European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday March 3,19b8 up pop gadgets Odd for Gama of is of inventive show Jamestown. . A a pop up scarecrow and a Sno plow proof Mailbox were just same of the gizmos displayed at the second annual North Dakota inventors Congress. Peter Konzak or devils take rummaged through the clutter of his briefcase and found a letter to prove his scarecrow has already earned him some Allan lion. I am still inc i cd to the Johnny Carson show. It is a standing invitation the 66-year-old re tired Farmer said. Forty inventory and manufacturers most of them from North Dakota. Should off their gadgets and Tringam jigs at the show which ended tuesday the hinged Mailbox was devised by a Minot Man after a neighbor complained about he Mailbox get  by Snow lows each Winter. Kong s Pride and Joy stood at one Side of his Booth on inc floor of the Jamestown civic can scr. It s a steel contraption wearing fluorescent work gloves that sports a Dummy s head adorned with a Cowboy hat. A Battery and propane Ink give it life. In a Sunflower Field the Clumsy looking pest tearing device jumps up twirls and whistles to keep blackbirds from feasting on the seeds Konzak said. All you need is line on 40 acres he said. " i h the Buzzer in Hurt and All the stunt in can pay far Ilsc Fin out  since receiving a Patent for Hie mechanical scarecrow in apntl986, Konzak has mad about 30 of them and sold them All at about i 500 apiece he said. Bui he said it has t made any Money. I be just made my expenses. I put $20,000 into patenting this Hiag . Adds Panama to list of nations ineligible for Aid Washington a the Reagan adm Nistra. Tion on tuesday added 1  to the list of countries ineligible for Aid because of its poor anti drug efforts and said 1988 would be a Boom year for cocaine production in Peru and Colombia because of ineffective crop killing programs. In its annual report on the International drug Situa Tion the slate department found major faults with drug programs in Mexico and Colombia but it stopped Short of placing them among countries that have suffered Aid cutbacks. The administration citing National Security considerations also declined to list Lebanon Paraguay and Laos among nations not doing enough to Stop drugs. Laos was kept off inc list out of concern dial a condemnation would Barm . Efforts to win laotian help in accounting Tor More than 500 . Servicemen listed As missing there after the Vietnam War said Ann Wroblski assistant Secretary of state for International narcotics matters. Under a Law designed to help Congress decide who deserves . Assistance. President Reagan is required of certify each year that countries Are taking proper snips to Slop drug production and trafficking. Wroblski told a news conference that Panama was denied certification this year because its military chief and do Facto Leader. Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega was indicted on drug conspiracy charges by a . Grand jury Panama has been a drug traffickers and Money launder cars Haven she said Panama will not lose . Aid As a result of tues Day s action because its assistance from the United Stales already has been Cut. Wrobleski said however that the decision gives the president the option of Tak ing further Steps such As increasing tariffs on Panama Nian goods and withdrawing certain customs rights that make it easier for Panama to sell product in the United Stales. No decisions on such Steps have been nude but the administration will watch events in Panama Over the nest few weeks to Sec if improvements arc made the said. Asked whether Only the ouster of Noriega would satisfy the administration she said i m not at Liberty to  on Capitol Hill sen. Alfonso d Avalo r-n.y., said he would introduce legislation wednesday imposing a Trade embargo on Panama. And at a while House conference on drugs a group of lawmakers said the administration has failed to atop the heavy influx of illicit drug into inc United suites. Rep. Charles Range d-n.y., chided administration officials including Reagan for claiming that the Battle against drugs is being won. If we Are winning the War on drugs i wish the commanders would go out and Tell it to inc troops in the Field Range told the White House conference on a Drua free America. Syria Iran and Afghanistan appeared on the slate department list for a second straight year. Since none of these countries receive . Assistance and to ctr relations with the United slates Are poor anyway their placement among drug trafficking countries has Little Impact. The report faulted Colombia for not breaking a car Tel of drug dealers and it said Mexico fell Short of stopping opium production and ending official corrupt Jesus message unlikely in ., Post office says Washington a the new British stamp cancellation proclaiming that Jesus to alive in l Likely to spread to the United Stales a postal service official said tuesday. Special cancellations arc possible in the United states Bui inc limits on what can be said am strict said Dick Rustin manag Crof the stamp information Branch. The postal service s 74 division Man agers can approve special cancellations for events of general Public interest Kumin said but not for things Only of local interest or for political religious fraternal Trade or commercial purposes. By contrast inc British Posi office on tuesday began pos marking nearly All let ters mailed in that country with the word Jesus is a ivc As part of a private arrangement financed by an evangelist. Jewish Leaden critic Rcd inc Christian cancellation As potentially offensive. The special postmark which also contains a Small Cross will last six weeks and was paid for by Paul of nut Sec Noel Sells religious literature at two bookstores in South and on sea cast of London. He said god told him to buy the postmark. The slate owned Post office said Slen net paid the equivalent of 188,500 for the privilege of having every letter mailed through 68 of Britain s 69 sorting offices with the Jesus message. In Washington Ruslin said the United states allows two types of special cancellations. One is a philatelic cancellation for special events and Cari be used Only at a specific postal station set up for the Pur pose. These cancellations arc often set up for events such As the world series and super bowl sports championships and some conventions of stamp collectors. The second Type of special Cancella Tion is one used to promote a Public in Terest. These Public service cancellations Ore used for general interest messages such As give blood not for specialized purposes Ruslin said. Groups seeking the special cancellations have to pay s900 for the engraving of the cancellation plus about $100 for each can celing die to be used. For a Large Post office Many Discan be required Ruslin said. Some commercial messages do occur on the cancellations provided by postage my tors which arc used by Many Busi Nesses. Those cancellations arc not affixed by the postal service but some restrict Ion still apply. The messages contained in metered mail must clearly indicate the name of the Mailer and they cannot be obscene defamatory or deceptive and cannot advocate unlawful actions. Church leaders let Swaggart sanctions stand new Orleans a slate assemblies of cod leaders have rejected a request by National Church officials to toughen their sanctions against evangelist Jimmy swag at for his sins with a prostitute a Church official says. The official who spoke on condition of anonymity said tuesday the 19-Mcmbcr state presbytery decide Dat a nine hour meeting monday in Alexandria la., to Send Back its original censure barring Swaggart from preaching for three months. The Ball s in their court the source said indicating that in would now be up to National assemblies of cod officials to decide whether to abide by the stale panel s recommendation. The assemblies general presbytery in Springfield mo., is scheduled to meet in regular session within iwo months and could take up the matter at that Lime. An emergency session could be convened sooner. There was no immediate comment from the nation Al Headquarters. The Rev. Raymond Hudson the assemblies Gener Al treasurer said he had no comment and other officials could not be reached at Home tuesday night. Calls to the Home of spokeswoman Julien Turnage were met by Busy signals. Hie Louisiana presbytery s original Sanction was a two year rehabilitation program thai also included counselling for Swart who Heads a ministry that reportedly takes in 1150 million a year. Swaggart stepped Down from the Pupil feb. 1telling inc congregation at his Baton Rouge la., worship Center in a tearful confession bal he had sinned against his wife and god. Swaggart reportedly paid a prostitute to pose nude for him and then tried to make a Deal with a minister who confronted him about it. The National presbytery reportedly recommended barring Swaggart from the pulpit and television for a year with an additional year of regulation of his min i dry afterwards. A Taui Siana assemblies of god official contacted tuesday night by the associated press confirmed that inc stale panel stood by its previous punishment for the evangelist. The decision originally we reported by Kate to of Lafayette la. When asked if Louisiana officials had sent Back their original censure 10 Ibe Church s National Leaden the source said it would be Correct to say thai Cecil Janway the assemblies of god District superintendent for Louisiana had said any actions made monday by the slate Board would not be made Public. There was no indication the incr Swagge attended that meeting. The Rev. Jim Renti who is substituting for Swaggart at his family worship Center did a Lendt