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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 b the stars and stripes Friday March 29, 1991video of beating brings los Angeles apr a three weeks ago George Holliday was a plumbing Supply manager with a new video camera. Now he has a lawyer and an upcoming appearance on  the Man whose Home video of police beating an unarmed Motorist incensed the nation has received far More than Andy Warhol a requisite 15 minutes of Fame. For three weeks and counting Holliday a Amateur camera work has been one of the nations top stories. The March 3 Black and White footage of Rodney King being clubbed and kicked has led to assault and brutality charges against four officers. The attack is under investigation by Federal state and local Law enforcement agencies v r / on tuesday Holliday emerged after two weeks of seclusion accompanied by attorney James Jordan. After accepting a commendation from los Angeles county supervisor Kenneth Hahn Holliday was besieged by reporters. V v .��?��?��?�.��?�. Quot a v a �?o1 have to get Back to work a he said an hour earlier Holliday 31, sat in the front Row of the supervisors Board room holding the hand of his wife Maria. In a Brief interview he said he has changed his phone number twice to avoid reporters. A a in be been hard to get hold of a he said. A it was taking All of my time.�?T�?T. No Holliday said he had no idea that he would become a National hero for training his video camera on officers attacking King near his apartment. Nor did he expect to be questioned for hours by the Fri and the internal affairs divisions of the los Angeles police department and the California Highway patrol. A a a a a a a a a.  ���.,. A. A a. Still the attention has overwhelmed Holliday. After appearing on can s a a crossfire the Day after the video aired nationally Holliday tried to hide from reporters who called Day and night and staked out his Home. A i just had to take care of my business a he said. He also decided to hire Jordan to handle All interview requests. And he has decided to charge for his appearances. A i have to a Holliday said. A at first i did no to want to.�?�. Lie and his wife recently taped an episode of Gerr Aldo Rivera stalk show. The segment will air monday. A spokesman for the syndicated program based in los Angeles county supervisor Kenneth Hahn right presents George Holiday with a commendation. New York said the holidays were not paid. During the taping Holliday said los Angeles Independent station Kola to which paid $500 for first run broadcast rights to his video was not his initial Choice. Holliday said he originally called can but no one answered the phone. As to interview offers continued to pour in Holliday said he does not regret picking up his  i Haven to reached that Point a he said.  does no to mean i  Aldo Ray Dies from cancer at 64 by the los Angeles times Aldo Ray the Bull necked foghorn voiced actor who brought arrogance brawn and a Brash Talent to films ranging from the significant to the mundane died wednesday. Ray who. Portrayed Tough Guys gangsters and warriors in a wide rang my career was 64, he died of Throat cancer at the veterans administration Hospital in Martinez Calif. A Hospital official said Ray had been admitted on feb. 19. A former Constable in the Small san Francisco Bay area town of Crockett Ray born Aldo dare became an actor through a Fluke. He had driven his brother to an audition for. Football players being sought for the film Quot saturday s hero a he decided to audition himself and won a role. He appeared in a saturday s hero a a 1951 attack on americans obsession with winning sports and had his option renewed. He was cast opposite Judy Holliday in a the marrying kind a and the former world War 11 Navy frogman became an immediate Success. / he went in to portray a series of enlisted men in combat epics like a Battle cry Quot a men in War a a what did you do in the War daddy a and a the naked and the dead Quot a 1958 film in which he played Norman mailers character sgt. Croft. Some 10 years later he returned in a the Green berets Quot his last role in a major motion picture. Aldo Ray he was also cast in Many non military roles in such solid productions As a Pat and Mike a a we re no Angels a a the Day they robbed the Bank of England a and a  a Little  one of his most popular roles was Jovial sgt. O Hara who won Rita Hayworth a heart in a miss Sadie  survivors include a daughter and two sons one of whom Eric dare plays Leo Johnson the crazed wife Cater in the television series a twin  of phony ids adds to Spring break chaos by United press International thousands of borrowed and bogus Drivers licenses have been confiscated from underage College students trying to soak up the Sun and suds during Spring break in Florida police said wednesday. Almost 2,000 fake Drivers licenses have been seized since the Start of the Spring break period which traditionally begins the last week of february and runs until the week after easter statistics compiled by the Florida division of alcoholic beverages and tobacco show. A in the first week there were 200 arrests in key West Quot said sgt. George Herrera who was part of the first Abt task Force to patrol the Island during Spring break. A i would say 99 percent of the arrests were for minors in Possession of alcoholic beverages. Out of those at least 80 percent had somebody else a Drivers License or fake id a in the last four weeks police in key West have seized 678 fake Drivers licenses and an untold number of borrowed licenses that Are being shipped Back to the states where they were issued for return to their proper owners. A a we be seen fake Drivers licenses from Florida and Maryland and new Hampshire a Herrera said. A but this year particularly i did no to notice that Many fake ids. Most kids were using somebody else a real Drivers License. Id say 9.0 percent of the ids we confiscated were somebody else�?Ts.�?�. Law enforcement officials have confiscated 543 fake licenses in Clearwater 463 in Daytona Beach 204 in Pensacola and 102 in fort Lauderdale. The popularity of key West As a Spring break getaway has grown in the last three years following the efforts of other  communities a particularly fort Lauderdale a to discourage Stu dents from spending their Spring vacation drinking and sunbathing in their communities. A a  a ,. A a a fort Lauderdale told the kids they did no to want them. We say we re not going to try to attract them or get rid of them a said Kathy Woodman a member of the key West Spring break task Force. A key West has become a More popular spot than padre Island in Texas the kids just show up. Here it is and Here they Are. They have  an arrest on a charge of underage drinking in key West is usually a ticket to a City work detail and an assignment to clean up the streets and beaches of the Island which is Ivi Miles wide by 5 Miles Long. A a some of the kids even like the cleanup a Herrera said. A there was one girl who told me she was pretty sure shed met her future husband and came around to say thanks for busting  despite fort Lauderdale a efforts to drive away student revellers officials Are still Busy confiscating fake ids especially from South Carolina Arkansas Tennessee and Pennsylvania a the ones i have looked at Are obviously counterfeit a said capt. Russel r. Smith with the Abt office in fort Lauderdale. A the Quality does t match up with the real Drivers License from that  a  
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