European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes tuesday August 15.1989 faces n places finding rooms for 1,000 magicians no easy trick from wire reports had no tricks up their sleeves when it came to housing the nearly 1,000 magicians who gathered for a weekend convention in Colon Mich. Only determination and phone Calls could solve the problem. There were nearly As Many magicians As there were residents in Colon during the 52nd annual Abbot magic get together and tar More Restid imitators than hotel rooms. There Are no hotels in Colon said housing coordinator do bile Bordner. She said some magicians ended up slaying in Battle Creek or Kalams Uoo. 35 to 40 Miles away from the Hometown of Abbott magic co., which organi is the gathering. Go West by covered Wagon the Demircay family has t run into any big prob lems in the first month of a covered Wagon journey from Ohio to California but the five children arc getting a bit restless. Every Day 2vi-Ycar-old Martina will ask Are we going to California today arc we there yet?1 the kids Don t have the same Conception of time and said Pam Demarco. She and her husband Thomas Angelo passed through knights own ind., 30 Miles cast of Indiana Polis last week in their tractor drawn Conestoga Stylc Wagon chosen to symbolize their search for a better life. The Demarcos. Recently of Kip Lon Ohio built the covered Wagon for cheap transportation and As a protest against 20th-Century lifestyles. They Hope to reach Southern California where they have friends by Christmas. A woodworker by Trade Demarco says his business was failing last year and he was forced to vacate a Home he had been restoring. Mrs. Demarco an american history Buff suggested the family move West by covered Wagon and they pieced the vehicle together from an old farm Wagon and other salvaged parts. Edinburgh festival opens students from Virginia waved from a truck and soviet georgians danced Down princes Street in Sun Day s Parade opening the 43rd Edinburgh International festival in Scotland. Leaders of big business have joined festival presi Dent and violinist sir Yehudi Menuhin to launch a $16 million Trust fund to support the festival. In the next three weeks shows will be Given 9.500 performances by 8.600 participants at the offi Cial Edinburgh festival and the unofficial festival fringe which runs in tandem with it. There arc 35 . Groups presenting some 100 plays and shows. Marines in Australia Marine helicopter crewmen give thumbs up greetings on their arrival at a Royal australian air Forte base in Western Australia. They Are to participate in operation Kangaroo a joint .-australian exer Cise that will be the biggest peacetime operation Ever held in Australia. From left the marines All Lance corporals Are Tim Hegwood of Texas Ken Pascoe of Ohio Chris Mccoy of Pennsylvania Craig Dettman of Wisconsin Tony Jones of North Carolina and Bob Kocchi of California. Agents in dark civilian clothes and Young toughs in uniform track suits and to shirts lined the stage and aisles throughout the packed Lenin stadium. Forget the Balcony Romeo Juliet s Balcony in Verona Italy has been re opened to the Public but Romeo won t be allowed to climb Down from Balcony open to tourists and used in a sum Mer production of William Shakespeare s Romeo and Juliet was closed briefly out of fear that heavy Rains and cracks discovered would cause it to col lapse newspapers the past weekend however local officials oversaw temporary repairs and reopened the 13th Century Balcony. But on one condition Romeo must flee from an adjacent third Story window not the Balcony. Soviet police keep lid on fans soviet youth poured into Moscow to hear Ameri can heavy Metal heroes sunday but 10,000 Security men and rockers with just say nyut buttons kept the concert from getting too intoxicating. If the police weren t Here there would be drug Sand drinking and making love said 18-year-old Anna Rinskaya. But what can you do with police everywhere and they were everywhere among the 100,000 peo ple gathered for the second Day of car shattering heavy Metal sounds from the likes of Bon Joti scorpions and Ozy of Bourc. It was Moscow s biggest festival of foreign Rock music which for years was condemned As an infectious item of Western decadence. Moscow militia in Blue riot police in Black Kab stars and stripes bookstores stars and stripes bookstores 1 super savers for the month of August of Coto lug. Do co q of tic Regutis Price $19.95 v our Price 512.95 you can count on our monthly super savers for savings of 25% off or More available at most stars and stripes bookstores 1 stars and stripes bookstores stars and stripes bookstores co 2 Tom Coo Ooi 3dm to
