European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday May 28,1989 Home on the Branch having a Homey Perch and fishing line run Branch has caused the water level at a rapped dried plants to Chew on is a Lake lettuce in Tampa Bay fla., to drop Heron s idea of happiness. But Lack of drastically. The area has had Only .23 rain that provided the Bird with his bar inches of rainfall this month. Group seeks to save legendary route 66 Washington. Iii. A a group of nostalgic illinoisans with fond Mem ories of two Lane Blacktop and cruising on country roads Are trying to rally sup port for the historical preservation of a Highway. But they re not trying to save just any piece of Asphalt with White lines and gravel shoulders. This group wants to preserve the legendary . Route 66, which was wiped off Illinois maps in 1976 after comple Tion of interstate 55. It was erased nationwide in 1985. More than half of the old Roadway is gone while other pieces exist As local stretches of Road. You d be surprised How Many people have a love affair with that old  said Mike Yates one of the group s Lead ers. But there s a lot of people out there who have Strong feelings about route 66 and what it  to Yates and about 35 other people scattered around the state. Route 66 rep resents a bygone Era of Small towns bustling with business created by travellers tunnelled Down main Street by the nation s highways. Many people associated route 66 with Freedom Opportunity adventure and Romance said another organizer Tom Teague of Springfield. It was the epitome of the open  Yates fondly remembers Small motels Roadside hamburger joints Shade tree mechanics and others who made a living in Rural America thanks to the Highway traffic. Route 66 really was main Street .a.," Yates said. It was the Mother Road As author John Steinbeck called it that carried people West from Chicago to All the Way to the shores of the Pacific Pecan at Santa Monica Calif la was an important Road for americans trav Lingby  according to the Book titled route 66, a photographic essay route 66 was formed in 1926 when 2,448 Miles of existing and new roads were connected to establish a link Between Chicago and the West coast. It was dubbed the Gateway to the West and linked eight states and cities such As St. Louis Tulsa okla., and okla homa City Amarillo Texas Albuquerque . And Flagstaff ariz., on its Way to the los Angeles Basin. I remember driving on route 66 near Springfield a few years ago Teague said. The Road was dipping and curving in topographical rhythm. It caressed the geography instead of bulling it Over like the inter states do. Route 66 had charac  the popular song about route 66, Oklahoma City looks of so  your kicks on route 66." added to its Appeal As did the 1960s television show featuring two men in a sports car who experience Carefree adventures on route 66. Yates and Teague arc trying to form a route 66 association of Illinois. Two meetings have attracted three dozen peo ple interested in preserving and enjoying the estimated 1,000 Miles of remaining Highway. They arc supporting a Resolution be fore Congress to authorize a study of the feasibility of preserving what s left of the Road and naming it a National Scenic Highway. And Teague wants Illinois Law makers to follow the example of Arizona which  a 158-mile stretch of the old route 66 in 1988. Dod unlikely to ban firms unpaid overtime by the Washington Post Washington the Deputy assistant Secretary of defense for procurement said it is unlikely that the Pentagon will ban an Industry practice that defens contractors May forces their employees to work More than 40 hours a week. But the official Eleanor Spector said Friday the Pentagon would be willing to consider a less drastic Way to try to eliminate the problem which has been under Sharp attack by the government services Indus try even though Many companies in the Industry follow the practice. The practice is known As  overtime because government service contractors say it forces them to make employees work overtime without extra pay. The affected employees arc All professionals who arc not covered by Federal Law requiring overtime pay  overtime has evolved in the past few years As a Way to gain a competitive Edge among firms who do work for the Pentagon in particular the Navy. 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