European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 16, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 legislators condemn Flag exhibit a. A Illinois House urges Chicago display be closed Chicago a stale legislators tuesday condemned a student artwork that features a . Flag spread on the floor As novelist Larry Chin Mann joined a statewide arts organization in support of the embattled exhibit. After More than an hour of impassioned debate in Springfield the Illinois House approved a non binding Resolution 99-5. Urging that the exhibit Ai the school of the Art Institute of Chicago be closed. It s not a veterans Issue it s an american Issue said state rep. Linda Williamson who had joined in protests in Chicago against the inhibit. Most of the demonstrator were veterans and their families. The finance committee of the Chicago Park District owner of the land on which the Art Institute is located also reversed itself and recommended that the Art Institute and seven other Chicago museums get s2s.4 million in funding. The full Board later a proved the appropriation. Last week the committee citing the Flag exhibit voted to Cut off the Money. The Art Institute s share is  million -. Republican stale sen. Walter Dudycz a Leader in protests against the Flag exhibit held a noon rally Al the Capitol in Springfield to draw attention to his Reso Lution condemning the artwork. Hencmann. A chicagoan who won the 1987 nation Al Book award for his novel Paco s Story said the enormous Public response to the exhibit indicated the school was doing its Job. Although the display has deeply and greatly shocked Many  Hencmann said any arts Institute. Fails if students Are not Given the Freedom to explore subject matter and  Dudycz. And Hencmann Are Vietnam veterans. The Illinois arts Alliance said the Art Institute had a  right to display the work by . And when we trample on the . Constitution we trample on everything the american Flag symbolizes said Henry Fogl president of he  organization for the arts. Fogel appeared Al a news conference with Heinemann. Tyler s creation entitled what is the proper Way to display a us nag consists of a 32-by-59-Inch Flag to cameramen focus on the controversial Flag exhibit a Rhth was inc Sut Jet of an emotional Illinois 1 luusi1 Debute. Spread on a floor next to a Wall. On the Wall arc mounted a photograph of several Flag draped coffins and a Small shelf. On the shelf which is located directly above the Flag Are a bound collection of other photographs including one of a . Flag being burned and a Ledger in which visitors arc invited to write comments. The display is part Ofa 66-item student exposition that opened feb 17 and n scheduled to close thursday the Flag display has enraged veterans groups which contend it encourages people to walk on the . Flag and has prompted daily demonstration  Art Institute including one on sunday that Drew More than 2,000 people. On tuesday a tavern in Beach Park a town North of Chicago said it would cover its floor with pictures of artist Tyler and invite patrons to walk an them. More school districts join ban on serving apples by the associated press Apple and Apple products arc being banned from school cafeterias in cities around inc nation because of publicity about a potential cancer threat from a chemical used on some Orchards. School systems in Atlanta san fran Cisco and Chicago stopped distributing apples monday and were joined by Doz ens of smaller school districts across California the los Angeles unified school District the second largest in the nation pulled apples from its lunchrooms last week  Lead of new York. City schools. In los Angeles Kenneth Kizer director of the California department of. Health services said school officials who remove apples from lunchrooms arc running from a toxic  biting into a shiny red Apple As he discussed the Issue with reporters Kizer. Said fears that children will gel cancer arc based on a misinterpretation Ofa re cent study by a private interest group. Kizer advised Consumers to continue eating the fruit saying there May be worse dangers in sugary alternatives school off i is said the bans were prompted by a report by the private Nat ural resources defense Council that the farm chemical Damino Zide sold under the Trade name alar and other farm chemicals and pesticides pose a cancer threat to children. Farm groups maintain there is Little threat from the chemical and the manufacturer uniroyal chemical co of Middlebury Conn estimates it is used an Only 5 percent of America s Apple crop. Damino Zide prevents apples from dropping from Trees before they Ripen brings out color in some varieties and May help improve shelf life. The latest controversy Over alar was prompted by an rdc report that said Damino Zide poses a greater cancer threat to children than to adults. The environmental Protection Agency said in february that tests show a Corre lation Between the chem Iceland cancer in mice. The Agency is conducting an i � month review with an Eye toward ban Ning the chemical. Atlanta school officials said the Deci Sion to remove apples from school lunch  l strictly precautionary and there was no evidence that alar treated apples have been served in inc system s ii6.schools. When you re talking about children we believe it s better to take precautions said Modenia , director of nutrition for Atlanta schools. Because  Public outcry feel it s better to be conservative and eliminate the apples until it s cleared by the Fra said Richard Farrar director of food services for the san Francisco uni fied school District. A spokesman for the California farm Bureau federation and Apple growers said the san Francisco District s move was unfounded. They arc attacking the whole Indus try when it s just a Small group of grow ers in the Northwest using alar said grower John Delia. Only 17 of 200 passengers skip flight after bomb threat new York up pan american world airways received an. Anonymous. Bomb threat at John f. Kennedy International Airport against a new York Paris Hradel flight Monda night but Only 17 of 200 passengers do Concu to Lake la flight after being told fit. Officials said tuesday. I Pii am flight 114 departed monday night without incident pan am spokes Man Alan Lohin said. In said the flight landed safely in Paris then proceeded to Israel last night we did have a threat against flight iia from new York to  he said. We did announce to passengers in the Gate room the nature of inc  the passenger reaction was very very positive Loflin said. The Passen Gers seemed satisfied with what we had done with Security As lid our Crew All of whom operated the flight As scheduled. The threat to monday s night was called ,at.11 . Sunday Loflin said. Tic airlines notified proper authorities and took enhanced Security Mea sures he said relatives of victims of the pan am flight that exploded Over Lockerbie Scotland on dec 21. Have criticized i hairline and government authorities for not telling passengers of bomb threats to that flight. All 259 passengers aboard that flight were killed in the explosion. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. March if 1949 France proposed an Exchange of occupation territory in Germany with the United states so it could occupy All of the state of Baden and the americans All of the slate of Wurt Tumberg. 30 years ago today. March 16, 1959 or. Frank Stanton president of the Columbia Elroad tasting system said an All oui fight would be waged against the Federal communications commission s ruling requiring equal time for political opponents 20 years ago Roc a. March 16, 1969 North vietnamese troops attacked a . Marine outpost two Miles South of the demilitarized one killing 10 americans and wounding 40. 10 years ago today. March 16, 1979 House majority Leader Jim Wright. A Texas who As a College student Ciuci cd the military a Refl called for a system of mandatory National service for All Young men and women. ?