European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday March 25. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 movie rights split Texas Community Rescue of Tot from Well to be dramatized Midland tews set last october As the rest of the world watched hundreds of strangers Here worked for three Days and two Nihls to Rescue Young Jessica Mcclure from the Bolionis of a narrow Well. Now Thow same people Art in a dispute Over the television Righi the rescuers Hao formed two rival associations one consisting of Public employees the other of Iol unters. Each with its own bylaws and slate of lawyers. Nearly every Tuc div night the larger of the two groups meets at the downtown Hilton hotel and its members spend the better part of two hours veiling at one another. The melodrama reached a Peak tuesday when the meeting was. Cancelled at the last moment because offi cers Learned Hist an Alator from the rival group was planning to crash the event. Both sides say their fighting is tarnishing what they Call Midland s Finch hour. The Rescue of the 18 month old girl nut Only galvanised this depressed Wen Texas Oil Lown. Hut turned the entire nation s attention away from such news As the gyrations in the Stock mantel. Within Days television producers had descended on Midland offering Lens of thousands of Dol Lars to the participants to rights to their stories. Each group in a it is interested Only in the Quality of the in of to it Ririe others they say. Who Are interested Only int Lar mini a. The two groups ree that the Victor will he which Ever Jup Llis llu1 Hippo re Lif baby Jessica s parents. Chip Anil in Mac lure. So Firth it clefts have uni Pulkis Mideu with any producer or either of he groups despite heavy lobbying Tram All sides. "1 hate to see i i split the rescuers like said Robert o Donnell. President of the Mcclure Rescue association which consists of a dozen police officers fire tighten and paramedics like o Donnell. But. He said our Story is the real Story we were he major the other group made up of 37 Volunteer who Call themselves the Jessica act lure rescuers association also says the split is unfortunate. Kragg Robinson in president said i think it s stupid. I think it childish. I think it s like two kids arguing Over a Candy gut he. Too thinks his organisation is right on the merits. The other group does t have any rights to he said. They re Public employee so what they did is the right which has grown nastier and noisier in recent weeks began shortly after the television producers began arriving Hen. Among them was Larry spi vey the president of Highland communications group an Independent film producer. All the producers were seeking the same thing the rights to the stones of the major participants. They do not need rights to depict the Rescue itself because Tut was a new went and considered Public property. But to make a More accurate movie they do need the cooperation of the rescuers. And they can Only portray the private lives of the characters if they Purchase their Story rights. Spivey has approached o Donnell. The paramedic who brought Jessica up from the Well and Stephen Forbes who carried her to 3 wailing ambulance. He told them he wanted to make a film for television in which Many of the actual rescuers would portray them selves. Lie offered �200.000 for the joint rights to the Sto Ries of All the rescuers contingent on the Sale of the production to a television network and said he would offer some individuals additional feet As consultant to or As actors in the film. A is estimated that 400 people were involved in saving Jessica. Spivey said he did not Yel have an agreement with any of the networks but w As conducting serious discussions with one. The two paramedics got together with several other municipal employees to form with snivel i help the Mcclure Rescue association the Only civilian Mem Ber was Robinson an oilfield drilling operator Titio donated the equipment and helped Drill a Shaft parallel to the one in which Jessica fell. The association approved a charter saying thai new members could be admitted with the approval of 70 of the original members and that when the group sold ils rights the Anginal members would determine what percentage the new members would receive. Spivey and Robinson both by they lobbied the group to expand its membership. Trom the beginning i told them that Sou could t Tell the full Story with just i icily workers Spivey said. Instead the association decided to Wail Tinli n script was written and then offer membership Only to those actually depleted in the him. Why should we Nlay god and vote some people in and not mid Martin i Allday he group s lawyer. We will lean that decision to the writers. Judgment blocks funds of Illinois City East St. Lol is. 111. A the hold of a j3--1 million judgment Aguinol i him St Louis obtained a freeze. On its a inv a Nunis wednesday in a Mou that Tould this desperately poor Mississippi Kiver cily into bankruptcy. East is. Louir apparently cannot now pay its employees it creditors without declaring bankruptcy Milt Clyde Kuhn the attorney Whu obtained the free a. The judgment about million a i a jul elem up a wired in was i11 Walter Debow of Tiki ii cily who Milti Reil brain uan Uge m a lulling in the cily jail a chum Wjt fur driving with an Onen Sci it of nut he our. Lie was plated to a with a who was being held n charges but had a of Muk ii Printe. Kuhn said the in nitwit Delidow so severely thai he Bufler cd permanent brain damage and will Sci Tirc thu Bini Mcuinal care for the rest of his life. In november the Illinois supreme court ordered the t Ity to nay the judgment Clearing the Way for Kuhn and the Detlow family to so inc the City s Bank accounts by filing garnishment document. Gathering of test tube babies Purnl-1 of Babl born through test tube Forti Elution if brat inn marking the second Inni Ienar for Ink Australia gather wednesday at a new Vork in Taunno fur a Riant programs the largest supplier of and the 10th birthday party. Some 168 Babi a attended the giant Cdo year since the prongs a to tip leads cops to murder suspect Mukka. Man Al l an Ohio woman who watched j 1\ Kaw on unsolved in int supp live the lip that Lullo the arrest of a nun Lumc in lie pois sining de Aihoa vhf Iii i by aut Queen authorities said. Stesen Paul Mecl. 31, was or res Letl with Oil Ith Ideal in this sail like cily suburb after j Duk n Wium cars claim in in in his car Tuc adj Saij polite ski. Ilia Brusik. Mack was being held at Salt Lake county jail on $ 5c�, bail. Aul Riondo m Calif., bad been seeking Mack in the slaving of Karen Grace Winslett 21, of car Mithsel Calif. Veins Lett had won the title of miss English it Jib a in Las cps nev., Shutly of Iii she disappeared in 19&7. Her to Fly was found 12 Days later m her car parked be Hind a North Sacramento Motel. Detectives said she die ii of a Large Dosi of i Trcopan a painkiller. 1 hey ski j Mack was linked to the nime by physical and other evidence thai the deity Tiv would nut detail. Sacramento county sheriffs sgt. Ten disc alien credited the sunday night showing of to broadcasting co s America s most with bringing about Mack s arrest. After the ihuvi1, an employee of ii co jury club in Marion. Ohio called her local sheriffs department to say she , Mack As hav ing once worked at the club. She also Letalien Haing received a Tele phone rail from someone in Utah in Feo Rumary asking for a Man named scan Paul Lanser a cd cd of club personnel records had showed no one by thai name had worked there. Sail like cily police were a Rcd and Mack was arrested after he left a Home that had been purchased by a scan Paul Unior in november author dirt said. W. German Pilot killed in crash Tampa Fla. Rucj a wac tier Man Exchange Pilot reported missing after his 1mb disappeared while on a routine training Mission Over the Gulf of Mexico has been declared dead. The guard ended its search Furat. Ronald be incl late wednesday and the air Forcer later declared he 3j car old Pilot dead. According to debris picked up and brought to snore an air Force special team found thai the Pilot was unable to survive the crash the coast guard said
