European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes faces a no places thursday december 13, 1990 a a a. Computer like Texas elves give Santa a helping hand from wire reports i these Days of megabytes and disk drives writing a letter to Santa Claus just wont do. So Santa has upgraded to a computer and now receives and answers wish lists by electronic mail with assistance from a few computer literate elves. Santa went from a Jolly old Elf to a computer wizard with the help of Joyce Perkins creator of the online Santa project. Perkins teaches business computer applications at the Elpaso technical Center part of the Public school system in Texas. A a a a a a. A few weeks Back she set up Santa a mailbag on a computer bulletin Board. A bulletin Board is a serv inc computer users dial up to share information and programs and Contact each other. Perkins also enlisted students As Santa selves to reply to All the letters that come in by Modem a device that lets computers communicate via phone lines every Day the elves Divide the messages making sure Santa a mail is answered quickly. They sign their messages with names such As. Frost byte Skippy chips clicked mouse and nanosecond Nic. Among the requests for new bikes talking dolls and electric trains came one Appeal for 16,000 Nintendo cassettes. A a rent to we being a Little greedy a an Elf messaged  winning political kiss Joseph Shipley won a seat on the Amity City Council in Oregon with a kiss v a Shipley Roberta Lawson and James Hampton each received four write in votes in the november election for a Council scat that no one campaigned for in Amity a a Community of 1,000 about 45 Miles Southwest of Portland. The three Way tie was broken with a kiss in accordance with a state Law requiring the Council member to be selected by lot. Shipley 23, Drew the winning chocolate kiss from a sack monday night. / the drawing was delayed for a  while recorder Karin Johnson searched for  shed brought with two Green wrapped candies and one red. It turned out that one of the Council members had eaten the red one. A a a it All worked out though. Hampton withdrew from the race leaving two candies and two candidates Johnson marked one Candy with an a and Shipley Drew it. A Quot a Lawson also won. Later in the meeting the Council. Appointed her to fill another vacant Council  so clean Snow its Safe enough to ski on but authorities say its not a Good idea to cat any of the Snow from the Snow making operation in Vail colo., the operation uses water that is partly from treated sewage. Water intakes for Snow making in the Rocky mountains resort 70 Miles West of Denver Are less than 100 Yards downstream from a sewage Plant s outflow into Gore Creek. When the Creek runs Low regulators let Vail s Snow making Crews take Only the same amount of water from the Creek that the sewage Plant is pump big in. As a result state officials say on third to two thirds of Vail a manmade Snow is water from the sewage  s birthday an austrian group has chosen a japanese composers arrangement of a requiem left unfinished by Wolfgang amadeus Mozart to Mark the 200th anniversary of the composers death. The International stif Tung Mozar Teum an organization devoted to Mozart research chose Shigeaki Saigusa so symphonic concerto for violin Viola cello and  it is to be per formed dec. 5, 1991, the anniversary Date in Tokyo. Saigusa a composition is a completed version of Mozart a unfinished a requiem  Mozart was commissioned to write the work in the summer of 1791 but died before completing it. One of his students Franz Xavier suss Mayr completed a version of the work after Mozart died later that year. He said his composition will be recorded in May and released in August. Python shakes up class a 12-foot-Long Python kept armed soldiers at Bay after it slithered into a classroom in a primary school in Swaziland a town near Johannesburg South Africa the South african press association reported. The news Agency said the soldiers were called to the school monday to remove an a a intruder but backed away in Shock when they saw the Snake. The soldiers teachers and students watched from a distance As four local men stuffed the Python into a sack and took it away Swaziland is a Small country surrounded on three sides by South Africa and also bordering Moz Ambi a que. A a a a a a a a a a a a v a  exhibition a multimedia exhibition of works by Pablo Picasso inspired by his love of the Southern French Countryside will open in Arles France Iri february City Oft i vials announce i monday. O a Picasso Provence and Jacqueline a to be held at the space Van Gogh in Arles will feature More than 50 paintings executed during the artists two stays in Provence a first int912-14, and later during the 1950s, after he married Jacqueline. Dear Abby when 1 married Roy not his real Namei had two daughters Ages 9 and 5, from a previous marriage. Roy began to sexually molest the older one. It was almost two years before she told me about it. She told me because she was afraid that her younger sister was in danger of being molested too a. A a a Abby this was a terrible Shock to me. I knew things like this happened to children but 1 never believed it could happen m my family.1 am now divorced from Roy and my children Are doing Welt after much counselling although Roy was indicted by a grand jury he jumped bail before going to trial and has been missing for almost a year it upsets me to know that he is out there somewhere probably with a new identity and he May be sexually abusing other unsuspecting children. I am writing this to Alert others to this possible danger. It s far More common than Mot people suspect. A Texas mom dear mom a \.  thank you for sharing your experience so that i can dear Abby once again Tell Tny readers that their Best insurance against Thild molestation is to educate their children Early. Tow should be taught that their bodies Are private Anth somebody tries to touch their bodies they should Tell their parents immediately. Children must be assured that if anyone makes them Promise not to Tell anyone that is one Promise it is All right to break. Pear Abby. Would it be appropriate to Send a Christmas card to an old Boyfriend i Haven to spoken to in eight years we Are both married and even though i love my husband i still have feelings for this Man. I want him to know that i still think of him and i done to want him to forget met even though he never told me he loved me we were lovers for nearly a year. I would include a recent picture of myself and also an update of what in be been doing since he last saw me. I would Send it to his office so As not to arouse any questions from his wife. A v thanks for any advice you can give me. Fond memories dear fund memories do yourself and your old Boyfriend a favor and resist the urge to re establish communication with him no bad Little girl True to Santa dear Santa. How Are you in a Fine. Well in a. U years old and still and always will believe in Santa. 1 admit in be been a bad colouring contest. 1 entered it last year t win. I do have Nice colouring not to brag i like boys. The Only Christmas present 1 want is to go Back out with Chris. Well i would like to go to the Mal for Christmas or win the contest. Just a joke 1 have four people in my family including me. I spent four nights at my aunts House this week. She just moved Here. Well i better go for now. Write Back. Santa Claus is watching Over me with love. A kisses a a a a a a. A a a a. Erica f. A. A a Quot a a a. Orto Santa  dear Santa Why do you Wear a red suit and go Down the chimneys and open ? How did you get your Reindeer to Fly Santa do you really have a Crystal snowball i have been a Good girl. I would like a big play Doug set a a v a p. A a a love a. 1�?�.> a Christi Sanders other children who wrote to Santa Angela Cruz. A / Michael Johnson. Gabrielle. Sandy Johnson a Quot Joshual Johnson Nicole Johnson Jennifer Lopez a 1 Christopher Ragan. Aaron Krentz a a a. A Alicia Krentz. 1 Elizabeth Martin. Anson Brown. A Tonya Grahl. A a Michael plumme Jeannette b. A Jessica Savitske a a a Christopher and Jeffery. Marite Vitols a a Gabrielle Rodgers a Quot . A Jennifer Perkins Kimberly Keplar. Alison Keplar a a. A Majesta Herrera a a a a Cerrick Crenshaw a a a a a Stephen p. Smith Jared Ragan. A a Megan Lewis. A Johanna Dorri Geny Vivero. A. A Erica Franklin Quot Andl and Casey. Ashley Sean Miller. A. Rebecca Nassor a 1 Anthony Binder a Heather Binder a a Joey Binder. Felicia Moore. Laurel Bandy. A. Philip r. Masterson Len White a a a a a a. Darren White. Quot Maytag Williams a a. Janell Adams a jul Lane Adams a. Sandra he  Hoefner Daniel devore1. A a Cristina Gonzales. A a Jared carpenter., Brian Etelman a a Chimin aha Bohanha Quot Jesse Gunnels. A Quot Anna. A a. A Kimmle Balter Chris Baker Kyle Wheeler. A Jerry j. A a a a a Adrienne n. Wood a Ashley c. Garcia Jenny Long a a Aaron worthy a a a Kyle Dubois. Marie Allred. Matthew Ahmed a a a Lauren Allred a a a Emily Allred a a Scott w. Slip apr or. Grace Dedmon a Allen Seq Iron a a Katie Schultz a a Kristen Gui Randa  worthy Zachary worthy a Justin Smith a a a a ,. Ashley Dunn Quot. Joshua Dunn. Jennifer Nicola Rightler. Andrew Righter Good can come of rekindling this old flame. Be Content with your a fond memories a what was was dear Abby. 1 just saw an article in the newspaper Here and had to write to you. It was about a 49-year-old Mart who was speeding in his car when he lost control of the vehicle. The car flipped Over twice arid his 6-year-old son who was Riding with him was killed. Because the child was not wearing a seat Belt the father is being prosecuted and if found guilty he could serve a year in prison. I know that your column reaches so Many people and this could be an important reminder to get across to parents of Young children it could be a Lifesaver. Mrs. . In san Bruno Calif. Dear mrs. . Since you wrote me the Manseau Guitet charge against the father has been dropped but Thardo Esno to change the Point of your letter. Although it May seem cruel to fax t tier punish a Parent who has suffered the misfortune of losing a child perhaps this kind of example will cause other parents to think parents Are responsible for the safety of their children and it is the responsibility of parents to see that their child is seat better no matter How much the child protests the Rule should be until the child is secured the key in the ignition will not be turned on