European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes Friday april 20,1990 faces a no places James Brown talks about his drug counselling feels better in anti drugs fight imprisoned soul Singer James Brown said wednesday he turned Down hundreds of work release jobs including some on radio and television to counsel youths about drug abuse. A i Hope that together that we can bring a turnaround to some of the problems that we have out there and make the people aware that there is a place to go to get the help a Brown said at a news conference in Aiken . The two time grammy award Winner was transferred last week from the state Park correctional Center in Columbia to the minimum Security lower Savannah work Center near Aiken after serving 15 months of a six year prison term for aggravated assault. He was to begin work thursday for the Aiken Barnwell counties Community action commission helping the poor and counselling youths about drug and alcohol abuse. Asked How he Felt Brown replied a i feel then he laughed and told reporters a a of you want me to say i feel Good. Of 1 feel Good a a reference to one of his singles a i got you i feel Good a Brown was imprisoned in 1988 to serve a concurrent six year sentence in Georgia and South Carolina for failing to Stop for police aggravated assault and weapons violations stemming from a two state High Speed Chase. Prisoner invents device designed to prevent theft of truck trailers from wire reports a prisoner says he has invented a device that will prevent the crime that put him into a jail cell. A it has kept me very Busy a said Joe Walker 34, who is serving a six year term in Federal prison in Seagoville Texas for interstate transportation of stolen property. A a in be worked on this 18 hours a Day. I probably never would have done it if i Hadnot been arrested. Walker and Engineer Tim Jensen say they have a Patent pending on the a trailer guard a which they say will Stop the theft of truck trailers an $8 billion a year problem the american trucking association says. Walker said the trailer guard makes it impossible for anyone to connect a trucks a fifth wheel a the coupling on the rear of the tractor a to the trailers Kingpin and haul off the parked trailer. Walker who has 18 months left of his sentence said that after he is released he would like to stay in the Dallas area and set up his signs agreement entertainer Ben Vereen was ordered wednesday to pay $7,500 to an acquaintance who claimed he broke into her Home and assaulted her. In Exchange for the Money the woman agreed to return Vereene a Les Brown records. A three Page Handwritten agreement worked out by attorneys and approved by a court also stipulates that Vereen and Christine Rich stay at least 100 Yards from one to return to court Zsa Zsa Gabor has another court Date. A judge in Beverly Hills calif., has ordered her to appear at a May 1 hearing to decide whether she has completed Community service for slapping a police officer. Deputy District attorney Elden Fox said tuesday that the director of a women a shelter where the actress has been working failed to document Gabory a 120 hours of Community Semcer. Vera Davis executive director of the lower income elderly United Community assistance program has said Gabor worked about 50 hours at the shelter. She said Gabor served the rest through guest appearances and in planning a celebrity auction with proceeds to Benefit the shelter. Gabor was convicted sept. 29 for slapping an officer during a traffic Stop and other charges. She was sentenced to four Days in jail but that portion of the sentence is being Miller honoured Arthur Miller has been selected to receive the 1991 Algur h. Meadows award for excellence in the arts. The 74-year-old author of a death of a Salesman and a the Crucible will receive a Cash prize of $50,000 and will be honoured next year at Southern methodist University. The annual award was established in 1979. Miller lives on a 350-acre farm in Roxbury conn., and does most of his writing in a Cabin. A Over Many years or. Miller has crafted a body of theatrical literature which is recognized throughout the world As a truly distinguished contribution to the arts in the 20th Century a said Eugene Bonelli a member of the awards discount sign in the lobby of new York City a Lenox Hill Hospital next to its gift shop a starting april 2, 1990, the gift shop is pleased to offer a 10 percent discount to All Hospital employees upon presentation of id cards. All merchandise will be discounted with the exception of books Candy Flowers cards magazines perfumes and bests Cosby Roseanne Barr and her sitcom family have bumped a the Cosby show from the no. 1 spot after four years on top. Abc announced that abcs a a Roseanne had averaged a 23.3 Nielsen rating two tenths of a Point ahead of no cd a Bill Cosby comedy during the just concluded 1989-90 season. Each ratings Point represents 921,000 Homes. Cosby a series has been on the air for six seasons and Barros for Back in Hospital Billy idols broken right leg Isnit Healing properly and he returned to Cedars Smai medical Center in los Angeles wednesday for More surgery. The Rock Singer will have a steel Rod implanted in what will be his fifth operation since breaking his Center broke the John f. Kennedy Center for the performing arts in Washington is $15 million in debt and needs $30 million Worth of renovation its new chairman said on wednesday. A a that a a $45 million nut. Its bankrupt a James d. Wolfensohn said in an interview. Wolfensohn said John Sununu White House chief of staff promised him that the administration would support the Kennedy Center. A if they done to come through with the Money 1 think ill probably quietly withdraw a he plans new novel a roots author Alex Haley says his love for his grandparents has inspired him to write a novel set in Appalachia. A i want to dispel the image people have about this part of the world a Haley said tuesday speaking to a Community club in Maryville Tenn. Haley whose a a roots traced his family Back to Africa spent much of his youth with his grandparents in the Tennessee town of a father Jack Nicholson and actress Rebecca Broussard have announced the birth of a girl. Lorraine Broussard Nicholson was born monday at Cedars Smai medical Center in los Angeles. Dear Abby 1 am a female who had a Best Friend male for Many years. We could talk about anything and everything. I loved and trusted him. Then through a series of events it became painfully obvious that he was stealing from me i do not usually jump to conclusions but Over a period of time i became sufficiently convinced of this to write him a letter explaining what i perceived to be True and stating therefore that we could no longer be friends. It was one of the hardest things in be Ever done. Since then he has left a couple of notes on my car expressing his indignation that i could believe such a thing and letting me know that he would be available if Ever i wanted to Contact him. So far i Haven to called him but i miss him so much my heart aches. I always Felt we were soul mates. Abby there is a tiny bit of doubt on my part but i have written that letter if i had t been so certain at the time. So i guess i have no alternative but to leave things As they Are. Dear Abby what Are your thoughts on the matter sad sad sad dear sad i can feel your pain. Our judicial system instructs jurors a if there is a Shadow of a doubt that the defendant is guilty then the verdict should be if you err let it be on the Side of mercy. Call that Friend who once was your soul mate and Tell him you miss him then prepare for a tearful reunion. Dear Abby speaking of toddlers and babies who scream and carry on thereby disturbing people in restaurants How about babies on air planes i had looked Forward to enjoying a Lovely flight to California but the minute the plane took off a baby started to scream until that ear piercing noise nearly blew out my eardrums 1 was terribly annoyed and so was everyone else on that plane a not so much with the baby As with the Mother. Mothers who can to control their children should stay Home from Connecticut dear from Connecticut flight attendants on seeing babies being carried aboard should advise the Mother or adult travelling with the baby that the change in Cabin pressure on Takeoff and Landing can cause a child excruciating pain in the eustachian tube in the ear if it is blocked. Therefore in order to keep the tube open the baby should be Given a bottle or a pacifier to suck on during takeoffs Ana landings. Dear Abby. I am a Young woman who likes to Wear her Nai Short. As a result my appearance is somewhat Boyish. My brother has very Long hair. When we go Utju or he is frequently addressed As a May am and 1 a called he often replies by saying a thank you sir i the salesperson is a woman and a Ama am if the Sai esp son is a Man. I think if salespeople or anyone dealing with Public can to Tell if the person they Are waiting on female or male they should drop the a am a sir a and simply say Quot May ii up a a. Of being called s1k dear May am one i think your suggestion is a Good 0i�\ operators would also be Wise to eliminate the a and
