European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 30, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7don�?Tt snicker nation debt cutters serious new Berlin wis. Apr Kay Fishbum gets some snickers when she asks people to donate Money to erase the National debt a now at More than $3 trillion. But she claims to have collected nearly $ 11 million. A a we re people of modest Means. But we re getting a phenomenal response for the Effort we put Forward a said Fishbum 50, a suburban Milwaukee housewife who formed citizens for a debt free America in 1983. Fishbum is under no illusions about How much her group can accomplish a not when the National debt is growing by about $20 million every 34 minutes. But a a we re planting an idea a she said. Paying the debt is a a matter of Honor a she said. The loosely knit group has enlisted 600 volunteers nationwide. The donations which last week neared $ 11 million have been forwarded to the . Treasury. Donations included $ 1 million from former president Reagan under whose administration the National debt More than tripled. Excess funds were donated from his 1985 inauguration committee. The groups volunteers Send out 10,000 invitations annually to addresses taken from Telephone books club rosters and a a who a  they receive 800 to 900 gifts each year from housewives business leaders and any number of other avocations. The invitation reads a you Are invited to participate in a historic Endeavor. To Honor our predecessors to restore a legacy of Liberty and initiative for future generations citizens of the United states of America have begun to voluntarily retire the Public debt of the Federal  a a that a the one thing we did no to anticipate was the degree of ridicule we would face a Fishburn said. A people say a  spend it faster than Well Send it  its the pervasive cynicism. We Call it the snicker Factor. We ignore the sceptics. We re going for the  those include an Ohio Man who sends his social Security checks. Although the average gift is $50,000 and Many citizens included the Treasury As a beneficiary in their wills the fund also receives envelopes containing pennies. Quot they get a lot of 2-Ccnt gifts. People putting in their two cents. Its such a cynical negative thing to do a Fishbum said. Coordinating the Effort from her new Berlin Home she herself donates 3 percent of the family income. The . Treasury manages a debt reduction fund created by Congress in 1961 after Sara Vaughan Clayton of Texas willed annual income from a $20 million Trust fund for use in retiring the National debt. The tax deductible contributions to Fishburn a roup arc used to pay off Treasury Bonds notes and ills the government Sells to finance its debt. Treasury spokesman Pete Hollenbach said. Quot by and Large most of the contributions Are Small. Its a Way for Many americans to express their patriotism and the love for the country Quot Hollenbach said. The fund has received More than $17 million he said. The National debt stood at $3,061 trillion on april 30. Epitaph salutes Ryan White As a kid of courage a Cicero ind. Apr etched in Granite a kid of courage tops Ryan Whites Gravestone. The epitaph composed by his Mother Are three of the More modest words that adorn the Monument to the Indiana youth who spent the last five years educating the Public about aids. The words of gov. Evan Bayh singers Elton John and Michael Jackson join those of the White family on the Headstone that was placed monday at Ryan a graveside nearly two months after his death of complications from acquired immune deficiency syndrome. No Stone covered the grave before monday Only Flowers and notes from thousands of Well wishers and Wax from a Candle that was lit twice each Day. His Mother Jeanne White spent the time designing the Monument that was dedicated on memorial Day when . Servicemen Are honoured for giving their lives in wars. Ryan was remembered at the dedication by friends and family As having fought an equally arduous Battle. White who contracted aids through blood products he was taking for his Haemophilia was less than 5 feet tall but his of Gravestone a in Black and White his Ivorite colors a stands 6 foot 8 inches his Mother said. A the liked to say he was 5 foot. He always wanted to be tall. He wanted to be big and be like Howie Long a Jeanne White said of the defensive lineman for the los Angeles raiders. Inscriptions on front and Back of the Gravestone Tell the Story of his 18 years. After a lengthy Legal dispute Between 1985 and 1987, Ryan won the right to attend school outside of Kokomo but ugly stares and ill feelings drove him his sister and Mother to Cicero 30 Miles North of Indianapolis. In the interim he endeared himself to thousands As a proponent for aids Educa 9 Hurt in crash of Amtrak train Indiantown Fla. Apr an Amtrak passenger train slammed into a Tanker truck loaded with sewage sludge on monday injuring nine people none seriously authorities said. The Accident happened shortly before noon at a Rural Railroad crossing Between Indiantown and Okeechobee in Southeast Central Florida. The northbound train on the regular Miami new York Silver meteor run was carrying 153 passengers in 10 cars pulled by one locomotive said Bruce heard an Amtrak spokesman in Washington . The Engineer escaped injury but the trains fireman suffered facial cuts. Jeanne White Points to the Monument she designed that Marks the grave of her son Ryan who died from aids. A Tion including singers John and Jackson. Words from songs performed by both entertainers who remain close to the Whites Are inscribed on the Monument. A turn me Loose from your hands. Let me Fly to Distant lands. Fly away Skyline Pigeon Fly from All the things you left so far behind a Are words on the Stone from a Skyline Pigeon that John Sang at Ryan a funeral in Indianapolis. A Gonna make a difference Gonna make it right a Are attributed to Jackson on the Stone. And from family and friends a a we re sure going to miss you  winning Racehorse fails As Fri agent Buffalo . Apr an undercover horse the Fri used to investigate race fixing at Finger lakes race track won at least one race and finished strongly in others a much to the agents Surprise. The Bureau bought the horse thinking it would perform badly and could become involved in a scheme to fix races but the horse ran consistently Well during the 1989 racing season said special agent Dale Anderson. A i can say he won at least one race and placed in about half of his races. The Fri did quite Well with him. The Bureau made enough Money to offset the costs of Upkeep a about $1,000 a month an Derson told the Buffalo news. A jockey two trainers and a trainers wife face indictment in connection with a sept. 26 race at the track in Canandaigua about 20 Miles Southeast of Rochester. That race allegedly was fixed but Fri agents said the alleged scheme was not related to the main charges they were investigating. The of big a horse was not running in the suspect race nor were agents specifically watching the four persons who were arrested Anderson said. The Fri bought the horse for less than $5,000 and ran it at the track in order to introduce an undercover agent to the people targeted in the investigation. The agent played the part of a Shady High rolling Trainer and horse owner Anderson said. Agents considered naming the horse after Fri director William sessions and having it run under the of big a colors but those ideas were scrapped. The horses name age and sex arc still being kept secret to protect the identities of those involved with the Case. Now sold to a private owner and still racing the of big a horse has put its Law enforcement career behind it. A we wish him Well. He served As a real Good representative of the Bureau a Anderson said