European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday december 26,1988 Lowan signing up americans on Christmas card to soviets Chicago a Iowa businessman James Law Lor s quest to ally 2 million signal tires for wha he Calls America s greeting card to Russia hit inc Road on snowy Day worthy of the russian Steppes Lawlor was undeterred by Low temperatures an blowing Snow across the Midwest on monday As he set out on his eight City Lour to collect signatures for the45-by-12-foot scroll like Christmas card. Lawlor. Who owns a safety goggle manufacturing company in Fairfield Iowa said he woke up dec. I with inc notion of sending a message of peace from one superpower 16 another i had a huge card made and addressed it to soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. It says in russian dear or Gorbachev we citizens of the unite states of America wish to extend to you and the people of the soviet Union our great appreciation for your courage and dedication in bringing peace to the world. Merry Christmas under the russian orthodox Church Calendar Christmas is celebrated Jan. 1, but inc main Winter Holiday in the soviet Union is new year s Bay. Lawlor has already affixed to the card 30,000 Signa Tures thai arrived by mail from All Over inc United Stales including those of former democratic presiden tial candidates Michael Dukakis and Jesse Jackson several governors and Singer a Clarcis barbra Streisand lie said he Hopes to ship the greeting to the soviet Union from new Vork on saturday Bui the truck Driver who volunteered to drive inc paperboard car Odin t seem so sure. Bad roads All the Way said David Larson shaking his had he parked a 48-foot tractor trailer in the Cen it of Chicago downtown Daley Plain. He was Al ready an hour behind schedule bringing the card on inc first leg of its trip. Stove left burning by Fla. Firefighters Sparks station fire Hallandale. Fat. A firefighters Rushing to an emergency left a pot of frying Oil on the firehouse stove resulting in a 510,000 Blaze that will close the elation Al feast a week. Wet la people no so do that and of stuff acting battalion chief Martin Mcmahon said. We All come from the human race. We make the Blaze broke out after the six member squad on Christmas duly received a Call to help a Rescue learn trying 10 resuscitate a Man Mcmahon said. The fire fighters failed to turn off the Burner that was heating Oil for frying potatoes. a store owner next door spotted the smoke broke a window to gel inside and used a fire extinguisher. An other firefighter showed up minutes later but with no fire trucks in the building he also was forced to use a mayor Arthur Rosenburg said the firefighters will move to other facilities during the week or two it lakes to repair he was one of Hicso careless things that arc inexcusable but it happens the mayor said we re going to put ii in their Union contract that they have to turn off the stove before they go out on a in Chicago mayor Eugene Sawyer was the first per son in the Windy City to sign the card wiling merry Christmas and god bless and declaring inc card a tremendous Lawlor said he believes the outpouring has Bee great because the achievements of the two superpowers in recent months arc something that i being accepted All around.". Mailed responses included letters Christmas cards and drawings of Holiday Bells Trees and bows. People sent photos of their children or of themselves in Santa Ais. A Man in Hawaii Seni a photo of a group wearing inc stale s famous leis. The Gene Gordon family of Orange Calif Drew a red Hammer and sickle and wrote one Small car from Man. One giant Hope for Art Shroder of new Boston lit., wrote merr Christmas to All the Elizabeth Bare of win Throp Iowa wrote thank you for your peace it s not a Qvern Mcnol to government thing it s a people a people thing Lawlor said. "1 think it going to bring us closer together signings arc scheduled in Indianapolis. Cincinnati Columbus Pittsburgh Washington Philadelphia and new York. A ceremony also is planned at the soviet embassy in Washington. Century motor inc. Is transporting the card free of charge and Holiday inn is donating lodging along the Way for Larson and others in Lawlor s party. Pan Amis to Fly the card free to Moscow. Lawlor said other costs will Likely come to about$50.000. He said lit Hopes soviet officials will display the card someplace like the Kremlin or red Square where people will walk up to h and Polar plight afraid to go Back Down two raccoons huddle to Ether atop a Utility pole in Slimmer , after twine Chusid to their lofty Perch by a neighbor Hood dog. It took the raccoons several hours to ret up the nerve la descend. Thief turned Santa brings Back ring. -. O a fort Worth Texas a Maria Poniz received a gift unmatched by any under the tree when a Man returned inc Diamond ring he had stolen from he Kitchen two months ago. Pontili had Jusi finished serving Christmas dinner 10 21 relatives sunday when the Doorbell rang. My husband answered the door and the Man said i worked Here two . Is your wife at Home Ponitz said i went and he said i was sweeping the floor and i took the ring and he had tears in his eyes and 1 started to cry the Man was among eight workers hired by Poniz and her husband Kenneth to remodel their Kitchen he said l Don t need the Money. 1 Don know Why i look it and then he pulled it out of his pocket Ponitz said. I just got hysterical because i never thought i d it her husband gave her the ring to celebrate the birth of their second child. The i Carat Diamond sur rounded by 18 Little diamonds was Worth j 3,400 when it was purchased three years ago and was not insured. Poniti who Man she did t want to know his name said she was t going 10 press charges and Hopes the Man s employer does t fire him it took a Jot of Euis for him to come Over Here an confront me she said. He could have mailed it or Noi brought it Back. But he came Here not knowing what he was going to face. He must have been pre pared for anything.". Stateside 357 . Highway deaths Over Christmas weekend Chicago a at least 357 people died on the nation s highways Christmas weekend slightly fewer than Dur ing a lion Holiday weekend this Lime of year according to police . The highest number of deaths were reported in Flor Ida with 40. California with 38 and Texas with 33. The Chicago Bawd National safety Council had said there would be Between 350 and 4io traffic deaths during the Christmas weekend which ran dam 6 until Midnight monday. Last year 389 people were killed in traffic accidents during inc period. During a Normal Friday night through monday period in december an estimated 380 people die i crashes said Barbara Curraro a Council statistician the Council said its prove lion for tray tic deaths to new year s weekend also was 35d to 450, Indian run school District is urged for twin cities St. Paul m inn. A the stale legislature should establish the nation s first Urban school District run by american indians to focus on the special educational needs j5-Meiribcr Indian school Council created by the legislature last february recently submitted a preliminary report recommending that the special District open a school in the twin cities by fall 1 to. M inn Sola s Indian children who have had some of the Public school system s lowest tit scores and highest drop out rates would not be required to attend the school. Bettsie Council predicted that inc school would have the Over whelming support of Hetwin cities Indian Community and would be three quarters 1 Indian. Radioactive Gas released from Connecticut Plant Haddam Conn. A a nuclear Power plan accidentally released radioactive Gas during a test tuesday but there were no injuries reported a spokeswoman said. An unplanned momentary radioactive Gas release occurred said Barbara Luce a spokeswoman for northeastern utilities. She Saint she did not know How much Gas was released at the Connecticut Yankee nuclear Power Plant. The release occurred at 903 . During routine Sam pling from the primary system at the Plant Luce said. Plant technicians were assessing the Impact Luce said slate and other government officials Nave been notified As required bylaw she said. Group signs letter asking Castro to hold vote on Rule Miami up an International group of 163writers, scientists film stars and others have signed an open letter asking Fidot Castro to hold a plebiscite on his Rule but a chief organizer Leader of the Effort says he docs not expect Success. The letter was published tuesday in advertisement sin 18 newspapers around the world including the new York times he Miami Herald France be Monde Colombia s Al Tiempo Mexico Al Excelsior and puerto Rico s Al Nuevo Dia. Among those who signed the document Are actor Jack Nicholson Corbin bpm san Gerard Depardieu and Isabella Ross Cuini him makers Federico Odlini of Italy and Hector Babenco of Argentina authors Sau Bellow and Susan Sontag and human rights activist Armando Valladares the letter asks cast Rotor a plebiscite so that cubans by tree and secret ballot could assert simply witha yes or no their agreement or rejection of your staying in Pope chooses Bishops for cities in Maine Idaho Vatican City a Pope John Paul ii appointed Bishops Tor Portland Maine and Boise Idaho on tuesday. Monsignor Joseph John Gerry 60, who has been auxiliary Bishop of Manchester , since 1986, was assigned to portland., monsignor Tod David Brown 52, was named Bisho of Boise. Since 1983, the san Francisco Bora Brown has been vicar general of the diocese in Monterey Calif the nope also named an auxiliary Bishop for Pitts Burgh. He is monsignor William 1, Winter is who has been Parish priest Oft Philip Parish in Crafton a
