European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 3 London a a Campaign to Honor Bob the Iris born Organ Izer of the live Aid concert for famine is winning growing the British broadcasting said sunday night that saturdays Rock extravaganza in London and Philadelphia has so far raised a total of about million in pledges for famine the bbl screened the London end of the norwegian legislator Sissel Roenbeck has written to the Nobel peace prize Institute recommending Geldof for the prize because of his unique Effort to save suf Fering Irish prime minister Garret Fitzgerald said sunday that his government would formally endorse the proposal to award the Nobel peace prize to the boo town rats British legislator Tom Torney of the opposition labor has sponsored a House of commons motion to support the norwegian legislators Bob Geldof s Campaign has succeeded where the bureaucrats have Tor Ney the London times wrote monday the extraordinarily successful blend of Showbiz Glamor and technology with pop ular idealism has already brought an International Campaign to win the Nobel Campaign to Honor Ai concert organizer wins wide support peace prize for Bob Geldof the British tabloid daily Star called for Geldof to be awarded a it said Britain would appear churlish if it failed to match the peace prize recommendation with a top Honor of its own Britain tabloid with a daily circulation of also recommended a it said the title sir Bob would sound the right the daily mail reported that Geldof was being referred to As Saint Bob and said some fans had stuffed 20pound Bills into his pockets at the London prime minister Margaret Thatcher wrote to your efforts have been an example to Young people in this coun try and throughout the Geldof said sunday this is not the end of the it should push govern ments into doing the outpouring of donations from the transatlantic beamed by satellite to some 160 nations and a potential audience of billion exceeded the organizers wildest but Philip live aids London said it will take Days to calculate receipts in worldwide Sale of satellite to ticket sales and other he said the first supplies and funds resulting from the live Aid concert could reach the african famine regions within six rusted said he and Kevin director of the band Aid project that made the famine Relief record dont they know its Christmas last will visit Sudan later this they will meet Relief and development Charity officials to decide How to apportion rusted said the budget will be decided according to the demands of the Relief the quicker you get the Job done the fewer people he the Money will go to fund work in Ethiopia and the sub Sahara he said the first task will be to set up a trucking operation backed by a comprehensive spare parts service for the whole of in cooperation with the save the children a British he said the next priorities will be irrigation farm implements and urgently needed to take advantage of recent rainfall which is the Best the area has enjoyed for a Geldof said sunday that the scale of donations Means that live Aid can pour funds into Lon term not just crisis our concerts were trying to keep the starving now let us give them a he photos by Tony Nauroth others wait their turn As staff Delvin Hoy left and 5 Terry Jeffery leave a testing station in protective suits 4 Glen Lorah adjusts his bicycle 110mile trek ends Long lines tankers mount bikes Tor common skills test by Tony Nauroth Nuernberg Bureau chief Germany the wait can seem most soldiers taking their mandatory common skills tests expect to stand in Long especially for tasks that Are complicated or require a lot of or when there is a shortage of testing not the soldiers of co 2nd 81st Armor in their commander solved the waiting problem by spacing out the company testing stations by a total of 110 in his second annual common task testing bicycle Gordon the company eliminated most of the waiting by keeping his 45 tankers Busy with the three Day ride through the mountains of Little Switzerland also gave them plenty of whether they wanted it or each the wearing civilian clothes for com fort and passed through four test ing their knowledge of biological and chemical warfare first Aid weapons Assembly and other combat related the ride ended thursday at their Home base on Ferris Blakey said his military objective was to test his sol a further objective was to get them out of the Barracks and introduce them to the German he noted that it want All they got to explore some of the Many caves and castles that Dot the Little Switzerland project officer 1st Randy dubbed bicycle trip by the said not everyone had a and some had never Ridden Henry recalled that the 1984 ride was through the same we borrowed bicycles from outdoor he they were Only he said that most soldiers whose Muscles remembered that struggle opted to buy new bikes for in Henry took two cars and a Van to a local Bike shop and picked up 21 bran new 10and 12speeders at a bulk rate now they All have their own he no army funds were Blakey and to one was forced to buy a the Range of cycling experience went from 38year old staff James Stroud who last sat on a Bike seat 18 years to 4 Matthew who Ped aled More than Miles last Hes the resident expert on bicycle safety and the soldiers camped each night at prearranged they were not permitted to Stop at but bakeries and Butcher shops were fair referred to by Blakey As Crew served Shoul de mounted life support were but he nixed portable stereos or tape i didst want them Riding along with a Walkman glued to their Heads and get run Over by a he Blakey said one advantage to this method of testing is that his soldiers were not available for additional sur prise nor could they find some excuse for getting out of i had a captive he
