European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Faces a no place Sal is America the times they Are a changing from wire reports brains a and Beauty a highlight this weeks miss America pageant heralding a new Era in the 70-year-old contest better known for skintight swimsuits than generous College scholarships promoters say. Competitors for miss America 1991 still Spray glue on their swimsuits to prevent skin spillover and swab their Teeth with Petroleum Jelly to ensure a shiny smile but pageant executive director Leonard Horn said change is coming. Horn eliminated pre Competition photo opportunities featuring contestants in swimsuits this year. Many contestants Are working toward masters de rfcs or doctorates Horn said. They Range in age rom 19 to the pageant maximum of 26. The Winner receives a $35,000 scholarship. The Atlantic City n.j., pageant is celebrating its seventh decade. It was created in 1921 by local merchants trying to squeeze in an extra tourist weekend alter labor Day. We Klong preliminary competitions culminate in the nationally televised finals saturday. Judges allot 30 percent to an interview with the contestants 40 percent for Talent and 15 percent each to evening gown and swimsuit. The Winner will succeed miss America 1990 Debbye Turner who plans to return to the University of mis Souri Columbia veterinary school where she is six months Short of her doctorate in veterinary husband a father a pro scanner Star John Goodman and his wife Annabeth Are parents of a girl. Molly Evangeline Goodman was bom Friday at Cedars Sinai medical Center in los Angeles Goodman a spokesman Paul Rosenfeld announced. She weighed 8 pounds 11 ounces. The parents and the baby have left the Hospital and Are doing Fine he said. The Goodman a he is 37, she is 22 a were married oct. 27. In addition to his role As husband Dan on the hit Wafic series Goodman starred As a fearless exterminator in a Arachnophobia a a movie released this Well Wisher Prince Charles recovering from Bone surgery got a get Well card from a sly 9-year-old and a visit from Princess Diana while recuperating in Nottingham England. The heir to the British throne had a second operation on saturday to mend his right Arm which was broken in a Polo match two months ago. Princess Diana visited on sunday and thanked another patient at the Hospital 9-year-old Penny Hutchins who slipped past Security guards Ana pushed a gel Well card under the Princess door. Penny who is being treated for a skin ailment and other Young patients Drew a Teddy Bear with an Arm in a Sling on the card which read a get Well soon your warmth recalled Greta Garbo May have been reserved around adults but she loved babies and spent hours cooing to miss America contestants and male dancers walk through a dance number during rehearsals on sunday. Each new addition to her family says her grand Niece Gray Horan. A my Mother said she came to visit All of us at the Hospital when we were bom a Horan wrote in an essay about her famous great aunt in sundays new York times Magazine. A my son was not even a week old when she arranged to come out to see Horan the executrix and sole beneficiary of Garbo a estate said Garbo saw herself in the Little boy and would hold him for hours. A i brought him to visit her one afternoon and she said a someday you must Tell him i gave him an entire bottle Horan cats Lucky Day Black cats Are normally a Symbol of bad Luck but 4-year-old Felix the cat was fortunate to survive being shot through the neck with a 15-Inch Arrow. Felix was running through a neighbors Back Yard in Waltham mass., with the Metal tipped Shaft in his neck when he was spotted by Waltham police officer Tony Conran who took the Ebony feline to kindness animal Hospital. A i talked to the cat and he jumped on me As if he was looking for help a Conran told the Boston Herald. A the was real Friendly and real Lucky too. The Arrow sort of glanced off the muscle and went through the skin on both sides. About 4 inches of the Arrow were covered by the veterinarian Seymour Bigman removed the Arrow and mended Felix with two stitches on each Side of his kudos for Eagle scouts Colorado a governor defended his staffs decision not to Send a letter of commendation to two new Jersey teen agers who earned Eagle scout medals in a Flap that saw a talk radio Host chide the governor. A i done to think its the Job of the governor of Colorado to give commendations to every Eagle scout in the country a said Roy Romer in a Call to a talk show on radio station , which had criticized him for his failure to Laud the teens. The governor complained about koans treatment of the Issue and a the whole role of talk talk show Host George Weber replied a take a sedative the parents of Douglas Baker 14, and Derek Kahili 17, both of Oradell nj., sent letters to 50 governors asking them to congratulate the teens. Forty nine governors and president Bush complied. But a Romer aide replied that the governor Send letters of congratulations to Eagle scouts outside of the state because of the number of requests and a limited budget. The two Eagle scouts were Telephone guests on the radio program. A a we re not trying to cause trouble. We re just disappointed that your governor did no to recognize what we did a Douglas said. J dear Abby four years ago my wife of 22 years divorced me without explanation. I have dated half a dozen women since. The first five were As self entered As my wife but i really fell for the sixth. We dated for eight months then she decided i was not the one so she dumped me. She has dated and slept with five Guys since she dumped me. How do i know she Calls every week to confide her problems and ask my advice sometimes crying and carrying on for an hour or More. The latest is that she fears she might be How do i Tell her that it really hurts when she does this because 1 still care for her also where do i go to meet women who care about something besides themselves please do not Tell me churches social clubs dancing classes and All the other a a Nice places you advise women to go to meet a decent those Are the very places where i met not Only my sex wife 29 years ago but also the women i have dated since the divorce. The bar scene leaves me cold too. Please do not publish my name or location i am a fairly Well known professional in this Community. Eve dear Abby Tryone seems sympathetic when women have problems with men but men who have problems with women Are laughed at. I am not in a laughing mood right now. I Hurt and do not want to Hurt in return. Hurting dear hurting the next time a no. 6�?� Calls to dump on you Tell her that you Are unable to be objective about her problems because you still care for her. As Long As you permit yourself to be used As a trouble dump this woman will continue to dump on you which will Only add to your depression. If you want to meet a a selfless women Start looking where selfless women go. You will find them volunteering their extra time to Good causes feeding and sheltering the homeless Canna for disadvantaged youth or the elderly or working for victims rights aids support groups or battered women. A final thought a divorce with or without explanation after 22 years must have been devastating. Since you Are obviously still hurting please consider professional counselling dear Abby i Hope this letter makes your column because i am sure in a not the Only one with this complaint. With each passing year older family members break up their Homes to move to smaller quarters. And what do they do with their family heirlooms they hand them Down to their children grandchildren nieces nephews Etc. I never receive any of these things. Why because i have no children to pass them along to. Consequently i am deprived of the pleasure of enjoying family heirlooms while in a alive. If i were to receive any of these treasures i would give them to family members who were graduating from High school College getting married a or even celebrating a 16th birthday. Every time i hear an older family member say a a in a giving my Fine China or Good Silver or linens to so and so because she has children a i want to scream please print this Abby. Ill buy a dozen newspapers Cut the column out and mail it to my relatives. Thank you. A left out dear left out Here a your letter. Its a first. Lets Hope it changes a mind or two. Worth quoting a when you think you have someone eating out of your hand count your 7 a ivern Ball Wall Street journal c Universal press Syndicate
