European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes monday november 25, 1985 Ces n places Horowitz wins ovations on return to la Scala from press dispatches Vladimir Horowitz returned 10  Scala opera House in Milan Italy alter 50 years winning ovations for a piano recital that included selections from Chopin Liszt and Schubert. The performance was one of two scheduled this month at   by the russian born Merican virtuoso who last performed at la Scala in 19.15. After the performance. Italian presi Dent Francesco Corsiga presented Lloro wit with the Honor the Knight of the great Cross of the order of Merit at a ceremony in Milan s City mall. Tickets for the performance sold for ji40. Horowitz will be paid  for the two la scuba concerts. Horowitz was born in Kic in 1904 and made his american debut with the new York philharmonic in 1924. Girls can do anything girls should be taught that they can be whatever they want to be. Silly ride America s first woman in space told an audience of science teachers at Hart Ford Conn. In particular ride said guidance Counselor should not direct girls away from science and math. Teachers should spend As much time with promising girl students As with promising boy students she said. Ride said physics and chemistry teachers were her role models when she was in High school in California but i went to an Ull girls High school so i did t suffer Many of the pressures that girls suffer in coed High  she said she would advise boys and girls that being an astronaut is a Good  but if they Don t have a science and mathematics background in High school they be really limited their options in  columnist honoured America s newspapers and their read ers suffer from an absence of passion and the Lack of political opposition to president Reagan May be to blame syndicated columnist Mary Mccrory said in Wafe mlle Maine. The two party system is presently just not functioning. The democrats understandably demoralized arc Hope Lessly divided Mcgrory said in a speech As Colby College honoured her As its 33rd Elijah Parish Lovejoy fellow. The award recognizes contributions to Freedom of the press and is named for the Colby alumnus shot to death in Alton iii., in 1837 while defending his press against a pro slavery mob. Italian president Francesco Cost a right presents Vladimir Horowitz with the great Cross of the order of the Merit of the Republic Italy hightest Honor after a concert at Milan s la so of opera House. Mcgrory. A pulitzer pric Winner said impassioned letters of the kind she received while Vietnam and watergate were unfolding have fallen off during the Reagan administration and i have begun to wonder what people care about or if they care at  Lucas buys land filmmaker Ceorge Lucas has Pur chased s3 million Worth of property near Nicasio calif., making him one of the biggest private landowners in Marin county. The Purchase doubled his land hold Ings in the county with 4,759 acres. A spokesman for Lucas said the new acquisitions ensure that Lucas Valley will remain Rural. Lucas has absolutely no plans for development of any of the property he said. Senator s secret hidden in the recesses of sen. Charles Grassley s office closet in Washington is a mysterious Black briefcase marked top  but with a Little prodding the Iowa Republican will open it and reveal the secret a miniature train. The train set comes Complete with Loco motive three cars a House with lights and a pig grazing on artificial turf. Not everything is miniature however. The Case contains a railroader s full size cup. Black show protested a group of Black clergymen want bos Ion radio station wee1 to cancel re broadcasts of the comedy show Amos v Andy saying it demeans Blacks. We intend to let them know that sort of thing just in t appropriate the re. Charles Stith. Pastor of Union United methodist Church told the bos Ion Globe. Lbs to cancelled the television version of the show in 1966 after two seasons be cause of opposition from the National association for the advancement of coloured people. Few us so Chan. Week program director told the Globe the station would discontinue the show Only if they gave me Good reason  he said he was not aware of the pro Gram s controversial history and the Sta Tion has not received any complaints. He said Amos v Andy is one of sever Al old shows the station is rebroadcasting. Curious defendant a defendant in a  Angeles Art theft Case disappeared just before jurors finished deliberating but was curious enough to Telephone for the verdict placing � collect Call to the courthouse. I be had them flee before but not  Deputy District attorney wll Hun Crisci said. It s by arc. It s very by  defense attorney Douglas Young who talked with defendant Ronald germ during the 10-Minulc Call said he urged his client to return to court. Gerson 38, who had been free on $50,000 bail disappeared from the court House shortly before delivery of the verdict of guilty to burglary and grand theft charges. Gerson was convicted of stealing the Vincent Van goes painting Bridge Over the Seine from the Home of Developer Ernest Herman in july 1984. The painting was recovered a month later when Garson tried to sell it to undercover officers for $125.000 and 0 pounds of cocaine. Four co defendant Nave pleaded guilty. Superior court judge Richard Hak Bill issued a warrant for Gerson s arrest. Young told Crisci that Gerson said he would turn himself in if he was sentenced to no More than six years in Pris on. Crisci however said he would make no such Deal. Gerson faces a possible sentence of 14 years. Taxes and snakes Legal action will be taken against a discontented taxpayer in Sweden who threatened tax authorities with snakes the Stockholm newspaper Setuk Dag bladet reported. The Man had been invited to attend an assessment Board meeting in Kud Dinge Stockholm suburb to defend his tax statement the paper reported. When verbal arguments failed it said the Man emptied a bag of 11 snakes onto the table in front of Board members. When tax officials threw them Sylvei backward in fright the paper said the Man tried to Calm them by assuring them the snakes were harmless the paper said that chief prosecutor Sven Hogberg in pudding a was preparing an indictment against the nun charging him with threatening an offi Cial. The stars and stripes planning Calendar keeps you up to Date and planning ahead at stars and stripes bookstores