European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Though facts continued from Page 13 this situation she at once declared tothe Senate that As she belonged to the state she considered that everything she owned belonged to the state As Well. Catherine supplied All the Money that was needed and for a time stopped the Export of Corn which within two month restored abundance and reduced All throw Hout her reign Catherine worked like a Man and took her ease like a woman. And to those horror stricken historians who accused her of murdering her husband the grand Duke who ruled As Peter Iii for six months she neither denied nor affirmed the charge letting her memoirs speak in her defense. If one reads in those memoirs the Story of sleepless and tearful nights an terror stricken Days when Peter was boasting to her of his Many feminine conquests playing with his dolls Ani mate and inanimate drilling his to soldiers abusing his dogs lashing his lackeys and insulting his wife at Ever Opportunity one is constrained to wonder that she put up with him for 17 illustrative incident shedding Light on Peter s ability to Rule an Empire one Day when i walked into his Imperial highness s apartment Catherine writes i was struck by the sight of a immense rat which he had hanged in the Middle of a Small room he had partitioned off. I asked him what was the meaning of this he then told me that the rat had been convicted of a crime and deserved the severest punishment according to military Law. For it had climbed Over the Walls of a cardboard fortress standing on the table. And eaten two sentinels on duty made of starch and he had had the criminal court martial led. I could not help laughing but this displeased him. I retired and apologized pleading woman by ignorance of military counteracting this mad scene Catherine was studying at the time vol Taire s historic uni Verselle Montes Quieu s Esprit Des Lois and Tacitus there seems to have Bee some contrast Between the mentalities of the Prince and his spouse. Lovers Catherine stoutly denies re ports that she had 55 of them. And even to her favorite. Prince Potemkin who mildly suggested that she had had at Catherine added pounds in her later years. Least 15, More or less simultaneously she admitted to no More than one third the number five to be is my witness she told him it was not through wantonness. The trouble is my heart is Loath to remain even one hour without it would be Well if More historian stuck to Catherine s own memoirs As miss Oldenbourg does in her new Biog Raphy than to rely on gossip and con Jecture. Catherine at least told the truth Ashe saw it. And when she could to for any reason Tell the truth she kept discreet silence. Dear Ann Landers i am sure you receive Many letters from wives whose husbands soc them a r o u r d from time to time. Have you Ever hear from a husband who gets slapped kicked and punched Well this is my problem and i need to know what to do about it. We have three Small children and if i Ever lose control of myself and give my wife what she deserves she lube in the Hospital for a month. You probably want to know Why she hits me. Here s what set off the last two episodes she forgot where she parked the car and i had to rid around town in a taxi for an hour before 1 found it. When 1got Home 1 was disgusted and told her so. She socked me inthe jaw and broke my Bridge. Last night when 1 came Home from work the soup was burning on the stove and Rny wife was next door visiting with a Friend. 1 gave her apiece of my mind and she hauled off and kicked me nu1 have a jump on my Lei the of a t of anyone had told me 1 would wind up in thu to Annanders for help i i i i have said they were Cray hut 1 Mcge 14 need someone to Tell me what to do about this wild woman. . You Don t have three children mister you have four. A woman who has such a Short fuse needs to learn How to handle her hostilities in a rational civilized that she get counselling. I feel sorry for those kids Aswell As for you. Rest assured they catch plenty in your absence. Your doctor can direct you. Dear Ann Landers i m Al most ashamed to write because my problem makes me soundalike a Moron but the truth is i am being victimized by a 5-year-old child. Almost every evening when1 come Home from work this Little neighbor girl is standing outside my door. 1 live in an apartment. Sally is a Darin child and 1 enjoy her company nit there a times when would like to be alone. More often than not Sally asks the i she can stay for supper and 1 say yes if i did t Lead her bythe hand and take her Home at h she would stay All night. Ii seems Uit. Did not Divide favourably and he ended up losing two clubs and tvo hearts for a one trick setback had West led anything but a heart South would have been Ablie to Ruff at least one club in Dummy and if Kast is Al Lowed to Over Ruff the nine cd hearts with the Queen and the returns a Trump the defense is limited to three tucks twohearts and one club. Despite West s s h a up performance South was in position to nip the rally in the Bud by putting up the Kin. Of hearts it trick one. This Lay enable the Declarer to Sei a the Initia Tive for he can now Cash the two top clubs and Ruff a third round in Dummy. Over ruffs with the Queen however to is out of Trump and when South regains the Lead he is Able to Ruff a fourth club wit impunity arid thereby establish that suit. His losses a re restricted to two Trump tricks 0.1 the Deal. The suggested play of a of hearts has a to a motivation and is not merely b set on a postmortem examination All four bands Declarer should make his Best Effort i win i first trick in order t 1j". Tool of the proceeding am 1 outsides if West does Hac a Niy Honor in Trumps it i � Al to be the Ace than i f f he can never com us Trumps whereas a Lead from the Queen Nii m " a potential trick. Cup Nuht the i. U d the stars and stripes wednesday Maich 20, 1968
