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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday september 30,1986 Trail of tears Nash Ohio Tennessee Memphis Mississippi Tennessee River Chicago Tribune map source Trail of teats by Gloria Jahoda Wagoner find old Indian Trail still has t dried All its tears Nashville Tenn. A the Trail of tears Wagon train left the Hermitage of Andrew Jackson without a symbolic reconciliation Between indians an the president who helped Send them on a 1,000-mile forced March Iso years ago. Andy Jackson s done it to us again said Wagon train member Paul Quick who is part Chickasaw an part Blackfoot after the Wagoner crossed wires with the ladies Hermitage association which maintains the historic mansion. The caravan of 11 wagons is re creating the forced March in which 4,000 indians died on the Way to okla homa. Jackson is associated with the March because designed the Indian removal act but Martin Van Buren was president when the removal began in 1838, said Fred Rolater a history professor at Middle Tennessee state University. Jackson is not the person who supervised the re Moval of the indians but he had worked hard for it during his career Rolater said. When he became president he was determined to carry it out. But i Don t think anyone would say that he wanted the tragedy that occurred tie wanted it to be done  he party arrived at the Hermitage on tues Day afternoon they were told they could stay but thai he Gates would be locked Al s . And no after hours visitors would be  decision scuttled a plan to entertain visitors tues Day night with stories and traditional Indian dances. The group agreed to stay in another Hermitage owned Field away from the front Gale but Quick said he has asked for a meeting with gov. Ned Mcwhertor to discuss state cooperation with the project. Reich Coke re Cril of Hie ladies Hermitage association said the problem was with  Over the details of the  tried to make them Welcome for this historic event she said wednesday. They brought Muchmore than just three wagons. There were campers and horse  Butler executive director of the Tennessee Indian commission said she worked with the Hermi Tage to find a suitable campsite. The Hermitage people were so Nice they found another Nice Meadow and we relocated them there. It worked out Fine. A Man from Nashville donated food to them she said. Quick said the party has endured rigorous conditions since leaving red Clay historical slate Park sept. 17. The journey is scheduled to end in talc Quad okla., in Early  be slept in Chicken Yards and on Mountain lops. Tennessee s been a hard time Quick said the people have been Nice but the setups have been  More than 100 wild horses killed Carson City. Nov. A nearly 130 wild hones have been gunned Down in isolated areas of Central Nevada and there Are reports of eight other horses shot i Southern Nevada officials said wednesday. The Federal Bureau of land management said wednesday the count of horses found shot 30 mile North of the Central Nevada town of Austin stands at 87, in addition to 41 horses slaughtered 30 Miles away also in Lander county. Rewards totalling 112,000 Are being offered by the Nevada commission for the preservation of wild horses the Northern Nevada humane society wild horse organized assistance committee and Anima Protection Institute for information leading to convictions in the shootings. Blk spokesman Bob Stewart said investigators checked the 87 horse carcasses and Bone piles this week and determined All had been hit by Rifle fire. The Hows spotted by a helicopter Crew last week apparently were shot Over a six month period starting about one year ago. The blk was tipped off by a person who was questioned about the earlier Rifle Slaughter of 41 hones whose remains were discovered in August. Stale std woman has to Wear sign i am a child molester Seattle a a sex offender carried he sentence out of 9 courtroom a sign Reading. "1 am a child  Julie Lynn Guptill Gilbert 20, will have Tower the sign when she goes out in Public Al though she did not have to Wear it out of the King county courthouse on tuesday. She pleaded guilty in March to two counts of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes in incidents involving two 4-year-old girls when Guptill Cilber was working at a preschool in Bol Hill at the time. Superior court judge Warren Cha gave her the Choice of wearing the sign far 60 lays or spending 30 Days in jail she chose the sign. Guptill Gilbert said nothing at a hearing tuesday when she was Given the foot Long 4 Inch wide county made sign she will have to Wear it for Only 33 Days be. Cause of time already served. Voa correspondent to be posted in Moscow Washington a voice of America the . Government overseas broadcast service for the first time will be allowed to station a full time correspondent in Moscow officials announced on wednesday. Charles 7. Wick head of the . Informal Ion Agency that runs Voa announced in Moscow that Andre do Nero Era would he the correspondent said Beth Knisley a . A. Spokeswoman in Washington. Wick s partner in joint .-Soviel information talks Valentin Fatin said that de nes nent could begin working immediately Knisely announced. Falin is head of the Semi official soviet news Agency no Vosti for years the Kremlin lambasted Voa As a hostile voice and tried to Jam its broadcasts into the soviet Union. . Engineering Academy to Reward achievement Washington a the National acad Emy of engineering announced wednesday the establishment of major new International award for achievement in engineering and technology that it Hopes will match the prestige of the Nobel  award is designed 1o focus worldwide at Tention on the critical role that engineering an technology play in improving the Quality of very Day life Robert m. White the Academy presi Dent said in announcing the award named after aeronautical Engineer Charles Stark Draper. Draper developed the theory and invented the technology of inertia guidance systems now universally used in aircraft submarines missiles and space  to while the recipient of the first Draper prize consisting of a Gold medal and$350,000 in prize Money will be announced in october 1989. The award will be Given try two Yean. Home for sole one civil War baft Efie a two Bash Edwards miss. A for$67,500 you can buy a slice of civil War history 38 acres of the Battleground where Gen. Ulysses s. Grant led 33,000 Union soldiers against he confederates in one of the conflict s decisive Battles. Also included in the bargain a four bedroom two Bath Brick House barn. Shed dog pens possible Yankee burial Trench and an option 10 dig for artefacts. Bannic Machost an Oil Field worker knows the history of his Champion Hilt property where Gram s forces defeat edit Gen. John Clifford pc Benon s 30,000 men May 16, 1863. Grant Al ready had taken Jackson about 25 Miles to the East. Vicksburg another 20 Miles to the West would soon fall. One of the Battles was fought right Here the 58-year-old Machoul said waving Al his front Yard. This right Here was the confederates left added son Bernard Machoul 33, of Ballon. If they could have held this the elder Machost bought the prop erty three or four years ago. But he and his wife recently purchased a new Home in Arkansas where they plan to run a convenience  family believes some of the heaviest fighting occurred in the now peace Ful 38 wooded acres. The 8th Illinois and the 32nd Ohio regiments stormed across an All but impossible hollow Yelling fiercely As the charged the Mississipp sans and a sup porting Georgia infantry unit according to Edwin c. Beans in his Book Deci Sion in  Bernard Machoul armed with map from beam Book believes that hollow is on the Eastern Side of his father s land. He said the front Yard was where Union soldiers overran the 1st Mississippi i he artillery despite the refusal of capt. Samuel j. Ridley of Gluck suit to desert his guns. Ridley single Anderly continued to fire a Cannon until pierced by sin Union Minie balls Carss Book says. They was begging hint Don t shoot Don t shoot they was going to take him prisoner Bernard Machoul said. He would t quit shoaling so they killed  1st Mississippi Light artillery entered the Battle with 82 men and ended up with eight. In All 3,851 confederates were killed wounded or reported miss ing. The Union lost a total of 2,441 men at Champion Hill according to Historia Bruce Catton i be always wondered about that Bernard Machost said pointing to a i ranch along the property s Western Edge. It Don t look like it ought to be there naturally. I be always wondered if it might not have been a  neither father nor son have com across any artefacts. I be always wanted to get a Metal Detector and i never did Bernard a chose said. I would t even know what to Loo for his father said. One Lime i thought i d gel a Metal Detector and find a piece of Bolt or something but i Don l have Lime. My time is  he said he has refused requests to search the properly even from a Cousin. In fact when i see pm coming like they re going to dig i Tell pm to get off cause they re going to get shot he said  
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