European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes wednesday january 9,1991 a re a it . Al. Quot a r. It i i -. Or. J. Ato. R a of 1 a it j a a Quot Quot a. I hts a w fl.v4<isp a a a a up a a to Tiv Fillmore defenders have their Day in Buffalo from wire reports on the 191th anniversary of. His birth Millard Fillmore fans went to his grave monday in to defend the nation�?Ts.13th president against the verdict of history. A a Fillmore was during his lifetime a leading citizen and he remains today buffaloes most accomplished Cili zen a said Dale Landi a vice president of the state University of new York at Buffalo. A this activities on behalf of the City Are legion and continue to Bear fruit for All of us a Landi told the gathering of about 25 people. Fillmore was the first Chancellor of the University of Buffalo which was taken into the Suny syster Rvin the 1960s. Me also helped found Many of Fth City a other cultural institutions. He is remembered in Buffalo More for his contributions to civic life than for his presidency which Many scholars consider to have been among the five worst. Elevated to the presidency in 1850 by the death of Zachary Taylor Fillmore an abolitionist nevertheless endorsed the Compromise of 1850, which granted the South a harsh new fugitive slave Law. That action led the whig party to deny Fillmore nomination for a second term. The party split on the slavery question vanished after the election of 1852. A. Cryptic goodbye Justice John Sheehy bid a cryptic fare1 Well to colleges on the state supreme court. A y a. Quot a \ in an otherwise routine opinion issued last month Sheehy printed in boldface the first letter of each sentence in the first two paragraphs. They read a radios Sheehy 72, retired monday after 13 years on the court located in Helena a Mont. A / a. A handmade find a Comet was discovered by an Amateur astronomer peering scope with a 16-Inch ground by hand. A it looked like a Cotton Ball real Bright condensed Center Howard Brewington of clo n.m., an electronics technician. A it was Quot almost Starlight diffused Brewington saw the Comet at 9 13 . Sunday in the South sky in the area _ f i \ v a / just called to say i do Angela Hughes of Bauxite Ark., talks to her Fiance pvt. Charles Waltz jr., prior to taking marriage vows with the Hawaii stationed Soldier. Listening in was circuit chancery court judge Paul k. Quot Pete Quot Lancas a Ter who performed the Long distance marriage rite in Benton Ark. Of the Pisces Constellation. Bruce Marsden director of the International astronomical unions Central Bureau for astronomical telegrams said that Alan Hale a new Mexico state University graduate student working at the Kitt Peak Observatory West of Tucson ariz., verified the Comet. Elvis fanfare Elvis fans celebrated his birthday with their usual banquet and sock hop in Memphis tenn., and new reports that he did indeed die Obj a to abuse rather than heart disease Aidna to Dampen the festivity re Singer was born in Tupelo miss., pm Jan. 8, 1935. He died at his Grace land residence on aug. 16, 1977, at age 42. A. ,. A Quot a. Eric Murihead the former chief path pcs sages like a sleep Well dear a c. Y spa Ekke is the chosen for the whale in a danish newspaper poll after he spent 10 months in 1988-89 on a Kinin of Goodwill tour swimming a thousand Miles along the coasts of Norway and Denmark. A the had a Way of getting in Peoples hearts a said or Ola Leira a norwegian who collected hundreds of news clippings about spa Ekke from around the world. A y y by. A spa Ekke was a 4-year-old, 13-foot-Long killer whale. He first appeared near Aalesund Norway in october 1988, and he followed the ferryboat. Voksa for two weeks. A y. Whale experts speculated that spa Ekke had fallen in love Quot with the ferry a big Metal Hull. Others said he seemed to like the crowds a up to 25,000 people a Day a who watched him play in the ferry a Wake. Newspapers reported spa Ekker so death last August under such headlines As a Scandinavia mourns the i will she said John Travolta knows the recipe for a successful wedding proposal Start with a vacation in Switzerland add a 6-Carat Diamond ring and wait until Midnight on new years eve. -. A. A a y a y a. Travolta popped the question to actress Kelly Preston in new years eve during the romantic Holiday Ingstead Switzerland said publicist Paul Bloch she accepted Bloch said. Travolta 36, who starred in such movies As a grease a a saturday night fever and a Urban Cowboy has never been married. It will be to Lac second marriage Macy the interaction of numerous pre for the 28-year-old drugs. A the couple. Officially became Ina newly published Book a the death aged at Midnight new years eve when of Elvis a by. Charles c. Thompson ii Travolta presented Preston with a 6 and James p. Cole says the same thing Carat yellow and White Diamond ring a Murihead was one of the medical authorities interviewed for the Book Thompson said. Whale of a gala a whale who loved ships and used to play with scuba divers still captivates scandinavians even in death. A thousand norwegians swedes and Danes attended the opening last month pounds on a crash diet and revealed her of a museum exhibit in Oslo Norway new physique on one of her shows in dedicated to the whale. Some left Bou 1988. She has since regained most of the Quets beside the whales Skeleton with weight and has no plans to diet again. W apologist at Baptist Hospital in Memphis said in a newspaper interview Over the weekend that Presley died of a Apo Lephar Bloch said. No wedding Date was set. Weighted Down although Oprah Winfrey is on the cover of people Magazine expounding on her pounds she says she a really a sick sick sick of the scrutiny of her the television talk show Host lost 67 dear Abby we have recently built and moved into a new Home and Are being approached by people expressing a desire to a a tour our Home they Are not personal friends a in fact most of them Are. Practically strangers. The same thing happened to us 30 years ago. Both times we located in new cities where we had no friends a Only acquaintances. Our Home overlooks a Lovely a private Golf course so Many people have watched it being built. We Are not Overly eager to Welcome these people into our Home just to look around. On the other hand we done to want to be classified As unfriendly or snobbish. Thirty years ago under similar circumstances we allowed curious people to invite themselves Over hoping to acquire new friends in a new City but none of them returned the invitation. Some even came unannounced knocking on our door. The minister for one walked through our Home inspecting it making comments an dear Abby criticisms. I dread this happening again. Your suggestions on How to handle this would be greatly appreciated. Private people dear private people you have no obligation to open your Home to curious strangers a or casual friends. If someone expresses a desire to a a see your Home pleasantly say a perhaps one Day a then go on to another subject. And should someone have the Gall to ring your Bell simply say you re not prepared for visitors. Dear Abby i just returned from a bridal Shower that was Given by the Mother of the Bride. In the first place its common knowledge that its against All rules of etiquette for the Mother of the Bride to give her own daughter a bridal Shower. And As if that Wasny to bad enough each guest found a Blank envelope on her plate then the brides Mother got up and announced that each guest should address the envelope to herself. And on the inside of the envelope was a Blank piece of paper on which we were requested to identify our Shower gift. A this Way a the brides Mother said a she wont have to remember who gave half the guests thought this was a neat idea. The other half thought it was Tacky. What do you think 50/50 in Macon a. Dear 50/50 in a with the dear Abb on retumi1 half who thought it was Tacky. Home recently after being hospitalized i gift of a a love from my friends and neighbors. Their gift did As much for me As my medication they gave me a Check to pay for a cleaning lady to clean my House twice a Ana to help pay for the Lon distance Telephone Calls to my children. There were Many i am so grateful for such generous friends i have resolved to a go and do Rosemary Sanders North fort Myers Fla. Dear Rosemary Wou must be a very special person to have earned such thoughtful and generous friends. C Universal press Syndicate
