European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 8, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 frnces n places the stars and stripes Friday november 8, 1985 chinese study finds some secrets of longevity from press dispatches a study of China s centenarians has determined common longevity factors such As a Low fat High fiber diet and a moderate climate in mountainous areas an official press report from peking says. Most of the 3,765 centenarians discovered in the 1982 National census live in Remote ethnic regions such As Tibet and Xin Jiang with its Large moslem Popula Tion the overseas edition of the people s daily newspaper said. Ethnically populated Bim Yio autonomous county of Southern China s Guangqi Zhuang Region has the largest percentage of people Over 100 years old with 208 centenarians for every million people the report jays. Two doctors from hut i province. Told a symposium in banking recently that 70.5 percent of the Centenari ans arc women. Their study found that most centenarians have a Low fat Low animal protein High fiber diet based on refined and coarse Grain. They enjoy eating Beans and Green vegetables and their calories Are mainly obtained from carbohydrates the report says. Other factors the Over-1 oos have in common Are living in mountainous areas 1,600 to 5,000 feet above sea level with an average annual temperature of 63 to 6h degrees and about four hours of Sunshine a Day. A greater percentage of Trace elements in locally grown food also appears to prevent coronary disease and tutors the doctors said. The average lifespan among China s 1.03 billion people is 68 years. Pair makes fund raising trek a Blind College student and a Veteran hiker have completed a 48-mile trek across the grand Canyon from rim to rim and Back to raise Money for the restoration of the statue of Liberty. Terry Lopez a nutrition major at Arizona stale University and Jack Weckesser returned to the South Kaibab Railhead in just 25 minutes More than their goal of 36 hours. Wickesser said Lopez s blindness meant he had to work three times As hard to Complete the hike. For guidance. Lope held onto a bar that Weckesser had strapped to his Back. Lopez said the final part of the hike was quite a horrendous thing because of the cold weather. We found that coming up the South Kaibab was chillier than expected Lopez said. There was no Sun until we got past Cedar  but Lopez said he Felt pretty Good although he did need to rest. My feet Are a Little bit sore and my legs Are a Little bit sore he said. Lopez said he did not know How much Money would be raised. So a heated Alligator pen How d you like to put an angry 7-foot Alligator in a Bathtub once a year that was the dilemma facing City workers in land their Day in the spotlight four co Thomia High Knoal stud met who thwarted a Wuu to Bank robber in Wottman Itter calif., Pott to rho Sarah up not Ottoa of Tho nationally Lynda Tod to Elenion Thow America to Horthy Bosforo Thoy won tur prod on Comoro with $ 10o Reward Chaett by Tho manager of Tho Bank. From loft to right Paul Chavois 17ronsickol, 16punohjaioncrano, 15 and goof toy Scott 15. Locked Hobbs  caught Between the ill tempered Gator named John Roger on one Side and townspeople who love the scaly reptile on the other. John Roger was found in Hobbs sewage treatment Ponds in 1972 when he was just a Little Fella. No one knows How he got there but he was quickly elevated to reptile Royalty after All How Many alligators do you find in Hobbs and Given a cinder Block Home with Pool Yard carpet and double Security Fence. Summers were Dandy but Winters were Chilly. So every november City workers carted John Roger to a Bathtub inside the sewage Plant where he would loll until March. But As John Roger grew bigger the annual move became a bigger headache. John Roger Bellows and thrashes around and in the words of one worker eats just about anything that s  there was talk of getting id of John Roger which really upset the people in Hobbs. So City workers had to look for another solution. This year they found one a solar heated enclosure installed around the Alligator s Cage. Now John Roger can bask in 70 to 80-degree temperatures. I think he likes it a lot better than the Bathtub said Wasl water superintendent Jake Morgan. Toss Birdseed not Rice Here s How to make everybody Happy at your wed Ding have the guests leave their Rice at Home and in Stead toss nuptial Birdseed guaranteed to keep Church sidewalks clean and feathered friends Sweeting. Lisa Mae and Robert Keller of soul Bury conn.,  their new product is simple a plastic Champagne Glass filled with Bird seed and decorated with lace a Satin ribbon and a paper heart describing the new Cus Tom. The product is supposed to please ministers who think Rice is dangerous to pedestrians because it can become Slippery when wet and environmentalist some of whom say Rice can be a lethal food for Birds who come along after the wedding. The idea to fill Champagne glasses with Bird seed and Market them As Feather & lace happened one night while Rob and 1 were drinking a Little Loo much Champagne while trying to think of ways the idea could be promoted Mae said. Each Case of Feather & lace contains 25 glasses and costs about s25 plus shipping and handling. Airport obstacle comes Down pilots Landing at the Chatham Ontario Airport had to veer sharply to the right to Dodge Robert Walker s Grain silo built at the end of the runway by the Farmer in a dispute with the City. But after City provincial and Federal governments came up with almost is million to buy Walker s farm and remove the silo mayor Margaret Archibald led i wrecking Crew in to topple it. Before the demolition the mayor cheered by spectators smashed a bottle of Champagne Over the silo a problem for pilots for five years. Walker said he built the silo because he was concerned about planes coming Down on his farm machinery. The new and improved shopper s guide for 1986 $5.95 is. At most Jgr bookstores