European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes wednesday March 26, 1986 god of love making a comeback in London from press dispatches crowds cheered and Champagne flowed monday in Piccadilly circus As London welcomed Back one of its most famous landmarks the newly restored statue of Eros. Workmen suspended by cranes had to struggle against Strong gusting winds to remove the White cloth wrapping which covered the 93-year-old statue but a shining Eros finally emerged. Ken Livingstone Leader of the left Wing greater Lon Don Council which financed the $296,000 restoration then turned on fountains at the base of the 400-Pound statue. A town crier and music Hall singers dressed in 1890s costumes joined in the Welcome for Eros which stands in a new $14.8 million pedestrian shopping Piazza 40 feet from the site it has occupied since 1893. We came 4,000 Miles for this. We wanted to be a part of the history of London said Maureen Varne Doe of Atlanta who had planned a trip to London with her husband Louis around the statue s unveil ing. Though popularly known As Eros the statue is officially called the Angel of Christian Charity. It is a memorial to the social reformer the seventh Earl of Shaftesbury done by sculptor sir Alfred Gil Bert. A popular lounging spot for londoners and tourists Eros was taken from its Perch in August 1984 for a general face lifting and to repair damage caused by new year s revellers. Its return was timed to coincide with the final Days of the greater London Council London s municipal government which will cease to exist on March 31 after a bitter three year struggle with prime minister Margaret Thatcher s conservative government. Thatcher has argued that the Glt is unnecessary and expensive and has handed its responsibilities to the City s 32 Borough councils and several new appointed bodies. We re very Happy to see it Back. It is a landmark we be missed said or. Derek Rushworth of North Lon Don who was in the crowd of several Hundred watching the unveiling. But we Are also sorry to see the end of the Glt. We shall All be lot worse off without it he said. In a speech welcoming Eros Back Livingstone said it has taken 18 months to restore the damage to Eros. I Hope it won t take longer than 18 months to restore the Glt so it can carry on the work of social Reform Here in  a photo singers Welcome Eros return to Piccadilly circus. Comet gazers disappointed the fabled Comet that mystified generations of people with a daytime brilliance rivalling the Sun itself has de fied space age stargazing with one of its least dazzling passages in thousands of years. More than 200 people descended on an Atlantic Ocean Boardwalk at Rehoboth Beach Del. Before Dawn sunday to finally catch a glimpse of Halley s Comet. But even with telescopes binoculars and Star maps Many walked away disappointed. I be been watching it since it came. I read some where that this is the worst sighting in 2,000 years. I expected it to be a Little brighter said Jim Sullivan 45, of Federalsburg md., who came equipped with a giant 8-Inch refractor Telescope to study the Comet. The crowd huddled in the cold and dark for nearly two hours for the not very spectacular spectacle. Still the experience was memorable even if the Comet appeared in its 76-year orbit through the Celes tial neighbourhood As a White Dot without its celebrated Tail. We brought out binoculars and we can see it but it s not very spectacular said Susan Covey of Newark Del. But Covey said she was glad her son Greg 9, was Able to see the Comet. Hell be 85 when it comes  others said that if they had known the Comet s Tail would not be clearly visible or the Flash in the sky would be less dramatic than pictures of it they might not have bothered making the Early morning trip. A similar Comet watching party saturday night in los Angeles attracted 2,500 people. Most of them went Home disappointed. Shoes collected Tor me a about 1,000 pairs of used shoes from furry bedroom slippers to swim fins have been donated to former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos who left 3,000 pairs of shoes behind when she and her husband fled their country. The shoes came into Davenport Iowa radio station Wulp after disc jockey Gene Olson appealed to his listeners to fill the Gap in Marcos wardrobe. It was a shame Marcos could t take her shoes with her Olson said so we decided to Start a collection for her. We would t want her going  Olson said he might Box up the shoes and Send them to the Marc oses in Hawaii where they have been staying since leaving the Philippines. But he said he might Send just a few pairs and give the rest to Charity. Imelda Marcos have we got an All Star lineup for you i All this week on an it s new seasons for your favorite shows. Kate and Allie  the Cosby show we be got the Best big City life Franciosa and Deborah Adair about. Romance at its Best