European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday november 6,1990 faces a to place Swiss Mountain turning into a Molehill from wire reports saas grind Switzerland villagers who wanted to rearrange the rocks atop mount fact Chhom to restore it to its original official height have been told to leave the Peak alone Swiss newspapers said sunday until 1952, the Mountain in Southern Switzerland had been officially listed at 13,123 feet or 4,001 meters. Four thousand meters is considered a Challenge by Mountain climbers. The revision Cut its official height to 13,113 feet or 3,998 meters lessening the Challenge to climbers. Three years ago mayor German Anthamatten of saas Grund launched a drive to move a few rocks around at the top to re establish the mountains former height and make it More appealing to climbers. But environmentalists and climbers groups including the Swiss Alpine club opposed the idea urging that the Mountain be left As it is authorities in Valais Canton agreed and ordered that the Mountain remain As it is. Anthamatten was quoted As saying he May Challenge the ruling but the newspapers said he probably faces an Uphill Battle. They said a recent measurement to Quot a showed the Mountain has lost another 5 feet of  memorial a six acre site surrounding had Vashch the Central memorial to the holocaust in Jerusalem has an arrangement of Stone blocks that seen from the air form an outline of a map of  Iron Bawlf a giant Panda in a bailing zoo shows off his weightlifting skills As a Trainer watches. The names of More than 5,000 european jewish communities destroyed by the nazis Are being engraved on the blocks. The International society for had Washem at its annual dinner on sunday night at a new York hotel honoured three Active supporters of the memorial which is now nearing completion. They were Ronald s. Lauder former . Ambassador to Austria and Isidore Kartyn and his wife Julia of new York the Kartens Are survivors of the ghetto in what was then Lvov Poland where the couple met and  visiting Australia Britain a Duchess of York toured a children a Hospital in Sydney Australia on monday on the first official engagement of a four Day visit to Australia. Wearing a Flower print dress and Blue gloves the Duchess stopped to speak with dozens of children at the Hospital speaking in French at one Point to a 6-year-old girl. The wife of Prince Andrew More commonly referred to As a Fergie Quot in Britain is in Australia at the invitation of the Royal flying doctor service a special air service that provides medical and emergency treatment in australians Outback. She was to deliver a speech monday night at the groups fund raising Ball at a Sydney hotel Liz Selling Van Gogh actress Elizabeth Taylor has consigned her Vincent Van Gogh painting a View of the Asylum and die Chapel at Saint Remy a to the auction Block. The 1889 landscape is expected to bring Between $16 million and $22 million when it comes up for bids on dec 3 at Christie a auction House in London. The actress bought the painting for $257,600 in 1963. If the Selling Price Falls within the auction houses estimate the painting will be among the most expensive Van Gogh to be sold at auction but it will not approach a record. The highest auction Price for a Van Gogh a and for any artwork a is the $82.5 million paid last May by japanese paper manufacturer Ryoei Saito for a portrait of or.  Van Gogh painted a View of the Asylum and the Chapel at Saint Remys a few months after he had committed himself to an Asylum in Southern France in the year before he committed suicide. In a letter to his brother Theo the dutch artist said that the painting celebrates nature with a autumn effects glorious in color Green skies contrasting with foliage in yellows oranges  the painting comes from the most vigorous and highly valued period of the artists Short career and has been shown in prestigious museums around the world. The new York metropolitan museum of Art included it in its 1986-87 landmark exhibition a Van Gogh in Saint Remy and  Taylor who bought the painting while she was married to actor Richard Burton began collecting Art in the mid-�?T50s and had been looking for a Van Gogh for 12 years according to the auction Rouse. Her father London Art dealer Francis Taylor reportedly advised the Burtons to go to Paris during the auction and to bid in secrecy to keep the Price Down. The Burtons Hung the painting in their Home Ingstead Switzerland for several years. Later they remodeler their yacht Karizma to accommodate the painting. The yacht which was docked of the thames Over was Home to the Burtons on their frequent visits to London. They lived in Board to circumvent British Laws that prevented them from importing their pets. Taylor kept the painting after her divorce from Burton. In recent years she has displayed it in her Home in the exclusive Bel air neighbourhood of los Angeles. The actress declined to say Why she is Selling the painting and an auction House official would Only say that the consignment was a a personal  Taylor a painting will be the second must nillion Dollar Van Gogh to be offered for Sale this fall. Christie a new York will test the Van Gogh Market on nov. 14 when a 1890 still life a vase with Cornflower and poppies a goes on the Block. It is expected to bring Between $12 million and $16 million. The Van Gogh Market has gone wild in the past four years starting with the Sale of Quot sunflowers for $39.9 million to a japanese insurance company on March 31, 1987. On nov. 11, 1987, a a irises sold for $53.9 million to australian entrepreneur Alan Bond. When Bonds financial Empire subsequently tumbled a a irises was quietly put up for Sale. The j. Paul Getty museum in Malibu calif., bought it earlier this year for an undisclosed sum. The a a irises record held until last May when it was shattered by the $82.5 million paid for a portrait of or.  among other Van Gogh paintings that have commanded More than $10 million at auction Are Quot Bridge at Trinque Taille $20.24 million portrait of Adeline a Avoux $13.75 million and a romans Pari Siensa $12.2 million another Farewell concert Rock Star Tina Turner on sunday gave what was billed As her Farewell concert in Rotterdam Netherlands. A july concert in Britain also was promoted As her final Public performance. The grammy award Winner Sang Many of her old hits before a sellout crowd of More than 30,000 fans in a sports Arena. Turner who became famous in the mid-1960s in a duo with her then husband Ike Turner who played guitar made a dramatic re entry into the music business almost a decade ago after personal problems that followed her divorce in 1976. Turner whose Early hits include a proud Matys and a River deep Mountain High has a Strong following in the Netherlands but she said it was just Chance that her a a last performance was scheduled in Rotterdam. Turner dear Abby my husband is an american but i was bom in the Philippines. Wilbur is 51 and i am 36. We be been married for eight years and he adopted my two children. I was a widow yesterday i got a Telephone Call from a woman who said a hello my name is Mary Elizabeth a and her last name was the same As mine so i said a ooh you must be related to  she said a yes he a my  i was so shocked i could hardly speak then i told her that Wilbur was also my husband. She was very surprised and said she Hadnot seen him in Many years but she wanted a divorce so she could marry someone else. Abby Wilbur never mentioned that he was married before. Anyway i took her number to give to Wilbur. When he came Home i told him about Mary Elizabeth and he just laughed and said he had not thought of her for a Long time. Then i said a maybe you have yet another wife who would like a divorce a to my Surprise he said a yes i have. Last i heard she was in san Antonio Texas but if she does no to bother me i wont bother  dear Abby i asked if he had any children. He said a no my Fust wife gave me a Vasectomy for a wedding present. Abby now i worry about whether our marriage is Legal. He a a kind and decent Man owns his own business and has been a Fine father to my children. We were married by a Navy chaplain. But Are we really married please Tell me what to do. A very worried dear worried your husband should see a lawyer. He has at least two marriages that need to be dissolved before he is free to Many you. Dear Abby please help Settle a family argument. My husband thought Traci a our 14-year-old daughter was spending too much time on the Telephone so he gave her a five minute limit on All Telephone Calls. I think this is unfair. I equate Traci a Telephone Calls with a changing out a As we did on Street Corners before we had telephones and heed near enough to walk to our friends houses. Therefore my heart is not really into enforcing dads five minute Rule a especially since we have a Call waiting. A your opinion please. Traci a mom dear mom first some pertinent unanswered questions How Are Traci a grades has she been neglecting anything of importance in order to a hang out on the Telephone the Telephone to some teen agers is a lifeline so since you have a Call waiting a and if Traci Hasni to been neglecting her Homework and chores a imposing a five minute limit Borders on cruel and unusual punishment. I think dad should lighten up. Dear Abby i am a bandleader who frequently gets requests to play a song in Honor of a wedding anniversary i always get a laugh when on the occasion of the first anniversary i play a night and  for the fifth anniversary i play a saturday  for the 10th anniversary i play a once in a  for the 25th anniversary i play a now and  for the 50th anniversary 1 play a thanks for the  any suggestions for anniversaries Over 50? dear open a a a pen to suggestions How about a we did it before and we can do it again or a never in a million years c unt Veraa press Syndicate