European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 column the stars and stripes monday May 19.1986 today crossword finding a City you Tan be proud of by Andy Honey it s kind of Nice hut must americans who live in a City Are proud of it. They Lite their City and Bey want the rest of the world to like it too. New York is the Only i caption Tolvis. If you visit any City for a few Days you re left with an impression of what it s like and whether to turn left or right in a few places but your impression probably does t have much to do with what the City is really like. I have pleasant impressions of do ens of cities and unpleasant impressions of others but my opinions come from events or sights that were probably not Pica of the place. Maybe i had a terrible breakfast in the hotel 1 stayed at that turned me against the City maybe 1 asked directions from a stranger who was so pleasant and help fill that 1 went Home thinking everyone in that City was inc Safeway. This comes to mind today because i just spent two Days in Boston i was reminded what a Good place Boston would be to live in a Good City has a Core where there Are lots of people doing different things and Boston s Core is entered around the rebuilt Quincy Market downtown. I d be More comfortable if 1 was certain How to pronounce their historic old Faneuil Hall i could live happily in Boston san Diego Seattle Pitts Burgh san Antonio or Madison wis there Are some cities you could t make me live in but i m not going to mention them in Case a newspaper in one of those cities Ruiu my column. Why go out of my Way to anger a apace Salesman. Here Are some things for anyone thinking of moving to a City o look for. Check to see if the downtown parts of the City close up and move to the suburbs at 5 30 . You want a City where there Are Slid people on the Dirceu after dark. The presence of one or More College is a Good sign. You can t beat having a Good educational institution in town Cor likening up the City. If the biggest cultural event of the Winter season is the with the traditional rival you might want to have second thoughts about moving there. The number and importance of country clubs is something to watch for. If everyone seems to belong to one Don t move there. Be wary of a town that no Laws Diagonal parking. Don t move to a Eily in which the Besl restaurant in a hotel. Watch out if there Are too Many churches and not Many bookstores. If the mayor has been in office More than eight years consider another City. Don t move to Picc whose principal shopping Center is called the Miracle make certain the Railroad station has t been turned into a boutique. There should be at least one Good hotel that in t part of a big Chain. It s not a Good sign if All the police arc in cars and none arc walking the streets. Look for a Bridge that leads into the main part of town. Bridges Are a Good sign. A Bridge often Means the place was Worth going to some trouble to it to. Check to Sec How Many intersections have signs read ing no right turn on make sure Iacre s at least one bakery that bakes Good bread. Perfect symmetry in the layout of the streets ii not Good. A City should be a bit irregular suggesting that its growth was somewhat haphazard. There should he at least one Good news store that s open 24 hours a Day make sure the City has a Good newspaper. It s even better if it has two newspapers one of which you Hale. Don t dismiss a City that has a dishonest local government some of them Are interesting. It s not a major City if you can see the water lower with the City s name on it from the Center of town. Univ True Prthu Eor a by Eugene Sheffer across i Low drone4 word off 9 Hunter of Hollywood izporm13 111 in phial Isk Pang 47 Donkey in puon48 Piltry 9 pal49 municipal Otic or cicero15 Urban a 1 8 moray19 in myth 21 chemical compound 24 heirs perhaps 25 labor org. 26 pig s Ilbert 28 Springfield or m-1b 31 hauls 3 cry like cat 4 greek City 6 Sorin blossoms 6 Ostrich s co turn 7 and 8 quirk shaking Saty dwelttrs10 greedily is swiftly56 tiny 37 Malta to 000.1 00 Fig Printer s hcoilnche69 Al quart bar. To Down 11 nocturnal i some Creati Resline 16 Kew comb. H " of in japanese 20 co rant s Slamih a solution Tine 2 1 21 earths 22 word in markj53i 23 colonial. Newsman 27 Toady answer 29 song. Writer s Hub Cal 3z tailor s concern 34 kind of novel 37 incur nation39 surgeon s knife 42 save. Wedding 44 electrical unit4slol saturday s answer measure to How Oreon my Valley 51 rain a dam53 on pension abbr. S3 Large Parrot
