European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes Friday september s3,19bb takes n places students seek 1 in a million word from press dispatches if one picture is Worth a thousand words then How much is one word Worth math teacher Richard Oyer wants his seventh and eighth Grad students in Kalona Low to find one that s Worth $ i million. Oyer a teacher at mid Prairie Junior High school assigned each letter of the alphabet a value a equals $1, b equals $2. And so on Loz which is Worth j26 and challenged his Stu dents to find a word that when the idlers numerical value is multiplied equals is million. For example the word cab would be $6 c $3 limes a j i limes b $2. The Reward for finding a winning word is Best expressed with a letter not a numeral. The first student that brings in in gels an a on the assignment. Oyer said. Proper names arc not allowed. The word has to be in the dictionary. Over said he knows of at least two words Worth a million although Stu dents have yet to find one. So far the closest is Village at $997,920, located by Heidi Troyer. An eighth grader. Oyer said he cannot Lake credit for designing the Competition. It s not original with me. It came from the arithmetic teacher put out by the National Council of the teachers of math he said. Bugs in new Faff the new Al Dorado county jail would be ready to open except for one problem the cell doors won t lock. Faulty electronics have affected the High technology locks along with Tele vision monitors and a communication system de Newman the jail commander said in place Orvllle Calif these Are very dramatic problems said Newman adding that 13 flawed elec tronic panels Are literally the hands and feel of the the panels have been shipped to a Maryland electronics company to be reworked and won t be Back for three weeks the jail s design relics on a Central control Post from which guards can electronically open and close cell doors communicate with inmates and operate lights. To compensate the county for the delays the jail s contractor of a construction is paying a daily Penally of 1,250 that started sept. 6. Fergie in Australia the Duchess of York will join her husband in Australia on an official visit marking the country s Bicentennial the first time the couple has been together since shortly after their daughter was bom 1 Vij months ago. The Duchess the former Sarah Fer Guson left wednesday and was scheduled to arrive in Sydney thursday three Days ahead of Prince Andrew the Duke of York said a bucking Ham Palace spokesman. The Prince a Royal Navy lieu tenant is on a far East tour of duly with the has Edinburgh which will Dock in Syd Ney on sunday. Said the spokes Duchess of York Mani who was not identified in keeping with British Cus Tom. Before beginning their official sept. 28 to oct. 1 visit the Duke and Duchess will spend time privately in Sydney the Palace said Princess Beatrice who was born aug. 8. Was left behind in England with her Nanny the Palace said. With their own kind if you re Rich and famous and want hideaway where the natives leave you alone go someplace where other people Are Rich and famous according to Ivana Trump wife of billionaire Developer Donald Trump. I think the Quality of the living in Greenwich Conn is just special mrs. Trump 38, said in a recent interview. The people they mind their own Busi Ness. As much As we can be free the Trumps can be free in Greenwich. When we come to our country Home we really want to be together As a family. We like logo to the movie Thea ters and the people Don t approach you. They re distinguished enough that they just leave you the austrian born mrs. Trump and her husband have i rec children Ages 10,6 and 4. The Trumps also have Homes i Palm Beach Fla. And new York. Mrs. Trump works with her husband in his Many business ventures. Business week estimated the total value of Trump s holdings at More than s3 billion. Global hassles Clarence demons saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen s e Street band feels Good about his pan in the amnesty International human rights now Lour but admits it comes with some global hassles. One Day we had breakfast in Italy lunch in Hungary and supper in s How hectic it s been he said during the group s Stop in los Angeles this week. Then you re talking about 250 people going through customs and everyone being on the same plane fou hours at a time. It s like you play you travel you Bui the rewards Are Worth it he said there Are people out Here wailing Tobe executed or have been brutalized. Knowing that makes me feel like my Job is really Springsteen demons and the rest of the group started the global tour in Lon Don on sept. 2 with such entertainers a sting Peter Gabriel Tracy Chapman Youssra n done and Joan Baez. The tour is aimed at raising aware Ness about the declaration of human rights adopted by the . General Assembly in 1948. Lighting thames French composer Jean Michel Jarre is making another attempt to bring huge music fireworks and laser Light shows to the River thames. The shows would be held oct. 8-9 inthe Royal Victoria docks part of the East London area of rotting warehouses being redeveloped into condominium Sand High technology factories. The go ahead must come from the Newborn Borough Council which with Drew permission for Jarre s sellout sept. 24 show fearing the crowds Esti mated at 100,000 would create a fire fishy Guy comedian John cleats models a suit made from 400 african fish an illustration for his interview in the november Issue of Playboy Cleese who wrote and Start la tha movie a fish called Wanda wore the Iso Pound tall Tor Only to minute or until the photo session ended risk and huge traffic jams. Jarre s revised plans submitted wednesday would split the concert int two performances on a stage floating in the thames. Jarre who specializes in synthesizer music has Given Only three con certs. His 1986 perform acc a Houston Drew an estimated 1.3 million fans. 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