said their Mother Janet Robin son. Police said the boy slopped to tie his shoe while walking with two other children. When he hurried to catch up he ran into an intersection and was struck by a car. He died after being taken to Milwaukee county medical Complex. Chicago woman Queen of bottled messages Chicago a if of have an urge to Send somebody a message in a bottle. Edna Hul Bart can give you some hints. She started throwing both los in bodies of water 66 years ago when she was 17. She i received replies from people in France England and Spain and even played matchmaker to a French couple getting married in june. It does t Cost any Money and i m hearing from people i never knew. There was no end tothe fun i be had said mrs. Hulbert 83. She tossed her first message into inc missis Sippi near St. Louis and has since lobbed bottles into the Hudson River the thames in England inc Caribbean and Mediterranean seas a Moo Tana Lake and the canals of Amsterdam. Over the years about 30 people have responded Many of them Young men looking for a girl Friend