European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 07, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes monday october 7, 1991 faces n places Hope gives own honors to troops from wire reports entertaining troops was a the Luckiest thing that Ever happened to me Quot said comedian Bob Hope. He was commenting on the Navy a honouring him saturday for his 50 years of entertaining . Troops by naming a performing arts Center after him. A a in be made great friends great memories. And now to have an Honor like this. Its hard to believe Quot Hope said. Midshipmen at the . Naval Academy in Annapolis md., entertained the 88-year-old comedian with a musical Salute by the Academy glee club and the Academy. Band before dedicating the new Bob Hope performing arts Center. Hope first entertained . Troops at March Field in California in 1041. Over the next half Century he played before troops in Europe North Africa Alaska Iceland Vietnam and the Middle East. Hope has performed almost every Christmas for Hope veterans and service groups and said he has no plans to Stop. A a it a really been his life Quot said Hopes wife Dolores who Sang it had to be you at the dedication ceremony. Hope has faced several close Calls going to or from performances. He once arrived at a Saigon hotel minutes after a bomb exploded. He crash landed in Australia during world War ii. He was told to put on a Parachute Over Alaska because the Pilot could not ind a runway hidden by fog. Hope said one of his most physically painful memories was a show with a woman weightlifter in Iceland. The woman was supposed to lift him above her head. Quot but she stood up and  hold me and dropped me right on my head a Hope said. A the audience thought ii was part of the bit. I stood up and my nose was bleeding and they were laughing. I said excuse me a and went  a pop Art aficionados couple from new York pause in front of the Fust opened museum of modern Art in Medila hone Czechoslovakia. The museum was opened saturday by the family of the late . Pop artist Andy Warhol. Medz Labone is the Birthplace of Warhol s parents. Elvis guitar a bargain an antique dealer bought an Elvis Presley guitar at auction in Atlanta on saturday for a song �?$180,000. Red Barons Antiques which held the auction had expected the instrument to fetch at least twice that amount said manager Charlene White. A the got a Good Deal lets put it that Way Quot she said. The High bidder was identified As Dickie Wakefield a London antique dealer. The acoustic guitar is a 1942 Martin d-18 Presley used for his Early concerts and recordings in the mid-1950s. It is Well worn particularly on the Back apparently because Presley a Belt buckle rubbed it As he played. Presley traded in the guitar at . Houck piano co. In Memphis in 1956. A neighbor and fan purchased the guitar the following Day and kept it for 35 years before Selling it to red Baron s. Graceland Presley a estate owns All of Presley a other guitars making this one a rare find said Jim Jaworowicz Memorabilia consultant for Graceland and Christie a auction House. A i have never known of a situation where a museum piece like this has been placed on the Market and consider this very rare indeed a Jaworowicz  stars go to Charity desert storm hero Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf is Selling his Lucky stars for Charity. The four Star insignia the now retired general wore during last Winters persian Gulf War will be auctioned off thursday in Tampa fla., for the Benefit of a Ronald Mcdonald House that is scheduled to open there in the Spring. The bidding starts at $10,000 and the Winner also will get a letter of authentication for the stars and a framed photograph of Schwarzkopf. The Ronald Mcdonald House provides a temporary Home for the families of seriously ill children being treated at nearby  you know at your stars and stripes Bookstore you can save Money every Day with the numerous Magazine paperback and hardcover discount programs that offer you savings of anywhere from 10 to 50% off the regular cover Price. Each and every month there s a new selection of discounted paperbacks and magazines save 10%. Plus at shopping Center bookstores there Are numerous hardcover programs like your professional military Reading program save 20% or More. Super savers and discounted top 10 new York times bestsellers save 25% off or More and other seasonal specials throughout the  and stripes Bookstore customers saved More than $1.6 million in by 1991 a so Stop in at your Bookstore today to claim your share of the savings available for you. Bookstores