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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes tuesday. July 26.1988 faces n places Man claims to viewing Mark from press dispatches 24-year-old unemployed Carpenter claimed a world record for continuous television watching i Sydney Australia after spending 168 hours gazing at the Small screen. Most of the shows were pretty Good. In fact i could have gone on for Days and Days said David Woods who completed his record attempt in a Box 20 Yard above one of Sydney s busiest thoroughfares. He said an electric nerve stimulator helped him keep Alert during the Marathon stint. The guinness Book of world records does not list a current record for television watching. Pink Flamingo kidnapped when 9-year-old Michael Tucker went to get the mail saturday in Jackson mich., he found a note made of letters Cut from newspapers and Magazine Reading we be got the Bird. We will be contacting you soon said Steve Tucker Michael s father. A pile of Pink feathers was found where the 2 a foot plastic Pink Flamingo purchased two weeks ago for $3.15, had been staked into the Lawn. The groups against Gaudy Yard Art later claimed responsibility for the abduction and said the Bird is unharmed. Ducic family lives it up nine ducklings and their parents lived it up at the Swank Ritz Carlton hotel in Boston where they swam in a Jacuzzi and dined on snails fresh lettuce melb Toast and bottled Spring water served by White gloved waiters. The ducklings were flown in from North Carolin for a fund raising re creation sunday of the 1941 children s Book make Way for ducklings which asset in Boston s Public Garden s Pond. Children from a private elementary school in mor Ganton n.c., flew in on a charter flight along with the ducks and Robin Edwards an organizer of the event to raise Money for the school. Comedian hides in nun s habit comic Phyllis Diller says she has been dressing Asa nun in Public for the past decade to avoid being recognized especially when she s out shopping. People tend to leave nuns alone so i m Able to Domy shopping dressed that Way. It prevents people from asking me for my autograph Diller said in this week s people Magazine. I m Able to buy All the crazy things i like Tower because i pretend to be the nun in charge of the drama department at Mary mount College Sothey think it s for our Little play said the 71 year old Diller who is appearing in the musical nonsense at san Francisco s marines memorial theater. Comic serious about hockey comedian John Candy May make his living Mak ing people laugh but he s dead serious about hockey. I can t leave this town until i see the shrine the forum said the 37-year-old Toronto native refer ring to Montreal canadians hockey Arena. Candy a Long suffering Maple Leafs fan would rather talk about hockey heroes such As Eddie Shack and Dick Duff than about movie colleagues such a Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd. Or himself for that matter. Candy whose latest film is who s Harry Crumb was in Montreal to be Host of last week end s just for laughs International comedy Festi Val a $4 million show that featured 215 comic acts from 10 countries. Mason enjoying Success failure has its Reward according to humorist Jackie Mason who says it kept him unknown for so Long that now he can enjoy being an overnight Success. Mason who has a one Man Broadway show the world according to me also stars in the film cad Ryshack ii which made its premiere last week. I be been doing this for a Hundred thousand years he said of his acting according to the new York times. But it s like i was born last thursday. They seems As today s comedian. Thank god i stunk for such a Long time and was invisible so i could be  Walker s dream comes Frue David Stewart who walked 1,500 Miles in three months to publicize his dream of appearing in the grand Ole opry finally had his moment in the spot Light six of them in fact. Stewart took Center stage in Nashville tenn., sat urday night and Sang his song in the wings of the grand Ole  i m just proud to be Here. I want to thank you folks for taking part in this trip with me. This has been my dream Stewart told the audience. Stewart 37, got a rousing ovation after his six minute fling with Fame. Opry announcer Charlie Douglas invited Stewart to perform an encore Jam Balaya with Veteran Hank Snow. Stewart was invited on Friday to appear on theory Cable television show a few hours after he completed the walk from his Home in Gillette wyo., to contest Winner Tom Cosselman of Norton Bay Mich holds a stray cat while posing for photographers in key West fla., after winning an Ernest Hemingway look alike contest. The contest is a feature of the annual Hemingway Days Festi Val in the City where the Nobel prize winning writer lived for a time. Nashville to show How much he wanted to perform on the 63-year-old show. Clements leaves Hospital Texas gov. Bill Clements was released sunday after being hospitalized for five nights following a mild stroke and said he Felt Good enough to Campaign vigorously for George Bush for president. Asked if his illness had Given him a new perspective on life the 71-year-old Republican said my perspective has t changed one Iota beat Duka  let us come to you stars and stripes is delivered to mailboxes Complete this form and drop it in most government housing areas for just off at your nearest stars and $7.50 per month stripes Bookstore or mail it to Here s what you can expect to receive when you subscribe to the stars and stripes the latest International and military news sports reports schedules and updates stripes Magazine each week an extra 20 pages of travel tips concert schedules Volks marching events food columns and More at no extra Cost sunday comics each week Page after Page of your favorite characters like Beetle Bailey Gar Field and  in color too at no extra Cost and much much More stars and stripes Apo 09211 attn sales promotion acc Cpl my cubic option to Slais & snipe a name phase print Street big no Tel no 1 will Pav the Home delivery Carrier City Apt no housing area  
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