European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page16 the stars and stripes sunday january 19, 1992 faces no place Newman s $ 72,000 bails out program from wire reports Paul Newman a food company helped save a referral service for the homeless in Tucson arlz., through a $12,000 donation. Primavera foundation which runs the program applied for help from Newman a own last summer and received a Check last month. The program refers homeless people to other social services for such things As medical care and provides them with a mailing address. Newman and Friend . Hotchner the company a chief executive officer select donation recipients every year said Ursula Hotchner senior vice president of Newman a own. The Money comes from profits of foods sold under the Newman a own Label including salad dressing Sal Sas lemonade Popcorn and Spaghetti sauces. Bloodletting czechoslovak Fakir Zdenek Zahradka who says he is the world record Holder in sword swallowing donates blood while lying on a bed of nails Friday in Ostl Nad Label Czechoslovakia. Zahradka has become a regular donator of blood since a transfusion saved his life after a serious car Accident. Fairs like Zahradka  Muslim or hindu itinerant beggars who  often reputed to perform  in Hobo Hall of Fame san Francisco lawyer Melvin Belli who Rode the rails in 1933 As the a King of torts a has a spot in the National Hobo Hall of Fame. Belli hopped trains for three months during research for a project called the scientific basis for transient Relief. The report became the basis for government Aid to hobos and the 1933 movie wild boys of the Road. A these Early Hobo activities along with his outstanding Legal career and other adventures Over his lifetime provide worthy qualifications for induction into the Hobo Hall of Fame a said Santa Febo also known As Bobb Hopkins founder of the 15-year-old Hobo association. The group has 3,800 members including writers executives and stockbrokers who ride the rails As a Hobby. There  about 5,000 full time hobos nationwide. Belli participated in the Hobo project As a Law student at the University of  s son convicted the son of country Singer Loretta Lynn has been convicted of Selling a Gram of cocaine to an undercover agent in 1989. Ernie Lynn 38, Lead guitarist in his mothers band was convicted thursday by a circuit court jury in Waverly Tenn. He faces eight to 12 years in prison when he is sentenced Jan. 29. Lynn is free on $5,000 Bond pending  faces new charges musician Billy Preston who already faces drug and molestation charges involving a teen Ager was charged Friday with sexually attacking a Man he hired last summer. The new charges involve a 38-year-old Man Preston picked up to do work at his Home on aug. 17, said Deputy District attorney Loni Petersen in Malibu Calif. The charges include one count each of sexual Battery assault with a deadly weapon a a knife a and false imprisonment. Preston whose hits include will it go round in circles and nothing from nothing was charged when he appeared in municipal court to set a Date for a preliminary hearing on the original Case involving the 16-year-old boy. Preston pleaded innocent to the new charges and posted $25,000 bail. Petersen said the Singer brought the Man to his Home tried to engage in sex and when the Man refused said he would drive him to a neighbors Home. She said he later stopped the car locked the doors and assaulted the Man. The incident occurred the Day before Preston was arrested in the Case involving the boy Petersen said. The boy told investigators he also was picked up to do work on the singers Home. Preston 45, was charged in that Case with felony Possession of cocaine and four Misdemeanour drug and child molestation counts. Ann Landers dear readers in be always known you  the most warmhearted responsive people in the world. Its time once again to let our veterans know they  appreciated. It wont Cost much and is sure to bring enormous pleasure to our vets to whom  owe so much. Last years response to the Ann Landers Valentine vet  overwhelming. More than 1.5 million Valentines arrived at Hines a Hospital near Chicago the Central mailing Point one Hundred volunteers worked for three weeks to Box the Valentines and ship them to the other 171 medical centers around the nation. More volunteers were on hand at these facilities to distribute the Valentines to patients. Once again the North Shore Hilton in Skokie 111., presented Hines with a 5-foot Valentine that had been displayed in the hotel lobby and signed by hundreds of guests. The Hilton pastry chef baked a huge cake beautifully decorated for the veterans to enjoy. Many a hospitals around the country had special activities. The Tomah wis., a medical Center even gave an Ann Landers sweethearts dance. On any Given Day there  approximately 60,000 veterans hospitalized in the 172 department of veterans affairs medical centers nationwide. These men and women served in world War i world War ii Korea Vietnam and the War in the persian Gulf. They represent every race color and Creed. We can never repay these valiant vets for the sacrifices they have made but  can do something to cheer them up and let them know they have not been forgotten. Valentines Day is feb. 14, and it Falls during National Salute to hospitalized veterans week. Be a sweetheart and Send a Valentine to a vet. If you  creative you might even make one. Should you care to Send More than one Valentine that would be of too. The More Valentines you Send the More hearts you will Gladden. The Valentines will be divided among All the veterans hospitals in the nation. Teachers in a depending on you once again to make this a class project. Those handmade Valentines  real heart warmers. When my staff and i passed them out personally last year at Lakeside a medical Center in Chicago those made by hand were the most enthusiastically received. So please encourage your students to be creative and let them learn firsthand the satisfaction that comes from doing something for others. You readers with time on your hands buy some simple Valentines and dress them up. The veterans would be thrilled if you could drop off your Valentines in person at your local a Hospital. If there Isnit one nearby Send them to Ann Landers Valentine vet Hines a Hospital Hines 111. 60141-1489. Be sure to Send your Valentines right away so they will be received in time. I know of nothing you can do that would Cost so Little and bring so much happiness to those who deserve to be remembered. Thank you and god bless. Ann Landers c creators Syndicate dear Abby 1 have two words for a Calvin a who wondered if he should ask the current resident for a tour of the House where he once lived forget it when my Sisters and 1 were children  spent our Summers with our grandparents 400 Miles away. We had fond memories of swinging on the porch swings and chasing fireflies on the Lawn. Many years after our grandparents had died my is Ter and i went Back to our Hometown and our aunt arranged a tour of our old House. We hardly recognized it. It had been remodeler. What a dreadful experience. We sobbed As  went from room to room. Old memories should be left As they were meant to be a memories. As  speak of it now neither of us can remember one thing about the remodeler House. In our minds eyes  still see a your House exactly As it was 50 years ago. And that Sas it should be. Barbara Mulholland Bethel Park a. I dear Abby dear Barbara i was amazed at the number of readers who regretted having toured the Homes of their childhood. One recollection that appeared in Many letters a it looked so Small. Id remembered it As a much bigger  perhaps Thomas Wolfe famed for his autobiographical novels was right. He wrote a you can to go Home  read on dear Abby the worst mistake i Ever made was going Back to see the House where i grew up. The Beautiful Oak stairway and Majestic French doors had been painted a hideous Brownish Orange with a Glossy finish the tile floors in the Kitchen and pantry were covered with cheap linoleum and a billiard table and pinball machine were in the Library the four spacious bedrooms upstairs were gone the space was utilized to make six Small bedrooms. It looked like a College dormitory. My parents would turn Over in their Graves if they knew what happened to their magnificent victorian mansion. Appalled in Toronto Canada dear Abby when my father died in 1980, my Brothers and i were together in our Hometown for the first time in Many years. After the funeral  drove Over to our old neighbourhood. Our oldest brother said a would no to it be a kick if  could see the inside of our old House a the youngest brother said a a let a Knock on the door and  so that a what  did. The owner graciously invited us in to look around. We were very disappointed. The House looked so Small and run Down a nothing like the House  remembered. Now i wish  had kept our childhood memories. Mrs. S. Meinert Vero Beach Fla. Dear Abby times have changed. In my mothers Day if a stranger had knocked on her door saying he had once lived there and asked if he could have a look at the inside head probably get not Only a tour of the House but also an invitation to stay for dinner. Today if a stranger rang my Bell and asked if he could have a tour of my House id give him 10 seconds to get off my porch. Michael w., North Highlands Calif. C Universal press Syndicate