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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 07, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 ofes replaces the stars and stripes thursday november 7,1985 Reagan rated the wittiest of All presidents from press dispatches a psychological study says president Reagan is the wittiest president in the nation s history but for True brilliance americans should look to Thomas Jef Ferson. Psychology today in its november edition details the results of a recent study of the personality traits of the nation s presidents. The Magazine said the study rated Reagan John Kennedy and Franklin room Elt As energetic and decisive As Well As attractive optimistic and per  Richard Nixon Lyndon Johnson Martin Van Burn and James Polk were listed As the most machiavellian presidents. Psychologist Dean Simonton who conducted the study said to qualify As machiavellian a president had to be considered sly deceitful unscrupulous evasive shrewd and arc  Nixon was also considered the pet Tiest of All the presidents. The most attractive presidents were Warren g. Harding Kennedy Franklin Pierce and Millard Whimore. Simon Lon said he wanted to study the links Between personality traits and per Sonal behaviour. He wrote Anonymous descriptions of every president based on biographies from sources such As the encyclopedia Britannica and current biography. Simon Lon and seven raters then evaluated each description using a list of 300 adjectives. Simonton said his study indicated that american attitudes toward the presidency have changed Over the years. In the i9th Century the Ideal presi Dent was Remote and prestigious he said. But modern presidents Are More Likely to be described As being affection ate attractive energetic Friendly Natu ral healthy and humorous. Simonton said 300-Pound Lulan Howard tall would not Nave been elected president had there been television in 1909. But he said Reagan is a natural. You might say he missed his calling by going into acting Simonton said. Island for Sale for a Mere s8.7s million anybody can buy a secluded hideaway on a tiny Island in a hawaiian Chain once featured on television. Flat photo William Howard Taft. Not made for to California Petroleum heiress Barbara Pagen is Selling property on Coconut Island in Kaneohe Bay once featured in the television series Gilligan s  realtor Mike Mccormack said the i2m acres include some Bay front acre age nine residential units a guest Home a Beach Cabana some Power boat and parking and Docking space. Pagen s late husband Oil Man Edwin Pauley bought the Island with some other investors in 1946 for $250,000. About half the Island is now for talc since the rest is zoned for conservation use. Pagen president and chairman of Pauley Petroleum co., is Selling the property because the family no longer has use for it Mccormack said. House coming Down the 75-year-old House that the late John Belushi and Hii fraternity pals used in the movie National Lampoon s Ani Mal House has failed to qualify As a historical landmark. The . Patterson House named after the first surgeon in Eugene ore., and located near the University of Ore gon was the scene of wild Toga parties and Beer blasts in the 1977 spoof of fraternity life. City officials announced that the three Story building will be torn Down in january to make Way for a children s medical clinic. After the death of Patterson and his wife the Home was used As a University of Oregon fraternity House and then As a corrections Halfway House. Officials said attempts to restore the building proved too costly. Chili Champion homemade Pepper paste and prime beef won out Over australian Kangaroo meat and German sausage in the 19th annual world championship Chili Cook off where one chef had a live Raccoon As cheerleader. An estimated 25,000 people gathered in Rosamond calif., a ghost town near Edwards fab for Chili sampling Blue grass music an air show and contests for miss Chili Pepper and or. Hot sauce. Winner of the $25,000 first prize was a California woman who said she has cooked for members of country Singer Willie Nelson s band. Carol Hancock of los Altos said her Shotgun Willie Chili features top Quality sirloin homemade Pepper paste and oregano extract. A native of Frankfurt Germany Sim mered German sausage an australian team imported Kangaroo meat and a Kentucky Man had a live Raccoon at his Side As he cooked. Hancock 40, said her winning recipe named for a song by Nelson is too expensive and too complicated to make at Home. When her family eats Chili she said it s made with ground beef instead of sirloin. On is not his size. Politeness. I use politeness he said. They say they re going to Knock my head off and 1 just say thai s Nice " Belcher said karate has helped him to learn the self control he practices on the Job. Senator in space Utah Republican sen. Jake Cam the first politician to orbit the Globe Call his april space shuttle ride the greatest experience of my life and says he now believes there s life on other planets. I Don t think the words exist to con vey what it s like to see the Earth from space he wrote in an article in Parade Magazine. The curve of the Earth the swirling eddies the patterns of Clouds marbling the surface above the brilliantly Blue color of the water and the Blue Green of land. The sheer Beauty of being in a position to see it made this the greatest experience of my life he said. No laughing matter actress Judy came faces a court appearance in Northampton England on dec. 16 on drug charges police said. The 46-year-old former wife of actor Burt Reynolds was arrested oct. 10 at the Home she shares with her Mother in Northampton a City in Central England she was charged with Possession of cocaine amphetamines air marijuana said a police spokesman. Carne was the sock it to me girl on the 1960s comedy series  toughest bouncer Alligator guards Steve Belcher of Nues Ohio would rather smile than fight but that does t mean he s a Pushover he just might be the toughest bouncer in the country. The 27-year-old Belcher will travel from Niles to Las vegas to compete in the National toughest bouncer contest. Bob Hess a spokesman for the brew ing company that sponsors the contest said the company thinks Belcher stands the Best Chance of winning and that s Why the company offered him a $25,000 contract to make six Beer commercials. Belcher � 360-Pound bouncer in nearby Warren said his greatest Wear Afler his new Orleans office had been robbed three times Julian Huery decided to do something about it he bought $500 Worth of Alligator at $25 a foot from an Alligator farm. Thieves had broken in through my office Wall three years straight always right around Christmas bad stolen Money and office equipment and made everybody nervous Hillery said. I was pretty mad and hiring Security police Cost a sizable  Hillery keeps five guard gators in a Pool outside his office. Efe rans Day Safe total savings of 25% off or More on select military titles hurry while supplies last is shopping Center bookstores  
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