European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 b the stars and stripes tuesday october 15, 1991would-be emigres scramble for lottery by the new York times Merrifield a they weren to huddled masses exactly a Swiss investor a polish Carpenter a ski instructor from Ireland. But they came by plane train and automobile slept in cheap hotels and parking lots and fought Long jostling lines outside a Post office to fill mail bins with the Pristine White envelopes that might prove to be their passage to America. If there was one thing they All agreed on its that this was no Way to run an immigration program. A i just love it Here but i just can to understand Why they distribute their Green cards they Way they  a said Torsten Murat 24, a German student who made a 15-hour, overnight drive from Nashville tenn., to drop off his applications for a much criticized lottery for the cards which offer permanent Legal residence. Under a 1990 Law the government will accept the first 40,000 applications it receives from citizens of 34 countries mostly in Europe to Correct what some have described As their under representation among immigrants. By Law 40 percent of those accepted for the first three years of the lottery which will be an annual event must come from Ireland. Applicants can mail As Many letters As they want with Many sending hundreds and even thousands and the government expects As Many As 5 million applications to arrive by the oct. 20 deadline. Those Odds have had would be Legal residents who otherwise might have to wait As Long As 10 years for one of the 700,000 cards the government Grants a year spinning elaborate strategies for getting letters to the head of the line. One problem is that those received before 12 01 . Monday Are being disqualified. Another is that the government has not announced How it will decide which among the millions of pieces of mail got there first. A previous such lottery simply registered them All and chose the winners by computer a process that Many immigration lawyers say would relieve the current process of its chaos. The government designated the Post office in Merri Field a Washington suburb As the sorting site for the letters. Although officials said that delivering them by hand to Merrifield brings no special advantage the crowd in the parking lot surged to As High As 3,000 at 7 . Saturday rumoured to be prime time since letters that arrived afterwards would not be processed until the applicants line up sunday outside the Merrifield va., Post office to mail entries for the . Immigration lottery. First thing monday morning. A it was a mob. It was like Berlin Wall a said Cezary Smulski 22, who already has his Legal status but was helping two polish friends from new York seek theirs. Some of those in the rear of the crowd threw their boxes of letters and one Man was knocked into a bin. Lester d., 29, once of Dublin and now illegally of Northern California flew in from san Francisco on thursday armed with 500 letters that he and his Girlfriend had printed on her personal computer. He mailed some before he left. He had friends in Maine Utah England and Ireland  the same in his name. He rented a car and mailed others from various Washington suburbs. Then he came to Merrifield on saturday night and at three different times on sunday making As Many bets As he could. Exasperated frightened and hopeful Many of the would be immigrants melted about the parking lot even after mailing their letters telling their stories of hard work and old fashioned values to reporters one another and anyone else who would listen. Chain roasted for booting hot dog vendors. N i _ a i i _ a a j  t a i. 4. Houston up managers at same a wholesale clubs across Texas owned by the giant Wal Mart Chain have kicked out 92 hot dog stand vendors All of them handicapped or senior citizens in a move the stands owner called a corporate greed at its  hot dignity dogs has sold hot dogs on same sparking lots for four years paying 10 percent of Gross sales to same a and buying All materials from same a. The company hires Only the handicapped and people Over 50, paying them $5 an hour. It operates 24 stands in 11 Texas cities. A this is a pretty shabby Way of doing things a hot dignity dogs founder scar Lett Rabalais said of the ouster. A a it a corporate greed at its  officials of Bentonville  Wal Mart declined to answer questions on the action or any aspect of the relationship with hot dignity dogs because of a pending lawsuit filed against the firm by Rabalais. A we believe the Public realizes that the culture and philosophy of the company have always kept the Best interest of our members employees and shareholders in mind a said a statement issued by Wal Mart. A your actions will continue to be based on those  Rabalais believes Wal Mart owned by billionaire Sam Walton wants to take Over the hot dog business. Forbes Magazine recently listed Walton As the third richest Man in the United states. A a they re trying to kick us out and take it Over a she said. A a there a not a wealth of Money in the hot dog business. You would think Wal Mart makes enough Money that they  need this  the company which previously told Rabalais the stands would have to be removed by saturday told hot dignity dog workers they would be physically removed or arrested if they returned to the stores in their uniforms. Same a also seized All hot dignity dog equipment not removed from its property by 12 01 . Thursday. Rabalais said Wal Mart officials told her that she was being terminated because she tried to criticize Wal Mart officials through the Media. Rabalais lawsuit filed three months ago claims Wal Mart violated the Texas free Enterprise and anti Trust Law and broke its contract with her. She received a letter aug. 3, 1990, saying Wal Mart had decided to use company operated hot dog carts and asking her to leave in 30 Days. Rabalais has continued to operate the stands. Three hot dignity dog workers also have filed separate suits against Wal Mart claiming they were harassed by company managers. Second time proves Charm in Star wars missile test Cape canaveral Fla. Up a Small $5 million rocket boosted a secret a Star wars Quot payload on a Short up and Down suborbital flight monday to test missile detection gear nearly two months after a similar missile was destroyed in a spectacular failure. The unmanned 29-foot Aries rockets solid fuel motor ignited at 6 17 . Edt instantly pushing the slender missile skyward from launch Complex 20 at the Cape canaveral air Force station. Mounted in the rockets nose Cone were classified strategic defense initiative experiments part of an ongo ing set of investigations known by the code name red tigress. The Aries rocket built by Orbital sciences corp. Of Fairfax va., boosted the ski payload to an Altitude of about 275 Miles before it arced Back into the atmosphere splashing Down in the Atlantic Ocean about 100 Miles East of Cape canaveral. The goal of ski popularly called a Star wars a is to develop a defensive shield capable of detecting and destroying incoming enemy missiles before their warheads can strike targets in the United states. 2 pupils killed when tire smashes into Florida bus Miami apr a tire came off a truck and careened through the Windshield of an oncoming school bus on a major Highway monday killing two children officials said. At least a dozen other children taking part in a Field trip were treated for minor injuries along with two adults said Hospital spokesmen. A obviously the bus was coming at High Speed at the same time the tire was coming at a High Speed a said a witness Gregory Romagosa. A it just rammed right through the bus and it was  Romagosa who was about five cars behind the eastbound school bus said the tire broke Loose from a westbound truck on the other Side of state route 836, a major downtown artery. The tire bounced Over the median strip and hit the bus. The bus was one of two from an elementary school in southwestern Dade county. It was in route to a downtown historical museum for a Field trip said a Dade county schools spokesman Henry Fraind. A it has been reported to the office that two children died a Fraind said. He said they were apparently fourth graders. The two children were apparently sitting in the first Row of the bus across from the Driver. The Impact of the tire smashed out the Windshield and crumpled the Bush roof. A the tire came through the Windshield a said Alex Nodarse a student on the bus. A my Friend got Cut right Here a its still