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Newsday (Nassau Edition) from Hempstead, New York • 8

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Hempstead, New York
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8
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9 A ft 9ahp f' I 4 ft 1 fffi At 944 i 41 attoiftJsii4 PEOPLE Zsa Zsa Beats Out Gumbel Aw Gee Aw Gee Why Did She Win Top Whiner? of his experiences working in a fast-food restaurant was a girl who would whine about everything and anything" he said are people who are whiners and she was a whiner Jokingly I said should be a National Zabomey picked the day after Christmas already a traditional day for whining about the misfit presents under the Christmas tree Family Circle magazine asked readers to send in their nominations for this top whiner which is how Zabomey compiled the 45 votes Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor raked in 11 votes' in a nationwide poll to pick the top whiner That made her the winner over show host Bryant Gumbel former First Lady Nancy Reagan and Tammy Faye Bakker wife of former PTL ministry leader Jim Bakker Gabor apparently pulled ahead of the crowd to be honored for National Day yesterday because of her conviction this year for slapping a police officer The results of the poll 45 votes were cast from around the country were announced by Kevin Zabomey of Clio Mich who says he invented Day four years ago because Zsa Zsa Gabor Bryant Gumbel What Celebrities Gave and Received Some Christmas Gifts Yule Not Believe HOLIDAY GIFTING: In the true Christmas spirit celebs gave and received from everything to nothing what we found out: LATOYA FOR CHRISTMAS: LaToya Jackson a Witness believe in the regular exchange of presents we were told Obviously LaToya made one exception when she sent her nemesis Arsenio Hall a beautifully wrapped present In it a razor and a little Christmas card that said you shave your head mid start It appears LaToya is still seething over boob-tube remark about her alleged breast-enlargement surgery The lady doth protest too much HELEN IS GIRLY TO BROWN: What did that Cosmo Girl Helen Gur ley Brown get from hubby movie producer David Brown? David figures made so many tactical errors in the past that rather give me carte blanche to go out and buy what I like Usually jewelry But maybe some things from Donna Karan and Adolfo this year would be nice she give him? Cosmo girls make tactical errors obviously He got: computer and a Jean Howard photography book of great photos from the thirties two black-tie ties a tin of caviar and a Floris bubble bath" She say whether there were enough bubbles for two -LIVELY AT FIVE: Sue Simmons who anchors with both Tony Guida and Chuck Scarborough had a blue Christmas a very blue Christmas Scarborough it seems bought her a sapphire picture frame from -She buy him anything because they never exchanged gifts before this year She was she says MORE BUCKS FOR FELDER: And what did megabucks divorce lawyer Raoul Felder (of the Robin Givens Lisa Gastineau and Nancy Capasso divorces) exchange with wife Myma? He gave her a Macintosh computer and a new fur coat And die gave him are you ready? more bucks in the form of the 75th pair of slippers to add to his collection She needlepointed them 1 herself with dollar signs Yes the true Christmas Bpirit lives on in the hearts of the rich and infamous LaToya Jackson Were Listeners Misled? Saga of a Stern Videotape Hoosier Governor Turns 34 in Fla A Birthday Away Indiana Gov Evan Bayh the youngest governor spent a quiet 34th birthday yesterday in Palm Beach Fla reading and relax- ing away from his home state think the older you get birthdays have less Bayh said of his lack of party plans some people say given my age a few more birthdays could be His big treat for the day was reading have time to do much leisure Bayh told The Indianapolis Star read -three or four newspapers a day My favorite subject is history I have a backlog of ten to fifteen histories and biographies that I delved into spotted racks fill of tapes at all 28 outlets of The Wiz According to sources the tapes appeared in stores exactly one day after Stem had closed down the 800 number and only then were listeners told of their retail availability Did Stern mislead his listeners? According to his office the entire Stem morning gang is on vacation and be back until after the holidays We hear that tape sales have been brisk Since Howard Stern held his sold-out live event Open in Nassau Coliseum in October his risque radio show has featured more sales plugs for the videotape than genitalia jokes The radio sales pitch said the tape would be available only through an 800 phone number and that orders would be accepted for a limited amount of time Well listeners who bought the tapes for holiday gifts and sweated out its delivery may have been a bit sore with Howard when they Howard Stern a- Koch Calls Tenure Natural High 9 i Koch 65 said he was leaving behind a city that was better than when he took office on Jan 1 1978 when he said people were selling co-op apartments at and every third apartment building on the Grand Concourse was in some state of abandonment NEWSOAY WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 87 1969 abandons buildings Koch said too Koch denied that his loss to David Dinkins in the By William Murphy City Hall Bureau Chief New York The perks that go with being mayor be missed Edward I Koch said yesterday as he met the reporters for what may be the last news con- ference of his 12-year tenure Koch scoffed at reporters who refer to his top-of-the-line Cadillac as a limousine a ratty Koch said during his year-end press conference in his city hall office It is nice that aides hold an umbrella over his head to protect him from the rain but can hold an urn-' brella myself not a big Some might think that the loss of the city-paid chef at Grade Mansion might be felt by the food-loving mayor but Koch said he simply would have to hone his cooking skills was a pretty good cook limited menu but not bad Jia said The mayor Baid he has written a letter to Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgen thau asking for a statistical breakdown of how many people get desk appearance tickets for civil disobedience how many appear in court how many are convicted and how many are punished Koch Baid his willingness to speak out and his strong personality city hall relevant My personality is so strong I dominate the He said the high point of his mayoralty was the parade and monument he organized for Vietnam veterans in 1985 and the low point was the municipal corruption scandals which became public in early 1986 He said that when he meets people these days he thanks them if they voted for him and if they did not he thanks them for him leaving after a 12-year natural Koch said a mill Democratic primary had hurt him personally And asked what he might have done differently as mayor he replied: What might have and his voice trailed off Koch digressed into one of his pet areas: the failure of the judicial system to impose penalites on people charged with civil disobedience think they are adequately Koch said of anti-abortion and abortion-rights demonstra to tors and AIDS activists' I If 7.

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