European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes. Sunday May 12, 1991 Tucson gathering simply out by John Pacenti the associated press Tucson Ariz. A of Macc one who landed in Tucson from Chicago says life on her native planet Venus Isnit All that different from life on Earth a a it a like the desert areas Here. Its amazing How adaptable the human species is a said one one of 30 speakers at the world ufos Congress that landed Here this month. The conference Drew about 400 people to a Tucson hotel and included speakers from 14 countries a and us elsewhere a plus exhibits and copious literature . Quot a a a a a a. A Elvis the u of connect Ion and a Why they need us we done to need them were among available books along with a beam ship trainee bumper stickers a a ufos Are real baseball Caps and ufos Yoyos. A a a a. A a Quot v. A v the Mastermind of the extravaganza held May 3-7 was Wendelle c. Stevens a 68-year-old Retiree from Tucson who plunked Down much of the $61,000 conference budget. A we tried to introduce an exotic Phenomena at an acceptable level a Stevens said defending the credibility of All the  of these who showed up swapped ufos experiences. On the conferences second Day. A woman burst into the Hall claiming to have videotaped a mysterious object in the sky outside the  some the conference was a Way to satisfy a growing curiosity.  of san Francisco said he had attended several ufos lectures in the Bay area and had con eluded a this is to amp far out for  exhibits included samples of Moldavia a a billed a a Gem that fell to Earth a Pyramid Power and a demonstration intended to show How Gravity is a push not a pull. Lecture subjects included the appearance of mysterious crop circles in England underground ufos bases in the United states cow abductions in Missouri and the kidnapping of witness Paula Watson of mount Vernon to. Watson described How she was Canning in her basement about seven years ago when she noticed of this world Silvery alien with Large eyes staring at her through a window after she witnessed a cow abduction by aliens earlier in the Day. Watson said she called out to the alien who backed off but she went to sleep and awoke on a spaceship. A i was standing up on a White table and the. Alien was running his hands Down my body scanning my body a she said. The speakers were a a who s who in extraterrestrial Phenomena coming from Japan. The soviet Union Italy Canada Lati America and other coun tries Stevens  ,. Enrique Castillo Rincon of Venezuela told the conference How he was abducted by German looking aliens from the planet Shiel who in the pleiades Star -.cluster. A a a a a. A a a a. A. -. A a a �?�.������-. A a a a efm thinking Hollywood a Castillo Rincon said in broken English before his lecture. A a in a going to meet with two to three producers and maybe Shirley Maclaine a tired by exhibits and lectures participants could relax at a bar with a Martian Martini or mingle with participants claiming unearthly  gala salutes Gulf Victory veterans a a a a Quot v to a amp a v v a i a a in a Yak \ a it a a is \ Ivy n thousands of chicagoan line Michigan Avenue to watch Friday s Parade. Key senator Washington apr Senate majority Leader George Mitchell a Maine. Said Friday head like to see the Brady Bill changed to require background Cheeks of handgun purchasers during a seven Day waiting period instead of leaving the checks optional. Gun control backers said they were pleased by Mitchell s remarks since he had been widely regarded As an opponent of the House passed Bill. Mitchell said the Bill is ineffective because it does t require local police to conduct checks of criminal records during the seven Day waiting period it requires. �?o1 done to think that the Brady Bill As currently written will accomplish that which its supporters say they want from wire reports Chicago a the National Celcra bration of the . And Allied military Victory in the persian Gulf War reached a Peak along Michigan Avei vue 011 Friday As the Windy City welcomed Home troops from that conflict and saluted veterans of americans other wars especially those in Vietnam. A a led by Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff More than 100 marching units moved along a mile Long route ablaze with red White and Blue Bunting and yellow ribbons. Included were High school bands Gulf War veterans dressed in combat fatigues and a Patriot missile Battery decorated with a sign that said  a festive noontime crowd estimated by police at 300,000, cheered and waved Small american flags As the marching units passed beneath Arches made of red White and Blue balloons. The Parade which Cost an estimated $200,000 and was financed by private donations was the largest in a series of Gulf War celebrations nationally that include a scheduled a National Victory Celebration and Parade in Washington on june 8. Chicago organizers planned the event As a tribute to All veterans As Well As a Celebration of the Victory. Veterans affairs Secretary Edward Derwinski and Powell were the grand marshals. The crowd gave its loudest and most emotion it Al cheers to a ragtag procession of about 350 Vietnam veterans. Near the reviewing stand where Many of the Vietnam veterans stopped to wave at Powell and take his picture Lillian albert66, whose Marine son was killed in Viet Nam in 1969 and whose grandson served with the army in saudi Arabia said the tribute to veterans that included those who served in Vietnam w As  a a it a what the country needed a to let All the services know that they Are appreciated a Albert said. A they general thank you one Viet Nam Veteran shouted to Powell. It a a it a just wonderful to see the soldiers Back in their Homeland knowing that not too Many lives were lost a said Melida Landor who handed out 200 a desert storm to shirts to marching veterans. She said she paid $800 for the shifts which featured a map of the Middle East. In a Brief speech from the reviewing stand where he was flanked by Illinois gov. Jim Edgar and Chicago mayor Richard m. Daley Powell said he was a deeply deeply moved by the City a tribute to him and the troops he commanded during the Gulf War. A the support that you gave to us the love that you showed to us the Pride you demonstrated to us every Day is what made this Victory possible what made this Success so overwhelming and so decisive Quot Powell said. Daley considered Illinois a leading Democrat since his easy re election Victory earlier this year said we a especially want to thank president Bush a whom he called a a great chief executive who had made a very very difficult decisions in guiding the country through the Gulf conflict. After the speeches the sound. Of a a taps filled the air As names of the 12 Illinois service members killed during the Gulf War were read aloud. Amid the festivities a Small group of protesters some dressed in Black held signs that said �?o150,000 iraqis dead destruction and misery is nothing to  one protester Mark perk 28, a musician said he objected to the Parade be cause a it celebrates death. George Bush and his policy have created a Cycle of violence in the Middle East and now he claims no  the protesters Drew Little attention from spectators. A fall they re doing is rabble rousing a said world War 11 Veteran Bernard Dunn. A a i hey re not fighting for Freedom and democracy. 1 just ignore  Bill to accomplish a Mitchell told a group of reporters. Mitchell said that requiring background checks of gun purchasers to keep melons or people with histories of mental illness from obtaining handguns would make the Bill More effective. Mitchell said he would also favor giving states financial incentives to computerize and centralize their criminal records so that a system of a instant checks Quot in gun stores could be done. The National Rifle association which opposes the Brady Bill supported an unsuccessful amendment in the House that would have required the Justice department to set up a nationwide hot line for such records checks in six months. The a Point of Sale records checks supposed to have been completed in 24 hours would have replaced the Brady Bill a seven Day waiting period. But the House Defeated the substitute proposal sponsored by rep. Harley o. Staggers jr., d-w.va., and passed the Brady Bill wednesday 239-186. The senators statements were hailed by supporters of the Brady Bill named for former White House press Secretary James s. Brady who was wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on president Reagan. A i am pleased senator Mitchell has endorsed the concept of the seven Day waiting period for handgun purchases a said rep. Charles e. Schumer