European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday january 20, 1991 ? the stars and stripes faces a place George bums celebrates his 95th birthday s Quot to in rom wire reports George Burns the ageless comedian who s touched the hearts and tickled the fancy of generations has turned 95 with a gala birthday weekend in the footlights he loves. Special parties were being held at Caesars Palace in Las vegas with celebrities joining vips in a Toast to the entertainment legend. Burns is winding up a five year contract at the strip resort. He walked at a 10-year Deal at age 90, joking he Wasny to sure Caesars would be around that Long. And he a planning on playing the London palladium five years from Nowa vow he made to Mark his 100th birthday. How does he do it How did he feel about birthday no. 95? a i feel just As Good at 95 As i did at 94,�?� he quipped in his trademark Raspy voice. A i love what in a doing. In a smoking a Cigar right now. Its Nice to love what you do and get said for Burns bounced around vaudeville As a trick Rol Ler skater and struggling comic then hit his stride when he teamed with the Zany Gracie Allen in 1923. The two married three years later and became stars of radio in 1932, moving to television in 1950. The husband and wife were a hit with the a Burns and Allen show a which ran on to until 1959, when Gracie retired. She died of a heart attack in 1964, taking a part of her soul mate with her. A if it Wasny to for Gracie i be Here a he says. A i would be in show business but not where i meanwhile he continues to aim for that performance five years from now in London. A a in a booked for two weeks at the palladium a he says matter of factly. A if i done to like my dressing room the deals Quot Cgeorge has a Nice ring former heavyweight boxing Champ George Foreman has welcomed the arrival of his ninth child a his fourth Tittle George. Foreman a wife Joan gave birth last week at Northeast memorial Hospital in Humble Texas to a son weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces. The latest arrival was named George v. The fighters other three sons also Are named George. Foreman will turn 43 before his scheduled april 19 title fight against evander Holyfield. The sex Champ held the title from 1973-74 and began a comeback in 1987 after a 10-year head class of 90 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a class of 1990 brought a Large dose of blues last week to the induction ceremony in new York. The sixth group of inductees include bluesman John Lee Hooker and howling Wolf rhythm and blues artists Jimmy Reed and Lavem Baker the spicy ramp a duo of Ike and Tina Turner the Sweet soul of the impressions the steamroller soul of Wilson Pickett and Folk Rock pioneers the Byrds. The winners were announced last fall and were officially inducted in a ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria. The new group brings the total of inductees to 50. The original lineup of the Byrds in i9n4 was honoured Roger Mcguinn David Crosby Gene Clark. Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke. Subsequent members such As the late Gram Parsons were not included. A. A a a Quot a. The original impressions of 1958 also were honoured Jerry Butler Curtis Mayfield Sam Gooden and Fred Cash. Mayfield who left in 1970 for a Solo career Wasny to present because of a stage Accident last year that left him paralysed from the neck finds no satisfaction James Brown does no to beat around the Bush when he gives his opinion of today a tunes. A a Over the last seven or eight years i have been disgusted with the music a Brown told the Aiken . Kiwanis club. A i always say done to play any music you would t play for your Mother. A some of today s music you would t play for anyone. Its time to go Back to Quot Brown spoke to the club last week As part of his duties at the lower Savannah work release Center. He a serving a six year prison term for aggravated assault failure to Stop for police and weapons violations he a scheduled to meet with the parole Board feb. 27.sonny, Cher staying fit Sonny Bono says you wont get him babe into the . Senate because he does no to like the idea of spending millions to run for political office a you have to buy the position a said Bono the mayor of Palm Springs Calif. A it becomes a Money contest. A lot of people arc being elected because they have a lot More Money than the next Bono who Rose to Fame with his sex wife Cher in the 1960s with such hit songs As a a in be got you babe a has been mentioned As a possible Republican candidate for the Senate in 1992. But he Bono said hell seek another term As mayor of Palm Springs instead. While Bono tries to stay politically fit Cher credits her grandmother with inspiring her to stay fit and healthy. A her grandmother works out every Day at a gym and asked for leotards for her 72nd birthday Cher 44, recalled in her new diet and fitness Book a forever a my grandmother is living proof that it is never too late to change the Way your body and mind can work together to look and feel your Best a Cher said in the Book which is scheduled for release next week. Taking shots at Saddam the Jan. 14 edition of the new York Post carried a picture of Saddam Hussein on the front Page. The iraqi president was kneeling in prayer As he visited his troops on the front line. A headline accompanied the picture a kiss it goodbye a in Des Plaines iii., a poster of Saddam a face framed by a target is being rushed into a third printing because of a sudden overwhelming demand. Unless there is a Quick end to persian Gulf hostilities the poster May outsell the company Sall time favorite a a target poster featuring Iran s Ayatollah Khomeini publisher Mike Mccormick said lie said the third printing will take the total order for Saddam posters to about 100.001 a a Long Way from the 750,000 Khomeini sold. V a i think Saddam will sell better than Khomeini if he a around Long enough a Mccormick said. A people thought of Khomeini As a religious fanatic but this Saddam he a just a dictator. A loony humorist Jerry Clower says he feels he bested the iraqi Leader because he made people laugh just moments after they Learned War was under Way in the persian Gulf. Clower said his audience of 600 at a convention last week in Richmond va., had just been told the United states had begun bombing Iraq. The grand Ole pry Star said he decided to proceed with his routine of Homespun humor and ended up getting a a tumultuous standing a i figured that Saddam Hussein does no to have the right to keep us from doing Normal things in this country Quot Clower said. A the would have won Over me if i Hadnot done my Best to make people laugh. I did no to give in to him.a House Worth buying could you Cook in a Kitchen where Glenn close prepared her special Rabbit Stew or Bathe in the tub where her cinematic demise occurred because of her a fatal attractions if you be got $975,000 and a hankering to live in new Yorkus Northern suburbs the answer is yes. The 200-year-old House in Bedford where several hair raising scenes front the hit movie were filmed is on the Market said real estate agent Lois Barnett. A a it a a Darling House a Barnett said. A a it a got a very pretty front porch a yeah but what about the Kitchen where the beheaded Bunny of Michael Douglas movie daughter was tossed in a pot a it he Kitchen is precious. You really forget about the movie a said Barnett who admits she tries not to think about the bloody film finale when she shows people the bathroom. Besides those two rooms there Are four bedrooms a Pool and a barn on the five acre estate. T he current owner who used the place As a weekend Retreat wants to sell the place because a the just does no to get enough use out of it a said Barnett. Carson wins Alimony Case Johnny Carson does no to have to increase the $13,500 a year Alimony he gives his first wife a a judge has ruled. Even if Joan a a Jody Carson were about to go on welfare she would t be entitled to More Money from the multimillionaire talk show Host because she has remarried state supreme court Justice Phyllis. Gang. Al Jacob has ruled. The couple divorced about 30 years ago. A Joan Carson receives $13,500 annually through an agreement she and her former husband signed in the 1960s and modified in 1970. = in her petition Joan Carson asked the court to increase her payments to $112,000, saying the current payments did not allow her to live with dignity. Dear Abby f i dated Andy not his real name four times. We kissed Good night a Little longer each time but he never got out of line. Andy was polite and made a Good impression on my parents and seemed like the perfect Boyfriend. Then one night we went for a ride and he drove out to a lonely Road stopped the car and tried to rape me Abby i had to fight him of. I swear i did no to Lead him on or do anything that would make him think i was easy. A i am 16 and Andy is 19. I never had a serious Boyfriend before but he. Must have been used to dating More experienced girls. A this happened five weeks ago and i still have nightmares about it. Even though i Wasny to raped i feel like 1 have been. I Haven to told my Mother or anybody else about it because in a afraid they might think it was my fault. How do i unto or this Nightmare a a a tormented dear Abby dear tormented you must talk this out with someone a your Mother the school Counselor or Call the rape crisis hot line. There must be support groups in your area. Please done to try to handle this alone. You Are assuming an attitude of guilt when you have done no wrong. This one experience could Warp your attitude about intimacy and men. I urge you to consider couns Elings please write again and let me know How you Are. I care. Dear Abby my husband and i need help our Home has been invaded by t Een age mutant munchkins from an alien planet. The upstairs has taken on the appearance of a local Landfill. And the munchkins have taken on the form of a 17-year-old boy and a 12-year-old Girk. We Battle these aliens daily but our strength is waning. Clothes Are to All four Corners w wastebaskets Are filled to overflowing masses of junk Are stored under unmade Beds Mold cultures flourish on dirty dishes and Hairspray is stuck to the ceilings of their bedrooms and bathrooms we Are losing the Battle and surrender time is near. Threats bribery or hollering Hasni to worked. We be even tried to Cut deals with them a payment on the older aliens car insurance in return for household assistance a but no Deal. My husband and i want to reclaim our territory he fore the final takeover. We re desperate. Any suggestions. Down and almost out dear i and almost wave your parental wands and turn your alien munchkins Back into obedient children immediately commandeer the car keys and ground them both until their rooms pass Muster. Then Dole out their Freedom commensurate with their Good behaviour. You Are the rulers of your planet unless you abdicate your authority by allowing yourselves to be manipulated. Ignore All cries of a fall the other kids can Etc. Etc.�?�. Hang Tough. Kids need rules. T hey May a a Bate you for demanding tidiness cleanliness and order but in the end. They a love you for making a a menschen out of munchkins. Or if Fusai p eve Syndicate
