Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • Page 6

6 POST-GAZETTE! Dec. 10, 1981 -CityArea- fi Poinsettias New Pittsburgh image coming out of closet? Gay holiday: From Plttaburgh'a Blggeat Polnaettla Supplier By Far. Buahy, Full, 6" Pol Size. Compira at up to 112 Mmy othtr alias Pratt Want Ad Bargain tDtt Call for detailal 263-1201 PtoitlUntfiOusc QUICK. Town-Slot LlbtHy Mon mv II I -fit 72 outh Hflli-m.

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by Sophia Loran, Doralhy Only $10 addllnnal for Stondotd Bifocal, Hflmmil, Yv St. Laurent Riw Gauch ONtr $10 OO Additional By Angela D. Chatman i Post-Gawtte Staff Writer The city with a smile on its face is "Gay America's Best Kept Secret," according to the Pittsburgh Tavern The group of 11 gay-oriented establishments is spreading the word to the homosexual community in cities within a 200- to 300-mile radius of the Steel City by placing promotional ads in magazines with a gay readership. A recent full-page ad in the Blade, a Washington, D.C., gay newspaper, drew 35 favorable responses, said Chuck Tierney, president of the PTG and co-owner of the Holiday Bar in Oakland. When asked the purpose of the ads, Tierney replied: "We are promoting Pittsburgh A lot of people think Pittsburgh is the old, dirty steel town.

We're proud of our city and we feel that other people should come and see it." "Even if you don't hit the vacationers, you might hit the gay businessman more." With the information provided by the PTG, Tierney said "he's going to know where to go." The full-page ad designed by Out Publishing which also publishes the local gay monthly magazine, Out, begins with a teaser: "Quick. Name Gay America's Best Kept Secret." Underneath a picture of the Downtown skyline taken from the West End is one word Pittsburgh. The names and logos of 11 local taverns catering to homosexuals is at the bottom of the ad along with a coupon that a reader interested in knowing more about the city can send back to the publishing company. In return for that coupon, respondents get a "Pitts-burgh-pak," which contains information about the city, including a brochure from the Convention and Visitors Bureau and a listing of establishments and services catering to gays. To date, the ad has appeared in publications in three other cities "Pride" in Cleveland, "Good Times" in Columbus, and "The Yellow Page" in Cincinnati.

Tomorrow night PTG members will meet to select other cities to target. Under consideration are Detroit, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Buffalo, Rochester and "maybe even Toronto," said James C. Austin, publisher of "Out" magazine and a consultant to PTG. The group has spent $1,200 on ads so far and is raising money to pay for more ads and a promotional brochure that includes a picture of each member establishment. The group Sunday night held an art auction at Zack's, Downtown, to raise the $3,000 to $4,000 Tierney said is needed for the brochure.

EXTENDED WEAR SOFT CONTACT SOFT LENSES Limit 1 Pair tAQ0 Hcatinn Unit Villi 1 Arnie to be honored Golfer Arnold Palmer will be honored tonight at a dinner sponsored by the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation in the PPG Wintergarden. Co-chair men of the event are David Barnes, president of Mellon National and L. Stanton Williams, chairman of PPG Industries Inc. Palmer has been a member of governing board of the foundation's local chapter for 14 yean. Pitt names administrator Jeffrey A.

Romoff, associate director of Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, has been named associate vice president for health sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. Romoff will serve as the principal deputy of Dr. Thomas De-tre, senior vice chancellor for health sciences, in overseeing the various schools of the health sciences, and the administration of Falk Clinic and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. Preschool class signup Telephone registration for Citi-parks preschool classes will begin today on a first-come basis. The Classes are taught at nine recreation centers and last 12 weeks.

Those interested may call 422-1783. Board puts off decision The Northern Area Special Purpose Schools Joint Board has canceled plans to decide the fate of its special education centers at a meeting tomorrow after learning that it must first hold a special public hearing. That hearing has been set for Dec. 27 from 4 to 6 p.m. at A.W.

Beattie Area Vo-Tech School. The board is considering closing the Cumberland Hills or Middle Road special education center. LENSES AUSCHtlOMI (wmt Hwa It i1m) $10.00 Additional it 7 Cm wra ear pair GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FESEE NEATBrJC UNI Normally $20 FREE with Package Offer I I I COMPLETE PACKAGE BAUSCH LOMB EXTENDED WEAR LENSES COMPLETE PACKAGE BAUSCH LOMB SOFT CONTACT LENSES $0099 99 This ad will run this month in gay papers published within six hours driving time of Pittsburgh. The guild had its beginnings in 1976, when owners of three establishments catering to gays decided to have annual picnics to raise funds for local gay organizations. The Golden Triangle Picnic Association's activities led in May 1983 to the creation of the PTG and a spinoff charitable organization, the Lambda Foundation.

Money raised for donations to other groups is funneled through the Lambda Foundation, whose president is Charles Honse, Tierney's partner in the Holiday Bar. PTG members named in the ad along with the Holiday and Zack's are the Brewery, the Crossover Lounge, Jackson's Restaurant, the Norreh Social Club, the Pegasus Lounge, the Pittsburgh Trucking the Players Lounge, the Tender Trap, and Travelers. PACKAGE INaUDES: 1 PR. EXTENDED WEAR SOFT LENSES. START UP KIT LENS SOLUTION FITTING FEE SERVICE AGREEMENT (WARRANTY) Unlimited visits check up for 1 yr.

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And osk the prices of EXTENDED WEAR or GAS PERMEABLE EYE EXAM, HEATING UNIT, SERVICE AGREEMENT, REPLACEMENT LENSES AND SUNGLASSES AND FITTING FEE. Hooker holds record as no-show tit GAS PERMEABLE i Jr pair have much choice. There the nine default charges were reduced and Turner pleaded guilty to nine counts of disorderly conduct. She was held for trial on obstructing traffic, robbery and prostitution charges. City Magistrate Donna Jo McDaniel continued the $500,000 bail.

And Turner remains in jail. But Turner, who had been jailed in October on three charges of failing to appear in court only to be loosed Nov. 2 because of jail overcrowding, didn't. She did phone early in the day from her Wilkinsburg home to say she would be late for court because she couldn't get a baby-sitter. A court clerk said Turner called a "iaMiiJUL mm tyrpri I A 3 3r .1 -jy- I ji i xi- i 547 Liberty Ave.

Pittsburgh, PA 15222 PHONE 261-9796 tar 'MOST PATIENTS WEAR THEM HOMI THt SAME DAY MUST PRESENT THIS AD FOR THIS OFFER. second time to say she couldn't come at all because she didn't have a blanket in which to wrap her baby, By Charles Lynch Post-Gazette Staff Writer As far as anyone can remember, Shelly Turner set a record in City Court. It was a dubious record, and one that has landed her in the county jail, with $500,000 bond barring her from freedom. Don't think that the 25-year-old Wilkinsburg woman is Public Enemy No. 1.

Not by any stretch of the imagination. But she is a convicted prostitute. And she did fail to appear for eight hearings on charges against her over the past three months the best, or worst record of no-shows at City Court, officials there say. The unusually high bond was set to insure her appearance at a City Court hearing last Friday. It will stay in place until she goes to trial.

Turner had been charged with eight defaults for court appearances, two counts of obstructing traffic, and one count each of prostitution and robbery. To take care of this backlog once and for all, the charges were combined into a single, 12-case hearing Nov. 21. On that day, which was picked because of its convenience for everyone involved, six arresting officers, an assistant district attorney, a defense attorney and several witnesses showed up. whom she planned to bring with her.

The court's patience was taxed in the extreme. A warrant was issued for Turner's arrest and another default charge was added to the list of her offenses. Turner remained on the loose for another week. Then, at about 9 p.m. on Nov.

28, Officer James Holliday spotted her in the 900 block of Penn Avenue, Downtown. A Liberty Avenue beat-man, Holliday recognized Turner and knew she was wanted. He said he saw her flagging down passing cars and arrested her on a charge of obstructing traffic. At Night Court, on recommendation of an investigator from the county bail agency, Senior District Justice Domenic Frasca set Turner's bail at $500,000. Turner did appear for her City Court hearing Friday.

She didn't Transplant patient stable Six-year-old Ambrogio Da Re, above, an Italian boy who underwent a liver transplant last week, was reported in critical but stable condition yesterday in Children's Hospital. Surgery, conducted by a team headed by Dr. Thomas Starzl, began at 7 p.m. Wednesday and ended at 7:45 a.m. Thursday.

The boy will remain in the intensive care unit until today or tomorrow, and then will be transferred to a post-surgical unit where he will remain for at least six weeks. The youngster has received a visit here from Maria Pia Fanfani, head of the women's committee of the Italian Red Cross and wife of a former Italian prime minister. A Venice newspaper has raised more than $350,000 for cost of the surgery and travel. I JP' Xtlf Your Choice! ufZ fineorluxury SOI Select any designer ff If -J wo1 lEortcoat or a or famous brand TV superb wool or cashmere suit from Anders 4 WVSbjend overcoat or t-) entire stock Afy MVM: ryfia famous brand yw fltt4rfAV zip-out raincoat at (V) anotner q- hswMh I I SPECIAL ri if-J''ira '2-Fer'SAVINGS SWA TAILORED DUALITY DRESS SLACKS SPOItTCOATS Kvcryility to 7.Nwicli DISCOUNT 'JOT l1 ENROLL NOW YOUR WORSHIP VWII NOT lit 'W' JANUA II; Tr 3 MILLION IN FITNESS FACILITIES RESTAURANT LOUNGE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC I wT OLYMPIC SIZE SWIMMING POOL FREE WEIGHTS I 4 WHIRLPOOL CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS Itr 8 RACQUETBALl COURTS AEROBICS wl 2 SETS OF NAUTILUS EQUIPMENT AND MUCH. MUCH MORE! I SAUNAS STEAMS 1 'BASED ON ECONOMIC MEMBERSHIP ST TIME VISITORS ONLY.

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