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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday october 19,1368 for those who have it All a Mink Bathrobe Boston a every year about this time the very Nch Are thrown into a quandary by a simple question when you can have anything you want what do you wan Santa Glaus to bring you to an Effort to relieve this yuletide headache the Kobb report a monthly Magazine for people with megabucks is once again offering its annual list of ultimate gifts. Santa take note starting at the top in he Lei Emeal cake depart men is a Szo million slice or ersatz cake made or 2.500 diamonds. Jeweler Harry Winston created this inedible confection for the Tsoh anniversary of Bev Erly Hilts. Also for jewelry lovers is a $1 million Low Cut garment encrusted with 2,100 White yellow and Pink diamonds hand sewn into elastic silk an b2s-Carattop. To truly appreciate the soft life How about a full length Mink Bathrobe Bell and pockets included forjis.0007 too furry what about a Box of 12 personalized cards decorated with Gold and accompanied by Mink lined envelopes for a Mere $ 1,000? go for baroque for $12,000, there s a bedroom ceiling custom painted with cherubs and airy land scapes in the style of 17th and 18th-Century Vene Tian paintings. Nostalgic yuppies May enjoy a 114,500 leather Couch built into the Tail end of a genuine 1957 Chevy Complete with fins Brake Light dual air Homs and stereo Jukebox. The children of he Rich arc l forgotten either. For 16,000, a child can curl up with 500 selected children s books and 30 videos thai include the Clas sics Dumbo and that rags to riches tale  the least expensive Titbit is for golfers a $195 Putter made of Lead Crystal. The need for such a list of ridiculous ways to spend Money is apparently great. It s a month before the Issue hits the stands and already the Magazine is getting Calls from impatient readers says associate publisher John Treworgy. The list of 27 Gin ideas was culled by a committee from Hundred of suggestions collected Ever the course of the year. The criteria were simple Treworey said we were looking for unique and outrageous kinds of gifts. And Money is no  founded in 1976, he Aden based publication Tsa lifestyle Magazine for a readership that Treworgy describes As largely entrepreneurial and 90 Percy no male the average Reader is a 40 to 42-year-old entrepreneur making 1420,000 annually and with a net Worth of $2.6 million. Monthly circulation is about 50,000 issues with half sold to subscribers and the other half on news stands. Most of its readership is in the Southeast on the West coast and in new York and Chicago Treworgy said. The Robb report us of gifts is not a Catalon Buthie Magazine docs Lei readers where he items can be purchased first lady s borrowing of gowns called no problem9 Washington while House spokesman Marlin filzmaier tuesday said " Here is no Legal problem with Nancy Reagan s practice of borrow my expensive gowns and jewels Over thelast five years. Al the same time he no. 2 Man at theoffice of government ethics said his Agency sees no need Ai this time to reas sess its 1982 opinion concluding that such reporting was not required under the ethics in government act. Al his daily White House news Brief ing Filz Walcer said there Are a lot of questions and we believe All the questions have been answered  the spokesman said As far As we re concerned there is no consequence for president Reagan s financial disclosure forms and Tan forms. There is no Legal problem. There is no ethical problem he added. On monday Donald Campbell Dep Uty director of he office of government ethics said that office in 1982 had concurred with an opinion by White House Legal counsel Fred Fielding that my. Reagan was not technically required to list gowns As Loans on her husband s financial disclosure form. Campbell tuesday said. At this time there is no belief Here in the office that he decision was not the Correct  Campbell also said however that if there s any indication of any error that we made in he past we clearly would take another look at  Elaine Crispin the first lady s press Secretary denied that mrs. Reagan has kept any of the expensive items she obtained from designers and jewellers. She said in a in Alemeno late monday hat mrs. Reagan regrets that she failed to heed the advice of while House counsel in 1982 to report such transactions bul that this was not technically required under the ethics in government act. Tuesday Crispe o said of the first lady basically she set her own Little Rule. She made a Promise not to do his again and she broke her Little Promise because she just did t feel she had to do it Dis close the transactions the spokeswoman noted monday Hattie office of government ethics had ruled in 1982 that Loans of apparel Lomers. Reagan need no be reported on the president s financial disclosure forms. No paid far apparel need be reported on any forms the spokeswoman statement said. Campbell said the Issue was first raised in 1982, when Hen while House counsel Fred Fielding sent a letter o the ethics office detailing the situation at the time. Campbell said Fielding concluded hat this was not something that needed to be reported on Reagan s financial Dis closure form. The forms Are required under the ethics in government act of1978. Crispin said mrs Reagan did report such transactions anyway on her Hus band s form in 1982, about six months after the question arose. She said the first lady decided at he time to err on the Side of compliance bul acknowledge that mrs. Reagan slopped reporting the Loans thereafter mrs. Reagan s spokeswoman said the first lady has not kept any of the numer Ous a risks and outfit designers. This loaned to her by first Deer thirteen year eld Kevin Walton of bluer new Fla sits with the carcass of a Deer be bagged in he annual children s Hunt it fort blinding sponsored by florida1 came and Freshwater fish commission. Kevin was one of 160 kids Ages 8 to 15, who took put in the Hunt under supervision of adults. Aids death toll May reach 50 million in 90s, group says. Washington a aids Cou a claim 50 Mil lion lives throughout the world in the 1990s, exceeding the loll of the Jack plague in the Middle Ages Accord ing to the world future society. The aids prediction was the Grimm est of scores of forecasts made by the society in the november de Cember edition of its Magazine he fun Luril la said millions of americans May contract aids at in eco nomic Cost of $66 billion. On the positive Side the society foresees better Liv ing conditions at Home and at work. Technology will help More americans live in dream houses with Home Heaters housekeeping robots and backyard Edens it said. It predicted employers will offer More family Ori ended benefits including on site child care flexible hours and Lime off to care for sick children. The predictions summarize a variety of reports published during the year by the society a non profit Edu Caronal group based in Bethesda md., that encourages research into issues affecting the future. Ii predicted a co Linued rebirth of inner cities with a trend toward More greenery in downtown and an interspersing of entertainment and cd plural facilities such As an museums and aquariums within shopping areas. The society said he aids epidemic could have some positive effects if it leads to National health insurance systems and promotes a Boom in research thai could Benefit All areas of health care. Other projections incl Der the economic rivalry Between the United states and Japan could Lead to Trade wars and Security differences. Japanese control of the most advanced semiconductor technology by the 1990s could erode . Eco nomic strength further. Computer networks and telecommunications facilities including those operated by the military will become popular targets for terrorists. Businesses will need to provide continuous employee training As the automation and computer revolutions eliminate Many Low literacy jobs. Fraud May become the crime of Choice As Ameri Ca grows older replacing burglary which requires the agility of youth. New discoveries in biotechnology and generic engineering could Lead 10 the replacement of nerve cells arteries hormone producing cells and even brain cells. Artificial implants will become More common. If trends continue the United states will face a shortage of 1.2 million nurses by 2000. Colombia to buy 3 copters for use in drug War Washington a the defense department notified Congress tuesday it had approved the Sale of three uh-60 Black Hawk helicopters to Colombia for use by that South american nation in fighting drug trafficking. 6 assuming that there arc no congressional objections the defense department said it would sell the three copters along with support equipment spare parts and Pilot raining services for 526 million. The Sale will enhance the ability of the government of Colombia to interdict the flow of narcotics which make their Way to the United slates the department said. The primary use of these helicopters will be to transport colombian soldiers or police in air to bile operations against narcotics traffickers and in surgent forces. These three Black Hawks in Addi Tion to five already in Colombia will provide colombian Security forces with a significant Tacti Cal   
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