European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 c the stars and stripes saturday december 14, 1991wwii hero Gen. Doolittle turns 95 Pebble Beach Calif. A his memory is going his hearing nearly gone. But As Gen. Jimmy Doolittle turns 95 today he still has his prize View a the Pacific Ocean a backdrop for one of the defining moments of the desperate Battle to defeat the japanese during world War ii. The former stunt Pilot planned and led the daring �?o30 seconds Over Tokyo bombing raid in april 1942, the United states Surprise answer to the japanese attack on Pearl Harbor four months earlier. The b-25 bomber raid brought . Might to Bear on the japanese Mainland for the first time boosted americans sagging morale and put Japan on the defensive. A this raid was the first Good news of world War ii for America. People could hold their Heads High again after the Shock of Pearl Harbor a says . Glines author of the 1964 Book Doo it tie a Tokyo raiders and co author of Doolittle s autobiography / could sever be so Lucky again published in september by Bantam. The historic assault has faded from the nations collective memory but the raid and Doolittle have endured As symbols of american heroism under fire. At 5-foot-4 and 145 pounds Doolittle Wasny to Central castings idea of a a american a  but he commanded attention and he was a scrapper. Bom in Alameda on dec. 14, 1896, his parents took him to Alaska for a decade at the turn of the Century As his father followed the Gold Rush. A when he entered a room you just Felt he was in charge a Glines says. A the liked to say he was 5-foot-6, though. He said it sounded  Doolittle who says his memories Are fading does no to give interviews anymore and wont be attending a sunday birthday Celebration at fort Ord in nearby Monterey. But he still answers correspondence signs requested autographs and keeps up with current events. A a he a never really been one to talk much about himself a says Doolittle a son John who built an addition to his Seaside Home Here so his father can spend his final Days near the Ocean. Doolittle a wife Josephine died Christmas eve 1988, on their 71st wedding anniversary. A a he a proud of what he did during his life a John Doolittle says. A but he does no to Call himself a  on april 18, 1942, Doolittle and his 79 fellow raiders had Good reason to fear. It was the first time b-25s would take off from a Carrier and the bomb Gen. Jimmy Doolittle ers had Only enough fuel to drop their 1-ton loads. Then it. Col. Doolittle planned the raid so the b-25s could land at a chinese Airfield. But japanese fishing boats spotted the Carrier Hornet about 650 Miles from Japan although 20q Miles Short of the designated Takeoff Point the b-25s left Early to avoid detection. The bombers hit Tokyo and four other cities not causing much damage but surprising japanese leaders who had said . Forces  reach their country from american bases. A it Wasny to a suicide Mission because they hoped to land somewhere anywhere. But 15 Crews either bailed out or crash landed a says Glines. Doolittle and 66 others came Down in unoccupied China or the soviet far East and eventually made their Way Back to . Forces. But five men drowned or were killed when they parachuted. Eight others landed in japanese held China and were imprisoned three to be executed As War criminals and a fourth to die in prison. The four survivors among those eight came Home after the War. Doolittle was awarded the medal of Honor and was promoted to general. He was granted four Star status in 1985 by president Reagan who called Doolittle Quot my personal  a the was the bravest Man in be Ever known but he never offered any words of Wisdom about surviving so Long a John Doolittle says. A the Hasni to even said anything about turning 95. Its just another landmark to  fight in haitian refugee Camp underscores growing tension a haitian boy Chews on a tube of toothpaste after getting a drink of water at Camp Mccalla on Guantanamo Bay in Cuba on thursday. The boy is among 5,000 haitian immigrants now living in tents at the . Base. Guantanamo Bay Cuba a signs of Strain Are showing As the population of haitian boat people grows at a makeshift refugee Camp on the . Naval base. A Melee broke out tuesday when a Rumor a went through the Camp like wildfire that cuban president Fidel Castro Haa Given orders to kill the haitians if they weren to off the Island in five Days Marine Brig. Gen. George h. Walls said thursday. The Rumor a which Walls stressed was false a began with several haitian refugees who told interpreters tuesday night that they had heard a cuban radio report saying Castro wanted them off the Island immediately. A they became very excited. They started running around the Camp singing and chanting Quot he said. A a it a the kind of thing that if it happened on the streets of Miami somebody would have been gassed or  Walls the head of joint u a. Military task Force operating the tent City at the base on the Southeastern tip of Cuba said no one was injured in the Brawl which was quickly quelled. Several reporters and photographers were taken thursday on a tour of the tent City that has swelled to 5,513 haitians intercepted by the . Coast guard As they risked the treacherous Ocean passage to the United states. A a we re hopeful of some decisions that will allow for moonlighting models in France implicated in costly Call girl rings Paris apr a special police squad has dismantled two luxury Call girl rings that served aging millionaires at prices ranging from 12,000 to 500,000 francs $2,220 to Over $92,000the newspaper be Monde reported Friday. The alleged ringleader Isaac Sellam known As Quot Monsieur Sinclair or a the Baron a has been charged with procurement the newspaper said. The rings made up mainly of non French models working for extra Money served a clientele that included an Arab Prince a British press magnate and a French businessman living in Africa according to be Monde which quoted police officials. The ring was broken up after a four month investigation that spanned from Europe to the United states. It quoted Sample prices As 12,000 francs for an hour 120,000 francs for a night and up to 500,000 francs about $92,600 for a dream weekend. Police said the rings brought in the largest sums of Money in memory for such an operation be Monde wrote. Meanwhile the humanitarian organization doctors without Borders launched a Campaign Friday to discourage French tourists from taking part in a sexual safaris in Thailand involving children As Young As 6. A Why is a crime which risks a 20-year prison term in France considered just an exotic distraction in Bangkok a said Xavier Emmanuelli the organization s honorary president at a news conference. Sixty percent of the clientele at prostitution houses featuring children Are Western he said. Either repatriation or allow them to go to some other country a Walls said. On thursday the 11th . Circuit court of appeals in Atlanta heard arguments on the governments Appeal of a lower court s injunction blocking the haitians deportation to their Homeland. The panel has not indicated when it would Rule. The injunction issued this week by . District judge c. Clyde Atkins in Miami was the third blocking the haitians return. The . Government maintains that most of the haitians Are fleeing for economic not political reasons and therefore do not deserve Asylum. Furthermore solicitor general Kenneth Starr told the court that refugees stopped in International Waters do not have the Protection of . Laws. Ira kurzban an attorney for the haitians said Many were Allied with ousted president Jean Bertrand Aristide and would face danger if sent Home. Aristide was overthrown by the military in september. Since oct. 29, the coast guard has picked up 7,104 haitians in the Windward passage Between Haiti and Cuba. An additional 122 were picked up thursday. The . Government is prepared to House up to 10,000 boat people at Guantanamo Bay Walls said. Others remain on coast guard  in Furth to offer household appliances the defense re utilization and marketing office in Germany has announced a Sale of household appliances in the Nurnberg area on dec. 18. The Cash and carry Sale will be held from 10 . To 1 . In building 276 of Monteith Barracks in Furth. The Sale is open to anyone. Items for Sale include Large and Small refrigerators dryers washers electric ranges and some european appliances. All appliances Are wired for 220 volts 50 cycles. All purchases must be made in Cash Marks Only. Checks and . Dollars will not be accepted. Purchases must be removed by 4 . On the Day of the Sale