European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes wednesday november 14,1990 pen pal idea puts teacher in class by herself from wire reports a California kindergarten teacher who created a pen pal program to teach her pupils about the states was named outstanding geography educator monday. Arlene Johnston of Solana Vista elementary school in Solana Beach calif., was selected from 11 regional winners to receive $10,000 in Cash an inscribed geophysical plaque and geography teaching materials for her entire school. The excellence in geography teaching award program established this year by Rand Mcnally and the National Council for geographic education kicks off american education week being observed by schools across the nation. Johnston attributed the enthusiasm of the youngsters and their parents for keeping up the momentum of her program a your friends across her 26 pupils became pen pals with friends or family members representing All 50 states. They Hung their letters on the appropriate state on a giant map. To demonstrate the programs Success Johnston a kindergarteners challenged local High school seniors that they could identify the most states on a Blank map. The youngsters won 25 to 21. Officials said nearly 500 elementary and secondary teachers competed for the award. The finalists each received $500, a Crystal Globe award and Rand Mcnally teaching materials. They included Richard Fisher Aviano Italy Virginia Tyler Sarasota Fla. Mike Mower american Fork Utah e. Har Ven Tewes fort Worth Texas William Herman Noblesville ind. Linda Poff Princeton . June Ploen and Janet Kirch Glenview do. Judy Pearce and Charlene Hamaguchi Honolulu Patricia Holmes Finlay Jamestown Ohio and june Switzer Ontario Rock Quot tuning out the singing police squad of abcs a cop Rock will warble its last verse on dec. 26. Cancellation rumours have circulated for weeks but steadfastly denied them until monday when it issued a statement announcing the decision. The bizarre melding of musical and Gritty police drama got weak ratings despite decent reviews. The statement quoted entertainment president Robert Iger As saying the series creator Steven Boch co Quot delivered a daring and brilliantly produced series one All of us at Are proud to be associated Bochco who also created a Hill Street blues and . Law a called a cop Rock the most Brilliant thing he a Ever done. A a in be never Felt More supported by a network a he said. A the truth is in a not going to go off and pout. In a not mad at anybody. We work and live in a very commercial and intensely competitive a cop Rock made its premiere this fall with a blend of singing cops a mayor on the take an officer who dispensed with a cop killer by murdering him and a drug addict who sold her baby for a fix. Since its sept. 26 debut the series dropped to the Bottom third of the . Nielsen co. Rankings. Asked Why viewers did not like the show Bochco said a i done to know. It ainu to Medicine. If they done to like it you can to Force them to watch the executive producer who also has the hit comedy a Doogie Howser on has a development Deal with the network for eight More shows including an animated prime time program for next year called Inge amp ral Irv i Amer geography teaching Winner Arlene Johnson. No More bets on the run Church carnival Roulette wheels in Pinellas Park Fla., that used rats and gerbils As game pieces were shut Down after animal Protection activists complained the attraction was cruel. A pulling a rat out of a cup and throwing him on a Board so he can run into a Hole is not a humane act a said Mary Ann Klemm of the St. Petersburg society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. Police forced operators of the sacred heart Catholic Church to shut Down two games sunday or face charges of animal cruelty. The games involve rodents running into one of the coloured holes along the edges of a circular wooden Board. The person who bet on the coloured Hole the rodent picks wins. Fred Thumberg owner of the amusement company the Church hired to put on the carnival said rodent games have been in carnivals for 30 years. A a it a a difference of opinion. That a amounts to a he said. All it really be show Bochco if they done to like Gool Dye col Mio Tatum of Neal has Given up on los Angeles and has no regrets whatsoever. Of Neal and her husband Tennis Star John Mcenroe and their sons Kevin 4, and Sean 3, recently moved to new York to escape the Hollywood mentality. A producers a yuck a of Neal dear readers tomorrow will Mark the 14th annual great american smok out a one Day Campaign to encourage smokers to quit smoking for 24 hours just to prove they can do it last year More than 19.5 million smokers tried to quit for the Day. This represents More than 39 percent of the nations 50 million smokers. Breast cancer used to be the biggest killer for women. But the no 1 cause of cancer death among women and men today is lung cancer. An estimated 142,000 will die of lung cancer in 1990. And now a word about smoking related diseases a emphysema chronic bronchitis and heart disease this year an estimated 390,000 will die from one of these. This total exceeds the number of us. Battle deaths in world War a it is nine times As Many people who die in automobile accidents every year a congressional study has reported that health dear Abby costs from the Adverse effects of smoking have reached a High of $100 billion a year in increased medical Bills and lost productivity. The loss in death and disability cannot be measured. And How does one measure the amount of heartache remorse and guilt suffered As a result of a preventable self induced tragedy what about a second hand smoke is it damaging to non smokers to be in the presence of those who Are smoking yes furthermore studies reveal that the children of smokers Are More prone to lung problems and allergies than Are children of non smokers. For years i have begged my Young readers a if you smoke quit now. If you done to smoke done to Start a yet an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 kids Light up for the first time every Day. Why peer pressure no doubt quitting a cold Turkey is the hardest Way to quit but my readers have told me its the most effective and in the Long run the easiest Way. Cutting Down is less traumatic but the temptation to smoke is often too Power til to resist while smoking just one. Two or three cigarettes a Day. Told Mirabella Magazine. A i went out to dinner with an agent and All he could say was a is that a new watch did John get that new Jaguar a. If it takes longer to get work in new York than it would in . And i do More arty films at least in a secure of Neal recently finished filming a dark comedy titled a Little noises with Crispin mistake leaving the cast of a pm a she ranks As one of the worst career moves in television history and Mclean Stevenson knows it. Stevenson was col. Henry Blake on the show for three years before quitting and going on to a string of new shows that turned out to be resounding bombs. A i did some terrible shows but nobody made me do it a Stevenson says. A i did everything by Choice. I love working. I made the mistake of believing that people were enamoured of Mclean Stevenson when the person they were enamoured of was Henry Stevenson a career Isnit dead however and he just made a feature movie a Strawberry a that also features Richard Dreyfuss Jack Lemmon and Anne Archer. He a also planning on taking another crack at television in a Yak a proposed sitcom for pain of alzheimer s actress Shelley Fabares says alzheimer a disease stopped her Mother from remembering that she would have preferred suicide to suffering from the affliction that deteriorates the brain. Fabares currently appearing in the series a coach a said she Learned of her mothers preoccupation with the disease after she had to take Over her affairs. A in taking Over her papers i discovered that shed been making donations to an alzheimer a association for years a Fabares told an interviewer for rebook Magazine. A Mother once told my sister that if she Ever found out she had alzheimer a she would Lull herself a Fabares said. A fortunately by the time she was diagnosed she was too far gone to remember what shed her Mother had lost the ability to speak lucidly before she deteriorated to the Point where she had to be institutionalized in february the actress said. A one thing that was so painful for my sister and me was that Mother would get very close to our faces scream at the top of her lungs then hit her Cheeks and Point inside her Mouth and sob a Fabares said. A you can to get a clearer communication than that of a help in a trapped and dying inside a a special to Gulf troops Hollywood Isnit forgetting the . Troops in saudi Arabia. Actress Cheryl Ladd her husband producer Brian Russell and another producer Dan Gordon have been recruiting stars to tape Holiday greetings that will be aired on armed forces radio in the persian Gulf Region. The casts of a cheers a a married with children a a Golden girls a a empty nest a a in the heat of the night a a thirty something a a the wonder years and the soap opera a Santa Barbara Are lined up to Send their Holiday wishes As Are Arnold Schwarzenegger Carol Burnett Richard Dean Anderson and even a couple of cartoon characters Bart Simpson and his sister Lisa. Those who Are heavily addicted May require help to break the habit. Call your local chapter of the american cancer society for information. So if you re hooked on cigarettes and have been telling yourself a one of these Days in a going to quit a Why not Start tomorrow it wont be easy but it will be the Best thanksgiving present you can give yourself a and those who love you. Love Abby of in re ? ease if of tomorrow even for Ann we to hear from you. 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