European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday february 6,1986 postal workers owe Day off to of tech. Sgt. By Betty Bel staff writer main a Germany All . Military Post offices in Europe will be closed Friday and the blame or the credit goes to tech. Sgt. Herman . Cooke an administrative specialist at the 7025th Post Al service so thought military postal workers deserved some recognition. He thought they deserved a Day off. Some suggested that. Because or Cooke s idea the first Friday or Ever february has been declared recognition Day for All . Military postal workers in said he made the suggestion because he saw How hard postal clerks work often putting in 12 or More hours a Day during the Christmas season. They were working Citra hours and weren t Able Totake any leave and enjoy the Holiday like most or us were Able to do he said. They were working with primitive equipment As opposed to the state of the Art equipment Back in the Felt something special must be done to recognize the Effort they put Forth and to make others aware of what it takes to gel the mail to no air Force postal workers in Europe were authorized routine leave from nov. I through Jan. I5, Accord ing to Usa be army had the same policy because of the heavy Holiday mail Toad said 1st it. Daniel e. Olson he .army postal group Europe. When Usa eur takes a training Holiday postal workers Don t get it Olson said. The Only Lime a postal 515 photo by belly Bell tech. Sgt. Herman r. Cooke left discusses operation with . Kevin l. Mclane at Rhein main a. Soldiers attack motorcade threaten to kill Aquino backers Manila Dpi presidential candidate Corazo Aquino s motorcade in her Hometown was attacked wednesday by soldiers who smashed car windows an trained their weapons menacingly at participants threat ening them with death witnesses said. No one was seriously Hurt. Aquino had not yet arrived and was not involved in the incident which occurred on the last Day or the Campaign Tor Friday s election showdown Between Aquino and presi Dent Ferdinand Marcos. Campaigning is banned on Manila tens of thousands of people were ferried to the Seaside Luneta Park aboard garbage trucks buses jeeps and even a Navy ship for Marcos last Campaign crowd estimated by police at More than 1 million jammed he Park tuesday for Aquino s final rally in the capital. Aquino supporters threw stones at buses heading to the Marcos rally and heckled passengers Many of whom responded by flashing the opposition hand signal or glee fully waving peso notes to indicate that they were paid to rain fell and thousands began streaming Home before Marcos spoke. In Conception Aquino s Hometown 55 Miles North of Manila witnesses said six philippine constabulary troop ers halted vehicles in her motorcade accusing passengers of illegally taking pictures of a military installation. Mai. Napoleon Castro commander of the troopers con firmed that soldiers attacked a car carrying Lupita Kashiwahara Aquino s sister in Law and Media coordinator Buthe said the men were provoked by hecklers. There were no serious injuries but soldiers smashed he windows of Kashiwahara s car seized and damaged the camera of an Abc television Crew filming the incident and fired a shot at a car speeding away with a photographer who had taken 3 picture of the confrontation. Two cameramen reportedly suffered scratches. Witnesses said troopers threatened members of the motorcade saying you have Only two Days left and under scoring the threat by drawing their fingers across their throats the incident in the hotly contested province of Tarlac where a crowd of 3,000 later cheered Aquino was the latest episode of violence in a bitter Campaign. At least 40people Nave been killed incl Ion related violence according to the military. With Leas than 48 hours before an estimated 26 million people head to the polls in an election regarded As the most critical since the country was granted Independence fro the United states in 1946, International observers began arriving to Monitor the voting. 2 . Air Force families in Greece lose Homes in fire at air station Syjud Sarasohn staff writer two . Air Force families lost their Homes when fire destroyed one housing unit and extensively damaged another at Iraklion As one was injured and volunteers helped relocate the families in unoccupied housing at the Crete air Sta Tion. The families involved were tech. Sgt. Dave and Vale Rie Mullinax and their three children and senior airman David and Robin Tody and their child. Mullinax is As signed to the 727o air base group command Section and Cody is assigned to the 6931st electronic Security Esq. Members of the Mullinax family escaped their quart ers after alerting the fire department. No one was in the Codys apartment the fire started about 12 30 . Monday in the mul Linares unit of a Quadruplex in the military housing area. Fire officials said the unit was a total loss. The Codys unit received minor fire damage but sub Stantial water and smoke damage. The two other units were not damaged. There was no official estimate of damage but Brownell staff civil engineering chief said the units alone were valued at $52,000 each. Capt. J. Mark Cowley. Iraklion Public affairs officer said an investigation is under Way to determine the cause of the tire. About 20 air Force and greek civilian employee fire fighters battled the Blaze Tor More than tire Thoun although firefighters thought they had thefts control in the first five minutes Strong winds common to the Island reign Ted the embers and fanned the names the base Chapel stayed open until 10 clothing and financial contributions that s How our base is Cowley donations for the Famili mor enlisted adviser. Worker gets a full Day off is on a Federal Holiday and even then at certain key locations we have to have Man Ning because the mail coming into Europe continues to come. The transportation system docs t Stop operating. When soldiers return from the Field after a Lon assignment commanders May allow them to take a Day off or authorize a three Day weekend. During the Christmas mailing season we have a no leave policy so while Many soldiers Are going Home for the Holiday an various sections or offices Are operating on reduced work schedules the postal workers arc having their busiest season. So while other people Are off we re at 100 per cent said his suggestion went beyond his really did t think it would go so far a Holiday among All the other holidays. I never expected anything on a Europa wide scale he said. Cook said he submitted his suggestion in the Spring of 1985."i d track it every so often he said. Once i found it had come out of Safe and went on to Neucom knew something was the recognition Day was approved after review by commanders of each Branch of he . Military in in said he feels Good that his suggestion was so Well get a Pat on the Back from my fellow workers and i feel Good just knowing i can leave something behind when 1 return to the states in june he gives me my own news update new bombing in Paris Paris a a bomb exploded wednesday evening at a popular sporting goods store and injured nine people fire officials bombing was the third in Paris in 48 hour. A fourth bomb was found tuesday on the top Obser vation floor of the Eiffel Tower but was defused wednesday s bombing took place at 6 05 . In Runac sport three Levels underground in the vast r forum Des Halles shopping Complex fire official said. A person came in and set Down said Michel Badouin director of the fac sport Chain said. Witnesses said the bomb apparently was place Din the camping department. Six of the victims were seriously injured Accord ing to fire officials. This week s bombings and the dec. 8 bombing at two Large Paris department stores which injured. 39 people Are All linked to the Middle fort the painted be Monde newspaper citing police investigators it said the bombings were designed to pressure the French government during negotiations for the release of four frenchmen held hostage in Lebanon. Schedule of base open houses in Europe released by air Force air Force officials at 3rd air Force he in England Nils Ausaf he at Ramstein a Germany save released Tea a fmay 10-11 Tempelhof Central Airport Berli May 24,25 i Raf Mildenhall England me 13-16 Lindsey As Wiesbaden fest no aircraft Juane Taviano a Italy a jaw22 j Raf Wethersfield England a jn�e28 Hess Isch Oldendorf As Germany feat -. No the Crait july Raf Chicksands England injury 12-13 Raf Lakenheath England Joidy 20 a b4r a. Germany limited to local residents " t Raf Alconbury England ffang.3 ". % Raf Fairford England Taf. 10 y. Ramstein a Germany. 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