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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes saturday november 10,1990 faces a no place horror parking Story could be Worth $100 from wire reports they towed your car with time left on the meter your Beagle in the Back scat and the trunk full of fresh fish. It was a horrible experience but it could win you $100. Glen Bolofsky publisher of the 1991 new York City alternate Side of the Street parking Calendar announced thursday that the person who sends him the worst parking Nightmare Story a either real or imagined will win $100. Thirty nine runners up will get free copies of next year s Calendar. The contest commemorates the 40th anniversary of alternate Side of the Street parking rules in the City said Bolofsky adding that he started putting out the Calendar in 1983 so new yorkers would know when they did not have to move their cars because of religious and secular holidays. The Calendar lists nearly 30 religious and other holidays on which motorists done to have to move their cars. Last years Calendar sold 250,000 copies and Bolofsky said he expected the 1991 version which will retail for $6.95, to sell just As  Landing strip a state trooper on the Lookout for speeders on interstate 84 in Montgomery in Southern new York got a big Surprise when a Light plane made an emergency Landing and taxied past him. Trooper Hector Fernandez said he was watching for speeders when the Small Piper Cherokee malfunctioned and used part of 1-84 in Montgomery As a runway Fernandez said the plane took off from Orange county Airport with instructor George Secor 24, and student Ronald Piccard Al. The problem was reported to be a broken Cotter pin that holds the throttle together.200th cheers episode the cast of the highly rated television series a a cheers celebrated the show s 200th episode thursday night thanking bostonian for the Good humor that made the series famous. The program was broadcast in its usual Abc time Slot but ran for an hour rather than a half hour. A this is overwhelming a said George Wendt who plays Norm Peterson the roly poly Beer swigging barfly on the show. Wendt received a Roar from the crowd and chants of a Norm Norm at his introduction at a Boston City Hall Celebration earlier in the Day. The cast travelled downtown in a motorcade. A sorry we screwed up your lunch hour a Wendt told so Crul thousand people who stood in 45 degree temperatures. Mayor Raymond Flynn who was out of town thursday officially named the Day a cheers appreciation  the entire staff turned out for the Celebration except for Woody Harrelson who portrays the slow witted bartender Woody. A cheers a a sitcom about regular patrons at a bar of the same name is based on the Bull amp Finch a Boston cheers Quot cast members from left Rhea Pearlman Ted Danson and Irstle Alley. Basement level bar. The show is in its ninth season and has included Cameo appearances by Flynn and gov. Michael Dukakis. It is filmed in los Angeles and the movie company flew the cast to Boston for the Celebration. Among the cast members Are Kelsey Grammer who plays or. Frasier Crane a psychiatrist Ted Danson the suave Womanizer Sam a a mayday Malone Rhea Pearlman the Tough talking barmaid Carla and Kyrstie Alley the self conscious a a cheers manager Rebecca Howe a a cheers was no. 1 for its time Slot last year and has won 22 emmy since its first airing. Los Angeles will be presented to Fonda on tie dec. 21 birthday said Pat Newcomb a publicist for the Academy award winning actress Fonda 52, and Turner 51, travelled recently to the soviet Union for the premiere of a gone with the wind a the Crown jewel of Turners Mem movie archives. R a a. The marriage would be the third for Fonda who was married to French director Roger Vadim and California assemblyman Tom Hayden. She has two children. It also would be the third marriage for Turner who was previously wed to Judy Nye and Jane Shirley Smith. He has five children. Chess match ends in draw Reasoner cutting Back challenger Anatoly Karpov played to a draw with Champion Garry Kasparov in game 12 of the world chess championship wednesday night the last game in the contest to be held in the United states. The contest moves to Lyon France with the two tied at six Points apiece. Kasparov has won one game Karpov one and the remaining 10 games have ended in draws. A win is Worth one Point and a draw is Worth one half Point. Turner buys ring for Fonda Cable to Mogul Ted Turner has bought an Opal and Diamond ring for actress Jane Fonda and they apparently will be getting engaged a Fonda spokeswoman said. The ring which Turner purchased at Tiffany a in Harry Reasoner the Folksy �?o60 minutes correspondent who helped Start the top rated lbs news program in 1968, is cutting Back on his workload next season. A a it a been a Nice ride but you can to go on forever a Reasoner said thursday. He decided to scale Back from full time reporter status to become the shows a editor emeritus and a a contributing  that Means hell do perhaps six reports a year instead of 20, Reasoner 67, began his journalism career As a Minneapolis Newspaperman and has won several emmy awards and a Peabody award for his broadcast work. He joined lbs in 1956, left in 1970 to work at Abc and returned to lbs and �?o60 minutes in 1978. He and Mike Wallace now 72, were the original on air correspondents for �?o60  dear Abby a Friend of mine sent this to me. He had Tom it from his Church bulletin. He says the author is unknown. Too bad because id like to give this contemporary a big hug. Just sign me getting there old folks Are Worth a Fortune old folks Are Worth a Fortune with Silver in their hair Gold in their Teeth stones in their kidneys Lead in their feet and Gas in their stomachs. I have become a lot More social with the passing of the years some might even Call me a frivolous old Gal. In a seeing five gentlemen every Day. As soon As i Wake will Power helps me get out of bed. Then i go to see John. Then Charley horse comes along and when he is Here he takes a lot of my time an dear Abby attention. When he leaves Arthur Ritis shows up and stays the rest of the Day. He does no to like to stay in one place very Long so he takes me from joint to joint after such a Busy Day in a really tired and glad to go to bed a with Ben Gay. What a life . The preacher came to Call the other Day. He said that at my age i should be thinking about the hereafter. I told him i do a All the time. No matter where i am a in the parlor upstairs in the Kitchen or Down in the basement a i ask myself a now what am i Here after a dear Abby would you please do Road travellers a favor by printing this As an open letter to disc jockeys everywhere a dear disc jockey we appreciate the information and entertainment you provide but please please Tell us the City you Are broadcasting from. Station Call letters mean nothing to a stranger in your area so we done to know whether you Are in front or behind us. This can be very important when you Are giving weather and Road information plus you do a disservice  advertisers because Many times we would have stopped to Purchase the products or services they were Selling a if Only we knew where they were located a we Are retired and travel with an re so we Are free to Stop whenever and wherever we choose. There Are literally thousands of us roaming the highways who Are Apt to Stop for a Day week or month in your Community it something strikes our fancy and we always leave Money behind so let us know where you Are and we May just Stop by for awhile thanks Abby for printing this. Russ Peery Helena Mont. Confidential to All parents parents who want to train their child in the Way he should go should go that Way themselves. C Universal press Syndicate  
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