European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday november 2,1990 stateside alleged hit run Driver finds body stuck to truck Columbus Ohio a a Driver stopped at a carwash Early thursday to clean off blood from a pedestrian he struck and found that the victim s Oody had Clung to the vehicle a sheriffs official said. Scan m. Dingess 20, of Columbus allegedly drove More than a mile to the carwash after his pickup hit a Man in Franklin county Northeast of the City sheriffs sgt. Denny Poole said. When a passenger opened his door the body fell off the truck. Poole said the victim had been thrown Over the trucks cab and Hung from a ladder rack and the trucks body. The passenger called police. Sheriffs officials took both Dingess and the passenger into custody. No charges were immediately filed because sheriffs officers Hadnot talked to , satanic signs painted on synagogue Glastonbury Conn. A vandals painted swastikas and satanic symbols on a synagogue the night before halloween police said. A this ought to serve As a reminder to All of us that there is still hatred and prejudice and antisemitism in our world and All decent citizens need to eradicate these evils a rabbi Joshua Plant said. The vandalism at his synagogue Kol Hvarim occurred tuesday night the traditional devils night on halloween eve police said. Police chief James Thomas said symbols interpreted As satanic included five pointed stars and Sixes As in 666, the biblical a Mark of the  police had no suspects wednesday. The vandalism caused several thousand dollars Worth of damage Plaut said. Advocates of clean to end Burger King Boycott new York apr a religious group called off its yearlong Boycott of Burger King restaurants wednesday and the fast food Chain scrambled to buy newspaper and space to trumpet its support for family values in television programming. The moves Are the latest developments in activists efforts to clean up what they see As indecency on television. Others say the activists want to censor television to suit their sense of morality. The religious group Christian leaders for responsible television said it called off the Burger King Boycott a begun sept. 1, 1989 a after it reached a a Mutual understanding with company officials. A we Are convinced that Burger King shares our concern about the Quality of television programs and will put that concern into practice in the future a said Billy Melvin chairman of the religious group which Calls itself Clear to. The Miami based restaurant Chain said it was pleased the Boycott had ended. Burger King was singled out for the Boycott because the religious group said the company a commercials often appeared on to shows that featured sex profanity and anti Christian portrayals. It was not Clear what shows Burger King sponsored to draw the groups anger. However Clear to has previously objected to episodes of such programs As a saturday night live a . Law and a married. With  Cori Zywotow a spokeswoman for Burger King said the company explained its a past and present advertising buying policies to the group Over the past few weeks. As a result of those discussions the Boycott was halted she added. Zywotow said the Boycott had no Impact on Overall sales for the Chain which has 5,400 outlets nationwide. The company nonetheless feared customers might have been misled on the Issue she explained and planned to run half Page ads in newspapers across the country to clarify its position. A it must be stressed that Burger King corp. Did not change its principles of its Media buying policies As a result of the Boycott a she said. The half Page ads which carry the headline a an open letter to the american people a will appear in newspapers this weekend and Early next week Zywotow said. A Burger King wishes to go on record As supporting traditional american values on television especially the importance of the family a the ads say. They also say a we believe the american people desire television programs that reflect the values they Are trying to instill in their children. We pledge to support such programs with our advertising  Zywotow declined to detail How much Burger King was spending for the ads or How Many newspapers would get them Clear to is based in Tupelo miss., and claims to include some 1,600 Christian leaders who have a constituency of about 60 million people. Donald Wildmon executive director of the american family association a group that is part of a coalition with Clear to said group leaders had encouraged the Burger King Boycott through Church bulletins newsletters and similar Means. He declined to speculate on whether the Boycott had Hurt sales at Burger King but added a Many companies respond Only when sales Are  activists protest evangelical crusade san Francisco a a screaming crowd of nearly 1,000 pro homosexual activists mobbed inc Entrance of an auditorium to protest a halloween night Christian crusade aiming to exorcise the City of evil spirits. They blocked buses bringing the faithful to the meeting which they contend is a thinly veiled attack on homosexuality. A a we re queer we re Here. Get used to it a they chanted. Quot born again bigots go away. Racist sexist  the focus of their Wrath was a a prayer breakthrough for at least 5,000, organized by Texas evangelist Larry la and san Jose minister Dick Bernal. They say the City by the Bay is plagued by immoral homosexuals crime witchcraft and general sin. A a we re praying to god for people All people and against the Powers of darkness a Bernal said earlier. Quot the ultimate foal is to save the fallen Angels of the City rom satan from evil  despite the protest the meeting started on time with the faithful jumping up and Down and singing. Evangelicals from some 250 Northern California churches needed police to pull them bodily through the crowd to the civic Center auditorium. Once inside the doors they were roughly grabbed by badge wearing monitors and sentries. Their bags were searched. Some stood for a Pat Down search. A you come in Here for a Christian activity and they search you like a thief a said one of the revivalists. A Jesus is lord a reminded a woman next to him shaking a fist at the crowd through the Glass doors. Outside the screaming was at an ear splitting level. The protesters lifted a 12-foot-High paper Penis in the form of a Cross in front of barricades guarded by dozens of Visorde police. A War of words raged All Day in this City that takes advantage of halloween to a Gay protester left confronts a Follower of Christian evangelical Larry Lea outside a a prayer breakthrough meeting to exorcise the evil in san Francisco. Flaunt its non conformity. A a they la end up in the hell they deserve with their narrow minded views a sister missionary Delight founder of the 11-year-old Sisters of perpetual indulgence said of the evangelists. A i think its scary that they think we re a real threat to  Delight a who is a Man a was dressed in a nuns habit and curled fairy shoes and held a Wand during a Pagan ceremony tuesday across from Brooks Hall where the prayer warriors met. Lea who distributes a prayer army dog tags and has donned military fatigues in previous crusades said halloween was selected to launch his three Day assault on evil and sin because according to legend demons Are strongest at that time. A this is not just kids having fun a Lea said. A there is actual worship of the  As the evening wore on an estimated 300,000 revellers were expected to Camp it up in predominantly Gay Castro District. Police barricaded 15 Square blocks in Stead of the usual four and a stage was set up on Market Street to lure people away from the most crowded areas. A this is just Good clean fun for us a Celebration of our lifestyle a said Joe Van is Ballesteros organizer of the drag extravaganza. A group called grand homosexual outrage at sickening televangelists a ghost a was formed to engage in the spiritual warfare with Lea and Bernal. A a Lead a characterization of the City As being ruled by spirits of perversity and witchcraft is nothing but thinly veiled homophobia and fear mongering a said ghost member Mark Pritchard. A we intend to show that san Francisco is diverse Community of people who love peace and  Tim Lavender vice president of the Larry Lea ministries denied the christians hate homosexuals and others with different lifestyles. A a we re not Here to Pray against the Gays or any group of people a Lavender said. A we Are Here to Pray for a return to traditional values. This is an Opportunity for All christians to come Ogeth  Lavender said the a so called peace Loving people in san Francisco who oppose the religious right have been calling Lea and Bernal with death threats since the prayer event was announced in september a a we re not trying to provoke any Type of violence a he said. On tuesday City workers washed Side walks in front of Brooks Hall to erase a least one dozen red Spray painted threats that said a kill the  last summer Lea turned out 6,00 exorcists in Anaheim for a three Day a prayer breakthrough Quot to a inflict serious damage on forces of darkness in Southern California nearly 7,000 believers showed up to help him a clobber the Devil in Chicago where they brandished imaginary swords and spoke in tongues