European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes faces n places sunday february 13,1994 miss Usa bocks Harding s place on olympic team from wire reports the new miss Usa has a few kind words for a competitor in another contest Tonya Harding. Frances Louise la Parker who was crowned Fri Day in South padre Island Texas said the figure skater should Sci allowed to compete in the olympics despite accusations that she helped plan an attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan. I think anyone is innocent before they Are prove guilty so i think Tonya should be allowed to participate Parker said during the question and answer por Tion of the pageant. The 25-year-old High school English teacher fro South Carolina will receive $235,000 in Cash and prizes and represent the United slates in the miss universe pageant May 20 in Manila Philippines. Runner up was Patricia South Ali 23, of Chesapeake a. South Ali is an aide to l. Douglas Wilder former governor of Virginia. The pageant featured representatives from the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Manilow returns $200,000 a Charity group says Singer Barry Manilow came and he took without giving. But he sent them a Check of. Mandy. A mix up Over a $200,000 Advance for a concert was resolved Friday when Manilow agreed to give the Money Back because he pulled out of the Jan. 15 show in Atlantic City n.j., when he discovered it was a Prei inaugural gala for gov. Christie Whitman. He said he did t want it to appear As though he supported Whit Man because he had never met her and did t know what her Campaign platform included. Singer Paulanka took his place. The concert organized by the United Hospital medical Center foundation in Newark also raised Money for a children s Hospital. Bernard Rabinowitz head of the foundation had complained that he had t received the refund after writing Manilow twice. But Manilow s manager in Losangeles said Friday that the Check was in the mail. It was probably just a mix up Rabinowitz said. Richter belongings destroyed among the losses from last month s earthquake in los Angeles were the personal possessions of the Man who helped devise a Way to measure quakes. The late Charles f. Richter s possessions were incinerated when a fire caused by the quake gutted the Granada Hills Home of his Nephew Bruce Walport. Richter who died in 1985, was the co inventor of the Richter scale a measure of the strength of an Earth quake As recorded by ground motion. The Jan 17 quake registered 6.6 on the Richter scale. It s devastating. I just feel terrible that we lost Allis stuff Walport said. Among the possessions lost in the fire were books commandments smooth love s path dear readers can you believe tomorrow will be St. Valentine s Day again already and what better time to revive my ten commandments of love yes dear readers i actually had the chutzpah to write my own ten commandments but it was t As though i was stealing from strangers one of my ancestors was privileged to have received them on mount Sinai from the lord himself at least that s what the Good Book says. Originally 1 wrote two sets of commandments one for men and one for women. Then Mandy Tiuman a lawyer and Early feminist from Milwaukee wrote to de Mand equal rights for women insisting that there be Only one set of commandments. She Mas right of course. So How s this for a gender Bender the ten commandments of Ove thou shall put thy mate before thy Mother thy father thy son and thy daughter for thy mate is thy life King companion. The newly crowned miss Usa Frances Louise la Parker accepts applause Friday in South padre Island Texas. Home movies and diaries spanning the 1920s to themid-1950s. Walport said one diary entry told of Rich Ter s meeting with Albert Einstein. Also destroyed in the fire were about 3,000 feet of Home movies that included footage of Richter and his wife Lillian hiking in the nude. They were nudists and especially liked to Wal naked Walport said. Jacksons reunite for special the first Jackson family honors special being taped this week in Las vegas will offer a splashy opening number a sentimental finish and a lot of babies from the musical family s third generation. The family will pay tribute to actress Elizabeth Tay Lor for her work in the fight against aids and motown records founder Berry Gordy for his Impact on the music Industry including the discovery of five boy named Jackson from Gary ind. The Jacksons Are performing on stage together for the first time in More than two decades with even Michael and Janet passing up their usually Steep appear Ance fees. Money from ticket sales will go to los an Geles earthquake Relief and other charities. Jermaine Jackson said the two hour show at the Mem grand hotel & Casino with siblings Jackie Janet Marlon Michael Randy Robbie and Tito will open with a five minute Medley of Jackson songs from Early Jackson five tunes to contemporary Solo hits with 20 dancers in a spectacular routine. _ abuse not thy body with excessive food tobacco drink or any foreign substance that goeth into thy Arm or up thy nose. Do not forget that cleanliness is a virtue. Permit neither thy business nor thy Hobby to make thee a stranger to thy children for the most precious gift a Parent can give his or he family is time. Make not a beggar of thy mate. Willingly share with him or her thy worldly goods. Forget not to say i love  for even though thy love May be constant thy mate doth yearn to hear those cherished words. Remember that the approval of thy mate is Worth far More than the adoring glances of a Hundred strangers so ,. Cleave unto thy mate and for Sake All others. Keep thy Home in Good repair for out of it Comet the Joys of old age not to mention its resale value forgive with Grace for who among us docs rot need to be forgiven Honor the lord thy god All the Days of inv life and thy children Wilt grow and bless you. Dear Abby Ann Landers a letter to lighten sunday morning dear Ann Landers i have been Reading your column every Day for 27 years. I have noticed that your sunday columns Are in variably about heavy topics such As moral dilemma mental illness and consumer fraud. How about lightening up a Little and giving us some thing to laugh about one of these sundays it would be a wonderful Way to Start the week. I la sign this your no. 1 fan in Detroit dear Detroit i pay attention to what my readers say because everybody knows better than  sometimes i m so close to the work that my perspective gets abit warped so thank you for the suggestion. I think i have a let Ter for today s column that May be right up your Alley. Here it is dear Ann Landers a woman wrote to you some time ago about a Friend of hers who could t have children so she adopted a Little Puppy. All the women for whom she had been buying baby gifts through the years gave her a Shower for her new Puppy and it was a huge Success. Some friends of mine in Michigan got together and gave a Shower for a Goat. It seems that a woman who was not Able to have  to fill the maternal void in her life with a  she named the kid Jennifer. The party was a huge Success and the gifts were wonderful. Jennifer received a rhinestone Collar with a Bell and reflector a pacifier and a warm Blanket 50pounds of Goat Chow a Box of diapers two pairs of booties a silk Bonnet with holes in it for her ears and a romper set with rubber panties. The local Florist sent a Centrepiece for the table made out of old newspapers and tin cans. It was the party of the year and people talked about it for months. I Hope you Are a Good enough sport to put this in the paper. Longtime fan in fort Wayne Dearyan thank you for a letter that lightened up this Sun Day. I Hope the readers enjoyed the change of Pace. Dear Ann Landers my daughter is not a drug abuser an alcoholic a prostitute or on welfare. She is a Telephone solicitor. Some of the people she has called treat her As if she were on Par with one of the lower forms of life. I would like to remind your readers that these people be Only trying to make a living so they can pay their Bills. The Telephone solicitor is one less person who is being supported by the welfare system. It serves no purpose to be rude and insulting. So How about telling your readers that the next time they Are interrupted by such a Call they should just hang up or simply say no thank you i m not  Mother of a Telephone solicitor addressed to c creators Syndicate at p � to 11562 Chi tomorrow be a sweetheart. Call someone you love and say i love  make two or three Calls who says you can t love More than one person in differ ent Vays of course go through your closets and give All those clothes you be been saving until you lose 10 pounds to your favorite Charity. Call someone who s lonely and say i thinking of  / or better yet say ill be Over tomorrow to take you to lunch. Or run some errands. Or give you  visit a sick Friend. Say a prayer. Donate some blood. Adopt a pet. Will your eyes your kidneys and All your usable organs to someone who can use them after you re gone. Forgive an enemy. Hug your teen Ager. Write a fan listen to a bore. Pay your doctor. Tell your parents you think they re wonderful. Spay your dog. Neuter your cat. Quit smoking. Drive carefully. If you re walk ing watch where you re going. Acid Don t wait until next year to be a sweetheart again. Love Abby 3ddrossod to 447