European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 26, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 7town aglow Over its huge Jack of lantern Pensacola Beach Fla. A residents of this resort Are hoping to set a worlds record that will also end Linus annual quest for the a great  the town has created what it claims is the worlds largest Jack of lantern sitting atop a House said Kathi Curtis who helped create the great pumpkin of Pensacola Beach. The pumpkin actually is a flying Saucer shaped House that sits on legs atop a one Story Concrete Home in this Florida Panhandle town. The Saucer House 27 feet High and 95 feet in diameter was draped in Orange cloth on sunday and dark patches were added to form a smiling Mouth and Triangle shaped nose and eyes. Beneath it Are signs saying a the great pumpkin and a Linus where Are you a referring to the peanuts comic strip character who Waits each halloween night for the great pumpkin despite the doubts of Charlie Brown and others. The Saucer Home which will be lighted in its pumpkin Guise through nov. 3, belongs to Lynnie Edwards. It has been a local landmark for More than 30 years. A we were just discussing the shape of the House when the word a pumpkin came up and next thing you know we re on our Way a said Joy Domm who came up with the idea while at a tavern with friends in july. Dod pressing Congress to save jobless benefits Bill by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a Pentagon officials Are counting on Congress to extend unemployment benefits for scr ice members who voluntarily leave the military. The plan does not have the full support of the White House. A new unemployment benefits Bill winding through Congress retains a provision from a previous Bill vetoed by president Bush that would increase the amount of benefits available to separating service members. At a news conference Friday Bush said he would accept the a pay As you go Bill to extend unemployment benefits. Bush has twice blocked democratic attempts to extend benefits. But an administration policy statement on the Bill says Bush does not support additional benefits for those who voluntarily leave the service because it would provide More generous benefits to service members than to civilians. The House ways and Means committee approved the new $5.3 billion Bill oct. 22 by a vote of 22-14. The measure probably will go to the full House next week and then move to the Senate. Service members currently can get up to 13 weeks of unemployment benefits whether they leave the military voluntarily or Are forced out. Civilian workers can get up to 26 weeks of benefits but Are usually ineligible unless they Are fired or Laid off. The Issue of unemployment benefits for service members who leave the military is a minor aspect of the Bill which seeks to help the More than 2.4 million unemployed americans whose benefits have run out this year As the recession has dragged on. But the Issue is a major concern for the defense department which is faced with trimming tens of thousands of personnel Over the next few years. Pentagon officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said they fear that unless the provision is maintained some service members who might otherwise leave on their own will seek to stay in the military rather than face a sluggish Job Market with Little or no unemployment safety net. The House armed services committee has made the Pentagon a concerns known to the ways and Means committee. A we want to lift the 13-week limit for military personnel but otherwise keep the status Quot and allow those who leave the service voluntarily to continue to be eligible for benefits said an armed services committee  think the ways and Means committee is sensitive to the military a concerns on that  the new Bill would provide seven or 13 weeks of benefits beyond the current civilian Standard of 26 weeks depending on a states unemployment rate. Twenty states the District of Columbia and puerto Rico would qualify for the 13-week Extension while All other states would get the seven week Extension. The House armed services committee staffer said Servie members would be eligible for the extended unemployment benefits beyond 26 weeks As specified in the new Bill. A service members would be eligible for whatever the Law allows for civilian workers in each particular state a he said. Father taped during stabbing cites self defense. Its i a  4 i. Tinl i m <1 Vimio cd St. Louis apr a Day after jurors heard a secret tape of a Man stabbing his daughter to death with shouts of a die my daughter die a he testified thursday that he had acted in self defense. Zein Isar a voice was quiet As he described through an interpreter How he stabbed his 16-year-old daughter Tina during a family argument and at one Point put his foot Over her Mouth to  the first Stab she lost All strength a said Isa. A she fell on her Back. Only her feet were  but Isar a testimony in St. Louis circuit court seemed to contradict a horrifying Tina Isa muffle her screams. Seven minute tape recording that captured screaming gasping and moaning from Tina As she was killed. On that tape the jury heard Isa shout a die die quickly die my daughter die a several jurors wept As the tape replayed the girls struggle. The final minutes of Tina a life were recorded by electronic a a bugs put on the Telephone and elsewhere in the family s apartment by the Fri which reportedly was investigating allegations that Isa was involved with the Palestine liberation organization. Federal authorities have refused to discuss the investigation. Isa and his wife Maria Are on trial for first degree murder. Isa a palestinian is a naturalized . Citizen his wife 48, is brazilian. Isa who said he has been in the United states for More than 18 years and has owned a grocery store in St. Louis for several years says he knows no More than 10 words of English. Prosecutors arc seeking the death penalty against both parents who have been held without Bond for nearly two years. Isa told the court thursday that his wife had nothing to do with the killing. He said that when Tina attacked him with a knife his wife grabbed the girl by the hair to keep them apart. His wife then fell onto a Couch in exhaustion he said. Prosecutors allege that Tina who was stabbed six to eight times in the Chest was being held by her Mother during the attack. Tina was killed nov. 6, 1989, after she arrived Home from her first night of work at a fast food restaurant. The recording devices clearly picked up details of the family a heated arguments from the time the girl walked in inc door. Prosecutor dec Joyce Hayes asked Isa How Tina could have run to the Kitchen to get a knife and returned to the living room so quickly. The prosecutor noted that the tape indicated that Tina was still arguing with her Mother when she began screaming. Icin Isa Maria Isa testimony in the trial has shown that the girl had frequently clashed with her parents and older Sisters Over her Boyfriend the time she spent away from Home and her Job working nights. Defense attorneys said they expected final arguments to be heard priday. Kids miniature porsche recalled Munich Germany a amps a Power wheels inc. Has issued a voluntary recall of its Battery operated a a porsche toy cars according to army and air Force Exchange service officials. Some of the child sized toy vehicles with Model number 87100 were found to have faulty accelerator switches during Field tests spokeswoman Barbara Kirsch said thursday. Under certain conditions the switches May stick in the a a on position she said. Toys involved in the recall have manufacturing dates Between july 29 and aug. 31 of this year or the number 9109 stamped on the end flaps of their boxes. Also each toy in question has a sticker located in the rear engine compartment with a run number of Between 072991 and 092091. The miniature Riding vehicles including the specific Model number being recalled Are sold in toy stores throughout Europe Kirsch said but no incidents have been reported. Customers should return cars to their local Exchange for free replacement of the switches she said. Jazz artist Lee nabbed for drugs new York up a jazz musician William a a Bill Lee the father of filmmaker Spike Lee was arrested on heroin Possession charges thursday in a Brooklyn police said Lee 63, was taken into custody along with about a dozen other people in a police sweep or the Park near his Home after complaints from residents of the area about drug related activities. Police said Lee was holding a Glassine envelope containing a Small amount of heroin. He was booked on charges of Misdemeanour drug Possession. Police said the amount of heroin Lee had was Worth about $20 on the Street. The noted bassist and composer who Heads the group a a Mon Betta quartet a appeared in and scored his songs first hit movie in 1986, she a gotta have it which was filmed in part near his Home. Lee who has performed with some of the country Stop stars including Joseph Whiten Bob Dylan and Judy Collins also scored his songs 1990 jazz film Mon better  of Clam chowder extended to la Sierra Brand Heidelberg Germany a the food and drug administration has recalled 10.5-ounce and 18.5-ounce size containers of la Sierra Brand Clam chowder because of product Misla Beling said a 7th medical come veterinary services official. La Sierra is being added to a recall of Prog Resso Brand Clam chowder which command officials announced last week. Neither product indicates on the Labelling that it contains sulfite an additive that prevents food spoilage and discoloration and can cause allergic reactions. Command officials said the reaction can be life threatening to extremely sensitive individuals. A command official said that anyone who has used products containing sulfite and has had no related problems need not be concerned. Neither cafes nor defense commissary Agency Europe stocks Progresso or la Sierra Clam chowder. However former Navy and air Force commissaries May have stocked them. Concerned customers May return the cans for a full refund