European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 4, 1992 the stars and stripes b 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. A 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 Mich line 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 Oasis at la Napole the Auberge Bretonnel at la Roche Berard and Pyra mide at Vienne. In Paris the Modem 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 a by sees Fouquet so 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 Briggen 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 receiving. Hanneys Call made it on the air with cokes who asked a who has an album out simply the Best Quot 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. For a amps Tom Dan Lols Hanne Daniels flaunts the Bright red Lotus Elan convertible she won last fall in an mtg Europe contest a 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 $52,500 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 in 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 Well 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  limit sex Warsaw nations role nato says by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a some chairs could go empty at meetings Between officials from nato and the former Warsaw pact nations unless the Western Alliance helps those fledgling Eastern european democracies overcome the High Cost of travelling to Brussels a senior nato official said tuesday. The official said ambassadors from natos 16 nations and the nine Central and Eastern european countries that make up the North Atlantic cooperation Council Drew up an ambitious plan last week outlining defense and Security related issues the Council wishes to address in 1992. The work plan will Likely require numerous meetings placing a heavy workload on nato and its new partners the official said. In addition foreign ministers meeting next week in Brussels Are expected to of cooperation Council membership for All the former soviet republics except Georgia which has not yet been granted diplomatic recognition from All nato members. A we think we have to see How far throughout the year we can carry the program and what they can manage As far As attendance is concerned a the official said. Nato however would like to have the cooperation Council partners Send appropriate experts to meetings from their capital cities rather than Send diplomats assigned to their embassies in Brussels. A but if you look at the costs involved in travelling in particular a also the hotel costs Here in Brussels a and the limited funds available to most of the countries in Central and Eastern Europe not to speak of those in the former soviet Union then you can sense that there Are some limits to be expected a he said. Several nato members including the United states have suggested that the Alliance help pay some of these costs a but i am very doubtful that we would achieve it a he said referring to the fact that All Alliance decisions require a unanimous vote. Nato members have diverging views on what the Alliance should fund internally he said. Although the official could not provide a figure on How much such a program would Cost he said it was a certainly not very much a guessing its Price tag would be a in the Range of several millions of  not Only would the Alliance have to find the Money it would have to establish criteria to determine which new members should receive help the official said. A we cannot give All new members the same treatment As far As travelling expenses Are concerned a he said. Some May choose not to participate in certain events the official said noting that estonian officials recently did not participate in a meeting a because they Felt they could not afford  transportation problems have already caused Kazakhstan to be absent from two special meetings where implementation of the conventional forces in Europe treaty was discussed. A we certainly would feel very sorry if they would not be Able to participate a the official said