European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes faces a no places sunday january 8, 1995millard the 13th reaps honors As underachiever from the associated press Millard Fillmore a birthday was saturday and his Lan club did no to want you to forget it. Millard who i lie nations 13th president that a who. An informal fan dub of 25 people gathered Friday to Honor the obscure chief executive who was born Jan. 7, 1800, in Cayuga county . The group bowed their Heads to taps and Laid wreaths a including one from president Clinton a at Fillmore a grave in Buffalo. A we Felt that underachievers needed somebody to look up to or Down on and that a Fillmore a said Phil Arkow dead of the Millard Fillmore society based in new Jersey. A the was the Gerald Ford of the 19th a. A. The society gives out an award for mediocrity each year around Fillmore s birthday. This years Winner was the cancelled baseball has Emall Shook up somehow the picture wont come into focus a it Pompa Doured but grading Elvis in sensible shoes sipping warm milk in Graceland a Jungle room. Sixty years old not the King. But yes Elvis Presley would be 60 today. And though he died Mhz years ago that does no to Stop the faithful from celebrating the Day. Nor docs it soften the rub of passing time for those who sought As teen Agurs to affect his Youthful swagger. A i can imagine him at 60.1 can imagine him having gotten through his period of despair just As so Many people have a said Peter Guralnick author of a new Elvis biography lust train to Memphis. Thousands of fans were expected in Memphis tenn., this weekend for commemorative activities that include a dance party a cake cutting on the Graceland Lawn and a symphony concert. Presley died of heart disease at 42, locked in a self imposed isolation darkened by drug abuse and depression. But had he made it through that time. Guralnick thinks he undoubtedly would still be grieving Over dog a saddened Trent Reznor Cut Short a concert and took off for Miami after his Golden retriever Misc plummeted to his death. A some Crew members were walking the dog on a third floor Balcony of a Columbus Ohio Arena where Reznor a band nine Inch nails was performing. Maise jumped onto a railing then plunged 50 feet. Reznor got the news after the set. A _ a that was really Tough for him a a spokeswoman said in the Jan. 13 Issue of entertainment weekly. A the flew straight to Miami. He thought the warmer weather might cheer him up.�?�. Stuck on you a 10-month-old Koala climbs on the Teg of keeper Karen Davis at Cleland wildlife Park in Adelaide Australia on thursday. The animal was found wandering alone As a baby and has been reared at the suit dismissed Frank Sinatra a former lawyer persuade an appeals court to do it his Way. The san Francisco court said Friday that Milton a a Rudin prove he was harmed by being listed As a source for Kitty Kelley a Tell All biography about Nancy Reagan. A a _ Rudin formerly Sinatra a longtime lawyer claimed his practice collapsed after Kelley cited him As one of 611 sources for the 1991 biography which alleges that Reagan had an affair with Sinatra while she was first lady. Sinatra has denied the affair and former president Reagan has said the Book is riddled with inaccuracies the decision by the 9th . Circuit court of appeals upheld a lower court ruling that dismissed rudins libel lawsuit. Ann Lander Justice system just total mess dear Ann Landers i done to know How else to put this will come right out and say it our Justice system stinks. What follows happened in Union by. A 17-year-old student shot and killed his parents and two Sisters Ages 14 and 12. He then took his gun to school. When apprehended the youth told authorities a a in be had a bad he was sentenced to life in prison but will be eligible for parole in 25 years. What this Means is a kid who murdered four people May be out on the Street free As a Bird when he is 42 years old. When i read stuff like this it makes me so angry i just want to scream meanwhile we Are spending billions of dollars to build More prisons so we can feed and House people like this. Of course we the taxpayers Are the ones who Are getting socked for it. How does this sit with you Ann i am. Burned up in Conn. Dear burned Soami but lets look at the whole picture. Where did this 17-Ycar-old get a weapon after years of fighting in Congress we finally got the Brady Bill passed but by that time the House and Senate had shot a Large number of holes in it. Lets not forget that the strongest and richest lobby in the United states is the National Rifle association. There is always the Hope that Young criminals might be rehabilitated. If they arc taught a Trade there is a Chance that when released they can make an honest living. But How Many employers will hire an sex con since so Many employers wont parolees often return to a life of crime. This is a multifaceted problem with no simple answers. Since everybody knows better than anybody id like some suggestions please. A a a a a a a a v a a a a a. Dear Ann Landers we hear a lot about sexual harassment but in a not sure i know exactly what it is. Ill bet a lot of others Are also fairly vague about this and would appreciate it if you would spell it out. How about it Ann undereducated in Charlotte . Dear undereducated several months ago the Chicago Board of education issued some guidelines for those who asked the same question. Here Are some of the offences the Board said constituted sexual harassment whether intentional or Quot Nota. A a a a a a a a a jokes or comments about sex or explicit invitations to have sex. Displaying sexually suggestive objects photos or cartoons. Remarks about a persons body or sexual attractiveness. a v. A a a. A a a a a a a. A a whistling gawking or commenting on body parts pro or con. _ touching leering whistling or making insulting suggestive or obscene comments or gestures. Letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to Hor at p o Box 11562, Chi Coo Iii. 60611-0562 ,. A. ,. C creators Syndicate -. A Quot Honor the living s time dear Abby _ i live in a Large apartment building. Most of the tenants Are upper Middle class. The gentleman who lived across the Hall from me was a widower whose wife had passed away about eight or nine years ago. He had told me that he had Many nieces nephews and grandchildren most of whom lived in this City but he heard from them Only when they sent postcards from their vacations in Hawaii the Caribbean or the South of France. A this Lovely gentleman passed away two weeks ago following a Brief bout with pneumonia. I attended his funeral and was surprised to see so Many people there. Also the number of elaborate Floral arrangements was unbelievable. Abby i Felt like screaming at these people a where were you when this dear Man sat alone in jigs apart. Ment he does no to need you now. The Flowers arc Beautiful but he can to smell them a Abby if each of those relatives had taken hint to their Home for one weekend his life would have been brightened considerably and his Gatihi Devould have. Been boundless. A caring neighbor dear caring neighbor thank you for a meaningful letter. Several years ago 1 published a poem that might have brightened your neighbors final years had someone in his family read it and taken it to heart bring me All your Flowers now i would rather rave a single Rose from the Garden of a Friend dear Abby than have the choicest Flowers when my stay on Earth must end i would rather Hove the kindest words which May now he said to me. Than flattered when my heart is still a and this life has ceased to he. I would rather have a Loving smile from the friends i know arc True than tears shed a round my casket a v when this world in be hade Adieu 7 7 a bring me All your Flowers Quot whether Pink or w Hite or red l _ _ id rather Hare one Blossom now than a truckload when in a dead a a r d. Richards dear Abby regarding listening to the tape fora de ask do cd one shortly after my husband died 26 years ago his Secretary thoughtfully sent his last dictation tape to me. I curled up on the sofa Aru turned on my tape recorder Koppy our Little dog immediately came dashing Down the stairs looking for her she Paw cd at the Small Black Box and cocked her head t Hen she jumped up beside me covered my face with wet kisses to ind rested her head on my Kotrc. It wits in emotional but comforting experience Lor Bot prof us. Ynen Ever i played that tape Koppy came running each. Time. 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