European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stats and stripes tuesday october 23,1990neatness pays off for Oyster shucker Leonardtown my. Apr neatness counts. Just ask Roland a a Duke Landry. Landry successfully defended his title sunday in the . National Oyster shucking championship. Landry shucked two dozen oysters in 2 03 52, a fraction behind Clementine Macon who threw up her hands in 2 02 80. But after the judges adjusted the competitors times for infractions such As a Cut Oyster or blood dirt or grit on the half Shell Landry finished at 2 59 52 and Macon at 3 31 80. A a in be got to give god the glory. In a a born again Christian and in be got to give him the glory a said Landry 33, part owner of a Baton Rouge la., restaurant. The suckers had to pop open the oysters discard the top Shell Cut the meat out of the Bottom Shell and place it neatly on the half Shell on a wooden tray As if they were serving at a raw Oyster bar. Longtime shucking contest observers said they had never seen such a close Competition. A that was a horse race if in be Ever seen one. It was Oyster for Oyster and every second counted a said Cuthbert Fenwick of the Lexington Park rotary club which sponsors the Competition. Landry and Macon faced off after winning the Best male and female shucker titles earlier sunday. Both Wop $300 and a plaque. The rotary club will pay for Landry strip to Ireland for the world championships next year. He finished sixth out of 11 competitors in the world championships this year. The contest rules limit competitors to three nation Al titles. Landry has now won three times. A i come Back next year to watch a he said. It was Macon a first National women a title. A col lege student she honed her skills working in ail Oyster packing House. The contest is the highlight of the St. Mary a county Oyster festival. About 24, people attended the festivities saturday and sunday. The Competition Drew competitors from connect Cut Florida Louisiana Maryland new York South Carolina Texas and  Leader urges Nike firm to expand its profit sharing Portland Ore. Up a the chairman of the National Black United front sunday called on Nike inc., the Oregon based athletic shoe company to open discount stores in Black communities throughout the nation and share the profits with Black charities. Conrad Worrill of Chicago said Nike should expand a program it began in Portland in 1983 in which it opened a special outlet store in a predominantly Black neighbourhood. The store Sells Nike products at discount prices and the company shares profits with local Black organizations to support housing education and Job training projects. The store generated $30,000 for charitable work last year. A at this Point in history corporate America should understand that it needs to go beyond the traditional challenges and get to the vital concerns of our Community a Worrill said. J Worrill made the comments at a news conference at which he apologized to the Portland Black United front for siding with operation push in a National Boycott of Nike. Operation push a Chicago based civil rights group founded by the Rev. Jesse Jackson has demanded that Nike share its wealth with the Black Community since it uses endorsements from prominent Black athletes such As Michael Jordan and to Jackson to sell its products. Specifically push has demanded that Nike hire More Blacks in executive positions and place Money in Black owned Banks. Worrill said he thought there had been a misunderstanding about the position of the National Black United front. He said the National organization supports the Boycott but recognizes that the Portland group has had a special relationship with Nike and is in a Good position to mediate a settlement Between operation push and Nike. A i am apologizing to the Portland chapter of the Black United front and other african american organizations in this City who May have Felt that we insulted them a he said. A we favor Unity Over disunity and applaud the work of the Portland  Worrill said he would like to see the negotiations with Nike expanded. Ron Herndon co chairman of the Portland Black United front said he had spoken with Nike representatives and they were willing to discuss the idea of building More stores. A the unique part of the arrangement is that you have Money that is being spent in the Black Community that stays in the Black Community a he said. A we have $30,000 in Portland. Imagine what would happen in Detroit where we have a much bigger base a Herndon said. A it makes business sense for Nike. Their shoes and products do very Well in the Black  Reward posted up Chris proud of mount pleasant Mich did no to collect anything More than a Friendly hello because Mackinac mich., postal clerk Ronda Schmidt provides service with a smile. The Post office has promised to give free Stamps to any customer who does no to receive a thank you. Since the notice went up three weeks ago the customers have been the big winners a no Stamps have been Given out stateside ninja turtles cookies have a mutant Label Des Plaines 111. Up a the makers of Peanut butter Graham teenage mutant ninja Turtle cookies have warned Consumers that although Peanut butter is not listed among the key ingredients on some of its 11-ounce packages it is in there. The makers of the Peanut butter teenage mutant ninja cookies delicious cookies said in a release that a number of boxes have made it to grocery shelves in 25 states with mutant labels that fail to list Peanut butter among the cookies ingredients. Although the ingredient commission poses no threat to the general Public delicious cookies said people who Are allergic to peanuts should not eat the product. The manufacturer estimated less than 1 percent of the population is allergic to peanuts. There has been one report of a person going into Asaph lactic Shock after eating the cookies the company  for miss Liberty on peace Dollar Dies new York not Teresa de Francisci who was the Model for miss Liberty on the peace Dollar of 1921, has died at Roosevelt Hospital. She was 92 and lived in new York. She died of respiratory failure following surgery her daughter said. De Franciscis stylized portrait As miss Liberty appeared on the Silver Dollar issued to Mark the return of peace at the end of world War i. It was the work of her husband Anthony a sculptor and the creator of Many medals including the inaugural medal for the 1964-65 worlds fair in new York. On the 50th anniversary of the peace Dollar de Francisci was honoured by numismatists with a plaque inscribed a to a lady of  now a collectors item the peace Dollar was issued from 1921 through 1928 and again in 1934 and 1935 before being  weeping Over state of world affairs Chicago apr an icon said to be weeping May be saddened by the level of violence in contemporary society says an official of the greek orthodox Church that holds the religious statute. Tears began running Down the face of the icon of St Irene the churches Patron Saint of peace after the churches special service for peace in the world Bishop Vincent of Avion said. A look what a happening in the persian Gulf a he said. A this is a message to National leaders. We need peace. We need to  since wednesday hundreds of people stood in line to View the icon. A we had 500 people in our evening service a Bishop Vincent said. A people have been coming in and out All kinds of people not just greek  Bishop Vincent said that the icon had wept once before and that the statue had a history of performing miracles