European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16the stars and stripes sunday april 26,1992faces n places to at Rosy reception Houston selected Spain to be the theme of its International festival this year and to put the proper Spanish accent on the festivities it invited Princess Siena of the iberian Peninsula country to town. Above she receives a Rose from mayor Bob Lanier at the forum club on thursday the Day before the festival opened. Perot s wife shakes up Bard s Bash from wire reports strictly speaking the guest with the highest social rank at a birthday party for William Shakespeare his 428th, by the Way on thursday in Washington was Princess Alexandra a Cousin of Queen Elizabeth ii. But the one who garnered the most attention was Margot Perot of Texas wife of h. Ross Perot the would be Independent presidential candidate. Margot Perot insisted that nothing should be read into her presence in Washington since she had accepted the invitation Long before her husband announced that he was considering running for president. A a in a a Good Friend of Lucky Roosevelt a she said referring to Schwa Roosevelt the chairwoman of the event who was the chief of protocol in the Reagan administration. Asked if she wanted to return to Washington As first lady Margot Perot said �?o1 could be the $l,000-a-head White tie dinner was a Benefit for the Folger Shakespeare Library. It was one of the fanciest of the Washington social sues Jackson Michael Jackson illegally used a snippet of a Beethoven symphony that the Cleveland orchestra re corded 31 years ago according to a lawsuit the orchestra filed. The copyright infringement lawsuit filed in Federal court Friday nailed Jackson his company maj productions his record Label epic and epics Parent company Sony music entertainment inc. It seeks at least $7 million. The 67-second choral snippet from Beethoven a ninth symphony a uniquely interpreted and conducted by the late George Szell a a is heard at the beginning of Jackson a song will you be there according to the lawsuit. The orchestras executive director Thomas Morris said the group received no credit or compensation for the work recorded for Columbia records masterworks Label. Sony bought Columbia in 1988. Although Beethoven a music is in the Public Domain individual recordings of it can be copyrighted. Jackson a attorney Bertram Fields said he believed the excerpts use was permitted. He said Sony was responsible if it Wasny to. A Call to Sony Slegal department Friday was not immediately returned. Ann Landers dear friends a while Back i asked my homosexual readers to respond to the question Quot Are you glad you Are Gay or would you rather be straight Quot i was not surprised that the messes won but the volume of mail was astonishing. The last count was 75,875 responses with 30-to-i saying a yes in a glad pm i asked for postcards Only but thousands of Gays and lesbians wrote letters. It has been a Busy time a and an enlightening one. Here Are some Sample responses from san Francisco what a question if i had a Choice id be straight White possibly swedish 6 feet 1 Inch tall and protestant. My life would be easier but i am not sure that an easy life is always the Best life. Chicago we have four children. One of our sons is Gay. He is the brightest and most sensitive caring and thoughtful of the four. We often wondered if being Gay made the difference and have concluded that it did. Detroit am i glad in a Gay you be got to be crazy. In be been beaten up spat on and discriminated against in the Job Market. Who would choose this Columbus Ohio yes in a glad in a Gay but i regret that it took me 20 years to admit it to myself and 45 years to be open about it. Oakland Calif actually i am bisexual and i choose to be so. When Lucky enough to be presented by nature with two options Why not take both Portland Ore for the first 36 years of my life i wanted desperately to be straight. I married and became the father of two Beautiful children. I am a successful attorney. When 1 turned 40, four years after my divorce i tried to straddle the Fence a straight by Day and Gay by night. It did no to work. Finally i met a terrific Man and we Are extremely Happy. So Ann to answer your question a yes in a glad i m Gay because that a who i am. Yonkers . In a a straight female who wishes she were a lesbian. Why because women Are much More intelligent caring sensitive generous honest and decent than men. My girlfriends Are fabulous. The men i know Are vain exploitive painfully self absorbed and Boring. Charleston . Everyone knows Black people done to choose to be Black but that does no to prevent discrimination. Do you honestly believe if people accepted the fact that homosexuals were bom that Way it would make a difference i done to. Lexington by am i glad in a Gay my response is an unqualified yes. Its thrilling to know that there Are people out there who would happily kill me because of my sexual orientation. I am delighted that the government discriminates against me at tax time and i can to file jointly. In a ecstatic that in a barred from serving my country in time of War. In a overjoyed that All major religions reject my lifestyle. I love it that i could lose my Job if the truth were known. Best of All its great to be viewed As an outcast by ones own family. This is what it Means to be Gay. C creators Syndicate dear Abby your column on forgiveness touched a nerve in me. I am a 74-year-old woman living in new Jersey. I have an older sister who lives in Florida. Emily and i had a misunderstanding 22 years ago and we had not spoken to each other since. When 1 read your column on forgiving i called Emily in Florida but her number had been changed so i called a Mutual relative who gave me her number. While wiping away the tears my Telephone rang. You guessed it a it was Emily she had read your column in the fort Lauderdale news. The Power of your column is awesome. May god bless and Reward you. Feeling wonderful dear feeling wonderful the response to that column was amazing. Read on dear Abby 1 was More than inspired by your column on forgiveness. I have spent at least 30 of my 42 years hating my Mother who is no longer living. She was unspeakably cruel to me All my life. Your column Isnit Long enough dear Abby to print All the abuses i suffered at her hands. After Reading your column i was Able to say a i forgive you your daughter in Georgia dear Abby regarding your article on forgiveness i had an older brother who had Given me genuine cause to hate him since i was 12 years old. I am now 75. After Reading your article i Cut it out and sent it to my brother with a note signed a with love your within two Days he called me Long distance. Time does no to always heal a but forgiveness does. Healed in Tampa Fla. Dear Abby two months ago for reasons known Only to himself my brother shot and killed his wife then turned the gun on himself leaving behind their two Young children who witnessed this terrible scene. Abby my brother was not a violent Man. He was Only looking for a Way out of a very painful situation. 1 forgive him because i truly love him. I still cry and get angry but i feel a lot better since i forgave him. Thank you for your column on forgiveness. Hanging on dear Abby on St. Valentines Day of this year i came Home Early from work to discover my husband of eight years in the arms of another woman. The woman was my it was the most devastating experience of my life. As i sat and wept Many questions arose a was it my fault is this the end of my marriage what about the children can i Ever forgive him a i still done to have All the answers but your recent column on forgiveness is pasted on my fridge. I found Comfort in those words and will read them every Day. Thank you for being there. Learning to forgive dear Abby. Your column on forgiveness moved me. It was divine Providence that it was printed on my birthday i have been in therapy for four years and although Many problems have been resolved i did no to realize until i read that column that if i was Ever going to find inner peace i would have to forgive myself. Enlightened in Chicago c Universal press Syndicate
