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STYLE/The Charlotte Post
Thursday, November 13, 1997 '
Tailgating not for weak: hot game, cold beer stuff of dreams
Corfrued from pg 16A
rain, sleet and snow to enjoy ice-
cold beer and lukewarm burgers.
Tailgating is as American as
apple pie and just as predictable.
How many ways can you grill up
burgers and hot dogs? What else
can you stick in the old wash pot?
Fear not.
With a little ingenuity and cre
ativity, plain old burgers and dogs
can take on new life.
Instead of dishing up hamburg-
ier, serve veal or spicy meatball
isubs.
Instead of beer, serve up a few
: pitchers of tangy, spicy Bloody
;Marys,
; Still not convinced? Here are a
;few of recipes to get you started,
j The only limit is your imagina
tion.
Many
homeless
are vets
By Beth Powell
JHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rydman noted that 10 per
cent of the veterans surveyed
by the shelters had served in
the Korean War in the early
1950s and another 10 percent
in the Gulf War in 1991.
Before kickoff, uptown will be Convention Center. At 9 p.m. the concert, 12-2 p.m. Charlotte
filled the sounds with local drum- Ohio Players take the stage at the Convention Center. For more
1 cup vodka or gin
Combine all ingredients in a _2
mers and bands for the Adam’s Mark Hotel. Tickets are information, contact 100 Black juice
McDonald’s Rhythm Parade. The $^0 and available through Men of Greater Charlotte at 375- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
event begins at 10 a.m. TicketMaster. 9509 or (888) 321-1386. sauce
Immediately following the 1 p.m. Classic weekend concludes 1 teaspoon salt
game is a step show at Charlotte Sunday with the African Bloody Marys 1/4 teaspoon pepper sauce
American Cultural Expo Gospel 1 quart tomato juice
1 tablespoon fresh lime or lemon quart pitcher. Stir well and refrig
erate until chiUed.
From The Tabasco Brand
Cookbook.
Interested in going? The
Carolinas Football Classic
’.Weekend begins with a welcome
party, Oct. 21 at the Adam’s Mark
Hotel. The festivities begin at 9
'p.m. and tickets are $5 in advance
and $10 at the door.
; The fun continues Saturday.
WASHINGTON - A third of
liomeless men seeking shelter
are veterans, mostly combat
veterans from the Korean,
Vietnam or the Persian Gulf
Conflicts, according to a
yeterans Day survey released
paturday,
• “War is something that
preaks people,” said Phil
Jlydman, spokesman for the
international Union of Gospel
Klissions, a network of rescue
hiissions that conducted the
feurvey.
, “Some people are not able to
|[et back into civilian life
because of what they have
experienced in the conflict set
ting.”
Rydman said that what used
to be called “shell shock” and is
now referred to as post-trau
matic stress syndrome sets in
at different times, accounting
for the continuing flow of
Vietnam veterans into missions
20 years after the war.
The survey of 11,000 men
seeking shelter in 58 missions
in late October showed 32 per
cent were veterans. By compar
ison, Veterans Administration
figures show about 19 percent
of the male population are for
mer members of the armed
forces.
In the missions’ survey for
Veterans Day 1996, the per
centage of veterans among the
homeless was slightly higher,
34 percent.
Of the homeless veterans sur
veyed this year, 42 percent
were Vietnam veterans.
Vietnam vets represent only
about 10 percent of the overall
veteran population, according
to figures from Vietnam
Veterans of America and the
VA.
Stephen Burger, executive
director of the missions, said
Vietnam veterans continue to
fall through the cracks, often
after multiple divorces and
struggles with alcohol and drug
addiction.
“We’re still getting new
Vietnam veterans. They’re still
falling out of the system,”
Burger said. “That should be a
little shocking to us.”
“They didn’t come back and
become homeless. They came
back and became part of the
community, and then things
happened that made them
become homeless,” he said.
“Many of these people are
struggling with identity. They
are struggling with guilt.”
Im^e A Room Full
OfPeopleWhoWantYouTo
BuyY>ur Own Home.
(No, They re Not N>ur Relatives.)
marine a room full of mortgage lenders, credit experts, real estate professionals, and members of community
housing groups, all gathered under one roof to answer your home-buying questions. Well, then
you’ve just imagined the Fannie AFae Foundation Fdome-Buying Fair. The fair
takes place on only one day, Sunday, November 16. But it’s
one day filled with all sorts of helpful home
buying information. From getting the
lowdown on credit to qualifying
for affordable loans. It’s FREE,
from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at the Charlotte Coliseum.
And it’s sponsored by the
Fannie A^ae Foundation and
the Charlotte Hornets.
more
information,
call 1-888-752-7170
(toll-free).
FannieMae
FOUNDATION
Showing America A New Way Homef
Fannie Mae Foundation Home-Buying Fair, November 16*
Sponsored by the Fannie A4ae Foundation and the Charlotte Hornets.
©1997 Fannie Mae Foundation, Ad rights reserved.
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