European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page6 the stars and stripes saturday june 16,1988 erotic9 Typo gets company in hot wafer Sonoma Calif. A Gloria Quinan claims a typographical error in a Telephone directory scared off most other elderly clientele when the Ward erotic appeared instead of exotic to de scribe her travel Agency. We offer exotic travel like hours up the Amazon but nothing erotic she said. I be worked a Long Lime to build my professional reputation and now tin getting a lot of Crank Calls an heavy breathers said Quinan owner of Banner travel  the listing has appeared this reserved not exceptionally outgoing person has gotten obscene Calls and re quests like someone with four naked ladies wanting to know where logo on vacation said attorney George alien Berg although California Law generally restricts damage judgments in such Casslo the Cost of inc original advertise ment which in this Case Pacific Belghas refunded to Quinan Ahcin Borg filed a $ 10 million suit against the Utility on  believes he can win inc Case in Sonoma county Superior court if he proves Gross negligence on the part of the Telephone  spokeswoman Tor Pacific Bell said inc company s yellow pages have a98 percent accuracy Rale. But obviously we re going to have errors from time to Lime added con Sumer affairs manager Marilyn  suit claims Quinan has suffered mental anguish and physical distress and has suffered inc loss of her reputation Over inc word which appear Din red Ink emblazoned across her and. Altenberg said the Telephone company refused to Issue slickers with the Correct exotic travel description on them to the holders of the county directories which were distributed in  older clients which was most of her business want to avoid he now said attn Borg who claimed Quinan has lost 80 percent of her Busi Ness As a result of the mistake. The Only Calls she s getting Are fro people wanting erotic travel services which she just does t offer Altenberg said. Senate oks welfare changes that emphasize work program Washington not striving to break a Cycle of dependency the so Nail thursday approved the first major revision of the welfare Laws since their enact ment i n 193 5. The Vole was 93-3. The Bill would take the current payment program which has a minor emphasis on jobs and turn it into a Job program in which payments would be assumed 10be temporary. Minutes before the final Vole the sen ate approved what the Bill s supporters said would Bethe first federally mandated work program for Able bodied welfare recipients. The legislation represents a philosophical break wit the origins of the welfare program enacted in the great depression to provide Relief for millions of impoverished incr icons. The program was expanded in the intervening years. The House in december by a vote of 230-194, approved a version of the Bill that is less stringent an provides More benefits and the two Bills will now go to a Senate House conference where the differences will be resolved. The White House said that the House Bill was unacceptable and it wanted tougher provisions than even the Senate Bill provided. The work program which had been sought by the while House was believed to have made the Hilt More acceptable to president Rea Gan. Supporters of the Senate Bill say that the current program rather than providing Relief had become a Way of life for millions of beneficiaries who Are trapped in a Cycle of dependency. The Bill s Success was attributed both to a general acknowledgement in the Senate of the need for welfare Reform and the heavy personal lobbying of sen. Daniel p. Moynihan d-n.v., the Bill s architect and chief sponsor who personally visited each member of the finance committee and numerous colleagues in pressing for the legislation. Sen. Lloyd bin Lson d-tcx., chairman of the Senate finance committee said. America needs welfare re form because this modern compassionate Cost conscious nation of ours is trying to make do with a Rube Goldberg welfare system that was developed for in depression and to meet the needs of a society that no longer exists under the Bill slates would be required to provide education training and jobs to Able bodied recipients except those with children under the age of 3. Stale would have the option of lowering the exempt group to those with children under one year of age. Stales would be required to withhold child support payments from the wages of absent fathers even if they were not delinquent in payments. The work program would require fathers in two Par ent families to spend at least 16 hours a week in Community service in Exchange for welfare benefits. The Republican proposal adopted by voice Vole would require the 27 slates that already provide benefits Toto Parent families have 100 percent participation in the work program by 1994 while other Stales would have an additional year to comply. The work program is not in the House Bill. The measure is not expected to increase the costs of inc program As it is designed to get people off welfare. Lincoln House reopens offer renovation Springfield 111. A the Only House Abra Ham Lincoln Ever owned has been reopened to tourists after a $2.2 million renovation to erase the Wear arid tear caused by � half million visitors a year. The two Story Brown Frame House that Lincoln bought in 1844 had been closed for about a year to Complete the remaining structural and cosmetic re pairs of a three year restoration project. It was re opened thursday in a Celebration featuring speeches by state officials patriotic music and the swearing in of 112 new . Citizens. Gov. James r. Thompson told the estimated 2,500people Al inc ceremony he hoped that tourists who visited the Home would be inspired to icam More about Lincoln. President Reagan in a congratulatory letter wrote i have always been proud of inc fact that i share Illinois roots with our 16th  during the restoration project historians and architects researched such details As the House s original wallpaper patterns the precise Shade of Brown on the exterior and whether the Woodwork was stained varnished or painted. The results of the historical sleuthing May be a bit jarring to modern tastes. Patterns of carpet and wallpaper Are extremely vivid and no Effort seems to have been made to coordinate colors. Bilt Brown historic furnishings curator for the National Park service explained that the period prefer ence for Bright colors was based on the fact that aniline yes were just Starling to be commonly used in 1851, it was the first time they could make Bright colors cheaply Brown said. For the first time in the history of Mankind the average person could afford to buy Bright  63 of the More than 300 furnishings in the ols state Fairgrounds t Sanga Moru Vietnam memorial j to Home have been documented As original Lincoln items including a set of chairs two Black Horsehair sofas and a table. Thursday was also the 130th anniversary of Lin Coln s famed House divided speech. Rather than divided we arc United by the affection indeed the love we feel for this Man and what he did for our state and our nation Thompson said. Stateside japanese scientist creates new superconducting fiber Alfred . Up a japanese scientist has created the first flexible Ceramic superconducting tiber and researchers said thursday the development has important Long term significance. At a conference at the new York state College of ceramics at Alfred scientist Sirnio Onkka said the  creation is capable of carrying electrical current. It s a real important technique i has developed said William Lacourse a professor of Glass science at Alfred. The new superconducting Cable which offers virtually no resistance and wastes Little electricity com pared to common Copper wire could be used to make such futuristic products As electric cars that travel for a week on a single Battery charge and faster advanced computers scientists said. Sakka director of the japanese Institute for Chemi Cal research at Kyoto University reported his achievement at Alfred s largest Ever technical Confer ence. Black mayors Send signal to presidential candidates Philadelphia a the leading presidential candidates must address Black americans concerns or face losing the support of a sizable number of peo ple the head of the National conference of Black mayors said thursday. Those folks who want to go into office gov Michael Dukakis and George Bush and Don t take those populations that we represent seriously then Weill not take them seriously said John h. Smith mayor of Prichard Ala whatever it takes for us to Send that signal to them by not voting for them or voting for folks who share our views Well do that Smith said. Republican Bush Democrat Dukakis and Democrat Jesse Jackson were invited to attend the conference but Only Jackson has confirmed that he will speak saturday Smith said. We want to caution those folks who tend to ignore these meetings and who Are running for various office who Don t spend time discussing our Agenda said Smith a Republican. Experts say bagpipes can cause hearing loss Chicago a High noise Levels from bagpipes can Knock a scotsman s tearing out of Kilter and even cause permanent hearing loss a Neur Logut and Amateur Bagpiper said thursday. Or. Stephen m. Brittain of Rutland vi., and audio Logist Robert w. Hartenstein measured noise Levels produced by the bagpipes and reported their finding sin a letter in the june Issue of the archives of otolaryngology head and neck surgery. Indoor and outdoor Levels Al the player s left ear reached up to ids decibels they wrote. Noting thai Federal noise exposure maximums Are 105 decibels for one dour and is decibels for i minutes they said it would be fairly easy for pipers to meet or exceed these limits with steady dedicated practice Good Quality foun car plugs can sharply Cut noise Levels they said