European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes saturday March 30, 1991 faces a it places. From wire reports sen. Strom Thurmond and his wife Nancy have decided to separate the couple announced thursday. A a a v. A a. A a a a a at this Point in my life i would like to be Able to pursue several career options and some measure of Independence a mrs. Thurmond 44, said in a statement her husband sent to news organizations from Washington. A Nancy s statement Speaks for itself a the 88-year-old senator said in. An accompanying statement. A this was a difficult decision but one on which we both  the statements made no mention of whether the couple planned to divorce. A they will have nothing to add. The statements speak for themselves a said Susan Pelt or Thurmond a press Secretary. The Republican senator from South Carolina is the oldest member of Congress. His wife a former Beauty Queen is his second wife. His first wife Jean died in 1960. The Thurmond have four children ranging from age 15 to 19. They married in 1968 when the senator was 66 and she was 22. �?o1 care deeply for Strom and have been totally devoted to him mrs. Thurmond said. A was most of you know Public life carries with it heavy responsibilities loneliness extreme pressures stress and family sacrifices often with devastating consequences. A i shall continue to be involved in Stroms life and to help him in any Way that 1 can a she said hello my name is. Kimber Nelson of Pocatello Idaho is proud of her husband s service As a Marine Corporal in the persian Gulf War. So proud in fact that she decided to name their Newborn daughter de Serai Stornik. A it started out As a joke a mrs. Nelson 21, said thursday while visiting relatives in Southeastern Idaho. A i heard some Bendy named their Little boy Stormy. 1 thought it was a weird name for a boy but sounded cute for a Little  family and friends liked the name for the baby bom March 13, but mrs. Nelson said it was harder to convince her husband. Shane Nelson 22, remains on duty in the Gulf in the Wake of operation Despirt storm. He expects to get his first look at Des Crai Stormi in Early june when he returns to the United states. Price is the latest fashion trend among South Florida teenagers is an accessory their parents probably consider Tacky Price tags. A in the old Days people would take off the tags a said Albert Hall a Miami Beach High school senior who sports a si0,95 tag on his los Angeles raiders Cap. A a a a a v a we just leave the tags on a he said. A a it a noticeable. People see it More. It looks Lively when you walk. Its flying around All Over the place it attracts  a a Dawn Lee a Junior at Boyd Handerson High school in Lauderdale lakes said her new Cherokee sneakers and accompanying plastic logo stopped her friends in their tracks. V a when i came to school everybody said a where a you get those they re the freshest sneakers a a said Lee 16. A a it a really  but not everyone appreciates the latest fashion. Assistant principal Chet Ludwick at fort Lauder Dale High school said he Hopes the trend disappears As quickly As mood rings. A i think its Tacky a he  up new York something snapped just after dark thursday and it lighted up new Yorkus grand Central terminal like a 136,000-Watt cartoon idea bulb. Mayor David n. Din Kins threw a switch that inaugurated the newest splash of Light in the wave of illumination that washes Over the Manhattan Skyline at night. For the grand Central neighbourhood the lighting of the terminal is considered not Only aesthetic enhancement of its beaux arts ornamentation and sculpture but also a Security device that will deter Street crime. A a a a a the ceremonies at a stand in front of the Philip Morris building at Park Avenue and 42nd Street had overtones of a sound and Light show. As the lamps caressed the terminals facade the 10-piece Les miserable brass band performed the premiere of Frank London a fanfare commissioned for the  is no match world chess Champion Garry Kasparov has a bit of advice for americans who want to see a More democratic soviet Union a leave us  Kasparov 27, a vocal opponent of soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev said he is convinced that communism will die by itself in his Homeland without outside help. A v. A if you leave us alone within a year there will be no Gorbachev there will be no communists. There will be something else. It will happen a he said. Kasparov was in the lbs Angeles area developing a series of chess videotapes and software. He said his defeat of former world chess Champ Anatoly Karpov mirrored the struggle Between the old order and the new at Home. A chess is Black and White a he said. A Karpov Kasparov pro and anti. I did no to have my anti communist ideas at that time. That came later. All our matches were a step ahead of the changes in the  no Friend of Barbie s a swedish doll maker has been barred from advertising its Petra doll As a Friend of the Mattel made Barbie fashion doll. The official snub was sanctioned wednesday by . District judge David Kenyon who issued a preliminary injunction in los Angeles saying Lundby of Sweden s television and gives the false impression a that the dolls Are associated with one  a the Only disclaimers that appear in the Commer Cial one Oral and one printed Are at the very end of the 30-second commercial which is aimed at 3 to 11-year-old children a the judge wrote. A Mattel sued Lundby alleging its ads promoting Petra As barbies Friend infringed on its trademark and confused children into thinking the two dolls were made by the same company. Pat Duncan a lawyer for Lundby argued at a hearing last week that disclaimers in the ads Drew a distinction Between Petra and Barbie dolls and that the ads do not say Petra is barbies Friend but simply say she has come from. Europe hoping to become barbies Friend. The and was designed to inform children that Petra is sized so that she and Barbie can Wear each others clothes and the two can be played with together Duncan said. A a a /. A Mattel which for years has made dolls promoted to be friends of Barbie alleged in its lawsuit that the Petra ads would unfairly lure profits away from Mattel. The suit seeks unspecified damages. Sales of Barbie related dolls and clothing have exceeded $2.8 billion since 1972, Mattel said. The doll was first introduced in the late 1950s and has become a collector s item. 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