European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 faces n places the stars and stripes sunday february 18,1990 Hladij mum  to musical chairs continue As Sullivan exits lbs from wire report in the third Farewell to viewers by a network news anchorwoman since october. Kathleen Sullivan of lbs this morning said goodbye Friday and obliquely confirmed that Paul a in will succeed her. However. Lbs news spokesman Tom Goodman said the network had no announcement to make on Sullivan s successor. A lbs source said the announcement of the hiring of Zahn. Who has left Abc. Is expected tuesday. In her goodbye to viewers. Sullivan who had co anchored the show with Harry Smith since its premiere in no pm bar 1987. Appeared upbeat but near tears. Paula Zahn has been the Stepmother to two of my other children at Abc and now i m sure Shell take great care of my third. Lbs this morning " she said. Before joining lbs. Sullivan co anchored Abc s world news this morning and the news segments of Good morning  she was succeeded on those programs by Zahn who said her farewells on the latter show thursday. Abc s Jane Pauley replaced by de Borah Orvllle in january As co Host of the today show confirmed that controversial move on the air oct. 29. And made her Farewell on the show dec. 29. She remains at Abc news. Zahn s agent. Richard Leibner has said his client is going to lbs but said Friday that a few details still must be ironed out according to a source close to her contract talks. Abc officials liked her work but decided not to make a coun Ter Oner to lbs s offer of a  Mil lion a year. Four year contract. Lbs has said lbs morning news co Anchor Faith Daniels will be this week s temporary co Anchor of lbs this  on Friday. Sullivan did not say Why she was leaving. Her agent. Ron Konecky has said lbs executives gave no reason for their decision to replace her and that he is discussing other possibilities for her at lbs. Her contract expires in novem Ber. Sullivan told viewers that she s proud of what her show accomplished we be restored the credibility that said we meant business in the morning Here at  her program s predecessor the morning  was a Frothy Short lived entertainment show that lbs tried after years of generally failing to make a Dent in morning ratings with a news program. There were cheers at lbs news when it got the morning time period Back and put in lbs this  the program while getting a larger audience than its predecessor still is a Distant third in ratings to Good morn near loan Kathleen Sullivan says Farewell to her fans on Friday. Ing America and Abc s  noting that eight of her 10 years on National television have been on morn ing shows Sullivan said she plans to Lake a break. I m hoping to do some real by wild and wonderful things she said but did t elaborate. So if i show up on your Doorstep because i ran out of Gas or my horse broke Down please Don t forget  alluding to the 1984 olympics Tele casts she co anchored while at Abc she concluded her Farewell by saying yeah i m the one who wore the sweaters in the olympics. I m a bit older but i m also a bit  soul Singer sentenced Veteran soul Singer Ike Turner was sentenced Friday to four years in prison on cocaine charges and a prosecutor said he Hopes jail will help the 58-year old one time music Star. Our Hope is that when he gets out hell do something along the lines of  said Deputy District at Torney Ralph Mayer of Santa Monica Calif. He s not the Type of criminal that s in any Way violent or Selling the drugs. He s just a 20-year abuser of the drugs who should have been caught a Long time  Turner admitted in 1986 that he had been addicted to cocaine for 15 years. Following sentencing by Superior court judge Robert Altman Turner was handed Over to a  Angeles county sheriffs Deputy for delivery to a state prison. Mayer said he did t know which prison. It s the first time he s been to state prison said Mayer. Four years for a Man in his late 50s, hell be Over 60 when he gels out. I think that s approx  last month a Superior court jury convicted the sex husband of grammy Winner Tina Turner of two drug misdemeanours driving under the influence of cocaine and being under the influence of cocaine. The panel deadlocked on two felony charges transportation of cocaine and Possession of cocaine for Sale forcing a mistrial. Turner then pleaded guilty avoiding another trial Mayer said. Prince swinging again Britain s Prince Charles in Vero Beach flu., for a weekend Polo tournament to Benefit efforts to preserve endangered african species helped his team to Victory Friday in its first match. Cloudy skies and a Strong Breeze greeted the Prince of Wales at the Windsor Polo club Field which is Host to a two Day four team tournament. The Prince who played in a defensive position left the scoring to his three teammates. His Windsor Park team won 11-7 to Advance to the final which was scheduled to be played Sun Day. It was the 40-year-old Prince s first Chance to swing a Mallet in Competition in six months. He has t played since the last of August at the end of the season said Philip Mackle. The prime s press adviser. It s been a Long Day is 10 o clock at night for  Charles competed after spending about seven hours flying aboard the supersonic concorde from London s Heathrow Airport to new York and then on to Vero Beach. The Prince who was stricken with heal exhaustion during a 1980 Polo match in Vero Beach was accompanied by his personal physician. Following a private reception after Friday s match. Charles who was not accompanied by his wife. Princess Diana retired to the Home of his close friends. Geoffrey and Joy Kent. English in Thunder the Thunder Bay Ontario Cit Council has declared the Northern on Tario Center English on. Despite last minute pleas not to do so from local francophone. In a 9-4 vote after a lengthy meeting the Council adopted English As the of i Cial language in the City of 125.000 making it the largest of at least 44 on Tario communities to go that route. The English Only declarations throughout Ontario arc largely a protest against the province s French language services act. Under the act which became Law in november the province offers services in French and English in areas designated to have a Large francophone population. Although me act makes no de mands on municipal governments Many local councillors have called it the first step toward forced bilingualism at the municipal level. Mothers Welcome a High school s 22-year-old tradition of a father son banquet is getting a makeover mothers arc now Wel come. The change came about after a quarterback at Mohawk Trail regional High school in Buckland mass., said he would Boycott the event which for years was sponsored by the friends of Mohawk football unless his Mother could attend. A lot of people supporting us through hard limes were mothers but they could t come to our  Owa Brandstein said. It was blah and discrimination and just Plain  after brands Cin complained late last year the banquet was cancelled. But a group of parents stepped in and arranged the new event. In most cases whole families mothers fathers Sisters and Brothers arc coming said Stuart Eisenberg Brandstein s father. What we Are try ing to do is not be divisive but recognize that we Are a football family. Even the coach s wife can  dear Abby Mikhail Gorbachev will be 59 cars old on March 2.1 am in the process of making a birthday card for him that will measure 21/. Feet High by 59 feet Long. It will Bear the signatures of some 2.000 Well wishers mostly from san Diego. Perhaps some of your readers would like to Send him a birthday card too not As Large As the one i m sending but just a regular size card or even a postcard to let him know that we Ameri cans and canadians think he s doing one terrific Job of try ing to turn things around in Eastern Europe. I think the least we can do is to wish him Well on his 59lh birthday. What do you think. Abby David Graham san Diego dear Abby dear David i think it s a great idea your birthday card is sure to make a big impression and if thousands of others Send birthday greetings it will make an even bigger impression. I m sending Gorby my card today. Dear Abby my husband is a waiter in a five Star restaurant in a Large City. Last evening a party came in just As the restaurant was closing. They were seated and served graciously by my husband. Five courses and two hours later when the Host was Given his Check he looked at my husband and said i Hope you Don t mind staying around a Little while longer this is such a Nice  then he proceeded to sit there for another hour. Of course my husband could t answer honestly so i will. My husband had been there since 4 . He gave you first class service for which you gave him a 12 percent tip when it should have been 20 percent. My husband is a student who has Early morning classes. Do you realize that when you come into a place of business five minutes before closing time the person serving you has been there for Many hours so you should t stay any longer than is absolutely necessary my husband also thinks the restaurant is a Lovely place but so is his Home. Too bad you Don t feel the same Way about yours. Tony s wife anywhere Usa dear wife i hear you and i Hope millions of others will Loo. People who show the greatest consideration for wallers waitresses and sales clerks Are those whose feet have walked 100 Miles in your husband s Well worn shoes