European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 19, 1993 . The stars and stripes Page 9 fire strikes Racetrack in new Orleans new Orleans a fire reduced the sweeping bleachers of the fair grounds Racetrack to blackened Concrete charred the paddock and turned history to Ash. Quot its one of the greatest tragedies in racing Quot said horse Trainer Marcia Lee Butler. Quot this is one of the finest racetracks in the  in less than an hour Friday fire swept from the jockeys quarters at one end of the giant Wood Clad grandstand through the 13,500 seats the betting parlor and the clubhouse and began Licking at the posh to if club at the building s far end. The horses in the stables across the track were not in danger. The grandstand was built in 1918, after a fire damaged the original 1872 buildings making the 150-acre fair grounds the nations third oldest track after Saratoga in new York state and Pamlico in Baltimore. The track had been the site of the annual new Orleans jazz and heritage festival for the past 22 years. Owners and trainers planned to meet with track officials saturday to see if they another toy store the grandstand of the new Orleans fair grounds is engulfed in flames Friday night can continue the tracks 87-Day season which was in its fourth week general manager Bryan Krantz said. The Blaze which fire superintendent Warren Mcdaniels said apparently began in the jockeys locker room about two hours after the final race of the Day was still soldering Early saturday. It destroyed countless historic photographs negatives and other Memorabilia collected to go on display in a racing museum scheduled to open next year. Quot there was old old stuff that will never be replaced Quot said Mike Dilberto a track spokesman. Officials did recover about 3,000 Ped. Agrees crucial to the identification of racehorses. The papers had been locked in fireproof cabinets. From its shelves Pittsfield mass. A Kay acc toy stores has joined other retailers,.na-Tionwidc in pulling the night trap video game from its shelves. The no. 2 toy store Chain stopped ordering the game in june but roughly 1,000 copies remained in stores nationwide. On thursday night officials at the Pittsfield Headquarters notified the Chain s 1,200 stores to take the game off the shelves. A a a the decision to pull this video game title off the shelf is representative of our beliefs regarding the development of a rating system for video games Quot said Kay been a president and chief executive officer Ronald s. Staffieri. Earlier last week the nations no. 1 Chain of toy stores toys Quot re us decided it would Stop Selling the popular night trap which challenges players to save scantily Clad sorority Sisters from a gang of hooded filters wielding a neck drilling device. The killers use the device to Drain their victims blood. The Kay Bee Chain includes Kay acc toy works circus world and a amp a toy stores. West Virginia court oks medicaid funded abortion Charleston . A poor women in West Virginia Are entitled to medicaid funded abortions the state supreme court ruled Friday. In a 3-2 decision the court said state government must be objective when it seeks to act for the common Benefit in providing medical care. Three women a groups challenged a circuit court order that upheld the states decision to prohibit medicaid funded abortions unless two doctors said the abortion was necessary the fetus was found to be in danger or the woman was the victim of rape or incest. Writing for the majority chief Justice Margaret l. Workman rejected an antiabortion groups argument that the Case was about the state subsidizing abortions. The state Constitution provides broader protections than the . Constitution regarding personal rights including a right to safety Workman wrote. For Home delivery service and inquiries Bill free numbers belgium078114775 Germany 0130-840048 1678.7-3156 Netherlands 06-022-7629. Quot a it i #95$ United kingdom 0-800-898854 season Darmstadt main Exchange and to land join us december 22, for an evening of late night shopping until 10pm. We will close our doors at 6pm and reopen at 7pm with a Sleigh full of delights Don t miss the Many surprises and discounts Santa has in store for All. Amy air forc0 a act Fang Swvick