European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 09, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes tuesday. January 9.1990 faces in places tourists take final hike up leaning Tower of Pisa from wire reports streams of tourists in Italy took a last climb up the leaning Tower of Pisa on sunday before author lies closed it for repairs to ensure the 800-year-old Monument won t topple. Mayor Giacomino Granchi locked the wooden doors to Vic Tower with a steel key and expressed Hope the Marble wonder can be reopened soon. He reluctantly signed an order in december authorizing the closure for at least three months. Hut Public works minister Giovanni Prandini who led the drive to close the lower said he expected it needed to be closed several years. Prandini said there is no agreement yet on the Best Way to stabilize the Tower which leans about 13 feet off the perpendicular. New Way of ranching the ranch Foreman shaded his eyes from the Florida Panhandle Sun with a rakish Cowboy hat. Grinned broadly and recounted talks from the crawfish Corral in Wewahitchka. Crawfish arc easier to round up than cattle Are said my ranch fore Man Bryant Copeland. Harder to Brand but easier to round  Copeland allowed that he was Only kidding about the branding but not the roundups. They Are done with 40 fall Sci Tom boats built in Louisiana Bayou country where crawfish which look like Small lobsters arc a Staple of the cajun diet. The switch to aquaculture meant some retraining for hands at the ranch that had once raised cattle but Cope land said it s All the same. Farming is  Copeland said. It s 24 hours a Day. Seven Days a  film angers airlines airline officials arc angry that portions of Bruce Willis die hard ii will be shot at Denver s Stapleton inter National Airport contending that the film is an endorsement of  it involves terrorism violence against airports destruction of an air Craft and a crash said Jack Ekey Gen eral manager of United airlines Den ver operations. As a matter of principle we Don t believe that kind of thing represents i ther airports or airlines in a Way which we see ourselves or want the Public to see us he said. Greg Lazzaro location manager of Happy birthday 5 times Mary to Wilton of Auburn Hills mich., watches her year old quintuplets from left Anthony Elizabeth Shelby Rebecca and Cameron open birthday presents at a party at Detroit s Sinai Hospital. Attending the party in addition to family friends and relatives were some of the 35 member team that delivered the quilts on Jan. 5, 1989. The film said the airlines position is total unadulterated Bull and preposterous and  glory accurate glory the civil War movie Star ring Matthew Broderick and Morgan Freeman has passed Muster As authentic in its depiction of a regiment of Black soldiers. Two civil War experts who Are sticklers for details found Only minus Cule breaches in the film. Russ pilchard a firearms expert at Philadelphia s civil War Library and museum said he and Flag collector Stan Smullen found extraordinarily minor flaws during a recent preview. It s an absolute incredible movie Pritchard said. The combat sequences Are the Best i be seen in a movie about the 19th Century. All the uniforms the account cements the tack on the horses even what i would Call the background props they re All  Pritchard said he and Smullen each noticed a flaw. In one scene recruits were issued Enfield rifled muskets while someone called out the serial number of each weapon. The regiment carried Enfield Pritchard said but Enfield had no Seri Al numbers. Smullen pointed out that the regi ment s american flags seemed to have had the stars sewn on. During the civil War however stars would Nave been painted on the flags he said. Rocky s Challenge Sylvester Stallone Talla Shire Hurt Young and company will begin filming Rocky a on Jan. Is. Philadelphia mayor w. Wilson Goode announced last week. The new film will feature the familiar formula fighting winning with the boxing backdrop. Rocky Balboa faces his greatest Challenge producers say. A test that will pit him against his own values strength and ultimately his own spirit. Boxing heavyweight contender Tommy Morrison is featured As Rocky s protege. Tommy gun. John at Ibsen who directed the first Rocky in Phil Adelphia in 1975 with the then unknown Stallone will direct the fourth sequel and filming is expected to last about six weeks. Raye hospitalized actress Martha Raye the exuberant 73-year-old comedian known As the big Mouth broke several ribs in fall at her los Angeles Home that forced a Hospital stay. Raye was listed in fair condition at Cedars Sinai medical Center said hos Pital spokesman Ron Wise. We re not sure yet when she s going to be released but i Don t expect it to be More than a few Days Wise said adding that she was in Good spirits. Club yanks to shirts Chelsea soccer club withdrew from Sale to shirts depicting English Hooli Gans rampaging in Italy after soccer authorities condemned them As provocative. The to shirts prominently displayed in the club s official shop at its Stam Ford Bridge ground showed fans storm ing off a boat and proclaiming became we saw we conquered. Eng land and Chelsea invasion of Italy 1990." Chelsea club Secretary Janet Wayth said the shop was run by a franchise Holder and the shirts weren t sanctioned by club officials. The club never knew they were sell ing this kind of distasteful clothing Wayth said. We have ordered them trip them All Down and have told them that if any More of this kind of thing is put up for Sale we will take  dear readers although you May not live in California which is considered earthquake country you could be visit ing there or Japan Mexico Alaska or anywhere else where Mother nature chooses to shake rattle and Roll. So it might be Worth your time to read this column h will take Only a few minutes less time than most earthquakes last. What should you expect during a major Earth quake you May experience a shaking that starts gently and within a second or two grows violent and knocks you off your feet. Or you May be jarred first by a violent Jolt As though your dwelling were hit by a truck. A second or two later you la feel the shaking and find it very difficult if not impossible to move from one room to another. According to Marvin o. 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People who live in earthquake areas should know where he Gas and water shutoff valves arc. They should also have on hand adjustable wrenches Flash lights portable radios extra batteries first Aid kits and enough food and water to last at least three Days. For a free pamphlet containing More detailed information concerning emergency preparedness for Earth quakes floods tornadoes or other natural disasters write to safety tips for earthquakes Federal Emer gency management Agency . Box 70274. Washing ton. . 20024.dear Abby thank you so much for printing the letter about the hearing ear dog Danny. We greatly appreciate the Opportunity to educate the Public about these specially trained dogs the services they provide and the Legal Access rights they have. May i clarify one Point you stated that it costs $3,500 to train a Heaning ear dog. Thai s True but the recipients Are Given the dogs free of charge. 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