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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes sunday january 28,1990 faces n places Houston stud ends find this lesson plan really stinks from wire report common scents have convinced several students in Houston that they need to  Post Oak school students have been carrying around trash bags filled with their own garbage for week As pan of a science project designed to Illus trate the growing solid waste  were surprised at the Load of trash they have accumulated. Seventh grader Carlin Brady 13. Said that her cumbersome Load is filled with everything not Good for Vou or the environment. I m surprised at How much trash one person can collect in one  said she does t mind explaining Why she s carrying the bag because it reminds people to Recy  but she admits that she did t socialize much during the  asked who had the stickiest bag the Stu dents quickly replied. Anthony. Yes. I will be glad to get rid of it. Admitted Anthony Tunis. 12. Eiffel copy claim rejected a claim that French Engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel stole the idea for his Paris Tower from a Struc Ture in san Jose calif., has been rejected by a  the mock Legal debate. City of san Jose is. Pans probably failed to appease civic boosters in  his decision. Justice Marcel Poche refused to Rule if Eiffel who was denounced As a Crook Plagia re cd the design of san Jose s 208-foot High electric Light Tower. Pochec diplomatically ruled at the court of historical inquiry that the Case boils Down to a Situ Aljon where two creative individuals thousands of Miles apart had similar ideas at about the same  Jose s representative. Dean Gerald f. L Elmen of the Santa Clara University school of Law alleged the 984-foot Eiffel Tower built in 1889. Is a Flimsy imitation of the san Jose Tower built by j j. Owen in 1881. Paris representative local attorney Jacques Dulin. Retorted that he was shocked at the Gall of san Jose and mocked its Tower s poor Clown s hat of a  ruling ended the fourth session of the court which addresses controversies involving people and events of the past producing often obscure and inter Esting historical detail. Aussies conquer Elko Jack Aroos and Jill Aroos who arc fair Dinkuhn sidled up to Billabong in Elko Sev. To try their hands at being sprue Kors instead of ringers and  s Australia s version of events As the sixth annual Cowboy poetry gathering was winding Down in the town Between Reno and Salt Lake  the aussies mean is that male and female ranch hands who arc the real thing went to Elko watering holes to become recites of poetry instead of  Ballad cers from Down under joined some 70 american Cowboy poets from 16 Western states in this ear s Celbra l Ion of poetry readings. Elko declared Friday Australia Day in Honor of the first european settlers who landed in Sydney Australia on Jan. 26. 1788.in Celebration the Elko High school band played the Star spangled Banner and a version of austra Lia s National song. Waltzing Matilda written by Bush poet Andrew Barton Banjo Patterson. More than 7.000 people were expected to Psi Elko population 25.000. Through the weekend to fashion statement an unidentified Tennis fan with Model Tennis players on her hat watches the action at the australian open Tennis championships in Mel Bourne last week. Hear the Ivr ical talks. Lights out for matterhorn a project to floodlight one of the world s Best known landmarks the matterhorn. Seems headed for official rejection after citizens at a meeting in Zer Matt . Came out strongly against it. Local officials said  Zurich Engineer Herbert shoe ill. Had submitted to municipal authorities a proposal to install laser projectors on two glaciers that he said would turn the famous Mountain into a grandiose Light  project according to Schottl. Would be an essential contribution to the festivities planned next year to Mark the 700th anniversary of the Swiss  it stirred Little enthusiasm among scr matters who argued that Sun. Moon and stars suffice As sources flight for the 14,700-foot hour Hornas the Peak is called in local  mayor Daniel Lauber was described As confident that the final word from the communal Council would give the thumbs Down on the project. This would mean us inviting sensation Tou  a newspaper quoted him As saying. We have no need for  no party animals Here a Man in Canton. Miss., has been charged with trying to Pickle his neighbor s porkers. Charles Myers. 19. Was in the Madison county jail after giving whiskey m i wine to a neighbor s hogs said sheriffs investigator Carroll Phelps. Myers was arrested after Mattie Mae Randall accused him of giving the hogs the alcohol despite her pleas to Stop. Phelps said. He threw whiskey on Randall and left Only when she threatened to get her gun she told authorities. Randall said her hogs apparently were unharmed and did t appear drunk a really Don t know if it took effect on them or  she said. Myers was charged in the pig incident with trespassing malicious mischief and three counts of simple assault All misdemeanours. Flying in to Eisenhower a grandson and namesake of Secretary of state John Foster Dulles said Friday he is dismayed by a proposal to rename Washington s Dulles inter National Airport for president Eisenhower. Backers of the name change however said they still think it is a Good idea especially since Dulles often can sound like Dallas leading to confusion for International travellers wanting to go to Texas instead of the nation s capital. Under a plan favored by Senate Republican Leader Boh Dole of Kansas the Airport would be named for Eisenhower but its Central building designed by famed finnish architect Eero Haarl non. Would Bear Dulles  is chairman of the Eisenhower Centennial a Mission. Named to plan ceremonies to mar the 100th anniversary of Eisenhower s birth. Oct. 14. Supporters would like to see the name change Lake effect by that  would t have liked that argues Dulles 46, an analyst for the . Civil rights com Mission Branch in los Angeles. He said Eisenhower was most determined in his belief that the new air port should be named for his close Friend and Secre tary of  the Hustler turns 65 it s hard to imagine but Paul Newman turned 65 on  ageless actor with the Cobalt Blue eyes celebrated his 65th birthday by having a quiet dinner with his wife and frequent costar Joanne Woodward. Producers arc still willing to pay him up to $3million to appear in their films despite the fact that his two 1989 releases failed to ignite the Box office. The actor portrayed two real life figures Gen. Les lie Groves head of the atomic bomb project in fat Man and Little Hoy and gov. Each Long the hell raising Louisiana governor in  the third film he made last year or. And mrs. Bridge will be released this summer. Woodward i costar in the Story of upper Middle class life in Kan Sas City from 1914 to 1944. Dear Abby i Don t know How or when it got started but there s a custom at most Golf clubs that i think i absurd. When a golfer makes a Hole in one. The drinks Are on him or her some clubs have a Hole in one club it s a kind of insurance to defray the Cost of the drinks when a Guy makes a Hole in one and can t afford to treat every Guy in the club to a drink. All the members have to contrib Ute i once heard a Guy say. Hey. John Vou owe me a drink it was for a Hole in one John had made the previous year however Many Golf clubs Don t have a holc in one  so the Lucky golfer gels stuck. I would like to turn this custom around and i need your help. Abby. Ask the golfers out there How they feel about this custom. I m sure you will get a Large enough response from Golf cars to get them to thinking about it and let s Hope initiate some sort of action i their own clubs to eliminate this custom. Douglas White. Orange City Fla. Dear Douglas i asked my brother in Law Morcy Rubin who shot a Hole in one at Canyon country club in Palm Springs last year his feel Haven t touched the ground since. He said it s a thrill of a lifetime i be act to hear a Guy complain about having to buy  How do you other Hole in owners out there feel about that custom my son. His wife and their 3-year-old daughter Are visiting me from out of town which prompts my first dear Abby letter. The problem my daughter in Law is still breast feeding the child it just does t seem right that a 3-year-Oid child should be running after her Mother lift ing her Mother s Blouse and asking to be breast fed. Frankly i find this behaviour revolting and i Don know How much longer 1 can keep my Mouth shut. The child seems too attached to her Mother. I Don t want to cause a fight but 1 really am concerned about the child Abby is it emotionally healthy for a child this age to still be dear grossed out according to a spokesperson for the la a Che league International it is not abnormal for a 3-year-old to still be breast feeding. Generally that is when most but no tall children Are finishing their breast feeding c Cle. A child of that age needing to nurse More than twice a Day May be experiencing a need other than physical hunger. Perhaps she wants More attention from her Mother and breast feeding is the Only Way to gel h. Dear Abby will you please put in a Good word for All the unfortunate children who were born in december i am grown woman but i have always fell slighted because As a child i would get a combination birthday Christmas present. I recall asking my Mother if she would let me Cele brate my birthday in june or july for this reason but she laughed and tried to make me feel special to have been born on dec. 23. Please print this no name please for All the other people who were born in december. I m sure i m not the Only one who fee this Way. It might a dear Capricorn Here s your letter. I can t guarantee that in will Hel. But like Chicken soup it can t Hurt  
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