European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday october 18, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9 Over Here a amps Dave Dudlo Stephanie Lovett 14, left coaches Leesa Kitts 13, before Leesay a audition for the to series. At right Daniel Mccarey 9, studies his lines in actors get Chance at the big time by Jimi Jones education writer Frankfurt Germany a the chatter of excited youths filled Frankfurt Middle schools cafeteria monday. And it Wasny to lunch time. Rather it was rehearsal time for about 50 Middle and High school students seeking Lead parts in a television series to be filmed in five countries. Entertainment Berlin an Independent film and to production company is looking for american students to play roles in the drama a the mystery of the the search continues at 3 30 . Friday at Augsburg High school. School officials said people travelling from other areas can just show up or Call the school for further information at 0821-407473. The noisy cafeteria was a Sharp contrast to the quiet classroom next door where students auditioned one at a time. Ursula Muller assistant managing director and Vera Lynn Watson a production Secretary spent three hours testing students for the roles of Jelena a 13-year-old russian Marko an 11-year-old yugoslavian Nick a 14-year-old american and Alex a 14-year-old German. Each child was ushered into the room and sat Down in front of Muller and Watson. Muller described to each child the personality of the character for whom he or she was auditioning. And at the a a action Cue Watson read the part opposite the child who was supposed to have memorized the lines. Meanwhile Muller kept her Eye peeled for a some individual thing that make them very when she spotted that Quality they gave the child a few pointers and then turned on the video camera. Lauralee Perry was the first to catch the Eye of the Talent scouts and she was videotaped in the role of Jelena the russian. Eight others also were videotaped. Watson said perhaps 3,000 students will audition. Some of those May be contacted within two weeks for another test. Lauralee a 12-year-old seventh grader said her Only drama experience is a a Little play when i was in the first or second she recently joined the schools drama club. A the first Day i went to the drama club they were talking about a to miniseries that you could try for a she said. Lauralee said she took Home a permission slip but a did no to think my parents would sign it. But my dad thought it was a really Good Opportunity so he let my mom sign if she gets the part it Means missing a lot of school hard work and weeks away from Home. But Lauralee thinks the adventure would be Well Worth it. A i really like to travel and i think it a be neat to be on a miniseries where everybody would see you and go to Russia Portugal and All those different the company plans to begin shooting next month. Students selected for the production would commit to about 20 weeks starting with location shooting in mid november on a three week trip to the soviet Union. Also scheduled Are three week trips to Portugal in january Yugoslavia in March april and Finland in july August. Shooting in Germany would require eight weeks in May june. The program will be filmed in English and dubbed for other countries. Private tutors will be provided and one Parent can travel with the child at company expense. The program will be broadcast on the second German station Adf in the Spring of 1992. The 26-episode Story to be broadcast in half hour segments focuses on the Bonds formed by six children from very different cultures. The adventure starts with the kidnapping of the parents All highly respected scientists out to save the Earth from pollution. The villian is a ruthless businessman intent on preserving an Empire built on environmentally hazardous chemical plants. Eleven year old Jennifer Harper also earned a videotaping. Jennifer though is no stranger to theater. A i like drama a she said a and love being on she showed some of her stuff last Spring at the Reading storytelling festival at Aukamp elementary school in Wiesbaden earning a Superior rating for her performance. The audition she said made her a very nervous a but a was usual once i finally got going my butterflies tended to Calm computer science is in her future she said. But would she give it up if the doors open to the acting world a yes definitely a she Landing incident being probed by j. King Cruger Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a . And italian aviation officials Are investigating an incident in which an american military plane carrying a general came uncomfortably close to an italian Airliner. Authorities said wednesday that the incident which occurred oct. 12 at Naples Cap Dichino Airport did not qualify As a near miss. However the incident constitutes a hazardous air traffic situation they said. The problem occurred As the Landing military plane and the departing italian Airliner both using the same runway and travelling in the same direction came within 1,000 feet horizontally of each other. The american aircraft was an air Force c-21 twin engine executive Jet with a Crew of two and two passengers aboard including air Force it. Gen. Harry a. Goodall the commander of Allied air forces Southern Europe. Goodall a plane was returning to Naples from Ramstein a Germany. The italian plane a Small passenger Airliner with 10 aboard belongs to Alisa a airline and was bound for Olbia Sardinia. The air Force Jet received permission to land about 10 15 a.m., said a spokesman for the . Navy a aviation facility at Cap Dichino. While on final approach the air Force Pilot saw the Lisarda Airliner moving onto the runway that his plane had been cleared to use said the spokesman it. Paul Weishaupt. The air Force Pilot it. Col. . Phillips made the sighting while he was less than three Miles out from the runway. The incident took place in Clear weather with unlimited visibility. The c-21 stopped its descent at about 1,000 feet maintained Altitude and passed Over the italian plane. The air Force plane then started a right turn and contacted the airports control Tower. The Tower told Phillips he was cleared to land. As the air Force Pilot went around to Start his Landing procedure again he saw the italian plane Start to Roll out for Takeoff. He then lost visual Contact with it. The italian plane was then ordered to get off the runway and Phillips landed without incident. Afterwards the italian plane returned to the runway and took off said Antimo Aiello head of the italian aviation authority a Section at Cap Dichino. Following the american planets first approach the jetliner had been ordered to Clear the runway to allow the air Force plane to land Aiello said. A the air Force plane was not cleared to land on its first approach and did not receive Landing authority until the Lisarda plane was ordered off the runway a Aiello said. Aiellos statement is contradicted by Phillips report on the incident in which he states that he had authorization to land on his first approach. Aiello said the two planes were not in the air at the same time
