European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes Friday october 16,1987 Frullo a lev tfft"1 r Volt at r i Jit 1m , i Tato. -t-.jj,. a Mem Cumi a vanity License plates Are stupid Agency says from press dispatches a member of a club for geniuses has run up Agail Connecticut s bureaucracy in his bid to proudly advertise inc word stupid or his License it Najja 43, said tuesday he can t under stand Why the department of motor vehicles will not Grant him a vanity License plate with the word printed on it. He said motor vehicle departments in new York and Texas have issued him such plates in the past. Reynaga a computer scientist at Pitney Bowes in Norwalk is an i Lycar member of mensa an inter National organization whose members is must Reg ister in he top 2 percent. I enjoy the dichotomy or it he said in explain ing Why a Man with an in above 142 would want such a License License tale May have humorous intentions but Mike Kozlowski executive assistant to the motor vehicles commissioner said it can be construed As a negative comment against the slate Agency or the Driver who reads it. Kozlowski said tuesday a vanity plate request will be rejected if it s considered in bad taste obscene or something objectionable on the Edge of time zones residents near the Border of Florida s two time zones find living on the Edge Means facing a daily Battle Between the Eastern and Central time zones has resulted in missed weddings unusual working hours and family squabbles. It also has benefits such As inc Chance every dec. 31 to ring in the new year is either late or Early. Your timing is All screwed up said Sieve Ling owner of Beach rent Al in Mexico Beach a Tew feet into the Central Lime town of Bristol on the cast Bank of the apala Chicola River is in the Eastern time zone. But blown Tshon on the River s West Bank is in Central time. $75 brought Gertrude Back a magician thought he had lost his co Star of 11 years but thanks to the investigative prowess of a Rookie newspaper photographer Gertrude the Guinea pig is on her Way Home. Somehow Gertrude managed to escape from her Cage which Suie shares with three rabbits during a performance at the Columbus county fair in while Volle Harry Albacker figures she was tired of being cooped up with the rabbits. Spray Coffee powdered instant Coffee it out Spray is in. Spray coat Hare entered the Toffee Market at bit Gannon Model demonstrate to tit a Trade fair la Cologne. One squirt into hot water makes a tap she Hales the rabbits said Albacker a magician for 51 Yean. She figures she s the Star of the Albacker said he tried everything to find the Guinea pig. He called her. He had his dog sniff around the stage. He even crumpled cellophane to imitate the sound of unwrapping lettuce. Albacker drove Back to Pittsburgh without Ger Trude sadly remembering the Way she would steal the rabbits dinners fondly recalling the Way she d scratch or bite strangers and feeling a bit irked that she would split up the Aci. All that i thought about All the Way Back Home was Shell probably freeze " he said. Photographer Fuller Royal of the news reporter in Whiteville had written an article and Albacker told him of his loss. I be lost a Pel and it sort of touched me Royal said. By offering a j7i Reward in the newspaper j25 of it his Money he rest Albacker s Royal found the errant rodent haled up in inc nearby town of Evergreen with a family who had found in running around the Fairgrounds. Bite the october Issue of byte features the Tandy anniversary product explosion the new Tandy computers models a 4000, 1400 it 1000 to and 1000 he and the Long awaited first laser Printer the lp-1000. Also in this Issue find out How to equip an ism pc with a 16-Mhz 68000 microprocessor discover the Wang Laptop bridging the Gap Between Wang and ism pc computing environment the newest Mac ii which features a 68020 cup mucus slots and color and much much More byte Magazine is available for $3.50 at most stars and stripes bookstores
