European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes Friday May 4, 1990russians getting into american spirit company says from wire reports hey. What an idea Smirnoff the Vodka of czars that was banished from Russia during the bolshevik revolution is going Back As the distillation of Quot All that is Chic and fashionable about Heublein inc., the Farmington liquor and wine company is taking advantage of easing East West tensions to ship Smirk Outback to the soviet Union where it was first distilled in Moscow in 1818 by Peter Smirnoff a from a lifestyle Point of View russians look to Smirnoff As an american Symbol which in a Way is said v Ivian Brooks Public relations director for Heublein. Quot Smirnoff has really reached the Point where it represents All that is Chic and fashionable about Brooks said. The Smirnoff were official suppliers of Vodka and liqueurs to the Imperial court until the family business was seized by the red army in 1917, and proprietor Vladimir Smirnoff imprisoned. Freed by the White army Vladimir escaped to France and sold the family formula to fellow emigre Rudolph Knelt who made his Way to the United slates. There he set up his distillery in Bethel conn., and sold out to Heublein in 1939.five too Many fors Terri Freeborn tried to spread the word that she did t want to be mayor of Haymarket Van a anymore but her constituents did no to listen. She won by five votes. Only 43 of the town s 127 registered voters cast ballots tuesday. 24 of them for Freeborn and 20 for Richard g. Bird a four term town Council member and Haymarket a vice mayor. One person did not vote in the mayoral contest. Freeborn. 38, had decided for personal reasons several weeks ago that she did not want to continue As mayor of the town of under 500. It was too late to take her name off the ballot so she tried to spread the word she was out of the jail House Boos Here Montgomery a. Van a is one Community that a Happy a prison is coming to town. It will hold a Parade to celebrate construction of a $46.2 million 926-inmate medium Security prison in nearby it Olive. The prison will replace the aging West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville which has been ordered closed by the state supreme american settler Alexander the great was awarded a posthumous addition to his Empire wednesday a Courtesy of president Bush. It came As the president was talking up his Quot Points of Light initiative to a group of 1 75 youths from the Washington area. Bush was extolling some of history s Early achievers when he said. Quot by the age of 32, Alexander the dear Abby when 1 was 5 years old i had an argument with my sister aged 8, and she hit me. My father walked into the room just As i got even by hitting her Back. He took me aside and in a quiet voice said Quot boys done to hit Quot but she hit me first a i cried. If my father had been president Bush he might have said Quot read my lips boys Don t hit girls Quot he did however give me a memorable lecture in which he explained that girls Are to be cherished and protected and that no matter what the provocation they Are never never to be hit. Although that was 65 years ago i never forgot my fathers words and i never again hit my Sisters or any woman including my wife of 46 years. I . When i read in the newspapers of All of the w Omen being beaten by abusive husbands and boyfriends i am appalled. I Only wish these men had been taught As 1 was at the age of 5, that Quot boys done to hit a Nat Burwell Tacoma Wash. Dear Nat you Are to be commended for a lesson Well Learned. That s Progress. Now Speed the Day when civilization progresses to the Point where boys Don t hit boys either. And men Are a two you Penny Penny Black a 21-year-old Model holds up a Sheet of Quot Penny Black Quot Stamps Worth about $48,000 at a ceremony monday to Mark the opening of the stamp world London 90 International philately exhibition. The once every decade exhibition which is expected to draw More than 100,000 visitors runs through May 13 at London s Alexandra Palace. The event will Mark the 150th anniversary of the Penny Black stamp. Great s Empire stretched from Indiana. Bush who caught his own Gaffe and broke into laughter said a Indiana. From India to the . Rules out Brown concert plans for the soul Singer James Brown to perform in a Benefit concert this month while he serves in a work release program were vetoed wednesday by the South Carolina department of corrections. A los Angeles promoter said monday that Brown would take part in a concert May 16 in Charleston with Gladys Knight Little Richard Jermaine Jackson and others. Proceeds from the a James Brown and friends concert were to go to the non profit Aiken Amwell counties Community action commission where Brown works As a Counselor said the promoter Peter Paul. Brown serving a six year sentence for aggravated assault has been working for the commission since shortly after his april 14 Transfer from prison to a work release program. Corrections department spokesman Francis x. Archibald said the department would not permit Brown to stage the concert. A this is not going to happen a Archibald said. A this was not approved by us and this will not be approved by significantly1 better doctors say Elizabeth Taylor has improved considerably but will not say How much longer she will be hospitalized while she recovers from pneumonia her publicist said wednesday. A a she a doing Fine. She has improved significantly Quot said her spokeswoman Chen Sam. A we done to know How much longer she will be Taylor entered Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital in Santa Monica calif., with a sinus infection some three weeks ago. But her condition worsened and she was moved to the intensive care unit at St. Johns Hospital and health Center. During a news conference at the Hospital last week doctors said the 58-year-old Oscar winning actress was near death at one bar to advancement John f. Kennedy jr., his Job As an assistant District attorney for new York City on the line is turning to a Tutor for help in passing the new York bar exam according to a published report. A a we a like to help him pass the bar exam a said Stanley chess the director of bar Bri which specializes in training Law school graduates for the bar the new York daily news said. Kennedy the Only son of the assassinated president Learned last week that he had failed the bar examination for the second time. If he fails a third Lime he would automatically lose his Job at the Manhattan District attorneys Fries were overdone Union Pacific Railroad has issued a health warning about some overcooked French Fries that were stolen from a rail siding in Huntington ore., last weekend. Union Pacific spokesman de Trandahl said tuesday a refrigerator rail car carrying a $40,000 shipment of Fries caught fire on saturday. After firefighters extinguished the soldering fire they discovered several cases of Fries were missing. Trandahl said the Railroad is worried that the Fries might be spoiled because of the fire and could pose a health threat. Dear Abby no longer trained to kill men women and children in the name of patriotism. Dear Abby years ago during world War ii my husband a Lou a had a Brief affair with a woman whose husband was killed in action. This was before Lou and i met this woman named Lou the father of her child and he paid child support until the child was 18 years old. Lou and i recently had our wills drawn up and he explained All of this to his lawyer. The lawyer recommended that Lou state in his will that he wishes to leave $ i to the child he acknowledged and supported. My question was this necessary Why do we have to open the closet and let this Skeleton out i see no Point in this a Only harm a As the child i am told and our children do not know about this and when they read it in the will it will be a great Shock to All of them. I would greatly appreciate it if you would Clear this problem up for me. Would it be possible to have that one sentence taken out of the will without too much hassle a Skeleton in the closet dear Skeleton the one sentence leaving $1 to the child your husband acknowledged having fathered is his Protection against being accused of a Preterite error a legalese for a omitting or dodging his Legal your husband s lawyer can explain it More fully. Meanwhile it s to Lou s advantage to leave it in. Trust me. Dear Abby i take the commuter rail to and from Boston every Day. Very often there Are not enough seats for All the passengers and i have to stand for the 25-minute commute. I ordinarily done to mind standing except now i am seven months pregnant and it is very uncomfortable for me. I am writing to you because All the businessmen who take this train hide behind their newspapers and never offer their seat to a woman in my condition an elderly person or one who is handicapped. These men most Likely sit behind a desk All Day anyway. Please print this Abby. So that these inconsiderate manner less men can read it in your column in the Boston Herald on their Way to work in the morning. Maybe it will revive the meaning of the word a disgusted in Boston dear disgusted its Worth a try but done to expect these sitting ducks to get a Case of instant chivalry because this appears in my column. C Universal press Syndicate
