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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday april 2 1, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 vietnamese family sex Midway skipper reunited Pensacola. Fla. Ai1 a vietnamese family was reunited with he us Admiral who saved their lives by dumping s10 million Worth of helicopters in inc sea so they could land a Small plane on inc deck of his aircraft Carrier. South vietnamese maj. Bung Lee. His wife and i hair five children had crammed into a single seat Cessna to escape from their Homeland its in was Over run by communist forces in april 1975, l appeared they would be. Unable to land on the Midway in the South China sea because its flight deck was filled with helicopters used to evacuate Saigon. Rear adm. Lawrence Chambers now re tired ordered the deck cleared. His decision was priceless Lee said. Without his decision we would nol Belicic  Lee and Chambers reminisced at the . Naval aviation museum where she Liny plane was put on display Friday. Another retired rear Admiral Magrudor h. Tulloc bought he plane Tor an undisclosed Price 13 care ago and donated it to the museum Al Pensacola Mas. Lee now a waiter a a polynesian restaurant Al Walt Disney world his wire Van an electronics worker and  children came from their Winter Park Home for the dedication ceremony. Chambers said he worried for a moment about destroying the choppers but inc situation  Des  Lee had flown through Viet Cone gunfire in dense fog heading out to sea without knowing what was ahead. The plane was Miles from Shore and running Tow on fact when i spoiled inc Midway which saved 3,000 refugees.  had no radio so he attempted to drop a note onto the deck asking permission to land. He said he was afraid to Fly Loo Low for fear the Crew might think it was under a Hack and shoot Down the plane. Three times he dropped notes attached to a knife a Boot and a key Chain but each was too Light and blew away. On the fourth attempt a note lied to Lee s survival pistol hit the Carrier s deck. It read can you move these helicopters to the other Side. Can land on your runway 1 can Fly 1 hour More we have enough time to move. Please Rescue me. Major Bung by wife and 5  Chambers said there was t space to move the us i Hucy helicopters so he ordered them pushed overboard. The single engine plane touched Down once bounced and rolled to a Stop. The Crew was ecstatic to Sec the major make his first Carrier Landing Chambers said. 200 at Northwestern rally Back animal research Evanston in Al about 200 people including seriously ill patients who said  involving Ani Mals had saved their lives rallied sat urday Al Northwestern University in support of such research. The rally by ,-.faculty members and pro research demonstrators came after a rash of protests and death threats against Home do Al researchers Al Llie University in this suburb North of Chicago. University president Arnold Weber told demonstrators the University would not be intimidated by recent acts of vandalism against , including Spray painted death threats against faculty members. Animal Nihls groups have denied any connection with the threats and vandalism. Seriously ill Demon Serai is said re search using animals is in a Only Hope for a cum and claimed thai foes Are jeopardizing medical Progress. We need to look at inc human Side of 11, and Reah a what would happen if animal rights activists got their Way said Steve Carroll National executive director of the incurably 111 for animal research a group he said has 2, members nationwide Carroll 37, was severely burned Over so percent of his body in an air plane Accident and suffers from chronic osteomyelitis a painful Bone infect Ion he said can be treated thanks to tests on animals. I am a person whose life was saved by animal  he said. There s no Way i can express How grateful i am this research was done. Painkillers that allowed me to keep my sanity were developed on animals. Carroll said we. Would t i ave Cor onary1 bypass surgery be Able to remove cataracts or have joint in Pennis for arthritis victims without the research. Carroll was joined by about a do in other patients who have illnesses for which there is not it a cure. The people included diabetics cancer survivors and two Chil Dren with congenital heart defects. Two parents also spoke at the rally contending that their children would not be alive if it Werc Nefor medical Progress made through animal testing. A1 member of concerned citizens for ethical research a group opposed to an Imal citing said Fie was outraged by what he railed a distortion of the Isicc. They paint a picture trying to say that animal rights activists Are hurting medical Progress said Steve Davis just because something has been done in the past or is Legal does t mean thai it s  the concerned citizens group has Lar a Clad five scientists in recent weeks pressuring them to discontinue their re search. The group contends Northwestern re searchers starve monkeys and stick Clicc nude s and Needles in eats eyes. Re searchers counter thai the animals Are anaesthetized and feel no pain. King Hussein honoured turnier ambassador in in inn Kilts left and Boston unit Ersery president John slab or adjust a ceremonial Hoed on Jordan s Kirk films Fhi is lie h presented in Hunora degree b inc unit sit san Wilaj. Lincoln proclamation will free Library from financial problems Ashfield mass a Public Library officials seeking  to meet a budget crunch did t have to look farther than their basement where they found an authentic copy of Lincoln s emancipation proclamation hidden in n junk i Lei trustees of Ashfield s Small Public Library were meeting in he basement worrying Over whether stale and Federal Grants would come through when they stumbled across inc copy said trustee Maurice Isser Man a professor of history Al mount loll Yoke College in South Hadley somebody said we could sell those old prints Over then in the Corner he said. I walked Over arid looked Al one and  t a Prim it was u document and i looked Down Al the Bottom and Here was Abra Ham Lincoln s signature. "1 took it id a local appraiser who introduced me 10 inc world of Lincolnia sales he told us we had , document and  up sol Heys Isserman said. The document was one of.4 8 copies made in 1864, signed by Lincoln and Secretary of state. William saw Ard experts Al rotheby s auction House in new York told the trustees. The document will be auctioned next fall and is. Expected to bring at least $70,000. Just about equal 10 a Hal the Library needs to finish renovations Isserman said. It was like a providential finding he said. Library officials believe the document was Given to the Library ears ago by George William Curtis a Friend of Lincoln and one of the founders  Ash Field Library association accused winery worker arraigned for murders  Rosa Calif a a Amer worker was arraigned on murder charges stemming from a blood Bash in i the Loun Public defender wid he belie \ de so bizarre so incomprehensible thai a brain disorder might explain the Nemes a glum  lunch thac cd Ramon Salcitto. Hanngan Orange jail ump Sutt was Char cd with seen counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder in the april 14 killing spree he could face the death penalty if convicted. The 28- tar old forklift operator court appearance came a Day after an enraged mob greeted his armal from Mcco with shouts of kill him and signs support ing capital punishment Salcido delayed entering a pm a unit was ordered bark to court a 5. Lie  a in Rcd 10 Sonoma count jail where he will remain under heavy guard and a suicide watch Sonoma county District attorney gent1 Tinney discount cd speculation that Wisdo s allowed rampage in the Witni Region North of san f Rancito  fut Iid in part he a two a Binge on Al Cohnin and cocaine and wed he bal Icid so Lou to be legally sane. A Widcig irad manhunt that began after the killings ended wednesday when i Alcidus he arrested m Western Memeo near his Hometown of to Mathis. He was brought to me Ico City on thursday afternoon deposed try Mexico and re lure cd to California. Salado Laid mexican television report ers and Law enforcement agents he killed his american bom wife Angela 24, and winery co worker Tracy Toovey in Aji my Lii rage. Also killed were Salcido s Mother to la jus two sistemi in Law and tool his Voung daughters. The two Sisters a Law 8 arid 12, also were raped  
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