European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday july 16,1988 Farmers Hay gift repays debt of gratitude to Ohio Columbus Ohio a a Convoy of 67 trucks rolled into town loaded with More than 45,000 Bales of Hay donated by Southern Farmers returning a favor to Ohio Farmers who Are Short of livestock feed because of the drought. It s the greatest feeling in the world said Charlie Rabb an Ellerbee n.c., Farmer who received donated Ohio Hay during a 1986 drought. I should be Home now. But you Guys helped us two years ago and i la never forget the caravan was greeted thursday night by people who stopped their cars to wave from an interstate overpass and by gov. Richard Celeste who thanked Rabb and others for the donated Hay and labor. We re really very grateful for the generosity and human spirit of these folks who we wanted to help a couple of years ago and who now Are helping us in an extraordinary Way Celeste said. The trucks carried 45,000 to 48,000 Bales said Tom Corfam ban Corfam shoes in the Navy Are going the Way of the Brown Boot in the army out. Petty officer 3rd class Jerry Reeves ties a pair of the shoes that the Navy has decided sailors cannot Wear aboard ship and in Normal daily operations. The Navy discovered the shoes which sailors Don t have to spit Shine melt too fast in fires. For sail ors it will be Back to spit shining the Basic leather shoes. Cotter of the organizing Charlotte motor Speedway. We re paying it Back with interest Cotter said referring to the Farmers Hay gift in 1986. We took 20,000 Bales two years ago and we re bringing Back More than twice that so we re the Hay will be distributed to Farmers in several counties starting Friday the Ohio department of Agri culture said. More than 100 volunteers helped unload the Hay including eight prisoners from the London correctional institution about 30 Miles West of Columbus. North Carolina gov. Jim Martin sent the trucks on their Way Early thursday giving each Driver the Green Flag As the Convoy made one Lap around the 1.5-mile Lascar super Speedway before leaving. The Convoy included about 20 rigs that normally haul Lascar race cars and trucks donated by Compa Nies and Independent truckers. Howard Beach suspect cleared by Loose ends new York a a jury cleared a 19-year-old Man of attempted murder and other charges in the Howard Beach racial attack because of a faulty identification and other Loose ends jurors said. A second jury is considering lesser charges against four other defendants accused in the 1986 attack by a White gang on three Blacks one of whom was killed by a car As he fled the mob in the Queens neighbourhood. Thomas Gucciardo was found innocent thursday of attempted murder assault and riot after three Days of deliberations. Cheers filled the courtroom when the verdict was announced. Gucciardo smiled broadly and Hung his head Back in Relief. Gucciardo was charged with beating Cedric Sandi Ford with a tree limb during the attack that left 23 year old Michael Griffith dead. Sandiford 37, testified he was beaten by the gang until he feigned youths were convicted of manslaughter in an earlier trial. A fourth youth was acquitted at that trial. Jury Foreman George Isaris said we had trouble with identification. It was uncorroborated and there were a lot of other Loose we picked the jury said de Boyar an assistant special prosecutor. We believed they would be fair minded people. For me to criticize their verdict would be worse than sour the second jury is considering charges of riot against William Bollander Thomas Farino and James Povinelli All 18, and John Saggese 20. I Hope our jury sees it the Way this jury does said Povinelli. Boy 8, a critical condition after being trapped in Freezer Cleveland a an 8-year-old boy reaching for Popsicle on a hot Day became trapped in a Chest Freezer for four hours and his body temperature dropped nearly 30 degrees before doctors were Able to revive him. It s kind of a Miracle said or. Stephen Evans director of the emergency room at St. Joseph Hospital in suburban Lorain where Joseph Krogg of Sheffield Lake was brought thursday night. I have never seen anything like this in my 12 years in Medicine Evans said. Doctors used intravenous fluids and warm blankets to slowly warm Joseph s body Evans said. The boy was listed in extremely critical condition Early Friday at rain Bow babies and children s Hospital in Cleveland. The youngster was reported missing by his parents after he disappeared thursday afternoon when the temperature soared into the 90s.Joseph apparently fell in the Freezer while trying to retrieve some Popsicle his father Dale Krogg told Evans. The lid closed on Joseph and he was trapped. Because of the Freezer s location any pounding or Yel Ling would not be heard. Krogg who had last seen his son about noon found him at 6 30 . When he went to the Freezer in the family s garage to get meat for dinner. When Joseph was brought to the Hospital at 7 ., Evans told Krogg the chances of resuscitating the boy were one in a million. His body temperature had dropped to 70 degrees icicles had formed on his body and he had no pulse. His heart had stopped beating Evans said. About 11 ., Joseph s heart began beating again and by 1 . His vital signs were Good he had a Strong pulse and Good blood pressure and his temperature had returned to Normal the physician said. Obviously he is not out of the Woods yet Evans said. It will take several Days to determine whether Joseph has suffered any brain damage Evans said. Stateside venezuelan Pilot charged in unreported Cash Case Miami a a Veteran venezuelan Pilot was in custody thursday on charges of trying to sneak out of the United states with $724,000 in unreported Cash hidden in a cardboard Box. Federal sources said the arrest of Carlos car Bonell 40, on a visa venezuelan International airways plane was part of a wider investigation. That is an ongoing investigation and we can not comment said . Customs duty officer Bob Paige. Carbonell was being held in lieu of $250,000 Bond. He was charged with violating a Federal Law requiring anyone taking More than $10,000 in Cash out of the country to declare it to customs authorities. Chicken salad suspected in of Academy poisoning Colorado Springs Colo. A a Batch of bad Chicken salad was believed to have caused an outbreak of food poisoning among 500 people who ate at the . Air Force facade my s dining Hall officials said. Most of the cadets were treated at the facade my Hospital and sent Back to their rooms a spokesman in the Public affairs office said thursday. None were in serious or critical condition officials said. By thursday afternoon 330 of the 500 treated were released. About 200 medical personnel including some from Peterson fab and fort Carson were called in to assist after tuesday s lunch of Chicken salad which contained Salmonella bacteria. The Salmonella bacteria causes food Poison ing with symptoms including nausea diarrhoea fever and dehydration. The recovery period is normally 12 to 18 hours with More serious cases taking two to three Days. Corporate raids must be curtailed Iacocca says Detroit up Chrysler corp. Chairman Lee Iacocca said the next president should take action to halt the merger frenzy and the excesses of corporate raiders. Corporate raids distract managers from More important concerns such As International com petition Iacocca said. I think a lot of Guys in the Fortune 500 spend All their time looking Over their shoulders to see if somebody s going to sneak up on them and Nail them in the Middle of the night literally he said. The outspoken executive dismissed the argument that corporate raids help shareholders maximize the value of their stocks. That Means no matter How Long you be owned a Good Stock if a Guy can come in and give you 10 Bucks More for it dump it. Even if it wrecks the company Iacocca said. That s got to be stopped. There s a lot of ways to quiet this thing Chrysler itself formally acquired american motors corp. Last year. Ism s profits plummet despite Rise in Revenue new York a International business machines corp s profit Hurt by a $600 million restructuring charge fell 18.1 percent in the Sec Ond Quarter in spite of a 6.3 percent increase in Revenue the world s largest computer company said Friday. Without the restructuring charge second Quarter earnings would have risen 12.7 percent. Ism said last month it would consolidate manufacturing and Headquarters operations in a streamlining Effort that would probably Lead to the resignation or retirement of 3,000 to 4,000employees. Ism said its profit fell to $964 million or $1.63 a share from $1.18 billion or $1.95 a share a year earlier. Revenue Rose to $13.6 Bil lion from $12.8 billion a year earlier
