European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday february 1989 parents objections cancel dating Survey Yakima Wash. A a school Survey of Junior High students roman tic attitudes was withdrawn after parents complained that it amounted to Little More than a computer dating service school officials said Friday. The Survey passed out to sixth seventh and eighth graders at Harrison Middle school in nearby Sunnyside asked about students thoughts on kiss ing parties buns and other subjects. I think it s an overreaction said principal Dennis birr of the parental response. It was never intended to be a sexual offensive Type of  however upon review birr said he decided there were a few questions not appropriate for this age level and he decided thursday to collect the forms and dispose of them. The 30-question Survey was put to Gether As a fund raising project by members of the school s science club and was passed out in class to the 11 to 13-year-old students. I guess i was really concerned about the judgment of the adults at that school said Sherry Mashburn of Sunnyside one of the objecting parents whose son is a sixth grader. Members of the science club were supposed to collect the completed forms and punch the data into a com Puter birr said. For $ 1, a student could receive a list of eight to 10 names of classmates of the opposite sex who shared similar interests birr said. I Don t know what they were sup posed to do with those names Mash Burn said. I d prefer my son not to do a lot. But he is 12, and he is  the Survey was called a heart to heart personal  one question was when i think of kissing i get the multiple Choice an Swers to it were really excited inter ested bored sick or  another question was which of the following fascinates you the most the responses were electronic games Nice looking cars Nice looking bodies the Moon and the  asked what sort of parties they liked the children s possible answers were loud and wild quiet and dignified All none birthday and  another question asked which physical feature eyes smile legs or buns the participant noticed first in the opposite sex. Eleven year Olds Don t need to worry about what their buns look like Parent Sara Robert told the Yakima Herald Republic. But birr said most of the questions involved attitudes toward Friendship sports and personality characteristics. Commerce Secretary sworn in pledges pollution cleanup drive Washington a Texas oilman Robert Mosbacher was sworn in As Secretary of Commerce Friday pledging to clean up polluted american Waters and shorelines and to help . Businesses com Pete in the world. Mosbacher said he would promote economic growth and competitive Ness by expanding Over seas markets with . Goods and services while ensuring fair Competition through effective enforce ment of our Trade  he also singled out As a priority the Protection of the nation s Waters and shores through efforts of Mosbacher his department s National oceanic and atmospheric administration. More work can and must be done he said. We have been blessed with an abundance of Beautiful Nat ural resources including our oceans our estuaries our beaches our shorelines and we must do All in our Power to preserve and protect these precious  the ceremony was attended by president Bush who hailed his longtime Friend and fellow texan As a savvy International businessman who would be a key member of the administration s economic team. Taking note of Mosbacher s background As an accomplished Sailor Bush said Mosbacher will now take the Helm at Commerce and help Chart America s economic course into a new Era of  the oath of office was administered by Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii another longtime Friend and fellow texan. Mosbacher s wife Georgette held the Bible upon which her husband placed his hand while taking the oath. Mosbacher Baker and Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady were close advisers to Bush during the presiden tial Campaign. Mosbacher 61, served As Bush s chief fund Raiser bringing in millions for the Campaign. He amassed his personal Fortune estimated at More than $200 million As the head of Mosbacher Energy co. Of Houston. Veteran who saved Ford and suffered for it Dies san Francisco a death came to Oliver w. Sipple without any 01 the fanfare that once anguished the disabled former Marine who became a reluctant hero when he foiled an assassination attempt against president Gerald Ford. A Friend found Sipple 47, dead in his san Francisco apartment thursday apparently of natural causes. A framed letter of commendation signed by Ford Hung on the Wall. Sipple gained unwanted Fame on sept. 22, 1975, when he lunged for a .38-caliber Chrome revolver aimed at Ford by Wou a be Assassin Sara Jane Moore outside a san Francisco hotel. His move caused Moore s shot to go astray and hit a building instead. Afterwards Sipple telephoned news outlets and begged them not to mention his name his address or anything about  i m not a hero i m a live Coward he said later. It s probably the scariest thing that Ever happened in my whole  but reports about Sipple some mentioning his homosexuality were published anyway. Sipple filed a $15 million lawsuit against several s. African paratrooper survives 1,000-foot fall Johannesburg South Africa a a paratrooper survived a 1,000-foot fall when his Parachute failed to open during a training exercise the military said. Jakobus Clarke was in satisfactory condition with two broken legs and a fractured Vertebra from his fall into a Field near the Central City of Bloemfontein the military said. Clarke 21, apparently did t try to open the Emer gency Chute after the main one failed said maj. Johnny Kieser who was observing the exercise from the ground. Newspapers charging invasion of privacy and claiming he was abandoned by his Brothers and Sisters after they Learned of his sexual orientation by Reading accounts. My sexuality is part of my private life and has no bearing on my response to the act of a person seeking to take the life of another he said in the lawsuit which was filed five Days after the assassination attempt. He lost the five year court Battle when Superior court judge Ira Brown dismissed the suit. I think that his life was a very tragic life attorney John Wahl who represented Sipple said Friday. He did some very heroic things. He was 100 percent disabled from his service in the Marine corps then he went out of his Way endangering his life to save the life of president Gerald Ford then he got punished for doing  Sipple who was on disability because of mental problems relating to combat in Vietnam had originally come to san Francisco from Detroit so he could live As he wanted without upsetting his family Wahl said. All that changed however by the published accounts of his personal life. Sipple though never regretted his lifesaving action Wahl said. He just was astounded that some columnist and then the rest of the Media would just take it upon themselves without Ever asking him to publicize these personal facts about him Wahl said. San Francisco chronicle columnist Herb Caen first hinted that Sipple was homosexual noting that the White House had not thanked him for his actions. Ford eventually did convey his gratitude to Sipple. Moore pleaded guilty to the assassination attempt and is serving a life term in Federal prison. A spokesman for the Coroner s office said Sipple apparently died of natural causes but results of an autopsy performed Friday were not immediately Avail Able. A statement released by the office said Sipple had a pacemaker and a Long history of High blood pressure and heart problems. Stateside students protest fluff Pittsburgh a Carnegie Mellon univer sity students pelted administrators with marshmallows Friday to protest the cancellation of the 1989 beaux arts Ball Over concerns about drinking by minors. We re getting a lot of fluff from them so they Are getting it Back said Norm Larson a Fine arts student who helped organize the protest. The Ball scheduled for March 11, has been held every four years for the past eight decades students said. The Ball has a history of being a pull out the stops party that starts at 9 . And lasts All night said Braden l. Walter Dean of student affairs. The Fine arts building sustained $50,000 in damage during the 1985 Ball he said. School principal does t Chicken out on Promise Bel air my. A principal Matthew Plevyak promised pupils at Bel air Middle school he d put on a Chicken suit if they read four books each in a month. The 935 students challenged to read four books apiece last month tackled 5,527 or nearly six each. It s Worth it seventh grader Susan Hooper Gardner said As she waited for the feathered Plevyak to walk through the Center of this Northern Maryland town. Teachers decorated the principal s office like a Chic Ken Coop and a local newspaper delivered five roosters to the school. Plevyak in costume arrived at the school in the Back of a pickup truck. 2 quintuplets go Home but siblings have to wait Detroit a two of the quintuplets born last month to an autoworkers couple Rode Home Friday in a limousine equipped with infant safety seats but their siblings could remain hospitalized until Early Spring. The limousine left Sinai Hospital with Anthony and Rebecca Wilson on Board who weigh 4 pounds 9 ounces and 4 pounds 2 ounces respectively. The five babies weights ranged from 2 pounds 9 ounces to 3 pounds 7 ounces at birth. Mary to Wilson of Auburn Hills delivered the quintuplets about nine weeks prematurely on Jan. 5. The other three Shelby Elizabeth and Cameron remained at Sinai in Good condition Hospital officials said. . Drops civil lawsuit against three teamsters new York a three teamsters executives settled civil racketeering charges by agreeing to endorse re forms sought by the government to curb alleged mob influence on the nation s largest Union officials said. The three also resigned As International vice presi dents and members of the Union s executive Board but said the resignations were not in Exchange for dismiss Al of the Case. The settlement however does not affect the 14 remaining defendants in the lawsuit to oust reputed mafia dominated members of the teamsters executive Board said assistant . Attorney Randy Mastro. In Exchange for the Union Reform endorsement Mastro agreed to drop Robert Holmes of Detroit John Cleveland of Washington d.c., and Maurice Schurr of Philadelphia As defendants in the litigation filed last june under the civil provisions of the racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act