European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1952, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pogo 4 the stars and stripes december 1951 adopt orphans in Korea kid lift grows to 4 Homes near front Eltse exe Nemy korean Soldier pointed excitedly to a building just South of the 38th parallel and if the communist soldiers could see this they throw away their guns and Boback to their farms and fac he was referring to Marine air up unofficial Way of helping korean children orphaned by the Story of this operation kid is told in its entirety for the first Tine in the december Issue of the ladies Home now on Sale at stars and stripes in no mans land the unit Learned of a number children wandering North of the 38th parallel in a no mans land ravaged by the passage of four their parents ced or died and they were just barely managing to Liv ing like foraging in the Enow for bark and scraps of Frozen these children were being taken out by truck by the United nations civil assistance a sanitation officer frankly and we Are bringing out As Nany As we can to the orphan age at but its a rugged the trip takes 12 hours by truck and its rough and Many of the children cant survive the even when we get them its the old Story of no no no no decent no one to care for them but at least its better than what Treyve been used How lift started that was when sgt Harry Ball got the idea for operation kid Send planes into a no mans land where there want even a Landing strip to pick up it was an idea that spread quickly and enthusiastically throughout the whole air in teams would go on ahead by truck and round up the then a Marine transport plane would pick them up and Fly them sgt Bobby Hodge of recalls the first time the children were brought the first one lifted out of the plane was a korean boy about 5 years you should have seen the Hodge he had Orr a ragged sort of an old shirt and nothing with that icy wind he looked like a Little old Man who haunt Ever washed Only clean parts of him were the streaks on his Cheeks where hed been he stood there a with everybody watching him and not quite knowing what to then big Sam jerked off his flight jacket and rushed up the wrapped the jacket the boy and picked him up like he was a billion dollars of or the kid do a even with big sap hugging he didst or cry or move just let himself picked he was half service soon be just a Small part of the for this group of occupied though they were with the daily business of set but to make a real Home for their cookies and toys were rounded living quarters made All with a minimum of funds and materials on which to let ters went out to the to churches the Ball had started today Marine air up 12 sponsors four giving a Chance for life to hundreds of children who already would died without or Eclen note words in brackets Are not expressed in the words in help to explain the German but Are not necessary in words in single quotation Marks Are word Forward Sie fromn Teder Kein Deutrich Sprecher Kann Leider Kein Deutsch Sprich Nur Englisch Sie Speicht Nur eng Machen to deutschland was Machen Siehler in deutschland Kann Laider Kain Doitch Shprecher Zoh Kann Laider Kain Doitch Shprecher Shari Chat Ruhr English rib so procht Ruhr engish Makhen inn Doit slant Vass Makhen Zoh Hiher inn Doitch Lant Santa Claus distributes gifts to Okma wan orphans As service Hien around the world help make Christmas photo Star prove Einstein right 37 astronomers have confirmed an important part of Albert einsteins famed theory of the National geographic society has announced that a series of precise Star begun during last february eclipse of the support einsteins assertion that a gravitational Field can Bend Light Einstein first the scientific world in 1915 with his theory of head fitted it would stand or fall on measurements which were still to be if he was he astronomers should be Able to detect an apparent shifting of stars Light passing close to the George Van Chicago University by comparing photographs taken in the figured out the gravitational pull which the Sun exerted on the Light rays from the it came to x70 seconds of a tiny of one degree of a Einstein calculated in 1915 that the Light would be Bent 175 seconds of Only when the Sun is in total eclipse can stars immediately beyond it be even she can unfortunately no German speak in she cant speak any Speaks Only English she Only Speaks eng make in Germany what Are you doing in Germany editors note the daily German lessons Are taken from the Basic course in spoken prepared by tie editorial staff of armed forces Institute extremely sensitive plates and Fil ters must be used to overcome the glow from the blazing Van whose expedition was financed by the National geographic took a 20foot Telescope camera to the Sudan for the three minute period he had to take pictures with the Sun in total b bag address All letters to b bag the Stan and Apo include name and address names Are deleted on Dae to space letters maybe Cut or providing such editing does not alter the meaning of the a merry Christmas from Julie Wilson Julie Wilson recently took Over from Mary Martin in now playing at the Drury Lane theater critics re views of Julies i interpretation miss martins1 role have been most Julie sent this personal Greet ing to men overseas for Christmas and new Julie Wilson i Lirl Aimer but Hes returned to duty now i was indeed disappointed in the conspicuous Lack of my favorite comic strip Lii Abner in the 24 and 25 editions of the stars and i should think if Al Capps moral teachings Are the rectification should not in a foreign land where the recipients Are supposedly men and but in the areas where More susceptible to indoctrination of this my views on this subject Are merely and i do not wish for them to be taken As Ridi Cule against your editorial if what i have said proves to be groundless if lil Abner appears in your paper please accept my most Humble Olsen the absence of Lii Abner monday 24 edition of the stars and stripes was very notice i searched the entire look ing for an explanation of the omis there one editors note Lii Abner was awol on 34 and 25 be cause lie wits held up in he made his appearance late on the afternoon of in time to take his place in the 25 edition of the stars rail police thanked a vote of thanks is in order for the railway police who work on the Frankfurt Heidelberg fast upon leaving the train j inadvertently left a package containing negotiable and Coffee in the compartment which i had the package was returned to me the next Day through the police and it was Popcorn and packages i have a suggestion for people wrestling with the problem of mailing packages Home and bar ing them arrive As they use when Popcorn in place i of shredded paper or it adds practically nothing to the weight and protects the contents of the it is easy to available to most and really bobbins the stars and stripes in z51 december it co Henry Richter managing Zumwalt sports Jack Ellis 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