European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 04, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday january 4,1990 Disney fires mustachioed ship s officer Long Beach Calif. A a mustachioed ship s officer stuck to his guns and was fired by the Disney co. From his Bridge station on the Queen Mary for refusing to shave off the tuft of fluff he s sported for More than 40 years. Disney which operates the Queen Mary tourist attraction in Long Beach Harbor gave first officer John Magness the ultimatum in december. When the deadline passed tuesday. Magness. A 65-year-old Navy Veteran who was the regal luxury liner s no. 3 officer still had the mus tache and was fired. Three lower ranking employees also were dismissed in past weeks for refusing to shave off their mustaches. Disney has ordered employees at the Queen Mary and nearby Spruce Goose tourist attractions which it has operated for about two years to com ply with 35-year-old company grooming rules. The rules also forbid women to Wear heavy makeup red Fingernail polish or Loo much jewelry. Detractors of the Disney rules say they arc outdated and Point to the Mustache worn by Walt Disney. Magness firing capped a week of suspensions and warnings intended to give workers time to change their mind said Queen Mary spokesman Rich Karlin. The Queen Mary is permanently docked at the Harbor 25 Miles South of los Angeles. The Spruce Goose a massive wooden bodied plane built by Howard Hughes is set up for viewing nearby. Dod argues in favor of plan to expand training areas Washington a the Pentagon wednesday defended plans to take Over million of additional acres of Public lands for combat training arguing that More room is needed to train soldiers and pilots in the use of modern weaponry. The expansion plans have been sharply Crivici cd by environmentalists Anil ranchers c pc really in Western Stales where More than 3 million additional acres arc sought by the defense department fur expanded bombing runs and tank Maneu vers. Testifying before a House Interior . Pentagon officials said Modem technology a lires expanded training areas to provide the realism of five meat. Today s High Speed modern Tactual aircraft Fly Over Large ground ranges in a matter  today a Mccrani cd army battalion needs Moie  80.000 acres to practice Standard Maneu vers compared to 4,000 acres during world War  said in int Stone Deputy assistant defense Secretary for installations. But the military s grab for land has sparked Contro Versy across much of the West from Montana to Cali fornia and also in Mississippi where the state nation Al guard thinks the Dusolo National Forest is just the place for tank Maneu vers. Several congressmen said however that defense needs might have to override other concerns. Rep. Larry Craig a Idaho. In whose state the air Force wants to vastly expand a bombing Range said that while local interests must be taken into account it also is critical to the country that military training is the Best it can be. The military currently uses More than i million acres of land belonging to the Federal Bureau of i and manage ment or the . Forest service. It wants to expand those holdings by 3.4 million acres in seven Western states alone according to congressional estimates. The growing appetite for More Public lands on which to practice War games appears to be out of sync with the wanning of relations Between the . And the soviet  said rep. Bruce Vento a Minn. Chairman of the Nalii Viall arks and Public land subcommittee. I he i ores service and the Bureau of land manage Mentha a not publicly protested the defense depart Nuit s intentions. Within the administration the no is like a 600-Pound  and gels its Way a pm my tuesday. Lid in some regions the puh to expand military Iii using Basl s has prompted a  Range War by Lworn Ilic military and an unusual Alliance of environmentalists cattlemen and Citi is groups. In Idaho a plan by the air four to vastly expand the s i Lor Creek bombing Range from 100,000 acres to 1.5 million acres is prompting loud protests. Ranchers say tin expansion will drive them out of desirable Graz ing land on the High plateau cum mentalists argue the bombing will ruin the Countryside and destroy a valuable wildlife habitat. Roger Hayes who represents several Idaho Environ mental groups said some of the Scenic land coveted by the air Force already is being considered for Wilder Ness Protection status. That s one reason the air Force wants to take Over 500.000 additional acres along the Nevada Utah Bor Der where plans Call for a new electronic Battlefield for Jet fighters. The Navy also wants 240,000 acres of Public land in Nevada for Range and air Crew training while Nevada s army guard has set its sights on 586,000 acres of Public grazing land for tank training. Runaway barges mishaps mar new year s Holiday Pittsburgh a the . Army corps of engineers joined the coast guard and state agencies in a search for dozens of barges ripped from their moorings by Rush ing chunks of ice in the rain and Snow swollen Monongahela River. We be pretty much identified All the vessels that appear to be missing said John Reed a corps spokesman. At least s3 barges broke away in the 58-mile stretch of River and crashed downstream new year s Day. One of the vessels leaked 10,000 Gallons of gasoline. Another Barge holding 420,000 Gallons of fuel was pried from a dam tuesday with its cargo still intact. Thirty of the barges Sank prompting the coast guard to temporarily halt River traffic along a 20-mile stretch of the River South of Pittsburgh. Some of the submerged vessels were empty while others carried Coal. We believe there will be minimal environmental  said Chuck Duritsa. Regional director of the Pennsylvania department of environmental resources. In new Jersey about 5,000 Gallons of heating Oil spilled from a pipe linking Exxon Coro s Bayway refinery and chemical Plant in Linden with its refinery in Bayonne. The break tuesday caused an 1 a Milc Slick of no. 2 Oil that tainted six Miles of the Staten Island n.y., Shoreline officials said. John Hagerty spokesman for the state department of environmental Protection said no environmentally sensitive areas were threatened by the spill that occurred in an area ringed with Industrial plants and Oil terminals. In Pennsylvania the two fuel Laden barges were knocked from their Moor Ings at Mon River towing inc s Dock at up cars 44 Miles upstream from Pitts  Barge that leaked went Over the locks and dam at Charleroi 28 Miles South of Pittsburgh. It hit the Monongahela Bridge before coming to rest at new Eagle 14 Miles farther downstream. Man faces charges of throwing sex Girlfriend s Puppy into River Weymouth mass. Up a Man described As a jilted Boyfriend faced an animal cruelty charge wednesday for allegedly throwing his sex Girlfriend s Puppy off a Bridge into the icy fore River on new year s Day. The dog survived and Thomas Horgan. 20, of Boston s Hyde Park Section denied he tossed the Puppy into the River. Horgan allegedly took the a Mon hold australian terrier named Murphy Brown from the Hingham Home of the Heap family. Horgan briefly dated Kirsten Heap 20, last summer the bos ton Herald said. The paper called Hor Gan a jilted Boyfriend. Bridge tenders saw three men in a car registered to Horgan Stop on the fore River badge. And one Man threw two Brown packages into the in water 80 feet below. Then the Little dog s head came up out of the water broke free of the  Bridge attendant Joc Marin Lold the Herald. The Puppy clambered onto an ice hoc. Where she was rescued by Quincy fire fighters. It s Ama ing the link thing sur Vived said Weyr Norih police officer Michael Gould. I Lorgan was to be charged in Quincy dim dirt court Vijh animal Crue i and receiving stolen property in a acc is of s250. The Herald said. While being just tuned Al we Mouth police Headquarters tuesday Horgan told the newspaper he did t do it. What am i. A sadist or something he said. Millions for schools ii. Dean a jigs. Indiana s stale superintendent of Public instruction and Ann Rev fire state auditor display checks made out to schools that won school improvement awards. Hie 916 winning schools Hill share about $10 million