European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes thursday january 3,1991�?Tn places from wire reports thu Southfork ranch Home of the Wheeling dealing Ewing clan in the a Dallas a television soap it hit turbulent economic times and was foreclosed on new years Day. A a a a. A. A. An auction held tuesday on the Steps of the Collin county courthouse in Mckinney 30 Miles North of Dallas at Trae cd Only on bidder Gien fed financial corp. Of California which put in a bid of $3.15 million. The International Symbol of Texas Glamor was bought for $7 million in 1984 by Terry v. Tri Petrin partnership with the now defunct Commodore savings. Southfork located about 25 Miles North of Dallas ranked As the states Irith most popular tourist attraction in 1989. The 41-acre ranch hit hard times when the Trippet Commodore savings partnership known As Collin Commodore ltd., defaulted Fon an $8.2 million note to Glen cd in Early 1990. Henry Simon an attorney  Collin Commodore and Trippet said Glen cd As creditor took the property after Trippet failed to find another. Buyer. _ a a a Southfork gained Fame As a a Dallas mesmerised americans each week with the tales of a wealthy Oil Barons family. But its fortunes seem to have fallen Andi its ties to the television series which is broadcast in More than 100 countries and More than 30 languages have been All but severed. A a Dallas exteriors Are no longer a filmed at Southfork. The match supports one of Prince Charley a favorite causes a the Illinois based friends of conservation organization t h a t p to Tec t s a f Rica n wild life. Be a Ray $300,000 was raised last year. Hats Zap Aido Carrier dives into the tiber River from the Ponte Cavour in Rome before dozens of onlookers perched in boats and canoes carrier37, has made the dive to begin the new year 17 times. Speak then Guage worldwide including about 2,000 in the United states. Esperanto is based on european languages with vocabulary derived from latin and German. A it was invented in l887 by or. Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof a physician who lived in air area of Poland near the russian and lithuanian Borders. He saw frequent violence Between speakers of German polish russian lithuanian and yiddish so he thought an International language might be a key to world peace. Complex located in the Small town of Gabelsberg outside Berlin. A Gabelsberg became part of communist East Germany and the studio renamed Defa became an outlet for forgettable movies with socialist themes. Now that Germany has United under democracy Defa must venture into the private Market without government subsidies. It had 2,400 employees but the studio plans to trim employee Rolls to 800. Studio memories a 90 for pol9 esperanto an artificial language intended to bring people closer together and promote world Harmony is having problems getting any attention. Four speakers were on hand for a seminar on esperanto at the modern language associations annual convention in Chicago a but no one showed up to listen. A a a a. A. Pierre Ull Naii of the University of  Milwaukee delivered a spirited defense of the language. A esperanto does have an ideology it is the wish for Harmony on a linguistic basis a said Ullman 61, a professor of Spanish. The. Esperanto league for North America says about 2 million people reclusive screen legend Marlene Dietrich made a rare Public Appeal to save the famous studio in near Berlin where she filmed a Blue Angels More than 60 years ago. Dietrich 89, said in a new years eve Telephone interview on Germany Sard television that she had a a Only the loveliest memories of her Days at the now foundering Defa film studios outside Berlin. Of /. "1 Hope they have the Success that they rightly deserve a she said from her Home in Paris. Defa was known in the 1920s As the Quot Universal film co., where Dietrich began her career. Fritz Lang filmed his classic a a Metropolis at the huge studio England a. Prince. Charles will miss this years annual Benefit Polo match in Vera Beach fla., theft has featured him in the past officials said. A a the lingering effects of a broken Arm Are keeping the heir to England a throne from attending the third annual rolex. Prince of Wales cup Polo tournament in february in Northern Indian River  to.-5,000 spectators came to the event in 1989 and again in_1990 to watch Prince Charles. This years match is set to begin feb. 8. Charles broke his right Arm in two places when he fell off a horse during a Polo match on june 28 in England. The Arm did not heal properly and he had to have surgery in september. Zzz top the blues Rock a no Roll Trio is to be honoured saturday by Tennessee Shelby county and the City of Memphis. Billy Gibbons Frank Beard and Dusty Hill will be special guests at a reception prior to their concert in Memphis. Gov. Ned Ray Mcwherter will attend and present a special award from the state for helping to a keep the blues  the group has been instrumental in raising Money for the Delta blues museum in Clarksdale. Designer rip off a House designed by Frank Lloyd. Wright in Buffalo n.y., has been closed to the. Public following the theft of a Wright designed Oak chair valued at up to$70,000. A a. A new Security system will be installed at the Darwin Martin House said Bruno Freschi Dean of the school of architecture of the state University of new York at Buffalo. Procedures to screen visitors also will be developed before the building reopens in about a month he said. A tour guide said the thief could have hidden in the House after the saturday House tour ended arid then waited until a Security guard and caretaker left before taking the 40-Pound chair through a rear self Locking door. Quot. A Security alarm reportedly went off at the Home about 5 . Saturday but. All doors were found locked and secure when University officers responded. Guides discovered the chair missing on sunday afternoon. / the House once a private Home is owned by the University. Wright who lived from 1869to 1959, is Best known for his distinctive style of architecture but also designed furnishings for Many buildings he designed. 10-person laughs what do Barbara Bush Kevin Costner Prince Charles Billy Crystal Vav hoops Goldberg Bob Hope Earvin a a magic Johnson Vladimir Pozner Robin Williams and Oprah Winfrey have in common All Are recipients of 1990 International Ilu mor awards. A through their use of positive Haynor our winners Are using their professional status to enlighten inspire and enrich our lives a said Jan Marshall president of the los Angeles based International humor Institute. A a Steve Allen Larry King and Jayne Meadows along with prestigious  throughout the world comprise the institutes Board of advisers. A dear Abby r our married daughter who lives 300 Miles from us keeps her Home spic and Span but when she visits us with her family several times a Yea she reverts to. Her teen age messiness. She never makes a bed hangs up a Towel cleans a sink or washes a dish her children Ages 3, 5t and 8, always pick up their toys at Home but when they visit grandma their toys Are everywhere a even when they leave for Home. My husband and i love to have them visit but picking up after them is no Small chore. Housework never was one of my favorite things but 1 always kept a fairly tidy House and cleaned up after myself. My daughter does that too at Home but when she comes to visit she acts like she a vacationing at a hotel with maid service. Where did 1 go Romz i a a. Weary grandma dear weary. You went wrong when your daughter and her Brood visited you the first time and in an Effort to make the dear Abby feel Welcome you picked up after them without suggesting that they make their own Beds keep their bathroom clean and instruct their children to put their toys away. But its never too late to set her straight. 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