European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday february 13,1990 Bush does honors twice for to special on literacy stateside Washington a it took two takes but president Bush introduced a White House television Spe Cial sunday night honouring adults who Learned to read late in life and literacy teachers. The East room of the White House was trans formed into a studio for the taping of the National literacy honors gala which featured walk on appear ances by such stars As Jamie Lee Curtis. Barbara Man Drill. Anita Bakst. Patrick Swayze and Kermit the Frog. Bush and his wife. Barbara a longtime crusader for literacy causes presented awards to three literacy teachers and three adult learners. The president had to redo his two minute opening for the show which be aired on Abc to sometime in March. An embarrassed producer announced at the end of the hour Long taping that because of a glitch the Cam eras had not been rolling during Bush s first try. A wireless Mike Antenna fell. It hit a lighting Cable and if grounded the whole thing  a sound Man cup Laincz afterwards. Bush Good Nat redly gave his remarks again then laughed and said. Show Biz is that it Swayze. Of dirty dancing Fame also repeated his remarks. Many in the East room audience of 200 were moved to tears by taped footage of the three adults who described their problems As illiterates and How they overcame them. They were James Underwood 49, of Charlotte n.c., who now runs a $300.000-a year cleaning business Inez Cortiz 30, of , a former welfare Mother now training to be a nurse and de Castor. 47, of Windfall ind. Who Learned to read after technology made his old factory Job obsolete. Also honoured were three teachers Lorna Anderson 57 of Park Forest 111. Arthur slope 65. Of Stuart Fla. And  Olea. 43, of Phoenix. Publisher Harold Mcgraw or. And Wally famous Amos the cookie entrepreneur were honoured for leadership in the literacy movement. Bush voiced the Hope that the talks would inspire millions More people to seek help and said. Literacy is critical to our very future. Essential to our  he called illiteracy a problem that runs from the most personal and private pain to the broadest nation Al distress from those who will never know that a Book can be a Friend in the still hours of the night to those who do not even have the skills to get a Job or be an Active  it figures in every human and social concern labor lost potential unfulfilled poverty bigotry and de Spair. Anchorman a Ace puts distance Between 60 minutes Rooney new York a "60 minutes Anchorman Mike Wallace took the Opportunity during the television newsmagazine s broadcast sunday to put some distance Between the program and suspended humorist Andy Rooney. Rooney last week was placed on three months sus pension after racist comments were attributed to him in a homosexual publication. Even though the remarks attributed to Andy were not made on 60 minutes and indeed could never have been made on 60 minutes this is the Broad cast with which he has been most closely associated Wallace  his three month suspension which he him self has acknowledged is understandable we. Who have been his colleagues through the years surely look for Ward to his return  in a Story published this weekend in the advocate a biweekly Magazine based in los Angeles Rooney is quoted As saying Blacks have watered Down their genes because the less intelligent ones arc the ones that have the most  Rooney. Who won his first emmy award in 1968 for his script for a special about Blacks flatly denied Mak ing the remarks but said he would rather accept the suspension than end his career at lbs. Andy Rooney girl accidentally killed by brother at Bronx party new York not a 1 3-year-old girl danc ing in the living room at her sister s birthday party was accidentally shot dead by her brother Early sunday in their family s Bronx apartment. The police said the girl Sabrina Williams was struck once in the head when a pistol her 14-year-old brother Jabbar was playing with Acci dentally discharged. The children s Mother Susan Williams 44, said an argument had developed Between Jabbar and friends at the party. One of them had a gun which Jabbar Man aged to get hold of. He did not know it was loaded and fired it by mistake Williams said. They were trying to get Jabbar she said. She got in the Way. Now my baby s  stray Bullet injures girl on ride at Disneyland Anaheim. Calif. A an 8-Ycar-old ii was shot in the Back by a stray Bullet while rid ing on a Disneyland train with her parents police said. She was in guarded condition monday after undergoing surgery. Nayeli Diana Placentia of Downey was aboard the open air attraction sunday evening when she Felt a Sharp pain police sgt. Thomas Lahmon said. Detectives believe the child was struck by a stray Bullet fired somewhere off Dis Neyland property. The train has no sides and has a Canvas top Lahmon said. It was not immediately known whether any arrests were made or whether there was gang activity in the area during the shooting Lahmon  girl underwent surgery at the medical Center of the University of California Irvine and was under observation at the paediatric intensive care unit Hospital spokeswoman Elaine Brno said. Leading rabbi in sect Dies from Bullet wound in . New York a rabbi Haskul Wurz Berger an Auschwitz survivor died Early Mon Day four Days after being shot in the head Dur ing a robbery authorities said. He was 58. . A Leader of the 25,000-Mcmber hasidic Salmar Seel died at Bill Vuc Hospital with his family present Hospital administrator Robert Frazier  rabbi had been shot above the left Eye Early thursday As he sat in his car. After the shooting the assailant dragged him out of the car. Dumped him in the Street Anil drove away police said. The car As found Friday but no arrests have been  was the chief Sexton and a senior assistant to rabbi Moses tit Calbaum the sat mar s grand re bbl. Military cuts extend to veterans funerals West Springfield. Mass. A world War la Veteran and purple heart Winner Anthony big gotta died expecting to be buried with military pomp. But when his family tried to arrange the color guard Rifle Salute and Bugle blown taps they discovered a change in policy at new England s main army base because of budget constraints. My father did t talk too much about it. But he said he wanted a military Fune  said big Gutla s daughter Jeanne Udas. It s just something we knew All our lives that he  big Golta. Who was 75 when he died Jan. 19, got his military sendoff when officials at the local veterans of foreign wars Post sent a color guard. Bui although the family appreciated the efforts inc funeral want of course As impressive As what my father expected or wanted Udas said. The problem military officials say is that the Veteran population from world War ii is aging at a time when the Mili tary is under pressure to trim spending. There s no intent to slight veterans. That s not the Point said Phillip mor Ris spokesman for fort Dovins in Ayers. When there s less Money we have to find ways to  army policy is to pro vide funeral details for soldiers who die on Active duty and for medal of Honor winners said Shari Lawrence spokeswoman for the army s personnel come in Alexandria a. Any Veteran is entitled to the presence of a service representative of equal rank who usually presents the family with a . Flag she said. By Ond that policy is up to individual commanders and Lawrence said there was no centralized information on How funerals arc handled. Still she said she was not aware of problems nationally. Fort Devins located about 35 Miles Northwest of Boston sends out funeral details for 20-year retirees and former prisoners of War Morris said. In the beg Getta Case a sergeant was sent to present the Flag to the family. Previously the base had responded to most requests within 300 Miles with 15 Man details including pallbearers a Bugle player and a Rifle group. In 1988, 3.345 soldiers were assigned to details at 22v funerals. Smaller groups using 768 soldiers were sent to 96 funerals he said. We were sending them All Over the six stale new England area lots of them la was a Drain he said. During inc first six months of 1989, 118 full details and 77 smaller Contin gents went out. After the policy change the number dwindled to Only 26 full funerals and 18 smaller details. How the base came to be in the Posi Tion of sending out so Many details is difficult to Tell Morris said. "1 think it just kind of progressed and progressed and finally got to the Point where we were just doing All those Fune rals he said. Bill Smith director of Public affairs for the Washington d.c., Headquarters of the vow said the problem could be that the world War ii veterans arc grow ing older with an average age of 67. He said he understands that some families would prefer the attention of a military base. We arc a  Smith said. Morris said he  not know How much the base is saving by cutting the funeral details because too Many Varia Bles arc involved. At one Point fort Devins was on a list of bases being considered for closure. But it since has acquired the information system command. I think it s pretty obvious thai we were expending lots of troop labor to support veterans funerals All Over new England Morris said. It was one of Many things that we be Cut Back. The times arc getting leaner and we have to do More with