European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes faces a no places t pout from wire reports he May smoke and drive like a Bat out of hell and even imbibe now and them and he wears fur possibly political politically incorrect maybe but forgivable flaws in a right Jolly old Elf. Case closed. The court of historical review and appeals ruled against san Francisco supervisor Angela Alioto who wanted Santa Claus to present children with a Slimmer healthier image. The mock court met thursday in san Francisco for its 74th session ruling that Santa is in fact politically Correct. Past rulings have involved such weighty questions As a did the chinese or italians invent Spaghetti a and Quot does Chicken soup deserve its reputation As jewish penicillin a the italians and yes. Or. Boyd Stephens the san Francisco Coroner testified that Santa a Quot speeding and erratic driving could be alcohol related. And How about those Rosy checks Santa himself denied All charges when he took the stand Quot i Haven t smoke Dan years Quot he said. Quot i use the pipe As a his weight has held steady All these years Santa said. As for the furs they were All bequeathed to him by animals he loved. Quot i thought i was pleasing everyone a Santa said. Is. Claus a not mrs. A said she had never seen her husband smoking. And he Only looks fat because of All the clothing he wears to Ward off the Winter cold she said. Her testimony was key judge George Choppelas said in his ruling. Skaggs off charts but Happy Ricky Skaggs slipped off the country music charts a few years ago after a decade of hits but he did t fail into oblivion. Instead he found peace. Quot it used to affect me greatly when someone jumped Over me on the charts but i know now i am accepted whether i have a top 10 record or not a the 39-year-old Skaggs said Friday. He said the business manager part of him ached without the big hits. _ Quot but 1 was actually relieved. It gave me time to recognize what a really important like my family and god a he said. White he a still not on the charts Skaggs is Back on the airwaves with his own radio show and. Back on the Road with 11s appearances this year. Author decides on Only fiction if truth is stranger than fiction Peter Matthiessen should know. Matthiessen has chronicled voyages to obscure and faraway places for the new yorker and in several books including of Mingmo the expedition to the Muskox Island in the Bering sen. Now he wants to write Only fiction. A fiction is very energizing to work on a said mat Thisssen who has won the $20,000 Peggy v. Helmerich distinguished author award. You re monday december 13,1993 Correct endangered species a visitor in a boat gets up close and personal with a tyrannosaurus Rex but it s Fust a Model of course Japan s first Quot Jurassic Park Quot a the Dinosaur theme Park in Tokoro Zawa North of Tokyo a is to open dec 22, featuring displays of 250 dinosaurs. Visitors can pass through seven chronological time zones in 13 minutes As they Glide Down an artificial waterway. Matthiessen 66, of Long Island n.y., said Friday in Tulsa okla., that he began writing nonfiction to support his fiction writing. He wrote two novels and two Short stories before he penned wildlife in America published in 1959. Kids chastise Weicker Trump a you might Call it trading places. Gov. Lowell p. Weicker and businessman Donald Trump who had a War of words last week got a talking to a from some schoolchildren. Fourth graders at the Genter school in East Hamp ton conn., sent letters to both men urging them to put a Stop to the name calling. Quot we came up with a solution that name calling hurts Peoples feelings and it should not happen they wrote. A we thought that the name calling fight is a bad influence on the Brouhaha was stirred up when Weicker told reporters that Connecticut did not need Trumps Casino business and sized him up As Quot that Trump in turn called Weicker a a fat Slob who get elected do Catcher in on Friday Weicker had no argument with the children a advice Quot they re probably right a he said. Only 12 Days a til Christmas and if you re a boy or girl who has t sent Santa Claus your Christmas wish list yet please do so right away. Letters to Santa continue to pour in from boys and girls All Over Europe. If you hurry Well Rush your letter to Santa for a personal reply from the Jolly old Elf a plus each letter writer will have his or her name appear in the stars and stripes. Addi Ess your letter to Santa Claus the stars and Stripe Apo a 09211 nobody does it better. Ipes
