European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes Friday february 3,1989 Princess of Wales wows pm in new York the Princess of Wales swept into new York Cit wednesday on her first official visit and her pres ence sent new yorkers who rarely swoon Over celebrities into a Royal dither. It was marvelous quite dramatic she said when asked about her first impressions of the City at an eve Ning reception. The 27-year-old Princess arrived for a three Day visit that will show her both ends of the City s social spectrum. During her visit Diana also will Hobnob with socialite Brooke Astor Developer Donald Trump actor Michael Douglas publisher Malcolm Forbes and others of the Rich and famous Diana class. Lesser mortals were preparing for the visit by snap Ping up Street vendors very important Princess t shirts Union jacks and other commemorative items. But All will not be Black tie receptions for the Prin Cess said Stewart Grainger a spokesman for the Brit ish information service. Diana who is travelling without husband Prin Echarles or children William and Harry was to visit a Day care Center and shelter for the homeless on Man Hattan s lower East Side on thursday. On Friday after visiting Harlem Hospital to meet with children suffering from aids the Princess is to return to London. Chicago fops Pofe list etiquette expert Marj belie Young Stewart say Chicago is the Metropolis most Likely to mind its p s and q a its pleases and thank yous. Chicago was deemed the most polite City in Ameri Ca by business executives in Stewart s fifth annual Survey. Chicago has  healthiness  feeling  spirit the manners maven said from her Kewanee Home in Western Illinois. The Little courtesies shown by service people from waiters to cabdriver add up she said. We really All Are ambassadors for our  Chicago replaces Pittsburgh last year s  rest of the top 10 Are Seattle new York Pitts Burgh Indianapolis Denver Charleston s.c., bos ton Peoria 111., and Dallas. Stewart is the author of 16 books on etiquette and founder of a company that conducts courses on Man ners in 800 cities. Her list was compiled from a poll of 750 executives who have taken her manner course. Trading 1 prison for Ono her an escaped inmate assured a sheriffs dispatcher in a Telephone Call that he d be Back after his honeymoon. Melvin Harrell serving time for a previous escape called from a pay phone in Johnson City tenn., said dispatcher . Tester who was not the one to take the Call. He said he had gotten married tester said. Harrell called to let authorities know where he could be picked up after his honeymoon tester said. Harrell a 31-year-old trusty at the Carter count jail escaped Over the weekend by prying a lock off a stairwell door and making it to the roof authorities said. Fergie on the slopes Sarah Ferguson Britain s Duchess of York spent several hours wednesday on the ski slopes at Meg eve France officiating at the International championships of the combined win Ter sports association. Sarah a keen skier was persuaded to stay off the Competition slopes by Security officials. After being shown the course the Duchess lunched at the hotel Mont d Arbois with Baroness Nadine de Rothschild. The Duchess posed with the competing teams in a voluntary photo session and then signed the plaster of 9-year-old Katie Sarah Sweet injured in a skiing Acci Dent last week. To Katie get Well and take care love the autograph said. Thames Trail proposed walkers have been promised a 180-mile National Trail along the River thames from its Countryside source to London. Most of the route is already accessible. The government run Countryside commission said it will spend the equivalent of $2.1 million building three footbridges Over the upper reaches of the River settling final disputes Over land and Clearing and up grading run Down sections for the Trail to be formally opened in 1994. For much of its Way the thames path As it will recalled follows original Towpath on alternate Banks of the River once worked by horses dragging cargo Laden barges. The path will run from thames head the River s source just North of Kemble in Gloucestershire to the thames Barrier at Woolwich in East London where the River is controlled at flood tides. Get your Gas in Caracas Drivers seeking a real bargain at the pump will find it in Caracas Venezuela where gasoline costs 14cents a gallon Runzheimer International says in its latest Survey of fuel costs around the world. The world s most expensive place to fill up is i Abidjan Ivory coast where gasoline costs the equiv Alent of $4.16 a gallon the Wisconsin based transportation consultant said. Tokyo is the second most expensive at $4.10 a gallon. Fuel prices in the december 1988 Survey were for full service regular leaded gasoline the most com Mon Grade outside the United states. The prices compare with about $1.24 a gallon for full serve unleaded regular and 84 cents for self serve unleaded regular fuel in Atlanta. Sawyer moving of Abc lbs "60 minutes correspondent Diane Sawyer ingoing Over to Abc to be co Anchor with Sam Don Aldson of a new prime Tim Abc news program. Diane has signed said Donaldson. I got it from a Good authority Diane  Abc also recently hire Chris Wallace away from Abc to be chief correspondent on the As yet untitled program scheduled to go on the air late this year. The hiring of Sawyer one of Sawyer lbs major stars with a reported annual salary of $ 1.2 million was a coup for Abc. Sources at lbs said up until wednesday morning that the network was still holding discussions with Sawyer hoping she would stay. Her contract at cd was not up but it included a window that allowed her to leave if lbs could not offer her an Anchor position. Diane Sawyer was an important contributor tombs news for More than a decade. We thank Diane for her Fine work and tireless efforts with us and wish her the very Best in the future said David Burke the lbs news president in a statement released bythe network. Sawyer joined lbs in 1978. In 1981, she became co Host with Charles Kuralt of the lbs morning  she joined "60 minutes in 1984. Military wives the support unit Many military men can t do without the military wife. In a special stars and stripes series women married to officers and enlisted men in the army air Force and Navy discuss their changing roles How their actions can affect their husband s career and How their own Hopes and goals Are achieved or compromised through their ties to the armed forces. Part i appearing monday and tuesday will focus on officers wives