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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Garlicky students say punishment stinks by the Cox news service Lake Worth Fla. A folklore has it that a Clove of garlic a Day keeps the doctor away. Two students found out that much More will keep everybody away. And get you kicked out of school. Lake Worth High school juniors Paul Martikainen and Tomi lives say they re into staying healthy. Tomi 17, is a vegetarian and Paul 16, works out. They were intrigued by tales of garlic a Power to cleanse blood and keep blood pressure Down. So wednesday night each munched Down half a garlic head. A it was hot for a while but we decided we liked it a Paul said. Thursday mornings breakfast included garlic a three or four Heads of it each they say. Classmates and teachers were not pleased by the Aroma. One instructor told the boys twice to Stop eating the garlic at school principal David Cantley said. By third period they were sent to the office and promptly suspended for three Days. A this Isnit like we were doing it on purpose to get anybody mad a Paul said. A we were blowing in each others face and we  sense a garlic  but administrators say the boys laughed at the complaints. A was Long As the facts Bear out that there was some disruption and some complaints that those students were odoriferous a the suspensions were appropriate said Abbey Hairston the school Board general counsel said. The fresh garlic association based in Sausalito calif., says studies have indicated garlic might improve circulation lower cholesterol or have other beneficial health effects. A but there is one thing they recommend and that is not to overdo it a association spokesman Caryl Saunders. A moderation is the  list of wealthy no Trumps the Don new York up1 a Forbes Magazine monday issued its annual list of americans 400 richest people a a list marked by the conspicuous absence of Developer Donald Trump. Communications Mogul John Werner Kluge topped the roster of billionaires and millionaires who As a group have been hit hard by the Economy a downturn the Magazine reported. Trump facing falling real estate values and massive debt was joined on the sidelines by Ralph Ingersoll whose newspaper Empire was heavily funded by junk Bonds and Malcolm Forbes the magazines owner who died earlier this year at age 70. Also excluded from this years list was Merv Griffin the entertainer whose resorts International Casino holdings were mired in Federal bankruptcy proceedings. His net Worth estimated last year at $300 million is now thought to be $250 million the Magazine said. The net Worth of 172 people still on the list dropped from 1989, and 53 people on the list lost Between $100 million and $880 million the Magazine said. Sumner Murray Redstone owner of Viacom suffered the largest decline As his net Worth fell from $2.88 billion to $2 billion. Also losing a chunk of change were publishing magnate Rupert Murdoch whose net Worth fell an estimated $600 million Cable televisions Ted Turner Down $460 million and h. Ross Perot off $300 million the Magazine said. But fallen junk Bond King Michael Milken managed to stay on the list with an estimated Worth of $700 million a even after paying $600 million in government fines and penalties and losing $250 million m the bankruptcy of his old firm Drexel Burnham Lambert inc. Milken is awaiting sentencing on securities fraud and other charges. The minimum amount to Merit a place on the richest list dropped to $260 million Down from $275 million last year the Magazine said. Both Kluge and second place Warren Edward Buffett held the same places they did last year Forbes said. Kluge whose holdings include metro Media and Orion pictures was estimated to be Worth at least $5.6 billion. Omaha based investor Buffetti a Worth was placed at $3.3 billion followed by Revlon a Ronald Perelman with $2.87 billion and industrialist Henry Hillman with $2.65 billion. Other perennials on the Forbes list included Sisters Barbara Cox Anthony and Anne Cox Chambers who inherited a publishing Empire and whose combined Worth is about $5.2 billion publishing Brothers Samuel Newhouse or. And his brother Donald manufacturing Brothers Jay and Robert Pritzker Wal Mart stores founder Sam Walton and his children Seagram  Edgar Bronfman publisher turned ambassador Walter Annenberg Developer Harry Helmsley and Oil and real estate magnate Marvin Davis. Donald Trump mixed Blessing the Rev. James Parks Morton Dean of the Cathedral of St. John the divine in new York City gets surprised by an elephant during sundays ceremony. The event in Honor of the feast of St. Francis was oct. 4. Afterwards the blessed critters munched on dog biscuits and carrots a with cookies and soda for the humans. The animal Blessing ceremonies Are typically held on the nearest sunday. St. Francis of Assisi who died in the 13th Century is associated with a simple love of nature and is often depicted preaching to Birds. New Orleans teachers of new pact end 3-week strike new Orleans up schoolteachers returned to work monday ending a three week strike with a new contract calling for a 7 percent pay raise Over three years. Many teachers opposed the agreement however because of a clause requiring their Union to drop its drive to recall Orleans Parish school Board members. In return the Board promised not to take reprisals against Union members for taking part in the strike. Union officials had claimed they collected 10,000 signatures saturday on petitions to recall two Board members. Some teachers also were upset because the raises won in the strike also will be extended to top administrators and principals with salaries ranging from $35,000 to $102,000. The agreement was approved by voice vote sunday night at a meeting of the United teachers of new Orleans which represents 4,500 teachers in the states largest Public school District. About a third of the teachers voted against the contract because of the reprisal recall clause. A they blackmailed the Union a said Betty Sapp a teacher who had urged the recall Effort. A Nat Lacour president of the teachers Union has sold us out. We re political hostages for the next three  the contract gives All employees a 3 percent pay raise in the first year and a 4 percent raise in the third year of the agreement. The Cost of the package is estimated at $15.7 million Over the three years. A we obviously did no to get All that we wanted but its enough to recommend a settlement a Lacour said. The strike affecting 67,000 students in Orleans Parish began sept. 17 after contract talks Between Union and school Board negotiators collapsed. Ford to Idle 2 plants in Ohio Lorain Ohio up the Ford motor co. Said monday it would Idle its plants in Lorain and Avon Lake next week because of a shortage of new orders giving about 5,600 workers an unplanned vacation. The Lorain Assembly Plant makes the Ford thunderbird and Mercury Cougar cars and is the final Assembly Point for full size vans after their bodies Are built and painted at the Ohio truck Plant in Avon Lake about 10 Miles away. A Ford spokesman said there Are about 2,700 hourly employees involved in car production and about 2,900 hourly employees working on the vans. The last time the two plants were idled was the week of sept 24, when car production was stopped completely and one Van production shift was eliminated for a week  
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