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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, April 8, 1988

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. Aprils. 1983 the stars and stripes Paga 7 Black discoverer finally gets recognition Peary s partner buried at Arlington Ali Muifun. A. A the Black in discover or of the North pole received what one supporter called Iong overdue recognition As his re Mains were Remle Rcd Wilh full military honors wednesday Al Arlington National Meme cry. Matthew Alexander fac non was the first to Renth the Norih pole and plan led the american Flag there Cirelly t cars earlier during a Rick with adm. Kohri e. Peary and four eskimos. 1 Carv a is buried at Arlington in i 20 a and a h Uge Monument to him was erected by his grave. Hennum however Afler his death in 1955, was placed in a shared grave at Woodlawn cemetery in new York be cause his Wile could not afford a spa Rale Graven it. He was denied proper recognition because of the racial attitudes of his  said or. S. Allen counter a Harvard professor who successfully pc Lilio Ned 1 resident Reagan to allow 1 Lemon s  at Arlington. Count or. Who previously had brought together Hanson s and Peary s part Eskimo offspring told about 100 relatives and admirers at the wind swept Hilltop burial site Ihal the re interment of Hanson and his wife Lucy Ross Henson was Long overdue recognition for our hero. That would right a tragic  Welcome Home. Matthew Hanson he said. Welcome Home id a new Day in America. May your presence Here inspire generations of  Hanson s remains now rest alongside Peary a with the remains of i hair wives on either Side. Descend Anu of Matthew and Lucy Hanson were joined at the ceremony by Hanson s part Eskimo descendants fathered when he was in the Arctic. Now. Finally. Matthew Elan on and Robert i eary can talk about old Days out there a grandson. It Dlapa Hensan of a Anaas. Greenland said through a translator Al a news conference follow ing the ceremony. A Monument installed next to the Grav Silc includes a quote from Hon son who was 88 when he died the lure of inc Arctic is tugging Al my heart. To me the Trail is calling the old Trail the Trail that is always  although repealed references were made to i eary s concern that Manson s achievements be recognized none of Peary s relatives attended the ceremony. Counter said. I m sorry they re not Here coun Ter said Al the news conference adding that he had invited both Peary s son and grandson and had offered to help who travel arrangements. He said that if he had known none of Peary s Ameri can descendants were going to attend he would have invited his part Eskimo offspring. Counter said she costs of the renter ments including exhuming the Hen sons from the new York cemetery the two Bronze caskets the Monument bringing Henson s offspring from Greenland and the res of inc arrange ments ran into the thousands but he would not be More specific or say exactly who paid for what. An aide Ted Doyle said counter look care of most of the Bills. Gen. Julius Mcclon of the while House military office conveyed Greet Ings from president Reagan who approved the re interment last october. A americans join us Loday in saluting Matthew Alexander Hensan us he receives the recognition he so Long deserved in con said. Among those speaking Al inc Cere Mony were John h. Johnson the chair Man and chief executive officer of Johnson publishing co. Which pub Lishes Ebony and Jet magazines and col. Filion s. Bluford. The first Black astronaut. Matthew Henson taught us All a great Deal Johnson said. He taught us to he Independent. He taught us to achieve. He never got inc recognition or deserved hut he never com  Bluford described the ceremony As a proud and historic moment in America s history we not Only pay homage o him but we remind future generations of his accomplishment and achievements. He was the Point Man in one of Man s greatest achieve  big Apple anti smoking Law gets mixed reviews new York a a sign picturing the Sig and a crossed out cigarette was posted at a French Bistro wednesday As Lite mayor and health commissioner marked inc firs Day of the City s Ami smoking Law. We re protecting the health of the people of the City of new York mayor Edward i. Koch said .15 he pos Ted the sign at the tapis Rouge Wilh or. Stephen Joseph inc health commissioner. Jean Goutal owner of inc Bistro said he likes the Law and might cd Lens it to his whole 65-Seai restau annl. It has Sel aside half his tables for non smokers As the new Law requires. I m a be formed  said Guial. I think it s not very Nice in a restaurant to have someone next to you Smove when of arc  the measure restricts smoking in work places restaurants holds Heaters Large stores and lax cabs. Thirty one slates not including new York have restricted smoking at work though new York is among 43 slates with some restrictions on smoking according to inc american lung association. Although enforcement won t begin for two months. Employers and businesses in new York cily have begun to comply. There was in Grace period Al the new York Posl which has Sun lid out smoking in All ils offices. You feel like you re in school said Marie Cundari. A City desk assistant who plans to leave the premises every few hours to smoke. Then you snuck into the bal Krooni and if they smelled in you were in  she said. It s Horri  some restaurant owners arc unhappy with inc Law. I have customers who be come Here for 25 years and they arc on a certain table. Now they say if i App two new York mayor de Koch displays Luigi a mount sign. Cannot have my table i m not Corning Lamun cd Andre Soltner owner of Leece one of the City s most noted French restaurants. How can 1 please everybody it s a  i m fearful i la get a new customer who says. I m Here i m smoking and in will become my Job to Lell them they re in violation of the Taw said Alan Nussbaum owner of club 1407 in inc garment District. My complaint is thai it s the restaurateur s Job to become the pol iceman there were no problems Al the russian Tea Koom which had phased in its smoking and non smoking sections Over three months. Everybody  said Gregory comi Lucei general manager. Smokers still Light up wherever they please As inc Philip Morris companies. The Law Exempla Loh eco businesses and Philip Morris says that extends loan Annan of the Whitney museum in is building. Philip Morris is mailing businesses More than 81,000 pamphlets detailing the new Law As Well As 225,000 booklets to smokers households. We re going to Conti Ruc to let smokers know Ihal you can still smoke in new York cily said company spokesman Steven h. Weiss. The literature says smokers have the Green Light in private enclosed of laces enclosed areas of restaurants hotels motels and Cunt Camion Halls being used exclusively for a private function bars res lauras Wilh so or fewer scats retail stores that accommodate fewer than 150 people if they Posl signs saying it s per milled and in other designated areas. Smoking has been limited in All Eity building since june 25, 1986, when the mayor issued an executive order. When enforcement begins businesses Ihal fail to comply can be fined from si00 to j500. Individuals can be fined so per violation Boeing ordered to defend age limit for pilots san Francisco a Boeing must justify to a jury in requirement that Lesl and training pilots Stop flying at age 60 and can t rely on a similar limit for commercial pilots a Federal appeals nun i tiled. The 9th . Circuit court of appeals a Rasta cd an age Divri minosion Sun by the .  Amplo Mcm Opportunity Toni Misson it Minisi Itie . J aircraft Cuil Epif. According la the court Boeing has 41 pilots who Irwin other pills and 24 who make test flights. The company set is age 60 limit in 1980. Forcing some pilots into layoffs or Early retirement inc Choc said. . District judge Barbara Rothstein dismissed inc Ecol soil. Citing the fed eral aviation administration s longstanding Rule requiring Piso i of Large commercial passenger planes to Stop flying Al 60. She said the Faa Rule wus based on safely concerns thai applied equally to hoeing. The appeals court to a jury must decide on the Loc a claim that it would he Pratt Al to eur Itne a in rats olt 60 liar disabilities rather than automatically disqualifying them. Under Federal Law the court said Boeing must prove that individual Lenng is impractical. The Faa Rule applies Only to certain commercial pills and inc Agency has expressly refused to apply the Rule to other types of pilots said chief judge James Browning in the 3-0decision. It May he that the  Rule reflects an a decision to resolve any doubts Ghoul the necessity for an age qualification in favor of the substantial number of passengers carried by the airlines Cov ered by the  Browning said he said a court cannot assume that the lame considerations would make an age-60 limit a business necessity for Boeing. Browning who is 69 and has announced his intention to step Down Ai chief judge but remain an Active member of inc court. Said Kothstein did not consider Heoc Evi Dence of new scientific testing methods accurately predicting individual loss of function lie said Koths Cin also disregarded evidence that Bix ing employed pilots Over .0 without incident before l 0. Ihal the Navy had rescinded its age-60 limit Lor pilots and that Llo eing and airlines have used elaborate voting procedures in allow pilots to resume flying after being grounded for alcoholism or heart disease. There was also evidence Ihal some of the work done by Boeing pilots such As flight training was less stressful and dangerous Lhasa the jobs of commercial pilots. Browning said  
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