European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 27, 1994 . The stars and stripes pay a 5clouded event Marks Pacific landings Arlington a. Apr Pacific landings that hastened the japanese surrender in world War ii were recalled saturday at a subdued ceremony in Arlington National cemetery a crowd of nearly 400, mostly veterans and relatives commemorated the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam ail the Northern Mariana islands they were joined at the ceremony by Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt Navy Secretary John Dalton and Gen. John m. Shalikashvil chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Veterans and Guam a congressional Delegate had complained about the Lack of official attention to the Pacific news stories from Saipan cont usted the quiet commemoration in mid june of . Marine a cd Day a landings there 50 years ago with the Foth anniversary of a Day in Normandy prance earlier this month Normandy Drew president Glinton and other top Allied leaders but the highest government presence reported at Saipan in the nordic in Marianas was . Military officers based on Guam. �?o1 am at a loss to explain to the people of Guam to the veterans of the War in the Pacific Why their Battles do not deserve National recognition equal to the attention heaped on those who fought in Europe a Robert a. Underwood Guam s nonvoting member of the House said in a june 15 floor speech. The same Day Underwood wrote in Clinton that he was disappointed that neither the provident nor other senior officials would attend saturdays ceremony. He also complained that there would be no official Observance of the actual 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam which started july 21, 1044, Guam was the Only inhabited . Territory occupied in world War 11. The participation of Babbitt Dalton and Shalikashvil in the Arlington ceremony was announced almost a week later. Firefighters from Lombard iii., remove a hot air balloon that landed in Trees saturday alter it hit a Power line and caught  hits Power line injuring 3 Carol Stream 111. A the Basket of a hot air balloon hit a Power line saturday and caught fire dropping the three men aboard 30 feet and knocking out electricity to 500 Homes. Two of the riders a Donald w. Swanson 61, and David l. James 47 a were critically injured. The third Man Robert m. Lung Ness 54, was in serious condition. Quot All 1 know is that they suffered multiple fractures and they doctors Are planning surgery for at least two of the men a said Ann Gardner nursing supervisor at Central Dupage Hospital. The three men were taking part in a balloon launch at the annual swedish Days festival in Geneva and were trying to land in a Field said Dupage county sheriffs Deputy . Ily Slop. Power was restored to the Homes within two  rage in parts of Southern California Wrightwood Calif. A Gusty winds and 100-degree heat fuelled wildfires that burned out of control Over the weekend destroying 10 Homes and threatening at least 100 More. A fast moving Brush fire blackened 1,000 acres of High desert scrub at the Edge of the Angeles National Forest. It destroyed nine houses and a Mobile Home and threatened about 100 houses and ranches near the Community of Pinon Hills damage was estimated at $2 million. Another 500-acre fire burned out of control in the Soledad Canyon area of the Angeles National Forest but no Homes were threatened there. Meanwhile an 850-acre Blaze threatened Mobile Homes and million Dollar horse ranches South of Anza in Riverside county. No injuries were reported by late saturday. About 70 Homes near the Angeles National Forest Blaze were ordered evacuated. An undetermined number of Homes were evacuated near the Anza fire. Winds in Southern California gusted up to 20 Mph saturday and temperatures Rose to 109 degrees. Some 600 firefighters battled the blazes in the National Forest aided by six bulldozers four helicopters that dropped water and eight air planes that dumped fire retardant. The larger fire was in an area of mostly Brush and no Trees about 25 Miles Northeast of the City of san Bernardino. The 500-acre Blaze was closer to the City of Palmdale. A third lire in Orange county a Carbon Canyon scorched 800 acres in seven hours before it was controlled Lute saturday said county fire capt. Dan  s royals Check tree planted in 64 Honolulu apr the emperor and Empress of Japan ended their 16-Day, 1 i cily tour of the United slates on saturday with a visit to a lice they planted 30 years ago. The Pink Cassia or Coral Shower tree was planted at the East West Center in May 1964, when the Royal couple were the Crown Prince and Princess. The tree now stands two stories High. Emperor Akihito and Empress Miceri to were greeted by two children bearing a Flower Lei and a bouquet of orchids and Anth Ininns. The East West enter was formed by Congress in 1% to improve rela Timis Between the United Stales and Asia Pacific nations. Michel ohse Beig pics Dent of the East West enter said he Hopes the Royal couples \ is it will improve relations Between the two countries. 1 widower s basement Bank cleaned out Pittsburgh a a 91-year-old Man amassed $80 1,000 in his basement since the great depression because he did t Trust the Banks. He did however Trust a woman who cleaned his Bouse. Now authorities have arrested the woman and four others accusing them of sneaking into the Many a House while he slept hauling away Cash Gold coins and securities and spending the take on cars vacations and appliances. Quot i d like to wring their necks a the victim said saturday irom his Home lit a me shorn a town of 2,700 people about 75 Miles cast of Pittsburgh lie asked that his name not be used because he a afraid of being robbed again. The Man wit lower Coin collector and retired  Miner a noticed the Money was missing in Early May but did t report the theft until june 3, Barnsboro mayor Mike Suchar said police arrested five people last week two of them As they returned from a Florida vacation thursday Suchar said. The suspects allegedly spent the Money on cars trailers a motorcycle stereo equipment televisions and other goods. Quot they were living High on the hog a lire 91-year-old Man said. Police said one of the women told the others about a padlocked Strongbox she noticed while cleaning the Many a basement the group entered the House while the Man slept and broke tire lock on the Strongbox police said. About $500,01 0 of the savings was in Cash and the rest was in collectible coins and government securities police said. About $60,000 in Cash has been recovered. Suchar said the securities which were payable Only to the victim May have been burned. The Man said he and his father lost nearly half of their savings during the great depression of the 1930s, although he  remember How much that was Quot you know if you had $1,000 it was a lot of Money Back then a he said. He said he earned 17 cents an hour when he started As a Miner during world War i. Suchar said the Many a Only daughter who lives in Ohio has been asked to become his guardian. Quot this ought to open up her eyes. We think he was saving the Money to give to her a Suchar said