European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes thursday August 18,1988 Bigfoot gets Call As Washington state Mascot from press dispatches Bigfoot a legend whose Large footprints and re ported sightings have inspired storytellers for years now has a first name Harrison. The Washington Centennial commission Las week selected Harrison Bigfoot As Mascot of the state s 100th anniversary Celebration. His first Nam comes from Benjamin Harrison who was president when Washington became the 42nd state in 1889. According to legend Bigfoot sometimes called Sasquatch roams the Northwest Woods As a sub arc tic version of the abominable snowman. Of Harrison will be the theme for Centennia souvenir items including stuffed animals. The Centennial commission plans to choose person to Wear a Bigfoot costume at Centennial events that begin nov. 11. Nelson concert cancelled a Willie Nelson concert at Baylor University at Waco Texas has been cancelled by the Baptist school s president who said he was concerned forthe health and Well being of the american  the nov. 14 concert which was to be a Bene fit for depositors of failed Bank in Leroy Texas was schedule to be held on Campus. When the uninsured Leroy Bank was declared insolvent Las August about 600 depositors including Many retirees lost their  University president Herbert Reynolds said he Hopes Nelson will use his Strong influence to strengthen the moral fiber of our  Reynolds refused to discuss his specific concerns. Concert promoter Tom Gresham said he planned to meet with Nelson to discuss having the concert at another location on the same Date. He would not say what reason Baylor officials gave him for the con Cert s cancellation. City to sell its Python a 12-foot Python that was unclaimed after it was captured by police is City property now in Baltimore and will be sold to the highest and perhaps the bravest bidder. Nelson no one has been Able to determine the owner of the Snake which was found aug. 3 in someone s Yard. It took three police officers to pry the non poisonous Snake from a tree it had wrapped itself around. Lloyd Ross director of the Baltimore animal shelter said that because the burmese Python is City property now he must follow bidding procedures for the Sale of the Snake. The process will begin after a curator at the Balti More zoo examines the Snake to determine its sex and assesses its health. Bids could go As High As $50 to $ 100, Ross said. The Snake is resting peacefully at the shelter. $ j 0,000 owner missing an airlines baggage handler who found $10,000 Ina bag at greater Pittsburgh International Airport May end up with the Money if the owner is no found police say. At least four people staked a claim for the Cash which was found aug. 5, but they have been unable to convince police they Are the rightful owner. They be been people who honestly believed the Money could be theirs said Allegheny county police sergeant Diane Pilkington. But they were grasping at  $3,000 fess Foo expensive town officials in Rutland mass., say they can Tafford $3,000 Worth of tests to pinpoint the site of a 211-year-old jail the first prison authorized by the Continental Congress. The town is in a financial dilemma town clerk Irene Amsden said. During the revolutionary War the jail housed3,000 British and German prisoners. The prison was abandoned in 1783 and eventually turned Over to private hands. In 1828, part of it burned. The rest later was torn Down. Two Boston University archaeology students want to make sonar tests and Aerial surveys to pinpoint the jail s foundation. The state historical commis Sion pledged $3,000 toward the tests if the Central Massachusetts town of 1,400 people comes up wit another $3,000. World search for water Bear the search for a tiny eight legged creature called the water Bear has researcher Diane Nelson travelling the world. The biological sciences professor at East Tennes see state University at Johnson City has strapped on Snow skis and hopped aboard air planes to Chile Antarctica Bermuda and Venezuela where she found samples of her unique prey. People look at you funny when you go up to tree Sand Start hugging them she said. They think you re kind of off your Rocker a mad scientist. An when someone comes up to you and says what Are doing and you say to collecting water bears they think you re  the creatures known scientifically As Tard grades exist in High moisture areas but when the water dries up they merely curl up and go into a form of hibernation. Madonna Furns 30 Madonna the pop Singer turned actress celebrated her 30th birthday tuesday with a Broadway stage performance and a private party with her actor husband Sean Penn her publicist said. Madonna s mile Stone birthday comes on the eve of Penn s28th birthday and the couple s third anniversary. Madonna is working in the Broadway production of David a met s Speed the plow playing the Secretary of a hard boiled Hollywood producer. Madonna and Penn Madonna planned to entertain a celebrity group of birthday part goers after the performance but kept the invitation list secret her publicist said. Delaurent a firm bankrupt the movie company founded by italian movie maker Dino Delaurentiis has filed for Protection under Federal bankruptcy statutes after suffering string of losses. The move tuesday was expected since Delaurentiis entertainment group inc. Revealed it had failed to negotiate a debt Swap with bondholders that Thad termed essential for survival. 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