European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday november 17,198b Mickey mouse celebrates his 60th birthday Washington at1 Mickey mouse celebrated his 60th birthday wednesday with bal loons a four tiered cake and a jazz band party where his tailless friends disclosed he s a con tented Bachelor and a closet Republican. I think he s been a Republican said Roy Disney who ought 10 know. No sooner had Walt Disney s Nephew uttered the a word than Michael Eisner Board chair Man of Disney s Ujj billion corporate Empire grabbed the microphone and said no he s non-partisan.". But the elephant was out of the bag and Mickey did t deny it. Fat sleek and eternally grinning he merely bowed and waved a White gloved hand at his adoring fans at the smithsonian institution s National museum of Ameri can history. To was on nov. 18. 1928. At the Colony Thea Ter in new York i Tyl that m Ickey made his film debut in Steamboat Willie the first synchronized sound cartoon in Black and White. To Mark the anniversary museum director Roger Kennedy was Given six original Pencil drawings of Mickey mouse sketched by Disney s chief animator us we pics. For Steamboat Wil lie along with a copy of an animation get or celluloid painting used in the film. Mickey also gave Kennedy a Happy birthday to shirt and a hug. No More is. Nice Guy now readies rights fight by the Baltimore Sun Washington the National organization for women the country s largest feminist association is going Back to the streets inn nationwide direct action protest to protect women s rights especially the right to abortion now s Leader says. We have been much too polite Molly Yard presi Dent of now said at a Washington news conference tuesday. The Nice Days arc Over. Women arc out raged by what s happening and they will be with us in the streets. We Are going to turn up the heal the marches and demonstrations plus sit ins in the office of conservative legislators and Public officials Are being planned in part to protest the possibility that he supreme court at the urging of the Reagan administration and president elect George Bush will Over Rule Roc is. Wade the 1973 ruling upholding a Wom an s right to an abortion. Plans were not detailed but it was understood that at least one major March May be organized to coincide with any hearing the supreme court May hold next year on an abortion Case promising to break the Law if necessary to carry on direct action Yard said that her group will try to stir up total chaos to put pressure on the nation s Politi Cal leadership. If abortion is made illegal again she added there Aren t enough jails to hold All the women who will defy the Law. We Aren t going to take it we will go to jail no question about it. There s not going to be any us asked whether Congress might be persuaded to re store by constitutional amendment a right to abortion if the Roe decision were overturned. Yard said Wearen t going to go thai route. We re not going to lose any lives through illegal abortions we will make i dear that it is unacceptable to overturn Roc is. Wade.". She traced her anger and the plans Tor the Corn ing protests to the presidential election Campaign in which George Bush came out against the right to abortion and to the Reagan administration s Deci Sion last week endorsed monday by Bush to ask the supreme court to reconsider the Roc decision and overturn in. We Are in Bailie and we Wilt galvanize the women she promised. We will not allow turning Back the clock joining Yard at the news conference was Eleanor Smeal. Former now president and current president of the fund for the feminist majority a feminist Polit ical action group. Smeal said that there will be no honeymoon pc nod for either political party or for the new Bush administration. The new Challenge to there ruling she said ended any thought of a Honey Moon is going to be far More direct action she added. The sentiment is not just to sit there and let a Small group terrorize clinics and health care majority has been far too quiet if the Issue of abortion is too hoi for politicians it s nol too hot for sex barnstormer who led Wii bombing Dies by the new York times Haywood s. Hansell jr., who commanded american strategic bombing of Germany and Japan in world War ii As an army air corps major general after being a stunt flier in his youth died died at Hilton head Hospital in Hilton head Island s.c., of heart fail ure brought on by pulmonary edema. His age was unavailable. Bom in fort Monroe a. The son of an army doctor he spent his Early years in China where his father was stationed. After earning a mechanical Engi Neering degree from the Georgia Institute of technology in 1924, he went to work As a boiler maker s Helper for a Cali fornia manufacturer and became chief Engineer in four years. He joined the army in 1928 temporarily to icam to Fly As he later said but soon became a stunt Pilot. He barn stormed with the army air corps acro Batic and demonstration team known As the men on the flying the team was led by Claire Chen null Rounder of the flying tigers and com Mander of the . Air War in China. After the United slates entered world War ii Hansel was sent to England As a planner on the staff of Gen. Dwight a Eisenhower. He became a brigadier Gen eral in 1942 and went on air raids in b 17 flying fortresses Over Europe As Corn manner of bombardment wings of the sch air Force. He soon was named to command the 1st bombardment div. In 1944, he was assigned to the Pacific As chief of staff to Gen. Henry h. Hap Arnold commander of the 20th air Force. Hansel later commanded the 21 is bomber group flying b-29 Superior tresses from Saipan and Guam on the first raids Over Tokyo and other cities on Japan s Home islands. Hansel retired in 1946 but was re called to Active duty five years later for the korean conflict. He headed the air Force s military assistance program and later advised the joint chiefs of staff on evaluating weapons. Retired front military service again in 1955, he went to work for the general electric co., eventually becoming head of its subsidiary in the Netherlands Apost he held until 1967. Among Hansell s decorations were the distinguished service Cross the Silverstar and the legion of Merit. He also received the order of the British Empire in the Grade of honorary commander and from the italian government the order of Merit of the Republic. He is survived by his wife the former Dorothy Rogers two sons. Col. Hay Wood s. Hansel of san Antonio an Dennett r. Hansell of peach rec City Ca. A daughter Lucia Rose of san fran Cisco a Sisler Susan Vance of Gloucester a. And six grandchildren. He will be buried with military honors Friday at the air Force Academy in col Orado Springs Colo. It May Stem Early in the season id you but to Christmas tree be mfrs it s rime to go the Trees on the Road. Harry Yates and his helpers in Boone in Here they come the mountains of North Carolina Are working from Dawn to dusk in order to chop about 7,000 fee to be shipped to the East Cost. 5. Car a professor up a each comm free on women in services Washington a defense Secretary Frank c. Carluci has appointed a Rock Hill s.c., professor As the next chairwoman of the defense advisory com Mittic on women in Lite services. Connie Lee a professor of history government and human relations at York technical College in Rock. Hill will assume the Post Jan. 1, the Job carries a on year term. A native of Charlotte , who has served on the committee since 1986, Lee is succeeding Jacquelyn Davis of Cambridge has been widely praised for her performance including oversight of investigations last year that spotlighted sexual harassment in the Navy and Marine v " the committee known by the acronym Daco wits was created in 1951 by then defense Secretary George c. Marshall to offer advice on policies and issues relating 10 women. The committee consists of 3s. Civilians. According to the Pentagon Lee holds an undergrad uate degree from the University of North Carolina master s degree from Winthrop College and a doctor ate from the University of South Carolina
