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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 10, 1986 the stars and stripes Muskrat dinner rambles off to oblivion Quantico my. Up forthe first Lime in 50 years St. Philip s episcopal Church won t hold its an Nual Muskrat dinner because there Are not enough volunteers to Cook the swamp dwelling rodents. It s like a passing Era. The Youn people Don t want to be bothered with All the work. And now we re Loo old to do it alone said Eula Hill 83. She lives in one of the 30homes that make up the tiny town on Maryland s marshy Eastern  s sad she said. The first dinner sponsored by the Church featured six muskrats. Hill said. In recent years about 100muskrats were prepared to feed crowds of up to 1,000.Muskrat fanciers came from As far away As Pennsylvania West Virginia new Jersey Delaware and Vir Ginia to Dine on the Rich red  has a taste All its own sort of like Duck said Hill. I m telling you if you like it you realty enjoy it. The muskrats purchased fro local trappers were served with Corn bread and turnip greens. Roast tur key was offered for people with less daring stomachs. Official accepts dismissal will cooperate in House probe Washington a Loretta Cor Nelius won t fight her dismissal As Deputy director of the office of personnel manage ment but will cooperate with a House investigation of her firing her lawyer said saturday. Cornelius was informed last week in Aletter from Robert h. Tuttle White House personnel director that her appointment was terminated pursuant to the decision of the  Cornelius 49, told the Washington Post that she would fight the dismissal be cause it did not come from president Rea Gan. White House spokesman Albert  responded that tunic s letter was Crystal Clear that the decision to fire Cor Nelius came from Reagan. Decided to accept lion saturday her attorney Joseph j. Petrillo said Cornelius now satisfied that Reagan made the decision would not con test tier firing. She has decided to accept it As a dismissal Petrillo said. Cornelius whose Senate testimony Las Spring helped derail the nomination of Donald j. Devine for a second term Asom head contends the firing was sought by his conservative  feels that her dismissal was in retribution for the testimony she gave re loretus Cornelius Garding activities by or. Devine Penl Mosaid. Cornelius served As acting pm director last Spring after Devine resigned to become her executive assistant while awaiting Senate confirmation. She told the Senate governmental affairs com Mittee that Devine signed a secret letter delegating himself Powers to run the Agency while he was executive assistant. When she discovered the letter a Mont later Cornelius said she fired Devine. She told the panel that Devine asked her to lie about the letter an allegation he denies. Withdrew his Nam but several Days after Cornelius Testi Mony Devine withdrew his name for consideration by the committee. Reagan later appointed Constance j. Homer to head pm which runs the Federal civil service  said his client would cooperate with hearings into the firing planned next month by rep. Barney Frank d-mass., whose House government operation housing subcommittee has jurisdiction Over  White House has denied the firing was politically motivated contending that Reagan wanted to give Homer the Opportunity to appoint her own Deputy. Unhappy hour will feature $30 martinis $ 14 Beers Gilford . Up bartenders across new Hampshire will serve $30 martinis and $14 Beers in an unhappy hour this week to publicize soaring liquor liability insurance costs. Dewey Mark who launched the great new Hamp Shire unhappy hour said saturday that about 400 restaurants Ana lounges will participate in the stunt from 5p.m. To 6 . Tuesday. Customers looking for an after work drink will have Topay prices ranging from 100 percent to 2,000 percent above the  Mark s b. Mae Denny s restaurant in new Hamp Shire s lakes Region a Martini made with lop shelf Gin will Cost $30.20. A bottle of Domestic Beer will go for $ 14.25 and a snifter of imported Brandy for $40.Mark said the one hour Price hikes reflect the one year percentage increase he had to pay for liquor liability insurance. He said his annual Premium shot up from $4,800 Las year to $52,000 this year. Elsewhere in the stale increases ranged from 100 to 2,000 percent. The problem is acute in new Hampshire because state Law makes restaurants and lounges liable for injuries suffered by their patrons or their patrons victims in accidents where liquor consumption was a contributing Factor. Mark said the unhappy hour is intended to show customers what the restaurant and lounge owners Are fac ing. He said owners find the insurance increases confusing because new Hampshire has one of the lowest claim pay off rates in the nation. The insurance companies say that s the Way it is Mark said. No one wants to come into this state to write liquor  in response the state has established its own insurance program to provide policies but has not been Able to control Rales. Customers who walk into lounges during the unhappy hour will be briefed on the liability situation. Post cards addressed to legislators will be available for customer who want to support the restaurant Industry. We re hoping that it gets the general Public  re going to end up paying for it Mark said. We re hoping they can put enough pressure on our legislative bodies to bring about tort Law Reform. This litigious society of ours has got to end or every thing is going to come to a screeching Hall he said. 15-year-old father takes second Bride student s Nashville Tenn. A Hal War Den who was 12 when he married his preg Nant 15-year-old Girlfriend and 13 when they divorced has married again at the age of 15. His second wife is hand pregnant. He exchanged vows with Catheriner Nee Trent in a county office in Rogersville records show. Hal who recently said sex education in schools might have prevented his first wife pregnancy said he had not planned to be come a father again so  was just another Accident he said. I did t think it could happen two  met his first wife Wendy Chappell Warden in Alaska while they were living there with their families. They were married Jan. 20, 1984, Robertson county after Hal whose family had returned to Tennessee Learned that Theis year old girl was pregnant. They were divorced last August after Wendy gave birth to a daughter. Heather  Hager Cathy s Mother said she was enraged by her daughter s marriage at first i was in Shock. I did t know what to do. My daughter thinks she s Madlyin love with him she said. Somebody needs to Stop these  is like their Little baby. It s just like a kid in a Candy store. He says i want that Little girl they never Stop until they get that for him. He s just a Little spoiled Bra that thinks he should get everything he wants. Women or  s father Samuel Trent signed the marriage License and said he has no regrets although he said he would not have done so if she had not been  m not a bit sorry for what i did Trent said. I think he s Nice. He s definitely a Nice kid. He s no smart Aleck. I m not Happy but i m a lot happier than i  said the two intend to live together for the rest of our lives. If her Motherwell just Settle Down and leave us  Reese Gibson the Hawkins county juvenile court judge who approved the marriage said Cathy s Mother has Little  a judge i can give permission to marry even against the wishes of the Par ent Gibson said. The Normal grounds Are that the girl is  and Wendy had been friends and Cathy continued visiting the wardens after Hal s divorce Hager said. They were More or less friends. Or that s what they pretended she said. Cathy turned 14 sunday but she became pregnant in september when she was 13 Yean old Hager said. She said she has received Solace from the Chappell family who had fought Wendy s marriage to  s Mother has been a great help to me she said. This morning at 3 30 . She called me to see How i m  Navy Captain fined for misuse of funds Jackson Ville Fla. A the for of the naval air rework lie Money has been Given a punitive letter of Chris  ans relieved of his command Navy officials said. Cedi. Bruce a. Ryan 43, had Bee charged with using the Money to renovate his office improve his living quarters an throw private parties said Navy spokesman Nick Young. He also was accused of giving and receiving unauthorized gifts Young said. Adm. Leonard g. Perry of Jackso Villenas handed Down the Fine and reprimand in a non judicial punishment hearing Fri Day Young said. A military judge recommended last month that Ryan face a Gener Al court martial. Ryan is being allowed to retire april i officials said. Narf which repairs and refits Nav aircraft is the largest Industrial employer in Northeast Florida with 3,500 workers. Spurs successful mayoral recall Del Rio Texas a the mayor of this Border City was recalled from office saturday in a special election prompted Bya College student s opposition to construction of a Bridge to Mexico. The vote to oust mayor Roger Cerny was2,721 to 1,626, said City Secretary Bessie locker. As of right now i m a private citizen said Cerny who had served As mayor of this City of 30,000 residents for nearly four years. City attorney Robert Garza has said that if Cerny were removed the City coun cil Likely would opt to go without a Mayo until the april 5 regular election. Before the election Cerny said he was confident of winning. This recall Effort has had a negative Impact on what we have been trying to do As a Community and it will take seme Timeto recover from Cerny said. A petition drive that forced the election was launched in december by a Junior College Stu Dent angry at Cerny s support for construction of a $3.8 million International Bridge across the Rio Grande to Ciudad Acuna Mexico. Lou Woodward 28, said she gathered the required 877 signatures on the petition be cause she Felt that Cerny was ignoring the wishes of the people. She also said she feared taxes would skyrocket if the Bridge was built. K  
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