European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes thursday october 18, 1990 founding fathers face treason trial from wire reports George Washington Thomas Jefferson and Cepja min Franklin flew into London from Chicago on tuesday wearing traditional 18th-Century garb and flanked by lawyers in pinstripes. Washington commander of the american revolutionary army was standing trial in London on thursday for treason. Bill Sommerfield was taking his place in the Dock. Two stand ins for fellow founding fathers came to testify for the defense. The trial came about after lord Goff a member of the House of lords made the treason charge at a june meeting of the american inns of court foundation an association of lawyers. Lawyers from Chicago and new Jersey took up the Gauntlet and flew to London to defend the first president on the charge of High treason for leading the Continental army against King George Iii. For Washington Sommerfield the trial will be a Breeze compared with the tribulations of modern Day travel. American airlines refused to allow him to Fly with his sword. Robert Gray spectacles on his nose portrays a rotund Franklin. Bill Barker makes a dashing Jefferson. All three men belong to the Royal Pickwick ians in Philadelphia who Combine acting with historical  Complex sentence a county judge in Martinsburg w.va., is taking his court to the people. Berkeley county circuit judge Patrick Henry Iii is asking residents to help him decide How to sentence former City dispatcher Kimberly Gaither who pleaded guilty to embezzling More than $6,000 from the City. Henry ordered Gaither to spend 60 Days at the Prunty town correctional Center while he gets opinions from a the Little Man on the  Henry said deciding a sentence for Gaither is difficult because she was once married to a state trooper and is now married to a City police detective. Henry said he does no to think Gaither will be a repeat offender but he thinks she should serve some time because she violated the Public a  the Buffalo roamed at Blue ribbon Downs in Sallisaw okla., attendance has been off. So Between the third and fourth races on sundays card the tracks marketing department sent four animals to the starting Gate a two Appaloosa horses a female Himalayan Brown Bear and an 11-year-old, 2,700-Pound Buffalo. Clyde Harold the Buffalo was Ridden by buddy i Caton a 251-Pound former steer wrestling Champion. From the fourth Post position he broke on top and had a Good Lead Halfway through the 110-Yard sprint. A but then the Buffalo took a a turn right in the Middle of the track a spokesman Robin Carr said. Moving like a Winner Hutch clutch Moon a 5-Ycar-old Appaloosa gelding Drew Clear for the Victory. But the fans were nearly derived of a full Field Thomas Jefferson George Washington and Ben Franklin in London for their trial a and a pint. When Teddy the Bear climbed to the top of the starting Gate and had to be coaxed Down with Peppermint Candy. Said Carr a when the Gate opened she took a few Steps went to the ground and rolled around on her Back. In the results we had to list her a did not  a Maria scorns Ivana Marla Maples apparently is claiming some of Donald Trumps dwindling Fortune. In an interview in vanity fair she scorns Trumps estranged wife Ivana As a spendthrift and makes interesting use of the word �?owe.�?�. A she wants a billion but we just done to have it a Maples says. The Magazine says Maples lifestyle lately includes an apartment on new Yorkus East Side a $10,000-a-week suite in Aspen Colo a luxury suite reserved for High rollers in one of Trumps Atlantic City n.j., hotel casinos a Little used apartment in los Angeles and recent summer weekends on Martha a Vineyard but still she considers Ivana to be the High roller. A a it a outrageous spending i can to even conceive of a she  awards presented bluesman buddy Guy and John Lee Hooker were winners at the 11th annual National blues awards show sponsored by a blues preservation group headquartered in Memphis Tenn. A a it a people like John Lee Hooker who be always kept the blues alive said Singer Bonnie Raitt who accepted an award on hookers behalf. Guy was named blues entertainer of the year and blues instrumentalist of the year for guitar. He also accepted the blues band of the year award. Hooker won blues vocalist of the year and contemporary male blues artist of the  s Only concert Whitney Houston a Only concert appearances of the year will be nov. 23-24 in Atlantic City n.j., and proceeds from them will go to the Harlem boys choir the new Jersey state police benevolent association and a fund to build a recreation Center in Atlantic  hymn not for her a priest in san Antonio is taking a member of his congregation to court for singing her own hymns instead of the songs Sung by the Church choir. A we done to mind her coming to Church a said the Rev. Alexander Wangler of our lady of sorrows Church. A we just want her to sing the same thing everybody else  the lawsuit he filed against Church member Elojia Macias said the woman a singing caused a confusion and disruption a and he accused her of later trying to a conduct her singing at the altar and Over the sound  dear Abby i am a single woman with a male Friend who is obsessed with me. I have been dating him for More than five years. Abby this Man is totally crazy in love with me but for me there is no a a spark at All. He a kind considerate and very generous. I have told him Many tunes that i like him As a Friend but he wont accept it. He a hoping that in time it will Blossom into love. Believe me it never will. Since i have been seeing so much of him my social life is the pits everyone thinks its a love affair and its not. Some of my friends have suggested that this could be a a fatal attractions situation. I want to end this Friendship but i done to know How to handle it. Your advice please. Not attracted dear not attracted this Man is trying to Wear you Down with his persistence. He has nothing to lose and everything to gain by taking up As much of your time As Vou will give him. Stop dating him Tell him you love him a like a brother a but he deserves someone who can love him like a Lover. Dear Abby done to you have any friends you can fix him up with one woman a leftovers can be another woman a banquet dear Abby my husband and i have been happily married for 28 years but his behaviour these past few months has me worried. He goes outside in the mornings to turn on the Lawn sprinkler wearing Only his Boxer shorts. We live on a Corner where he is visible from two angles. Daily after he comes out of our Sauna he wraps a around his Middle then sits on the Patio to Cool off in full View of our neighbors. Last week i was appalled when i came Home from work to find him preparing supper with Only a to shirt on a to night i discovered him barbecuing in a Long shirt Abby he had to walk up several stairs to come Back into the House. I am totally disgusted with this kind of behaviour and want your opinion of this 49-year-old Man. Dear baffled a a baffled in Vancouver your husband could be careless thoughtless or just Plain unconcerned about what the neighbors might set or think. But if you suspect that his behaviour has suddenly become exhibition Stic and totally out of character wit i his Normal personality i urge that you persuade him to see his physician for a Complete examination from the neck both ways. Dear Abby lately you have had some letters in your column Aboul rape. I have a suggestion that would put an end to the rape problem. We should pass a Law making castration the punishment for rape then and Only then could we make sure that the rapist would never rape again. Sick of rapists dear sick i would be opposed to such a Law. Assume that a mar was convicted of rape was found guilty and was subsequently castrated. Then it was discovered that it had been a Case of mistaken identity and the a a rapist was innocent then what would the Law say a oops Sony a Universal press Syndicate