European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday february 18, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 falling felines Don t always make Flat cats Miami a one Small step for a cat can turn into a giant leap when the feline lives in High Rise. But a surprising number of the animals sur Vive such Falls veterinarians say. Sheila Greenberg s Fluffy Brown Himalayan took the plunge two years ago a 300-foot fall Down 24 floors of a condominium in the Miami area and today is alive and Well. Baily suffered no fractures acc9rding to Neil Tenzer who treated the feline for an internal injury. In a new York City study of 132 falling cats a mixed Breed named Sabrina took the record by surviving a 32-Story fall to a Concrete chipped a tooth. Daily who May have the local record in Miami apparently was cushioned by Trees when she fell. She was dazed but quite alive when her owner rushed downstairs. We decided the cat really May know How Tolly Greenberg said. Sheldon Steinmetz a North Miami Beach veterinarian said split palates and broken jaws Are common because the cats land on their feet a their bodies hit chins hit the ground. Their better survival rate which would certainly be Well above that of their owners in Simi Lar free Falls seems to have a lot to do with the terminal velocity Factor. Because of their weight and shape cats fall at a top Speed of 60 Miles per hour. Humans fall As fast As 120 Mph. They re pretty incredible Crea Tures Steinmetz said. Veterinarian William Marks says the cats often take a leap because of taunting Birds. The cat s out on the Terrace he said. There Are Birds out on the Terrace. The cat leaps at the Bird. The Bird flies away. The cat keeps satanic verses off shelves but continuing to sell Well new York a death threats against the author of the satanic verses and bomb threats against its . Publisher prompted Walden books the nation s largest bookseller to take the Book off its shelves. Calls by the associated press to Walden books stores nationwide found that the novel which has outraged moslem fundamentalists was available for Sale on re quest but was not on display. This is not a Freedom of speech Issue the sole reason is the Protection of our employees said Bon Nie Predd executive vice president of Walden books. The satanic verses is not available in stars and stripes bookstores. It s under consideration pending the Book s standing on the new York times Best seller list a Bookstore spokesman said the novel has prompted Iran s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to Call for the death of its 41-year-old author Salman Rushdie a British citizen who was born into a moslem family in India. Because of the threats Rushdie cancelled an 11-City promotional t9ur of the United states the Book s .publisher, Viking Penguin inc. Announced. About 10,000 copies of the Book were distributed to Walden books stores in 660 cities nationwide pred said. An associated press reporter purchased a copy of the satanic verses on thursday from a Walden books outlet in Jackson miss. The store had a few copies of the Book behind the counter but a store employee said she had been instructed to remove i from shelves. Other stores reported their biggest problem was obtaining enough copies to meet demand. Sales Are incredible said Brian Weese general manager of encore books a Harrisburg Chain of 47 stores in mid Atlantic states several of which have sold out their allotment. Six people died this week in Pakistan during pro tests against the Book which some moslem say Blas themes the Prophet Mohammed. The Book has been banned in countries with mostly moslem populations. The novel published in Britain in september has been available in the United states for several weeks. The fist shaking is happening elsewhere thank god said Weese in a Telephone interview thursday. The ironic thing is that it s working against what Khomeini and others want to accomplish. It s piqued everyone s interest and sparked the sales rather than forcing people to remove it and not sell Viking Penguin inc. Began a second printing of the Book last week said a company spokesman who asked that his name not be used because the publisher has received at least nine bomb threats at its new York Headquarters. The first run was 50,000 copies. We re printing to meet demand the spokesman said thursday. He said the $19.95 hard cover Book has hit five regional Best seller lists in this week s Chicago trib Une and Boston Globe and next week s san Francisco chronicle and the Washington Post. A fast Selling b9ok usually gets special treatment from retailers window displays a separate table or a prominent place on shelves. Booksellers said the up Roar would t deter them. Of five Large Midtown Manhattan bookstores Only a Barnes & Noble outlet on fifth Avenue had copies left thursday. I Don t have it in the window but i have it prominently displayed on both floors said Alex Ostrowsky the store s assistant manager. There s no particular fear of that kind of thing. There s some concern but it s not stopping any kind of Abc s nightlife show monday night was about the controversy. On tuesday the store sold 80 copies. We could have done 10 times better. We called every wholesaler to get every copy we could Ostrowsky said. He found 250, which he expects to sell by saturday. Norma Carmona manager of the classic Book shop said she scrounged up 15 copies of the Book wednesday morning but they were sold in hours. Everybody s talking about it everyone wants thread it she said. Convicted Diplomat keeps getting Federal salary wad / a t \ a tto j _ o
