European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 21, 1991 the stars and stripes c Page 5trudeau Sells out with politically Correct Catalon 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 a first foray into commercial licensing. But its a sellout that the most politically Correct doonesbury devotee can enjoy with a clean conscience because Trudeau wont 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 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 a 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 a to take another look at the fast changing world of swizzle Sticks and Novelty  Trudeau was on vacation and could not be reached for comment. Its probably the Only legitimate Catalon featuring a $25 set of fake press credentials that might or might not fool a secret service agent. A if you and yours have Ever tried to attend a White House or Pentagon press briefing then you know How hard it is to get Good seats. Why probably because you 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 a Trudeau writes. There a a simple baby Blue Polo shirt with a Feather a the strip uses the Feather to represent vice press Dent 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  you know it you done to have a Polo shirt. A normally you might expect to pay $20 or More for a Polo shirt of this Quality so that a 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  cheat doonesbury t he club scud collection and other Cool stuff from / the new a world order a this doonesbury mail order Catalon Marks Garry Trudeau a first venture into commercial  wins $127.6 million suit after losing Eye Chicago apr a Man who lost his left Eye after it was injected with a synthetic steroid won a $127.6 million jury award against the drugs 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 in the stars and stripes Tor injected it with depo Yedrol to treat inflammation. The jury also cleared proctors physician or. Michael Davis of liability in the Case. Upjohn based in Kalamazoo mich., will Appeal a company spokesman said saturday. Barry Goldberg proctors lawyer argued in the Liz 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 verdict a said Upjohn spokesman Phil Sheldon. In 1983, proctors 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 a Goldberg said. The Eye was removed in 1984.10 years 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 s Kareem Abdul Jab Baro the los Angeles lakers. 20 years ago oct. 21,1971 a West German Chancellor Willy Brandt was awarded the Nobel peace prize peace for a stretching the hand of reconciliation Quot Between East and West european countries that had Long been enemies.30 years ago oct. 21,1961 a the United states declared that unless nuclear weapons testing was stopped and a nuclear ban treaty signed it must a prepare to take ail 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. Residents flee As fierce Blaze rips through houses above Oakland Oakland Calif. A a windswept fire that sent 100-foot flames into the air burned through the Hills above Oakland on sunday engulfing at least 45 Homes and forcing dozens of people to flee witnesses and officials said. At least 11 people were injured authorities said. Frightened Ash covered residents ran into the Street clutching their belongings and pets As huge flames whipped in the gusts behind them. A a it a awful. The heat and the swirling wind makes for a real deadly combination a said Berkeley firefighter Wayne Lynch. A this could be the worst one yet in terms of property destruction in the  two people were admitted to Highland Hospital in Oakland one suffering smoke inhalation and the other with Burns a nursing supervisor said. At Alta Bates Herrick Hospital four people were admitted to the Burn Center and five or six people were being treated in the emergency room for smoke inhalation minor Burns and scratches said spokeswoman Carolyn Kemp. Close to the fire at least 100 people were evacuated from the upscale Claremont hotel. The fire was burning in a heavily wooded residential area near the Caldecott Tunnel that goes through the Hills ringing san Francisco said a spokesman for the Oakland fire department. Firefighters from across the Region battled the Blaze. The area is filled with fashionable Homes and condominiums with a View of the Bay. Power was Cut off in the affected area. Above the Hills a huge Cloud of Black smoke turned Day into night casting a Brown pall As far As san Francisco 15 Miles away. State Highway 24, which runs through the Tunnel was closed a California Highway patrol spokesman said. Winds were gusting to about 30 Mph and the fire had moved to within about a mile of downtown Berkeley. A spokeswoman for the Berkeley fire department said no evacuations were immediately planned for that City. A fire in the same area saturday burned about six to seven acres of Brush before being controlled after 1 . Moon linked group details bid for College Bridgeport Conn. A members 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 tics 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. The 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 cultural foundation