European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse By Charles Graham staff writer in America s Frontier Days the settlers often had to run for their lives. But in today s modern suburbs about the Only thing one can run for is an of fice in the local Pat. One consequence of present Day in Ertia is the sadly familiar apparition of the calorie counter that haunting spec Ter lurking Over Many a flabby shoulder much to the woe of weight watchers everywhere. But even though the slender figure has become a National obsession most people Are Content to get their exercise by fighting the crowd at the neighbor Hood supermarket s diet food counter. However two men from Oregon have recently launched an exercise plan which is getting the fat fighters whose Battle scheme has often been passive resistance out of the supermarkets Andon the country s roads and tracks. More amazing the physical condition ing process which William j. Bower Man University of Oregon track coach and or. W. E. Harris of Eugene ore., a heart specialist Are pro pounding has previously been considered a pastime for the Young the athletic Orthe Balmy namely running. As with Many subjects which used Tobe Plain and simple running has now become much More complicated in its new role. In the first place these two Call their exercise jogging which they describe As alternately running slowly and walking. It All boils Down to a casually paced run in which even the flab Biest can cover a mile without breaking Down an get the Benefit of More fresh air and exercise than in a year full of car ele Vator and Golf cart rides. This idea of having fun on the run i sweeping the country. From West coast laundromats to East coast automate enthusiasts of the sweatsuit soft sell have been hitting the Road. The More gregarious advocates of the new regimen have been forming jog Ging clubs so they can Wear out their Tennis shoes together. Middle aged housewives have joined Bermuda Clad Teenie toppers pasty faced desk jockeys and retired athletes to run and walk laps in a regulated pro Gram the Oregon track coach has de signed. In their Book jogging published by Grosset and Dunlap the authors Point Sut that jogging improve the heart lungs and circulatory system rather than the More common exercise targets such As biceps triceps and pectorals. They write bluntly that bulging mus cles May be an ego Booster for Pencil pushing White Collar workers but after30 life and health Are More dependent on a sound heart and Clear lungs. Apparently it is the mystical Appeal which the authors have Given the sport that makes jogging an in thing not Only among those with guilt feelings about having gone to pot but also among the younger set presumably be cause they Don t want to end up look ing like their elders. And coach Bowerman makes physical conditioning seem so easy. With a program that uses the motto train Don t Strain and a weekly workout schedule calling for three Days of jogging three Days of Light train ing and one Day off Only the most reticent weight reducer could resist giving the plan a go. Bowerman s philosophy is also full of phrases like take deep gulps of clean fresh after Reading a few pages of talk like this the flabby Are ready to Bolt from the Stuffy office jump inthe nearest set of jogging togs and head for a run in the great outdoors. Not Only that but the Book is packed with pictures of healthy robust people Many of them charming girls with bet Ter figures than a baggy sweatsuit could Ever Hope to conceal jogging to Gether and obviously having a Ball. Jogging through jogging it s easy to be convinced that bounding through a Meadow full of Sunshine is certainly lot More appealing than a broiling in a steam Cabinet. Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i had abridge game last night and invited a substitute. The Wom an had t been in my Home 20 minutes when she received Aphone Call. It seems her poodle was upset when she left the House and her husband could t quiet her. We heard him say Madame Latonga is having a nervous breakdown. Please speak to her Tor a Tew minutes the woman talked to that dog for 12 minutes. 1 could feel my blood pressure she Hung up she said Madame la Ohga is just like child. You girls who have children know what it s like when a youngster won t go to resented the interruption but i resented the comparison even More. Will you comment please still steaming dear still Well Here we go again. Every time 1 say pets Are pets and should pot be con fused with people about 20,000 animal lovers accuse me of be ing a mean old woman Acona nudist and mentally ill. I Page 14 will simply say there is a line to be drawn and rational peo ple know where to draw Ann Landers recently you printed a letter from wife who was mad because her husband would t Roll up the tube of toothpaste. Then a nit wit wrote that she was read to leave her husband because he kept saying without in Stead of another nut was hysterical because he husband would t let her see him without his dentures. She Felt left a old maid wants to Cal the police because her neigh Bor hangs out the Wash on Sun Day. A teen Ager gripes be cause mom flicks the porch Light off and on while she is saying Good night to her Boyfriend. A Young kid screams his head off because he spent$14 on a girl and she did t kiss him Good trouble with these Luna tics is they have never had any real trouble in their lives. Why do people write about such trifles anyway and Why do you print such nonsense Ottawa male dear of letters like thrones you describe serve a use Ful purpose because they Hel put the two bit Penny Ante gripes in proper what is your problem mister dear Ann Landers i am a 13-year-old girl Ylio lives i Wisconsin. In t it dumb for Mother s Day to fall on the first Day of the fishing season every Mother s Day As Farback As 1 can remember my Mother has sat Home while her Corsage wilted in the refrigerator and dad went fish ing. Is there a solution to this annual problem eau Claire Reader dear eau Claire from what i know about Wisconsin Fisher men it would be easier to change Mother s Day than Roget them to stay Home. Cele brate Mother s Jay one Day Early on saturday and Tell your dad that s his father s Day present. 1007. Publishers newspaper Syndicate 1me stars and stripes armed forces recreation Center officials state. That Christ Mas and new year reservations for the arc hotels at Garmisch Berchtesgaden and Chi Emsee should be made betwee sept. 15 and oct. 31. Requests must be submitted on a form 1087-r, request for Holiday reservations Christmas new year holidays in Accord Ance with Usa eur Reg. 28-110, and Safe Reg. 215-7, As forms Annex b of above regulation May be locally reproduced. Applications must state exact Date of arrival an departure. Reservations for a period covering both Christmas and new year s Day will not be an Apo All requests must be made in writing to he armed forces recreation Center attn Holiday reservations Apo 09172. If mailed through the european mail system requests should be made to he armed forces recreation Center attn holi Day reservations 81 Garmisch Germany Gernbacker Strasse . Jaeger Cavern big. 101.Only one request is authorized for each sponsor. Each request will be acknowledged As received. Frankfurt will Host the 43rd annual International automobile show from sept. 14-24, featuring the products of 1,080 manufacturers from 17 countries. Ryphe last illumination of the Rhine for this year is set Al for sept. 16. The Rhine aflame As it is called will accents. Goar and St. Goar Hausen and the castles Rheinfels and Katz. A son it Lumiere sound and Light presentation is the spotlighted attraction through sept. 23, at Britain s 10th Century Village Church of St. Laurence will also be performances of a medieval mystery play Noah on a wheeled stage in the Village Square. The Beethoven music festival to be held in Bonn from sept. 16-oct. 5, will feature All of the composer. Symphonies and piano concertos plus numerous overtures Seldom heard in concert festival will open with the ninth symphony with Igor Markevitch conducting and with the Guerzenich choir of Cologne. A holy land pilgrimage to Israel is announced by the american jewish sisterhood in Nuernberg. This is an 11-Dayjourney by air from Frankfurt for $299 All inclusive. Dates Are oct. 23-nov. 2. Goren on Bridge both vulnerable. West deals. North a 12 v a j86 0 ak6542 a West East a 4.qj875 s 94 v752 0 q j 10 9 07 q 9 8 7 1 2 a 10 5 3 South 4 a 10 9 6 3
