European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 16, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 sub Crew to watch As Ellis becomes president Washington a George Bush May be the big elephant in the inaugural Parade this week but his buddies on a world War ii submarine remember him As Ellie the elephant the fun Loving Young Navy Pilot they rescued from the Pacific Ocean 44 years ago. Surviving Crew members of the Fin Back Are looking Forward to a nostalgic reunion with Bush Here wednesday two Days before they watch him take the presidential oath of office on the West front Steps of the Capitol. Inaugural planners have passed the word to several Sinback veterans that Bush is setting aside time to meet with them at Blair House across the Street from the White House to Swap War stories and renew old acquaintances. Prime bleacher seats have been re served for the inaugural Parade Friday Down Pennsylvania Avenue for nearly 30 survivors of the 1944 Crew of the Sturgeon class attack submarine plus several of Bush s fellow world War ii pilots who Are expected to attend the inauguration. Bush was nicknamed Ellie by the Sinback s officers for his imitation of a trumpeting elephant. It was t because we All sat around thinking we were republicans said retired rear adm. Lawrence hey Worth 67, of Virginia Beach va., who was the Sinback s torpedo and gunnery officer. We must have seen one in a Tarzan movie. We just thought elephants were funny. We kept asking George to do it Over and Over  Bush was plucked from the Pacific on sept. 2, 1944, shortly after he bailed out of his flaming Grumman Avenger torpedo bomber Over the Bonin islands 600 Miles South of Japan. Bush won the distinguished flying Cross for heroism during the bombing raid against an enemy radio communications Center. The citation noted that Bush then Only 20, completed his dive and hit his target even after his plane was hit and engulfed in smoke. His two Crew members were lost. At that time he was just another downed Pilot said Don Kohler 64, of Rogers ark., the torpedo Man who helped pull Bush out of his Bobbing Orange life raft to the safety of the Fin Back s deck. Nobody Back then knew he d become president of the United  during the month he spent on the Sinback before saying goodbye at mid Way islands Bush eagerly took his turn at night io9kout watches and other sea going duties watched Betty Grable movies in the officers wardroom and donned earphones to listen in Awe As the submarine s torpedoes Sank two enemy ships. Retired Navy cmdr. . Billed wards who filmed Bush s Rescue with a Kodak movie camera from the Fin Back s conning Tower remembers Bush s Surprise that his first meal on the submarine that night was filet Mig non and fresh Strawberry Shortcake with whipped Cream. He said he d been eating nothing but spam and Beans on the carriers Edward 67, said in a Telephone inter View from his retirement Home at Bay St. Louis miss. Bush was one of three Navy pilots rescued by the Sinback during . Car Rier raids against the Bonin islands in Early september. I remember he was very Lively obviously intelligent and very Persona ble said Heyworth. All three pilots we rescued were Bright Bright eyed Young men but George seemed the most outgoing and had the most ebullient personality. He was the most entertaining and he made us laugh a  skinheads rally to douse image As Bald nazis Minneapolis a some 100 midwestern skinheads converged Here saturday for a weekend of meetings marches and partying All with the goal of fighting the racism and violence espoused by rival skinhead groups. We want to unite All the anti racist skinheads said Brandon Sanford of the Minneapolis baddies an intense 18-year-old who has skinhead tattooed across the Back of his shorn head. We re Here to talk about what real skinheads Are All about he said. We Don t want the racist people to use the skinhead image As a recruiting  youths from Illinois Minnesota Kansas Nebraska Wisconsin Iowa and Ohio most in the skinhead uni form of shaved Heads tattoos boots and flight Jack ets travelled to Minneapolis Over the weekend meet ing on Street Corners and fast food restaurants in the City s Uptown Section. The talk was of music old friendships and their fight against the racist skinheads in their areas. We re trying to organize so people know that being a skinhead is not about hating people said Brian Lauer a member of brew City skins a Milwaukee group that formed to counter a group of racist skin Heads in that City. Lauer was among some 100 skinheads attending a strategy session at a local Library saturday. There were plans for a sunday March with other groups and a concert featuring local skinhead bands sunday night. At saturday s meeting skinheads from eight cities told of their Crews or groups and their fight against White Power skinheads in their area. There s Only one kind of skinhead and there s Bald nazis said Dave a skinhead from Des Moines Iowa. The group agreed to form a network to Trade information and to offer assistance to individual groups in various locations who Are fighting racist skinheads the Kun flux klan and nazis. We have to work together to make them the racist skinheads disappear said Corky a Black skinhead from Chicago. The past year has been filled with headlines of the violent racist and anti semitic actions of some skin head groups around the country. An ethiopian immigrant was killed in november by skinheads wielding baseball bats in Portland Ore. Syn some of the 100 skinheads from eight midwestern cities who gathered in Minneapolis to try to improve their image. A Ogues have been desecrated in Dallas Chicago and san Diego. Skinheads were involved in a televised Melee with Blacks on the Geraldo Rivera show. These skinheads spout a philosophy of White separatism and fascism. They talk of creating a White nation Wear nazi swastikas and complain of a government controlled by  but in Many cities they Are opposed often in Street brawls by other skinheads who say their racist activities Are a perversion of the original philosophies of the skinhead a movement started by English working class youth who listened to ska a racially mixed music and whose ranks included Blacks. Being a skinhead Means being hard working being for yourself having a Pride in your country and Pride in yourself. It does t matter what your color is said he Cimbura an 18-year-old member of the baddies. His cramped apartment served As a rallying place for the skinheads attending the weekend activities. Skinheads Pride themselves in being violent in sup port of their ideas and their friendships. The baddies whose 40 to 50 members include Blacks hispanics and orientals have warred with the White knights a smaller group of local racist skinheads. We Are violent Cimbura said proudly. We be Lieve in direct  pan am apologizes form Frea Menf of amputee san Francisco a an airline apologized to a double amputee Passen Ger after employees put him on a baggage Dolly like a sack of potatoes verbally abused him in front of other passengers and treated him so roughly that at one Point they pulled off his pants. Fred Hankin 66, had a first class ticket aboard a pan american airlines flight from new York to san Jose calif., on Jan. 9. But Hankin was so mistreated by air line personnel that his nostalgic trip Home became a memory of bitter humiliation said his daughter Sheila Byers of san Carlos. It s hard 19 believe that people could be so insensitive and we will take what Ever measures Are needed said pan am official Gustavo Serrano who acknowledged that Hankin was mistreated by employees. Hankin had both his legs amputated at the Groin because of a circulation prob Lem he developed in the army. He has no Tain one and no hips so balancing in a chair without help is difficult for him Byers said. But despite special arrangements made prior to the trip Hankin ran into trouble she said. After transferring to an alternate flight because of a six hour delay Hankin was placed on a baggage cart and wheeled onto the plane where he waited 45 min utes As other passengers stared at him Byers said. V when Byers protested the Lack of first class seating she said she was told by the Gate agent if he s that sick he should to be on a plane he should be in a Hospi  after a passenger offered Hankin his seat near the More Roomy Bulkhead an airline employee transferred him in such a Way that his pants fell off Byers said. And when Byers explained that she needed a seat next to her father to help him use a hand held urinal she said the agent told the rest of the Crew if she opens her Mouth again i want her kicked off the  Serrano said pan am would offer Hankin compensation but he did not elaborate