European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes a a a Page 7 Calif lawmaker likes movie script prospects Washington apr critics of rep. Dana Rohrabacher Arch foe of Federal spending on a obscene Art a hooted with glee Over rumours that the conservative California Republican had written a movie script ablaze with steamy love scenes. But Rohrabacher is having the last laugh. He says he son the Brink of signing a Deal with Hollywood producers to film his screenplay a the French Doc Oresse a a world War ii drama of Romance and intrigue that he predicts will earn a pm rating. A a there a not a single bedroom scene or people not wearing any clothes a he said. A a it a something the whole family could see. I think its going to be the a or. Zhivago of the 1990s.�?� Rohrabacher is a bearded 43-year-old Bachelor surfing enthusiast and former Newspaperman who was a speech writer for president Reagan until he won election to the House in 1988 with a Campaign boost from White House buddy Oliver l. North. In the House where he represents a staunchly conservative coastal District South of los Angeles Rohrabacher quickly became the Scourge of the National endowment for the arts which he accuses of financing pornography and sacrilegious works. Rohrabacher said he sold everything he owned except for his car and his typewriter to finish a the French doctor Essex in the late 1970s, resorting to sleeping on his brother a living room sofa. As poor As he was Rohrabacher said he never once contemplated applying for a Federal Grant. Besides he said his script was much too tame to interest the arts endowment. A who knows what kind of steamy sex scenes would be required for me to get an Nea Grant a he said with a chuckle. His screenplay is based on the real life Story of Jeanne Varagnat a wealthy red haired divorced French physician who Falls in love with a handsome Young French fighter Pilot named John Fontaine. Madame Varagnat spends the War years trying to win the release of her Lover who is captured and eventually executed by the germans. After the War she is imprisoned on charges of collaborating with the nazis. But she is acquitted when she proves she was not a traitor but a spy for the French resistance. Rohrabacher a screenplay reads More like a harlequin Romance written for the a care bears crowd. Even a pm rating might be overreacting. Rohrabacher a Story has the lovers meeting on a skiing vacation. The Pilot has taken a Tumble on the slopes. Cut to the resorts infirmary. A was Jeanne Waits for John to regain consciousness she can to help noticing his handsome features and rugged virile body a a a whirlwind Romance ensues. The couple takes Sleigh rides through the Snow. Many nights Are spent in front of a fireplace. Against the majesty of the French Alps they kiss As they ride a ski Midnight is tolled at a new years eve party and a the lovers kiss As 1940 explodes into reality around they enjoy a picnic in the Countryside. A the food and wine Are consumed with gusto and the two lovers embrace under the Shady that a about As hot As it gets. There Isnit Enouf steam to take the Marine corps crease out of Oil North a trousers. Rohrabacher envisions Jessica Lange meryl Streep or even Jane Fonda playing the a older woman a and said the Young lovers role should go to a a Mel Gibson with a French a a but Rohrabacher Points out that once a Deal is signed Hollywood producers will be free to write sex or violence into the final script to enhance the movies Box office Appeal. The congressman said he object if the a rated material improved the plot and Wasny to merely exploitative. In any event he would have Little say in the matter. A if they want to make it steamy they can do it. own it a he court to decide obesity Bias Case St. Petersburg Fla. Apall Sharon Russell wanted to be was a nurse but her weight nearly got in the Way. After she was kicked out of nursing school in 1985, weighing More than 300 pounds she sued the school and won. The Case has moved to the . Supreme court and she a moved to the forefront in the fight for dignity for overweight people. A Federal jury last year ordered Salve Regina College of Newport r.i., to pay Russell nearly $44,000 in damages. An appeals court upheld the judgment and the school appealed the Case to the nations High court. The justices will hear arguments this week to decide a narrow procedural Point of Law relating to the appeals courts Standard of review. Although the decision expected sometime next year will have Little bearing on the Legal question of so called size discrimination it could determine whether the award must be paid. A the important thing is More people will understand what i had to go through to get to this Point a said Russell 26, a paediatric nurse at All children a Hospital in St. Petersburg. Russell maintains size discrimination was the sole reason for her dismissal from Salve Regina but school officials argue she was unhealthy because she suffered from an eating disorder and was physically unable to handle patients. A we done to dismiss students because they re fat a said Catherine Graziano Salve Regina a Dean of nursing. A we dismiss students if they have behaviour problems that make them unable to function As Sharon Russell relaxes in the living room of her Home in St. Petersburg Fla. Russell said her 5-foot-6, 300-Pound body did to seem to bother administrators in 1982 when she was accepted at the Small College run by the roman Catholic Sisters of mercy. After earning Good grades through her freshman and Sophomore years she entered the College s nursing program. Her problems began the first Day. A my instructor took one look at me and said a we re not going to get a uniform to fit you. You la never get around a she said she was used As a a human Guinea pig in class to show students How to make a bed with a fat person or How to give a shot to a fat person. In december 1984, faculty members presented Russell with a contract to lose 2 pounds a week or face dismissal. She said she signed it because a becoming a nurse was All i Ever according to the school Russell weighed 328 pounds at the beginning of her Sophomore year was Down to 297 when she signed the agreement and went Back up to 303 during the summer of 1985. That was when Salve Regina notified Russell she would not be allowed to attend her senior year. With that Russell slapped Salve Regina and five faculty members with a $2 million Federal lawsuit alleging among other things Handicap discrimination intentional infliction of emotional distress invasion of privacy and breach of contract. The judge dismissed All claims except the breach of contract allegation. A Providence jury sided with Russell saying the school broke its implied contract to provide her with an education so Long As she paid her tuition maintained Good grades and Wasny to a discipline move to end Branch poaching Jonesboro Maine apr landowners in Eastern Maine Are angered by the illegal stripping of tranches from Trees by people who sell their Booty to breath makers. A some people will do anything for a Buck a said Les in Thornton assistant regional Ranger for Maine a Forest service. A was the Price of Brush has gone up More people Are doing along . Route 1 in Jonesboro Bright yellow signs Varn a a tippers a those who gather Branch tips from Balsam Trees a to stay off property unless they have permission. Roadblocks along secondary roads have been set up to Check the tippers harvests and details patrol Back roads to discourage illegal tipping. What was once a Way for kids to earn a few Bucks is now a big business. Douglas Getchell a 39-year-old Forest service Ranger in Whitneyville gathered tips in Burlap bags and sold them for 3 or 4 cents a Pound when he was a child. Now the going rate for tips is about 20 or 30 cents a Pound and a Good Tipper can earn More than $200 a Day. About 2 million wreaths a year Are produced in Eastern Maine making the area the Wreath capital of the nation and pumping an estimated $15 million to $18 million into the local Economy. Most of the land in the Region is owned by Champion and Georgia Pacific corp., each of which owns about 450,000 acres. For a $40 fee Georgia Pacific lets anyone take Branch tips from its land. Champion divides its land into blocks of 300 to 3,000 acres and auctions rights to tippers. Bids Range from $300 to $1,000. Rangers say illegal tippers usually have permits from paper companies or written permission from private landowners to gathers tips but often move onto other land where Brush is More plentiful. The vast forests and zigzagging property lines across hundreds of thousands of acres makes enforcement difficult. Six rangers patrol the 1.5 million acre District in Washington county. Greg Antil of Jonesboro and some friends last year pooled $1,000 to buy the tipping rights on a prime Block of Champion owned land Only to have Brush rustlers tip a portion of the full bodied Trees. He said tipping on land where rights have been purchased by others is like stealing their Money. A nine times out of 10 get away with it a he said
