European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes Friday augusts 1988 faces places he Mph ii he huh Chhibb big a Buswa Gorf conducts baptism rites in Israel i it 4. 4a� 1nst to Ratni sin of inf press dispatches wading Chest deep into the Jordan River defrocked preacher Jimmy Swaggart blessed his three grandchildren wednesday then immersed their Heads in the Cool water and baptized them. The midday ceremony was a highlight of the to evangelist s eight Day tour of holy Sites in Israel and the occupied West Bank. He is accompanied by about 350 followers. Before the baptism Swaggart sat on the Stone embankment and explained the significance of the ceremony to his grandchildren Jennifer Kay 11, Gabriel Lee 8, and Matthew Aaron 7. By being baptized you will be saved Swaggart said As Matthew Aaron fidgeted beside him. After the children were baptized More than �200 of Swaggart s followers formed a line along the embankment some weeping to wait their turn to step into the water. Many wore White Robes or dresses Over their bathing suits. Swaggart who runs a to ministry that reaches 2 million viewers from its base in Baton Rouge la., stepped Down from the pulpit in february after confessing to sinning against his wife. A prostitute said he paid her to strip and perform lewd acts for him during visits to a Motel. Officials of the Louisiana assemblies of god de nomination revoked his ministry credentials after he returned to the pulpit in May against their wishes. Space Center launches fim filming of personal Choice a movie about the Friendship Between an astronaut played by Martin Sheen and a teen Ager is under Way at the Alabama space and rocket Center at Huntsville. This All looks terrific writer director David Saperstein said recently. It s going to work very Well for the Center is a state run museum with a Large collection of space artefacts and astronaut training equipment much of it on loan from the smithsonian Institute. Scenes for the movie will be shot primarily at the Saturn v and space shuttle exhibits. The film which also stars f. Murray Abraham should be released in february. . Mapped ouf in braille Blind and visually impaired visitors now can rely on an unusual new set of maps to get their bearings around the monuments and landmarks of the nation s capital. The tactile maps carrying legends in both English and braille were produced under a $150,000 Federal contract by Joseph w. Wiedel a geographer Carto Grapher at the University of Maryland. The maps intended for free distribution through congressional offices Are 14-by-19-Inch plastic sheets that depict such landmarks As the Lincoln memorial the White House and the Washington Monument As bumps shaped like their actual con Tours. The maps cover the mall Capitol Hill Arlington cemetery the iwo Jima memorial and other sights As Well As the floor plan of the . Capitol. A separate map and smaller pocket guide covers the metro rapid transit system. Different Geometric shapes let vision impaired visitors know not Only mouse Hole Mickey mouse assists As ground is broken for euro Disneyland at Marne la Vallee East of Paris. The $6 billion project is expected to be completed in 1992. The subway stops but also what Side of the platform the train comes in on. Gator population rising scanning the Everglades from an airboat state wildlife biologist Tim Regan could t believe the eyes staring Back at him from the hyacinth patches and Reed lined recesses of the canal near Loxahatchee Fla. During a Survey on the l-39 canal that rims the Arthur r. Marshall Loxahatchee National wildlife Refuge Regan counted a record 435 gators along 13.1 Miles or 33 gators per mile. Gator counts Are conducted every August when the water is warmest and the reptiles most Active at 21 canals and Lake systems across Florida. The figures allow researchers to Monitor Gator Popula Tion trends. The concentration in l-39 was 51 percent higher than had been recorded in 12 years of surveys on the waterway. The highest previous count was 287, or 22 gators per mile in 1979, Regan said. The 146,000-acre Refuge is about 20 Miles South West of Palm Beach. Don f feed fhe bears a Nevada outdoors Man Man says an encounter with a seemingly Friendly Black Bear that suddenly attacked him has taught him a lesson. I guess i Learned that i m not As smart As 1 thought i was Louis Gallian said nursing nine Long scratches on the left Side of his face. I be spent an awful lot of time in the outdoors and know the rules and i broke them. I made the mistake of feeding a wild Bear. I consider myself a Little More educated Gallian 51, of Reno got the scratches when a 2-to 3-year-old Bear took a swipe at him after the two had shared a half hour of eating petting and generally Good he was grunting at me and i was grunting Back. We were having a fairly Good time i thought Gal Lian said. I was scratching him behind his ears patting his head and feeding but when Gallian ran out of the bread and raw eggs he had been giving the 4-foot-tall, 100 to 150 Pound Bear the animal apparently became frustrated stood up and took a swing at Gallian. It startled me because i just did t expect it at All Gallian said. I Shook my Finger at him and yelled and he finally ran off. 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