European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse _ tuesday november 20, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 5 historian disputes myth of the pious Pilgrim College station Texas up legend a m ,. W College station Texas up legend deleting the pilgrims As a pious straight laced people in Haman no with the. To Hiance Koc in j dieting the Rug rims As a Pic a a pc who lived in Harmony with the indians has Obs some of the More Devilish behaviour of those 17th Century . Settlers a Texas a amp a historian said sunday. In. Thanksgiving folklore some of it dating to when president Lincoln declared an official Holiday for a nation Tom by War a tries to place our pilgrims on a Pedestal a to turn them into something they were not a said John Canup an authority on new England colonial history. A we forget that the pilgrims were human. Rigorous self discipline was an Ideal for them but they were far from prudish victorians a Canup said. A they lived much closer to the Earth a he said. A some pilfered murdered drank too much and contrary to popular image even fornicate. Still the pilgrims hoped to create a Model society and they could be ruthless in pursuing their the pilgrims English colonists who landed near what is now Plymouth mass., in 1620, considered a a Strong sense of Community essential a Canup said a View that often led them to pry into one another a affairs. Ritrtex\fosr,fl0c is a Ted ,0� a amp a a Quot p or Hawk he or she could be publicly offence was such a Pun shed even executed if the unease was sufficiently grave Canup said. Who acanuni1nhjvererese�ed 0r Nat be americans no a Anup observed suffered in the a cultural by c�l0nists and americans orig Nai def ared a National Day of thanks Cancun said the a unde oin the ravages of civil War. Cob the pc Ense Oppat Notise expressed in Lina a or cd Amati Quot helped cast in Stone Cep dons 8nm a Mage 38 wel1 As other Misc on sex amp 1st�rian died Plymouth Rock As a notable a Baciu Aily probably missed Plymouth Rock he said. I find it hard to believe that the pilgrims were aiming at a Rock when there was a Brook nearby where they could land on average the pilgrims probably consumed More alcohol on a daily basis than Modem . Citizens tout this appears to have been a matter of survival Canup said. It was better even for children to drink Beer or ale than to drink contaminated water. The pilgrims also depended on the Good graces of the Indian Squanto who had been to England and spoke English. Squanto apparently the sole survivor of the Pat Xet tribe that originally occupied the pilgrims settlement acted As their translator and advised them on How to get the most out of farm land. Canup said the pilgrims probably celebrated their first feast forerunner of modern Day thanksgiving in october 1621. The menu Likely consisted not of Turkey cranberries and pumpkin pie but of Duck geese Venison clams and oysters. Thereafter thanksgiving celebrations were held a sometimes More than once a year a whenever the pilgrims Felt that a god shed his Grace on but Canup said the pilgrims also observed a Days of humiliation to express remorse for their worldly behaviour. A contrary to the Humble Black and White stereotype we have of pilgrims the Well to do wore colourful dress and held an appreciation for material wealth a he explained. A they Only objected to those who tried to dress or live beyond their Means or who valued worldly Prosperity above readied for Columbia shuttle launch Cape canaveral Fla. A Dorothy Spangenberge a Laboratory is jammed with 20,000 jellyfish a four times More than usual because of nasal a delay in launching the space shuttle Columbia. The biologist from Eastern Virginia medical school plans to Send 2,700 tiny Young jellyfish on a research Mission to study their metamorphosis in a Gravity free environment. Originally scheduled for August the program was pushed into 1991 when the shuttle sprung Hydrogen leaks. Nasa officials have since fixed the leaks and Nasa plans to launch Columbia in Early december on an astronomy Mission. The flight with Spangenberge a jellyfish columbian a next trip is targeted for May. Spangenberg said she needs a Large jellyfish Supply to ensure that plenty will be at the proper stage of development when it comes time for the Mission. She expects to have More than 25,000jellyfish by Spring. Jellyfish polyps All about As Long As the Lead tip of a Pencil occupy aquariums dishes and flasks in Spangenberge a Norfolk va., Laboratory. The dishes and flasks Are inside incubators. Each Container is filled with artificial sea water that lacks iodine and thus prevents metamorphosis. Polyps can live indefinitely at that stage in the Laboratory and reproduce continuously. A we need a Range of organisms to begin researcher Dorothy b. Spangenberg examines a bowl full of tiny jellyfish. To put together a picture to see if the response in space is similar from one organism to the next said nasal a Gary Jahns the missions payload scientist. A jellyfish arc a single Point in that the National aeronautics and space administration has sent up monkeys chimpanzees rats flies bees Moths spiders and fish. The soviets have carried a wider variety of animals into orbit including dogs tortoises and Guinea pigs. Neither country though has Ever flown jellyfish in space. What makes the Marine creature so suitable for a nine Day shuttle Mission is that polyps develop into the More mature Zephyra stage in five to six Days when iodine is added to their water. Eph Rae mature within four to six months into the final developmental stage called Medusa. Its the form familiar to most people a the 4 to 5-Pound creatures have Bells or humps tentacles and Long Mouth arms. Columbian a astronauts will videotape the jellyfish during the flight add iodine to the water of some of the specimens and track their growth. Spangenberg will Analyse the data. A the cells of the jellyfish Are basically very similar to cells of higher animals a Spangenberg said. A i look at them As a Good Model system for the study of a variety of biological . Retail gasoline prices fall los Angeles up a retail gasoline prices in the United states declined nearly a cent a gallon in the past two weeks an Industry analyst said sunday. A Survey Friday of approximately 13,000 retail gasoline outlets nationwide showed the average Price for a gallon of gasoline including taxes was $1.46, a drop of about one cent from a similar Survey conducted on nov. It a a Trilby Lundberg director of the Lundberg sur it has now been a month since prices have risen nationally a Lundberg said. A the wholesale Price fops have exceeded the retail decline. If crude Oil con Lues to decline it will give retailers the Opportunity to up increasing prices or Institute Price Lundberg said retail Gas prices could not be predicted due to the uncertainty of crude Oil availability stemming from the persian Gulf crisis. She said there has been a drop in gasoline consumption due to the High prices. A at this time of year there is a drop anyway in driving but consumption has been further off than is Normal for this season a Lundberg said. The average Price per gallon was $1.35 for self serve regular unleaded gasoline $1.51 for self serve Premium unleaded $1.32 for self serve regular leaded $1.58 for full service regular unleaded $1.71 for full service Premium unleaded and $1.55 for full service regular leaded. How condemns . Gulf buildup Wnm St at a the National organization for Omen on sunday condemned the . Military build in the persian Gulf. In National Board of now which held policy meet Calli ton Over the weekend adopted a Resolution with a on Congress to act a a assertively to encourage a nov troops from the Gulf according to now spokeswoman Ellen Zucker. The statement contends that Kuwait and saudi Arabia Are a despotic clan run monarchies that a systematically oppress women denying them the Basic human right of self determination Freedom of speech association transportation and dress. Although now does not support the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq we Are appalled at the possibility that lives should be lost to defend the oppressive regimes of Kuwait and saudi of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Nov. 20, 1950 a the United states rejected soviet foreign minister Andrei y. Vishinsky a terms for a 20-year peace program and said world peace could not be bartered on russians conditions.30 years ago today. Nov. 20, 1960 a vice president elect Lyndon b. Johnson and a bipartisan delegation of senators flew to Paris for a conference with legislators from americans nato allies. Johnson was to address the opening session.20 years ago today. Nov. 20, 1970 a the fiercest typhoon in Manila a history ripped through the philippine capital uprooting Trees ripping off rooftops cutting Power supplies and causing widespread flooding.10 years ago today. Nov. 20, 1980 a the United states agreed in principle to Iran a four conditions for releasing the 52 american hostages but Tehran said they would not be freed until Washington implemented the the conditions
