European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga 12 the stars and stripes sunday. March 20,1938face$ if places gor/7/a finally gets look at outside world from press dispatches clutching a Security Blanket in his huge hands colossus the Gorilla ventured cautiously outside his Cage at the zoo in ski Breeze fli., Friday Tor the firs time since he was captured As an infant 20 years ago. The giant ape estimated o weigh Al least 550 pounds and billed As the largest Lowland Gorilla in Captivity never strayed More than a few feel from the door to Hii Caff in a two Story building Fauiki especially for him. At first he Only polled his head out and scanned i Crescent shaped. 6,000-Square-Lbot enclosure ill Walls lined with about 100 reporters photographers 100 employees students and professors. He s never really had the wind in Hil fact therain in his face the Sun on him in 20 Yean said it Quinn director of the zoo. On Friday colossus Felt some wind and even a few drops of rain but not much Sun on an Over can Ditz by morning with temperatures in the lower 50s. Until he was moved try the zoo last week. Colossus had spent nearly All his life in 240-Tquarr foot indoor Cage Al Benson s animal Park in Hod son . The zoo bought him for s37.800 Ala Union when Benson s closed los october to he remained there until fact lilies could be Tauili. Although he had pounded i Chest when he was first placed in his Cage. Colossus was silent a he explored his new outdoor world. When the door to his Cage was opened colossus peeked out several limes before extending his right hand still clutching the Blanket into the world outside then retracting in. He did this several times putting one Arm out and then both before he finally climbed outside. Then he withdrew several More times into his Cage. The zoo plans to Breed colossus but first the giant ape will have to learn How 10 behave like a Gorilla because he has not seen another Gorilla since ins capture Cju inn said soviet Rocker signs Boris be soviet Rock musician who likes Bob Dylan and compares his music to the grateful dead signed a contract Friday Wilh in new York company i Olga that May make him the first soviet Rocker to become a household name i America. Ken Schafler Belga vice president said the project of pm colossus clutching a Security Blanket ten res cautiously outdoors for he first time in 20 years. Backed by lbs records will give Grewn Nikov and his group. The aquarium a Chance to use slate of Floc Art recording equipment to produce an album in the United states. We Are different from other rack groups in the soviet Union because we do nol copy or try to imitate the beatles or other Western groups uld arc Menshikov. We sing in russian soul issues of common con Cern to Young people like you had Vietnam we have he said third St. Pat s birth Angela Patricia Schernbeck s birth no tons Island jewish medial Center made it a hat Rick Tor the Schimbeck family she became the third generation St. Patrick s Day baby of the clan that traces its roots to Ireland. It s a Miracle. It s absolutely incredible said the baby s father Kern Schimbeck. Tifis is the bes birthday present we could have Ever thursday unit his 23rd birthday and his father1 47lh birthday. Unique skills needed Tii America May have been a Hil in Atlantic City. But unless she s a native of the North she would t stand a Chance in the Kurt Yukon Alaska Spring carnival Queen contest. Entrants in the annual Competition which begins Friday must demonstrate skills that could come i Handy in the Northeast Alaska town but might not go Over too Well on National to. First the Lea Milting contest each contestant must build a fire on the Snow melt enough mow tomake a cup of water Aad boil it then brew the Tea then there s the Snowshoe race. There s nol much Call for 3-Inch heels in the secluded Community of leu than 700 people. Finally candidates must show their prowess at skinning a Snowshoe Hare known in same parti of Alaska As a Low Bush nol surprisingly the event is not a favorite of most entrants. The Winner will preside Over the carnival which runs through april 2. House Selling itself a new sales gimmick allows prospective Home buyers m the Boston area to drive up to a House tune their car radio loan am frequency and hear a sales pitch without gating out of be ear. The device has a Range of about 150 feet and a tape that plays for a couple of minutes. Rubin Stella a vice president of a local real estate Agency said her company began using inc talking House device three months ago and sales this year an up 43 percent. She said he mechanism deserves at least Tom credit for the boost. The device is used primarily to sell houses bul its manufacturer really electronics in fund in Lac vis said it has other applications. We certainly envision a Lime when they Are very common that you pull up to a Bank and hear about their interest Rales that you go to a drive in restaurant and hear about the specials said Scott Matthew vice president of Floc company. So far some 10,000 of Floc devices have been sold he said. Stars and stripes bookstores stars and stripes bookstores ill Fri o of in a Ole of
