European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mcredmond thinks slogans Are dangerous people on the to adj try to get close and read them and before you know it they re in your trunk he  William Denihan director of the Ohio department of Highway safety said he gels letters from residents i who return from vacations with inferiority complexes about their Plain Green on whits plates. Starting in 1 990, Ohio plates will boast the heart of Liall in Hawaii attorney Libby Elton is campaigning to. Change plate numbers and letters to Short words such i As Chili Ham or eggs. Ellet says it would encourage children and illiterate adults to read. However Nancy Ekern program director for Hawaii literacy said that would frustrate illiterate adults who would t be Able a read their own plates. Pennsylvania added the slogan you be got a Friend in Pansy Kiana in 1983 and has stayed with it despite protests Horn English teachers who preferred you have. North Carolina plates depict the Wright Brothers biplane and he Moo first in  that was adopted in 1682 after protests the the old slogan first in Freedom was inappropriate for a Lormer slave stale. Washington which celebrates its tooth year of statehood in 19b9r issued plates this year thai include a profile of mount Rainier in Blue and the slogan Centennial Celebration in red. Montana issued Copper coloured places this year for its 1989 Centennial but old plates with the big sky motto will be around Lor a couple of years. Wyoming will Issue plates with White mountains Blue sky and a Bronco Buster next year to celebrate its 1990 Centennial. North Dakota s legislature however is still fighting Over proposals for a 1369 Centennial plate North Dakota s plates Are Lull already with a motto peace Garden s1ate,"and images of the state capital Theodore Roosevelt and the Indian guide Sacajawea a Balta new do sign with a Reddish Orange Sun reminded a Lew people of the japanese Flag. But Missouri s House of representatives voted for a rising Sun design and the motto Wake up to  Connecticut residents hated the reflector sized Blue on White plates introduced in 1973. It s a hideous plate kit s face it said Anthony v Lazzaro of the stats department of motor vehicles. The Constitution state is going Back to a White on Blue design. Nevada is so proud of its Blue on Silver plates that the legislature is considering Selling them to outsiders As $10 souvenirs. In Texas state rep Bill Carter was Tai warned in his dream of Selling Gold plated License plates at is ,000 a set. As most of you realize Daruty knows no Bounds and is not limited to democrats or republicans male or late Young or old Carter sold the Texas House. The Jill went Back to committee.1987 Hood ornament thievery by Tara Bradley Stek associated press he latest rip off fad among teen agers is driving owners of luxury cars mad As a growing number of Chrome and Gold plated Hood ornaments disappear from hoods and turn up As necklaces and Belt buckles. The thefts apparently Are responsible for As much As a three fold increase in Hood ornament sales during the past year a i general Meiers corp. And Mercedes Benz. Anybody who has a Hood ornament better Walch out they a taking them said Joseph Timbo Public safety director in Farrell. A. The craze has prompted several dealers around the country to remove he emblems from cars while they sit in the lot and replace them alter they re sold we be been advising our customers not to replace them for a period of time. We figure it s a cull Deal and sooner or later it will go away said Bob Swetkis of Welzel motor works. The Mercedes Benz Dealership in Pittsburgh has received 100 replacement orders during a past three months. Automotive jewelry has been popularized by Mike a a member of the Veaslie boys Rock group who has appeared on television sporting a Chrome Volkswagen logo attached to a Chain link  Many thieves however have More extravagant taste preferring hardware from More expensive cars. We had some kids the other nigh trying to steal an ornament off a Rolls Royce at a theater Here said police it. William Joyce in Paramus. . Someji Ivien yelled at them Anch hey  police say Cadillac ornaments Are especially popular because the Wreath that surrounds the Emblem easily attaches to a Belt i just paid $45 to replace a new 24 Caral Good plated ornament said Joseph Zemba Salesman or Jim dowdy Cadillac in Sewickley a we Don t have a problem with the Olds Moabite ornaments just the  Gull Wing motorcar in suburban Rochester n.y., uttered a $500 Reward or names of the thieves who stole 14 Hood ornaments from Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado and sevilles in feb Mary. In match five Mote were stolen. Is Plum by Mai Munz Berg a popular target of ornament theft. We Are very led up with this. We decided no to put any Back on the cars said  Evan Dealership president. Greg Mashank of Farrell pa., had his Chrysler Lazer Hood ornament stolen and he wants to get the culprit. There s no truth 1o the Rumor that i want to Cut off somebody s hands. For a first offence i think a couple of fingers would be appropriate he said concern about gang of Hood ornament hoods prompted a memo in the Sharon a police department in february listing the names of six Junior High students seen wearing them and suspected of thefts. Word is that they Are. Looking Tor a Mercedes Benz Emblem the memo said. Claude Nolan Cadillac in Jacksonville. Fla has sold More Hood ornaments during the  i two months than in the previous 30 years said parts manager Hoy Tackell. Two weeks ago if we had had three to Lour dozen of them we could have sold them All he said. During the last 30 Days we be averaged about three to six phone Calls a Day from people for  most of the Calls were from people whose ornaments had been stolen. A Cadillac Hood ornament costs $15.20 while a Mercedes Emblem costs �34. Installation usually is extra. General motors sold 39,709 Cadillac Hood ornaments in the firs i three months of 1987, compared with 83,863 Tor All of 19bg and 43,161 in 1985, said pm spokesman Mark Tanner. Mercedes Benz of North America also reported a dramatic increase in ornament sates from 3,900 in Mach 1936 to 6,600 in december ,200 in january and 11,000 in february said spokesman , Shuman. For the fad s less criminal followers the Sharon Gold & Silver Exchange in Sharon pa., Sells. Miniature Gold Cadillac Mercedes Benz and Bow emblems Lor $17.95 to $80 owner Harry Mammarelli says sales have jumped during the past year. Another company meanwhile devised a burglar alarm system that can be connected to the Hood ornament. To tried it out on my Mercedes and it worked real Well 1 said Emmell Miles owner of Miles communication and alarm system in Pittsburgh. The Siren goes off the lights snarl flashing and that usually scares the Heck Oul of the  the stars and stripes Page 15