European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes Friday june 15,1990 a Eureka its heartburn City in California from wire reports the mayor of Eureka Calif., on wednesday spor tingly swallowed his City a designation As the nations heartburn capital in of All places new York City. A a we la Long remember you and the occasion a mayor Fred Moore gamely told company officials As he accepted a plaque placing Eureka at the top of the National rolaids heartburn Index. The heartburn Index blames that searing sensation on sociology not spices. It says Eureka in Northern California is heartburn City because among other reasons its attracting newcomers with a burning desire for economic Success. Elpaso Texas had the lowest heartburn rate among 197 metropolitan areas. And How do Elpaso residents perceive this great Honor a with a certain bit of levity probably a said City councilman Gene Finke who accepted his City a plaque. The study chalked up Elpaso a Tummy taming qualities to a stable population and a rebounding Economy. Finke also credited Strong family values and friendliness. Finke swore that nary a twinge has been blamed on his City a spicy Tex mex cuisine. A maybe they re stoics a said Jack Levin sociology professor at northeastern University in Boston who did the study for rolaids. Actually Levine a Heartfelt if theoretical findings did Finger factors other than food for the nations 40 million heartburn sufferers. A i think there is a tendency on the part of americans to blame heartburn on spicy foods a mexican or Sze Chuan for example a said Levin. A from a sociological standpoint it appears heartburn Levels can be easily linked to the amount of population growth that a City is  he said there could be other factors such As the october earthquake in Northern California. Levin digested sales figures for various antacid brands Tablet and liquid. Then he ranked the nations heartburn hotbeds. The sales statistics were not revealed. But on average americans experience heartburn twice a week he said. In contrast the 25,000 folks in Eureka 280 Miles North of san Francisco Are plagued an average of four times a week. After Eureka the most Seething cities were san Francisco Chico Calif. Santa Barbara Calif. Sacramento Calif. Boise Idaho Reno Nev. Fresno Calif. Bakersfield Calif. And Seattle. The least were Elpaso fort Smith Ark. Ada okla. Colorado Springs Colo. Columbia to. St. Joseph to. Lubbock Texas Panama City Fla. Springfield to. And Albany a. New York City ranked 135th.kcbs quake show honoured Kobs am of san Francisco won the grand award for Best news program for its coverage of the 1989 earthquake at the International radio festival of new York awards ceremony wednesday night. The British broadcasting corp. Won 11 Gold medals a the most of any nominee. Westwood one radio networks and its Abc radio networks subsidiary were next with four. Capital cities Abc and the Canadian broadcasting corp. Each received three Gold medals. Capital pm in London Kew new radio in Philadelphia and radio today in new York each got two Gold medals. The associated press radio network won a Gold medal. Mayor Fred Moore right of Eureka Calif., looks like he could use an antacid at ceremonies honouring his Hometown As the heartburn capital of the United states. Sharing tacos with Moore is Elpaso Texas City councilman Gene Finke whose City was honoured for giving its residents the least  room for sleeping dead itinerant grateful dead fans Are going to have trouble finding spots to rest their Heads around the time of the groups july 8 concert at Pittsburgh a three Rivers stadium. The City wont let them sleep in the Arenas parking lot and a Northern suburb adopted a Resolution Banning All camping for the first two weeks of july. The Resolution adopted by the Reserve township Board of commissioners bans All camping out including sleeping in tents or any vehicle in the township from july 1 to july 15. A we done to want any problems a said Andrew per Lik Board chairman. A the City has cracked Down on their fans which has forced them to the  at least 25 people were arrested when about 500 of the bands fans clashed with Pittsburgh police outside the stadium in april 1989.seals, Crofts to Cut album the 1970s pop duo seals and Crofts is putting together a record As a follow up to their first concert tour in 10 years. The two whose hits included a summer Breeze and a Diamond girl a did a concert tour in Canada last summer. A it was such a Success that everyone convinced them to work on another album a country music Star Dan seals brother of Jim seals of seals and Crofts said Dan seals said the duo has eight songs finished for the album even though the two Are not currently signed to a record Label. Smith capitalizes on soviets a Madam Smiths Money world a Public televisions weekly look at business will run this fall on soviet television dubbed in russian. A Madam Smith has come to the land of Karl Marx a said the shows Host George . Goodman who uses the name of the 18th-Century scottish economist who outlined the Workings of capitalism. Co Star a soviet company that produces and distributes films will get the broadcast rights to a Money world and sell advertising to . Companies doing business in the soviet Union. Those companies include general motors and at amp to. In return the shows . Producers will get technical support for a Public to special on perestroika and  offensive defense they re forbidden in Florida and taboo in Texas but the Leader of 2 live Crew was welcomed wednesday in new York City for a fiery foul mouthed defense of their salacious million Selling album a was Nasty As they Wanna  Luther Campbell the front Man for the Florida band first went on the offensive during a taping of the a Gerald of show. The rapper cursed at the sheriff who arrested him and questioned the credentials of the sheriffs Legal adviser. A the Hasni to Given More to the Black Community than i have a Campbell said of the adviser then ripped into Broward comity sheriff Nick Navarro who was also on the show. He then headed from the times Square taping to Rockefeller Center for a live bit on the Syndicate a a Donahue show where he was joined by previously censored performers jello Biafra and Wendy o. Wil Liams. A a in a a Little sick of the system a said Williams who once wore Only electrical tape above her Waist a a show. A what Are we going to do next what Slu ther going to do next what a jello going to do a Frankfurt a Rich in rankings Frankfort is Europe a most prosperous City according to a report released wednesday in London. Brussels Venice Munich and Amsterdam round out the top five according to the report compiled by a University of Reading a economics professor Paul Cheshire. The three poorest cities on the list of 117 Urban areas Are All located in Spain Malaga Cordoba and Seville to determine the cities rankings Cheshire said he looked at their per capita Gross Domestic product unemployment migration and other factors. Only european Community cities with a minimum population of 300,000 Are ranked. However Portugal and Greece Are not included because they could not provide comparable figures he said. The results based on figures up to 1988, Are to be published in the july Issue of Urban studies an International journal published in Britain. The cities that fared Best Are Laige have big service sectors and Are centrally located in Europe Cheshire said. Dear Abby your response to the person who was a a irked by people who say a no problem when thanked was quite appropriate. A you Are easily irked a you observed. Clearly you find persons who Are easily irked to be rather irksome themselves As do i. Although i myself am not easily irked there Are a couple of phrases infesting the language today that in a sure you will agree would try a Saint. To wit a i need you to a in place of a will you please a a i need you to sign Here a i need you to wait Over there a i need you to pretend not to notice in a talking like an idiot. Then there a this obnoxious a enjoy your whatever a i can stomach it barely if some officious waiter says a enjoy your dinner a because at least it is my dinner but when the ticket seller and the usher and everyone else in sight at the movie theater says a enjoy dear Abby your show a that a intolerable. It is not my show if Only they would say a enjoy the show a As mechanical and meaningless As that would be. I could live with that my sensibility having been destroyed by the perpetual quacking of a have a Nice Day. A not easily irked but irked nonetheless dear irked my most recent a a irks is the now popular or whatever a used by people with limited vocabularies who can to find the appropriate words to finish the sentence. Dear Abby this is another version of something in be seen in your column. I clipped it from our Church bulletin. Use it if you wish. Continued Success and Best wishes to you and your loved ones. A Elsie Tvaroh Mchenry ill. Dear Elsie its the Best version in be seen thus far and thank you. You know you re growing older when everything hurts. And what does no to Hurt Doest  feel like the morning after and you Haven t been anywhere. Your Little Black Book contains Only names ending with . You look Forward to a Dull evening. You join a health club and never go. You need your glasses to find your glasses. You sit in a rocking chair and can to get it going. Your Knees buckle but your Belt wont. You have too much room in the House and no enough in the Medicine Chest. You wonder Why More people Don l use this size print. Dtra a a a in confidential to a wants to be Rich Atlanta a a nigh work is the yeast that will raise the kind of Doug you re looking for. Tel Universal press Syndicate