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20 (loiorado Sprinti Gazette Satiirdav. Jiilv Siamps in the Neivs To honor the 40Hh arauver- sary of the settlemeia of Florida. the V. S. wtU issue a S- ccnt ctmunemorative stamp on Aug.

with ceremonies in Si Augustine the oldest contm uous setUement in continentai United States. Coinciding with this issuance. Spain will also put forth a stamp honoring the occasioo and it will be of identical design. The city was founded the SpMuards in 19C. The U.

S. has previously issued joint stamps with other ctNflfitries. In 1IG9 the U. S. and Canada issued almost identi cat stamps commemorating the a a Postmaster, St.

Augustine. Fla prior to Aug. 28. Israel will issue two new stamps honoring its Dead Sea Industries, reports the Israel Philatelic Agency in America. The stamps are unique in that both show an extraction plant which forms a conrifriete picture when both stamps are placed side by side.

The 12 agorot and 50 agorot feature symbcdical drawings of the chemicai plant. The Republic of Korea has issued a new stamp, honoring its Increased Food Production Plan" initiated this war and scheduled to run until 1871. The design depicts ciqiped hands holding crops. In the back- gnHind is a tractor ploughing the land plus a mother and child antJcipaUng a good harvest. The value is 4 ALI.

IN I work A nm-h js noihing moiv Jh.ui tuo Ilion Horo Iitv.d- ruk 1. It iluiok Clou ho.nl a iiiiht OIOSS. iKoliuk o.irno uithin tuo f.vt of his ho.id I ho stuntmon stagitl six in tuo uhiio thoy uoro hoiv lot I ho piosx pionuoi oof Tho Tolograph Hioio) Those Two Guvs IVIake a Oiif of Dyuiff aiul They hfrst licisurrtime Falitor two guy.s make a living Chuck ('low and Vince Dead- ruk make a business out of Not ju-si any plain old dying. They die speitacularly like iH'ing shot galloping Inwses. or roofs or falling over cliffs.

IVilh Chuck and Vince are stunt men fiw movies and tel- evisum Tliey were here a ciHiple of weeks ago for the premiere of Cuys" and the opening of the new Cinema 70 Theatre In the two days the pair were here they five rough and tumble that left both exhausted and in one instance, hung up The exhaustion came. CTiuck explained. Ivciause of the altitude. The hang up came during one of the fights staged for television when Vince's spurs became lodged in a wall after kntH'ked liead over heris. Mtvsl of the time, that's all that hapjiens to these but it's nwre than just exiiaustum or hung up heels.

For instance. Chuck spent tluree months in the hospital last year with ruptured kidneys. I was a fall fw a W'agon Train" episode." the soft spoken young man who went to California from Bould- THRIFTY RANCH MARKET GARDEN SHOP 1421 S. NEVADA OPEN JULY 4 For All Your Picnic Needs 8 A.M. 10 P.M.

cr. said "I supposed to ride the fuirse over a clitf Horses used in sin falls usually to fall to one sitle or the other As explained it. it was an unfam iliar Iwrse" wflw was trained to fall to the opposite side from the one needtxi for the Anyway, the horse fell t.m soon and we niis.sed the ed dirt." Chuck said. As a result the animal landed on the stunt man sending him to the hospital with the ruptured kidneys. they say.

it only hurt when I laughed." Chuck said But the fail didn't keep him out of the business. He was right hack. (Iiuck. like many stuntmen dvies nvit own a horse for his galloping He uses one provided by the studio: But he does run horses on the ranch he owns in California. He's only been in the biLsi- ncss a relatively short time and said he had no specific train ing for the falls or the fights that look so realistic and deadly on the screen.

For the and the fights, neither CVNick nor Vince go in without protection. Guards cover Iheir shins, knees, hips, rihk and elbows. Otherwise, a stunt man could come out of a mock fight looking like he'd been in a real one. And neither do they go into a fight scene, for instance, without knowing exactly what they are going to do. They go through a slow motion rehearsal.

planning every pimch. every kick, fall as if they were preparing for an elaborate ballet. And if you're interested when one throws a punch at the other, it usually misses oy about two feet. But perfect timing and the camera angle. Mexico produced 2 59 million net Ions of steel in 1984.

accounting for almost 39 per cent of Latin America's steel pro- dOCtlML Good Living Die All Ways Ihe stunt men explained, makes it like the fist landed -square on the other guy's jaw. Vince, who is a real veteran stunt man. he has appeared in countless movies and shows. They're always bit parts. I the guy who gets And getting killed involves everything but dying quietly in that's for the big stars who can't afford to risk down stairs or being shot off a roof in a western town, or falling off a cliff, or being shot from a horse.

And what do these guys think of being killed? "It's a living." Chuck said. St Lawrence Seaway In mi tlie saluted 150 v'ears of Mexican independence' with a stamp resembling the one issued by Mexico. The Florida stamp will de a Spanish explorer with flowing cape and sword Behind him is the royal banner of Spain Across the fop is wording of Flonda 1585 1965 Collectors first day cancellations may send their envxilnpes. together with remit tances to cov'er the cost of Uie stamps to be affixed, to the SUICIDE BOMBAY. India t.APi Suunderji Ramji.

St. a peddler, burned himself to death amid hundreds of people Thursday to protest proTiteeriiig grocers. Bamji had announced he would commit suicide publicly if grocers didn't stop ovcrcharg- died soon after being taken to a hospiUl. Indonesia has issiwHl a new of four sUimps commem- tvrating ilje lOthan nivorsarv the first Conference Tlie two lower values show a hand holding a scroll The values depict the official svinbol of the first conference. Cwiii Guide Library The latest edition of Guide of United States Coins" has been presented to the Ihkes Peak Regional District Library by the Pike Coin Oub Middle, secretarv, and other members of the cliib made the presentation of the 19th edition of the series to Mrs Margaret G.

Reid. Ubrar- ian. These beautifully bound hooks contain tiie history of practically all coins ever minted in the United SUtes. and describes bow coins are cata- under conditions of wear, clarity of features, rarity. and other factors.

The books themselves must be catalogued as a part of the library coUecUon, and copies will then be avaiUMe at the main library, all branches and bookmobiles. FINISHING TOUCHES Vince DMdridc prepares to lift Chuck heeui up by the hair arid' theh finish off his partner in this fight staged by the stuntmen nt the Jaycee Chuckwagon dinner Mbndny. (Gnaetie Teiegrsph Photo).