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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 12, 1988 the stars  stripes Page 7 ancient bust makes 1st trip outside Rome Atlanta a museum worker Patrick Dowdey wearing White Cotton gloves carefully unwrapped padding inside a wooden crate  lifted out a life size Marble bust of a Young Man with abundant Wavy hair  Beard. The 1,700-year-old sculpture part of the vast collection of the roman National museum had just arrived in Atlanta after making its first trip Ever from Rome under the watchful Eye of Leila nista the museum s inspector of archaeology. The bust is one of 22 important portrait Sculp Tures shipped to the Emory University museum of Art  archaeology for an exhibit opening thurs Day. The exhibit which features an unusual wealth of archaeological information on each sculpture is the result of a unique Exchange agreement signed in october by italian officials  Emory museum director Maxwell Anderson. Under the agreement the italian museum which houses one of the world s largest archaeological collections sent sculpture from its storerooms to Emory which financed the packing shipping  publication of a Catalon co written by Anderson  nista. After an International symposium next january on private portraiture in the roman world the busts return to Italy for their first exhibit at the roman National museum. As part of the agreement Anderson said Emory will finance publication of a Catalon for a travelling exhibit of about two dozen very Fine very rare examples of coloured Marble sculptures from the roman museum s storerooms. Those pieces Are expected to be shown at Emory in the fall of 1989. What is most unusual about this exhibit is that we know the context of the find. That s almost never the Case said Anderson. The bust of the curly haired Man was found in a 1933 excavation in Rome  apparently was used a photo Patrick Dowdey removes bust at Emory museum. In the decoration of a building constructed in . 203, according to the exhibit Catalon. The White Marble head like Many in the exhibit is missing the tip of its nose lost probably when it fell to the ground after its Pedestal deteriorated. Three busts of roman slaves were found in an underground Tomb just outside the City Walls in 1847, but have never been displayed until now Anderson said. Firefighters control Blaze by Rushmore Custer . A firefighters on sunday brought under control a 17,000-acre Forest fire that had burned within 31/?. Miles of mount Rushmore National memorial  forced the evacuation of 1,000 people. Meanwhile three wildfires in Southern California burned Over 400 acres  caused $50,000 damage to a condominium but authorities reported no injuries. The fire in South Dakota s Custer state Park which was believed to have been caused by lightning a week ago was declared under control at 6 . Sunday officials said. About 60 percent of the Park was reopened earlier sunday  visitors began to return after Crews contained the Blaze s spread the Day before. All main roads in the Park were to be reopened monday morning said fire information officer Rich  Homann. The Blaze scorched the Northern part of the 73,000 acre state Park  a Small portion of the adjacent . Forest service land that surrounds mount Rushmore. Thirty five firefighting Crews of 20 persons each were sent Home sunday while two Crews remained to assist in mop up operations which Are expected to take one to two weeks Homann said. The fire was contained saturday after thundershowers sprinkled the area with about a Quarter Inch of rain said fire information officer Lynn Young. Lightning from the storms started nine additional fires in the area but local firefighters were Able to handle them he said. We re just getting lots of phone Calls. People just want to get into the Park  we want them to do that As soon As it s Safe Young said. In California a wildfire charred 300 acres in the san Bernardino National Forest sunday closing a 10-mile stretch of Highway 74. About 250 firefighters surrounded the fire which broke out late in the morning  burned in a Moun Tain area without any structures said Joanne Evans a fire spokeswoman for the Riverside county California department of forestry. A separate Brush fire broke out sunday afternoon  burned 100 acres near the san Antonio dam in los Angeles county. About 100 county firefighters had the Blaze 70 percent under control by evening said fireman Al Smith. Last 2 by. Fugitives baby Sitter neighbor save 4 children captured in Mexico Elpaso Texas a the last two fugitives among eight inmates who escaped from the Kentucky state Penitentiary last month were apprehended at a hotel in Juarez Mexico on sunday the Fri said. James Blanton 29,  Derek Quintero 26, were arrested without incident by heavily armed mexican police in their room at the Sante be hotel around 1 ., Fri agent Gary Webb said. After being returned to the United states the two were being held at the Elpaso county detention facility on sunday afternoon on Federal charges of unlawful flight to avoid confinement Webb said. They also face Kentucky state charges of second degree escape. Hartford Conn. A a baby Sitter dropped four Young children from a burning third floor apart ment into the safety of a neighbor s arms before jump ing to the ground herself  injuring her Back officials said. The two alarm Blaze heavily damaged a three Story apartment House saturday  left 21 people Home less including 12 children. At least 14 people were Home when the fire broke out around 11 30 . On a second floor porch but Only Jacqueline Torres the 20-year-old baby Sitter was injured officials said. When the fire started we ran through the House trying to get the kids out said Ronald Tucker a neighbor. Fire blocked the front of the third floor apartment  the Back door was locked he said. Torres stood at a Back window while Tucker  other neighbors yelled to her to drop the children the oldest of whom is about 5, Tucker said. She had no Choice but to drop them he said. Torres tossed the children into the arms of another neighbor Duane Holmes before dropping herself from the window. Ill Tell you the truth i Don t know How i caught those kids Holmes said. If i could have caught that woman i Damn Well would  Torres was listed in Good condition sunday with several fractured vertebrae in her lower Back Accord ing to a nurse at St. Francis Hospital  medical Center. Glenn among the wealthiest senators Washington a sen. John Glenn  rep. George Miller rent rooms but that s about As far As that particular comparison can go. Glenn the former astronaut from Ohio who is under consideration for the democratic vice presidential Nomi nation says his interests in two hotel management companies brought him in come of $287,349 last year. At the other end of the lodging Busi Ness Miller a California Democrat collected Between $5,000  $15,000 in 1987 from three House colleagues who rented rooms in his townhouse near the Capitol. These Are some of the details contained in 1987 financial disclosure statements filed recently by Glenn Miller  a handful of other lawmakers who received permission to submit their re ports after the May 15 deadline. Glenn s report which like others gave most information Only in Broad Dollar ranges showed that he remained one of the wealthiest members of the Senate which is frequently called the million Aires  listing a myriad of investments he reported assets of from $7,753,163 to More than $ 15 million with liabilities at no More than $865,000. Glenn said his income last year was Between $ 1,280,906  $2,704,480, including his congressional pay of $87,483  Marine corps pension of $16,584. Miller reported earnings last year of $122,397 to $132,397, including his offi Cial salary $29,914 in speaking  writ ing fees  rent from roommates Marty Russo d-i11., Charles Schumer d-n.y.,  Leon Panetta a Calif. Miller s Only listed assets were his houses in Washington  Martinez Calif., Worth a combined $200,000 to mortgages on $60,000 to $500,000. His liabilities the properties were $115,000. His Only reported gift was a membership in the big a athletic club in Concord Calif Worth $ 1,000. Patrick Leahy the Vermont Democrat who chairs the Senate agriculture com Mittee said he received $39,927 from speaking  writing fees with at least $24,959 coming from farm organizations  agribusinesses. He also got free trips from the Chicago Board of Trade the farm commodities trading Market but the Windy City was t on the itinerary. One Board of Trade trip took Leahy  his son to West Palm Beach Fla. Another trans ported the senator  his wife to Lon Don. Sen. Dan Quayle r-ind., reported$49,255 in speaking  writing Honora Ria in 1987. His free trips paid for by business groups took him to the Moun Tain resort of White Sulphur Springs . Sun Valley Idaho it. Myers Fla. Monterey Calif  to Salt Lake City for a Charity skiing  Quayle s reported gifts were $287 Worth of Golf merchandise at the Kemper open in suburban Maryland  $825 in golfing gear from a constituent professional golfer fuzzy Zoeller of new Albany  depressed condition of . Oil  Gas production was evidenced by the disclosure statement filed by sen. Mal Colm Wallop a Wyo. His Petroleum leases on at least 912 acres of land brought him just $74.42 in Royalty pay  also reported income of at least $216,433, assets of at least $1.46 million liabilities of at least $500,000  Between $995,000  $1.9 million Worth of sales in stocks  Bonds  
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