European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a the stars and stripes tuesday october 2,1990 experience Fah Vergn Ugen. As car and Driver become one. Diu. Hiefa. Vol at by i a amps a Vadillo Thomas nest prize winning cartoons by the Detroit news Draper Hill left and the Frankfurter Allyc Meinet a Fritz Behrendt which says a Saddam against the rest of the  Frankfurt Detroit political cartoonists honoured poverty in Landau Ger i Border in 1840. His Fame Landau West Germany a amps the Thomas Nast prize for political cartoons has been awarded to Draper Hill of the Detroit news and Fritz Behrendt of the Frankfurter All Gemeiner Zeitung. Each cartoonist received a medal and an award of 1,500 Marks about $980, during a ceremony last wednesday. The award is named for German immigrant Thomas Nast who is credited with creating a number of Ameri can symbols a the republicans elephant the democrats Donkey the Ruddy cheeked Santa Claus and the Dollar sign. For 29 years beginning in 1862, Nast was staff Illustrator for harpers weekly then the nations most widely read Magazine. Nasty a work is credited with helping jail corrupt new York City political Boss William Marcy Tweed and ousting his tammany Hall cronies from Power. Wiesbaden a stays so results of paper poll Are put on hold by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer the vote is in. Readers of a Wiesbaden West Germany newspaper have had their say on what they a like to see happen to Wiesbaden a if its army tenants were to move out. However a Ochenblatt readers who responded to the newspapers Straw poll May have to wait awhile because the Pentagon a closure plans Are also in. And Wiesbaden a is not out. Defense department officials have called for Lindsey air station to close and the nearby air Force Hospital to be mothballed. But the Airfield in the City a Erlenheim Section which has drawn fire from local residents for years escaped the hit list of 150 overseas Sites worldwide. Since 1985, the army has wanted to station More aircraft a including the Apache attack helicopter a at the base. Residents claim the additional aircraft would cause unnecessary noise and safety risks. The Ochenblatt a 16-Page shopper that gets stuffed in the mailboxes of about 134,000 area residents each week ran a clip out ballot in july. It asked readers to vote on possible uses for the property. Twenty one percent of the 280 respondents said they a like to see the property converted into a nature Park and open air Arena. About 13.5 percent said they could envision the bases being turned into a horse Racetrack As it was in the 1920s. A total of 11,5 percent favored its use As an Industrial Center and 10.3 percent thought it would be a Handy spot to build a train station for a High Speed train that is planned for Wiesbaden. Ten percent said they would support the airfields being used As an Annex for the Frankfurt International Airport. Five percent would like to see the base become a residential  for a nature Park or recreation Park received 4.6 and 3.9 percent respectively. Taking the last places in popularity were a swimming Pool with sports Field parking area a trash dump and private Garden area. All other suggestions received less than 1 percent of the vote and were not listed in the newspaper. A the results of the Ochenblatt poll were passed by the editorial Section to appropriate City Hall authorities a the newspaper reported Nast was bom into bitter Many a town near the French 1 by immigrated to the United states in 1846. Nast s accumulated savings were wiped out by an unscrupulous broker late in his life. Nast was appointed consular to Ecuador More in recognition for his contribution to american democracy than his diplomatic skills. Half a year later on dec. 7,1902, he died there of yellow fever. World today estonian fishermen try to crash finnish festival Helsinki Finland apr Helsinki a annual Baltic herring festival opened sunday for the 250th year but police discovered that enterprising estonian fishermen had joined the tradition filled event. The estonians were turned away because they did not have the right papers police said. Quot they simply did no to have visas or work permits. And just anyone can come and sell their wares Ify this country a said police inspector into Tapala. In the festival finnish islanders compete for the Best pickled herring a scandinavian delicacy seen on smorgasbord. At the stroke of noon fishermen in 45 boats and a dozen cars started Selling 40 tons of fish at the Start of the traditional week Long Helsinki Baltic herring festival. Each year a prize is awarded to the Best pickled Baltic herring a Small fish similar to a Sprat found Only in the Baltic sea,1 St amnesties e. German convicts freed Berlin apr the Gray doors of a prison swung open monday and Karsten Utermann strolled into the Bright sunlight a free Man in a free land for the first time in his life. Quot its a new Chance a said the 21-year-old Petermann As he walked through the massive steel Gate of East berlins High Security Rummelsburg prison. Petermann was among the first convicts freed after the East German parliament in one of its last official acts before German Unity on wednesday adopted a Broad amnesty plan for people behind bars. The program meant to make up for the harsh sentences handed Down by the former communist regime trims prison sentences by a third for All inmates who were not convicted of violent crimes. It was also a bit of a Shock for inmates who left behind a rigidly controlled stalinist system and were released not Only into a newly democratic East Germany but one that is two Days from being absorbed by West Germany. Sven Heyse 20, served 13 months of a 20-month sentence he said was handed Down because he stole 50 East German Marks from his Sisters Boyfriend. That Cash was the equivalent of about 20 West German Marks $12 under the former official Exchange rate a we lived in an oppressive land and we could never have expected this kind of amnesty from the communists under Honecker and Mielke a he said referring to ousted communist party Boss Eric Honecker and the chief of i lice Erich Mielke. His secret to Heyse from the East German City of Magdeburg said he plans to live in West Berlin. A we wanted very much to be out Here a said Sven Bein 22, an East Berliner who also won his Freedom from Rummelsburg on monday. Petermann who said he was convicted of breaking into a House and Given a severe sentence because of his politics views said the amnesty is a a great Chana to Start  Heyse Bein and Petermann Weri among five Youthful offenders freed of monday from the 400-inmate prison some 115 inmates at the prison Are expected to fall under the amnesty program and hundreds of others nationwide. The will be released As their sentences read the two thirds Point