European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes sunday March 19,1989 the adult version of dog ate Homework from wire reports an unidentified flying object a pig overeating and a blown Chip on a Digi Tal watch were among the excuses Bri tons gave their Bosses for arriving late at work says Greg Ripley of Robert half consultants a London firm. My pig fell into the Central heating boiler and i had to take it apart to get him out Ripley quoted one late Comer As telling his Boss. The tardiness that inspires such excuses costs British employers millions of pounds a year Ripley said. After a serious Survey into labor at  Ripley said he asked person Nel officers at 100 British companies to list the Best excuse you be Ever heard for gelling to work late. The responses showing the colourful imaginations of British shirker included i ate so much on my Holiday that none of my clothes would fit and i had to take the morning off to have them  "1 was late because my digital watch blew a  "1 spoiled what looked like a Fly ing Saucer and followed it along the Highway for 51 Miles but i still Don t know what it  some coma an Unsung 1 Alerson nj., welder went into a Bowling coma an emerged with a near perfect store to claim the most coveted record in the game. Rum Jordan left Only two pins stand ing in four games at the Garden stat bowl in Union n.j., with scores of 300, 219. .100 and 299. If certified by the american Bowlin Congress Jordan s s99 for the first Throe games would be the highest re corded and his 1.118 for four games would set u record. La Jum seemed like i was in a bowl ing coma said Jordan 22. "1 was pretty Well focused on what i was  Mark Miller a spokesman for the Grcic Ndal  Bowling organi action. Said he expected a decision within a week it is probably the most prestigious record in Bowling Miller said. The previous three game record set i october 1939 by Allie Brandt of lock port n.y., was 887. Pat Landry of i Ari sing mich., tied that record last novem Ber. Jordan s partner Ken Yonker jr., bowled a 756 for the first three games and the pair s total of 1,655 would eclipse the National doubles record of 1,642. Jor Dan and Yonker arc both left handed. Singing in the. Brian Wilson Joni Mitchell and Ringo Starr have joined Giorc than a dozen Rock stars in recording a song to Benefit the world s dwindling rain for ests organizers say. The song called spirit of the for est will be released in May in London and proceeds will go to rain Forest preservation groups a statement released going for a record israeli dentist Vgoni Griliches drills into one of his tooth As he performs a Root canal operation on himself he Hopes the 40-minute operation witnessed by a lawyer and other dentists will get him a mention in the guinness Book of world records. Friday said. A palpable sense of urgency sur rounds the spirit of the Forest Campaign the statement said. As third world nations like Brazil continue to Burn Harvest and plow under the forests for Short term human and corporate gain the Earth faces in creasing danger from global Green housewarming Ond desertification it said. The global warming trend called the greenhouse effect is thought to be caused in part by a surfeit of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Rain forests absorb Carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. The statement said the song was Origi Nally written by an environmentalist English band. Gentlemen without weapons for a fund raising gala last autumn organized by friends of the Earth . Two recording sessions in los an Geles and in London have been completed and three others in new York Rio do Janeiro Brazil and in an am Azon rain Forest arc scheduled in april the statement said. Joining Wilson of the Beach boys former by talc Starr and Mitchell will be Belinda Carlisle Mick Flo Elwood of Fly Elwood Mac. David Gilmour of Pink Floyd and Thomas dolby. Fish stories a religious weekly published in de troit will include cans of sardines in 6,000 copies to poke fun at the notion that newspapers arc Good Only for wrapping fish. The sardines will appear in som april 7 editions of Michigan Catholic the archdiocese of Detroit paper editor Alfred Dublin said. I m just using a commonly held be Lief and getting a Little joke out of it said Doblin. I want to make people chuckle and break through the Barrier that this is an old Stuffy paper. It s no written by  students at sacred heart seminar will help stuff the cans into the papers which will be distributed free. It s a neat lie in with the old concept of wrapping fish in newspaper and with catholics eating fish said Jay Herman an archdiocese spokesman. I Hope it  super savers you can count on wee color Vee sing dinosaurs f a Kwh Niort in flt and i Tod reseat to Tab elemental to Start War dam my our Price Jis 95 von in $20.05 Richard Holmes 25% off or More at nost stars & stripes bookstores