European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 19, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 miss Texas sans furs wins miss Usa title Albuquerque. . A teias1 Michelle Crnec Rover was crowned miss Usa 1987 tuesday night bringing to an upbeat end a pageant thai Only hours earlier was embroiled in controversy with the threatened pullout of the longtime Host Nyit. 21, from Keller. Texas was crowned by miss Usa i9b6, Christy fill inner of Dallas and was presented flow cars by miss universe ivs i Barbara Palac most Edc of Cne Uela. Royce a Soomi Model and substitute teacher broke into tears when her name was announced by Host Hob Barker who earlier had threatened to walk away from the pageant if contestants wore fur Coats during a production number. Fighting Back tears Between smiles Royer smiled and blew kisses to the audience. She became the third consecutive miss Texas to capture the miss Usa title. Miss Florida. Clotilda Helen Cabrera of Tampa was named the first runner up. Miss Arizona Diane Lynn Man in. Was named second runner up miss Missouri Dawn Theresa Fonsica was named third runner up and miss Georgia Sophia Marie Bowen was chosen fourth runner up. Barker won his fight against furs earlier tuesday when contest officials agreed to clothe the contestants in fake furs rather than have their Host in his 20th year with the pageant walk out of the nationally Tele Vised finals. Barker an animal rights activist and George Hon Char the director of the pageant announced at a news conference after tuesday s dress rehearsal that Barker was slaying. "1 am tremendously Happy tremendously Happy Barker said. Ultimately 1 had no doubt Dob would have stuck by his commitment to animals and maybe we would have had a Surprise Host Honchar said. Barker had taken part in the rehearsal on the under standing that the women selected As Sci finalists would Wear cloth Coats and in one Case a Western Jack appt Oid Michelle Renee Royer right is crowned miss Usa 1987 by last year s Winner Christy Fichtner. It instead of furs. Honchar said he and Barker reached an agreement and the pageant was Able to find simulated furs at an Albuquerque department store that were suitable for on camera use. Earlier pageant officials had said they were bound by commitments to use furs provided by a furrier but that problem apparently was resolved. Honchar said the lbs television audience would be told the furs were fake. Before the agreement was announced. Barker had complained that pageant officials had placed me in a position that would be untenable after speaking at Var ious locations around the country telling people not to Wear  think it would be hypocritical of me to appear if the furs arc used he said. Barker is Host of the nationally syndicated television game show the Price is  his co Host for the pageant. Mary Frann plays Bob Newhart s wife on his lbs to comedy series. The 52 contestants Ages 17 to 24, included a representative from every stale and the District of Colum Bia As Well As the reigning miss teen Usa. The com petition judged by an 11-member panel of celebrities involved evening gown and swimsuit Competition Ai Well As interviews. Miss Usa will receive $ 100.000 in Cash and prizes. She also represents the United slate in the 1987 miss universe pageant in Singapore. The five finalists were chosen from a list of 11 Sam if masts the. Other Sci finalists were miss Virginia Marsha rails miss new Mexico Kris Lon Gayle kill Gore miss West Virginia Paula Jean Morrison miss Nevada Tammy Lee Perkins miss Mississippi Kath Arine Clare Manning and miss Illinois Joan Elizabeth Berge. For the first time in the pageant s history there were ii instead of 10 semifinalists. The extra semifinalist resulted from a lie in the balloting. Police say naming Johns has deterrent effect Trenton . A it was bad enough being charged with soliciting a policewoman posing As a prostitute said Jack then a newspaper printed his name and address on the front Page. My family had a hard time dealing with it it put us up to Public ridicule. We got Anonymous phone Calls said Jack who insists he is innocent and spoke on Condi Tion his real name not be used. News organizations usually Don t print the names of Johns As men charged with patronizing prostitutes arc called but Trenton s two newspapers began doing so after City officials asked them to Start doing it again last fall. The times of Trenton and the trentonian had dropped the practice in 197 7 after a Man accused of soliciting sen killed himself when his name was Publ Ishad. Police said 70 people were arrested for prostitution and 101 people for patronizing prostitutes in 1985. Last year 154 were arrested on prostitution charges and 247 people were charged with patronizing prostitutes. Seventy live names have been pull fished so far. It has had a deterrent effect said 1 olice it. A Henry. In Good weather police would get anywhere from 35 to maybe 60 arrests for patronizing prostitution in a Given operation Henry said. Now the figure is 10 or ii lie said. Wilson Barto City editor of the Tran Lonian said the 1977 suicide scared us off no question about it. There was a tremendous  in re examining its policy he said the trentonian decided it was unfair to identify women arrested for prostitution and not their clients. Like the trentonian the times of Trenton re examined its policy. We re treating it very much like a drug arrest executive editor Linda grist Cunningham said. We print the names of everyone arrested in major drag sweeps but not in isolated  most newspapers avoid printing the names of men who patronize prostitutes for several reasons including he nature of the crime the. Possibility of police entrapment and the failure of some police to release the names. A lot of editors have Felt Over the years that it is just nol Worth the Trou ble said Donald Lippincotl an associate director of the american press Institute and a former times of Trenton managing editor. Jack said the oct. 18 Story in which his name appeared not Only embarrassed his family but also posed a threat to his Job As a Salesman. Thai is exactly the sort of re action officials believe will deter solicit no. The fact of the Mailer is if they Are going to do this Prim the names Why not wait until in s Cut and dried and the trial j3 Over and not matter of partly put someone s name in there for the whole world to see whether or not the person is guilty Jack said. His response is one thai nol Only 1 would expect but also his response is similar to that of anybody who is arrested Cunningham said. There is no question that if one s bad deeds Are put in the newspaper it is going to create some  ban on smoking irks restaurant owners in Chic Beverly Hills Beverly Hills Calif. A the City Council of this Chic shopping and dining capital voted unanimously tuesday to ban smoking in restaurants despite opposition from restaurant owners the Council voted i-0, citing alleged health risks imposed on non smokers by those who Light up. Government has an absolute right to permit All of us to breathe clean air and live in a healthy Environ ment councilman Robert Tanenbaum said. The ordinance makes smoking in restaurants a mis Demeanour. It is to be reviewed on March 3 and if approved then would take effect 30 Days later. During the Council meeting about 300 people crowded the Council Chambers and nearly 200 others stood outside. People who make their living in the dining Trade lamented the ban. Which Grants exemptions to bars cocktail lounges and hotels. Barry Fogel owner of Jacobo i an 11-table pizza restaurant told the Council you re exempting the hotels so As not to scare away tourists. If we ban smok ing in restaurants won t that keep tourists away from our establishments too Bye Hubert hello Calvin and Hobbes Calvin and Hobbes that whimsical comic strip about a Little boy Calvin who brings his stuffed Tiger Hobbes to life in his imagination will now run in the daily stars and stripes beginning March it has been on our sunday pages for a while now. We Are saying goodbye to Hubert a comic panel that has been with the paper for Many years. Hubert Calvin and Hobbes has aged noticeably in the past few months and it is time for him to retire. In Hubert s Comer you will be seeing a new panel. The far Side one of the stranger offerings to come along in a while. The far Side May nol be to everyone s taste bul we think Calvin and Hobbes will be. See for your self in the Sample below. By Bill Watterson