European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 102007 stars and stripes Page 13 by cartoonist Hart 72 Dies at his drawing Board wizard of id artist Drew for stripes in 1950s Byma Yesch the associated press Albany millions of comic strip readers the pre historic Era was a Hoot Cave men played baseball ants went to school Birds Rode on the Back of turtles and snakes made quips a of it was thanks to cartoonist Johnny Hart who died Satur Day at age 76 while working at his Home in Endicott he had a stroke his wife Bobby said sunday he died at his Story Board harms by strip was launched in 1958 and eventually appeared in More than 1300 newspapers with an audience of 100 million according to creators Syndicate inc which Dis tributes it he was generally regarded As one of the Best cartoonists weve Ever had harms Friend Mell Lazarus creator of the Momma and miss peach comic strips said from his Cali fornia Home he was totally original by broke ground and led the Way cartoonist Johnny Hart for a number of imitators none of which Ever came close Hart who also co created the wizard of id won numer Ous awards for his work including the National cartoonist society prestigious Reuben award for Carto Onik of the year and an award from the International Congress of comics Richard Newcombe founder and president of creators Syndi Cate said by and wizard of id would continue family members have been helping pro Duce the strips for years and they have an extensive computer Archive of harms drawings to work with he said while stationed in Korea with the air Force Hart began producing cartoons for Pacific stars and stripes after his discharge from the military in 1954 Hart worked in the Art department at general electric while Selling cartoons on the Side he began Reading Charles Schulz peanuts and was inspired to Start his own strip Caveman gags for reasons which i still cannot explain were an obsession in those Days Hart told creators one Day a Friend jokingly suggested i create a strip revolving around prehistoric times later in his career some of harms cartoons had religious themes a reflection of his own Christian Faith that sometimes led to controversy a strip published on easter in 2001 Drew protests from jewish groups and led several newspapers to drop the strip the car Toon depicted a menorah trans forming into a Cross with accompanying text quoting some of Jesus christs dying words critics said it implied that christianity supersedes Judaism Hart said he intended the strip As a tribute to both faiths besides his wife Hart is sur Vived by two daughters Patti and Perri he was a native of Endicott about 135 Miles North West of new York City and Drew his comic strip at a studio in his Home there until the Day he died a funeral will be held Friday judge Texas Man should be cleared in 1982 rape Case by Anabelle Garay the associated press who spent 10 years in prison for a gang rape he said he did not commit should have his record cleared because Dan evidence shows his arrest was a Case of mistaken identity a judge ruled monday the recommendation by state District judge Robert Francis will be forwarded to an appeals court for formal approval that would make James Curtis Giles the 13th Man to be exonerated with the help of Dan evidence in Dallas county Giles now 53 has been Liv ing As a registered sex offender since his release from prison More thana decade ago Texas leads the nation with 27 Dan exoneration one More than Illinois according to innocence project a Newyork based Legal Center that specializes in overturn ing wrongful convictions there have been 198 exoneration nation wide the Dallas county District attorneys office and Giles lawyer both presented evidence monday that they say proves he is innocent of the 1982 gang rape of a Dallas woman it turned out to be a Case of mistaken identity assistant dal Las county District attorney Lisa Smith has said a Man who pleaded guilty to the gang rape Stanley Bryant implicated two other men in the crime a James Giles and a Michael Brown Dan evidence linked Brown and Bryant to the crime Smith said Brown was never tried and died in prison after being convicted of another gang rape police eventually arrested James Curtis Giles who lived 25 Miles away and did not match the description of the attacker Given by the rape victim said Vanessa Potkin Giles lawyer and a staff at Torney with the innocence project Giles was about 10 years older and had Gold Teeth he also had an Alibi he and his wife told police he was asleep in bed investigators ignored another Man with a similar name James Earl Giles that Giles lived across the Street from the victim and had previously been arrested with Brown on other charges the attorneys said he died in prison in 2000 while serving time for Rob Bery and assault the victims recently acknowledged some doubt As to whether James Curtis Giles was among the rapists a witness recently identified the other Man James Earl Giles in a photo lineup Smith said the judges ruling that Grants Giles writ of Hab us Corpus if approved by a criminal appeals court will vacate the conviction he is scheduled to appear tues Day at the state Capitol in Austin with Barry Scheck the co director of the innocence project Winter temperatures dont Stop annual rite of Spring in Washington by by Natasha t metzer the associated press Washington thousands of kids dressed for Winter weather scrambled for easter eggs Mon Day at a White House ceremony dating Back to the 19th Century the annual White House easter egg Roll started by president Rutherford by Hayes in 1878 typically has been a rite of Spring in Washington but on monday it was afflicted by Winters parting bite cold air and even colder grounds undaunted by any of this the Young guests sprang into action under the watchful eyes of their families hostess Laura Bush and several Bush administration Cabinet secretaries in Washington we know Spring has arrived when the White House Lawn is filled with children for the easter egg Roll one of the happiest traditions Here at the White House the first lady said children competing in the egg Roll races pushed eggs across a stretch of grass using giant spoons the festivities also included an egg Hunt musical performances Reading magicians and face painting about 7200 eggs were Avail Able for the egg Roll races another 3000 dyed eggs were used for the egg Hunt and 4200 were boiled for children to Dye after her Welcome the first lady sat in one of the areas designated Reading nooks and read Duck for president by Doreen Cronin across from the White House meanwhile a handful of activists at Lafayette Park hunted for brightly coloured Tennis balls in an alternative easter Cluster bomb Hunt intended to dramatize the fact that Many areas of the Globe such As South Lebanon Are not Safe for children because of persistent fighting and unexploded munitions starsi0stripes 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