European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes wednesday. December 25. 1985 races n places Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer turning yellow at 4h . Rudolph the red Vised Reindeer is turning a in Jellow so the Dartmouth College Ilando or mass. Has decided to h no Ilic 32-Nape Lre to cd so it will Lasi is Long As the Star charms Cli Ildren at c in Sernav it is bump preserved in the Northeast document constr Atu n denier. A non profit organi action that spec Ali is in conserving Library. And archival material and Art on paper. Ach ear it treats material from More than 300 museums historical organi actions and libraries. The Story was written by Adver Tising copywriter Robert l. May in 1939 As " a Christmas marketing Giveaway for Montgomery Ward the Chi Cago catalogue and retailing com Pany. The company rejected the idea at first but May enlisted the help of artist Denter Gillen. Who Drew some endearing illustrations of Reindeer for the Story and the idea was accepted. By Christmas 1939, Montgomery Ward stores across the country had Given away 24 million copies of Rudolph booklets. Distribution halted Dur ing world War m. Then 3.ft million co pies were distributed in 1946. The following year popular new York composer Johnny Marks wrote a musical version. Gene Autry Une of several top artists of the Day was Given a demonstration record of the song and thought it did t go with his combo image the Boston i lob said. But he recorded Rudolph in ifm9 on the advice of to wife. . And it became a bpm Selling record since then More than 300 arrange ment have been recorded with total sales passing $300 million and a to Levi Sion show of the tale has been aired almost every year since 1964. The Dartmouth Library received the manuscript in 1958 from May. A 1926 graduate. Rudolph grandma run Over the morning announcer at a Daven port. Iowa radio station w.i\. Placed in an indefinite suspension with a after playing the song grandma got run Over by a Reindeer 21 times in less than 3 hours station manager Jirry Ros Milso said Jack i Aniels had continued to Pla the song in Defiance of program director Ray Randall s orders. Rosmilso said the disc jockey had been suspended indefinitely pending a review of the situation Between m self and manage ment " Daniels said he d been kind of de pressed and wanted to change the Pace of his show. That was the worst program i d Ever done and i wanted to do something Dif Ferent to get me and everybody else in inc Christmas spirit. So i decided to play this song during my whole Daniels said. The song by the duct of Elmo and Patsy is about a grandmother who after having a Little too much eggnog goes out her door and is run Over by Santa Claus and his Reindeer. Randall said he has no objection to the song but thought in got tiring after a while. He estimated thai Daniels played inc song 27 limes Between 5 30 and 8 50 ., when he came to the station and ordered Daniels off the air. He said he had called the station at about 7 30 a in and told Daniels he did t want him to play the song any More Daniels played three other Mai a. But then returned to Pla int the no Elev song. Rudolph a la carte purists probably do not consider rein Deer steaks to be part of inc Christmas Radii Ion but the epicure Market of Miami Beach is offering roast of rein Deer airlifted from Alaska and Canada for s18.95 a Pound it s the said epicure s Mitchell thai. The rest is too Hyrc ii he Pel off roasting red no de Rudolph the grease of gift Ever \ greek teen Ager who loss a leg two ears ago 11 reads to dance for Joy with the help of a Christmas present from an Oklahoma City family that artificial limbs a prosthetic leg Koto la Dorlis 19. Persuaded her father to mortgage the family s Small House in Greece to finance a trip to the United slates after Reading a newspaper article about a limb de Vised by an okla homa company for sen. Kennedy Ted Kennedyjr. Son of sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts. The younger Kennedy lost a leg to cancer in 1973. When she got Here we just fell in love with said John Sabolich who. With his father. Lester owns Sabolich prosthetic denier in Oklahoma cily. We were so taken by her and it was very difficult for her to gel Here in the first Placeit Cost her family so much that we decided to make the leg a Christmas gift Sabolich said. The cat Cam leg. Designed b Sab Olich and his father would have Cost the Dorli farm $1-1.000 Christmas frees donated the Hun Uniman vision of a Blind Man lived on in urdu four Mouths after his death As 2.1kk donated Christmas Trees were distributed to Low income people in i of Angeles for the i 7th car in a Row. The Giveaway was the idea of Bob Porter a Blind amputee who said he started the Effort to overcome de pression and self pity that reached its Low Point when a prostitute gave him because she Felt sorry for him. On saturday people began lining up at 7 And when volunteers Lei them enter the lot Ai mum. There was bedlam. When the crowd comes m. There s no More said Vicky Garcia one of 25 volunteers who helped in inc distribution. They run for the Best the big Gest. The fullest and the tallest " they were All different Ages All Dif Ferent races color and nationalities Garcia said of the recipients. About 95 percent were Low income there were Many thank yous. Many Well wishes. Just a lot of people going away Happy with Porter who had Long been ill. Died in september at age 54. His cause was picked up by Garcia president of the Bob Porter foundation who be came involved in the Giveaway two years ago while helping girl scouts make tree ornaments for shut ins and the elderly. An one who comes and stands in line is eligible for a free she said. We Don t ask them an parking of d for Santa Santa s Sleigh was cleared for rooftop landings a an emergency ordinance approved by inc in s Angeles cily Council. The Council voted 13-1 to Amend the Muni Cipal to de to per infrequent ? Between dusk dec. 24 and Dawn dec. 25 in All residential the Lone nay was ult Rcd by councilman Erna Santa in Bernard who said i Don l think we ought to play jokes with he admitted some might think he had no sense of humor in the season to be Jolly. His vote Drew iome Good natured hoots from colleagues. Mit Holiday greetings from Gen. Rogers the traditional spirit of Christmas and hanukkah hold special significance for american military members and their families particularly for those who Are serving tar from Home the Promise of peace on Earth which is renewed each year at this time k. Attainable without the professionalism dedication and sacrifices of the Sof Diz sa7o a marines and civilian employees of the . European come. Of at sailors airmen you can be proud of the significant service you Render daily not Only to our Art to the preservation of peace worldwide. Y � our Fleat co try but mrs. Roger pins me in wishing each of you and your families a joyous and Safe Holiday season. Gen. Bernard w. Rogers commander in chief . European come
