European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes tuesday August 20,1991 faces re places new York gets to the Kernel of Corn mystery from wire reports the Corn crop that sprouted along a Busy Avenue and mystified usually unflappable new yorkers has turned out to be an immigrants remembrance of Home a and his contribution to Urban beautification. The 131 stalks Are standing 6 feet tall along the Center divider of Broadway at 153rd Street in upper Manhattan rustling in the Breeze of passing traffic. A a i wanted to beautify the streets a said 51-year-old Daniel Perez. A believe it or not the soil is not nil that Perez speaking in Spanish said the Cornstalk a Are a recollection a memory of How things arc Back Home is Moca dominican Republic which Perez left for the United states 26 years ago. 1 a in Moca my older brother had a Large farm. He used to take me out with him and let me work on the Fields a he said. A the taught me How to Plant and cultivate the land. What he grew in the Field is what we ate.�?�. Perez said the idea of planting Corn came to him As he walked along the median everyday in the poor crime Ridden neighbourhood. A i decided to beautify the area. All i saw was bottles old newspapers garbage and weeds a he said. A i took a Large garbage bag and cleared the last year he planted Black Beans and when word got around neighbors lined up grocery bags in hand he said. They a cooked them in All sorts of dominican styles a a they ail tasted great to me a he added. A better Corn than junk Quot said Parks department spokesman skip Garrett. Custom tailored role former saturday night live Star Jon Lovitz said preparing for his role in the movie a league of their own was easy. A the part is based on Eddie Shimozo the gangster parody from the �?T30s i did on saturday night a Lovitz said. Lovitz plays Cappy a crabby scout who discovers two Ball playing Sisters portrayed by Gena Davis and Lori Petty in the upcoming film about a 1940s women a baseball league. Director Penny Marshall a asked the writers to make the role for me a Lovitz said. He met Marshall in september 1985, a week be keeping Zooi a Polar Bear in the Cologne zoo beets the German heat last thursday by using a pail to your a Little cold water on a hot head. Fore his first saturday night live show. Madonna who also appears in the movie hosted that show he said. His film career has included appearances in three Amigos my Stepmother is an alien and big which Marshall also of the civil War writer Shelby Foote says the latest look at the civil War on the Public broadcasting service is not an attempt to capitalize on the networks widely popular series the civil War. Foote who provided commentary on the series aired in 1990, is featured in the upcoming the songs of the civil War. 6 a i done to think you can overstress the importance of music in that War a Foote said. The new program features the . Military Academy band and singers Hoyt Axton Judy Collins Waylon Jennings and Kathy Mattea who sings a Balad about a woman missing her Confederate husband. The music includes the civil War theme music the Battle hymn of the Republic and never have to look too hard to land a bargain at your $ stars and stripes Bookstore stars and stripes bookstores have a shipload of discount programs featuring an assortment of popular paperback Magazine and hardcover titles offering you savings of anywhere from 10 to 50% from the regular cover Price. For More information about our discount programs and the titles currently being discounted at your local Bookstore simply ask your stars and stripes Bookstore attendant for Stop in today and land a bargain at your stars and stripes Bookstore. Bookstores
