European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes wednesday june 6,1990king re signs with can a for about $8 million from wire reports talk show Host Lany King has signed a new five year contract to remain with Cable news network Tor what May be a record breaking agreement for Cable a about $8 million according to some sources. The multiyear contract was disclosed monday by can and Kings Boston based attorney Bob Woolf although the value was not disclosed. In a phone interview from Washington where his show originates King said that there had been approaches from lbs Lorimar productions Warner bros., Disney Columbia pictures and producer Peter Guber to present him in to projects especially tailored to him. A they All made very attractive offers a King said. A but in a 56 years old. I have a special place at can. In an insecure business i have a secure Job. A five year contract is very unusual. If you know where you re at Why move and i can certainly live on what they pay me. Its in the High seven  Arafat in Wax sculptor David Goode puts some finishing touches to his Wax Model of Plo Leader Yasser Arafat As the likeness goes on show in Madame Tussaud s Wax museum in London monday. Arafat sat for the 23-year-old Goode in Tunis last summer and donated the uniform Kaffir and Holster for the exhibit. Dear Abby a rather unusual happening occurred in our department store recently. Our store is quite a tourist attraction founded by our parents 79 years ago. One Day a clerk spotted a set of dentures false Teeth grinning at her from the table on which lingerie was displayed. After checking thoroughly with various customers who were in the store that Day we traced the dentures _ to a lady from san Francisco who was visiting friends in Hoquiam. We were Able to obtain her address so we wrote to her asking if she had left her dentures in our store. She answered immediately asking us to please Send the dentures at once As she was having difficulty eating and talking. We carefully wrapped the dentures marked the package a fragile a insured it and mailed it promptly to the lady in san Francisco. Abby she never acknowledged that she had received her dentures let alone thanked us for having sent them. Reimbursement for the postage and insurance was incidental but we did expect a note of thanks. My question was it our duty to take our time and Effort to locate the owner of the dentures i can still see according to King lbs proposed putting him in the late night Slot recently occupied by a the Pat Sajak show a which was cancelled. A except that it would have been 1 i hours with phone Calls a he said. Kings nightly one hour can show a Larry King live a consists of interviews and phone Calls from viewers. Can the Cable network owned by Ted Turner celebrated its 10th year last Friday. Of his new contract King remarked a i done to think Ted Turner Ever expected to pay that kind of Money. But he a been very  student honoured four years ago Irene Fine a Young engineering student in Moscow who suffered from ulcerative colitis became virtually housebound because of a Lack of medical appliances that would allow her to Lead a Normal life after surgery. Then she Learned of a . Company that manufactures pouches for patients who have had an ileostomy the creation of an opening to the Small intestine. She wrote to the company Conva Tec a division of Bristol Myers Squibb and an executive sent her a six month Supply of the pouches and an application for the great comebacks award Given annually by the National foundation for ileitis and colitis. Last weekend Fine now 20, collected the award a Steuben Crystal plaque. She had a makeup session at Bloomingdale a a the landmark new York department store visited the museum of Modem Art and flew to California to see Disneyland. She was scheduled to meet president Bush at the White House on wednesday. Marvin Bush one of his sons had the same sur Ery three years ago and is now a spokesman for the foundation. Fine who now leads a Normal life has resumed her engineering studies in  goes for style former hostage Robert Polhill celebrated his release from the Walter Reed army medical Center in Washington last week by going out to get his hair Cut at the fancy Georgetown Salon Okyo followed by dinner at Primi Piatti. Polhill observed his 56tn birthday  head quits after presiding Over new York City a Whitney museum during its most turbulent period William s. Woodside said monday that he would step Down As president next week. In a statement he said his objectives had been met in the five years he has served As president of the museum of contemporary american Art. But the museum has been in disarray since the end of last year when its director Thomas n. Armstrong Iii was asked by the trustees to resign. He refused bringing about months of divisiveness and dissension that ended with his dismissal on March 5. Neither Man has publicly said Why Armstrong was dismissed. Among the reported reasons for the boards decision were dissatisfaction Over the failure of the museums proposed expansion and unhappiness with Armstrong a leadership of the curatorial staff. Jennifer Russell 41, has been the acting director while the search for a new director continues. The departure of Woodside 67, who is chairman of sky chefs inc., an airline food services company is effective june 13, at the annual Board meeting the Whitney a Board will elect a new president then. Abc re signs 2 stars night owl to fans who tune in talk show Host David Letterman and fill in funnyman Jay Leno have years to enjoy More Wise cracking monologues interviews and pet tricks. Abc said monday it had signed Letterman and Leno to new multiyear contracts. A late night with David Letterman debuted in 1982. Showcasing humorous pet antics is one of Many recurring features on the show. In 1987, Leno sue Letterman needed Joan Rivers As the sole guest Host of a the tonight show starring Johnny  he will continue in that capacity. Their new contracts were announced at the annual Abc affiliates convention in Washington. No further details of the contracts were  Donald skips Presser Donald Trump the kind of Man who never saw an Opportunity to appear in print or on television that he did no to love even More than Marla Maples skipped out on a big one monday at the american booksellers association convention in Las vegas. The room was packed with reporters and a few television cameras for a breakfast with authors Trump Angela Lansbury and t. Cora Hessan Boyle. Trump spoke about his Book a Trump surviving at the top a but did no to stay for the scheduled press conference. When one reporter asked about his absence a spokeswoman said a the had to leave. In a  there was speculation that Trumps survival at the top May be in jeopardy and that he did no to want to face any difficult questions about a report in the Wall Street journal that his Cash shortage is so severe he May have to sell off several  title in peril if former heavyweight boxing Champ Mike Tyson does no to pay towing and storage fees in the amount of $126, he stands to lose his $85,000 car. Tyson a 1990 Gold Mercedes Benz 500sl convertible with car phone and leather Interior has been sitting in a Hudson n.y., car Pound since May 2, when he was arrested for driving it without License plates and a registration. If Tyson does t come in and pay the car is scheduled to be placed on the auction Block later this month. Dear Abby those Teeth grinning. A la Vogue dept. Store manager Hoquiam Wash. Dear manager you were More than generous to have tracked Down the owner of the dentures in order to return them. The san Francisco lady could use a refresher course in manners. She so  As Well As toothless. Dear Abby my husband s parents live less than a mile from us and they want our children their Only grandchildren to visit them often. Our children Are 2 i and 4 years old. The grandparents Are Loving and Well meaning people but they have an unprotected swimming Pool in their Back Yard that worries me. They have assured me and my husband that they will watch our children every minute if we leave them in their care but Abby As you know accidents do happen. I hate to come off looking like a Quot nervous Nellie Quot but i simply cannot bring myself to leave my children with these grandparents. I doubt if they realize that they Are slowing Down with age and they be forgotten How fast Little ones can be. Please Tell me in a not paranoid. My friends almost All of them think nothing of dumping their kids with their parents for overnight visits and even weekends. Of course i can to sign my name to this but id appreciate an answer in your column. A me in Arizona dear me you Are not paranoid All parents should have your sense of responsibility. Since you have doubts about your children a safety while they Are in the care of your in Laws at their Home do not Send them. Take them to visit their grandparents or invite the grandparents to your Home. Dear Abby a Friend of mine is being married soon and she had several showers Given for her. She said she received a lot of Shower gifts she does no to like wrong color or just Plain not her taste and she plans to take them Back to the store where they were purchased and ask for the Cash. Can this be done a a a a Friend of hers dear Friend probably not. She might be Able to Exchange the unwanted gifts for other items of the same value but Cash is almost never Given in Exchange for a returned item. Universal press Syndicate