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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. December 29. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 weather Economy cause Anchorage blues Kauh Alaska a a Luck of Snow and m-in\vmnht1ini in. To a t.,i ,., .1,., i ,. Anchorage. Alaska a a  A non res  Caty Lyrl cum Bivins  tale an unusually Large number of cases of depression among Resi dents or Anchorage Counselor say. People arc becoming frustrated and their expectations about Snow and Winter have been postponed,1 psychologist Ronald Ohlson said people tend  experience More helplessness and Iso lation because of the unusual weather he said. What Little Snow that has fallen so far this Winter in Anchorage has been quickly washed away by unseasonable rams. The weather Means no skiing skating or snowmobiling. The Sun of physical activity that is a Pood cure for depression coun Clors say. Rosalie Nadeau. Inc executive director of the local suicide prevention and crisis line said about 20.00 1 people have telephoned the service this , up from 15.000 last year. And through october Here had been 37 suicides in Anchorage compared  2.1 for All of 1984, she said. The City s economic problems spurred by a decline in cil revenues thai has put the local construction Industry on the skids also is cited by Counselor As a cause of depression. People have a Little higher tolerance for depression symptoms if they re feeling Good Aboul  said psychologist Dennis fire enc. 1 he loss of a Job car she said a c just have unrelieved boredom with darkness for All but five hours a  fires kill 8 children 5 adults in 3 states by the associated press fires swept through houses in Indiana. Ohio and Tennessee while their occupants slept Friday morning killing 13 people eight of them children authorities said. In Perrysburg township Ohio just South of Toledo a Wood burning stove sparked an Early morning  that trapped five children and their father and grandmother in their bedrooms said fire chief  Wehde. All seven died. The stove in the living room appeared  be very old and probably was not work ing correctly a Choc said. Winds gusting up  46 Mph fanned the Blae. The House was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. A Choc said. The children were visiting their father who was divorced and lived with his Mother according  a Choc. Investigators in Indianapolis suspect an electrical malfunction As the causing of a Blac that killed a Texas Serviceman his wife and their two sons said Ric ruin Ongerich. A fire department spokesman. The family was slaying with the Wom an s parents who escaped from a window downstairs where they Ocie sleeping. Wallace Follner is. Said he was Awak ened by very harsh and choking Black smoke i went out of the bedroom window in my Underw ear. Then 1 helped my wife out and started jelling for  Follner said he heard his son in Law on the roof jelling for his wife. I Hon. I heard  he said.  said they found i  of fuses by a fuse Box in inc House two toddlers died Friday morning when their Rural Home outside Knox Ulle. Lenn erupted in flames thai Iowa Rcd their father s efforts in save inc children said Hob Maples a spokesman for Rural metro i ire department. This dc-3 is inc world s most Well travelled Commer Cial aircraft. Built in 1937, it belongs  i Roy inc town Boson airlines. The plane has been rebuilt keeps on trucking eight times has had 269 engines and 12 1 propellers. Captain David Kline photographed at Miami suts in flies belter than any in -3 he has cer piloted. Joc or $10, the Price was right at Juliano s warkp.nimi.i-. A. Ii i a born Agam Chris Han who adopted a path in  policy at his restaurant because the i Ord wanted this done  he has bowed  Public pressure and now charges for meals from the Day we started with no prices till the Day we put them Back customers said they did l like  Jerry Juliano said. They did l want  cheat me and Fol in  Juliano said he decided  allow customers Lopa what they wanted because he bal ice a if. I trusted people the lord would take care of  then one go from my Church said.  inc lord is finished with this then another go said inc same thing so i went  said Juliano. Juliano s offer had attracted customers from As far away As Florida Arkansas. Ari Ona California and alas a he said. Business peaked in March with sales of sfi.700. But by october sales had plummeted  just Over . Juliano blamed the drop on inc reconstruction of the Road leading  the restaurant. A born again Christian. Juliano removed the prices from his menus in december i9h4, asking customers  pay what they Felt a meal was world. Gao says Federal employees misused airline Bonus tickets Sands of time Washington a the general accounting office investigating the per Sonal use of airline frequent flyer tickets earned through government travel says in found four such trips  Singapore Hong Kong Tokyo and san Juan by Federal employees of the Agency for inter National development. The Gao admitting thai there was con fusion at the time about the use of such Bonus tickets nevertheless recommended that the Aid employees reimburse the Agency for the value of the trips. The sums involved were not specified. The audit of the Agency covered the period of april i 1983, through june 30. 1985. It was conducted at the request of sen. Jesse Helms . The Agency provided the Gao with co pies of airline tickets showing that except in those four cases the promotional awards were used properly  pay for All or portions of 14 official trips and  upgrade flight accommodations for 11 other official trips. In the four cases of improper use inc Gao said two instances involved the use of the airline tickets for spouses who accompanied the employee on govern Mcnol paid travel. The two other involved the use of coupons for personal travel both by the employees and their spouses. The Bonus coupons tickets and credits received by an employee As a result of trips paid for in whole or in part by appropriated funds Are the property of the govern ment and must be turned in  the appropriate Agency the Gao said. We noted that this has been a confused area As evidenced by the fact that several decisions have been issued on the use of Bonus coupons by government employees. The Aid cases seem  represent neither a situation unique Loaid nor an intentional violation of  in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Dec. 29, 1945 business in the jewish sections of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv was a a standstill As armoured police cars broadcast curfew restrictions. The curfew follows a new outbreak of bombings and shootings started police said by Havana tile underground jewish organi action. 30 years ago today. Dec. 29, 1955 new York s film critics chose Darling As he Best movie of 1965 and named us female Lead Julie Christie As Best actress. Oscar Werner in Shin of fools won Best actor. 20 years ago today. Dec. 29, 1965 the Viet Cong announced a four Day cease fire in its War against South vietnamese forces during the lunar new year Celebration next month meanwhile the United Stales extended inc moratorium on its air War against North Vietnam for fourth Day. 10 years ago today. Dec. 29. 1975 Secretary of stale Henry Kissinger says he is worried Aboul the increasing role of Congress in foreign affairs because he believes that you cannot conduct foreign policy except on the basis of some coherent Sel of   
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