European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes february arc specials prove popular f fans flock to Cross country skiing stride across the arms swing Story and by Leah larks staff writer Germany Sas its a lot of said Johnna Iron but it makes you feel Mary Beth Porter of Nurnberg arc reports that downhill and Ctm country ski weeks Are booked for the rest of this cancellations Are it you want a week this dont give up until you have called  and the numbers to Call for reservations and information Are Garmisch military is355s1 or 757 Berchtesgaden military k3m33 or officials urge that you do not write and Send Money Lor a specific week until you have first verified by phone thai what you want is Avail once you have called and reserved a ski arc asks thai you Send your Deposit via German or local Post to hold ski week a 1m Deposit mint by received per is Reva Tina within Al Days after your phone arc will then Send you a Conler be Send your Money to Bollei sz4 or billeting 8100 makes your body cume puts you in touch with yourself and said Iju Edwards of Frank if fur Alice Bunker of its so peaceful and these people were not talking about saunas or judo or the topic was Cross country they had been at the sport for four Days As participants in an armed forces recreation Center ski week dedicated to this kind of which is gaining fans for most of the skiing the sport was their first put on skis some 45 years ago in Ger it Wax More a Means of transportation than a said Ulli who has been an Akrc ski instructor for 25 we did touring in the arc in both Garmisch and Berchier Gaden has been offering Cross country ski weeks in addition to their regular downhill ski weeks for the past three Cross country appeals to More to those who Are of raid that downhill skiing is too its growing in popularity in Germany with both germans and Amer said you can Sun at any As Long As you can you can Cross country Hill another Afke Cross coun try said Money motivates Many to try the its much cheaper than downhill since inure arc no lift you can buy a Complete set of Cross coun try equipment for less than he its you Sec Deer at eroding its much healthier than Alpine doth instructors mentioned the exercise ten tits of Cross country which makes de mands on the entire As he legs stride across the the arms swing Back and Holzer and two other arc in i rectors Leach both types of Strauss especially enjoys the Cross country be cause people turn onto they tee it will do them it puts them in better i like the said on crowded Days on the i prefer Cross country Cross much easier to learn than on the first morning of an arc ski week in students practice the by afternoon they Are ready for a Little a Fourki lome Ter Jaunt to the olympic ski the second morning they practice going Down Hilt on the skis and they put their skills into action during the afternoon the following three Days Are devoted to More Louring with the distances increasing each they so on the special Cross country tracks or trails to picturesque Vil Lages where they have on Friday of the ski they Chalk up 12 crass coun try after a week on the hour said a student in Good shape can easily do six Kilometres an casts for an arc Cross country week depending on whether you rent the want accommodations with your ski if what kind of the Garmisch ski week with including clothes if plus six nights of billeting in a room without breakfasts and three dinners is Cost for the same in Borch where lunches Are offered but no is aul Barton is Usas Paul Bunyan by Cunt Swift staff writer England i Paul Start ii Doest like but the Label Jolly Green giant its him a lot better than most if the uniform items the air Force sfoot9 and Barton welds one weapon Mil against the had lot being sense of the he considers him f a gentle big Man who to fight is a and a big Man who lights is a he his advice turn the in other Cheek it helps you keep your Teeth Oiw of his problems is that he some i forgets his own recalls his motorcycle after an Accident reaching out Lor a soft drink can an a nightstand and splitting the can at the and twisting bolts Uff radar systems by tightening them Loo he is always careful when shaking the 34yearold ground safety technician has lived with the problem since Tiv grew 6 inches and 100 pounds in one year As a 19 year old radar repairman with the air Force in in he was awarded the title of Paul Llu Van of Akaska by the alaskan the publicity Over that Huntur May have Cost him a Job tic said shut shortly after a newspaper article about u up the command to which he was a Ting Urlini Ferrod it hut we finally a rumpled Jinn lug Tim of the business o fixing Radir Acri his hands dwarfed the am thai the equipment Togo Tvr kit re Day k a Fin mtg dont fit in the usual scheme o liar on noted in a group of Normal in a foot or two if i crts a i get no he one of the most common hazards is with Hydraulic hinges or rooms 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Row Bers takes his bed apart and up with him when changing assignment has a special Foo Long bed wit titty army in his desk sports six Inch each leg to raise it High enough for i get his ices under his Job As a traffic safety in Doest create Many problems for u there Are some cars such As a Wagen Bug he simply cant get he drives a there is a positive Barton Sik gives him a lot of i stand tall maybe in a Ulcej he but when 1 people seem to la Pas Onaria undergo urgent surgery in Spain Madrid up ii they Earomi ident of the Spanish Par Lores has undergone surgery for the removal of a pact device infection and implantation of i one for continued heart doctors after an hour of surgery at la put the doctors said Iba Ruri Good general the Veteran better i by her civil War nickname of rat i the passionate had the o pacemaker implanted last