European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes Friday August 17, 1990 n it of a a a Jan Issy amp ult a a or a a i it it i ,. A a h a a a it a a la-.r"t>aww.tvlt-.3< a Nashville drama sounds like a Tennessee play from wire reports ii has All the elements of a twangy tune at the grand Ole opry. Steamy Days in the South. Nights even hotter. 1 she s an aspiring country music Singer and her love affair with a married Man is the towns gossip. The town is Nashville tcnn., and the Man is the mayor. Traci Peel 34, and mayor Bill Boner 45, have caught Nashville up in a Dixie drama that sounds More like a Tennessee Williams play than Tennessee government. They be even made the headlines of supermarket tabloids. Boner who left Congress in 1986 under the Cloud of an ethics investigation announced in july that he and Peel arc engaged. That turned some Heads. The mayor is still married to his third wife Betty. And at the time his engagement was announced the estranged boners were living under the same roof with their 4-year-old.son. Boner said he met Peel in May at a Golf tournament and the relationship progressed until july 20. That a the Day their Romance hit the Newsstands when the Nashville Banner contacted Boner and Peel at her residence for an interview. The Banner reported that Peel told a reporter Boner s passion could last for seven continuous hours. A a that a pretty Good for a 46-Ycar-old Man a Peel said. A a forty five Quot corrected Boner who was on an Extension. Peel denies the comments. The Banner stands by the Story and notes that neither Peel nor Boner has asked for a correction. Within Days the quote prompted bumper stickers proclaiming Quot seven hours for Traci. Three years for  boners been mayor for three years and has one More year to go. Peel sings in Nashville nightclubs and i occasion ally joined by Boner who pulls out a Harmonica and accompanies her. That scene prompted one editorial cartoonist to depict Boner As the Nero of Nashville fiddling while Nashville struggles with garbage water Quality and other Urban problems. The Romance has become the stuff supermarket tabloids arc made of. In their headlines Boner has become a Quot sex mad mayor a Peel a a country Queen and their relationship Quot the grand old soap opry a the syndicated television program Quot a current affairs had its shot too calling the Romance Nashville s latest a Hec Haw a after the Long running syndicated television series. New Presley song released Ria has released a a a new song by Elvis Presley a poignant Ballad called a my happiness Quot that had been believed loss an Ria executive said in the late mayor Bill Boner left met Traci Peel right and her parents Fred and Junior Peel on May 3, when this photo was taken. Singers Birthplace of Tupelo miss. Elvis then 18, recorded the song for his Mother Gladys on july 18, 1953, at the Memphis Tenn recording service. The disc for which the Singer paid $3.98, is thought to be the first recording by a the  a my happiness Quot is the Lead Cut on a can a just released a Elvis the great performances a a a companion album to a two volume music video of the same name due out from Buena Vista video. Thursday was the 13th anniversary of Elvis death. He was 42 when he died on aug. 16, 1977. The disc had been in the Possession of a High school chum of Presley a. Ria obtained the License to the song. Presley recorded another song on the other Side of the disc a a a that a when your heartaches  discussions about that song Are under  Illinois name dispute a descendant of former Waukegan 111. Mayor John f. Powell who sold the City a tract of land for to so he could have a Park named after him says the City had no business renaming the Park after author Ray Bradbury 68, a native of Waukegan. John Frew 25, said his great great Grandfather sold the 1.6-acre plot to the City in 1891 to be designated permanently As Powell spark. A i would like it to be changed Back Quot Frew said. The City contends nothing in the deed prevented the land from being , get lost a officials in Walnut Creel calif., can Tell even Godzilla to get out of town. A 35-foot-High balloon rendition of Japan a cinematic monster that was used to Herald the opening of a new computer store is being removed from his rooftop Perch after a five Day stay. The City Council decided three years ago such India tables Are Tacky and limited merchants to displaying them for just five Days in any one  Cliburn to return piano virtuoso Van Clibur will give his first full length Solo recital since 1978 this october in Kilgore Texas his boyhood Home. Proceeds from the recital Benefit the Harvey Lavan and Rildia Bee of Bryan Clibur scholarship named for cd Ibum a parents at Kilgore j Unior College. Clibur 56, also will perform this season with the Lincoln neb., symphony on sept. 21 the Leningrad philharmonic at Brookville n.y., in oct. 27 and the new York philharmonic at Carnegie hat on May 1.bert Parks to sing again Bert Parks 75, will take pan in this years 70th anniversary telecast of the annual miss America pageant a and sing a there she is a which he Sang to miss americas before 1980, when he was dismissed after being the pageants Host for 25 years. Parks will return to the sept. 8 pageant but will sing the song Only to a group of miss americas from bygone years. The Honor of singing it to the 1990 Winner will go to Gary Collins. He and Phyllis George Are the pageants current  ii Dies of cancer americans most recent spokes ear for the prevention of Forest fires died of liver cancer in his pen at the National zoo in Washington veterinarians have announced. The 20-year-old Black Bear called Smokey ii also was known As Little Smokey. The original Smokey the Bear was 26 when he died in 1976. Dear Abby two years ago our 13-year-old son Josh who had always been a healthy Active boy started hav ing Sharp stomach pains and a constant fever. It was the beginning of a Nightmare that lasted nine months. A a physicians in our Small town told us that Josh had a Quot nervous stomach. We were asked if he was having trouble in school. He Wasny to. Then the doctors suggested that it was stress common in adolescents and would probably pass. It did no to. Josh s condition rapidly grew worse. He lost his appetite and in a few weeks he dropped 25 pounds seriously alarmed we went to More doctors. They told us that his symptoms were Quot imaginary Quot to and suggested Josh needed psychological  our Happy outgoing son became More and More withdrawn. His friends grew impatient with him his teachers accused us of coddling him and complained of his frequent absence from school. In desperation 1 look Josh to a paediatric gastroenterologist in a nearby town where he was immediately hospitalized and put on intravenous feeding. He was diagnosed As having inflammatory Bowel disease a collective term for c Rohns disease and ulcerative colitis. We were told that an estimated 2 million americans a of which 2u0.000 Are children a have it. Although the cause is not known and thus far there is no dear Abby known cure for it the symptoms can be controlled by medication. Today Josh is Back at school and actively involved in sports. His disease is now under control and we have a Happy energetic son once More. For nine months i painfully watched my songs health slowly deteriorate. Other parents can be spared my experience by simply being aware of the Early warning signs of inflammatory Bowel disease a persistent diarrhoea. A abdominal pain or cramps a blood passing through the rectum. A fever and weight loss. A skin or Eye irritation. A delayed growth and retarded sexual maturation. A Josh smother Wilmington Ohio dear Mother thank you for writing so that i can Alert other parents. Readers if you or anyone you know has the above symptoms help is available Call the National foundation for ileitis and colitis at its toll free number 1-800.143-3637. 1 hey will Send you a list of doctors in your area who specialize in treating inflammatory Bowel disease. Also available Are free educational brochures and he location of local chapters that sponsor seminars and support groups. Dear Abby i do Volunteer work at a very Large medical Center. I feel very Good about it. We have 400 volunteers at this Hospital and we All feel very proud of what we do for the patients. The other Day i was with a group of women not at the Hospital and several of them said they thought i was foolish for working at the Hospital for nothing. One woman said she would never do that kind of work a she was paid for her time. Abby what do you think of a remark like that a longtime Volunteer dear Volunteer you rattled the right Cage.  before column1 worked As a a Gray lady for the american red Cross a training women to work in hospitals a and it was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. The rewards that come from Volunteer work Are far More valuable than any monetary compensation. Women and men too who Are financially Able to Volunteer their services should do so and leave the paying jobs for those who must work in order to support themselves or a family. Dear Abby this is for your Quot now in be heard everything file in Ionia mich., a very intoxicated Man attempted to Rob two service station attendants at gunpoint. The attendants refused to hand Over the Money so the would be robber threatened to Call the police fhe attendants still refused to Budge so the drunk called the police who showed up and immediately arrested him. A a Richmond a. Reader u  press sent Jicile