European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse M Berlin troops take tots on trip sunday at the by James gun act is Berlin Bureau Sis photos by Mekle Hunter Berlin zoo by never Kerned Man elegant As a bus stopped at the Gate and released a group of Ruddy faced Young men each clutching and being clutched by one or More Small children. In a matter of minutes the toddlers had alternately screamed with excitement and wept had consumed vast quantities of ice Cream and each had demanded to go to the rest room at least was a particularly Bright sunday afternoon because some of the youngsters members of refugee families from Hun Gary. Poland and Bulgaria had never been to a zoo before. Their escort were Amer ican excursion was one of several things which have grown out of a Christma sparty held last december at i Lite serv ice club in Berlin s Andrews soldiers were so intrigued by the refugee children and orphans entertained at the party that they wanted to keep up the Contact afterwards. Suzanne Sampson of san Francisco club program director helped them make arrangements to take the children on weekend jaunts. Pitch of excitement climbed As the Coo party encircled an enclosure containing a Herd of elephants. Suddenly a Little Gypsy boy began to bawl when he saw movement from one of the massive beasts and realized it was alive. Sp4 Lawrence Kendall of Idaho Springs,colo., had been on several similar trips. I saw How Lettl these kids get to see of the town and i got out with he said. Kendall has become a sponsor for three Young girls in an orphanage contributing to their zoo visitors remained Long in the House for great apes where the chimpanzees Orang utans and gorillas Cavor Ted. Small faces pressed against the Glass win Dows of the cages and withdrew with much reluctance. One i got is quiet one Soldier said with almost paternal Pride. Mine is hard to please another you Ever see a Little Devil mrs. Irmgaard Schutze of the National Catholic welfare conference which cares for homeless refugees came along wit the children. She said almost every District in Berlin has its Camp for political refugees persons whose natural homelands now lie Belne the Iron of the refugee children is Little Marina. The trip to the zoo happened to come on her sixth birthday so the party returned to the i Lite service club for a cake with candles and some splendid presents Marina is one of 14 children in the family of a Locksmith brought Here by the nazis from Poland As a forced the War. He could not go Home with his family because of Speaks German and some English. She had a wonderful birthday although there was some trouble from time to time in adjusting her stockings. I out pm Tow von Wrt hold to on Asp Chat Swint Suzann Sampson and sp5 louts Ico rpm show 11 too to stars and strips
