European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes sunday june 17,1990hope plugs environment at commencement talk prom wire reports Bob Hope handed out on liners and a plug for the environment while picking up an honorary degree from Palm Springs Calif High school. A Palm Springs High is some school a the comedian quipped in his commencement address thursday. A the dress code Here is swimsuit and thongs. And that a for the teachers a i know How you All must feel a Hope 87, told 500 graduates and 3,500 others. A i remember How proud i was when the principal handed me my diploma. I dropped it. It was printed on a Stone Hope told the students that it is up to them to Correct the errors of his generation and clean up the environment. A the specific Challenge of your generation is to work creatively with the consequences our generation has passed on to yours a Hope said. A Good Luck and god bless you in your everywhere awards flutter like diplomas and confetti in june a j. William Fulbright who introduced the Fulbright fellowships for International educational Exchange in 1945 when he was a senator will have a basketball Quayle a vice president Dan Quayle attempts a Lay up at dedication ceremonies recently at the basketball Hall of Fame for Indiana located in new Castle. Quayle missed his first shot but finished up hitting five of eight. Quadrangle named after him next week at Oxford University in England where he studied As a Rhodes scholar. Fulbright who is now a Washington lawyer will then receive an honorary doctorate from Moscow state University for establishing the fellowships. A a. Damien Martin the founder of the Hetrick Martin Institute in Manhattan which assists lesbian and Gay youths and their families received the Emery s. Hetrick award named after his deceased companion. The award was made by the foundations Board and presented by new York mayor David n. Dinkins. As part of its program the foundation provides counselling to teen agers. A Liv Ullmann and the women a commission for refugee women and children which is part of the International Rescue committee got an award from of International a nonprofit Washington organization that helps Low income women in poor countries manage Small businesses and organize Community improvement America sixty soviet dancers singers and acrobats got a taste of Rural americana with a visit to a Dairy farm and a backyard feast of Fried Chicken potato salad and Beer. A president Gorbachev did no to have time a Host Gary Meyer said referring to the soviet leaders cancelled visit to a Minnesota Dairy farm after the Washington Summit two weeks ago. A maybe this makes up a Little for the Leningrad state music Hall troupe Pic nicked Sang and performed thursday in this Hamlet of Albertville about 35 Miles West of the twin cities. They feasted on traditional american backyard fare and washed the meal Down with Vodka before singing a America the then it was Down the Road to Don and Alice Leuers Dairy farm. Mrs. Leuer welcomed the performers with 20 dozen chocolate Chip and Peanut butter cookies. A it is like a fairy tale Here a said Irena Char Chernikova a dancer. A there is a very warm feeling from the people and we feel very much at Meyers wife Sara arranged the grass roots cultural Exchange during a visit last weekend to Minneapolis where the troupe is performing. The troupe was scheduled to perform at the orpheus theatre in Minneapolis through the weekend before going to Chicago. It is the first . Tour of the 24-year-old troupe which has performed in More than 40 mystery Latoya Jackson returned to London from Rome with two Black Eves sparking a variety of reports that the Singer was either beaten up the victim of a Kidnap attempt or both the daily mail newspaper said Friday. The London tabloid said Latoya Michael Jackson a sister was injured while in Milan with her husband and manager Jack Gordon who said she was the target of a Kidnap att Mot tuesday in the Northern italian City. It quoted Latoya As saying through her spokesman Richard Rubinstein a i was beaten up in Milan two Days ago a i Don t want to talk about italian police have denied any reports of violence against Jackson the mail said. A Latoya also said 30 percent to 40 percent of her body is covered in bruises and it is very difficult for her to move a Rubenstein told the family Arnold Schwarzenegger his wife Maria Shriver and their daughter will be their churches a honorary chair family for a Benefit this fall. The Star of such action thriller films As a total recall a a a terminator and a Conan the barbarian will help promote the oktoberfest at St. Monica a Calif Catholic Church monsignor Lloyd Torgerson said thursday. A we Are very grateful to the Schwarzenegger family who Are parishioners for agreeing to participate in our event As the honorary chair family a said Torgerson the pastor. Other celebrities who said they would attend include Meredith Baxter blimey Lou Ferrigno Paul Michael Glaser and Cindy opens Center Jean Macarthur the 91-year-old widow of Gen. Douglas Macarthur had her longtime pal Barbara Bush at her Side Friday when she Cut a ribbon to open a new research Center of the Macarthur memorial in Norfolk a. Macarthur said it was her first speech. A i left All that to the general a she said. A when i was with my husband during world War ii i visited Many of the hospitals and i used to say to myself that i was so proud of the american military because they were so proud of being americans a she said. A she stood by the general through Corregidor Australia and Japan a Bush said of her Friend. A this quiet gentle woman is loved by All who know Schwarzenegger dear readers after last fathers Day i ran a letter from Dennis Cohen who founded the Center for enforcement of family support. It prompted such an impressive response that in a running it again dear Abby 1 am writing on behalf of a Large group of children who had no father to Honor on fathers a Day their fathers Are not dead they Are a a deadbeats who make up the 2 million absent parents nationwide 95 percent of whom arc fathers who done to pay their child support. The following statistics Are appalling and reflect a social problem that has reached crisis proportions fifty percent of fathers do not pay their child support a leaving some $3.7 billion unpaid each year. If the trend continues Over one out of four children bom today will be a welfare recipient at some time before they reach the age of 18. Affluent fathers Are just As Likely not to pay their dear Abby court ordered support As fathers earning less than $10,000 a year. As an attorney and founder of the Center for enforcement of family support in be seen the effect that non payment has had on children. On this fathers Day i believe it is important to Send a message to those absent fathers a a message that can Best be Given in the words of the real victim the child. Thus i enclose a letter that i Hope you will print. It could change a life. My address a Dennis a. Cohen 6404 Wilshire blvd. Suite 500 _ los Angeles Calif. 90048. The child s letter dear dad i wanted to give you a card today but i know i wont see you and in a not even sure where to Send it. Besides in a really mad. How could you just go away and forget me is there something wrong with me done to you love me maybe you done to know How it feels. Let me Tell you. It hurts. It hurts when months go by and we done to hear from you and you done to do what you re supposed to do to help out. I hate feeling different from other kids and having to Wear old clothes that done to fit and look funny. I feel guilty because mom works so hard and i know that if she did no to wed be on welfare. Why done to you help done to you work Are you broke you know what dad my teacher says its against the Law not to take care of your kids. She says that thousands of parents Are breaking that Law and nothing happens to them. It makes me feel like if you Don t obey the Law Why should i in a sure its hard for you too dad. Mom gets so mad at you. She really let you have it the last time you Guys talked. I get mad too especially when i done to hear from you. You re still my dad and i love you but i want to be Able to look up to you. I want a dad who loves me and shows it. Please done to forget me. Please be my daddy again so that next year i can say Happy fathers Day in person and really mean it. A your forgotten son
