European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday december 4, 1993 faces a places the stars and stripes Page 19 front wire reports former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher is backing an Appeal Fps funds to restore the 18th-Century London Home of Benjamin Franklin. The american inventor scientist and statesman lived at 36 Craven St. Opposite Trafalgar Square in Central London Between 1757 and 1762, and again Between 1764 and 1775 when he was in England to represent the american colonies. A the House will be a Celebration of his life and an expression of gratitude for what he did for future generations a a lady Thatcher told an Anglo american audience thursday. Two charitable societies a the friends of Benjamin Franklin House and the american Franklin friends committee a Are involved. They Ait seeking to raise $4.4 million to restore the House As a museum and its adjoining neighbor at 35 Craven St. As a Franklin Library and Anglo american cultural Center. The director of the project Hopes to open the museum in january 1996. Number 3o is the Only surviving Franklin Home anywhere. Franklin a inventing achievements at Craven Street were remarkable. They included bifocal eyeglasses a 24-hour clock for navigation watertight bulkheads for ships and equipment to measure sea temperature at different Depths. He perfected his lightning Rod conductor there after flying Metal tipped kites during storms along the River thames which flows past the Southern end of Craven Street. A a a a a a a a the Franklin stove a which Burns its own smoke thereby saving fuel and reducing pollution a was perfected at Craven Street. He also proposed Daylight Sav ing time to save Energy and invented the air Bath the forerunner of Modem air conditioning. His discovery at Craven Street of the positive and negative charge of electricity Laid the foundation of Modem electrical science. The friends of Benjamin Franklin House own number 36 and Are seeking to acquire 35. If the Appeal is successful 36which retains its original panelling and balustrades a would be filled with Franklin Memorabilia and period furniture. Craven Street is a narrow thoroughfare diagonally opposite Trafalgar Square. It runs downhill beside Charing Cross train station to the River thames embankment. A Franklin and those other Early americans did marvelous work on the Constitution which is the greatest exposition on Liberty in the English language a lady Thatcher told the reception at  rotheby s auction House thursday night. Famed Chapel Marks 50th Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford eschewed wedding rings when they decided in 1991 to stick together in Matrimony. They made bands out of foil gum wrap grand reopening for r . It the . The donation shows Mellencamp is staying close to his roots his new York City publicist said thursday. Mellencamp lives in the Bloomington area and is a native of Seymour a town 30 Miles to the South. Quot John could live anywhere in the world and obviously he has chosen to stay where he grew up because he has an Affinity for the place a said Jody Miller of Jim Public relations. Allen May Mark 1,000th show it May not be the event Woody Allen thinks of first when he looks Back on the year 1993, reach a Milestone. If he a East 55th Street in new but he is about to ars at Michael s pub on _ for his regular monday v night performance on the clarinet it will Mark his 1,000th performance there. Quot he s played Here almost every monday since 1971,�?� gi1 West the pub s owner said. Quot he misses very rarely Only if by Chance he s out of town or sick. Last week As he was leaving he said 111 see you monday. Wiest recalled their first meeting "1 heard that he was looking for a place to play so isaid come in Over. He came while we were having a going away party for de Mcmahon when the tonight show was moving to California. He looked in and said  in Wiest a estimation the actor writer director has Only gotten better on the clarinet. Quot he spends a lot of time practising a he said. Sex beatle in Brazil sex advice coming on tape Paul Mccartney Steps Oft a plane thursday in s6a Paula Brasil the former beatle is scheduled to perform in two brazilian Dales. The person at right is unidentified. Pers instead a minister said. A so we blessed the chewing gum wrappers a said the Rev. Wes Mcpherson who officiates at the Little Church of the West in Las vegas where the actor and the supermodel cemented their love in december 1991. Such celebrities As Betty Grable Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Zsa Zsa Gabor Telly Savalas and Dudley Moore have exchanged vows at the popular Chapel since it opened in May 1943, Mcpherson said. The Chapel is the oldest existing Structure on the Las vegas strip and is celebrating its 50th anniversary by being named to the National Register of historic places. Singer gives to school gym a donation of $1.5 million from John Mellencamp should pay for More than Little Pink houses at Indiana University in Bloomington. Trustees at the school plan to name a new $6 million indoor athletic facility the John Mellencamp Pavilion in Honor of the Singer songwriter. Mellencamp is known for such top 10 hits As 1983 s Pink houses and 1986s time Warner inc. And Playboy enterprises inc. Said thursday that they have formed a joint venture creating Playboy audio a product line that will include erotic fiction information and advice on cassette. The three year Deal is one of the first significant deals since tune Warner formed its Audi books division last summer. The first two titles will be released in july in the advice and information category followed by two fiction titles a one created for men the other targeted toward women t0 More nonfiction titles will be released in november followed by four in january 1995. Begone Diamond earrings guess jeans Model Anna Nicole Smith apparently left an expensive pair of Diamond earrings behind when she fired Ner publicist. David Granoff asked a judge thursday to order the Model to pick up the earrings that she left with him for safekeeping before firing him in August. He says he does no to want to be responsible for them. Granoff also wants Smith to pay $500,000 in damages for allegedly breaching their yearlong contract which he said began april 19. Smiths lot Angeles attorney said he did not know about the lawsuit and refused to comment on it. 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