European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes monday april 9,1990faces a no places Beeper buses sound the lorm for students from wire reports students waiting for the school bus in the Detroit suburb of non Mich no longer have to wait outside or maintain a Vigil by the front window. They can listen for a beep that does no to come from a Horn. The Novi Community school District began installing electronic transmitters in its buses Friday. For $25 a year plus Deposit families can rent a receiver that sounds off when the bus comes within two Miles. Novi is the first school District in Michigan and among the first in the country to offer the Here comes the bus system its inventor said. A it gives folks a sense of control a said p. David Vincent of North Vul mich., whose company distributes the receivers to Optimist clubs that in turn rent them to students. Vincent said he did no to know How Many Novi families had rented receivers but he had a Likely candidate in 12-year-old Mary Beth Redoutey. A it just keeps you from waiting half your life at the bus Stop freezing a she said. A you could be doing the rest of your Homework while you wait instead of going out  fan for peace twelve year old Jody Mackey of Wheeling . Does no to have to run away from Home to join the circus in the soviet Union. She and her parents have been invited for a free trip. The soviet circus Bim bom which is in Wheeling preparing for a two year tour of the United states made the offer after Jody a sixth grader gave a Dove shaped Pendant to the daughter of circus performers. Jody gave the Pendant to lad a Tou Dieva the 10-year-old daughter of two acrobats in the Moscow based circus As part of a Public reception at the Wheeling civic Center. A i gave her a Dove of peace because our countries  be fighting a Mackey said. A we should All be together As  a a in a very surprised a Jody said of the invitation. A a in a Happy though a and  Alexander Bondarev the artistic director of the circus said Jody will travel Back to the soviet Union with the circus when its performers take a break in  Honoreen named Oprah Winfrey Houston oilers quarterback Warren Moon and a Cosby show child Star Raven Symone Are among the recipients of the Martin Luther King or. Memorial drum major for Justice awards for 1990. Winfrey Host of a syndicated television talk show was honoured for achievements in business and entertainment As owner of the Chicago based Harp productions inc. Moon founder of the Crescent Moon foundation a non profit organization that provides scholarships for underprivileged youths received honors for sports. The Junior award went to Raven Symone the 4-year-old Atlanta native who portrays Lisa boo Etc a stepdaughter on Abc tvs a the Cosby  the human rights award went to Randall Robinson executive director of Tran Africa a Washington d.c., group that monitors . Policy in Africa. The awards Are Given to recognize the Community contributions of people in various lines of work. Presented by Southern Christian leadership Confer ence women or women a organizational movement for Equality now they Are Given each year around the anniversary of the assassination of King on april 4, 1968.Roemers split in la. Gov. Baddy Roemer and his wife Patti received a no fault separation in family court in Baton Rouge la., a first step if they intend to end their 16-year marriage. A we deeply appreciate the Public a concern for our family a welfare and we appreciate the continued respect for our privacy As we work through this difficult and personal time a the Roemers said Friday in a statement. A there was no mention in the statement of divorce a cautioned Rosty Jabour press Secretary for Roemer. Roemer 46, married Patti Crocker 36, in april 1974 shortly after his first marriage ended. The separation petition said the Roemers will have joint custody of their son Dakota Frost Roemer 9.suit Over comic Book gospel pop Singer Amy Grant is suing Marvel comics to Stop the use of what she Simon pans own play Nell Simon said that his new play that bombed before making it to Broad Way Yust Wasny to Good enough move to Broadways Neil Simon Thea Cess women was scheduled to off Broadway encounter Charles darning who is currently starring on Broadway in Quot cat on a hot tin roof a meets up with Dixie Carter after her opening performance at the cafe Carlyle in new York City last week. Darning and Carter who stars in the television series a designing women Quot appeared together in the new York Public theatre production of a the Winters tale. A says is her likeness on a comic Book that features a occult subject  she charges a photograph from her 1986 album a Amy Grant a the collection was copied for the cover of the March 15 Issue of a Cdr. Strange sorcerer  she filed a lawsuit Friday in . District court in Nashville Tenn. A a you la see its the spitting image a said her attorney Mark Patterson. Patterson said hell ask for an injunction to Stop distribution of that Issue and will probably seek monetary damages. The lawsuit charges that a Cdr. Strange features characters Story lines and Art work related to witchcraft sorcery science fiction and other fantasy horror and occult subject matter. A Many fans of Christian music consider interest in witchcraft and the occult to be antithetical to their Christian beliefs and to the message of Christian music in general a the lawsuit said. Grant won country recorded song of the year at the 21st annual gospel music association Dove awards on thursday for a a tis so Sweet to Trust in  a Ter at the end of this month after a Short run in san Diego. The first two months of the new York City run already were sold out. A a it a not enough in terms of what people expect of me a Simon said. Peter Coyote one of its stars said word that the play was t up to Par was a Surprise to him and co Star stockard charming. He said the two had happily embraced during intermission of wednesdays show because they thought things were going so Well. A then we heard at the intermission that Neil had stormed out telling a Friend of ours that it was the worst show Ever a Coyote said. The comedy which Simon called Semi autobiographical concerns a writer who is still coming to terms with the death of his first wife while his second marriage Falls apart. Dear Abby i can top both Danny and Patricia the College dropouts who in their Middle years went Back to College picked up where they left off and finally graduated at age 60, determined to graduate from College i went to school evenings and during the summer. Shortly before my 65th birthday i received my College degree and teaching credentials. 1 had six grandchildren at the time. Now i have nine i taught kindergarten until i was forced to retire because of age requirements. 1 immediately went to work As a medical insurance clerk. 1 will be 80 on my next birthday and in a already looking for places to work As a Volunteer when i retire. Last fall i took a course in sign language at our local University because i would very much enjoy working with hearing impaired persons. Abby please continue to encourage older people to keep on learning. Its never too late. A Margaret m. Hill Victoria Texas dear Margaret with your Energy ambition and charitable attitude dear Abby you will never be a Over the  sorry i  resist it congratulations Margaret. Better to Wear out than rust out dear Abby although i missed the letter that inspired All the others concerning tall women and their attitude toward Shorter men i have read Many letters since then and can to understand the animosity some tall women and Short men feel toward each other. I am an average size Man and at one time or another in be been outrun out lifted out swum out talked and outsmarted by a member of the opposite sex. Ill admit that at the time i was humiliated but As i grew older and Wiser i became fascinated by what remarkable creatures women Are and i finally had to recognize that women should be treated As equals. I must admit that my relationships with women have vastly improved since i came to this realization. I have always been physically attracted to women who were stronger faster smarter or taller than i. My most memorable sexual experience occurred after my wife beat me in a Long distance Foo Trace please let exceptionally tall women know that there Are Small and average height men who would be honoured to be in their company. �?5 foot 9 in . Dear 5-9 thanks for the reaffirmation. I recently had a letter from a 5-foot-7 Man who had a crush on a 5-foot-ll coworker but he was reluctant to ask her out because be Felt sure she would turn him Down. Well she asked him out and it was instant shooting stars roman candles and love in Bloom dear Abby to. I am making a scrapbook for my son. I Bave a to full of newspaper clippings and pictures from his High school Days. ,. He and his wife were divorced eight years ago. Ana i am wondering if it would be proper to include the clippings and pictures of his wedding honeymoon Etc. He does no to have anything to do with his  now except dealings concerning the a a a ring dear wondering a How Wise and considerate you Are to a Ponder suggest you ask your son How he feels about it. Dear Abby j i  feel very sorry for a a nobody s v a Glenn the woman who complained because in the three. R they a been married her husband had never Given anything for St Valentines Day. I wonder what she gave him nothing probably. As a Veteran wife of six years i can go a lesson. How a wife can get what she wants. It s just like a amp love do to him what you want him10a0,1� la Rutine a somebody a Valentime