European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes thursday May 31,1990 uces laces to exams sell off half their town including bar from wire reports auctioneer . Buck Buchanan spent the week end Selling Oft half the town of new dim Texas. And the residents arc delighted. It could t have gone any better really Buchan an said of the Sale that included about 6 /2 acres 100 year old log Cabins and antique farm equipment an furnishings. About 1,800 people attended the auction ordered by the Texas historical foundation. The properties sold once belonged to the late Jeanne Blocker a Houston investor and her Hus band John a former oilman. But for new Ulm a town of about 100 what once promised economic Boom had become a Finan Cial Drain. Most of the blockers property has been tax exempt since they bought it As a non profit foun Dation. Meanwhile the Steep prices the blockers paid drove up property values and taxes for everyone else in town. The take was still being tallied but among the items sold were a Well preserved Mackinsky do Trot log House built in the late 1700s or Early 1800s a Creamery a Saloon and a Ford Model t repair shop. The historical foundation will use the proceeds toward an unspecified project elsewhere. Cop has just the ticket Here s a list that would make David Letterman proud the Best excuses for avoiding traffic tickets. One person said he was reaching for his Hamster because the thing got Loose in the car. One Guy said he could t read so he could t read the Speed limit sign said police Cpl. Ray Schexnider known As write pm up Ray in Lafayette la. Schexnider has handed out 10,882 tickets in seven years and keeps his excuse collection in a battered yellow notebook. But sometimes Schexnider softens up. Once he said a Man stopped for speeding said he wanted to get to the Hospital before his wife s opera Tion began. Schexnider believed the Man and let him go. He later got a letter from the Man saying his wife had died on the operating table and Schexnider had Given him the extra minutes he needed to see her. Queen s stirring bloomers an antique dealer has won a court Battle giving her the right to hang Queen Victoria s bloomers fro her Market stall. Anne Swift who runs a store in Portobello Road London s main antique shopping area successfully appealed a ban imposed by local councillors. Councillors had banned stalls from Selling second hand clothing but allowed Swift to continue As Long crabby race a crab racing is the latest craze to hit Australia. And this crab lined up by owner Dale Malon was one of the hot favourites. But the Large mud crab did t win any honors in the Brisbane race designed to collect donations for the protect  children today fund on monday. As she displayed garments Flat. Swift deals exclusive Yin antique textiles. Swift told the court she could not sell the valuable victorian garments that Way because they would be come creased and damaged. $42 million monster the fabled Loch Ness monster is Worth $42 Mil lion in annual tourist revenues to Scotland a published report said monday. Half a million tourists visit the Highlands Lake each year in Hopes of seeing the creature although there is no scientific proof it exists said the times of London. The times quoted Mackay consultants of Inver Ness As saying the monster myth is also Good for about 2,500 tourist Industry jobs. The legend of Large creatures living in 750-foot deep Loch Ness has circulated since the sixth Cen Tury. 9,700-mile Odyssey ends it took Marco Polo four years to travel Overland from Europe to China in the 13th Century. But a 61 vehicle caravan including Many Vintage roadsters travelled from London to Beijing in 52 Days. Drivers in the 9,700-mile London Beijing motor Challenge pulled into the chinese capital tuesday ending an Odyssey that took them through a dozen countries including Hungary Romania Bulgaria and the soviet Union. Their vehicles included a 1912 simplex a 1939 i Bra motorcycle a 1929 Model a Woody Wagon a 1948 Allard and several Rolls royces. Participants said there was Only one dropout a $250,000 Lamborghini jeep that broke Down near Istanbul Turkey. I some 145 people from 11 countries finished the rally which was based on the route taken in a 1907 i Beijing to Paris motor race. Plane to train on wrong track \ thanks to feverish last minute work Rome s train i to its main Airport was finished in time for world cup soccer fans but the service got off on the wrong track. J passengers at the Osti Ense terminal for sunday s i inaugural run had to get off the train and Board on another track after rail officials discovered that the i platform was too wide at one Point for the cars to leave the station. I work began immediately to narrow the platform. I the service to and from Leonardo a Vinci Airport has been years in the planning and generated much controversy. Many romans Are unhappy the train departs not from Rome s Central train station but 5 trom one outside the historic Center. And residents along the train s route Are angry that the train do snot Stop at local stations. Dear Abby i have three questions for you 1. Do men feel deceived if a woman wears a padded Bra giving the impression that she s a34b when she is Only a 32a? 2. Do men get More sexual excitement and fulfilment fro full breasted women 3. How do men feel about augmented breasts Flat in Flatbush dear Flat one cannot generalize about what sexually appealing but most sexologist concur that the size of a woman s breasts has Little to do bisexual fulfilment. All men find the with male i doubt if most men care whether breasts have been surgically augmented or not. Some May not even know the difference a woman who has always Felt that she had less to offer because she was Flat chested is Likely to feel a surge of self Confidence if she has breast augmentation surgery. However if she finds that due to her new look dear Abby she s getting attention from men who previously ignored her she will not soon forget the depth of their shallow Ness. Dear Abby Why Are so Many men against marriage i hear these negative attitudes from  kinds of people including comedians television personalities and even family members. They  say Don t get married you la re Gret it. Does t anyone believe in marriage anymore i m 23 years old and have a lot going for myself i have dated a number of men none of whom mentioned marriage. A year ago i met a wonderful Man whom i be been dating Ever since. I love him very much and he says he loves me but these same negative attitudes about marriage Are also part of his philosophy. He practically left skid Marks on my carpet to Texas when they stopped at a rest Stop so he could use the restroom. There was Only one car there an not one person was in sight. My Cousin s wife went Back to their car and waited Lorner husband to come out of the restroom then she noticed two Young Guys come out of the restroom get into their car and drive off. After waiting for 10 or maybe 15 minutes my Cousin s wife went Back to the restroom to see Why hip a Lisband was taking so Long she found him inthe men s room his hands were tied together with  his pants were off his Mouth was los other sock and i feet were bound rope those two Yung men had and taken a11 his a asked him if we were Everrie what am i supposed to do to get mar Foj. In , leave him before he leaves you. Dear Abby my Cousin and his wife were driving from Kentucky a please warn your readers to be careful when see Only one empty car and no people. Ruth Heflin dear Ruth Kentucky Vir 8 ?oberin8 bought but a valuable piece of and and Kpan any a i the reminder. Readers stay Alerhand keep your guard up while you re travelling