European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. November 14, 1993 paces n places the stars and stripes Page 17 Jackson cancels world tour readers divided to recover from wire reports Michael Jackson cancelled his worldwide danger Ous tour Friday saying he is addicted to a taped statement released in the office of his publicist Jackson said the pressure of child molestation allegations recently made against him by a teen age boy prompted him to abuse the painkillers he had been Tak ing under prescription. My friends and doctors advised me to seek professional guidance immediately in order to eliminate what has become an addiction. It is time for me to acknowledge my need for treatment in order to regain my health the entertainer said in the realize that completing the tour is no longer Possi ble and i must cancel the remaining dates. I know can overcome the problem and will be stronger from the said the painkillers were prescribed after he recently underwent reconstructive Scalp surgery. His Scalp was badly burned by an explosion during the filming of a Pepsi cola commercial several years did not say where he was going to seek treat ment for his addiction and his representatives decline to elaborate. Just before cancelling the tour Jackson had been in Mexico City where he had cancelled sever Al concerts and complained of dental problems. He had cancelled concerts several other times during the tour which included dates in Asia Russia Israel and latin America citing various health the tour Jackson had been dogged by the ongoing child molestation investigation by los an Geles authorities. He also faces a lawsuit filed by the teen Ager who claims the entertainer befriended an then abused him. The teen s allegations prompted the police investigation which has included searches a several of Jackson s Southern California Homes. _ Jackson has not been charged with any i left on this tour i had been the target of an extor Tion attempt and shortly thereafter was accused of horrifying and outrageous conduct he said in his statement. I was humiliated embarrassed Hurt and suffering great pain in my heart. The pressure resulting from these false allegations coupled with the incredible Energy Nec Essary for me to perform caused so much distress that it left me physically and emotionally exhausted. I became increasingly More dependent on the painkillers to get me through the Days of the credited actress Elizabeth Taylor with giving him the advice he needed to cancel the tour and repair his health. Ann Landers tonal love and encouragement in helping me through this Mary to stands by her Man Joey Buttafuoco May have slept with 16-year-old Amy Fisher but his gunshot victim wife says he should not have to go to jail for does t make any sense. Joey is a productive member of society Mary to Buttafuoco told a cur rent affair in an interview scheduled for broadcast on stateside television Friday. Michael Jackson performing recently in Mexico City says he if addicted to painkillers. He owns a business she said. He pays taxes. To take him out of that environment and put him behind bars where he is now sucking from the system instead of contributing to the system is Joey Buttafuoco 37, faces up to six months in prison in sentencing scheduled for monday. In october after it years of denials he admitted his affair with Fis Herand pleaded guilty to third degree rape for sleeping with a minor. His wife 38, who was nearly killed in the May 1992love-Triangle shooting said the judge should take her husband s close family tics into consideration. He has a 13-year-old son who loves him very much and needs him she said. He has a 10-year-old Daugh Ter who just worships the ground he walks on. And he s got me who loves Magazine logs Galley humor there must be something about Salt air that makes about owner. Think of a really bad Pun when naming a , boating Magazine has documented boat owners Luna sea by asking readers to provide them wit funny names of actual boats. The five winners naut by nature ahoy vey pier pressure berth control and Harvey wharf Banger. Pause to cringe. And now some of the runners up sea Nile Vitamin sea and seas the sea ing a pattern Here some folks Felt obliged to immortalize their professions on their boats such As the psychologist who owned shrinking profits or the dentist with the tooth then there was the woman who Felt her husband was More excited by his boat than her Negligee. The name of their Craft on right to die dear readers a while Back 1 printed a letter from a Reader who signed himself "85 and he wrote of approaching old age with fear and trepidation. He had seen friends and relatives in nursing Homes in various stages of deterioration and dreaded the Day when he might be in a similar then spoke about his Hope that in the not too do stand future people would be allowed to exit this life in a painless dignified manner. I responded what you have suggested is a sane sensible civilized alternative to existing in a nursing Home draining family resources and hoping the end will come soon. Too bad it s against the that column appeared i have been hit with an unprecedented firestorm of passionate responses both and con. Here Are some samples of what i be been getting inthe mail dear Ann your response to "85 and waiting was terrific. I took a lot of courage on your part to come out for a person s right to choose. You Are sure to receive flood of criticism from people who want to impose their religious beliefs on you and everyone else. Ignore . . In Cleveland from Arcadia Calif i started Reading your column in High school and continued through College medical school psychiatric training at Yale and neurological training at the University of Southern California. You have in a Way been my Mentor. I was alarmed by your solution to old age. The right to die will surely be come the duty to die in a society that values Only youth and county . If you want to go to hell it s of with me but Why take another person along with you it s still suicide whether you do it yourself or get someone to help , Calif when i say thank god for you and your forum it comes from the depth of my soul. I too am in my 80s and appreciate your courage More than i can , a too bad Hillary Rodham Clinton can t suggest optional death for the elderly and Termi Nally ill As a Way to rein in the escalating Cost of health care. It would sure make a lot of sense but of course she would t , a i watched my father die a lingering death in a nursing Home. He had emphysema and Alz Heimer s. It does t get much worse than that. But god s purpose was fulfilled in allowing this to was Nis will. Lansing Mich i am not afraid to die. What i really fear is dying by inches and having my family wiped out financially. That doctor in Michigan is a , Calif i have been a nurse for 30 years and agree with you 100 percent. I am sickened by the pain Ful procedures we must inflict. Utters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . To 11562. Chi. . 60611 -0562. 2,000 a Revias on for year 2000 dear Abby. Regarding the question from mrs. Dudd from Washington state about the Correct abbreviation for the year 2000 obviously oct. 10, 2000, will be abbreviated 10-10 00. ,.if the material is of such importance that it will influence history 100 years later it would not be abbreviated anyway. Furthermore anyone who cannot determine the Date within 100 years obviously does not have sufficient in . Jim p., Canadian dear jump. U i received More suggestions than i can handle. Read on dear Abby. Re the question of How to abbreviate the year Zulu since i co is a would t my be proper for 20qo-, for example "01-01-mm?" or perhaps "m2" or 2m"? Myrtle Johnson Minneapolis dear Abby i am a payroll administrator for a company that employs a Large percentage of his panics. We require proper documentation when they rehired. In some cases the document from the department of immigration will have an expiration Date. Example expiration Date 11-02-02. This is the abbreviation for nov. 2,2002. Lorna Lutz. Dallas dear Abby the . Passport Agency re solved the year 2000 three year Sago. A 10-year passport issued in 1990 expires in "00." ahead of schedule in Cincy dear Abby in a recent column you wrote that several Calendar manufacturers had yet to come up with a Way to abbreviate the year 2000. Dear Abby since the letter a is also a roman numeral for the number 1,000 Why not simply use "2m" to represent the year 2000 on a temporary basis undoubtedly someone will come up with another so Lution before 3m. Bill Smarsh san Francisco dear Abby referring to the problem of How to write the dates during the year 2000 and later there is Only one practical answer sept. 11, 2000, would be "09-11-00. 1 sept. 11,2001, would be "09-u-01." on sept. 11, 9999, people will be wondering what to do next year. John Jenkins Mandeville la. Dear Abby Here s the easiest solution to abbreviate the year2000. In this age of computers a is universally acce Tedas the equivalent of 1,000 so the abbreviation of sept. 1,2000. Would be "9-1-2k." Kirit n. Shah Piedmont Calif. Utter or Thi column should a addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447, mount Morris. Iii. 61054. C Universal press Syndicate
