European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 12, 1993 faces a no places the stars and stripes Page 17 from wire reports yes Virginia there is a Scrooge. His name is John Denney and he lives in the House with a Scrooge lives Here spelled out in White lights on the roof. A Christmas comes and Christmas goes a said Denney of Sauk rapids Minn. A i done to see Why we All go so crazy for it. For me the Post Christmas letdown starts with the first visa Bill and that comes about the end of  last year he gave his wife Sandy Coal for Christmas. His children Chrissy and Rob Call him Scrooge. So this year he gave himself the name by putting the sign on the roof. The Scrooge  got its roots three years ago when Denney looked at the Many houses around his and noticed they were All ablaze with decorative lights during the Holiday season. He wanted to be different so he put up a sign that said a Bah  the next year the sign said a go  this year Denney wanted to put up a sign saying a Scrooge let tiny Tim die a but his family thought that was going too far. A they  let me do it a he said. Not hard Rock a Lead guitarist Flipper and Lead Singer is Votkl perform with the band dead German tourist on Friday morning at the Button South stub in to Landale Fla the band Etas scheduled to play at the Herd Rock cafe in Miami but the cafe can celled the performance after local politicians raised a juror Over the group s name Selling it insensitive to recent violence against foreign tourists in Florida restaurant both thrown out. He distributed fliers soliciting complaints about the mousetraps red ticket policy. Quot _ a a judge ordered a contempt hearing after of Brien 46, refused to disclose his assets thursday. No hearing Date was set. 80 bar dispute still growing Trump to tie Small knot a Man who refused to pay a disputed $5 bar Tab 13 years ago now owes More than $143,000 and could be jailed for contempt. Denis of Brien vows he will never pay. A a in la go nose to nose with them forever if i have to a he said. The defunct Mousetrap restaurant in Charlottesville va., won a $64,000 judgment against of Brien in 1982, not for the Tab but for damaging its reputation Over the disputed Bill. With interest the judgment has grown to $143,435. Of Brien claims the judgment is invalid because he was unaware the restaurant was suing him. It All started feb.29, 1980, when of Brien briefly stopped at the Mousetrap. He misplaced a red ticket Given to patrons to keep track of their orders. When he tried to leave the manager wanted him to pay the customary $5 fee for lost 5p checks a even though he had purchased nothing. Of Brien at the time a graduate student in pharmacology at the University of Virginia refused to pay. The manager called police and o Brien was arrested. A magistrate declined to charge him. It got uglier after that. O Brien filed two false arrest lawsuits against the Donald Trumps father Fred will be the Best Man and Marla Maples longtime Friend Janie elder will be the maid of Honor when the wedding of the year takes place dec. 20. A the guest list is starting off Small for the private wedding ceremony at the Plaza hotel in new York a spokesman for Maples said Friday. A but i expect its going to be growing real fast once word of the wedding gets  Trump and Maples told their families of their decision thursday night said Richard Fields Maples publicist. A they wanted to get married before the holidays a he said. A they Don t seem nervous at All Quot Fields said. A they Are very excited. Donald sounds like a  when and if there would be a wedding Between Maples and Trump has been a source of near constant speculation since the sex showgirl became pregnant last Spring with Trumps child. The baby Tiffany was born it. 12. Trump was divorced from jigs first wife Ivana in 1990 and has been legally Able to marry his longtime Girlfriend for some time now. His reluctance to marry Maples has cast him As the heavy in their off and on Romance. Friends say he was hesitant to marry Maples because of bitterness Over his divorce from his first wife. Memories dear Ann Landers. Quot Healing survivor in Texas seems to fit perfectly the profile of thousands of individuals who have been defrauded and abused by their therapists. She said that until she went into therapy she had repressed the Mem Ory of being sexually abused try her Uncle. There Are More than 5,000 documented cases of persons mostly Well educated in their 20s and 30s, who have been led by their therapists to a a recall memories of sexual abuse in Early childhood by a Parent usually the father., As a father who has been unjustly accused i can testify to the Shock pain and grief that result from the accusation by an adult daughter. Estrangement from my children and grandchildren followed. A therapist had convinced my daughter that All her problems were the result of a a repressed anger at me for having abused her sexually 25 years ago. A growing number of victims such As myself have found help from the false memory syndrome found Ann Landers in the nation. Tion an organization formed by some of the most prominent psychologists and psychiatrists ii the address is fms foundation 3401 Market st., suite 130, Philadelphia a. 19104 1-800-568-8882. Little Rock Ark. Dear Ark in be received hundreds of letters such As yours. Read on dear Ann Landers Thijs in response to the letter from a Healing Surv a abused or Csc a a a a but then recalled it when she went into therapy. Vor in Texas who says she was sexually abused by her Uncle and repressed All memory of it for several years due to the increasing number of lawsuits resulting from false memories and the accusations that follow that woman a claim of total repression raises some questions in my mind. I was victimized by a therapist who convinced my wife that i had sexually abused our daughter. No such abuse took place and i am still fighting in court almost two years later to obtain Normal visitation rights there Are real abusers and real victims out there Ann but uncritical acceptance of claims based on false memories collective hysteria or outright malice docs not help those who were actually abused. . In Washington state dear readers while some memories of Early childhood abuse Are real Many accusations Are false. Not All dysfunctional adults were sexually abused As children. According to or. Elizabeth Loftus professor of psychology at the University of Washington a false memories Are More prevalent than we think and have become a major problem. False memories Are a lot easier to lir Plant than most people realize a \ utter to Ann Lander should a addressed to her 1 . To 11562. Chi Carlo lit. 60611-0562. C creators Syndicate ethnic heritage simply american dear Abby a Reader signed a asian american in Alabama wrote to say that even though he was born and raised in Montgomery ala., he had been stopped by strangers on the Street who asked a where Are you from a Well Abby i was born in the United states As were my parents my grandparents and my great grandparents. On my fathers Side the records Are not quite Clear but he can Trace his family Back to the colonial Days possibly before there was a United states. However despite my German ancestry it would never occur to me to Call myself a German american. Lam an american. When world War ii broke out Ray father did t wrestle with his German ancestry. He was an american. He fought the nazis in Africa in Italy in France and in Germany. He did not fight As a German american he fought As an american. I am getting tired of people who insist on Hyphen Ting americans. They refer to afro americans asian americans native americans italian americans mexican americans Etc. A asian american in Alabama Quot said a the Only authentic americans in the United states Are the american indians a which Isnit True As they also came from somewhere else. My family has been in America Long enough for me to qualify As a native american. In fact i even have some Indian blood in my veins. Advice to a asian american in Alabama Quot the next time you Are asked a where Are you from Quot or dear Abby a a a worse yet Quot what Are you a proudly reply a i m an american a sign me an authentic mid West american from Minneapolis dear american Well said. Read on dear Abby you advised a asian american in Alabama Quot to respond �?o1 _ Arn an asian american Quot when a asked his nationality. Well in my Book he is an american period my fathers parents came from England by Way of Canada. My mothers grandparents came from Norway so am i a scandinavian English Canadian american no i am an american. Americans come in All sizes and colors. Some have been Here for Many generations others a Short time but we Are All americans. Phooey on this afro american asian american native american business. Why Divide this Beautiful nation America is a great melting pot a and we arc Alt americans. An american in Oregon dear Abby in answering a asian american in Alabama a you missed the implied racism in the question a where Are you from Quot As a caucasian woman married to an asian american i have become acutely aware that racism still exists. My German family and my husband s japanese family came to the United states at approximately the same time. My husbands family spoke English sooner and acquired american mannerisms sooner yet they were often asked a where Are you from a and a where is the Best japanese restaurant in town a such questions were never asked of me or my family probably because we looked a a american a while my husbands family looked  mar1lyn in Houston letters or this column should be addressed 10 dear Abby at . Box 447, mount Morris ill. 61054. Cum versa press Syndicate