European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12the stars and stripes Friday october 7,1988 races n places live Corpse to liven casket race in Alabama from press dispatches the casket race in Good water ala., is such a monumental Eltory Chuck Darling says Thattil look five years to put together a second one. Now. The caskets and contestants Are ready for the race saturday Over a 75-Yard obstacle course said the president of the rotary club in Good water a town of 2,000. Aboul 250 of who work at Goodwater s three casket manufacturers. Darling said each casket will contain one live Corpse borne by six pallbearers who will have to run around two tombstones through a pit called a grave Over sawdust called grave dust an through Cross lies and Auto tires. The person in each casket will carry a cup of Wilder in a iwo cup measuring Container. It an ounce or More is spilled the team is disqualified. Too Many Speed bumps a Man who said he was fed up with cars Speed ing out of a High school parking lot has been arrested tar building iwo Speed bumps at an in trance in Fairfax a. In a the most unique response i be seen Toa problem Fairfax county police it. Juslin b. Murphy said. However it s Tarn Alsop 34, was arrested tuesday nigh and charged with destruction of Public property. He is to appear in court oct. 28, and faces 12 months in jail and a $ 1,000 Fine i f convicted. Alsop said he has complained about he Stu dents driving la school officials four times Dur ing the last three years to no Avail. So he decide to Lake action himself. The 5-Fbol-lon�-by-2-Inch High bumps were easy to build Alsop said. Take hoi Asphalt pour in on the ground and whack it with a shovel he said. Mayor 80, elected again after 37 years in office the 80-year-old mayor of Stem spurt la., is looking Forward to another four year term. I be got More Energy than some of those teen agers Leo a Ehr Tordt or. Said after saturday s election. Complete but unofficial results gave him a 30 vote Victory Over the Rev. . Harris 406-376. Results won t be official until later this week when voting machines Are opened in Simms porn a town of nearly 2,300 people about 130 Miles Northwest of Baton Rouge. Sure i m Ehrhardt said sat urday night "1 drank a bottle of Beer and my wife won t even let me drink. But Don t Tell my preacher 1 said May Marova London bound Natalia Makarova will bring her full proud of the classical russian Ballet la Baya auction Bayadere from Neil York to London next May filling a Gap for the Royal Ballet the company said. Rehearsals will Start very soon because our dance shave to team All he Steps said publicist Amanda Jones. The Ballet about an Indian Temple dancer who Falls Inlove with a Rajah will be new to London and will be a major event at the Royal opera House the company s Home in Gnu a Garden. In has been seen mostly in i newest in Only a one act version. 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