European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday. September 10.1989 cattle drive gets wild West Welcome Billings. Mont. A Montana s old West Centennial spectacular of longhorn cattle cowboys and covered wagons rumbled into town just after Dawn saturday drawing an uproarious Welcome along a three mile Parade route. Thousands began lining the main Street route through Billings Heights despite a pc Dawn chill of 47 degrees to cheer on the cattle drive and Wagon train that revived the romanticism or a bygone Era. Some people had begun reserving viewing spots with parked cars the Day before. After the Parade the cattle were driven to two Bill Ings livestock markets where most cattle arrive by truck and the riders dismounted for an auction of Memorabilia and a concert. The six Day Celebration was the most ambitious of scores of official events celebrating Montana s 100th year As a slate. Pub Caf on revises focus of doomsday Chicago us l after 44 years the bulletin of the atomic scientists is revising its doomsday clock logo and its editorial focus to include Environ mental economic and cultural factors As Well As the arms race in its assessment of world Security. The clock is now superimposed on the Earth As a reminder that Security Means More than averting nuclear catastrophe editor Len Ackland said. Rut the hands of the clock will not be moved from their current position of six minutes to Midnight he said. The hands were moved Back to that position from three minutes to Midnight two years ago when the United states and soviet Union signed the treaty to eliminate intermediate Range nuclear forces. The position of the clock s hands Indi Cates How close the world is in the Opin Ion of the bulletin s editors to nuclear disaster. The bulletin was founded in 1945 by scientists including Albert Einstein to Monitor and publicize dangers associated with the nuclear arms race. Its offices arc on the University of Chicago Campus close to the site of the first sustained nuclear reaction. In an editorial the Magazine acknowledged the cold War Glacier is breaking up As the superpowers move to reduce their nuclear arsenals. At the same Lime something Funda mental has changed in recent years the bulletin said. It is As if a curtain has been pulled Back revealing All that was obscured by the grim Shadow play of the cold War. The Earth emerges in a new Light grievously wounded beset by a Range of threats arising from the abuse of techno logical creativity that could be used to improve life. Air is being contaminated water fouled topsoil blown away Plant and animal species decimated. Much of humanity is desperately impoverished yet the birth rate climbs. Serious prob lems that once seemed Remote Are now upon us. What is the meaning of International Security in such a world clearly it Means More than deterrence and avoid ing nuclear holocaust. The great intellectual and political project of the Post cold War Era and the bulletin s Cen trial editorial focus will be to redefine International Security in terms that pm Brace environmental economic and Cul Tural As Well As military factors. The Parade opened with one rider bellowing a Long be Eccl Haw As a procession headed by a Union cavalry unit rolled into town. The riders and covered wagons accompanying the drive arrived first followed by the 2,700 head of cattle that had been driven 60 Miles the old fashioned Way since leaving the Small town of Roundup on monday. Roundup was chosen As the starting Point partly be cause of its name. Although the riders and wagons were confined to half the Street the cattle swept along All six lanes of the Boulevard when they hit the Parade route. Nobody explained to the cows that they re Only supposed to use half the Street a police officer said. The Rangy longhorns that made up most of the Herd a bit tired after six Days caused Little trouble on City streets and delighted the exuberant crowd in the City of about 65,000 people. Although they were nearly surrounded by the ids drovers who had herded them Over the route the Ani Mals still passed within easy petting distance of the crowd and a few people reached out to touch them. The cattle and drovers had been accompanied on the Trail by some 240 covered wagons and 2,400 so Cial  Billings police augmented by sheriffs and Highway patrol officers turned out in full Force to control an protect the crowds. And a full Force of Street cleaners both people and machines swung into action immediately after the cattle and horses were gone. A hint of saturday s turnout came thursday when an estimated 20,000 people drove 21 Miles North of town for a concert at the Wagon Camp. Traffic was snarled for hours and police had to turn Back about5,000 people. Willie b. Finds Gorilla his dreams Atlanta a Willie b. Has shown there is Hope for even the most sheltered bachelors of the world. Zoo Atlanta s famous Lowland Gorilla who spent just about three decades alone in a Cage mated Friday with a 6 year old female in front of his stunned rain Erand visiting children. What better Way to have an introduction to life said Amy Gross a zoo Visi Tor. Zoo officials thought it would be at least another year before the 31-Ycar-old Gorilla did Well what comes naturally. We re just excited he has show Nus he knows what to do said Terry Maple the zoo s director lie s not As bad off As we  Kinyanna Willie s newly mature partner and the longtime Bachelor had been wrestling and chasing each other since they were placed together about two months ago said Charles Horton Willie s longtime Trainer. Zoo officials said the tryst lasted about two hours. It was totally unbelievable to Sec this Horton said. It was astonishing to Sec. I Hope he keeps on doing this Willie has progressed quickly since May 1988, when he stepped outdoors for the first time since he was Cap tured in the wild at about age 3. Researchers say they will Wail about a month to see whether Willie and Kinyanna produce offspring. Later Friday the lovers had another romantic encounter. Kinyanna looks up at Willie b. At the zoo in Atlanta an Friday. Surgeons must operate by flashlight when balloon cuts off electricity Providence , a a child balloon knocked of Power to two of Rhode Island s largest hospitals for up to 40 minutes saturday forcing surgeons to operate by flashlight and nurses to help intensive care patients breathe by hand. Emergency generators that normally would kick in within one minute of a Power failure at Rhode Island Hospital failed to work for unknown reasons hos Pital spokesman Rick Pic Star said. The neighbouring women & infants Hospital which is on Rhode Island hos Pital s electrical system also was without Power for several minutes until its own Generator started spokesman Robert Ball said. It was a period of no Little panic Ball said. We be never lost Power be  a balloon with an aluminium foil Streamer got Loose from a waterfront festival on Narragansett electric co. Prop erty and drifted upward into a trans former that serves the two hospitals causing a Short circuit but no permanent damage said Charles f. Moran a Utility spokesman. Although the festival s organizers had been coached about safety we never anticipated anybody would bring in bal loons with aluminium trailers on them Moran said. All such balloons which were being Given away by a restaurant s food Booth were hunted Down and destroyed after the Power failure he said. Two patients were in operating rooms at Rhode Island Hospital when the Power went off. Surgery on one had not yet begun and the other patient who was on local anaesthesia remained awake while his operation was finished by hash Light pics Ter said. At women & infants a surgeon completed a caesarean Section by flashlight and the Mother and child were doing Fine Ball said. About 40 intensive care patients on respirators were helped by nurses using bags to Force air into their lungs Piester said. Some emergency room patients were taken to a lobby so their conditions could be monitored in sunlight he  also helped premature infants breathe by hand at women & infants Ball said. Women & infants which specializes in obstetrics and gynaecological procedures had 110 adult patients and about 170 infants saturday. The number of premature infants on respirators was not immediately  emergency room patient at Rhode Island Hospital was transferred else where ambulances were warned away by radio and the Hospital was preparing to Transfer some of its other 575 patients when the Power came Back on Piester  electric said Power was restored 25 minutes after it went off but Pic Star said it was 40 minutes before Rhode Island Hospital s Power was fully restored