European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes tuesday june 16,1987 races n places Madonna wows thousands in Japan from press dispatches about 1,300 police and Security guards mobilized to control the anticipated hysteria in Osaka i Jed. But Madonna s first concert in the Orient went off without a Bitch sunday night. The american Rock music Star s gyrations and High kicks Drew shouts whistles and applause Tram 25,000 Jap anese fans while another 1,000 ticket less people were outside Osaka stadium listening to the excitement. Madonna wearing a Block and Gold co rum Renfert Crint capacity crowd. Concert organizers said they received320,000 requests for the 145,757 tickets Tor Madonna s five Japan concerts. Officially the tickets sold for the equivalent of $38 to $45, but reports said scalpers were getting up to 13 so. She i a great Singer said acc Leo Fuji who came from her Home i Southern Japan to celebrate her Isth birthday at the concert. She s a Good dancer and i liked All her Madonna has attracted japanese look alikes in sunglasses Black leather and glittering accessories since her Arri Val thursday. Bidding for Bachelor two Sansoni fit divorcees arc paying a total of $23,000 to Date a millionaire Bachelor who promised to take them for an elephant ride while tiny Tim serenades them it s Worth every cent even Wii Holthe elephant Linda Dichl said sat urday of the $ 12,000 it s costing her fora Dale with Allan Diehl 39, a real estate agent and pain Yellen 34, a regional sales manager Tor a camper Magazine go caught Upin a bidding Duel at a Chanty fund Raiser. Hill 38, a circus owner was among27 men on the auction Block wednes Day in a bid for bachelors night hosted by the american cancer society. He offered a weekend fling to Chi Cago with a j1,000 shopping spree and a Side trip to Wisconsin by customize coach to ride atop an elephant in the opening act of his great american Cir Cus. Tiny Tim is a Headliner on the show s 9-slate tour. I came to get him and i was leaving until f got him said Diehl who met Hill 18 months ago and has been enamoured Ever since. I Don t know Allan but when became my Way on the runway and i saw those big Beautiful Blue eyes even the elephant ride took a backseat Yellen said. The two kept bidding against each other until the master of ceremonies asked Hill if he d take each of the women on separate weekends. He agreed. A Oon air mail mail has been delivered in the United Stales by everything from slow boats to the Pony express to Jet the . Postal service has even tried helium balloons and it worked. Sort of. One letter made its Way 30 mile from san Jose to Alamo Calif where it was found by 9-year-old Angela bar a in just four hours last week. It was one of 16 balloon clusters re teased As part of an open House ceremony As described in the letter at the Newman Jose general mail facility. While Angela s family sent a reply the other letters apparently were lost or at least they generated no response. But postal official Bill Paul noting the Speed with which the Alamo letter arrived jolted that the postal service right consider balloons for special de livery. Except we Haven t found a Way to guarantee delivery yet he said. Jammin at june Jam the Oak Ridge boys and Alabam performed together for the first time entertaining an estimated crowd of60,000 in fort Payne Ali. The two groups Sang together sat urday night at the sixth annual june Jam in the Hometown of Alabama a four piece vocal band. Alabama played backup while the Oak Ridge boys Sang i hair million sell ing hit the four Oak Ridge boys joined in singing Mountain music an Alabama hit it s an historical moment and great moment for the Oak Ridge boys Lead Singer Joe Bonsai told the Alabama Are the greatest act thai has Ever been in our Hope for non experts supreme Coort Justice Antonio Sot Ella honoured jazz great Fla flt Garald Don a top and gown at in Rcw a medal from Urcla in recognition of bar achievement. Tow 69 year old Flat lady of had heart for Gary in september but Tayi she Watt continue per forming. I told 921 graduates that they weren experts at anything but that there Wasj Hope for their future. The bad news is that you re not experts at anything he said saturday in a Short humorous speech at the Santal a Calif University commence ment. The Good news is that if you understand the bad news you re an educated person education makes Man aware of the immensity of human knowledge an the immensity of things unknown. Educated people Are not know it alls said Scalia. Besides the graduates More than7,000 people attended the ceremony. Weak heart then you la be much better off if you Don t read the latest bestsellers it eyes of the dragon and misery by the master of the horrific Stephen King but if you re Strong of heart then we recommend you read about the escapades of a supernatural Clown with a blood lust Ita 400-year-old sorcerer who murders for Power eyes of the dragon and an insane sex nurse who punishes others through mutilation misery. At most stars and stripes bookstores Stephen
