European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday april 17,1990happy ending Sheryl Karr gives her husband Ron a hug after he survived his near fatal easter Surprise visit. Karrys single engine plane crashed near san Antonio Sun Day afternoon while he was flying in from Oklahoma to Surprise his wife with an easter Day visit. The plane crash was attributed to engine  wants to rename Sites in Texas to eliminate racial slurs Austin Texas apr Nigger Creek and dead negro draw should be wiped of the Texas map says an a act official working to replace those and other racially offensive place names with expressions of Black Pride. Gary Bledsoe a act Austin chapter president said he resolved to eliminate slurs from the map during an Outing two years ago when he ran across Nigger Creek and Nigger cad Hill within an hours drive of the capital. "1  believe what i saw and How totally offensive that was a he said recently. Many Texas locations were tagged with such names because Blacks lived there at some Point. Bledsoe wants have 33 places renamed. There Are six negro creeks in Texas a negro crossing near san Angelo and Negros Liberty settlement negro Bend and negro Gully All in Liberty county East of Houston. A a negro was substituted for a a Nigger in a comprehensive 1962 name switch by the Board of geographic names in Ruslon a. The Board is responsible for deciding which names arc used on All maps produced in the United states. But Bledsoe said old maps still arc in use and official name changes done to always alter what places Are called. A a it a horrible the psychological damage that is done by naming something like that a Bledsoe said. A and these were official  he consulted the librarian of the George Washington Carver Branch of the Austin Public Library and proposed new names for the 33 Sites identified in a computer search. Some of the suggested names include a a Ebony and  others Honor individuals John Jefferson a Black Seminole Indian scout with the . Cavalry pianist composer Scott Joplin Ada Smith an Austin historian who died recently and Milton Holland the first Black texan to win the medal of Honor. Bledsoe said he has the support of other Texas chapters of the National association for the advancement of coloured people. The Travis county commissioners court has worked for months to change the names of Nigger Creek and Nigger cad Hill to Warbler Creek and Warbler Hill. The proposed names Are awaiting a nod from the Board of geographic names which relies on Community approval in deciding on acting on such requests. Mike Igau a White Man who owns the two Sites said he would like to Sec an end to the names that came with the ranch his family bought in 1910. A frankly we never did like the designation anyway but we never had anything to do with the naming of it a Igau said. A i think we need to rename these landmarks if they re offensive to any group or  he said the county a proposed names celebrate the a act official Gary Bledso visiting coloured subdivision Texas Points to other offensive names on a map. Rare Golden cheeked Warbler that lives in the Region. But Bledsoe wants names that promote Black Pride. A there Are so few state and National treasures that Are named in a Way that would be suggestive of Black accomplishments a he said. The Board of geographic names usually approves any name with overwhelming Community support said Ernie Berringer chief of staff for the Domestic names committee. He said the panel tries to avoid common names those of living people and names not somehow related to the area. Only two racially offensive geographic names outside of Texas have been changed in recent years Berringer said. Stateside7 tourists Hurt in crash of grand Canyon plane Tusayan Arizona apr seven people including three Swiss citizens were hospitalized from injuries they received when a Small tour plane crashed shortly after Takeoff from grand Canyon Airport. Listed in serious but stable condition in Flagstaff regional medical centers intensive care unit were Peter Mori of Interlaken Switzerland who was being treated for multiple injuries. Listed in stable condition with various injuries were margarite Mori of Interlaken beat Bruner and his son Adrian 13, also of Interlaken Rob Dunn of California and Lloyd Hedges the Pilot who lives in the grand Canyon area. Karen Dunn a californian who was being treated for a head injury was in serious but stable condition said a Hospital spokesman. The plane crashed in the Bottom of a 200-foot Ravine about a mile from the grand Canyon Airport runway but there was no fire said Coconino county Sheri los  whose car splashed 2 City workers fined $55 Escanaba Mich. Apr a City work Crew drenched by a passing Motorist got even by tracking the Man Down and getting police to charge him with malicious splashing. City worker Tom Boudreau and his partner who were monitoring the flow of water through storm sewers got drenched from head to foot when a car sped by and sent a 5-foot-High gush of water Over them. Mad As wet hens Boudreau and his co worker got in their pickup truck and tracked Down Robert Petrin. 24, at a drive in window of a Bank. A i Wasny to going to let him get away with that a Boudreau said. Petrin denied deliberately splashing the workers in the March 14 incident but police charged him under a malicious splashing Law on the City a books since 1977, a District court judge fined Petrin $55 on april 5 when he failed to appear on the charge. There was no Telephone listing for Petrin and he could not be located for comment. Public safely chief Wayne Heikkila said most motorists done to have to worry because a a we re not going to stake out mud  certain Mcdonald a patrons urged to get hepatitis shots Boynton Beach Fla. Apr customers of a Mcdonald a restaurant that serves an estimated 1,200 people a Day have been urged to get shots if they ate there during the working hours of a teen age Cook diagnosed with hepatitis. Only co workers and the restaurants patrons during the workers three shifts Between March 31 and april 7 were advised to get the Gamma globulin shot said or James Howell of the state health department. Health officials done to know How Many people were exposed to hepatitis a which is spread by poor personal Hygiene poor sanitation and intimate Contact its symptoms include fever nausea abdominal pain dark urine and jaundice. The employee who Cooks French Fries is on sick leave and will return to work when he is healthy. Howell said. His name Wasny to released. In 1988, 28,000 hepatitis cases across the country were reported to the centers for disease control j Atlanta. In 1989, cases increased 30 percent to 36,000. Cd officials say they can to explain the , drinks free on some Northwest flights St. Paul Minn. Up a Northwest airlines Haj begun complimentary entertainment and drinks o it flights across the Pacific and to and from a part of a $422 million program to enhance custom service the move to the free in flight amenities will cd ten to All trans Atlantic flights May 1. A Northwest is the first . Airline to offer Inus Tomer Friendly approach on All its traps 0ccj�?zn 0f  said . 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