European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A. Thursday january3, 1991 a the stars and stripes a a. Page 9. A a a Quot Quot. A i . U inv nun Mya. ,. A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a of. R a. A. A a a ,7th-grader s Short lie wins tall tale title Burlington wis. Up most youngsters get spanked for telling lies but seventh grader Monique Barry of Wilkinsburg pa., was named the worlds Champion liar monday for her latest prevarication. A Monique won the title in the Burlington liars club 60th International contest which honors ingenuity in stretch in the truth. The winning lie was a Short one a a your sister is so thin she plays Hula a hoop with a  liars club president John Soeth said about 300 entries were submitted to the 1990 contest including several from Monique a class at Wilkinsburg Junior senior High school. Soeth said Mary Artuso Monique s teacher said the a lie writing project she gave her class was a a motivating Force for a writing assignment As Well As a computer  Soeth said a number of juveniles including some boy scouts entered the contest. Some lies that won honorable mention. A Robert Hargrave or. Of Minneapolis a a it rained so much in Texas one year that the River got so High you could see under it.�?�. A Harold Quinn of Deerbrook wis. A a i planted some highly advertised fast growing Sweet Corn. It grew so fast 1 thought it would Shade the Garden and Lawn so i decided to chop it Down. But it grew so fast i could t hit it twice in the same place with my  a Aaron Butler a boy scout from Paducah Tkv. A a one baseball team was so bad that every time a game was rained out they threw Victory  and the Rev. Paul c. Ferenczy of Middleburgh n.y., came up with a Long winded lie about a contemporary a a Fei Lbw clergy Friend was visiting me one Day and we got into a discussion concerning the Fertility of the soil. No matter How much i boasted that my Garden soil was Superior to his he refused to believe me. I told him there was but one Way to prove my claim and that was  him simply stand in my Garden for a few minutes without moving. A my Friend obliged me but could see no useful purpose to my request until he moved. He  take so much As a single step and immediately stepped out of his shoes. A you see a i said a you stand there Long enough and you Root a 1 rested my Case and won the  Leader vows to crush rebellion Nairobi Kenya up somali prime minister Mohamed Haw Adle Madar said wednesday the government was determined to crush rebels trying to take control of the somali capital of Mogadishu while fighting continued on the City streets a the bandits will be crushed a Madar threatened on National Mogadishu radio. A i am asking the somali people to keep peace while the government tries to fight the invaders a he said on the broadcast monitored in Nairobi. V the prime ministers Appeal belied earlier rebel claims that they had captured the National radio station. Nairobi based diplomats with communication links to Somalia said fighting continued in the capital contradicting claims by rebels of the United somali Congress that they controlled most of the City. A the government is trying to pretend that everything is Hunky Dory but its quite possible there Are 500 dead and there is certainly heavy fighting a said one West Era Diplomat who asked not to be identified.  the Diplomat speaking on the condition of anonymity also said the Central area of Mogadishu remained in government hands and that rebel claims that they controlled the City were exaggerated. All Telephone and telex  Horn of Africa Quot nation have been Cut for two Days making Contact and a Clear understanding of the military situation in the country difficult. Italian diplomatic sources contacted by the italian news Agency Ansa Over a radio Telephone link with the italian embassy in Mogadishu have said the situation seems to have reached a stalemate. The Diplomat added that Many shops particularly food stores had been damaged and looted and famine threatened the City. The libyan news Agency Jana said Libya a which has supported president. Siad Barre a was attempting to Send food supplies to the City and a trying to come to the Aid of the inhabitants of Mogadishu who arc in a difficult situation due to the struggle for pow  civilians were still fleeing from areas of combat which seem to be near the presidential Palace and the inter National Airport near where Barre was said to be hiding in a fortified Bunker. Most foreigners fled the City last month As increasing anarchy led to tribal shootings and widespread looting. Those left behind Are boarding emergency evacuation planes this week. A a plan Load of . Workers arrived in Nairobi late tuesday but refused to comment on the situation until the rest of their colleagues arrived in Kenya. Italy a former colonial administrator in Somalia has sent two italian air Force planes to Nairobi to help evacuate some 300 italians currently in Mogadishu. A the somali embassy in Rome warned Italy wednesday a not to fan the somali crisis provoking a War of incalculable consequences. A military intervention with the declared aim of evacuating civilians is  _487-year-old British shilling fades into history London a the shilling a Coin of the realm since 1504, passed into history on new years Day replaced by a tiny new 5-Pence Coin. \ the old coins unchanged in size since 1816, ceased to be Legal tender on tuesday though they can still be returned to Banks for the next three months. The Independent newspaper reported that the Cost of converting Coin machines to the new Coin was Between 30 million pounds $57 million and 100 million pounds $192 million. The �?o1-bob�?� Coin survived Britain a conversion to Decimal based coinage in february 1971, though new coins struck after that Date were marked 5 new Pence. Old shillings remained in use including some with the head of King George i the father of Queen Elizabeth ii. In the old system the shilling was Worth 12 Pence or one twentieth of a Pound. Old coins such As the sixpence or a a Tanner and the a a has Penny a Are Only a memory. The last of the old coins the Florin or 2-shilling or 10-Pence piece will be phased out in 1992, when new 1-Penny and 2-Pence coins will also be introduced. No one Ever knew Why the shilling was called a a a bobs and leaving future generations never to know the Comfort described in 1701 by the poet John Philips a Happy the Man who void of care and strife. A in Silken or in Leathern purse retains a a splendid  Lias booming business a Mechanic for Bostons Maar Boom company has Boom to Boom making daily operational checks of the Only the afternoon sky for company As he goes from High reaching  1 990 names James Charlotte London apr James and Charlotte were the most popular first names for children whose births were announced in the times of London in 1990, the newspaper reported tuesday. _ Samuel appeared among the top 10 boys first names for the first time since the annual lists began in 1962, the times said. Jessica made its first appearance among the girls top 10, while Georgina made the list for the first time since 1977, the newspaper reported. I 4 the times noted that most children were Given two names but 1,419 were Given three names and 40 were Given four. A r James also placed first among All boys names including first Middle and other Christian names but Elizabeth a not among the top 10 first names for girls a was the easy Winner on the count of All names. The Survey is based on the 5,847 paid birth announcements  the times. A a Small Sample of the More than 750,000 live births in the nation. A following Are the top 10 first names with last years place in parentheses Quot girls 1. Charlotte 1 2. Sophie 3 3. Lucy 8 4. Emily 2 5, Alexandra 7 5. Alice 5 7. Emma 4 8. Jessica 9. Olivia 6 10. Georgina -. Boys 1. J Ames 1 2.t Homas 2 3. Alexander 4 4. William 3 5. Oliver 7 6. Charles 6 7. Edward 5 8. George 8 9. Henry 9 10. Samuel