European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 wanted Lizard Man the Lizard Man is the most wanted Man others like Lori Raley of Bishopville it s the leading Man. Lizard Man reportedly Ore swamp several weeks ago. The Sher around in some parts of South Carolina Good business. She adjusts a sign outside is 7 feet tall has red eyes and three Fin Iff s office in Browntown says numerous for example a Browntown radio station her business where she makes t Gers on each hand. A teen Ager claims Telephone Calls support the teen agers is offering $1 million for his capture. For shirts and hats with the Lizard Man As she was attacked by the creature in scape Contention that Lizard Man is alive. Senate votes Down $500 million More for ski Washington a the Senate refused Friday to increase spending for Star wars setting up another potential fight with president Reagan Over the budget for his cherished missile defense program. The chamber voted Down 50-44, a move to add$500 million to Reagan s strategic defense initiative budget for the fiscal year starting oct. 1. This is a preview of the presidential Campaign sen. John Mccain r-ariz., a supporter of the in crease told his colleagues during the Brief debate. Supporters of the increase believe in protecting our Security Mccain said while opponents believe in undermining our  but sen. Bennett Johnston d-la., said Star wars has been characterized by hype and Fli Flam and urged that military spending increases go for needed improvements in conventional defences instead of re search projects. The decision came As the Senate began a second attempt to write a Pentagon budget Bill. Reagan vetoed the first Pentagon measure approved by the democratic controlled Congress partly because the Bill Cut too deeply into Reagan s request for ski As Star wars is formally known. Reagan wanted $4.8 billion for ski next year com pared with the current $3.9 billion figure. The vetoed Bill would have authorized $4 billion. The measure now on the Senate floor is also base Don a $4 billion ski budget. Sen. Malcolm Wallop r wyo., moved to add $500 million to that account. Wallop said congressional reductions in the so budget mean that the entire Range of possible anti mis Sile technologies cannot be pursued. Another supporter sen. Pete Wilson r-calif., said what we have Here is an Opportunity to set things  but sen. James Exon d-neb., said if we have additional Money in the Pentagon budget there arc other higher priority places for that Money to  he said it should be budgeted to improve conventional defences particularly in Western Europe. Sen. Carl Levin d-mich., who agreed with Exon said we have a crucial shortfall in conventional capability. Rather than a huge increase in ski we can far better use this Money for needed improvements in conventional  the Bill appropriates Money to pay for Pentagon programs that would have been authorized by the ear Lier measure rejected by Reagan. The Senate is trying to finish the Bill before it leave this week for a recess that won t end until after labor Day. Victory Day in Rhode Island gets mixed reviews Providence . A Victor Day commemorating the japanese sur Render in world War ii is still a stat Holiday Only in Rhode Island but some say the Observance insults an ally and harms business. Twenty years ago even 10 years ago you could neglect Japan completely be cause in the minds of americans it was such a tiny country said Minoru Tamba Japan s Consul general in Boston. But today it s a different Story. Japan has economic clout and Rhode Island businesses Are looking to it for  s Observance of Victory Day is a stumbling Block critics say. They suggest doing away with the Holiday or changing the name and focus of the Day. It puts you in an embarrassing Posi Tion said Sheldon Sollosy president of the state chamber of Commerce federation if you re entertaining someone from Japan and they say what s that Holiday " Victory Day is a minus Factor interns of perception of Rhode Island to the japanese said Tamba. For him though it s not just a question of can Rhode Island attract japanese business or japanese  with Japan and the United states no generating one third of the world s econ omy cooperation Between the countries i vital he said. Without a Good stable Friendly relationship Between Japan and the United states we cannot solve even one single important Issue of the world  the state is sensitive to the lure of Japan and the Orient though Goy. Edward d. Diprete has no intention of changing the name at this time said his policy director Ronald l. Diorio. Laurie White spokeswoman for Testate department of economic development said officials very aggressively court japanese and All foreign  Victory Day was first proclaimed by then president Harry Truman in 1946. The Holiday always has been name Victory Day although Many refer to it As a a Day Victory Over Japan Day. Al though it now is celebrated the second monday of August the Holiday originally was set aug. 14, the Day Japan surren dered 43 years ago. It took particular hold in Rhode Island because the state was profoundly affected by world War ii historians say. More than 100,000 Rhode islanders one sixth of the state s population at the time fought in the War and 10,000 were killed injured or missing said Albert t. Klyberg executive director of the Rhode Island historical society. Can of Coors Beer contained Raf Florida Man says Fernandina Beach Fla. Up a rat reportedly discovered inside a can of Coors Beer was taken to the University of Florida in Gainesville Fri Day for an autopsy to determine its possible origin and cause of death. Lawyers for the Adolph Coors co. Of Golden colo.,and James Harvey the Jacksonville Man who said he found the rat in a can of Beer he was sipping agree Friday to let University pathologists perform the a  agreement was reached during a court hearing held before judge Peter dealing. The dead rat will be returned to Harvey after the autopsy. A spokesman for Coors in Golden said the company initiated the court action after Harvey declined to surren Der the rodent and Beer can to company representatives. Harvey first contacted Coors about his find july 29. Coors had offered Harvey a $1,500 finder s fee forthe can and its contents but Harvey wanted $35,000 instead Coors spokesman Joe Fuentes said. A lawyer for Harvey later t9ld the company Harvey wanted $50,000, Fuentes said. Our primary concern was to get the contaminant taken to a lab and get the studies done that had to be done to determine where it came from Fuentes  said the can in question was produced at the company s brewery in Golden. However Fuentes said the company believes it is highly unlikely that it happened Here at our  the company is awaiting test results before making any final determination he said. Inspectors from the food and drug administration and the Colorado department of health inspected the company s Plant thursday but turned up no specific problems at the Plant Fuentes  april Coors agreed to a substantial settlement with Ted Gerardi of Texas who claimed he found headless mouse in a bottle of Herman Joseph s 1868 Premium Beer in 1982.a Coors spokesman said the settlement stressed there was no proof any contaminant was introduced into the bottle while it was at the