European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes tuesday december 24, 1985 agent sends gift to farm family Des Moines. Iowa a a retired internal Revenue service agent has sent a  Check Ond an inspiring letter to an la year old buy whose parents have severe medical problems and face foreclosure on their 400-Acrc farm. Dear Jarrod. You and your family must never never never give in to despair discouragement and frustration no matter Hove bad things look the letter read. For every storm must pass. Christians have a saying when you re Flat on your Back look up the Cincinnati Man identified Only As Herman contacted the pcs Monics Regis Ter after watching a television show about Rural economic problems. He told Register editor James p. Gannon he wanted to help a needy farm family under the condition that his last name not be published. The newspaper with the help of several groups that work with distressed farm families came up with a list of candidates but decided the Money and letter should go to Jarrod Taylor of Dickens a sith grader who wants to be either a Farmer or race car  father Roger 39, is diabetic and his Mother Kathy 37, has a kidney disease that could kill her. The family has already lost two farms because of the farm credit crunch is $300,000 in debt and is on the verge of filing for bankruptcy. To help pay the family s Telephone water and electric Bills Jarrod gave his parents $400 in savings and $600 in savings Bonds his grandparents gave him when he was  wrote Gannon in Early Decem Ber saying. I m 66 and better do some thing worthwhile before i leave this Earth. The lord Laid it on my heart to help some one. I know $1,000 in t going to cure any thing but it could give them Hope. It might renew their Hope and keep them  Herman whose monthly annuity is $832, also talked with Jarrod on the Telephone. "1 think it helps to know that somebody out there cares the boy told Herman. I d just like to thank you. I Don t know How i d Ever repay  replied Herman you just repaid me by saying  mrs. Taylor said they will have to use the Money to pay water and Light Bills and 10 buy groceries. She said the family appreciates that someone especially a City per son helped them. Marcos from Page 1 hatred and vengeance in trying to unseat him. He also said he was ashamed to run against a woman. In a separate article Newsweek reported that the military situation in the Philippines is deteriorating so rapidly that Washington is considering a plan to Send special forces to Start training filipino troops Early next year. On the Island of Negros thousands cheered Aquino and showered her with con Fetti sunday As she campaigned for votes. Aquino and vice presidential running mate Salvador Laurel flew to the Central Island on the last leg of a seven Day trip that has taken them to 13 of the country s 73 provinces. Northern Negros is largely under the control of political Kingpin Armand Gustillo a former congressman and Loyal supporter of Marcos. Other areas fall under the control of sugar Baron Roberto Bencdicto and Coconut King Eduardo Cojuangco both regarded by critics As presidential  Aquino comparing what happened in Escalante to the 1983 murder of her husband while under military escort at Manila Ai port told the Crown of mostly sugarcane workers and their children just like you i am a victim of  Aquino and Laurel staged the rally in front of the town Hall at the intersection where the demonstrators were punned Down by Security forces sept. 20 in what was regarded As the worst  incident in mar cos 20 years in Power. Aquino responded to Marcos charges she is inexperienced and said she would provide credibility and a clean government. Negros 310 Miles South of Manila was plunged into crisis last year with the col lapse of the sugar Industry affecting 250.000 sugar workers and their families and fanning support for the communist new people s army which claims 1,000 fighters on the Island. Aquino and Laurel flew to the provincial capital of Bacolod from Manila and were greeted by a brass band and about 300 sup porters waving their flags with their Campaign colors of yellow and Green banners. The 50-car motorcade driving North to Escalante along a coastal Highway was cheered on by thousands of Farmers and children who lined the route through about eight cities and towns. Mandela from Page 1 night with no Money at the Airport holi Day inn hotel 15 Miles outside Johannes Burg. Black transport staff at the hotel raised enough Money Between them for a third class rail ticket Back to Soweto. Her lawyer Akbar ayob said earlier Sun Day mrs. Mandela spent part of the night with friends in Pretoria and then returned to Soweto. Speaking shortly before she was seized again sunday morning mrs. Mandela said police treated her absolutely violently when they dragged her away on saturday. They insinuated Lime without number that i knew what had happened to opponents of apartheid who Are just like myself mrs. Mandela said describing the drive in a police Security car from her Home first to Pretoria and then to the Airport hotel. I was aware they were threatening me with my life. I was completely at their mercy said mrs. Mandela. Seven police officers stormed into her Liv ing room sunday morning As she was being interviewed by other reporters. Members of her family said Black police officers had kept a watch on the Home overnight. Mrs. Mandela said the police action against her appeared linked to her husband s being kept in isolation at Cape town s polls Moor jail since he underwent surgery in november for an enlarged prostate gland. Meanwhile troops at the Western in trance to the Hack township of Mam Clodi barred , Sci ing them they required written permission him police chiefs to enter. Southwest part of Pacific truck by Majorca make apr a major Earth Luth Western portion saturday Accord mormon choir director Condie Dies Salt Lake City a Richard p. Condie who brought the mormon Tabernacle choir to world prominence during his 17 years at its Helm died sunday Fol lowing a Short illness. He was 87. Condie a Tenor who studied at the new England conservatory of music and the Fountai Bleau conservatory of music in France directed the choir from 1957 to 1974. Two years after his appointment the choir began a critically acclaimed tour of the Midwest and Eastern United states highlighted by a performance of Handel s Messiah with Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia orchestra. Later Tours included performances with orchestras in new York Washington and Cleveland. In More recent years the choir recorded with the new York philharmonic under the direction of Leonard Bernstein. The group recorded 50 albums for co Lumbia records with total sales of More than 4 million. Two recordings won a grammy and Gold record awards. Condie coaxed a deep romantic tone from his singers. Paul Hume music critic for the Washington Post wrote this sound of the mormon Tabernacle choir has been a special Beacon for those who love the world s great choral  born july 5, 1898, in Springville Condie made his operatic debut with the Sebastian opera company of Italy in Puccini s Madame  he later returned to Utah where he was director of choral music at Utah state University Brigham Young University and the University of Utah where he taught music. Honolulu quake occurred in Thi of the Pacific Ocean ing to scientists. The quake meas1 scale was entered Mca. New Caldoni and Longitude 166. Icon a go physics. Warning Center. The location of an Oceanside Tsu developing Sill co the Richter s motion As record increase of one increase in a 7.5 reflects an than one of 6.5. An cart qua quake capable age. In 7.0 on the Richter j Miles North of nou at latitude 13.8 South ast said Richard Sil it the Pacific tsunami earthquake prevented i or tidal wave from d. E is a measure of ground on seismographs. Every Ember Means a tenfold etude. Thus a Reading of in quake 10 times stronger of 7.0 is a major Earth widespread heavy dam s. Carolina prison escapees commandeer car temperatures Mobile Ala. Up three convicts from a South Carolina prison and the woman who engineered their escape by hijacking a helicopter commandeered a car from a Man Early sunday and told him they would not be captured alive. The fugitives bragged about their daring escape and showed the Man newspaper clip pings about it before releasing him Fri agent Steve Tidwill said. Tidwill said the fugitives Blue Dodge Calais France a traffic across the English Channel remained snarled Sun Day by a combination of bad weather and a strike by some French government pilots charged with shepherding British passenger and cargo ships into France. The 10-Day-old strike by French pilots was called to press salary and vacation de mands. But officials of sealing the main Passen Aspen broke Down on interstate 10 Early sunday. They flagged Down a Motorist and pulled a gun forcing him to drive to a Motel where they were staying. The Man who was not harmed and whose identity was withheld said the four showed him a gun and knives and vowed not to be taken alive. They then fled in his 1979 Blue Pontiac Bonneville and left him at the Motel. The convicts arc James Rodney Leonard Ger and transport company affected said passenger service had improved to near Normal with 16 of 19 scheduled ferries of crating sunday. They said cargo shipment would continue to improve Over the next 24 hours. The striking pilots work on the French Branch of sealing operations and Are part of the French state Railroad system. Sealing officials said not All the pilots 20, serving a life term for murder William Douglas Ballew 42, sentenced to 23 years for armed robbery and attempted escape and Jesse Glenn Smith serving 40 years for armed robbery and other crimes. Smith reportedly had started a Romance with Joyce l. Bailey 45, accused of Engi Neering the escape. Bailey hijacked a Heli copter and forced it to land in an exercise Yard at Perry correctional Institute in Pelzer s.c., where the prisoners were taken aboard. A n 16 26 74 31 � 26 40 a � n 26 46 13ii a n a Alban Albany atlant Atlantic City Button   Dalroy Honolulu Houlto Kantat City l h 16 70m n a n 17 2t 37 60 40 64 4s 71 20 30 22 26 34 45 42 61 71 ii 22 33 la in Pilot Anost  Paul naw ortans Orlando  Portland san Francl Tco san  european weather tempt Alum recorded sunday 4am 4pm Adana 4am 4pm Coo no in p 43 43ike and weather were striking and that additional ferries had been scheduled to make up for the affected ferries. 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