European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d America helps its own at christmastime Page 5 n a Charles Dickens Christmas Story pages 14-15 q raiders defeat rams in Angeles showdown Page 21 the stars and stripes vol 4rtj Federal subsidy spending to record Levels while in strict flt Paul Sci Farmers from the ill of fees of an overpriced Dollar in International markets. Among other things the measure establishes initiatives aimed at increasing exports and countering Trade practices regarded by the United slates As unfair. . Farm exports the Backbone of the nation s International Trade have slipped More than 30 percent since i9si. Despite reservations about the High spen " provisions which in mental Reagan said step Forward for american agriculture that will move farming closer in he Market oriented Industry he has sought. He said the Bill is moving away from the failed policies of the past and provides new hop. For America s hard working Farmers and our Rural spoke at a ceremony at the White Llo ment official the president also financially strained farm banking net the late lawmakers. Agriculture depart billion i to the agriculture Depa Bazar _ Brief closed circuit television news conference with farm slate reporters in an Effort to demonstrate con Cern fur agriculture s problems. Senate majority Leader Robert Dole of Kansas praised the enactment of the Bills As essential first Steps in Restor ing Hope and Confidence in Rural the farm Bill reauthorizes for five years a Long list of programs ranging from crop Price supports and income subsidies to foreign famine Relief efforts food Stamps and agricultural credit research and Extension programs. At the he Rajil eng Federal. Major commodities including wheat ice Cotton and soybeans. The action is designed to make the crops More competitive in world Trade and re store . Market share lost in recent years loan overvalued Dollar and excessive support Levels. Re of concern Over tic badly slumping farm lid has been Lii particularly hard in the cd port dependent Tow Luzern Grain Belt the Bill replaces income loss to lower pric sup tji Kiiji income subsidies. While the Cost of the Bill s Cornet Flettia Jons has been estimated at $52 billion Over the next firc Cycz hot uksts say it is Likely to go considerably higher perhaps to $"75 billion and set records for farm program spending. Naples fire keeps 1,800 away from Home Naples. Italy a a huge fuel tank continued to Burn monday at an Oil depot where an explosion and fire killed four people two Days earlier and sonic evacuees waited for word to return id their Homes. Saturday s predawn explosion ripped through a tank farm belonging to inc state owned Oil company Agni in this Southern italian port. At inc height of the Thuc 30 tanks were in flames. One Lank holding about 7,000 cubic Yards of gasoline was still burning Mon Day and the Naples municipal office said firemen hoped to extinguish it sometime tuesday morning. City officials said the evacuees were staying in two ferryboat in the Bay of Naples in hotel rooms and in trailer Homes. The area around the depot will remain blocked off As Long inc fire is burning officials said. Technicians with the ministry of civil Protection on monday inspected houses and apartment buildings in the area and said some had Only broken windows and could be re inhabited. However other Homes were moved off their foundations or had cracked Walls the technicians said. Inside the Homes floors were littered w ill dishes furniture and Christmas Trees. Italian news Media including the vat ican newspaper Osser Maiore Romano were critical of allowing a gasoline storage see fire on Page 28 boys take top colouring honors 2 artists draw on talents to Fri confess patience and hard David Alvary this stripes colouring cont is. As pries monday. Ten year old Chris first year old category sail though his parents re i want to be an a while at ton Carson. Ever won Chris the son of Simank cob 205th tra hours just on one entry. David a 7-year-old Sei won but was Happy to said he got a Bike last Chr David son of it. Col the judge advocate Usa to-7-year-old category. He worked very hard a he was even particular he would throw it away a like David s 10-year-old Sist mention in the 8-to-u-Ycar surprised David out coloured really hard to win. Diana Lemmon. 5. Dau Span Dahlem a Germany. 7-year-old category. Ronata Jayne Gordon. 12, Jefferson Gissen Germany to-12-year-old category. They one Dickov bios tar staff writers irk paid off for Chris Symank and car s winners of the stars and. The two artists received a incl place Winner in the s-to-12 in was very surprised he won even red him his work was Good t so i be entered several contests lo., but this is the first time i be sol. Douglas and c Lur Lonc by in Hanau. Said he spent nine id grader was surprised that he Ive another David Mas. L and Jean Alvarey. Office of eur. Won first place in the 3 Lis his Mother said. I How his name was printed Start Over again if he did t Amy. Received honorable category. She said she was a but she knew he worked of Dennis Lemmon in second place in the 3-to on Ord by Thomas James on second place in the 8 pc Eivid min cassette play r. 545 Fiolo to la David Aharvey has inc biggest gift under the tree with the bicycle he won in the -vlo-7-Ycar-old category. Michael \v.t. Schick. 6. Solof staff sgt. Thomas e. Continued on Page 28
