European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 0 the stars and stripes thursday. December 25,1986 booze drinking by americans Down 4% new York up americans have Cul i hair consumption of alcohol by 4 percent with Washington d.c., the highest and Utah he driest slate in the nation a recently released Survey shows. Hie new report based on previously unpublished 1984 data from the nation Al institutes of health also confirmed 10 percent of the population drinks half of All liquor and americans Are starting to drink at an increasingly younger age the Nih data were based on liquor sales and stale consumption figures Tor 1984, the latest available numbers. Margaret Mushinski an epidemiologist who prepared the report Tor the metropolitan life insurance company said two thirds or american adults drink Al Cohol on a regular basis but Overall con sumption is falling. From 1980 to 1984. Per capita con sumption of alcohol in America dropped from 2.76 Gallons to 2.64 Gallons a 4 percent decline she said. In the nation s capital consumption declined by just 0.04 percent during that time leaving the District with the highest drinking Rale of 5.34 Gallons of alcohol consumed per person. Most of in was wine the Survey said. For every Glass of wine drunk on average in the United states people in Washington d.c., had three Mushinski said. Utah remained the driest state inthe nation with an apparent alcohol consumption Rale of 1.53 Gallons 40 percent below the National average. I say apparent because the Alco hol Institute figures arc based on liquor sales and slate reports so c said. They do not include Home brewed beverages or beverages purchased in one stale and used in  Nevada which has a High tourist population because of legalized Gam bling and Stales Inch As new Hamp Shire which have Low liquor prices arc High on the list she said. Other Stales reported major de creases in alcohol consumption during the four year period. Per capita con sumption dropped by 20 percent in Oklahoma and 16 percent in Hawaii during that time Mushinski said. Virginia had the highest increase of 6.7 percent she said. New York remained about average with a rate of 2.67 gallon per capita Only slightly higher than the National average. The new 1984 data also reaffirmed the previously published trend away from hard liquor Mushinski said. Wine is on the increase and Beer and especially hard liquor Are de Clining she said. In 1968, Beer and hard liquor were neck and neck but that year Beer consumption started to pull away by a wide  Mushinski said that in 1984 More than 30 percent of High school seniors reported having tried alcohol by age 13. The Nih data also suggests half of the liquor sold in the United Stales is consumed by Only 10 percent of the population. Burger King s Herb the nerd and tops list of to s absurd events Radnor a. Up Burger King s Campaign promoting Herb the nerd who later claimed Fie never ate at the fast food Chain and Joan Rivers Foud with Johnny Carson when she abruptly quit the show were among the television Industry s most absurd events in 1986, to guide Magazine says. And there s More. How about when lbs Anchorman Dan rather was beaten up by two men who kept asking him Kenneth what is the frequency or Geraldo Rivera s disappointing discovery when he opened Al Capone s vault and found nothing bul a few empty bottles. The makers of these events and More won to guide s sixth annual i Fred a figs awards for Trie Best gaffes goofs bloopers blunders and absurdities involving television in 1986. The awards 28 of them announced in to guide arc named after the Chimp who was Dave Cairo Way s sidekick on the original today show. The Radnor based Magazine chose the Burger King commercial because it $40 million Campaign promoting Herb the Horn rimmed nerd produced Only a 1 percent increase in sales. The restaurant Chain fired Herb who declared he had never eaten there. Joan Rivers won by giving Johnny Carson the Royal snub announcing she was quilting her Post As guest Host of the tonight show 1 without informing car son. Carson refused to speak to her. The Lone Ranger Claylon Moore 72, merited an award for a valiant Effort to help a motorcyclist Hurt in a real life hit and run incident All while in costume. Other Muggs awards went to Pierce bosnan set to take Over As 007 in the next James Bond movie when Abc decided Loun cancel " Remington  Dallas fans who mourned Bobby Ewing s death Only to learn this season he did t die after All. Silo a discount appliance store that advertised a stereo in claimed Cost Only 299 bananas bul did t mean for customers to take it literally. When custom ers in Seattle and Elpaso Texas brought in 11,000 bananas. Silo had to Honor the currency and lost $10,465 on the stereos. Ohio evangelist Jim Brown who warned that when the theme from mister de was played Back Ward two messages could be heard the source is Salan and someone Sung this song for  today Weatherman Willard Scott whose Tou pc was singed when a birthday cake he was carrying burst into flames. Imelda Marcos who asked Diane Sawyer of "60 minutes Why americans can accept the people on Dallas and dynasty living like royally but won t stand for it with her. Glendale calif., police where officers shot to death a Man they thought was pointing a gun at them. The weapon turned out to be a to Remote control tuner. Offer of free trip to Mexico takes new car buyers for ride Mineola . Not the Deal sounded Loo Good to be True buy a new car and receive a free trip for two to Mexico includes airfare Hoti l and  the hundreds of people who responded to the news paper advertisements soon discovered the Deal was indeed Loo Good to be True according to the Long Island better business Bureau although they were entitled to a round trip they received Only a run around. I m mad All right said Edwin officer a Uniondale restaurant manager and one of in disappointed purchasers i did t really even want the car in the first  the executive director of the Toller business Bureau Janice Grassi. Said officer s Case was fairly Typ ical of what happened to As Many As 600 local Auto Mobile purchasers. Lanie Accles a spokesman for attorney general Robert Abrams said a criminal investigation is being conducted. Officer saw the advertisement run by the Atlantic Auto mall in West Islip Early this year and paid 14,995 for a Hyundai Excel. I bought it for my son s use figuring that at least my wife and would get a trip to Mexico Oul of  he said. But when he took delivery of the car in May there were no trip vouchers to be had. They said they were Oul of them officer recalled. He waited a couple of months bul no word came. He called the Aulo dealer ship in july and again in August and september. Finally in october he received a letter which bore the name of a Texas concern marketing advanced research. Along with the letter came a list of questions about his income ate and occupation As Well As a Bill for a $30 processing  officer mailed the information and the Money to Texas hoping to gel his airline Lickl and hotel confirmation. When he received nothing in return he called the better business Bureau which checked with its Houston counterpart. They told us that marketing advanced research had a Long history of complaints regarding failure to Honor travel vouchers and that in fact the firm did t exist anymore. They had skipped out said the Bureau s director of Adver Tising review and investigation Nancy Florin. It turned Oul. Florin said that Atlantic Auto mall received the vouchers through us advertising Agency Keller Rubenstein Rubens twin & Jacobs of Melville which had purchased them directly from marketing advanced research for 175 each. Stephen Jacobs of the advertising Agency Laid the biggest mistake of my life was meeting that Guy from Texas who sold him the vouchers. Us been a night Mare and it was my fault not the dealerships we advised them to do this Jacobs said. The owner of Atlantic Auto mall John said i won t get involved with something like this again. Free trips gimmicks whatever you Call  to customers who complained Florin said Atlantic Aulo mall originally offered its or $150 Worth of car service. Now they have agreed to offer five year extended service contracts which they claim carries a $595 value she said. Whether the Consumers will go for that we Don t  officer for one said he would not. I bought a car i did t need i did t gel a vacation i did need and i m out 30 Bucks to Boot he said. I plan to  stateside boy 7, shoots brother 5, while playing with pistol Boca Raton Fla. A a 5-year-old boy was shot in the face by his 7-Vearotd brother As the two played with a .22-caliber revolver that belonged to their Grandfather police said. Terrance Dwayne Perry was struck in the right Cheek in the shooting and the Bullet exited through his neck police said. The wounded boy was id stable condition at Plantation general Hospital said nursing i pc visor Linda Ward. After nearly two hours of questioning a thur Lee Perry Iii reportedly Lold Piazza he stood Over his brother with the gun cocked it and pointed in Al him thinking it was empty. The gun went off and the Bullet struck Ter Rance. A sheriffs official who declined to give Hii name said tie did not know if any charges had been filed in the Case. Illinois schoolchildren vote Bluegill state fish Chicago f a a voting lesson for nearly 800,000 schoolchildren has netted a big catch inc new state fish. I tasted All the candidates and the Bluegill Lasics Best Nami Jar Rulli an 8-Ycar-old third grader Al the new Berry mathematics and Sci ence Academy where the results were announced said about the Winner. The Bluegill beat out its closest challenger the larg Mouth Bass by More than 39,000 votes. About 80 percent of the fish caught in Illi Nois Are bluegills said Rodney w. Homer of the slate department of conservation. The hand size fish with Blue Green stripes and a Light Orange belly is found in All parts of the stale he said. The stale Board of education organized lie election called by the general Assembly for Chil Dren from kindergarten through eighth Grade. Couple has ups Downs during marriage vows Portland. Ore. Up marriage can be a roller coaster affair but one couple decided a merry go round was a More fitting place to Exchange their vows. Carla Chance of Beaverton and Rod Haubl Way of san Diego became Man and wife astride a pair of while horses on a Willamette Center car Rousel in downtown Portland. Early in our relationship we Rode a Carousel at the Portland zoo and that meant a lot to us Hathaway a Navy Petty officer on the destroyer gushing said. The couple met when the Sailor s ship was in dry  in Portland in March. This is fitting i guess said Petty officer Kris Robins of the battleship Missouri one of 40 guests and 10 carious passersby who watched the ceremony. Thai s life a real merry go