European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 29, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 7 workers Battle High winds to shut Down Art project by the los Angeles times Lebec Calif. A Crews struggled in High winds sunday to dismantle Christous giant umbrellas after the artist ordered his a Continental project to end four Days Early. His decision followed the death of a visitor who was crushed by an uprooted umbrella. About 7,000 disappointed viewers were met by rows of furled umbrellas billowing like Golden ghosts that disappeared into the fog. Hundreds of other umbrellas had been tattered or toppled by wind gusts before workers could Crank them shut. In nearby Gorman the California Highway patrol closed two popular viewing Sites because Many sightseers were not heeding warnings to stay away from the umbrellas and were getting in the Way of Crews. Kern county sheriffs deputies also arrested two people for trespassing on private property. De spite extensive Media coverage of the Accident a number of visitors had not heard about the death saturday. In the Accident the wind uprooted one of the 488-Pound umbrellas crushing Lori Keevil Mathews 34, an insurance agent from Camarillo Calif., against a Boulder. Some sightseers seemed unfazed by death. A it was just an Accident of nature Why should it ruin everything for the rest of us a said Bill Newberry a retired construction worker from Bakersfield Calif. In a twist on the tragedy Keevil Mathews husband Michael said sunday that his wife had a rare disease of the adrenal glands and had Only about 10 years to live. Mathews declined to comment on whether he was contemplating a lawsuit and the Christo press office would Keevil Mathews not release information about How much liability insurance was purchased for the project. Christo officials meanwhile mourned Keevil Mathews death sunday and puzzled Over what went wrong. Christo himself was still in Japan where he had been touring the japanese portion of the exhibit. Colleagues said that Christo who ordered the japanese umbrellas closed As Well was to return to California on monday. Outside on the rugged Hills Small clumps of paid workers fought Gale Force winds biting cold and curious crowds sunday As they rushed from site to site to close the umbrellas. In contrast to the opening Day s euphoria among workers a Many of them self professed Christo groupies who took leaves from far better paying jobs a closing Day was grim. They tallied each successful furling of an umbrella As if reciting body counts. Each umbrella had to be hand cranked and some workers were literally thrown from the Cranks As winds rushed in  umbrellas folds. Crew leaders described the conditions As a a dangerous in Calls to Christo Headquarters on their two Way radios. As night fell sunday it became Clear that they would not be Able to close All 1,760 of the umbrellas. On Steep hillsides above Gorman actor Wade Mayer and sculptor Burt Payne Iii downed umbrellas by tugging on weighted ropes attached to the umbrella ribs. Dozens of spectators ignored the Hazard and tried to climb the Hills to get a closer look. Anyone who has Ever had an umbrella turn upside Down during a Windy rainstorm recognizes the Basic flaw in their construction. Mindful of this natural proclivity to try to take flight the Christo Crew had tested their umbrellas in wind tunnels said Augie l. Huber the projects general contractor. Huber said that the Christo group was aware of the areas Windy climate and had a years and years of data and he said they chose october for the umbrellas project because a it is the calmest  workers fold Down one of the 1,760 yellow umbrellas that were part of the aborted Christo  stunted for Bush tree planting program Washington apr lawmakers said president Bush a ambitious plans to use volunteers to reforest the nation with a billion Green Trees a year is turning a Little Brown. In a first year budget outline submitted to a House committee thursday the National tree Trust proposed spending $1.23 million on salaries fringe benefits travel and office expenses and just $350,000 in Grants to tree planting groups. The . Forest service a and not volunteers a is supposed to Plant All but 30 million of the 1 billion Trees lawmakers said. With great fanfare Bush announced in january 1990 his a America the Beautiful program a in which volunteers would Plant 1 billion Trees a year for the next 10 years to combat global warming. Famous people were enlisted for the programs Board of directors lady Bird Johnson former baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth Dallas Developer Trammell Crow former Sens. Howard Baker and Edmund Muskie and Russell train chairman of the world wildlife fund. But nearly two years after Bush a announcement no Money has been spent to Plant a single tree under the program although there Are plans to get 100,000 Trees in the ground next Spring and an equal amount next fall. Lawmakers said they Are sceptical that 30 million Trees can be planted in communities across the country through donations and a grass roots network organized by the National tree Trust a nonprofit foundation designated by Bush on nov. 30, iw0. But Allen Mcreynolds the foundations executive vice president said he believes tree Trust volunteers and other groups a pulling together will get there. I think Well be Able to report to the president we Are planting at least that Many if not  Bush had wanted $175 million for his tree planting Effort. Congress gave him $20 million last year. Rep. Jim Olin d-va., said none of the Money has been spent on Trees. Quot the president made this big pitch about planting 1 billion Trees a year and ref resting the nation. The first year was 1001 and they be not planted one tree. And now they re Only trying to do 30 million. They re not talking about a billion tree program a said Olin vice chairman of the House agriculture subcommittee on forests. Suspect fails to do Justice to criminology term papers Tampa Fla. Apr two criminology majors turned in term papers that a professor said weren to just awful they were a crime. After flunking the students William Blount chairman of the University of South Florida criminology department did some sleuthing that led to the filing of a second degree Misdemeanour charge against the Man accused of being the real author. A. Engler Anderson 31, failed to appear last week for a court hearing on the charge of Selling a term paper or dissertation and could be held without Bond if caught. The students were bounced out of their major and one was kicked out of school but the Only Way that Anderson could be held accountable was through the courts. A the state attorneys office wanted to prosecute. They were very diligent a Blount said. A prosecutor recommended that if convicted Anderson should donate $500 to the University a criminology department. Blount said the papers in late 1989 were for his course on a victimless crime a which covers prostitution gambling and the like. When he asked the students to Correct the papers one did nothing but change the margins. The other gave bizarre answers. A it was pretty apparent they weren t handing in their own work a he said. Blount said students told him Anderson charged Between $125 and $500, depending on the papers length. Snubbed Witch returns with friends to plead Case Ocean City . Up the Seaside resort of Ocean City founded As a methodist meeting Camp cancelled an appearance by one Witch and got five instead. The witches made an unofficial visit saturday to the halloween festival to protest what they called religious discrimination and inform townspeople and visitors about their practices. As they explained it they Are not Devil worshippers or satanists and do not sacrifice animals or use their spells to harm others. Norm Vogel a new Jersey Witch had been invited to the festival. But mayor Nickolas Trofa decided to withdraw the invitation under pressure irom two protestant ministers. For Good measure the mayor cancelled appearances by psychics and fortuneteller. Vogel and four colleagues gathered outside the music pier in Long deep coloured Robes. But their protest consisted of talking quietly to anyone who stopped to listen explaining that the halloween Celebration is intimately connected to witchcraft. A it symbolizes the new year the end of the Harvest a Vogel said. Except for Vogel the witches identified themselves Only by the names they use in their rituals saying they fear harassment. The witches described themselves As pagans and said their rites and holidays Are linked to the agricultural Calendar. Vogel said that the Pentagram or Star within a Circle is a Symbol of the spirit air fire water and Earth. Ocean City was founded by methodists who wanted to enjoy the Beach and sea breezes of the Jersey Shore without the worldly temptations of other resorts. While court decisions have done away with strict rules on sunday activities the resort remains a quiet family oriented Community