European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes tuesday september 3, 1991americans go for labor Day gust menu features fairs cookouts pig races by John Rogers the associated press americans from coast to coast flocked to beaches and mountains held backyard cookouts and even watched pigs race As they squeezed in one last weekend of summer fun during the labor Day Holiday. Riverboat regattas state fairs crafts festivals  generally pleasant weather gave people across the nation an Opportunity to Start celebrating the Holiday Early. Hundreds of thousands flocked saturday and sunday to such events As a state fairs in Michigan and new York. A jazz and Folk festivals in Massachusetts. A the Kansas City spirit festival. A Seattle a bumber shoot festival. A an african Caribbean festival in Asheville . A Oklahoma City a state Chili championships. Similar events were scheduled for monday. For some the Celebration was bittersweet As people pondered the approach of Winter and school classes. Quot ill still do some summertime stuff after this week end but basically this is the end Quot said 14-year-old Tori Chisholm of Cross lanes . For some students labor Day was shaping up As truly a Day of labor. In the Boston area where More than a Quarter million students attend colleges and universities students Hammetl streets sunday with fleets of rented moving trucks As they rushed to gel their belongings into apartments and dormitories. Fifty thousand door keys were expected to change hands on sunday alone. J the revival for Christ club of Moore. Okla. Also worked Over the weekend setting up shop at interstate 40 rest areas to offer free Coffee and doughnuts to weary travellers. A while other people arc Mit at the Lake we re out trying to save lives Quot said Robert Chitwood the group s administrative vice president. He said Drivers Are much safer if they Stop for a rest. Resort operators also kept Busy with Many Well aware this was their last Chance for a big weekend during a summer dampened by a sluggish Economy. A i Call it a Yoyo summer some Good Days and some bad with the Good really Good and the bad really bad Quot said John Crosby ii owner of the by bombers surf shop in Ocean City my. It was shaping up As a Good summer for the Michigan state fair with organizers saying sunday that attendance was up 10 percent Over last year. The More than 350,000 people who had visited the fair by saturday took part in singing contests Ponytail competitions and Cook oils. Some just sat Back and watched the pig races. Attendance also was heavy at the 12th annual River fest in Lansing. Mich., which featured riverboat rides Craft demonstrations and basketball games. Highways across the nation were also crowded but not always Quot by people Rushing to one event or another. _ in Georgia several Hundred pc pie were taking part in the great Georgia Road race a 1.000-mile Auto trek across the state s Back roads. The race which ends today offers $25,000 in prizes. George Ritenhour of Indiana competing in a 1936 Studebaker indicated that More than prizes were involved however. Quot its a real thrill a a he said. Quot there a nothing better than Riding around in this Beauty especially in  Timber workers get environmental plea Washington it a environmentalists Are making a new pitch to win labor s support in a congressional fight Over Northwest Forest Protection painting the Timber Industry As workers enemy in a special labor Day Appeal. Quot Timber workers Are getting one of the great con jobs in recent memory a the wilderness society said in a letter to More than 50 organized labor unions. Quot Timber workers have been taking in on the Chin from the Industry for More than a decade Quot in said. Leaders of the wilderness society and the National Audubon society said they declined an invitation to participate in labor Solidarity celebrations Over the weekend because of the rift Over old growth forests. They have been frustrated by their inability to crack an Industry labor coalition that has thrown its support behind Forest legislation strongly opposed by environmental groups. Quot we re puzzled and disappointed Over organized labors reluctance to help the environmental Community in its Effort to save both jobs and Trees a Brock Adams National Audubon society vice president said in a plea to the Al Cio. The Lahore Industry coalition includes the United brotherhood of carpenters and joiners and the United. Paperwork ers International Union. Quot this is an attempt by the environmental Community to try to Peel off some labor support Quot said Denny Scott of the carpenters Union. A we done to think they will be very successful Quot he said. Quot in our View the labor Community is solidly behind us. Its a Misnomer to say we done to represent our workers  the coalition helped Sens. Bob pack Wood r-ore., and Slade Gorton r-wash., write a Hill this year which would provide retraining assistance to loggers who lose their jobs due to federally mandated Protection of the threatened Northern spotted owl. The measure would set minimum logging Levels in Oregon and Washington a National forests to help ensure a steady Timber Supply for local saw Mills. Most objectionable to the environmentalists Are sections of the Bill that would restrict Legal challenges of Timber sales and allow the government to log the forests free of wildlife protections included in the endangered species act. Rindy o Brien of the wilderness society said the legislation offers false Hopes to Timber workers by suggesting that continued logging of old growth Trees will mean More jobs. A garbage cutting More Trees from National forests is not the magic Bullet that is going to reverse a decade Long trend of declining Timber employment Quot she wrote. Kayaking Kennedy poll americans Back Baltic Independence new York up by an almost 4-1 ratio. Americans approve of recognizing the renegade Baltic states of Latvia Lithuania and Estonia As Independent nations said a poll released sunday. The poll taken by time Magazine and the Cable news network showed that a sixty seven percent think the United slates should recognize i lie Independence of the three soviet Stales. A eighteen percent said the White House should not. John f. Kennedyjr. Left carries a paddle As he and Cousin William Kennedy Smith head for kayaking in the Ocean off Squaw Island in Hyannis port mass., on saturday. Lewis kicks off 26th telethon to assist muscular dystrophy Las vegas apr Jerry Lewis kicked off his 26th labor Day telethon sunday Wight promising a Broad Range of celebrities to entertain Between donation pitches for children afflicted with muscular dystrophy. Quot in be never used the terms disabled and  Lewis said trying to Blunt criticism that he centers his fund raising efforts on creating pity. Telethon officials hoped to surpass last years record of $44.172, i in pledges during the 211 hour show. De Mcmahon signed up for his 2bth year us Anchor of the show and Leeza Gibbons and John Tesh of the syndicated entertainment tonight were slated As cohorts. Among those scheduled Quot to appear were Liza Minnelli Eddie Rah Hitt Robin Williams Della Reese Debbie Gibson Wynton Marsalis Wayne Newton Whitney Houston Mel Torme Joe Williams Vic dam one. The Mcguire sister Victor Borge and Roseanne Barr Arnold. Dubbed a of Lucy of slurs the telethon which runs until 6 30 . Edt monday will be broadcast by More than 200 stations across the United states and Canada. Hie telethon has raised some $570.7 million. Corporate contributions which Are not included in the telethon totes have pushed the total past $1 billion. I to former mad poster children Cris Matthews and Mike Ervin have announced a nationwide Campaign to Boycott the telethon until Lewis is removed and the a Day a sentimental Appeal is changed