European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes Friday october 26,1990 faces a no places Pigeon busters say fees Are for the Birds from wire reports a self described a Bunch of frugal Yankees in Amherst mass., donned protective suits emblazoned with the words a Pigeon busters and offered to shovel Pigeon droppings out of the town Hall attic for free. Town officials plan to spend up to $200,000 removing the droppings and already have spent about $10,000 on a consultant and preparation of bids for an elaborate removal plan. The residents met with town manager Barry Del Castilho this week. A we wanted to let the selectmen know its All a lot of poop to us a said David Keenan a building contractor and realtor. Keenan said his five person Crew would remove the droppings without charge and even Nail the windows shut so pigeons can to get Back into the College of his Choice James Michener says he plans to keep on writing five hours a Day while he spends his Winters teaching and taking part in a College program for 216 retired professionals and their spouses. The author said that he and his wife Mari have settled on the Academy of senior professionals at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg fla., in which to ass their time from octo or to february. They had looked at about 40 possibilities. A a it a what people my age look for a said Mich enc Michener 83. A we know a Mere quiescent retirement is quite often fatal. I try to keep my mind the author of such novels As a Hawaii a a Chesapeake a a a Centennial and a a Texas announced earlier this year he had written his last big on the move everybody made a motion in judge Milton Wharton a courtroom in Belleville Iii. To the pop jazz beat of Sade so smooth operator a the judge jurors attorneys and spectators stretched and swayed under the guidance of an aerobics instructor in St. Clair county circuit court. Wharton said he thinks the four minute session held during a break in the trial of a personal injury lawsuit helps keep people Alert. A i think its probably very valuable for the jurors a said defense attorney Ann Hamilton who participated in the aerobics. A i think it helps keep them Alert and the aerobics break was intended to let jurors exercise More than their civic duty. A sitting and listening can be very fatiguing a Wharton said. A i saw no reason Why exercise be beneficial to jurors who Are forced to be inactive for Long periods of bargain Hunter s Bonanza relieving the boredom a a Florida Flea Market browser was surprised at her own Luck when she plunked Down $3 for an Odd looking picture that turned out to be a Peter Max silk screen Worth $800. Max a pencilled signature on the print of a Neon coloured Man in a brightly hued coat was obscured by the Frame. A this May be the grand finale in the bargain department a said Lisa Smith. Smith found the print amid the Bric a Brac of Tampa a Junior league Thrift Sale in september. Tampa Art dealer Lois Berghoff who appraised the print guessed the untitled work was created about 1972. Max who is enjoying renewed popularity created More than 300 limited edition graphics. He also has published 29 books designed 160 posters and fashioned logos for More than 50 in on baby Boom the baby race is on in Pittsburgh pa., where an pm radio station is giving new meaning to the a a breeders radio station wave is doing its part to promote family growth with a contest promising four couples selected by lottery a weekend at the posh Vista International hotel and a Chance to score a grand prize. The first couple to make a baby wins. get a $1,000 savings Bond Nursery Playpen High chair stroller car seat diapers baby food a even a weekend of lamaze classes. The women will be tested by a nurse at the station every monday until a contestant conceives. The stations morning disc jockey team solicited listeners who wanted to have a baby and got two boxes of faxes and letters. Djs Scott Paulsen and Jimmy Krenn selected the finalists Todd and Tia Holdorf Larry and Ann Clark Randy and Cherie Lowe and Jack and Sandy go belly up three Philadelphia police sergeants have been demoted because they Are too fat. Stephen Guckin 31, Joseph Mcgoldrick 41, and John Harkins 37, passed a Battery of Oral and written tests and received their promotions to sergeant in april. But the promotion carried a stipulation that they lose weight in the next six months. All three failed that test and were demoted last week by police commissioner Willie Williams the Philadelphia inquirer said tuesday. Guckin who was supposed to lose 40 pounds lost Only 20 and weighs 280 pounds. Mcgoldrick who pledged to lose 28 pounds did no to lose any weight and stood at 291 pounds. Harkins who promised to lose 100 pounds lost Only two pounds and weighed in at 313 pounds. Madonna he ainu to but Simcha Pearl a dentist at the veterans affairs Center Hospital in Albany . Does write songs for the hasidic equivalent of top 40 radio. Ten of pearls songs a All in hebrew most of them adapted from scripture a have been recorded by Cantor Yaacov Mot zen of Montreal. A Bootleg recording of one of the songs a Washle a Sohrt or a to raise up the Harp has reached no. 3 on the hasidic hit Parade in Israel according to a published account in the Albany times Union. A a it a like a fairy tale. All i can think of is Andy Warhol. So Here a my 15 minutes then i go Back to being Joe Schmoe again a Pearl told the rave for Quot Good fellas Quot the widely acclaimed picture a Good fellas led the list of movies to shows and commercials to receive a Golden pit awards for ethnic insults. The award a Gold Spray painted peach pit on a Blue ribbon was presented tuesday in new York City by limousine magnate William Fugazy the honorary chairman of the National ethnic coalition of organizations. It consists of 66 of the largest ethnic groups in America. Fugazy called Good fellas a the worst movie that Ever came out As far As portraying the Italo american family. Particularly m showing the family participating in he called it it out to Moscow soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and russian federation president Boris Yeltsin will soon be Able to watch can and mtg thanks to a gift from a Friendship organization. The 22nd Century foundation located in san Francisco said wednesday it had dispatched a team of installers and a Load of equipment donated by . Electronics firms to install the dishes at the Homes of the two political archrival. Additional dishes will be put in at the Moscow City Council building the ministry of foreign affairs and Moscow state University. The foundation said the donation was arranged to increase ties Between the soviet Union and the United states. A what we re seeing is the rapid conversion of a totalitarian society which Only allowed one voice to a pluralistic society where Many voices and opinions Are tolerated even encouraged a said foundation chairman Anthony t. Easton. Gorbachev dear Abby How does a Bride Dis invite someone from being in her wedding party when i announced my engagement four months ago i asked five of my Best friends to be bridesmaids. They All accepted. I just found out that one of my bridesmaids has been seeing a married Man for the last eight months she has mentioned this Many a name but she neglected to say that he a married. Abby in be never approved of this Type of behaviour. In be always Felt that if people Are dissatisfied or unhappy in a marriage they should either try to improve it or end it. Now i can to even look at this girl in the same Way i did before i found All of this out. Furthermore i feel that it would be a slap in the face to the institution of marriage to have her As my bridesmaid. My mom says in a stuck with her. The other bridesmaids say a replace her a my Fiance says i should explain my feelings about the sacredness of marriage and Tell her that under the circumstances i prefer that she attend my wedding As a guest a but not a bridesmaid. What do you think on the Fence dear Abby dear on get off the Fence a on your Fiance a Side. Also give her a Chance to deny or confirm what you a found if its True when you a Dis invited her offer to reimburse her for any expense she May have incurred on your behalf a unless her bridesmaids gown and shoes can be worn by her replacement or returned. I wish you Well. Dear Abby concerning the 53-year-old Man whose wife would not give him a divorce so he could marry his 22-year-old Girlfriend please pass this on to your readership and put to rest one of the oldest lines in history a my wife wont give me a a Man is not a child asking his Mother for permission to do something. If he wants a divorce All he has to do is go to a lawyer who will file the necessary papers with the court. A summons is then served to the spouse. All he or she can do is admit or deny the charges in the complaint. The Case is then heard by a judge who will decide a if it has not already been decided a who gets what. End result divorce. Divorced in Missouri dear divorced this May be True in the a show me state but divorce Laws differ from state to state. One seeking a divorce should consult a lawyer what practices Law in the state in which he or she resides. Dear Abby my 37-year-old daughter is getting married in that Spring. She has been living and working in Boston for the Las 15 years. She graduated from Harvard and has a Good income. My question is How much of the wedding expenses Dot i have to or what is expected of me i am a widow living on a fixed income and Socia Security. A fixed income dear fixed income ask your daughter what kind of wedding she is plan Ning and what she a a expects from you. An offspring who has left the nest 15 years ago would have to be cuckoo to expect her widowed Mother what lives on a fixed income to finance her wedding. C Universal press Syndicate
