European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                F 1ihos from inc w to a. Vav off of put upon the Tver for the tourist Rothenburg is a great place to visit. Behind its medieval facade the walled 9th Century town May be crumbling and the residents in the picturesque houses Are probably watching Kojak but vis tors Only see the fairy tale aspects of the town that i has so far survived wars quakes and Auto pollution. The town was first saved in 1631 when count Tilly \ captured the town during the thirty years War and i ordered the members of the City Council Hung and a the town razed. While Tilly was waiting for his troops to round up the condemned councilmen he sampled the local wine and offered to spare the town if some one could empty a 3v?-liter bumper in one gulp. A former mayor named Nusch drained the Tankard. The town has been a Magnet for tourists Ever since and the big swig is reenacted on the town Square t every summer in a pageant called the Mist Ortrun is artist s. J. Stout stopped by recently and Between of Jwj several Small swigs belted out these impressions of the town. Blk " West Germany Frankfurt x Wurzburg i Heidelberg 9 Suff Garf of. Munich a Jan 3 v f of be a. A /. A v " / Var a a. / i /. A / n a a.  / of ? i i urn / Foj a offa1 /". F t " /. Turzi. A  a a r Van of / s1? Tref of my axum j is ,. L -. I ""%., of  Page of t it Law of &. By a u for f a y of i Taffy. A. Friday september 9,1977 of � the stars and stripes Page 15