European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes wednesday april 11,1990 faces a no places trombonist Nelson sent off with traditional jazz funeral from wire reports trombonist Louis Nelson the last member of the original preservation Hall bands went to his grave monday in a traditional jazz funeral echoing through the narrow streets of old new Orleans. Nelson 87, died As the result of injuries sustained in a hit and run automobile Accident. A the was really the last of the old crop of trombonists a said Harold Dejan Leader of the Olympia brass band which led the funeral procession. A there Are plenty of imitators but he was the last of the Good old  the Olympia normally a dozen or so musicians was joined by about two dozen others for the funeral. Among them were visitors from Australia Switzerland and los Angeles. Butch Thompson Nelson s pianist on his last Tours to Japan came from St Paul mind with com exist Charley Devore. About 500 people gathered outside the funeral Home and followed the band As it walked the Edge of the French Quarter playing old hymns like a in the Sweet Bye and Bye a a what a Friend we have in Jesus and a precious lord take me  the entourage turned on Bourbon Street and wound through Nelsons neighbourhood of Faubourg Marigny moving slowly Down narrow streets past bungalows and raised cottages to Stop at Nelsons House. To the strains of a just a closer walk with thee a the band separated for the Hearse to pass and for each musician to touch goodbye. Two trumpets sounded taps marking Nelsons tour with the Navy band. When the Tempo lifted for an upbeat version of a closer walk a umbrellas a the traditional ornament of a second line that joyous Street dance after the funeral a popped open and the mourners started clapping in rhythm. Then abruptly an unexpected shift to a Waltz. It was a after the Ball a one of Nelsons favourites. A couple of lilting courses later the band Drew away the bouncing shouting crowd with a raucous a when the saints go marching  the cortege left by the crowd and the body a Cut Loose from earthly friends made its Way to the cemetery too far away for the crowd to  a boy for Hefner wife Playboy Magazine founder Hugh Hefner and his wife Kimberley became parents of a baby boy monday Hefner a 64th birthday. The infant named Marston Glenn was bom at Cedars Sinai medical Center in los Angeles at about 8 a.m., weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces said Playboy spokesman Bill Farley. Both baby and Mother were doing Well he said. Hefner and Kimberley Conrad were married july 1 in a highly publicized ceremony at the Playboy mansion. She was the 1988 playmate of the year. Hefner has two children from a previous marriage daughter Christie the head of Playboy enterprises and son  sword that can to be stolen defenceless for almost 18 months the statue of Gen. James e. Oglethorpe in Savannah ga., will soon get another sword. This time City leaders want one that can to be easily stolen from the statue of Georgia a founding father. Vandals Are believed responsible for the disappearance of the original sword from the statue in 1988. The City a purchasing department is about to begin Legal advertising for bids to cast a 3-foot, 10-Inch replacement. Nearly $6,000 has been set aside for the project. A it will probably take 90 Days to get the bid awarded a said Billy Jones streets and drainage director for the City and supervisor of the replacement project. To prevent another theft the bid specifications say the material attaching the sword to the statue should be stronger than the Blade material meaning a Vandal would have to break the sword to remove it. The statue at Chippewa Square was sculpted in 1910 by Daniel Chester French who also did the Abraham Lincoln statue in the Lincoln memorial in Washington. Park and tree director Don Gardner said the City is looking at world class Bronze casters including Moreland studios of new Jersey which handled the renovation of the statue of  for Young Pool Sharks Pool expert a fast Eddie Parker who claims a world record for pocketing 22 balls in one shot says he does no to mind passing on his Pool playing tips now that his hustling Days Are Over. Parker 58, gave a few pointers to the crowd at persnickety a Grill and night club in Macon a. A a we re old Guys we be had our Day a Parker said. A now its time for the Young Guys to take  Parker began playing Pool when he was Only 9 years old and later became a a Money player a making his living through hustling and winning  wins award Sylvia Mcnair a 33-year-old Soprano from Philadelphia has been named the first recipient of the Marian Anderson award. She received the award established to Honor the legendary contralto during a private ceremony at the 88-year-old Andersons Danbury conn., Home. Soprano Jessye Norman who is honorary chairman of the awards committee also attended. Mcnair has performed with the London philharmonic the new York philharmonic the Atlanta symphony orchestra the Vienna state opera the Santa be . Opera and the Indianapolis symphony orchestra. A she does what very few singers can do which is sound As pure and disciplined As a violin can sound a said conductor John Nelson who has worked extensively with Mcnair in a Telephone interview from Nice  taken to court Singer Olivia Newton John Well known for her environmental activism is damaging a stretch of the new look candidate peruvian presidential candidate Alberto Fujimori 51, son of japanese immigrants demonstrates his karate skills by breaking a Concrete Block in Lima. Fujimori virtually unknown a month ago took second place in presidential elections monday to Force a Runoff with novelist Mario Vargas Llosa. California coastline her Malibu neighbors charged in a Superior court civil complaint. Newton John and her husband actor Matt Lattanzi have removed tons of dirt and Sand in preparation for building a 6,000-Square-foot Home overlooking Escondido Beach. Angry neighbors say huge amounts of Din. Sand and debris have been dumped into the Ocean and have polluted the water and washed up on their property. The Seacliff estates homeowners association inc. Filed a civil complaint in Santa Monica Superior court last week seeking an undisclosed amount of compensation and an injunction to prevent further harm to the coastline. A representative for Newton Johns publicist said the Singer was on vacation and could not be reached for comment. Newton John has Long been an advocate for environmental causes including efforts to protect whales and brazilian rain forests. In november she was appointed an honorary . Ambassador for the environment. Dear Abby i am writing this because i believe it May help your readers to avoid a tragedy. Last year our 11-year-old son Daniel fell through a Glass Shower panel severing an artery a nerve and three Muscles above the Elbow. He required 5 la hours of reconstructive surgery and five units of blood. He is still undergoing physical therapy and we Are hoping that eventually he will regain full use of his and hand. Abby please ask your readers to Check their Shower enclosures to make sure they have shatterproof Glass or some kind of plastic Glass substitute. A Law passed about 20 years ago made installation of non shatter proof Glass in showers illegal. However showers installed before that time May have Glass that is not shatterproof. Also its a Good idea to teach Young children never to lock the bathroom door because a bathroom can be a dangerous place. If Daniel had locked himself in the bathroom when he fell through the Shower door much dear Abby time would have been lost in our efforts to help him. A grateful in great neck . Dear grateful and i am grateful to you for a valuable letter. You Are Correct to Point out that a bathroom can be a very dangerous place. Pills razor Blades and electric hair dryers Are potentially hazardous in the hands of an unsupervised child. Also toddlers have been known to drown in toilets and scald themselves with very hot tap water. Your suggestion to teach very Young children never to lock the bathroom door is a Good one. A better idea would be to have no lock on the bathroom door accessible to a child. Dear Abby your suggested response for the woman whose a a friends Telephone to mention having seen her songs name in the newspaper for an arrest was far too gentle. A proper response would have been a thank you for calling this to my attention again. Excuse me i have an errand to  Click a Judy t. In Dallas . And people who persist in bringing this up should be told a out of respect for my son we do not discuss this matter outside the  dear Judy you re right. Especially since these a Friend so were people she hardly knew. Dear Abby. You had something wonderfully funny in your column about  it ended with a a. And the position is  what a the rest of it and who said it. A going crazy in Ketchikan Alaska dear going ,. Here it is a the Price is prohibitive the pleasure is transitory and the position is  and Loro Chesterfield supposedly said it. Dear Abby ,. I can to believe in a doing this a but Here goes my wife and i have been married for 34 years. We a four grown children and two grandchildren. My Wii women about getting pregnant. She will be of be old this year. My question when does a woman fall into the no bearing age and is it possible for my wife to get p g Nan Titherage _ her husband dear husband. A. Although there Are exceptions if a woman it str Al periods have ceased for a year the  Sibil t pregnancy is inconceivable. No Pun intended c Universal press Syndicate