European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes saturday january 11,1992 a collage shows some of the possibilities of How Elvis Presley will be depicted on a stamp in his Honor next year. Postal officials ask americans to address Issue of Elvis stamp by the Washington Post Washington a it May not be the Vole that decides the presidency but is sure to be one that raises nearly As much Public interest should Elvis Presley live on a . Postage stamp As the svelte Young thing with quiet bedroom eyes or As his older plumper self Clad in the trademark White studded jumpsuit postmaster general Anthony m. Frank announced thursday that Presley s image a sighted often in supermarkets and on overseas beaches a will Grace More than 60 million Stamps sometime in 1993. But for the first time the . Postal service will ask the Public to decide How the subject should look. A a it a just something the american people feel so strongly about a Frank said amid a crush of television cameras and reporters who descended on his office after hearing the news. A Stamps reflect a country a culture and heritage. You want to make sure you re going to get it  on Friday the citizens stamp advisory Board was to select two or three designs from among 30. That it had four artists submit. Then within about six months the postal service plans to print and distribute As Many As 3 million postcards that depict these final designs. The cards can be used by customers to Register votes by mail. Scattered throughout Frank s office thursday were samples from which the advisory Board will choose. There Are a Elvis the Pelvis seducing the microphone with full lips and smiling eyes in front of a shocking Kink backdrop the older a King Quot grunting Sassy lyrics in is High open Collar an Art Deco Elvis slightly dark and sinister and Elvis with a Messy Pompadour. Opinions about the Stamps design Are certain to run Strong postal officials said. Lobbying for a Presley stamp began soon after he died in 1977, and Frank has received 60,000 letters from people on the subject in his three years As postmaster general. The postal service plans to Issue a series of four Stamps featuring musicians who stamp experts believe will also include buddy Holly and Richie Valens who died together in a plane crash in 1959. There has not been speculation on the identity of the fourth musician. The series is to be issued with a Booklet describing it. About 18 million copies Are to be printed. An additional 50 million to 60 million Presley Stamps Are to be sold in sheets. The number will depend on whether the Public chooses the older larger Elvis which would necessitate a larger stamp or the smaller Elvis in which Case More Stamps will fit on one Sheet. The decision to Issue an Elvis stamp was made after what sometimes appeared to be excruciating decision making by an Agency pushed and tugged by pro and anti Elvis factions. A primary Contention of critics is that Presley who May have died of a drug overdose should not be a role Model for americans youth. A this demise was not a lesson for american schoolchildren but you know he lived a pretty blameless life Quot said Frank referring to Presley s army service. A you have to balance that. After All to was a Legal drug overdose As opposed to an illegal drug  the decision is in line with Franks attempts to broaden the Appeal of stamp collecting. Frank said he is not a Presley fan and has never bought a Presley record although he concurs with those who Hail Presley As a Pivotal figure in Rock v Roll history. In announcing an Elvis stamp the postal service officially declared the King of Rock a no Roll dead. Only dead people can appear on . Stamps. Campaign bringing out Bare facts Bradenton Fla. Up Manatee county sheriff Charlie Wells said a thief who stole a picture of him naked in his bathroom went too far with demands he withdraw from the upcoming election and pay a $100,000 Ransom for the snapshot. A these Are not provocative or indecent. I done to know about most people but i just go nude in the bathroom a Wells said. A when my wife took the picture she said a Here a what you look like in the morning when you get  a prosecutors had a list of suspects thursday but insufficient evidence to charge anyone with extortion. The Saga began last summer when a burglar broke into the sheriffs Home and stole a camera with undeveloped film in it. Just in time for the beginning of Wells re election Campaign the sheriff got More Public exposure than he bargained for when full frontal shots of him nude in his bathroom popped up in Manatee county. Wells 47, said he received a Telephone Call from a Man who threatened to circulate the pictures on a wider basis unless Wells withdrew from the 1992 race and paid him a $100,000 Ransom. Authorities said suspects included a Man who had filed a false arrest complaint and who was linked by Wells to the poisoning of the sheriffs two dogs. A Sarasota lawyer who represents the Man has admitted that he himself has a nude picture of Wells and is also considered a suspect. The third suspect is a Bradenton police officer who has accused Wells of being involved with drugs. Roy Joslin the Democrat running against Wells for sheriff said he might use the photos in the Campaign. A i done to buy this Story a Joslin said. A i done to think there a any extortion attempt. I think its just a smoke screen thrown up because those embarrassing pictures Are out  .shuttle research flight set for Jan. 22 Blastoff from wire reports Cape canaveral Fla. Nasa said thursday it will try to Send discovery on the years first space shuttle flight a we Klong scientific research Mission beginning Jan. 22. Discovery is scheduled to blast off at 8 53 . With seven astronauts. The Crew includes a German physicist who flew in space once before and a neurologist who will become the second Canadian a and the first Canadian woman a to venture into orbit. The astronauts will conduct medical experiments and Monitor the growth of various plants and Small animals including fruit flies roundworms slime Mold and lentil  execution Date set Amarillo Texas a a Man convicted of killing a 76-year-Ojd nun got a new execution Date thursday three Days after gov. Ann Richards granted him a reprieve at the urging of Pope John Paul ii. Richards issued the 30-Day reprieve two hours before Johnny Frank Garrett 28, was scheduled to die by injection Early tuesday for the 1981 rape and strangulation of sister tadea Benz. State District judge Sam Kiser reset the execution Date for feb. 11, said District attorney Danny Hilt. The Pope 16 Bishops and the franciscan Sisters of Mary immaculate of Amarillo a the Swiss born victims religious order a All asked for clemency. Garrett was 17 at the time of the killing. His lawyers say he is insane. It was the first reprieve granted by a Texas governor since 1972.family gets muzzle order los osos Calif. A a judge has ordered a family to limit its three Basset hounds Barking to once per hour no More than two minutes at a time and never Between 8 . And 8 . A a they re just being dogs a owner Bruce Howey said wednesday. The order restricting the Barking of buddy Missy and precious was issued dec. 30 after a neighbor complained. The honeys have lived in their Home for 12 years and always with three dogs. The hounds Are Between 1 a i to 3 years old and Are no noisier than other canines the family said. An Appeal is  helps Stop attack Mineral Wells . A can of soda can be an instrument of defense As Well As a Cooling drink. Drema Catron 28, of Bradley said that while she was at a rest area along interstate 77 on tuesday she noticed a Man staring at her. She said she bought a Pepsi and Dawdle hoping the Man would leave but finally decided to walk Back to her car. A the just stared at me and watched me walk a Catron said. �?o1 heard him open his truck door and i turned around and just that Quick he was on me. A i slapped him in the face with the Pepsi can. I started  a Man sleeping in a nearby Van woke up a and the attacker took off a Catron said. State police were called but the attacker had  to buy american Greenwich Conn. A a businessman trying to do his part for the Economy is offering $1,000 to any employee who buys or leases an american car this year. Douglas Brown president of Brown paper co., made the offer Christmas eve. He said five of his 50 employees were considering the offer and if 10 people take him up on the offer he will gladly spend the $10,000. A if 50 people do it that a another question a he said. A if that happens Lee Iacocca had better write me a thank you