European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday september 4, 1985 helping hands mad telethon raises record $33 million Las vegas Nev. A in a Star studded emotional 22yi hours the 20lh annual Jerry Lewis muscular dystrophy telethon raised a record $33 million to tight neuromuscular disease. The $33,181,652 pledged across the country in the Jerry be is super show which ended at 3 30 . Monday was i i million More than the record $32.074,566 set during the labor Day weekend event last year. Lewis said he expected the entire year s donations to the muscular dystrophy association to exceed last year s total of $s1.6 million As contributions continue to pour in. My fondest Hope is that one Day there will be no More telethon because Lewis and the mad will have eradicated some 40 neuromuscular diseases that  the mad s targets co Host Sammy Davis or. Said. I Hope the lord lets me live Long enough to see that happen said Davis who led the show s segment from Atlantic City n j. During the telethon former iranian hostage Bob Keough described his bout with als More commonly known As Lou Gehrig s disease and actress Ann mar Gret spoke about her husband actor Roger Smith who is battling myasthenia Gravis. Entertainer Milton Berle provided another poignant moment with his first Public appearance since under going quadruple bypass heart surgery earlier this year. Looking Strong and healthy Berle said ii and Lewis who underwent emergency heart bypass surgery almost three years ago could thank muscular dystrophy re search for saving their lives. Lewis has credited mad research and the millions of dollars donated Over the years with providing the technology that saved his  the telethon Drew to a close hundreds of people crowded into a sports Pavillion at Caesars Palace resort and joined Lewis in cheering the tote Board recording the $33 million. Lewis then Sang his traditional closing number you la never Wall Abac which he dedicated to All of my  among the some 100 celebrities in this year s show were co Host Tony Orlando Frank Sinatra Liberace Casey Kasem Lola Falana Billy Crystal Joe Piscopo David Brenner Wayne Newton Norm Crosby Char lie Callas rip Taylor and Fred Travalena. De Mcmahon served As Anchorman with Lewis in Las vegas. The telethon inaugurated in new York City in1966, was telecast Over nearly 200 stations this year. The . Nielsen co. Estimated that 96 million Ameri cans watched All or part of the show last year. Lewis who has been mad National chairman for 31years, was nominated for the Nobel peace prize in 1977 for his work with the association. The no Urey raised for the association helps support mad s worldwide research Effort and a National net work of some 240 Hospital affiliated clinics. Gifts pledged by corporations and organizations Dur ing the telethon included $7.5 million from the South land corp. And $5 million from the International association of firefighters. Bif Burg dance a Fhon surpasses Golf by Jean Albright Pitburg Bureau b1tburg a Germany in the 24th hour of the Toast for Jerry s kids dance a Thon sponsored by Pitburg s toastmaster club pledges surpassed the$11,000 goal and dancers discovered new reserves of Energy. Dancers had to keep moving As Long As the music played. They were allowed a 10-minute break each hour and took two hour Long Breaks during the night. Tech sgt. Darrell e. Albu 601sl tactical control so at Prem As could t Stop moving even on the Breaks. It s a habit now he said bouncing. He Hopes to win first prize a trip to the United states. His children Are in Florida and As he danced saturday night and sunday he had their safety and Hurricane Elena on his mind. He was one of two front runners during the dance by virtue of the greatest Dollar amount pledged for each hour he danced. It would not have been such a contest but while i was dancing my pit Crew were out getting More pledges for  he said. When people would walk in the door near the dance floor i d grab pm and get them to pledge for me too. And while i was on the dance floor my brother called in a pledge from  his closest competitor was sol. William Mccoy of Rhein main a who also hoped to win the first prize and visit his Fiancee at March fab Calif. The eighth and ninth hours were the hardest he said. It was dark out. The dancers kept pumping  up though saying let s i -. And congratulating each other each hour As we returned to the dance floor. To keep it up we Sang batted around balloons while we danced and started doing the limbo. Anything to keep the mood  Pat Palmer an. American red Cross Volunteer was on hand All night except for a trip for fresh medical supplies. You could t hang around without wanting to dance she said. So i did. I also wanted to talk to i lie dancers on the dance floor and look at their faces to Sec if they were really All right. There were three whose Knees or Ankles needed to be taped and the tapes needed to be changed several times one bandaged dancer said that he could t have finished without Palmer s presence. She kept us going said Joe Clevenger son of master sgt. Carl and Janiel Hockenberry of the 52nd civil engr so. She woke us up if we went out during the Breaks and gave us something to  thirty of the 33 dancers who began the contest were Able to finish. Winners of the dance contest will be announced oct. 5 at an appreciation dinner sponsored by the Eifel toastmasters International. First prize is a round trip flight to anywhere in the United states. Second prize is a computer and thirds a bus trip for two to Venice. In Force Roundup nato exercise to Start sept. 24 in turkish Thrace shape Belgium archway express a nato exercise will begin sept. 24 in turkish Thrace the supreme head quarters of the Allied Powers in Europe announced tuesday. More than 5,200 service members and 1,500 vehicles will be involved in archway express in which the aided command Europe Mobile Force will work with the Host nation Headquarters and its forces. The am which will Mark it 25th anniversary oct 9, u nato s Quick reaction Force consisting of land and air components. The Force provides a deterrent and demonstrate nato s Solidarity and resolve a shape spokesman Laid. Belgium Germany Italy the United kingdom and the United states will participate in the exercise which win end oct 23. Air Force identifies fliers killed in crash of Kc-135 Beale fab Calif. The air Force he released the names of the seven Crew members killed when a Kc-i3s Tanker Jet crashed about 400 Yards from the end of the runway Here aug. 27.the plane from Castle fab Calif., was practising takeoffs and  Cream Cobett who were assigned to the 93rd air refuelling so and the 4017th combat Crew training so were identified As maj. George t. Nistico jr., instructor Pilot Cap. James b. Henry instructor navigator capt Susan o. Scott student Pilot 2nd it. Robbin k. Annoy student co Pilot 2nd it Kevin g. Bryan student navigator tech sgt. Claude f. A Den instructor Boom operator and sgt. Desiree Loy student Boom operator. A Board of officers will investigate the Accident. Air Force logistics come changing name of Ariz facility Davis Monthan fab  military aircraft storage and disposition Center Here will be regained the aerospace maintenance and regeneration Center oct i. Logistics come officials said the change will More accurately reflect the Center s current Mission. The Center coven 2,800 acres in the Sonera desert and also operate missile storage facility at Norton fab Calif. . Ban urged on goods made in soviet gags new York up sen. Alfonse d Amato , called on authorities monday to Stop the flow of packaged products from soviet labor Camps to the United states. D Amato held a news conference with two former soviet prisoners at a Bookstore that Sells products similar to those made in soviet Camps. He said brightly painted wooden figurines and chess pieces sold in american stores were crafted by prisoners a desolate labor Camps. He said the prisoners were forced to _ _ gather lumber and carve products. 7 i i _  a it a or a. C7-. Or. A Are talking about people whose Only crime is pc i i it la flux Nix Jap a a Tjw Fly x to club heir religion speaking their native Lon Pui or trying Sov Vawl in slow Law in vow svvv4�79 to  he said. He put the number of such Primo non if they Don t meet their quotas they Are not Fedov he said. Selling such goods in the United states violates the Boot Hawley Tariff act which prohibits the importation of products made in a foreign country by forced or indentured labor d Amato said. He blamed the Cia for not telling customs service agents which goods soviet prisoners were forced to pro Duce. R besides wooden carvings soviet prisoners have been he Stid 0 p agricultural machinery and glassware some 5 million people Are interned in soviet Camps called gulags where meals Are inadequate and tempera Tures often plunge far below Zero he said. Vladimir Drc Mayuga who says he served six years for demonstrating against the soviet invasion of czech Ailo Stockholm Sweden a Sweden has received what it termed an unsatisfactory reply from the soviet Union to its complaint about an alleged violation of its air space by a soviet bomber the foreign ministry said monday. Defense staff press officer Borje Johansson said a Tu-16 memorial service to be held for teacher Ronald h. Davis Frankfurt a memorial service will be held at 3 30 . Thursday at the Central Chapel in the Abrams Complex in Frankfurt for Ronald h. Davis a Frankfurt Hijii school faculty member who died june 2 /. Davis 47, a member of the High school faculty for 20 years taught Industrial arts and cooperative work experience. He also Tagum learning disabled students and was basketball coach for Many years. He is survived by his Mother Minnie Davis and three Brothers Charles Errol and Gilbert All of while Plains . Badger bomber aircraft violated swedish airspace for More than three minutes june 26. U was monitored by radar an swedish fighter planes near Sweden s strategic Oisund of got land in the Baltic sea. Swedish officials had not disclosed that they asked the soviets on july 5 for an explanation until they were asked to confirm it monday by Sweden s news Agency . Prime minister Olof palme declined monday night to com ment on the incident. Foreign ministry spokesman Bertil Job us said the ministry began compiling further proof about Sweden s claim after receiving an unsatisfactory reply in mid july from a military attache at the soviet embassy in Stockholm. He said the material would be presented soon to the soviet Union and that Sweden expects the soviet Union to admit tothe  the incident took place in roughly the same area that the swedes said a soviet Su-15 fighter pursued a swedish Jet Airliner into swedish airspace South of Gotland in August last year. Y de Only a