European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes sunday december 15, 1985 faces of places diamonds Are a Guy s Best Friend in Louisiana from press dispatches he Lew tied men in Louisiana be real pm to indic. Nuis hmm All others in like Tup i mind by in Shuc in the Quimn i i Sikiru residents spend inure tin diamonds Lam Ihns of any other Suile averaging $1jk.5 4 fur every a dual Over is in i9s.1, the Diamond information Cen Ter in Sci Yorks is. The  s expenditures were More la in double the National average of sm.43. Let Center . Texas is Simond Holh 5i.u.52. Milov cd by Arkansas us si25.0k and i Tahat sun.1". It diamonds for men not women that gives 1  the Lead. Sales of Diamond jewelry for men Ivira a d , far outstripping second place ten Nessee which averaged $32. Sales of Diamond jewelry for women in Louisiana ranked fourth at j77.3k, Texas a Oman Wear the most jewel s106.05 for every adult woman in the stale. Utah and Rhode Island followed. Diamond jewelry sales Are increasing nationwide More than 15 million pieces in 19k4 and Christmas is the busiest Diamond Selling time of the year. More than 55 percent of All women s Diamond jewelry ind 64 per Ecol of the diamonds for men arc purchased during the Christmas season. If just does t make cents Houston City Hall had threatened to sue because of Danny Mladenka s overdue tax Bill so he gave in and wrote a Check for the 8 cents. This is All kind of funny Mladenka said. I think the City is wasting Money going to All this Trou ble Over an a cent Bill. Just to make sure we get it All cleared up i think i m going to ask them to Send me n  the City had threatened to sue Over the amount which was considered delinquent because m Laden Lea s Check for his 1983 taxes was 5 cents shun of inc amount owed. There was a 3-Ccnl penalty charge. Notifying Mladenka of the error Cost the City 17 cents. Ice old Schmelick the supervisor of tax administration said the City usually docs not go out of its Way to collect such Small amounts. We usually catch these things he said. We just did t catch this one. But we definitely will take his x cents if lie mails it  she socked it to him when s an Laurinaitus promised to fill his wife s blocking this Christmas he did t expect her to come up with one dial would fit inc Jolly Green c Tinl. Marly Laurinaitis sewed a 20-Foolcr that now hangs from inc roof of their Home in Saballus Maine. He was quilt shocked mrs. Laurinatis said. He could t believe  each Christmas season. Mrs. Laurinatis brings out her collection of 350 Yule tide boots and stockings to decorate the House. This year her husband jokingly told her to hang her 5-foot stocking by inc Chimney so he could fill it she said. Thai sounded so promising that i thought i d really Challenge his  said mrs. . Maybe now hell appreciate my 5-f\x scr the Long trunk of the Law two clip hands have taken Over inc task of policing a Busy vegetable Market in a Southern Indian own. The press Trust of India reported. The pachyderms lift illegally parked bicycles from bustling lanes and dump them in one Corner of the Market place inc Domestic news Agency said. The owners can recover heir vehicles in pay Cal of a 2 to 5-cent Fine. The ponderous cops whose beat is in the town of Srirangam 1.240 Miles South of new Delhi will push Back baskets of vegetables moved too far onto the sidewalk by eager vendors. The report said. The elephants do their Job in an atmosphere of Gix id humor and gentleness the news Agency reported. There is no compulsion and the fines arc laughingly  the report did nol say who pocketed the fines or whether the regular police Force had sanctioned the elephants  the pachyderms certainly seemed no less Vigil it than their human counterparts. Their Mah outs keepers have trained them to accept nothing less than 25  about 2 cents and any coins of lower denomination Are Flung away the report said. Boys town expanding boys town which has been imme to lf.,000 Young sters since it was founded in i�i7. Will build 10 houses and change an office building into living units so it can serve More children. The s4 million project w ill increase the number of boys and girls served in the 66 Homes on the mile Square Campus West of Orneha to 5 to. Currently. 401 boys and 34 girls live on Campus. Boys town also has a family Home in Tallahassee fla., and plans to build Hryc More in Orlando Al. There Are homeless abused and neglected Young sters around the country that arc in do Perale need of care and treatment the Rev. Val j. Peter executive director said. Whoa Hoss whoa bareback rider Sieve Carter of Klamoth Fallt ore., wot bucking for trouble in Competition at the notional Finati Rodeo at the Tho Moi and Mack Center in Lai vegas Nev. Carter had a Lorn ear and after being thrown and dragged by his mount. And a concussion we be got news for you stars and stripes is delivered to mailboxes in most government housing areas for just $4.50 per Mon h. Keep up with news and sports. Enjoy your favorite comics and columns. Profit from travel tips and consumer advice. Ii you live in government housing you can have All this in your Mailbox every morning. It s a convenience that won t Cost you a Penny extra. Complete this form and drop it off at your nearest stars and stripes Bookstore or mall to Star and stripes Apo 08211 attn Sato promotion