European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes Friday March 16,1990 faces a no place mass. City Hopes to tap its water for liquid profits from wire reports c Ity revenues in Springfield mass., May be dwindling but officials said that they think they May be Able to tap into a new liquid asset a bottling the municipal Spring water under the Label a Spring  a a it a in my opinion the finest water available a said City Council member Brian Santaniello who came up with the notion. A a in be travelled other cities and towns and there a nothing like Springfield  the City gets its water from its own Spring fed Mountain reservoirs. Santaniello says there a no need for Perrier and evian to shake but he thinks the idea could improve the City Cash flow. More than 800 workers have been Laid off in the past year because of state budget cuts and a failed attempt to raise property taxes. A people just want to have Good clean water and the mayor and i arc willing to sell it to them a he said. The City a water commission has voted to invite bottled water businesses to submit proposals on How to go about marketing Spring Field. Santaniello Hopes the Enterprise could pour As much As $ l million a year into City  likes doing oldies unlike other musicians Rock a no Roll Hall of Famer Dion does t grumble when asked to perform his old hits. A i love doing old songs a said the 50-year-old Dion Dimucci who performed this week As part of the a Dave Edmunds Rock a no Roll revue at the Ulster county playhouse in Kingston . A in fact they have More value to me As time passes a he said. A and i Sec what they do to an audience. They love it. I get a big kick out of  in his latest tour Dion mixes Early 1960s material like a runaround sue a a the wanderers and a Ruby baby with songs from a comeback album released last year. A if the song is Good its Good a he  outbid stars Steven Spielberg apparently beat out other bidders including Bruce Springsteen and barbra Streisand when he bought a Southwest can Stylc Retreat atop the Malibu Calif blunts. The three acre gated lot includes 285 feet of private Beach on this areas Star studded shores. Real estate agents were asking $25,000 a month for a Short term lease but Spielberg was among three of the Rich and famous who wanted to buy the property outright according to the los Angeles times. 1 he four bedroom House surrounded by Lush lawns has a master suite with a spa and full gym.51.6 million Gem on Block a 32-Carat Pink Diamond known As the Agra is expected to sell for More than $1.6 million in London on june 20, Christie a auction House said. The Agra has a documented history of More than 400 years dating to a Mogul conqueror. It probably originated in India and is the seventh largest Pink Diamond known. Largest is the Darya i Nur which is in a private that Mohawk look a members of the cast of the Abc series a a cheers sport Mohawk haircuts for the shows St. Patrick s Day practical joke Competition. Pictured Are regulars from left Woody Harrelson Ted Danson George Wendt and John Ratzenberger. The episode was aired thursday in the United states. Collection and has a weight estimated at 175 to 195 carats. A we have been asked to identify the seller Only As a private English collector but the Diamond has come Down to the present owner by descent a said Christie a spokesman William Hanham. The last identified owner was an american Louis Winans who had a collection of coloured diamonds. He was left a Fortune by his father William Walter Winans a railway builder who constructed the Moscow to St. Petersburg a now Leningrad a Railroad in the soviet Union in the mid-19th Century. The Agra was owned by an Indian ruler the Rajah of Gwalior who gave it to the Mogul conqueror Babur for sparing the lives of his family after Babur Defeated him in Battle in 1526.group to promote Kimono about 100 japanese Kimono advocates left Tokyo on a 10-Day Mission to Europe to promote Japan a traditional dress and its culture. The group will Stop in Istanbul Turkey Rome Athens Greece and Milan Italy to promote the japanese philosophy of dressing and its aesthetics by explaining How Kimonos Are made and worn said Norio Yamanaka chairman of the All Japan Kimono consultants association. Wearing Kimonos Yamanaka told a news conference is a Way of expressing traditional japanese Virtues. A Kimonos contain four Virtues the Wisdom of love Beauty Courtesy and Harmony a he said. He described the groups Mission As not to promote sales but to contribute to peace and understanding in the world by introducing a Kimono culture and helping other people appreciate the Beauty of traditional japanese clothing. Very few japanese Are Able to put on formal Kimonos without help from such professional consultants said Hiroshi Tokuda editor of the Japan textile newspaper. Except for employees at japanese inns and restaurants most japanese Wear Kimonos Only at ceremonial occasions a Tea ceremonies wedding parties funerals and coming of age Day which Marks Young Peoples reaching maturity. Kimonos no longer fit the Pace of modern lifestyles he noted. And they Are expensive. An average silk Kimono costs about $5,000. Traditional Kimonos have Seldom been exported except for used Kimonos sold at antique shops or casual summer Kimonos Tokuda said. A we have never seriously thought about exporting Kimonos because we done to think there is a demand overseas said Shinichi Kojima chairman of the japanese Kimono promotion  Davis or. Sent Home Sammy Davis or. Has been released from a Hospital and sent Home after treatment for a recurrence of Throat cancer his publicist said. A the initial chemotherapy has been completed. His spirits Are up and he continues to fight a said spokeswoman Susan Reynolds. Davis 64, was first diagnosed As having carcinoma of the Throat last september and was forced to drop out of a concert tour with Liza Minnelli and Frank Sinatra so he could undergo radiation treatment. He was admitted to Cedars Sinai medical Center in los Angeles in mid january for treatment of a gum infection and doctors later found that he had a recurrence of Throat cancer. Dear Abby so a indigestion in Anaheim has had it with All those a a cute Little toddlers in restaurants whose Yelling and screaming make it impossible for other diners to carry on a conversation Well 1 have a message for her parents of toddlers like to cat out occasionally too. Its Nice when you can take the family out to eat and have someone else clean up the mess and toddlers do make a mess. Done to criticize toddlers for whining and crying a that a what children that age do. You were no different when you were a toddler. Ask your Mother adults can be loud and irritating too so please done to pick on toddlers. Dear Abby offended Mph Fly i agree with Quot indigestion in  i too am dear Abby tired of going to restaurants and having my evening ruined by families with Small children. Here Are some tips for parents 1 the party at the next table does not want to say a a his 20 times to your toddler. 2 if a baby needs a shopping bag of toys to keep him Busy he is too Young to be eating out. 3 if your child acts up done to wait until he starts screaming at the top of his lungs. Take him outside immediately. Your waitress will be Happy to pack up your leftovers and get you out of the place. You say the reason you take your child to restaurants is to teach him How to conduct himself in a Public place. Fine. There is something else your child needs to learn at an Early age a respect for other people. Dear Abby Royal Oak much. This is for a indigestion in Anaheim people like you give me indigestion. We have three children under 5 years old and we take them out to eat once a week. They Are not always Angels but whose kids Are we Are tired of the Long sighs and dirty looks we get from other diners if one of our kids acts up. We purposely avoid the a a family restaurants because they re full of kids and it just does t work out. Where we come from Sitters charge by the child which is too expensive. So when you Sec families with Small children eating out give us a break and Don i treat us like we have some kind of contagious disease. A parents with children dear Abby. You May have noticed that the parents of eh1jclr<jjj who misbehave in restaurants Are the fastest caters the world. My wife and i enjoy eating out but we Ca always find Sitters therefore we have to take our c Dren with us and Hope they behave. Children Are unpredictable. At times ours behave Well that strangers compliment us. Other times we 1up gulping our food and running out of the place faced a Speed eaters