European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes tuesday August 28, 1990 to Man from wire reports the Akron Ohio chapter of the National organization for women has selected a Man to receive its first feminist of the year award. A a lot of people feel that to be a feminist you have to be a woman a said Diane Dodge the Akron now president. A a feminist is someone who works for and believes in rights for  Dodge said professor Robert Zan Grando who teaches women a rights studies at the University of Akron was selected because he has supported the chapter participated in marches and other events for women a rights and donated Money toward now efforts. A i think there Are others More richly deserving but in a certainly not going to refuse their kind gesture a said Zan Grando. He has been a member of now a Akron chapter since 1975. The chapter was founded 19 years ago but this is the first time it has Given the award. Carole Garrison director of women a studies at the University said it was inappropriate for now to choose a Man for the award. A while Bob is certainly a special person its inappropriate and does no to educate the Public a Garrison said. A a it a not that we done to appreciate menus efforts. Its just that there a so Many women yet to be  anti billboard hero a judge in Stamford conn., dismissed charges against a millionaire who became the hero of sign haters after he was arrested for Spray painting a real estate sign. Rene Anselmo 64, said after the 10-minute hearing that he had accomplished his goal of bringing attention to the proliferation of signs in Greenwich an exclusive new York suburb even though he did t get to argue his Case before a jury As he had wanted. A a in a going to concentrate on working on a new ordinance that would totally ban the signs Quot said Anselmo owner of pan american satellite co., which leases satellite time to television networks. Churches elect woman or. Jane Dempsey Douglass was elected president of the world Alliance of reformed churches an association of churches rooted in the 16th-Century. Reformation theology of John Calvin. She is the first woman to head a world Early Birds among the Early arrivals for a three Day pre miss America pageant in Philadelphia Are from left Mary Gainey miss South Carolina Melissa costello miss West Virginia and Suzanne Lawrence miss Texas. The finals will be held in Atlantic City n.j., starting sept. 8. Waiting in line for smokes smokers in Moscow wait to buy cigarettes which Are rationed in the soviet Union. A policeman lets in Only 10 people at a time As a huge line of shoppers Waits outside the store. A package of . Cigarettes can reportedly fetch As much As $32 on the Black Market. Wide communion of churches. The Alliance includes 178 presbyterian reformed and congregational denominations with 50 Mill Mph members in More than 80 countries two thirds of them in the third world a recently the a Canoe a hich has a Small staff in Gen a Switzerland has been most visible for its advocacy of human rights in Septh Africa and Romania. Douglass 57, a professor of historical theology at Princeton theological Seminary in new Jersey will replace the Rev. Allen Loesak of South Africa who resigned after revelations of sexual misconduct. A jaws to be rebuilt Universal studios Florida will completely overhaul jaws one of three major thrill rides beset by problems since opening Day. It will be closed until the work is completed next year. The action was announced one Day after the new movie theme Park in Orlando filed a damage lawsuit alleging have worked on sporadically since the $600 million june 7. Acre Park opened faulty workmanship and defective design by ride amp show engineering inc. Of san Dimas Calif. The attraction features a 24-foot mechanized shark that attacks boatloads of visitors in a Lagoon. It works for a few hours then must be shut Down for repairs said Universal president Steven Lew. Ride amp show designed jaws and earthquake another highly advertised ride. Those two and a King Kong attraction designed by another company actress eyes a bad role actress Dana Delany tired of playing virtuous roles says she wants to play a a bad  a i want to play different characters. I want to do comedy somebody who a not so heroic. Somebody who a bad a the emmy winning Star of Quot China Beach says in the september Issue of go Magazine. Delany who portrays nurse Colleen Mcmurphy on the television show says she has wanted to play those types of roles since Slie was a kid. Quot my favorite actress growing up was Gloria Grahame. That a who 1 want to be. A bad girl Quot she said. A Ransom baby freed the Chile supreme court has forced a private clinic to release a Newborn baby it held 11 Days As collateral for an unpaid $1,000 Bill. The Santiago daily newspaper la to Accra said the baby was returned to its parents Fernando Onetto and Elena Clell. The Mother said she was initially told the Bill would be $430, according to the paper. Eventually however she was charged $ 1,000 and was unable to come up with that sum. A the owner of the clinic had ordered that the baby should not be handed to me until the entire Bill was paid Quot she told la Tercera. Editors note ahoy is on a two week vacation. Follow ing is a selection of some of her favorite past letters. Dear a buy a woman wrote to you a Lew years Back asking Why a married Man would pick up some tramp and treat her like a lady then turn around and treat his wife who was really a lady like a tramp. Please try to locate it because your answer was one of the Best things in be Ever read and 1 desperately need it now. A same boat in Allentown dear same a Sharp eyed Secretary with a mind like a steel trap found it and Here it is dear ahoy Why will a married Man pick up some tramp and treat her like a lady then turn around and treat his wife who is a lady like a tramp a Minniedel crabby dear Minnie a Man picks up a tramp because he wants a female companion who is no better than he is. In her company he does no to feel inferior he rewards her by treating her like a lady. He treats his wife who is a lady like a tramp because he feels that by degrading her he will bring her Down to his level. This makes him feel guilty so to get even with his wife for making him feel guilty he keeps right on punishing her. Dear Abby my husband owns his own business and travels Over a Large territory which Means he must be away from Home Over the weekend quite often. He keeps asking me to meet him out of town for the weekend As he gets lonesome for me. Abby. We have three children 8, 11 and 13, and although i can always get someone to take care of the children i have mixed emotions about running. If and leaving them just to keep my husband company. What would you do a traveler s wife dear wife i would join my husband As often As common sense and practicality allowed. I would rather have someone taking care of my children than my husband. Dear Abby How would you define old age a getting there dear getting to Recycle an old cliche old age like Beauty lies in the mind of the beholder. But i would say that you be reached it when you need your glasses to find your glasses. You walk into another room and wonder what you went there for. People Start telling you you re looking Good but no one says you re Good looking. You pass up a romantic encounter because Jour re worried about your heart. Of ii pm j a a i of