European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 07, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 b the stars and stripes faces n places of. "4 sunday february 7, 1993 Pennsylvania Man bares his sole to get info guinness record Book from wire reports dipping into the guinness Book of records mat thew Mcgron spotted the entry for world s biggest feet and knew he could walk All Over that one. It took a few months to set the record straight but the 19-year-old West Chester a University student now owns a guinness certificate declaring him the Liv ing person with the biggest feet in the world. The Book s 1994 edition will recognize his feet me glory said. Verification came from Mcgrory s physician d r. Joseph Trojak who wrote to guinness confirming his patient s right foot is a i inches Long and his left foot 17 /2. Amhe american shoe size of 23 or the British size of 22 /2, Mcgrory still out Steps the previous record belonging to Haji Mohammad Alam Chamma of Paki Stan who wears British size 22. The rest of Mcgrory is big too. At 7 foot 4 inches and 280 pounds he towers Over his 5-Fopml father William. His 5-foot-6 Mother Maureen keeps her son s toes warm stitching together two Standard size socks to make one. Mcgrory also needs $800 custom  shoes. But he is willingly going without them since a British to program asked to borrow them for a show. Mcgrory now pads around in size 16 sneakers with the toes Cut off. According to guinness the world s height record still belongs to Chamma who is 7 feet 7 inches. But Mcgrory has ambitions in that direction As Well. I think i m still growing he said. Clockwork ban broken a new controversy is brewing in Britain Over Stanley Kubrick s 1971 cult classic a clockwork Orange. London Cinema manager Jane Giles has been charged with breach of copyright for showing the film last april. The movie was withdrawn from Britain in 1974 at Kubrick s request. The filmmaker reportedly was alarmed by a series of rapes and murders that received lurid publicity in the press and that Many said App card to be inspired by the teen age violence depicted in the film. A clockwork Orange based on Anthony Burgess s futuristic talc starred Malcolm Mcdowell As. A Delin quent with a taste for explicit violence and classical music. The ban is expected to remain in effect in Brit Ain until Kubrick s death. Giles says she did not realize she was violating Brit Ain s copyright Law by showing the film. The maximum penalty for the offence is six months imprisonment or a $1,450 Fine. Major rejects apology British prime minister John major has rejected an apology from a Magazine that published an article alleging he has been carrying on with a caterer. Major is pursuing libel action against two magazines Scallywag and the new statesman and society Over allegations fan affair Between him and Clare la timer a caterer Matthew Mcgrory shows off his feet at his Home in West Chester a. Regularly employed by his Downing Street office. La timer also is suing for  new statesman and society denied its article was defamatory but published a letter to major in last week s Issue saying it regretted any offence the Story caused. Not Good enough says  lawyers say major will continue the court action until the magazines take a realistic View of the matter which would seem to involve a Complete retraction. Actress crowned Queen Halle Berry had to Campaign for her starring role in Queen the miseries that continues the family Saga of late roots author Alex  plays Haley s paternal grandmother Queen Jackson who was born to a half Black half Indian slave and her White  23, Berry was considered too Young and too unknown for the role. But the actress the daughter of White Mother and a Black father was obsessed by the part. The character is interracial and that s my own experience she told entertainment weekly. I thought i would have a lot of  her persistence paid off Berry who recently married Atlanta braves right fielder David Justice got the part. The six hour miniseries which also stars Danny Glover Martin Sheen i aul Winfield Ann Market Tim Daly and Jasmine Guy begins next sunday on lbs. Surgery no excuse for fooling around dear Ann Landers my husband and i have been married for 40 years. Barney has prostate cancer. He has been in Remis Sion for nearly five years and he feels Fine. Barney was totally faithful until three years ago when he Felt the need for the Compa no of other women i discovered that Barney had  19 phone Calls to a former Secretary. When i questioned him he admitted he had taken her to lunch sent her Flowers and taken her for a ride in our private plane. He insists they Are just  this woman is 40 and  Learned last week that there Are now two other women in the picture. When i confronted Barney he became angry an said that i was overreacting and should know there can t be anything sexual going on because of his sur Ann Landers Idaho dear Ida Tell Barney that you will not tolerate his using the surgery As an excuse to fool around and that he can go with you for counselling and get his act together or Start packing. I Hope he opts to shape up. Forty years is along time to dump in the Ashcan. Dear Ann Landers a few weeks ago 1 read an and in a local paper that said i could earn up to $1,000 a week processing mail at Home. The and clearly stated free  sent the company a self addressed stamped Enve Lope and a few Days later received a letter asking me to Send a Money order for $19.95. The company said it would then Send me All the necessary supplies to Star my Home business stuffing envelopes with advertising fliers. Even though the and clearly stated the supplies were free i sent the Money order anyway. A few Days later 1received a Booklet that instructed me to put an and in a newspaper and Call a local radio station to buy Tim saying i am looking for work at Home. The Booklet said these ads would Cost about $60.i was then instructed to Contact a broker and  for names and addresses of possible clients which would Cost an additional $50. After this i was told i should have a rubber stamp  and open a separate Check ing account. Although this and appeared in a newspaper targeted for German canadians companies like this exist All Over Canada and the United states. Please warn you readers not to fall for this rip off. Tricked in Quebec Canada dear tricked 1 cannot figure out Why the better business bureaus in these cities Don t crack Down on these operators. Loners to Ann Landers should to addressed to her at . Box 11 562, a Cago 111.60611-0562. C creators Syndicate smoking definitely has Good Points Pha Kahuy recently my husband was in the Hospital with severe breathing problems caused by Many years of heavy smoking. The oxygen level in his blood was so Low Pone of the nurses and doctors could believe he was Mill walking  was touch and go for a while but he. Finally  ii thank cod. Several Days later i read this article in our local newspaper s letters to the editor column. I hone you think it s Worth sharing with your readers. Hona Gil 1 l a a Annisville Ohio . Abby you will be pleased to know that my Hus. Band has quit smoking for Good dear Edna thanks for ending the piece As it appeared in the times recorder of Anes Villa. I Hope my readers real ise it is an exercise in sarcasm. To the editor smoking should be allowed everywhere. The use of tobacco products should be encouraged even for Chil Dren smoking is very beneficial to our society it brings families together usually in hospitals in Tensive care units or at funerals. It helps support he dry Denning Industry necessitates cleaning clothes More frequently. The pharmaceutical companies profit medication for asthma emphysema and chemotherapy for lung cancer. It creates a healthy Challenge to our cosmetic Industry to Cre ate new ways to cover up ugly tobacco wrinkled skin. Smoking keeps thousands of doctors nurses and Hospital workers employed indefinitely. Secondhand smoke keeps children less jumpy and Rowdy they Are sick More often and cant breathe As Well. Forget condom machines in the schools put in cigarette machines so let s forget All this nonsense about Banning smok ing. Buy a pack today i Hope to see you in my office soon. . Zangmeister m.d., Dresden of idol a Abby about the controversy Over the meaning of next Fri Day is. This Friday when someone says this Fri Day it Means this week. If lie says next Friday demeans next week. I drive a taxi and when u passenger tells me to turn at the. Next Corner suddenly he yells i mean at this dear Abby Corner. Here. The one you just missed stupid . In Phoenix dear Abby Twenty years ago about this time of year i read a suggestion in your column that i thought was quite Sweet on one s own birthday the person should Send Flowers to his or her Mother that idea appealed to me. Therefore on feb. 16, 1972, to celebrate my own birthday i sent a bouquet to my Mother and told her How much i appreciated her. She was very pleased with this thoughtful act   me feel Good too. I be often thought How glad i am that i followed your suggestion. It was not Only the first time i did it but the last four months later my Mother died unexpectedly. So a belated thank you dear Abby. Over the passing years that suggestion has come to mean a lot to  sincerely Melvin r. Brown Hamilton Ohio dear Melvin Brown i appreciate your letting me know. Your letter me the Opportunity to repeat that suggestion. Dad also deserves some recognition. Although it is the Mother who gives us life she never could have done it without the cooperation of dear old dad. Letters Lor this column should be addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447, mount Morris. Iii. 61054. C Universal press Syndicate