European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a a the stars and stripes monday september 3,1990  est no places judge dismisses exec s suit against Helmsley tree surgery planned from wire reports a lawsuit accusing Leona Helmsley of taking millions of dollars from her doddering husband has been thrown out of court. A former Helmsley real estate executive William r. Miller had filed the racketeering lawsuit in september contending Helmsley a actions had reduced the size of his commissions. The lawsuit alleged that Helmsley diverted a $16 million apartment building a corporate Jet and More than $90 million in Bonds to circumvent a prenuptial agreement with her real estate tycoon husband Harry. The transfers were accomplished a by taking advantage of or. Helmsley a declining mental facilities a the lawsuit alleged. . District judge Kenneth Conboy ruled in new York that Miller had no Legal standing to sue because he was an a indirect secondary victim of these alleged  Miller was president of a Helmsley subsidiary until april. Mrs. Helmsley the 70-year-old Queen of the Helmsley hotel Chain was convicted last year of tax fraud and was sentenced to four years in prison and fined $7.1 million. She is free while on Appeal. Her 81-year-old husband also was charged in the criminal Case but was found mentally incompetent to stand  Osmond recovers Marie Osmond collapsed on a concert stage in Canton Ohio because she insisted on performing despite being ill with a stomach virus her manager said. A she had a severe stomach flu today the kind that just dehydrated you and saps your strength a Karl Engemann said from his office in Provo Utah. A she did t want to disappoint the people at the fair who came to see her and she went on to do her show. It got the better of her and she  the 30-year-old musician was taken from the Stark county fairs main grandstand to a Osmond Hospital emergency room wednesday night. She was treated with intravenous fluids and released Early thursday Engemann said. Osmond arrived on stage about 45 minutes late and had been performing for about 45 minutes when she collapsed during a rendition of her new single  a she looked at the background Singer and grabbed onto a Stool that was behind her a said Dan Kane reviewer for the repository cantons daily newspaper. A she fell Boom Down to the floor and they carried her off  Osmond had her first hit record a paper roses a at age 13. She co starred with her brother in a the Donny and Marie show on network television when she was 15. The treaty Oak a centuries old tree in Austin Texas that was severely damaged by a powerful herbicide will be severely pruned later this year in an Effort to save it says the City forester. A a it a time a said John Giedraitis. A a what a dead is  about three fourths of the Trees Crown will be Cut off he said leaving Only one living Section. The tree estimated to be As Many As 500 years old was poisoned with the liquid herbicide Velar in Early 1989. About two thirds of the Oak died foresters said. According to legend the tree was the site of a treaty signing Between Stephen f. Austin and indians. Paul Stedman Cullen was sentenced to nine years in prison for poisoning the tree. Prosecutors claimed the poisoning was part of a ritual to attract a woman a attention. Since the poisoning the Small Park surrounding the tree has been pampered with activated charcoal microbes fertilizer Saltwater sugar water Spring water a huge set of shades and an intricate sprinkling system. But that Hasni to brought the dead limbs Back to  Reft rns to to series Katey Sagal rumoured to be in a contract dispute with producers of her hit show a married. With children a is Back at work her publicist said. A production is in full Force a spokeswoman Carrie Ross said from los Angeles. A there is no  Sagal who plays the Sleazy wife on the Raunchy sitcom called in last month As production began for fall Epi Sagal codes. Several newspapers reported the actress was boycotting the set to demand More Money. Ross would not comment on the reports. A a she sat work a he said. A a that a the  honors Khrushchev Sergei Khrushchev a soviet Engineer and son of former Premier Nikita Khrushchev is one of of seven people awarded fellowships at Harvard University a Institute of politics this fall. The 55-year-old author of a biography titled a Khrushchev on Khrushchev will do research and teach a seminar a University spokesman at Cambridge mass., announced. Khrushchev and melor Sturua sex Washington Bureau chief of the newspaper Izvestia will be the first soviet citizens to take part in the institutes Fellows program said director Terry Donovan. The Institute is part of the John f. Kennedy school of government named for the president who faced Down Nikita Khrushchev in the 1962 cuban missile Cansis. Khrushchev was soviet Premier from 1958 to 1964 he died in 1971. The other Fellows Are Dick Riley former governor of South Carolina Jessie Rattley former mayor of Newport news a. Tom Luce a lawyer who ran unsuccessfully for governor of Texas Brock Evans a former Washington congressman and now vice president of the National Audubon society and Margaret Carlson senior political writer at time Magazine Rigg seeking divorce actress Diana Rigg is seeking a divorce from her husband Archie Stirling her London based agent said. Jean Diamond refused to comment on the reasons for the split. Rigg. 52, had married the 49-year-old Stirling in 1982. They have a daughter Rachel 13. The actress recently starred in a British to drama a Mother love a As a possessive and manipulative Mother. Trained As a classical Rigg 4. Actress she gained Fame As Emma peal in the television spy spoof a the  town a Speaks up the affluent Gulf coast town of Belleair Shore fla., has always been Small but residents say a . Census figure of Zero population is stretching it a bit. A i would think the government would be very worried at this Point when they Start missing entire towns a said state sen. Mary Grizzle who lives in Belleair Shore. She said about 90 to 120 people live there. Census officials blamed the mistake on a computer. They said it would be fixed in time for the final count. A Overall in a very confident of the numbers we have a said Nat Brittingham manager of the census bureaus Tampa office. A your total counts came very close to projections. There Are obviously going to be some minor ? just say no want to get along with your in Laws learn How and when to say no a Chicago based author says. A you done to have to like your in Laws a said Leah Averick a social worker and author of a How in Laws relate its All  a but you can be very polite to them. Remember these Are important people to your husband or wife a Averick writes about How to make a Good first impression How to decide what to Call in Laws and How to get along with grandparents Brothers and Sisters. The Book also discusses several tension Points in in Law relations including weddings holidays births and gift giving occasions. In weddings for instance she said parents and other relatives often try to play too Large a role selecting the apparel planning the reception or preparing the guest list. Her advice the marrying couple should learn How to say a a not to in Law help in a Nice Way. J dear Abby my wife has had alzheimer a for several years and is now totally bedridden. She does not even recognize me. My life has been very lonely. My children have encouraged me to get out and enjoy the last years of my life. I am 73 and my wife is 75. To get to the Point i started seeing a 68-year-old widow who lives in my Condo Complex. We go to dinner theater concerts Etc. We Are Good company for each other but the flak we Are getting from some of our neighbors is very upsetting. What is your opinion of this do i have the night to enjoy my life and what about the woman in a seeing does she have the right to Date me a a married Man a single but not single dear single since there is no Hope for your wife a recovery and she no longer recognizes you. I see no reason Why you and your neighbor cannot enjoy each others company. Easing the Burden of loneliness is not desertion so done to allow anyone to Lay a guilt trip on you. Read on for the dear Abby flip Side of your situation dear Abby dad died suddenly of a massive heart attack on the Tennis court. It was a terrible Shock to mom. They had been married for 48 years. Momus new age therapist gave her one year Only to mourn dads death then she ordered Ner to get on with her life. This therapist then introduced mom to an older Man whom she had been treating for depression. The Many a wife has alzheimer a and has been out of touch with reality for Many years. You can probably guess the rest of this Story. Now mom at age 70, is keeping company with this married Man. She says its Platom but in a not so sure in be been trying to convince her to break it off with him. My two Brothers see nothing wrong with her conduct and Tell me to mind my business. How do you see it Abby Isnit a Man whose wife has an incurable illness considered married whatever happened to a for better or worse in sickness and in health a a til death do us part a Geraldine not my real name dear Geraldine of course the Man is a still married a but his wife is living somewhere Between heaven and Earth and the likelihood of her returning is nil. If your Mother says their relationship is platonic Why not believe her to answer your question if i were terminally ill with no Chance of recover and no longer recognized my husband i would want him to live the remainder of his life with As much happiness As possible. And i would Hope that the Community would treat him with understanding and compassion a and not Rush to judgment dear Abby do you think its of to let an 8-year-old boy make a train trip alone its Only 2v5> hours. He has been a Latchkey kid for Over a year and has shown that he is mature enough to be alone while his mom works so i think he should be mature enough to travel alone. His Grandfather does not agree with me but he said i should write to you and we will abide by your decision. A waiting in san Diego dear waiting 1 May be a a nervous Nellie a but i would not Send an 8-year-old child alone on a train trip of any length. C Universal press Syndicate