European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. October 21, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 5 Trudeau Sells out with politically Correct Catalpa Sausalito. Calif r Apt _ with i. Quot the stars and stripes Sausalito Calif. Apr with a Little help from his fanciful Friend Duke doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau is Selling out. The great doonesbury sellout a mail order Catalon featuring a the club scud collection and other Cool stuff from the new world order a is Trudeau s first foray into commercial licensing. But it s a sellout that the most politically Correct doonesbury devotee can enjoy with a clean conscience because Trudeau won t get Richer from it. His share of the proceeds will Benefit four non profit organizations Trees for the future Asia watch the coalition for the homeless and the Center for Plant conservation. The 32-Page Catalon published in Sausalito by the doonesbury co., also offers the kind of witty satire that made doonesbury famous. Trudeau wrote the text and thought up the products. Items Range from a $355 Duke emblazoned leather bomber jacket a Tough enough to Garden in Quot to a $7.95 set of plastic swizzle Sticks adorned with the characters or. Butts described As a a american a cutest death Monger a Honey and Duke. The Catalon includes comments from dignitaries occasionally depicted in the strip president Bush a i have gotten More composed sure of myself. I can laugh at doonesbury. It does no to bother me like it used  Marilyn Quayle who Trudeau refers to As the second lady a i done to think he s funny. He a been wrong so Many  doonesbury co. President Richard Shell said the company plans to publish two Cata logs a year for the life of the five year licensing agreement with Trudeau and Universal press Syndicate which carries the strip. According to an Anonymous news release that sounds suspiciously like Trudeau the cartoonist resisted licensing his characters for 21 years. But he changed his mind last year when he was persuaded by Paul Hawken. Founder of the Smith amp Hawken gardening Catalon to take another look at the fast changing world of swizzle Sticks and Novelty underwear a Quot Quot Trudeau was on vacation and could not be reached Lor comment. It s probably the Only legitimate Catalon featuring a s_5 set of fake press credentials that might or might not fool a secret service agent. A a Quot a if you and yours have Ever tried to attend a White House or Pentagon press briefing then Vou know How hard it is to get Good seats. Why it Rob Abl because Vou were woefully under credentialed a and understandably so. Most people simply Lack the time to apply to the secret service for clearance. Still others have criminal records Quot Trudeau writes. There s a simple baby Blue Polo shirt with a Feather a the strip uses the Feather to represent vice president Dan Quayle a that Sells for $29.95. A How Many times has this happened to you you re visiting friends for the weekend and suddenly someone exclaims a hey lets play Polo a and would t you know it you Don t have a Polo shirt. A normally you might expect to pay $20 or More for a Polo shirt of this Quality so that s what we re charging  an ashtray featuring or. Butts who encourages tobacco use in the strip tells the smoker a thanks for smoking a others gift items include a full line of Toopsie Dune Wear inspired by operation desert storm with a camouflage Bikini a so authentic in detailing that we absolutely guarantee the wearer cannot be spotted on a Beach by a Blackhawk helicopter Pilot flying by at 85 knots or better unless she Waves her arms a  the Catalon also features autographed doonesbury books for $6.95 apiece. Ide great doonesbury o the club scud collection and other Cool. Stunt from the new a world order a this doonesbury mail order Catalon Marks Garry Trudeau a first venture into commercial licensing. Patient wins $127.6 million suit after losing Eye Rui Rann / a a a i. A. Chicago apr a Man who lost his left Eye after it was injected with a synthetic steroid won a $127.6 million jury award  the drug s maker the Upjohn co. A Cook county circuit court jury ruled Friday in favor of Meyer Proctor 70. He lost the Eye in 1984 after his Doc Tor injected it with depo Yedrol to treat inflammation. The jury also cleared Proctor s physician. Or. Michael Davis of liability in the Case. Upjohn based in Kalamazoo mich., will Appeal a company spokesman said saturday. Barry Goldberg Proctor s lawyer argued in the Ivi month trial that Upjohn should have warned physicians not to inject depo Yedrol directly into eyes. The award included $3.1 million in compensation and $124.5 million in punitive damages against Upjohn. A a we re appalled by the  said Upjohn spokesman Phil Sheldon. In 1983, Proctor s left Eye became inflamed and he consulted Davis who injected it with depo Yedrol an anti inflammatory drug similar to Hydrocortisone Goldberg said. Within minutes Proctor lost sight in the Eye and it began a to shrivel up Quot Goldberg said. The eve was removed in 1984. The stars and stripes 10years ago oct. 21,1981 a Pete Rose the record setting first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies was voted the athlete of the decade by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Former football Star . Simpson finished second in the voting followed by basketball a Kareem Abdul Jab bar of the los Angeles lakers.20 years ago oct. 21,1971 a West German Chancellor Willy Brandt was awarded the Nobel peace prize peace for Quot stretching the hand of reconciliation Between East and West european countries that had Long been enemies. 30years ago oct. 21,1961 the United states declared that unless nuclear weapons testing was stopped and a nuclear ban treaty signed it must a prepare to take All necessary Steps to protect its own Security and that of the world community."40 years ago oct. 21, 1951 a on a desert Road near the Suez canal terrorists opened fire on a British truck and injured the Driver according to an official British military spokesman. Also indications increased that Egypt would take its festering Suez canal zone dispute with Britain to the United nations. Remains of service station operator found 17 years after he disappeared Kansas City to. A the Skeleton of a wealthy service station owner has been found in a Cave 17 years after his disappearance. Police have ruled his death a homicide. An Amateur Cave explorer found the Skeleton of Gary r. Simmons on wednesday in a Cave in a Hilly isolated Industrial District. The remains were Clad in Cowboy boots and decaying clothing. Simmons Drivers License was in his pants pocket. Police said he died of a Bullet wound to the head. Gary Compton a private investigator hired by Simmons family said he believed Simmons of Overland Park kan., was killed because he planned to testify in a Federal investigation concerning Black Market gasoline. Like Many Independent operators Compton said Simmons had been forced to buy fuel at inflated prices from illegal vendors to survive the Energy shortage. But others including Ronald Jackson who directed the investigation for Overland Park police said Simmons Wasny to involved with illegal fuel. A that was All rumours Quot Jackson said. Quot Gary was squeaky  Simmons 32, was last seen oct. 15, 1974, with Tommy r. Dixon. 42, talking about the Sale of a horse. Dixon disappeared a Day later and police believe he also was killed. Simmons called his Secretary and told her to write a $30,000 Check to Dixon for a horse. About 30 minutes later Simmons phoned his Bank to say Dixon would be coming in later to Cash the Check. It was unclear if Dixon cashed the Check. Compton said he believed Black Market operators used Dixon As a lure to get Simmons. But Dixon described As a a Dabbler Quot who worked As a carnival operator and Job Painter among other occupations was considered incapable of plotting Simmons murder Jackson said. A we always believed there was a third party involved because Tommy Dixon did no to have the smarts for this a he said. Simmons Lincoln Continental was pulled from the Missouri River in the suburb of sugar Creek in april 1975. He was declared dead in 1981. Moon linked group details bid for College b i Dpi f to r t Penn a  i r r. A Bridgeport Conn. Apr Mem Bers of an Arm of the unification Church outlined a $50 million proposal saturday to take partial control of the financially strapped University of Bridgeport. The professors world peace Academy told the schools Board of trustees it wants to make the school the foundation of a worldwide network of universities striving for International Harmony and understanding. The group said it wants control of the private schools Board of trustees but would give school officials academic Freedom. School officials and trustees declined to comment on the plan. A number of Stu dents have promised to Transfer if the 64-year-old University accepts the offer from the group which has close ties to the Rev. Sun Myung Moons unification Church. If the University accepts the proposal the peace Academy would inject enough Cash and students to wipe out the schools projected $5 million deficit and put it on sound financial footing it said. If the proposal is rejected and no other sources of income Are found president Janet Greenwood has said the school could close at the end of the academic year. The group detailed the proposal for the us Board of trustees at a special meeting saturday. Select members of the Bridge port business and political Community alumni faculty and students also attended. Protesters including the head of a cult awareness group and a former member of the unification Church were barred from attending. In he peace Academy with chapters in 97 countries is an International professors group that sponsors worldwide conferences on subjects such As economic development the environment and other issues relating to world peace said Neil Salonen a member of the group. The group was founded in 1973 by Moon and receives 90 percent of its funding from his International c cultural foundation