European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 b 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 vote 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 a 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 Franks office thursday were samples from which the advisory Board will choose. There Are a Elvis the Pelvis seducing the microphone with full lips and smiting eyes in front of a shocking Pink backdrop the older a a King grunting Sassy lyrics in his 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 a army service. A you have to balance that. After All it 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 a no Roll history. In announcing an Elvis stamp the postal service officially declared the King of Rock no Roll dead. Only dead people can appear on .  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-old nun got a new execution Date thursday three Days after gov. Ann Richards granted Nim 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 Hill. 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. A the order restricting the Barking of buddy Missy and precious was issued dec. 30 after a neighbor  honeys have lived in their Home for 12 years and always with three dogs. The hounds Are Between 1 i to 3 years old and Are no noisier than other canines the family said. An Appeal is  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 letter,"11 exposed to radiation during search at base Limestone Maine apr workers looking for toxic chemicals were slightly contaminated by radiation in a Section of Loring fab once used to store nuclear weapons a spokeswoman said Friday. Base officials said there was Quot absolutely no danger to people outside the site. The 11 people who were exposed thursday afternoon were Given sponge Baths and examined before being sent Home from the Hospital thursday. Doctors found no immediate health problems said base spokeswoman 2nd it. Bridget Reeder. The military and civilian officials who were contaminated had been searching for traces of toxic pcs or poly chlorinated biphenyl As part of a cleanup financed with Federal superfund Money. Radiation was detected after they drilled a Hole in a sealed building. In a statement the base said Only that the incident involved a detectable Levels of Alpha  state officials said they suspected the radiation came from radon which is naturally emitted by soil and water and not from any atomic weapons. Although the radiation could have come from waste materials a a it a pretty unlikely that they would have just dumped something like a nuclear weapon Quot said w. Clough Toppan manager of the radiological health program in the state Bureau of health. A we done to know a lot because they done to know a lot a he said. Reeder acknowledged that the radiation could have been of natural origin but said that a a there a some indications both  experts from Brooks fab Texas were expected to arrive at Loring by Friday evening. The source of the radiation cannot be verified until they have time to conduct tests Reeder said. Toppan said Alpha particles can be dangerous but travel Only Short distances m the air and cannot penetrate the skin. They can attach to dust and other particles however and can pose a a very dangerous inhalation Hazard a he said. Building 260, where the radiation was found has thick Concrete Walls and its Entrance was covered with Brick a Many e ears ago a Reeder said. The workers ored a Hole in the building and discovered the radioactivity when they inserted a Geiger counter she added. The building is on the Eastern Side of the base which was once used to store nuclear munitions Reeder said. She would neither confirm nor deny whether nuclear weapons Are now present at the Northern Maine bomber base but she stressed that Loring is a a fully conventional  Reeder said base officials were consulting with experts at Brooks before taking further action. Quot we have very Little knowledge up Here about nuclear materials a she said. Loring is scheduled to be closed in 1994