European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes january 1981 i u in Nuernberg couples lives Are a travelogue of global danger and Greaf rewards Story and photo by John Savard Nuernberg Bureau chief Germany it was almost 40 years ago that Kathleen Gurucharri and her be Gan running a sugar Plantation on Negros Island in the Gurucharri is now 63 and a teacher at Nuernberg american High her adventures include service for american military intelligence during world War being held captive by the japanese for four raising a dozen earning a founding several schools and teaching thousands of teachers and the guru Harris spent their first months on Negros organizing their Kathleen Gurucharri noticed there want a school for the filipino children in the so she started an original student of hers at the school went on to a College Edu cation and is now principal at the which has Over 250 but the couple was also Busy helping organize the islands defences in anticipation of War with which was expected to Start at any guru Charri said the american government realized the Philippines would be captured if that so plans were made to resist by fighting a guerrilla which she said the japanese could never have my husband and i were working for the said not As military but kind of undercover with military Island defences included some army troops who were Busy training on according to army civilians on Negros organized an air and sea warning system that would give extra time for the yet give time to prepare for an actual Vaughn was attached As a guide to teach the military about the mountains in the she a Ham radio was in stalled in a hidden location to keep in touch with the american command and report enemy troop when the japanese attacked the Phil on 5day work week Negros was one of the last Ameri can areas to but radio Contact links were kept open with the Headquarters of Douglas we were in radio Contact with Macar thur every Day during the said we never gave it the japanese knew that something was going but they we rent sure what we were Gurucharri was pregnant with her first child when japanese forces arrested her during their invasion of Negros Early in she was immediately placed in a concentration where she gave birth to a in addition to her own Gurucharri cared for four other babies and started a school for Camp while they didst freeze or food was a severe she lost 50 of her 120 pounds while living As a japanese we could eat Hibiscus she or the heart of the banana which is not we gave it to our children so they  feel of they had to bring it up but at least they  feel hungry for three or four survival in the concentration Camp want the guru Harris were civilians and they were never certain if they would Ever see their Kathleen Gurucharri said she spent time teaching her Little son How to survive by himself if she and her husband should by the time he was she he could survive by so we were Able to fight the japanese with everything we Gurucharri said american hos tages in Iran May be in greater danger than she was with the there Are several things i could say in favor of the she one is that their officers acted with dignity and they knew what they were doing and they were we didst like what they were but at least they were i dont see that Iran follows any it seems to me that they change All the time and do what pleases Walesa says his Union willing to Compromise Rome a Lech Leader of Poland Independent Trade Union solidary said saturday that he is willing to seek a Compromise with the polish government Over the unions demand for an five Day work the problem lies in the method of solv ing the Walesa told a news con Ference during his six Day visit to Rome and Vatican certainly it would be Nice not to work at he but we Are realists and the interest of our fatherland comes we will have talks with the government leading to a transit workers in Warsaw and workers and Drivers in other polish including staged warning strikes Friday Over the communist governments refusal to Grant the Union demand for an immediate shortening of the work the strike was also aimed at forcing the government to recant its threat to Dock the pay of workers who boycotted their jobs last saturday to press for free Poland government has said that eco nomic problems prevent it from allowing an immediate shortening of the current six 46hour work workers now get every other saturday off and the govern ment has offered to phase in the five Day week Over five Walesa said that his which emerged from last Summers nationwide will resolve this without the intervention of others and that while Poland workers would continue to fight to press their their fight must be peaceful and not asked about fears of possible soviet in Walesa replied it is not Possi ble to fear the Only danger is that they might embrace us too he said his Union repeatedly has declared that it supports and believes in so there should be no reason for any foreign intervention in Walesa arrived in Rome tuesday for a we Klong trip that has included meetings with italian labor leaders and an audience with Pope John Paul who is from to navys Tomahawk missile scores hit from submarine Washington a the navys Tomahawk cruise missile has Success fully demonstrated its capability to search locate and attack a ship at it has been the submerged the fired a Tomahawk from a position off the California coast and it struck an old de Stroyer serving As a Kathleen Gurucharri gives help to students at Nuernberg american High whoever happens to be winning the argument among them at the i dont think they would respect any International Laws and regulations any More than they respected our embassy at the after viewing latest films of the hos Gurucharri feels the captives have a positive which she consid ers important to their we fought a cold War All during our she we refused to let the japanese see that we were unhappy or depressed or suffering or absolutely we Sang All the played games and taught each think it distressed the japanese a great Deal because they  under stand Why we were so they  understand what we were singing so they were always on Edge with the guru Harris were rescued in april when american forces of the Ameri Ca 40th inf and the 503rd Parachute regt recaptured after the Kathleen Gurucharri and her husband settled in since she has founded two Catholic Parish earned a from the univer sity of Miami and instructed at Florida International even with these different she has managed to raise 12 unusual who was born in the japanese concentration earned a doctorate at the University of Florida and now is in charge of a drug and alcohol program for Hillsboro county four other Gurucharri children have earned doctorates in Medicine and psychic other offspring have entered careers in aeronautical landscape a and even the one son who became a Mechanic works exclusively on precision built racing in Vaughn Gurucharri is a worker in the troop Issue Supply warehouse at Johnson Barracks in while this May seem to be a great contrast to the rest of his Gurucharri has already completed a career which included military management of commissary systems in Spain and Morocco and found ing an airline company in the Hes very said guru its the first time in his life Hes not had to run things or Boss people at Nuernberg american High Kathleen Gurucharri is Busy these Days with Many different she is help ing develop education programs for special she conducts University of Maryland classes for advanced senior Stu trains students to work As tutors in Reading and mat improvement and is developing i service educational programs for local teachers counting to Ward masters and doctors Kathleen Gurucharri said that her main goal in life now is to do things for other so much has been done for she i have super a marvelous a wonderful youth and Ive travelled All Over the i dont think i could Ever pay Back All the blessings Ive Mondale will run in lbs says Washington up vice presi Dent Walter Mondale has decided to run for president in lbs news has the network said sources indicated Mon Dale has set his plans for the he will join an Eastern Law firm and lecture at the University of Minnesota after he leaves the network Mondale has decided against running for the Senate seat from his Home state now held by Republican David Derenburger when it comes up in the network but he does intend to run for the democratic presidential nomination two years