European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 b the stars and stripes . Wednesday november 4,1992 Joe average walks dog to vet studying japanese Washington apr americans spend More to care for canines than cats would rather walk than run and Are boning up on japanese according to the Mas Sive statistical Jigsaw Puzzle that annually takes a look at the nation. The colossal compendium of numerical nuggets known As the a statistical abstract of the United states went on Sale tuesday. The 979-Page paperback includes 1,414 tables of data weighs 2 pounds 3 ounces and costs $29 from the government printing office. That a a big bang for the Buck Dat Wise providing nearly 49 tables per Dollar spent. Browsing through that mass of material can be overwhelming yet the details can provide delightful diversion. Doctoring dogs for example requires 2.4 visits to the veterinarian annually at a Cost of $82.86. Caring for cats on the other hand leads to 1.6 vet visits costing $54.26, making felines the fiscal favorite. But both Are better off than horse owners. While Equine Upkeep Calls for 1.9 veterinary Calls the annual Cost is estimated at $120.75. Those numbers come from the american veterinary medical association one of a vast array of government and private sources included in the abstract which uses the most recent figures available. Take the National sporting goods association for example which surveys people to learn what sports they participate in. That group found that the most popular exercise is walking involving some 71,431,000 people. Next most popular is swimming with 67 million. Proving that people would rather walk than run joggers and runners total Only about 24 million Way behind the walkers and swimmers. The abstract focuses Only on americans and makes no comparisons with people of other nations. But it does show that americans Are making a greater Effort than before to speak others languages. For example the number of . College students learning japanese jumped from 11,500 in 1980 to 45,700 in 1990, the abstract says. At the same time those studying russian rocketed from 24,000 to 44,400. French has ceased to be the Lingua Franca of those studying other tongues though with Spanish having the largest number of students 533,600. Bare Bones politics a painting by austrian artist Josef Schutzen Hoffr titled the Reagan Bush administration makes its final stand at Gettysburg is viewed monday on opening Day at the Calvin Edward gallery in Frederick my. Contemplating the painting Are John Holly left co part Ner of the gallery and Bret Snyder. The work is painted on three Ordinary household doors. A previous work by Schutzenhofe containing a nude Bush Saddam Hussein and others caused an uproar last january. It sold for $4,000 town Anonymous buyer. Film comedy Pioneer Hal Roach Dies los Angeles apr Hal Roach the pioneering movie producer who launched the careers of Harold Lloyd Laurel and Hardy and other classic comedians died monday. He was 100, Roach had been suffering from pneumonia and died in the emergency room of Urcla medical Center said nurse Carmen Diaz. He was taken to the Hospital from his Bel air Home. Starting in films As a Cowboy extra at $5 a Day Roach Rose to command a comedy factory that produced hundreds of shorts including the our gang series later called the Little rascals. Roaches career faded after world War a but he remained a familiar figure in Hollywood. Still vigorous in his 90s, the barrel chested producer appeared at film festivals honouring his Long career. He was honoured on his Centennial birthday earlier this year. Entertainer Larry Harmon better known As Bozo the Clown said a Hal Roach surely was an original. Few before or since have made such lasting contributions to the Art of film receiving an honorary Academy award in 1984, Roach recalled How his film Crews in the silent Days lunched on two sandwiches and bananas and the property Man saved the banana skins. Then anytime a Hal Roach comedian did a pratfalls he slipped on a banana Peel a and they slipped Many times. Quot the great thing about it was that the bananas did no to Cost me anything a Roach said. During his heyday Roach hired scores of comedians including such accomplished but now Little known performers As Charley Chase James Finlayson and Anita Garvin. But his greatest combination was Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. He paired the two in 1927, Roach and they became his greatest stars. The two comedians had worked together m a 1917 two Reeler Lucky dog. Both were on the Roach payroll in 1927, when they made their first comedy As a team a Short called puck soup. They continued in More than 100 films 27 of them features. A 1932 Laurel and Hardy two Reeler the music Box won an Academy award for Best Short subject. Roaches our gang series originated in 1922 and became immensely popular w Ith the Advent of sound. For copyright reasons the gang was renamed the Little rascals when the shorts began being shown on television in the 1950s.564,000 Fords recalled for faulty seat Belt buckles from wire reports Dearborn Mich. A Ford motor co on monday recalled about 564,000 Taurus Sable and explorer vehicles to replace faulty seat Belt buckles. Safety Belt buckles might not Latch or unlatch As intended on some 198990 Taurus and Sable models and 1991 explorers Ford said. Ford has received reports of five accidents in which the buckle failed resulting in minor injuries spokeswoman Kathryn Blackwell said. About 37,000 of the affected vehicles Are in Canada. Owners will be notified by mail. New scat Belt buckles will be installed free. Ford on monday also announced an emissions related recall of about 100 1993 Ford explorers with 4-liter engines built for Sale in California Only. The automaker said the engine s Cylinder identification system might be out of alignment which could illuminate a warning Light. The Cylinder identification system affects the calibration of the engine which could result in incorrect fuel management. Owners will be notified by mail and repairs will be made to Rule on evidence Washington a the supreme court agreed monday to decide whether criminal suspects privacy right protections extend to evidence illegally seized from their alleged partners in crime. The courts study of a Case involving 1,000 pounds of cocaine seized by police in Arizona could Lead to a significant ruling on criminal Law. A decision is expected by july. The justices said they will review a ruling that blocked full use of the cocaine As evidence because police discovered most of it after illegally stopping a car. A Federal appeals court said members of the alleged drug ring even though they were not in the car when it was searched had the right to Challenge the search conducted after the cards Driver consented to a f a implants monitored Washington a operations to give women silicone gel breast implants Are resuming but the patients will be monitored for years to see if the devices cause health problems. Some 500 surgeons already have signed up to take part in clinical studies of the implants said Dennis Condon a spokesman for Mentor corp., a manufacturer of the implants. Under rules established by the food and drug administration the implants will be available to women Only on the condition they agree to participate in the studies. Mentor is the Only company to gain Fra approval to conduct the s detainment upheld san Francisco a a Federal appeals court decided monday that Federal customs officials had probable cause to detain a resident alien at the san Francisco International Airport in 1990 until he passed balloons filled with heroin. The 9th . Circuit court of appeals said customs officers had reasonable suspicion to detain Roland Ogbogu Oba on his return from Lagos Nigeria because that country is a known source of narcotics and because Oba gave conflicting statements explaining his travels customs officials suspected Oba had swallowed narcotics. They performed an a Ray examination that revealed foreign objects in his abdominal tract. Oba was arrested and Over the next 16 hours passed 70 balloons containing 1.5 pounds of to get License Back Costa Mesa Calif. A department of motor vehicles hearing officer agreed monday to reinstate the Drivers License of Rodney a King the Black Motorist who was beaten by four White los Angeles police officers and later arrested for Drunken driving in Orange county. King 27, was arrested on suspicion of Drunken driving in Orange county on july 16, about 26 months after the four defendants were acquitted on most charges stemming from his videotaped beating Kings License was suspended for one year after he refused to take a blood alcohol test
