European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday november 28. 1993 faces w places the stars and stripes Page is the weirdest meet the oddest at party for records Book from wire reports no one can say the guests at the publication party for the 1994 edition of the guinness Book of records i London weren t unique. The woman who grew the world s tallest Chrysanthe mum traded photos with the woman whose Ewe had the largest multiple birth of King of giant vegetables held court with the world s tallest woman while others set fresh records for milk crate balancing and bed making. It s something to go for Frank Charles said after successfully balancing 27 plastic milk crates on his Chin. Think of the very Odd records that Are already in Chebook. It s just one most of the record holders also scrambled at Fri Day s party to get each other s autographs on their Brand new copies of the 1994 Book. The first edition was published in England in 195s to help Settle pub disputes and other Friendly Book came out the following year in the United states and now appears in 39 languages. Some 75 Mil lion copies have been sold. Norris d. Mcwhorter founding editor of the Book attributes its Success to the fact that the Book reflects human beings As they Are. They re naturally competitive animate. People just feel that if something s been done then it can be pushed a bit presented certificates to several new re Cord holders including Bernard Lav cry dubbed the King of giant vegetables who holds records for growing the world s biggest cabbage celery Zucchini and Cucumber among others. Wright Way of be served a sheriffs Deputy showed no stage fright when Bett Wright challenged him to deliver a subpoena during a rhythm and blues Singer is being sued Over a concert she you want to serve me serve me on stage she told sgt Steve Parker during a performance last week end in Montgomery Ala. She then walked into the a made a big announcement,.and told me to come out into the crowd to serve her Parker said. businessman and radio disc jockey Roosevelt Petti Way claims in his lawsuit that he lost $9,000 because the 39-year-old Singer cancelled a july 4 outdoor concert three weeks before she was to perform. Wright s first top 40 hit was girls can t do what the Guys do in 1968 clean up. Woman reached no. 6 in 1971, and dance with me reached no. 8 in 1978. Doo Dah losing its zip the Doo Dah Parade a popular parody of the tournament of roses is going Down in size and up in Price. It was to Cost s10 for a look at the Parade saturday in Pasadena calif., the first admission charge in Doo Dah history. Healthy advice backed by Many dear readers remember the column in which 1 suggested a More really to approach than abstinence i recommended self gratification or Mutual masturbation whatever it takes to release the sexual Energy not Only for teenagers but for older men and women who have lost their partners t then wrote i do not want to hear from clergymen telling me it s a sin. Lite sin is making people feel guilty about responding to this fundamental human drive. Sandra Allen of Indianapolis the world s tallest woman at 7 feet to inches and Stephen or or Britain s tall Man of 7 f9t6 a Inch is appear Friday at the publication party for the new edition of the guinness Book of re cords in London. Standing Between them i nurse Michele Ambler a Mere 5 foot 2 inches who also set a new world record she made Hospital Bedlin 14 seconds. The spoof started is years ago As a gathering of locals but it grew to include corporate sponsors live Tele vision coverage and up to 40,000 spectators. Una ugliness also grew. Some people in the crowd stator threw things at entrants. It really got ugly said John Olsen a Parade participant. Everybody was feeling Over the past few years that the Parade had to change or it would the Parade was to be moved from the streets of old Pasadena a new upscale food and shopping District to the More staid City Hall Plaza. Doo Dah founder Peter Apanel said attendance Wasto be limited to 5,000. The number of Parade entries was Cut from 100 to so. They were to March continuously around a main stage in a fenced in area that was to include food Booths. The new Parade was to be a Cross Between Littler Scals and Fellini Apanel said. Now we can concentrate on the performance Art aspect of the he said. Let people interact with the audience. We got away from it because the Parade got so big and so Many people were showing up who did t get Ann Landers i expected to be clobbered for that column Bat instead i also received Many letters thanking me for having the courage to write it read on for a sampling of what my week has been like. Dear Ann Landers this letter is from a Clergyman thanking you for Sug Gesting self gratification for teen agers and older adults who have lost their partners. I wish some respected authority had Given me that advice when i was a teen. It would have saved me years of feeling guilty about something i now know to be Normal healthy behaviour. Boston area pastor from Augusta Maine everything in this world i screwed up and you Don t help matters by telling peo ple it s of to practice self abuse. Do you believe the creator would give Man an impulse he could t control animals yes. Humans no. Bind miss you Are the bravest person in the world. You be done much to lift the Load of guilt from so Many shoulders. Thanks for 38 years of Good old common sense. Pasadena Calif the world is in sad shape because of people like you. I am making a pilgrimage to Fatima Portugal soon and i will Pray for you and place you name in the petition Basket. Louisville by right on sister. My Fiance and i Fig ured that one out Long ago. No fear of pregnancy or disease. No urinary tract infections. Until we decide Mohave children this is the Way to go. Pittsburgh that column took guts. Aids has changed everything. I plan to show it to my 13-year-old daughter. It could save a lot of lives. New York you Are a disgusting sex crazy old s time to hang it up. Crystal Lake 111. Hooray Bravo the solution is so simple and it eliminates fear worry guilt expense ill Ness death and deception. May god continue to bless you. Chicago thanks for helping americans get real about sex. They need a Champion like you. So dear readers there you have it thanks a Millionth All who supported me when i took the plunge. Umrtt0annljn
