European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. March 22, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 motorists kept asking if lion on Hill was real Catskill . A Carol pittas thought in was a Little strange when a passing Motorist asked if Trie Linn on the Hill was real. But Eider a few More passers by asked the same question pittas and her follow rip Winkle Bridge a collectors did a real double take. A full grown. 200-Pound adult lion Ess was resting just z5 feet from the Entrance i Thi amt Pic Hudson River Bridge Friday night. Ii was just King in a and All these passing cars were asking about it pittas said. One Guy asked if he could keep in if tic caught it it seems the lioness was an escaped Pel from a nearby River estate. The owners were on vacation and some How the lioness broke free and found its Way to the Bridge approach stale trooper Ron Levin said police and iwo animal handlers from the nearby game farm were called to the scene to sedate he animal with a tranquil izing gun. Ii was t too Friendly Levin said. And it got really upset when it was shot when hit by the Dart the lioness roared Ami ran into an adjacent wooded area and headed toward the River. I a Liscand he animal handlers followed. Animal handler Jurgin Schult used a flashlight to find the cat again and gave it another tranquil izing Dart in the flank for insurance. After the Tranqu Ilizar took effect. Six men Law the lioness out of the Wood on a Stretcher and loaded it into a Rescue . Levin said. The lioness was held at the Catskill gome farm until the feline s owner Martin Kosich picked in up soviet official in . For talks on arms cuts billionaire boys club Leader denies murders new York up Joe Hunt the Leader of the billionaire boys club who was convicted and sentenced in life in prison for one murder and faces trial for another said sunday he never killed anybody. Hunt interviewed during a segment of lbs news "60 minutes old correspondent de Bradley i recognise i made a series of blunders thai will keen me Here for the rest of my life. Hut i did t kill anybody. So i Don i want to up my head Down. There s no Hunt 27. Was found guilty of the 1984 robbery and Shotgun slaying of Beverly Mills con Man Ron Levin 42, who had double crossed him in a commodities hiding scheme. Hunt Wai sentenced in july to life in stale prison Ithol the possibility of parole by Santa Monica Superior court judge Laurence Ruth band who said the Gas chamber would have been appropriate for him. Levin s body never was found but the jury did not believe several witnesses who claimed to have seen Levin in ious parts of the country at the Lime Hunt was standing trial for his murder. Unt also is awaiting Brijl for the Mur Der kidnapping of he Daycl Eslaminia. A w fall by i a n Ian living in san Francisco. Hunt and several bbl members including in l son arc accused of Kidnap Ping the elder a Siminia Locking him in a Steamer trunk and transporting him to los Angeles where they planned to Force him to turn Over his assets to his son. 1 he prosecution says lie died in transit Eslaminia s son Ria and Ben Dosti another bbl member were convicted of the murder in january and face sentencing nes me nth. Of that Case Hunt said when 1 go up in san Francisco and face the death Penally again. 1 Hope i do with my head up because i did my absolute Best Washington up1 soviet for eign minister Eduard Shevardnadze arrived in the United states sunday for discussions on a strategic arms reduction treaty the Kremlin wants signed at the Cit Summit in Moscow. On the eve of his departure Moscow criticized the , stance on president Reagan s strategic defense initiative or Star and accused Washington of dangerous actions in Central America with the deployment of additional . Troops to Honduras. The soviet Union insists that strict adherence to the 1971 anti ballistic mis Sile treaty forbids anti missile testing in space and is a requirement for a pact to Cut each Side s Stock of Long Range nuclear missiles in half the goal for the fourth Summit meeting Between Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev scheduled for May or june in Moscow. We believe thai it is possible to work out the treaty by the Lime president Rea gait comes to Moscow and to have it signed at the the official soviet news Agency Tass quoted Deputy for eign minister Alexander As saying saturday. Among the Grieten when Shevardnadze arrived at Andrews air Force base in suburban Maryland late sunday afternoon were do put Secretary of state John White heat and soviet ambassador Yuri Dubinin. Shevardnadze also will discuss the Middle East and Afghanistan during his three Days of meetings with Reagan and Secretary of state George Shultz. focused on Shevardnadze s a tort to urge Reagan to sign a treaty at the Summit with Gorbachev reducing the number of strategic missiles by 50 percent the purpose of our diplomatic activities ii to ensure this very result of Ron Ald Reagan s visit to Moscow he said. At the Washington Summit in Decem Ber Gorbachev and Reagan signed the intermediate nuclear forces agreement eliminating medium Range and Shorter Lange ground based nuclear missiles farm Europe and Asia. Gorbachev rejected a Broad interpretation u the abm treaty which would allow the United Stales to lest its Star wars program in space. We Are especially disappointed by the stand of the . Delegation in Geneva on the abm treaty Bessmertny Khz said. On a number of major elements the americana Are trying to gel bark to the stand that they held before the Washington Moscow also issued its most strongly worded statement sin the deployment thursday and Friday of an estimated 3.200 . Troops to Honduras amid in creased tensions with Nicaragua. The present dangerous actions of the . Administration arc a link in the Chain of actions directed against a Politi Cal settlement process in Central Ameri Ca the soviets said in a statement re leased by Tass and printed in pravda the statement accused Washington of seeking to intervene at a time of less ening of 78 Safe after emergency Landing Portland Ore. A a Jet with 78 people aboard made an emergency Landing sunday after its Landing gear malfunctioned and one Wing caught fire briefly As it scraped the runway officials said. No one was injured. The Delta air lines Boeing 717, carrying 71 passengers and a Crew of seven was safely evacuated after it landed about 4 . At Portland International Airport authorities said. Port of Portland spokesman Darryl Buttice said the Pilot was unable to Tower the left wheel Assembly forcing the air plane to land on the remaining two sets of wheels right rear and Center from. Emergency Crews waiting for the air plane to land immediately put out a Small fire on the left Wing which scraped the runway is the air plane came to a halt he said. Passengers were bused from the run Way to the Airport terminal. The Light was in route from Atlanta to Portland via Salt Lake City Bullick said. New link to .s.r. The nuclear risk reduce loud Center which links the United suits and Soeltl Union i the Slitt a pvt men level Olf Mclilly opens Tui Wuy. It is being stalled around the clock by communication specialists us Kuisti ton Giuste expert. Including Frum left Alan go mini sown Muir and John Kennedy Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. March 22, 1948 gentleman agreement a film about anti semitism starring Gregory Peck and Celeste Holm won the motion picture Academy s Oscar for Best picture of 1947. 30 years ago a Day March 22, 1958 an atomic Power a Cachur provided emergency electrical Power to fort bal Muir va., after a crippling snowstorm knocked Down Power lines. 20 years ago foday. ,. March 22, 196 new York gov. Nehan a. Rockefeller said that he was not a candidate and would not Campaign directly or indirectly for the presidency of the United slates to years ago today. March 22, 1978 a cease Ore called by the israeli army in Southern Lebanon went Inlo effect shortly before president Carter and israeli Leader Mcnac hem begin opened critical talks in Washington. Abc correspondent Dies Washington a Robert Goralski. A 1 time correspondent for Abc news has died of Cai at age 60, a Friend said saturday Charles Quinn worked with goals Lii at Abc and in recent year Long cancer a who the american Petroleum Institute said Goralski died Friday at his Home in suburban Mclean a
