European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday april 11, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7quayle fan club hits Trail to defend veep s Honor Peoria 111. Apr Dan Quayle is not the a Hoosier stumble bump that comedians joke about says the vice president s fan club which has launched a letter writing Campaign to enlighten late night entertainers. Members of the hit the Trail for Quayle club said monday they want Johnny Carson and other prominent comedians to Knock off knocking Quayle and find some other target for their monologues. A they make him out to be some Hoosier stumble bum but he a no Dummy a said Noel Clark of Peoria. A a he a really a Sharp Guy. But these comedians a Johnny Carson Jay Leno Pat Sajak a and the Liberal minded press keep jumping on him. A a we be written these comedians and told them to Lay off Dan Quayle and clean up their Clark is one of about 30 members of the club founded earlier this year by Dorothy Vallosio of Peoria. A we just resent All the jokes bashing our vice president a Vallosio said. A they Are so mean. And they be criticized him Over and Over and Over so often that they be got people believing them. The Public is being programmed to think our vice president is a the groups first letters were directed at television networks but they got no response. So the group decided to write individual comics. A a he a a human being a Vallosio said of Quayle. A we think our officials have to be superhuman. But everybody makes Charlie Barrett a spokesman for no cd so the tonight show starring Johnny Carson a which features Leno As a guest Host a said the fan club is overreacting to harmless comedic barbs. A a lot of people in the Public Eye Are lampooned by the Media a Barrett said. A a it a meant to entertain a no More than Sajak was out of the country and unavailable to comment. Quayle spokesman David Beckwith applauded the club s efforts and suggested Carson and the others take note. A they Are perpetuating a stereotype that has no real correlation with reality a Beckwith said in a Telephone interview. A sometimes that sort of reputation is hard to shake. A if you re doing a Good Job As vice president As Dan Quayle is you re not going to get a lot of publicity or get on television a lot. Its Nice the hit the Trail for Quayle club is doing something about at half staff As school mourns Ryan White Arcadia. Ind. I apis Rvan White was remembered 1 hheb1 hmm Mem Umi Iii a a a my Mem i Arcadia ind. Apr Ryan White was remembered monday As a courageous Young Man who inspired understanding about aids and As a dedicated student who was a positive influence on his schoolmates. The Flag flew at half staff outside Hamilton Heights High school where the 18-year-old aids victim had found Friendship and acceptance after a Long Legal Battle to attend Public school. White a Junior had attended classes As recently As two weeks ago said principal Steve Dillon. A i think one of the most important lessons my students and myself can learn from Ryan is the fact that he never gave up a a very courageous Young Man a he said. A the very much wanted to be at school. He was very much a fighter. And i think every one of our lives is going to be a lot better for knowing Ryan and participating in his last three years a the principal said during an Impromptu news conference outside the school before the Start of classes. White died sunday at Riley Hospital for children in Indianapolis 10 Days after he was admitted with an aids related respiratory infection. He was diagnosed with acquired immune deficiency syndrome 5 i years ago having contracted the disease from blood products used to treat his Haemophilia. The teen Ager attracted National attention during his successful fight to attend school in his Hometown of Kokomo and emerged As an International spokesman for children suffering from aids. He is credited with furthering understanding of the disease its devastating effects and the rights of its sufferers. His contribution to aids awareness was remembered monday night with a candlelight Vigil on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis attended by about 50 people. A i think Ryan made a big difference a said Kevin Johnson an aids organization Volunteer who attended the Vigil and whose Best Friend has the disease. A funeral was planned for wednesday and was Likely to be attended by Michael Jackson who had befriended White and other celebrities. At the Whites lakefront Home about 20 Miles North of Indianapolis a Ford Mustang that Jackson had Given White was parked on the Lawn with a Floral arrangement in front of it. Police provided Security. Jackson and Developer Donald Trump travelled to the Home on sunday to console Jeanne White the teen agers Mother and his sister Andrea. Whites Mother and father Wayne Are divorced. Carrie Van Dyke a spokeswoman for mrs. White said monday a a she a grieving. She wanted to try to get Leslie James Emily Mccarty and Julie James left to right All of Indianapolis take part in a candlelight Vigil monday night in memory of aids victim Ryan White on the Steps of Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Some sleep last night. Judging by the Way i can to get through this morning on the Phon that might not have at the school a few Miles away the 550 students returned monday after a we Klong Spring break and were confronted by news reporters and photographers. The Media were not allowed onto school property. Hamilton county sheriffs deputies escorted some students into the building. After White won his court Battle to attend school in Kokomo he and his family Felt uncomfortable in that City and moved to Cicero 20 Miles away in 1987. Editor s note a cards to the White family can be sent to . Box 40. Noblesville ind. 46060.attendants sue airline Over weight restrictions los Angeles apr american airlines which keeps its flight attendants thinner than an in flight Steak was sued monday for allegedly discriminating against female attendants who done to measure up to its standards. The class action Federal lawsuit by the equal employment Opportunity commission contends that americans weight policy which limits a 5-foot-5 female attendant to 129 pounds particularly discriminates against women Over 40. The lawsuit also alleges that the policy against attendants who take a leave of absence to give birth or work As Union officers because they Are Tot Given time to bring their weight Down after they return. Leoc lawyer Ralph . Fertig said the policy harks Back to the Days when airlines used the image of a a Coffee Tea or me stewardess As a marketing tool. A american still wants their flight attendants to Appeal to a male sexist notion of what is sexy a said Fertig. A and that a last year pan american world airways ended six years of similar litigation by raising its weight requirements and adding nine pounds As flight attendants get older. Pan am also agreed to pay $2.3 million in lost wages to 115 employees unable to work under its old weight Rule. Americans policy reads in part that a a firm trim Silhouette free of bulges Rolls or launches is necessary for an Alert efficient Patt Gibbs a flight attendant for 28 years got a taste of the policy firsthand when she returned to work in 1988 after a 4-year leave to serve As president of the association of professional flight attendants Union. Upon her return she was ordered to take her clothes off and get on the Scales. The 5-foot-3 Gibbs weighed 154 pounds 29 Over the maximum allowed. A it was pretty humiliating a she said. A they said that a that. You re too heavy. Lose the weight or you wont have a a Gibbs got her weight Down and returned to work. She is one of the plaintiffs named in the suit. The Leoc lawsuit follows the filing in Texas of a similar discrimination lawsuit by the Union for americans 16,000 flight attendants. Americans policy is one of the strictest in the airline Industry and considerably stricter than those of other businesses that utilize female sex Appeal As part of their corporate image. Las vegas casinos for instance done to have weight requirements for cocktail waitresses. The policy is based on a Chart that assigns maximum body weights according to height with More weight allowed for men. A 5-foot-5 Man for instance can weigh 16 pounds More than a woman of the same height. The policy applies Only to male and female flight attendants and ticket agents. Pilots and baggage handlers Are not covered
