European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page�12 a a a the stars and stripes thursday August 2,1990 a it. R1. Quot a Jav will fishermen get hooked on maggots for bait from wire reports a vending Tachine that dispenses packets of maggots for fishermen has been launched by a British entrepreneur who Hopes to Hook avid anglers. Terry read devised his plan for the a shag it with mag it Quot machine while fishing several years ago. Installed near the Riverside Road fishing spot in Ipswich Suffolk England the machine offers customers a Choice of White red Bronze or mixed maggots for $ 1.80 a package the maggots Are chilled for freshness and take about 30 minutes to thaw before they Are ready for use. A a it a definitely the first machine of its kind in England and As far As i know it could be the first in the world a read said. Brief free lunch there is no such thing As a free lunch a unless you re willing to Dine in a Bikini. One piece swimsuits trunks or shorts Don t qualify for the free meals at a Hampden township restaurant in Pennsylvania near Harrisburg. The Deal is limited to two piece suits for women and skimpy briefs for men. Iou Haines owner of Graystone restaurant and lounge said he thought up the promotion As he Sal on the Sun deck of his eatery. Quot i was sitting there thinking How much like a Beach bar this is a except what a missing the sound of the surf and bikinis Quot Haines said. Rooms for changing to treasure one Man s rash could be Matt Young s treasure if it turns out the embroidered coals of arms he bought Ion $28 at a rummage Sale once belonged to the famed Medici family of the italian Renaissance. The 32-year-old Flint Mich Man said he bought a Shoebox containing More than a dozen of the Coats of arms in 1986 to hang in his basement. A Bloomfield Hills mich., Antiques dealer said it appears they once belonged to the Medicis the Rich and powerful merchants and rulers of Florence and Tuscany from the 15th to 18th centuries. A i 1t 4 a Cary Ridley right gets assistance from Colin Peasley of the australian Ballet Short on gladiators forgetful incumbents a Ballet master Colin Peasley came to Washington searching for some muscle a rippling hunks to perform As extras in the australian ballets production of a a spartacus a but he should have looked elsewhere. Washington has plenty of government bureaucrats lawyers and computer nerds but roman gladiators Are in Short Supply. After whispered consultations with Maina Gielgud artistic director of the australian Ballet Peasley politely showed the softies to the door. Then he began drilling the winners a including an aerobics instructor a government lawyer a Rock musician a birthday balloon delivery Man and a . Park service policeman a to whip them into shape As roman soldiers and slaves. There wont be a single City Council candidate on the november ballot in Redfield a a Central Arkansas town. Incumbents were not apathetic just forgetful. A we Flat goofed up Quot Alderman John Sutton said explaining How he and the rest of the Council missed. Fridays deadline to file for re election. Mayor Floyd a a Sonny Johnson filed in the Nick of time after being reminded of a change in the filing Date. Johnson Drew one challenger but no one filed petitions to run for the Council bagpipe course Carnegie Mellon University in Pitts Burgh Hopes to a a legitimize the bagpipe by offering a major in the shrill toned Reed instrument. The program with two students will begin in the University a music depart mint this fall. Sophomore Vince Mulhern who used to major in mechanical engineering recently applied for one of the two slots. Quot when my friends hear about this they laugh but no one has said to me in a crazy a he said. The new program would be music to the ears of Andrew Carnegie the scottish immigrant who became a steel Baron and founded the school. The bagpipe is played mainly in Scotland. Stranger to the Rescue Bob Kessei of Farmington n.v., has an honest stranger to thank for saving him from a $3,000 goof. Pc sect unknowingly sold that much m jewelry belonging to his daughter for $ 15 at a garage Sale. A newspaper ran a Story about the mishap and the Man who bought the haul appeared sunday on pcs sell a Doorstep. A the said a in be brought your jewelry Back a a pc sect said. �?o1 said tvs had enough jewelry jokes for one the Man who would t identify himself refused to take either a $200 Reward Kessei offered or the $15 he paid for the jewelry in the first a hollow tribute of so John Cleves Symmes theory that the world is hollow was a Little weird. But his Hometown of Hamilton Ohio is still proud of him. A 150-year-old Stone Monument to the philosopher has been removed from Symmes Park for restoration. The Monument a a Pedestal topped by a 20. Inch Globe with openings at the poles a. Is chipped and worn. Symmes 1826 a theory of concentric spheres Quot won popular backing in the 19th Century and led to the formation of the hollow Earth society. He argued the Earth is made up of five spheres one within the other with openings at each pole wide enough for explorers to travel from one end to the other. Dear Abby i have read your column faithfully for years and have Learned a lot from it. After Reading today a paper 1 just had to write. I have attached an article from this morning s newspaper telling about parents who left their 2-month-old baby asleep in the backseat of their unlocked car at 8 . While they shopped at a mall. They returned half an hour later to find their baby missing. The parents Are offering $500 and the local radio station a $10,000 Reward for information leading to the Safe return of the baby. Abby 1 have stood beside ears watching unattended children until their parents resumed. I would never forgive myself if i had left and something happened to those children. Please print tins message for parents you have an obligation to protect your children from harm a and you have no night to leave them alone Tor 10 minutes or even 10 seconds1 it you hav c chopping to do 1ake the Chili with you a or one Day you May not hav e that option. A boy Ischii i Ren dear Loofs children thanks for caring enough to write. Your message might remind some parents to think twice before leaving their child unattended in a parked car for a Only a few a dear Abby several overweight women wrote to Tell you of the abuse they took from strangers because they were fat. I on the other hand have had my share of humiliation because i am tall a nearly 6 feet without heels but in a Well proportioned. Once when i was wearing a Green outfit i was called the Jolly Green giant. Another time 1 walked into a dress shop and the salesperson looked me up and Down and said a we done to have any thing in Here to fit i was crushed at tier Lone and left a almost in tears. 1 seem to lower Over other women who done to even want to stand next to me because As one said. A you make me feel so Short and also 1 believe my height intimidates them. I order most of my clothes and shoes from Cata logs. 1 dress in a feminine manner and w ear makeup and conspicuous jew Elry so As not to look like a Man. My husband is not the most companionable person and id like to have a Good female Friend to go to lunch shopping or to the movies with occasionally. I Ite is touch at times when one is not a crave. A too tall dear tall. Surely you must have heard of tall clubs International. They Are a wonderful group of people who Are proud to be tall. There Are 54 chapters of tall clubs International in the United states and Canada with More than 4,000 members and 32 chapters in Europe. The minimum height for women is 5 foot 10, and the minimum for men is 6 foot 2. For More information Call the toll free number 800 521-2512. And May your friendships reach new Heights dear Abby i can lop mrs. . Kelly whose husband was bom in 1910 at the St. Francis de sales Hospital in Smith Falls Ontario. The total Bill was $16.75. They gave her a 75-cent discount for Cash Well i was born dec. 6, 1968 at the . Naval Hospital in Quantico a my father was in the . Marine corps at the time my mothers Bill was $7 i m told that this was to cover the Cost of meals while she was in the Hospital a a Tive Days. I am enclosing a copy of the receipt. A Tara Matthews South Orange . Dear in Ara 1 Hus far you re the Winner. If anyone out there can top you in a sure Well hear
