European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 a the stars and stripes sunday february 9, 1992faces re places a Shannon la Rhea Marketic is crowned miss Usa 1992 Friday by last year s miss Usa Kelli Mccarty left and Jane Bishop miss teen  miss Usa Crown leaves Pepperdine student Tongue tied from wire reports Shannon la Rhea Marketic miss California Usa was crowned miss Usa 1992 on Friday night in Wichita Kan. The 21-Ycar-old Pepperdine University student looked upward when one realized she had won. She then made a thank you gesture to the audience and judges. When Host Dick Clark asked her How she Felt the native of Malibu calif., was nearly unable to speak. A i done to know Quot she said. A a of  Marketic who plans a career As a lawyer and child advocate succeeds Kelli Mccarty of Liberal Kan. The first runner up was Candace Brown 23, of Auburn Ala. Audra y. Wallace 22, Charleston s.c., was second runner up. They were chosen from a Field of 11 finalists. Other finalists were Jennifer prodgers 22, of Atlanta Kimb Croce Girrens 22, of Wichita Angela Hines 22, of Maysville by. Dannis Shepard 24, of Mesa Ariz. Tess Elliott 22, of High Point . Christy Saylor 23, of Baton Rouge la. Brandi Bot tort 21, Fairfax a. Katie Young 19, of fort Worth Texas. Infanta gets key to la More than 200 years after her ancestors set foot in Southern California and founded Al Pueblo de la Reina de los Angeles Infanta Cristina of Spain came Friday to receive the key to the City once governed by the Spanish. A i receive with deep emotion and gratitude the keys to the City of los Angeles a she said. In a special ceremony Complete with a winding red carpet Cristina received the Royal treatment at City Hall. A we have come a Long Way since King Carlos Iii sent a Mission up to California to search for a settlement Quot mayor Tom Bradley said As he presented the Infanta to the City Council. Cristina 27, the daughter of King Don Juan Carlos i and Queen Dona Sophia is third in line for the throne of Spain after her sister Infanta Dona Elena. She was visiting los Angeles As part of a cultural and Trade promotion delegation. She is a direct descendent of King Carlos Iii who in 1781 chartered Al Pueblo de la Reina de los Angeles after it was founded by 11 conquistadors and their families. Arm Landers dear readers remember the column that raised the question a should women be allowed to serve in the Navy aboard ships Quot Well it almost started world War i. Want to read Over my shoulder Here Are some Choice excerpts dear Ann Landers women in the Navy serving aboard ships forget it there should be a constitutional amendment barring women from military service entirely. There has never been a need for it. Its nothing More than a boost to the feminine ego i resent paying taxes to support  nonsense. Things have gone too far when you hear of air cushioned hazardous duty Shields for women in their third trimester and computerized pain and muscle controls that allow women to Fly planes drive tanks and fire artillery while in labor. Harry e. Ward Iii Houston dear Harry any War in which women in labor Are Hying planes driving tanks and firing artillery is already lost. In what country docs this go on from Holland Mich there Are now 400,000 women in the . Armed forces. We have approximately 1.8 million woman veterans. Deborah Sampson Gannett disguised herself As a Man named Robert Sutcliff in the revolutionary War and was not discovered until she was wounded for the third time. Molly Pitcher fired her husbands Cannon when he was struck Down. The first woman Marine served on the Constitution under the name of George Baker in the War of 1812. Women have served in the military for As Long As there have been wars. In world War ii women worked in medical units before they were old enough to vote. Ask any Man who served in desert storm what he thought about the women who served in that War. In a a Veteran of the korean War and am sorry i Wasny to in the persian Gulf. Sandra Kantz Madison ind Quot women in the military have always been discriminated against. For example the 1,200 women who got pregnant in desert storm were treated unfairly Newsweek Magazine reported that the military issued 1 million condoms Over 31 Days. According to my calculations if each of the 35,000 women who served in desert storm had sex once a Day they were 85,000 condoms Short. John of Neill Philadelphia you recently printed a letter from a Navy wife who complained about women serving on ships. I was in the army not the Navy but i can Tell you she is wrong. In be seen men on an army base fool around while living with their wives. If a Man is going to be unfaithful he can cheat on land As Well As at sea. Arlene Gilmore c creators Syndicate dear Abby i read with amusement the letter from Quot on the Fence in Waukegan ii.,&Quot the professional career woman who is dating a Man who has Only a High school education and works in a warehouse. She said Quot he treats me like a Queen but in a concerned that perhaps he is too simple for me and 1 might get  Well i have some advice for her if he Sas Good to you As you say he is and you love him a marry him. I am a College professor who can lecture fluently in five languages and in be been happily married for 10 years to a truck Driver with an eighth Grade education. Intelligence has nothing to do with the level of schooling decency and caring have nothing to do with the kind of a work a Man does and loyalty has nothing to do with the size of a paycheck. Perhaps the old saying a opposites attract is True. My husband has brought More Joy into my life than i Ever had when i was previously married to another  Abby opposite but equal in Ohio dear opposite meet another opposite but equal couple from a neighbouring state. Dear Abby a few years ago i shocked my friends and family when i broke my engagement to a Well educated Rhodes scholar millionaire business executive to marry a construction worker. Why because he a kind honest and totally lovable. My High school dropout can fix the plumbing tune up a car build a House and grow enough vegetables to feed an army. He can Cook and clean like a pro and comes Home whistling every evening without stopping at a bar. The stories he tells me about his Day at the construction site Are far More interesting than my Day on Wall Street this Man wont grow soft and flabby sitting behind a desk All Day and he wont get a stress related illness or have an affair with his Secretary. And if we have children in a 38 and he a 36he wont be too Busy to spend time with his family. Lucky in Indiana dear Abby i am a professional woman with a degree in journalism. I married a Man seven years my Junior with an eighth Grade education. He a a Gardener watches sports on television and reads to guide. Can i relationship like this work you bet but Only if both parties Are mature adults who Are sensitive to each others needs. We have worked through worse problems than boredom and Are still in love. Kathy in Tempe Ariz. Dear Abby my Fiance is a heavy equipment operator and truck Driver. I am a 34-year-old corporate accountant. This is the second time around for both of us. His children Are grown mine Are still quite Young. He a terrific with kids and mine adore him. In be dated professional men but none Ever gave me the up there in the Clouds head Over heels in Iove feeling 1 get when in a with him. Although he is not formally educated he reads the newspaper every Day and is Well informed. He has every Good Quality a woman could want in a Man. I can hardly wait to be his wife. Gail Oceanside . Tomorrow utters from the other Side of a on the  a Universal press Syndicate