European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday january 25,1993 Page 8 b the stars and stripes some want Vaquero to Vamoose Houston a a pistol waving mexican Cowboy who has been Riding a rearing mount in a City Park for 11 years May soon be headed out of town. Harris county Constable Victor Trevino and others say they find the fibreglass statue Vaquero by Luis Jimenez offensive to hispanics. A it reminds me of the frito Bandito a Trevino said Friday. Quot it s just the $34,000 statue was commissioned by the City and installed in 1982 at the site of the 1978 Moody Park race riot which left 16 people injured. Mayor Bob Lanier said the City will seek to determine How most residents feel about the statue before deriding whether it should be relocated. A we done to want to leave anything in the Parks that people done to want a said Marilou Tenhet spokeswoman for the City Sparks and recreation department. Opponents consider the statue an undignified representation of hispanic culture. But for others the statue is a proud Symbol of heritage and strength. A the hispanic people in Houston at the time after the riots had nothing from the City to evoke a spiritual lift a said Lin Dolfo Loera a postal worker who attended the dedication of the statue. A this is what or. Jimenez came up with and he is a great artist a Loera said. Carrying out police duties an abortion protester who tried to Block the Entrance to a clinic is carted off by police during a demonstration in Washington , on saturday. Police made at least 308 arrests in the City As both sides of the abortion Issue marked the 20th anniversary of the supreme court s decision to legalize abortion. The demonstrations also came a Day after president Clinton s decision eliminating government restrictions on abortion counselling and medical research using fetal tissue. Young diners have fling if they Don t fling food lev1ttown, a. A no amount of Money can buy you a seat at the exclusive Barton Bistro. But avoiding food fights in the school lunchroom helps. Only Good behaviour earns a spot at Clara Barton elementary schools most exclusive of a restaurants a which features classical music a maitre do in a Tuxedo real silverware real beef and ice Cream for dessert. Principal Leonard Schwartz opened this once a month elite eatery in the schools Art room a year ago As a Way to Reward pupils who receive High Marks for quiet clean lunchroom behaviour. A group of 29 second graders arrived one Day recently to find Schwartz dressed in Black tails offering them menus and ushering them to their tables. Five waitresses in Black Slacks and White shirts a members of the Parent teacher organization a served the children a meal of beef and pasta casserole garlic Roll tossed salad and ice Cream. Barton Bistro patrons drink out of plastic cups instead of milk Cartons and eat with silverware instead of a sporks a plastic spoons with Small Fork indentations. Schwartz encouraged pupils to Wear their a most sophisticated or adult like attire to the Bistro. Krystal Anderson wore a Black velvet skirt and White lace top with dangling earrings. A the Best is the food a said 7-year-old Tara Canniff. A it seems different. Even the straws Are the food comes straight out of the school cafeteria but its the Little touches that count at the Barton Bistro. Latest fad for teen rebels is Pride in being a baby Springfield mass. A yesterdays rebel without a cause wore a leather jacket and White to shirt James Dean style. Today a sucks a pacifier. In the tradition of Bobby sox Madras shirts or a a a Quot hats pacifiers Are becoming the latest teen craze in some places. The pacifiers Are worn on a string or Chain around the neck and Are traded like class rings or Friendship bracelets. Some educators worry the baby accessory is really a Way of advertising gang ties or drug use. Others see it As a harmless a and largely pointless a craze a these kids need to create symbols of a belonging Ness to a social. Group and this is another one of those Quot said Jim Peters principal of Greenfield Middle school. He said about 20 of the school s 590 pupils tote pacifiers. Among them is sixth grader Colin Drouin who said the mouthpiece helped him kick a pack a Day smoking habit. A you have something in your Mouth. It just does it a Drouin said. Some Are alarmed by the fad which developed after the release of the movie Boyz s the Hood the film about los Angelus area gangs includes a character w to sucks a pacifier. Sage Valley Junior High school in Gillette Vyon a banned the pacifiers last year and sent out a notice saying Quot pacifiers Are associated with drugs gangs and infants. None of these associations is appropriate for Junior High some aficionados say pacifiers help them relax. Jon Unaitis an in year old at North Parish elementary school in Greenfield was quoted in the Springfield Union news As saying he just likes Quot How it goes a Cheet Sheet a when you suck Daniela Alloro a psychologist who counsels teen agers m the los Angeles suburb of Downey said pacifiers among teen agers Are a a regression and a Way to be Cool Quot at the same time. Zsa Zsa going Back on trial in controversy Over contract Midland Texas up a new trial for Zsa Zsa Gabor was to begin today before a Federal judge who threw out a $3 million judgment against the entertainer for reneging on agreements to be filmed with Ordinary people for $10,000 each. Gabor who is to be represented by famed defense attorney Melvin Belli was accused of breaking a contract to be filmed at a san Antonio hotel with average citizens. On nov. 10, a state court jury in san Antonio awarded Hollywood fantasy corp. $3 million. However judge Lucius Bunton Iii granted a motion for a new trial and dismissed the judgment . 4. Hollywood fantasy makes arrangements for people to spend a week As movie stars act on camera with celebrities and mingle with stars while on a luxury vacation. The firm set up such a trip at la mansion Del Rio hotel in san Antonio for april 28 to May 5, 199.1. It planned to use outtakes filmed during the event for a television Pilot program. The company claimed Gabor agreed to a contract to be the Quot leading actress Quot and participate in the Pilot. According to the suit Gabor demanded that her own makeup artist and hair stylist be flown to san Antonio at the expense of Hollywood fantasy that she a a be paid for the use of her clothes and that a personal maid be hired for her for the duration of her stay in san Antonio. The suit said Gabor broke the contract less than two weeks before the event was to Start. But Gabo claimed Contact was Gabor never made Between her and Hollywood fantasy. She denied All the allegations in the lawsuit. Belli contends that As of april 16, 1991, Hollywood fantasy received the $10,000 fee from Only two people for the vacation which was scheduled to begin 12 Days later. He also said that As of april 1, the company did not have enough Money to pay Gabory a fee
