European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Pegs 12 the stars and stripes tuesday october 21,1986 races n places system automatically houses unneeded lights from press dispatches they Lurk in the ceilings of the slate department s Many corridors emitting a sound no human car can hear. Al just the right mom finl they strike swiftly and silently and All goes dark. Far from being a nocturnal terror the building s new Light of Matic lights out system is the latest in government Cost cutting measures. Herbert Johnson of he general serv ices administration the government s housekeeping Agency says Small move ment sensors Are installed in the ceilings every 50 feet or so. They Emit a steady ultrasonic tone and if the Echo of the tone bounces Back intact the system determines no one is present and it s lights out. It s an enormous Job turning offal the a pails in a big building so it s often not done Johnson said. These devices turn them out automatically if ii defects no human movement for 12 he estimates it will Cost $123.000 to install the devices at the slate depart ment and the system will pay for itself in electricity savings within n months. For some Little used areas such As warehouses savings in electric Bills can be up to 75 percent. Conning s secret Carol Channing has had a couple of Broadway s More enduring roles inc leads in hello Dolly and gentlemen prefer blondes and says these Cret is falling in love. The first thing is to be in love with the character that you re playing Channing and once you know the character you know How she would say that line Channing said. And of course the compliment us is when he audience thinks that character is you and that s wonderful. I be done 12 Broadway shows but i was fortunate enough to have two that were lightning in a bold. They were just smash smash Channing will return to Broadway next Spring in legends in which she and Mary Martin play two aging rival actresses. Home delivery families across the country go shop Ping for pumpkins at this time of year but if you live in California s san Fernando Valley the pumpkins come to you. The pumpkin brigade made up of Crews of High school students expects to deliver about 400,000 pounds of Jack o lantern and Pic makings 10 doorsteps across the Valley by next weekend. The great pumpkin Giveaway which got under Way last weekend is the promotional brainchild of real estate entrepreneur Mike Glic Etnan 26. Glickman said Community response is fantastic. I receive letters and phone Calls of thanks from people of All Ages from kids who can t wait to carve their Jack Olan Toms to moms dads and grandparents who use them for pumpkin present from Wang or. An Wang founder of the Wang laboratories computer company recently presented chinese Leader Deng Xiaoping with a leather bound cop of his new autobiography lessons in the Book Wang writes about his concern for japanese Competition in the High tech Market. I am led to the conclusion that they Learned Little from their experiences in world War ii he says and instead of tempering their Imperial ambitions they Are merely pursuing their goal in the economic Arena rather than the Mil itary chairman governor Massac Huiett gov. Michael Duka Kli Wilandt on a chair while posing with Boston collies players from Btl Robert Parish Kevin Thole and Larry Bird for a Petrar promoting who celtics Challenge stand tall against Wang a native of China is named in the Forbes 400 list of America s richest people with a Fortune estimated at $550 million Sonny settles suit Miami vice Star Don Johnson has settled a $2 million invasion of privacy lawsuit against a Miami Beach real estate broker for an undisclosed sum his attorney said. Johnson sued broker Gerard Llorens last March after Llorens told a reporter the actor was buying a plot of land and building a Home on posh Star Blind in Miami s Biscarra Bay Section. The suit said Llorens had promised to keep the Sale a secret. Johnson called the disclosure improper inappropriate immoral and offensive and his attorney Donald Klein claimed it would Cost a Fortune for Security guards to guard the House against Gawker and souvenir Hunters. Europe s 41 Best buying guide Quli the Callih to of them car part Tel can Puli hmmtmi4i a Wmk a a buyer s guide you can count on the 1987 off duty i i video annual comes with a Quick checklist system that gives you speedy comparison on major features of various models and equipment. You can count on this 1987 Best Selling military buyer s guide when shopping for your new component or system. Available for $2.95 at stars and stripes bookstores
