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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 4, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 9michelin turns stingy with its stars by Suzy Patterson the associated press Paris a Michelin a restaurant inspectors showed their hard to please Side this year adding no establishments to the elite three Star category and whittling Down the two Star ranks. The 1992 Guidebook for France released monday spared the 19 incumbent three Star chefs but demoted 12 two Star chefs while adding six to trim the category to 81. The number of one Star restaurants grew from 495 to 502, giving the 1992 Guidebook a total of 602 starred restaurants one up from 1991. More than 4,000 restaurants were reviewed. The Scarcity of promotions at the upper level reflects the general state of the restaurant world. Many patrons Are looking for bargains rather than gastronomic palaces where Bills reach into the $200-per-person Range. Michelin the worlds largest tire company has been publishing maps and guidebooks since 1900. Its guide to French hotels and restaurants sold 650,000 copies last year. A we Felt no need to promote any chef to superstar status this year a it happens about every four or five years a said Alain Arnault a Michelin spokesman. Quot there Are Many Good chefs out there making an Effort and when we create a superstar everyone tends to forget about the  he said Only 1 percent of Michelin a clientele can readily afford the Price of a three Star dinner. New in this years two Star lineup Are the Jardin Des Sens at Montpellier la Oasis at la Napole the Auberge Bretonnel at la Roche Bernard and Pyra mide at Vienne. In Paris the modern Chi Berta gained to two stars As did Gerard views latest edition of his Les trois marches a now located in the refurbished Rianon Palace hotel in Versailles. Among the 12 losers of two Star status were Antibes Bonne Auberge which was sold and Nice a Jacques Maximin. Two famous Lyon restaurants Orsi and Leon de Lyon also dropped from two stars to one As did the relays Louis Xiii in Paris. Most famous of the Many one Star losers was the champs-�lys6cs�?T-fouquet�?Ts a More renowned As a big turnover meeting place than for haute  dream will linger in an empty driveway by Walter Jahncke staff writer for Many people having a racy european sports car to cruise the High Speed autobahn of Germany would be a dream come True. Thanks to music television Europe Rocker Alice Cooper and a lot of Luck air Force tech. Sgt. Tom Daniels and his wife Hanne of Bruggen Bracht Germany had that dream come True a sort of. It All started last november when the Daniels who Are regular mtg Europe junkies tuned in to mtg Europe a month of giveaways called rays requests big Competition. Three times daily the Days secret password was announced. Then each evening during veejay Ray cokes live two hour nightly request show Telephone callers who slipped through the jammed phone lines and knew the Days password went on the air with cokes until there was a Winner. Those who correctly answered a general knowledge question had a Chance to win a prize a ranging from a signed photo of the shows cameraman to 1,000 British pounds in Cash about $1,800 at current Exchange rates. When an Alice Cooper video aired nov. 27, Hanne knew it was her Lucky night. She and Tom had just been discussing the scant screen time Cooper videos had been getting. Hanneys Call made it on the air with cokes who asked a who has an album out simply the Best a her Correct answer Tina Turner first won her and Tom a three Day trip to Paris to see a genesis concert next july. Hanneys name went on to the grand draw where the Winner of the Lotus Elan sports car would be selected. Hanne Daniels flaunts the Bright red Lotus Elan convertible she won last fall in an mtg Europe contest and soon will part with. On nov. 30, the Daniels had their neighbors Over for a a grand draw party a and the Omen a another Alice Cooper video a aired again. A i almost had a heart attack jumping and screaming a Hanne said of the moment when she saw her name drawn and flashed across the screen As the Winner of the Lotus Elan. The two months she waited for the car was Long enough for 3-year-old Thomas to pick up the phrase a a Mommy a  when the family finally drove to see the car in Cologne Germany on feb. 13, Thomas sat m the Drivers seat and said a my  it appears to be a dream come True but this dream carries a hefty annual insurance Premium of 8,000 Marks or $5,000. Hanne adores the car and Tom could shave More than a few seconds off his 25-minute drive from their Home near Disseldorf to natos 2nd Allied tac air Force Headquarters in Rhei Dahlen where he works in communications Security. But they Arentt keeping it. A i hate to sell it but i realize we have to a Hanne said in a tone that suggested she was still trying to convince herself it was the Best thing to do. A a we la probably put the Money into an apartment Back in Norway a Hanne said. Hanneys Homeland is where they plan to live when Tom retires. So they have transported the car by trailer to their apartment and keep it in the garage. The Only cruising they have done was from the trailer to the garage. Hanne said she tries not to go out to the garage too much. She does no to want to get too  Irish teen Ager in Britain for genetic tests London a the pregnant 14-ear-old Irish girl at the Center of an abortion debate in the Republic arrived in Britain on tuesday for fetal tests an Rish government spokesman said. The genetic tests could identify the Nan she says raped her said the spokes Nan from the office of prime minister Albert Reynolds. It is not Likely she will have an abortion an this visit said the spokesman who spoke on condition of anonymity. Last week five supreme court justices ruled the teen Ager who has threatened to kill herself could travel to Britain for an abortion overturning a him court order which prevented her from doing so. The girl who has not been identified says she was raped in december by a friends father following two years of sexual abuse. The authorities were alerted to her Case when the family contacted police about preserving forensic evidence from an abortion for a possible prosecution. The girl was accompanied to Britain by members of her family and two senior Irish policemen the government spokesman said. Doctors will carry out genetic tests not available in Ireland but admissible in Irish courts of Law he said. The courts written decision expected later this week will be a key Factor in determining whether opposition and pro Choice groups seek a constitutional referendum or new  complaints Lead to change in toys names Cincinnati apr snot shot projectile vomit and the puke shooters May be getting a new image. Kenner products inc. Said monday it will change the names of some toys in its Savage Mondo Blitzer action Fig ure line because of complaints. Teachers at an elementary school in suburban Loveland had complained to the company last week that the toys names Are vulgar and that their actions suggest to children that violence is acceptable. Kenner products said it had received no other consumer complaints. A while the figures in the line Are based upon Zany fantasy characters that would Appeal to today a kids it appears that some Consumers Are concerned with the Choice of some names selected for the Savage Mondo Blitz ers a Kenner products said in a statement monday. A sensitive to their interests we have chosen to modify names of a select group of our action figures a the statement said. The toys include characters named snot shot puke shooter loaded diaper and projectile vomit. Each 1 a Inch tall figure is part of a four pack Selling for $4.99  
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