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Arnie turns back on his home townFrom Chris Ayres in Los Angeles THE actor Arnold Schwarzenegger severed relations with his home town of Graz, Austria, yesterday, telling it to stop using his name on a 15,000-seat sports arena. He also sent back a “ring of honour” awarded to him in 1999. Politicians in Graz had criticised the Governor of California for denying clemency to Stanley “Tookie” Williams, the convicted murderer and co-founder of the Crips criminal gang

who was executed last week. Some said that Mr Schwarzenegger’s name should be taken off their stadium. The former Mr Universe and Hollywood actor launched a pre-emptive strike with a letter to Siegfried Nagl, the Mayor of Graz. “In all likelihood, during my term as Governor, I will have to make similar and equally difficult decisions,” he wrote. “To spare the responsible politicians of the city of Graz further concern, I withdraw from them as of this day the right to use my name in association with the Liebenauer Stadium.” Referring to his ring of honour, he said that as “the official Graz appears to no longer accept me as one of their own, this ring has lost its meaning and value to me”. He added: “It is already

in the mail.” Mr Nagl begged the town’s most famous son to reconsider. “I hope that very soon we’ll hear you say, ‘I’ll be back’,” he told the governor. He went on to accuse the Social Democrats, pacifist Greens and others who had criticised Mr Schwarzenegger of orchestrating an “embarrassing farce”. Walter Ferk, the Vice-Mayor of Graz, remained unrepentant, saying that Mr Schwarzenegger’s decision not to grant clemency to Williams made him “an unsuitable godfather for a public building”.Peter H

 

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but so wanted to send him back! peter hurd Dec 21, 2005 12:08 PM Re: I`ll ( NOT) Be Back..........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arnie turns back on his home townFrom Chris Ayres in Los Angeles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE actor Arnold Schwarzenegger severed relations with his home town of Graz, Austria, yesterday, telling it to stop using his name on a 15,000-seat sports arena. He also sent back a ring of honour awarded to him in 1999. Politicians in Graz had criticised the Governor of California for denying clemency to Stanley Tookie Williams, the convicted murderer and co-founder of the Crips criminal gang who was executed last week. Some said that Mr Schwarzeneggers name should be taken off their stadium.

 

 

 

 

 

NI_MPU('middle'); The former Mr Universe and Hollywood actor launched a pre-emptive strike with a letter to Siegfried Nagl, the Mayor of Graz. In all likelihood, during my term as Governor, I will have to make similar and equally difficult decisions, he wrote. To spare the responsible politicians of the city of Graz further concern, I withdraw from them as of this day the right to use my name in association with the Liebenauer Stadium. Referring to his ring of honour, he said that as the official Graz appears to no longer accept me as one of their own, this ring has lost its meaning and value to me. He added: It is already in the mail. Mr Nagl begged the towns most famous son to reconsider. I hope that very soon well hear you say, Ill be back, he told the governor. He went on to accuse the Social Democrats, pacifist Greens and others who had criticised Mr Schwarzenegger of orchestrating an embarrassing farce. Walter Ferk, the Vice-Mayor of Graz, remained unrepentant, saying that Mr Schwarzeneggers decision not to grant clemency to Williams made him an unsuitable godfather for a public building.

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