European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday february 16, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5national geographic rubs out soviet Union Washington a a Man armed with 400-grit sandpaper wiped the soviet Union off the face of the Globe Friday. A having been born in the generation of the cold War this is kind of fun a said cartographer Richard Rogers reaching up from a Perch on his ladder to change the National geographic society a giant world Globe. The Globe in the society a Headquarters displays the world to thousands of schoolchildren tourists and other visitors annually. And it stands As a Symbol of the intricate maps compiled and published by National geographic. The soviet Union wont be replaced by the Commonwealth of Independent states the Loose federation of new nations replacing the former communist Monolith. Instead the Globe will simply show the Independent nations that Are rising from the soviet unions breakup spokeswoman Barbara h. Fallon said. A i guess this is the first time in history at least of our lives that we be seen 17 new nations bom All at once a said Rogers. A a it a kind of a momentous occasion. A in addition to the breakup Rogers was dividing Yugoslavia into three parts. The 11-foot diameter 1,550-Pound Globe was completed in late 1988, replacing a version that needed almost no changes during its years on the Job. National geographic officials Are also updating their world Atlas. When it came out at the end of 1990, they were proud of the fact that they had managed to include the merger of East Germany and West Germany. Now More than 70 maps in the volume have to be updated just to remove the name a soviet Union a Fallon said. Changing the massive Globe is the first Public step and Rogers was hard at work Friday sanding off old names and putting on new ones. First the Globe finish is sanded to roughen it a bit using that Fine 40.0-Grain sandpaper. Then the new Borders go on using automobile striping tape that follows outlines Rogers cuts from computer printouts. The new names Are printed in reverse on paper using Sticky Transfer Ink. Rogers presses the paper against the Globe and transfers the names of countries and cities by rubbing them with his thumbnail. Then come several Coats of automobile Clear coat sealer. Last Friday Turkmenistan was the first new country on the Globe arriving at 10 07 . Uzbekistan followed just seven min a utes later and Georgia had joined them by 10 30 . Cartographer Richard Rogers updates the National geographic society s for death Row inmates thrown out Columbus Ohio apr seven killers whose death sentence commutations were voided have been returned to death Row officials said Friday. Franklin county common pleas judge Richard she Ward ruled thursday that Richard Celeste did not follow proper procedures in granting the Clemencier. Celeste issued the Clemencier four Days before he left the governors office in january 1991. Celeste a Democrat who opposes the death penalty reduced the sentences to life in prison. Public defender Randall Dana who represents the inmates said he would Appeal. A obviously we re disappointed that we lost but. We still think governor celestes commutations were proper and should stand a Dana said. Celeste commuted the death sentences of four men and All four women on death Row. His successor George Voinovich and the Heads of the prison system and the adult parole authority asked Ohio attorney general Lee Fisher to investigate All of the nearly 100 Clemencier that Celeste granted during his final months in office. Fisher found problems with 11 cases including seven of the eight death sentence commutations. He sued to have the 11 Clemencier overturned. Sheward ruled after a five Day trial earlier this month that Celeste should have followed procedures outlined in statutory Law. A i am not saying the governor does no to have Power to Grant commutations but he a got to follow the rules a Sheward said. He said state Law requires that clemency applications be sent to the Ohio adult parole authority and that an investigation be conducted. During the investigation the victim the prosecutor and the trial judge must be notified by the parole authority. The parole authority then decides whether to recommend clemency and it gives the governor its recommendation. A Only then can the governor order a clemency. Not before a Sheward said. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago feb. 16,1982 a the worlds largest Oil Rig Sank in a howling North Atlantic storm off the coast of Newfoundland and 84 workers were missing and feared dead. Rescue efforts were hampered by poor visibility in the rain Snow and 40-foot Waves. 20 years ago feb. 16,1972 a attorney general John n. Mitchell resigned to become president Nixon s re election Campaign manager a the same Job he held in Nixon a victorious 1968 race. 30 years ago feb. 16,1962 a the Western allies delivered a protest in Moscow against soviet interference in the air corridors to Berlin As russian Jet fighters continued to approach British French and american aircraft flying to and from Berlin. 40 years ago feb. 16,1952 a the archbishop of Canterbury committed the body of King George i to burial in St. George s Chapel at Windsor Castle the final resting place of British monarchs. The whole nation of England came to a halt in memory of the sail or King who died feb. 6.jury retires to determine Dahmer s sanity Milwaukee up july deliberations began Friday in the sanity trial of admitted serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer,.described by his attorney As a a runaway train on a track of defense attorney Gerald Boyle and prosecutor e. Michael Mccann delivered about five hours of closing arguments to wrap up the 3-week-old trial of the former chocolate factory worker. Before retiring to the jury room the 12 jurors were chosen by lot from among the panel of 14 who had heard the Case. They will decide whether Dahmer was sane when he killed 15 Young men and boys. Dahmer 31, confessed to strangling and dismembering 17 Young men and world War 50 years ago today 16 feb. 1 .94 .2 German a boats Shell important Oil installations at Aruba in the Caribbean and sink seven Allied tankers in the Atlantic theater. In the dutch East indies japanese advances on Sumatra Force British aircrews and warplanes to flee to Java. Tojo tells the japanese diet that Japan will create a new order of coexistence and co Prosperity Quot in Quot greater East boys. He pleaded guilty but insane to 15 of the murders. He faces life in prison if the jury finds him sane. If found insane he will be treated at a mental institution. If he is found sane on some counts and insane on others he will be sent to a mental institution until he is deemed cured and then sent to prison. Ten of the jurors must agree for the verdict to be valid. When Dahmer returned to the courtroom after the lunch break he carried a Book and a copy of the weekly world news that showed a picture of him and a headline that said he had eaten his cellmate. He showed the tabloid to Boyless wife and eventually gave it to her. Dahmer showed no emotion As his attorney described his sickness. A this is the most Des lately lonely Jan being imaginable a Boyle said. A and the Only time he could have companionship was when he created All these tragedies. A could he have stopped on his own Mccann argued Dahmer was in control. A the could Stop when he wanted to a Mccann said. Quot you saw the Long periods when he chose not to engage in these activities. A the time he was in the military the time at Ohio state a All those periods of time he was choosing to exercise source 2194 Days of War w. H Smith a publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii. Bison books corp .1961 a year ago Day 31 feb. 16 two . A-10 Thunderbolt jets Are reported shot Down while attacking iraqi Republican guard positions in Northwestern Kuwait. Both pilots Are missing. American attack helicopters make their first nighttime raids on iraqi positions. The allies flew 2,600 sorties during the past 24 hours including More than 700 Over Kuwait theater. The Republican guard was targeted in 170 sorties. A
