European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 in k k the stars and stripes Friday july 6,1990 americans Nastiest health habits in new from wire reports kentuckians smoke the most wisconsinites arc plump est and South Dakotas done to think much of seat belts. Such arc some of the findings of the behavioural risk Factor Survey a 36-state Effort to measure americans Nasty health habits. The Survey conducted by the . Centers for disease control in Atlanta and participating state health departments asked americans about the things they do to jeopardize their health such As smoking staying fat going on drinking Boges and sitting on their seat belts. The cd in reporting the results this week said unhealthy behaviour patterns vary considerably from state to state. That was indeed the Case in the 1988 Survey of 36-states and the District of Columbia. For instance in Kentucky 34 percent surveyed reported they were smokers a worst among the states. But just 1.4 percent reported drinking too much a one of the Best in the nation. A for drinking this is a very conservative state with a lot of religious conservatives a said Phyllis Skonicki manager of the health promotion Branch for the Kentucky department of health services. A alcohol has consistently been frowned upon and that has a lot to do with  in Wisconsin 28 percent were overweight according to the cd. Twenty five percent reported a Binge drinking Quot a five or More drinks in a sitting in the month before the Survey a and 6 percent admitted drinking and driving. In those categories Wisconsin was worst among the states. A a was far As for weight its really a midwestern thing a said Michael Soref coordinator of the Wisconsin Survey. A whatever it is that make the Midwest High on that applies to Wisconsin lot a puffing Bacon offer eggs a passel of pigs has been pressed into service where Poison and Cannon have tailed a to get rid of sea gulls that pose a nuisance and a health threat. In a one month Experiment in Rogers City mich., the porker patrol is roaming the half mile break Wall along Lake Huron at Michigan Limestone operations  Calcite Plant. The Swine Are encouraged to cat Gull eggs and Chase the Birds who for years have nested messily on the Wall. The Gull droppings Combine with soil to make an Ideal medium Lor growing Hist plasma Cap Slatum a fungus that can cause a lung disease when inhaled. In 980, 138 workers became ill after a Pulley stored on the break Wall was brought into the Plant prompting officials to launch Bird ridding efforts.710-Pound shark hooked a Fisherman plans to make steaks with the 710-Pound Mako shark he caught off Long Island a Marina spokeswoman said. Ray Benza of Yorktown Heights n.y., caught the shark tuesday afternoon with a Rod and reel on a charter boat 30 Miles South of Montauk. It was the dear Abby this is in response to a looking beyond looks a the fat woman who had been humiliated insulted and ridiculed by total strangers because of her weight. I have a different Story to Tell As a 21-year-old Bride 1 weighed 126 pounds. In a 5 foot 3. Over the years i gradually put on weight. In a now 65 years old and weigh 245 pounds. Although id love to be slim to have More Choice in clothes no diet Ever worked for me so now i just done to worry about Iny weight. In be always been Able to get any Job i applied for and in be never lost a Days work due to illness. People always guess my age to be at least 10 years younger than 1 am and in be never experienced any rejection or rude comments because of my weight. I Arn Well proportioned have a Waistline a Large As it is a and Wear a 20 /2 dress. After 25 years of marriage my husband died and largest of its kind seen in years in the area. Rusty Botta a Montauk Marine Basin spokeswoman said biologists plan to study the female shark before it is eaten. The Mako is a dangerous shark that looks similar to the great White shark in the movie a jaws a said Mike Leech a spokesman for the International game fish association. A Mako has sharper More pointed  said it took two hours to bring fish to the boat and four hours to secure it. A a shark is like a Rattler a she said. Quot you May think its dead but they done to die easily so All precautions Are  a r a. A a a. ,1,300 Miles and 2 feet Stan Cottrell who once ran 3,000 Miles through China is off on a jog from berlins Brandenburg Gate to Moscow a red Square. A when you run you promote Friendship first and peace is the result of that Friendship a Cottrell 47, said before leaving Atlanta for Germany to Start his run. The opening of the Berlin Wall and other changes in Eastern Europe made the run possible. Cottrell plans to Complete the 1,300-mile run in 40 Days. He will go through 40 cities covering up to 44 Miles a  has faults wife says thousands of women May consider talk show Host Phil Donahue to be the Ideal husband but the one who married him says he a far from perfect. A Phil is the greatest husband in the world and he a nothing to brag about a Mario Thomas told a women convention tuesday in new York City. She says her husband shares a trait common among married men a always asking their wives where their shoes keys and other belongings Are. A and the thing that kills me is we know where those Quot things Are a Queens horse Dies burmese familiar to millions As the favorite ceremonial horse of Queen Elizabeth ii has died of a stroke Buckingham Palace said wednesday. She was 28. The Jet Black Mare Ridden by the Monarch in 18 trooping the color ceremonies died tuesday at Windsor Palace 22 Miles West of London and will be buried in adjacent Windsor Home Park a Palace spokesman said. Burmese was Given to the Queen by the Royal Canadian mounted police in 1969, and was featured in a postcard with the Queen Riding Side Saddle in a Scarlet guards uniform. The horses Fame grew in 1981 when a youth fired a starting pistol As the Queen Rode past. Burmese reared but the Queen an expert rider Quicley calmed her and continued the Parade. The youth was later jailed for five years. The horse was retired from ceremonial duties in 1986. When the Mare was retired Trainer Sylvia Sta dear Abby since then in be been having a wonderful love affair with a charming slender Man. I still get very positive attention from men and i feel attractive. Last year when i was at the Beach in Europe with my Boyfriend a if you can visualize me in a swimsuit a i was actually pursued by a Good looking italian much to the ire of my Friend Abby the Point i want to make is this. I fed attractive and am therefore treated that Way. Its a matter of self image. So lets dispel the myth that fat girls finish last. In a fat and i am. Enjoying life dear enjoying life a a think May not be a a in much longer. Hear this in the first hearing of its kind a congressional subcommittee held an informational hearing investigating the safety and effectiveness of weight loss programs and products. Rep. Ron Wyden of Oregon said a american Consumers Are spending More than $30 billion a year on weight loss products and programs. A fall too often the results Are poor and occasionally life threatening. And Federal regulators Are doing very of it i it ,4b 11 y s. A a a a a a a a Quot a a a Juii Quot a t. A Cool Doggie Blu a retired greyhound Rater seems pleased with his third place award in the Cool canine Competition at Hampton Beach . He a re fleeting on freshly won honors with escort Jean Hazel. A a a it a Nier said the Queen was hesitant to Start on another horse because of her affection for  Funk Cleveland Cavaliers Center Brad Daugherty proclaimed his love from the skies when he tied the knot with his 19-year-old Bride in Daytona Beach Fla the couple Rode to the reception sunday in a White horse drawn Carriage As a Banner plane overhead announced a i love you Heidi love  Daugherty drafted by the pro basketball team in 1986, met his future wife Leidi Rost when she served him lunch at a local restaurant a year ago. He liked her so much he moved to her  that again Pleaze there was just one thing wrong with a commemorative cup issued to Benefit Baltimore a literacy program the mayors name was spelled wrong. The cups were distributed by coca cola co. To vendors at the 10th anniversary Celebration of Baltimore a redeveloped waterfront which began monday. They declared that proceeds would Benefit a the literacy initiative of Baltimore City a mayor Kurt l. Schnoke a mayor Kurt l. Schmoke took the error in stride. Little to assure that products and procedures Are Safe and that Consumers Arentt being ripped off by grossly misleading advertising a according to the newsletter published by the National association to Advance fat acceptance a there Are 65 million dieters in the Usa a 50 percent Are women and 25 percent Are men. Sixty percent of All women Are usually dieting in some manner. And 18 percent of All adults Are constantly dieting a i rest my Case. Dear Abby your column covers such a Broad variety of interesting subjects i find it fascinating. Please provide me with an answer to this mysterious question has anyone Ever grown a third set of Teeth Ompah in Ramona Calif. Dear Ompah \ i asked or. Stan Golden my dental consultant to went to the Root of the matter. His response a nature provides Only two sets of Teeth. Occasionally a person will grow a third tooth but it is a rare occurrence.1 so if a person is to have a third set of Teeth it will be made a by a  uni Versai press Syndicate