European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 04, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 4,1991 not too old to Wield a pen the stars and stripes Page 17 facts a no places from wire reports James Michner who turned 84 on sunday says the passage of time does t mean he a put out to pasture. It does however make him a Little tired. A i done to feel like an elder statesman Quot said the author of works such As a Hawaii a a Chesapeake Quot a Centennial a and  i am working very diligently. The Only change in my life is that i take a Nap in the  Michener and his wife Mari plan to  october through february at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg fla., As part of the school s Academy if senior professionals. ,. A much of Michener s time is spent writing and work ing As a teaching assistant for a creative writing class of 12 students a these were very Able students with potential Talent a he said. The author spends Spring at the University of Texas where he is a professor emeritus and Summers in Brunswick  awards no show Sinead o Connor the Irish Singer who a generated As much controversy As record sales says she wont attend the grammy awards because she does no to like the music Industry a  i signed my record Deal when i was 17 and it has Aken me this time to gather enough information and mull  and reach a conclusion Quot of Connor said in a letter sent Friday to the National Academy of recording arts amp sciences. The 24-Ycar-old Singer known for her distinctive close cropped hairstyle was nominated in four grammy categories for her album a i do not want what i Haven to  she was scheduled to perform her hit song a nothing compares 2 o Connor us at the feb. 20 ceremony. A we Are allowing ourselves to be portrayed As being in some Way More important More special than the very people we Are supposed to be helping a by the Way we dress by the cars we travel in by the a otherworld Ness of our shows and by a lot of what we say in our music Quot of Connor wrote. A a a a Academy president Michael Greene questioned of Connors decision. A we applaud that Sinead feels so strongly about these issues and believe that her convictions Only add to the seriousness of her work a Greene said. A but she maybe misguided.�?T�?T. Of Connor threatened last summer to walk out of the Garden state arts Center in Holmdal n j. If the National Anthem was played As is the tradition there. Center staff relented and the show went on but the incident stirred a nationwide Flap a a Howard promotes gun safety. Actor and film director Ron Howard has joined a gun safety Campaign organized by a woman whose 12-year-old son was fatally shot while playing with a loaded handgun w Ith a Friend. A one minute of your time could mean a lifetime to your children a Howard said in a spot he filmed last week. Howard urged parents who own handguns to keep them unloaded and locked up. A the spot will air in Connecticut and possibly around the country said Susan Kenney who founded gun responsibility in every family or Grili alter her son David was killed in june Lysy. A a 12-year-old player on a babe Ruth league baseball team Howard coached in California was killed in similar circumstances. Howard starred in the television series a the Andy Griffith show and a Happy Days Quot and directed the films a cocoon a a splash Quot and a parenthood a in Tempo with the military entertainer Louise Mandrell says it s a coincidence that she has a military tribute in her upcoming musical production at Oryland Usa in Nashville tenn., while the country is at War the show a love my country Quot was written before War broke out in the Middle East the Singer dancer instrumentalist said. A a it a going to look As if i put it in because of this and that Sok  men deserve it a but the truth is it was already planned because 1 am really pro military a she said. A a in a not saying in a pro War. There s a tremendous  the production includes a military tribute with twirling rifles and uniformed performers representing each Branch of the armed forces. It will be presented March 30 through the summer. Mandrell a Sisters Are Barbara a country music Singer and Irlene who appears on the Long running syndicated to show a thee  snoozing right along _ no. One can accuse Connecticut gov. Lowell p. Weicker or. Of being asleep at the wheel but he concedes he sometimes snoozes in the Back scat. The governors sleeping arrangements became a Public Issue thursday night when Weicker told an amused audience at an economic conference in Hartford of a Telephone Call to his Secretary that morning from an irate constituent.  scooting along a Brown hear putters along As part of a or Cus performance in Munich Germany where similar two wheeled performances will continue until feb. 28, a a he a been travelling along the Merrill Parkway somewhere Between Greenwich and Hartford and he had noticed the governor sleeping in the Back sear of the official state car and he did t think that was very appropriate a Weicker said. 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