European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 21, 1986 the stars and stripes Pogo 23 Host City Hopes for $100 million from super bowl going Bear Hunting new England Couch Raymond Berry and quarterback Tony Cason Confer during a practice Owston As the patriots prepare for Belr super bowl meeting with Chi Cago in new Orleans on sunday. Kickoff time a 5 15 . Est 11 15 . Get. New Orleans up City officials business executives and residents arc straining their resources to accommodate the 100,000 football fans expected for the safer bowl Bush but they arc straining with a smile. Tourism officials predict sunday s super bowl xxx showdown Between the Chicago bean and the new England patriots will pump More than is 00 million into the City s ailing Economy. But the extra visitor also will Cost the City More in operating expenses. City officials estimate the super bowl toll to Ike City to be about s 190,550 in extra service costs during a year in which the City budget has been trimmed by Sib million. That projection includes 1150,000 in police salaries of which 160,000 is overtime �29,000 for the mayor s office to print in formational brochures to distribute at the Airport and hotels 17,500 for emergency medical services $1,100 for the streets department to change signs and handle Park ing management $1,100 for fire depart ment overtime and $750 in overtime for workers who must clean up after the fans. All regularly scheduled trains buses unit airlines in and out of the arc Send City for the super bowl weekend were sold out weeks ago. Larry Reeves director of the new or leans aviation authority at new Orleans International Airport sad predictions from airlines which have All added Eilora flights have led him to expect More than 100,000 people to pass through the Airport Between Friday morning and monday eve Ning. Kid coff time for the super bowl is scheduled for 5 15 . Est sunday. Hotels also arc feeling the Strain. The City s 25,000 Lintel rooms Are booked wild and vacancies from Fli Lasi. Miss., to Baton Rouge. La., Are disappearing fast Accord ing to the City s tourism director. Residents Are cashing in on the Scarcity of sleeping quarters by renting their own apartments House and condos for any where from $150 to Jisoo a night. Fluids arc adding waiters bartenders and other service people and Are blocking up on food and beverages to cuter the Large number of private parties generated by the super bowl. Mite Turner a hotel food buyer said he Hai ordered 1,500 eggs 2,400 Servings of hash Browns ii nil 12,000 slices of Bacon for just three private breakfasts. The same hotel s beverage buyer says he has ordered 200 extra cases of wine and liquor Anil 350 extra cases of cur. Who cares if it s a hardship said Bill Langkopp executive director of the greater new Orleans hotel and Motel association. Bring it on. Lei s do it every month. Our Job a to  despite the added costs of accommodating the sports Culli mists City officials say hosting the event is Worth the Effort and hassle. University of new Orleans Urban planner Ralph Thayer said it is crucial that the super bowl come off without a hitch be cause any problems could deter the nation Al football Langue from Ever bringing i kit game Back to new Orleans. Favourable National publicity particularly from the super bowl is something the City badly needs especially in the Wake of the ices thin fax Brablc press the City received from the failure of the 1984 world s fair and the indictment and trial of gov Edwin Edwards. For some a super bowl trip was one of away by Bob Wicker sports editor you might say thai the smile on Sec. J. Curtis Spence s face this week reaches from his office in Gic Ssan Germany to the Louisiana sup Rome in new Orleans you could say that because Spence is happily packing his bags for a trip to the super bawl after beating heavy Odds in a contest that consisted of picking the win ners of 12 College bowl games. Pc acc came up with the Best entry out of 96,800 in the stars and stripes super bowl contest winning a pair of tickets and a trip for two to new Orleans for sunday s game below eco the Chicago bears and new England patriots. Spence who flies to new Orleans thursday with his Friend Randall Winston was one of 16 stripes readers who did not hive a miss in the contest. He won on the first tiebreaker predicting the exact number of Points 35 that would be scored in he Orange bowl game. But wait this is not a Story about the stars and stripes super bowl contest Winner. It is a Story about those poor men and women who came so close. We Call it our if  it is a Story about 11 stripes readers each of whom will remember a diff Creel College bowl game for a Long time. F if if. You May have heard that word a few times around the Barracks this year. After Alf there were 193 entries in the contest Wuh one miss for 11 contestants new Orleans and the super boat was just one painstaking if away.  Podio by Dave diced Sec. J. Curtis Spence. Packing for new Orleans if Tennessee had not upset Miami Kim Thornton Jones of Florennce a Belgium would be going to the super bowl. She sent in the Best entry of 5b that missed Only the sugar bowl game. If Oklahoma stale Hod Defeated Flor Ida state in the Gator bowl guess who would be going to the super bowl relieve it or not the answer again is Kim Thornton Jones. Shu picked the first tie breaker on the nose on both one miss entries. If Arizona kicker Max zen Deniis had not missed a 39-Yard Field goal attempt against Georgia with four seconds left in the Sun bowl master sol. Robert l. Brands of Pitburg a Germany would be packing for new Orleans. Brunds did not have a miss in the contest As Arizona and Georgia tied 13-13, and tics counted As Correct picks for All contestants. Pc acc picked Georgia. If favored Iowa had Defeated Urcla in the Rose bowl Robert Jones who is stationed at Hanau Germany would have won the contest. Jones was one of 12 read ers whose Only mistake was picking Iowa to win. If by Jacl Tsun could have led Auburn to Victory Over Texas am Martin Bau Man of Karlsruhe would be holding two tickets to the super bowl. Bauman was one of 16 readers whose Only miss was in the Cotton bowl. If former no. I ranked Penn state had beaten Oklahoma in the Orange bowl this week s biggest smile would be Long to Bill tranum who mailed his entry from . Tran uni s tiebreaker beat out 12 other contestants. If Nebraska had toppled Michigan in the fiesta bowl the Winner would be sgt. Melvin Evans who is stationed at Burn Holder Germany. He beat out 20 entries in this group with a perfect tiebreaker. If Brig Hain Young could have scored one More touchdown against Ohio state it would have spelled Victory for the cougars and Helmut Torres. The Ohio stale Victory Cost Torres stationed at Moch Rinen Germany a trip to new Orleans. Torres also hit the first tiebreaker on the nose to be no. I among nine by sup porters. If Illinois had not been upset by army in the peach bowl Philip Mallory of Grafe Woehr would be getting ready to head to the Stales. Mallory s perfect tie breaker bested n group of 12. F air Force had lost to Texas Joseph Kelley would be a Winner. Kelley. Who is stationed at a Schaffenburg was one of nine readers with one miss who pick eur the longhorns to win the Bluc Bonnet bowl. If Colorado had not lost a Fumble at the Washington 2 in t he closing minutes of the Freedom bowl a Urskine Lyons of Kaiser Shutco would be getting ready to see the patriots and bears do Battle. The Fumble allowed Washington to win and gave Lyons and 10 other renders one miss in the contest. If Arizona Staie had Defeated Arkan Sas in the Holiday bowl. John Newman of Gic Belstadt Germany would be headed to you Knaw where. He was one of Only four whose Only wrong pick wus Arizona slate but let s face it. The winners were a Kansas. Ohio stale. Florida state Washington army air Foree Michigan okla homa Urcla. Texas am Tennessee and a Curtis pc acc. No ifs ands or buts about it