European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 a a the stars and stripes Friday january 4,1991 faces no place of a take a ride from wire reports Chicago train conductor John Cameron gives passengers aboard his elevated train a smile and titbits of history aboard his a love train.�?�. Cameron 43., who introduces himself As a the rapper to first time passengers says his routine 12 years ago to brighten up otherwise dreary trips on the Chicago transit authority train. A Good morning a his voice booms Over the trains intercom before it departs the lines Howard Street station the starting Point of an hour Long trip to Chicago a South Side. A the time is 8 26, and the temperature is 32 degrees. Welcome aboard the love train. A sit Back relax and enjoy the ride a cause you re Riding first class Down electric Avenue a a he continues. A Driver says in a going to make you look Good feel Good and smell Good a cause in a the doctor who a going to cure All your aches.�?�. Startled passengers who Havert it heard Cameron a Spiel look up from their papers or break free of Glass eyed stares. Veterans smile knowingly. A this Guy is like a walking tourist map a said Arthur Rooks 22. A the first time i heard him i thought he was kind of Kooky. But after you listen to him you pick up Little titbits about the City that you did no to know even after living Here for on any Given trip passengers might learn that the train passes under the Chicago River at one Point or that one station was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Even the trendy nightspots get attention. A Clark and division a Cameron says at one Stop. A the Gold coast the nightlife the Good life. Church , the cabaret on monday but its nobody a business what you Cameron has appeared on local television and radio shows and on Oprah Winfrey a and Phil Donahue stalk shows. _ a i did no to Start this for All the publicity or honors a Cameron said. A i figure its what the world needs right now. We need a whole lot of love and i figure whatever Little bit i can do will help.�?�. Travis tops country singers Randy Travis in concert was the biggest grossing country music Singer in 1990, a Trade publication reports. Travis grossed $9.7 million on 77 concerts attended by .565,627, amusement business Magazine said. The band Alabama was second grossing $7.4 million on 48 con certs attended by 409,459. George Strait was third with $6.3 million at 41 shows attended by 363,086. Travis Santa hits the Jackpot / Santa is usually considered a bearer of gifts but this Santa got a big present of her own. Santa Daumann a 59-year-old grandmother from Brooklyn n.y., won mope than $1 million Friday playing Slot machines at Hurrah a Marina hotel Casino m Atlantic City . Daumann a bookkeeper said she went to Atlantic on love train City with her husband Al determined to a hit the big after playing for 45 minutes she won $1,137,813.32, Casino officials said. Take the Jet and run Arnold Schwarzenegger after making $12 million for his current comedy a kindergarten cop a has negotiated for a private Jet instead of a paycheck for his work in forthcoming sequel to the Sci i movie a n.y.,-based Bookstore Chain said wednesday the latest offering by the deflated multimillionaire a Trump surviving at the top a was at the top of its worst seller -.list. A. A a a a a a a a. A it was a bomb a said Jessie Marvin Lazeroff spokeswoman for the Chain which operates two Large stores in Rochester and two in the Buffalo area. A peo pie just done to want to read about him right behind Trumps Book on the Dud list is a the Simpsons Xmas Book a a Holiday offering about the animated to family. Abc Boss injured in crash celebrities help boys town Brandon Tartikoff who has headed no cd a entertainment division for 11 years and his daughter were seriously injured on tuesday in an automobile Accident near Lake Tahoe Nev. A a a. A an Abc spokeswoman Susan Binford said wednesday that Tartikoff 41, was in satisfactory condition at Washoe medical Center in Reno Nev., after suffering multiple fractures. He was moved wednesday from intensive care into a special orthopaedic a care unit Tartikoff a she said. His daughter Calla Lianne Tarti lofty 8, was in serious condition thursday and her injuries were believed to be More serious. A the Nevada Highway patrol said Tartikoff s vehicle was struck by a car while he was trying to make a turn in Glenbrook Nev., where he has a vacation Home. Desert Reading material a the Berkley publishing group says it has shipped More than 63,000 paperbacks to . Troops in the Middle East. Among the titles donated were a am Bush at sir aka by Herbert Crowder a Silver Tower by Dale Brown a Angels at Midnight by Norma Elshir and a Aback to the future by George Gipe. Dangerfield hospitalized comedian Rodney Dan it Gerfield was in stable condition wednesday at Hollywood memorial Hospital in Florida apparently suffering from exhaustion. Dangerfield was in Florida for a new years eve gig at Sunrise. Musical theater and checked himself into the Hospital tuesday night said. Spokeswoman Maria pantages. She would not confirm reports he was suffering front exhaustion. Trump Simpsons Flop Donald Trumps and Bart Simpsons publishers were noticeably underachieving. A the Village Green Bookstore a Rochester Dangerfield / dear Abby i have a very serious problem that could be a matter of life or death. My husband Falls asleep while he a smoking cigarettes. 1 just found another 2-Inch-Long Burn on my sofa. There Are 15 Burn holes in the carpet in front of the sofa 10 Burn holes on the Coffee table a not to mention the Burn holes in my sheets and in the carpet beside our bed. Twice i awakened by our fire alarm a and found smoke rolling through the House because he fell asleep while cooking breakfast. The first time he was cooking Bacon and it burned a 2-foot area on the Kitchen floor. The second time he fell asleep while boiling eggs. A this is a constant source of fear and fights in our House. I have begged pleaded threatened and have even thrown his clothes on the porch Over this but it keeps happening. Sometimes i catch him but most of the time i find another Burn Hole. A few years ago he dear Abby was told he had a disorder called a sleep a near a he stops breathing while he a asleep. Could this be related to his problem a a. _ _ How can i convince him that this is serious and possibly life threatening to our entire family afraid of fire in Lake City Ark. Dear afraid please get your husband to a physician before the Sun sets on another Day he needs a total evaluation of his physical and mental condition. In the meantime he should not smoke in the House a tricks he a supervised. His life and the lives of every one in your family depend upon it. A dear Abby i have a 5-year-old daughter w to is Blind. She is constantly confronted with pity a a reaction she does not understand. Strangers come up to , a ooh bless your heart. You poor Little thing a a a Abby my daughter is not a a poor Little she comedians Bill Cosby and Chevy Chase Rock Star Peter Frampton and . Law to Star Jimmy Smits Are helping boys town publicize a 24-hour, nationwide hot line Lor troubled youth. O. Other celebrities helping include singers Lisa Lisa and Debbie Gibson former baseball player Reggie Jackson and actors Michael Landon and Edward James Olmos. Thanks to the celebrities Public service announcements and signs advertising the toll free number around the country Calls have steadily increased since it opened in May 1989, boys town officials said. Boys town a Home for troubled youngsters near Omaha neb.,received about 233,000 Telephone Calls in 1990. Barry s arresting night excerpts from the first Book on Marion Barry will hit the Newsstands this week in the february Issue of Penthouse Magazine. From the Book by Washington writer Jonathan Agronsky the chapter running in the Magazine is a Complete account of the fateful night the former District of Columbia mayor was arrested at the Vista hotel. Agronsky son of newsman Martin Agronsky describes his Book titled a Marion Barry the politics of race a As a Agronsky writes that president. Bush was approached by an unidentified a High ranking Black Leader after the arrest to work out a plea bargain Deal. According to what Agronsky describes As a a reliable source in the civil rights Community a the president replied a no in a not going to intervene. I want him to go to Kasparov to donate trophy world chess Champion Gary Kasparov has announced that he will donate his Diamond studded trophy made in the shape of a a a Worth an estimated $ i million a to a Charity helping homeless armenians. At wednesdays awards ceremony Kasparov said to a standing ovation a feeling the responsibility of being one of them i believe that this Symbol of my Victory should help them armenians a Kasparov won the Ivi atch monday in Lyon France arid received $1.7 million of the $3ynillion.prize Money in addition to the trophy. Barry is a Beautiful Happy healthy child who cannot figure out Why people she has never met before Are touching her and feeling sorry for her. A z in seems that ignorance still runs rampant Iri the 1790s, and Blind people Are still considered helpless. Please let sighted people know that a like them a Blind people will ask for help if and when it is needed and they do not appreciate being patronized. Contrary to popular belief Blind people can hear think speak and feel and they Are not to be pitied. Santa Ana Parent dear Parent i have had Many letters from sightless people asking me to remind sighted people of the important message in your letter. A major complaint when a Blind person is accompanied by a sighted person while travelling the sighted person will be asked a and what w ill your Friend have a hurting. In Lawrence Kan it takes a Friend and an enemy to really Hurt you the Cne to say something Rotten about you and the a a Friend to Tell you about it. C Universal press Syndicate. 1
