European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Ast germans alter Berlin Border 2 Yelena Bonner leaves ., gives impressions pages 7,13 n canadians defeat flames win Stanley cup. Page 21 the stars and stripes a the filled us official Public atom for the , Mcd Force vol. 4s, no. 39 monday May 26,. 1986 m Don. Inn d 8693 a 5j.s hold by Cut Scanu immemorial Day americans who fought and died for their country arc honoured today in ctr Emo Nies being held across Europe and the United Stales. 2 crewmen die As at . Air from Slaff and wire reports Raf Mildenhall. England two Vintage jets Fram the Royal air Force collided in midair sunday morning before Marc Llian spectators at in air show hosted by the Air Force of this base near Cambridge a 3rd air Force spokesman said two crewmen were killed and two ejected safely. The to Royal air Force jets a Glos Ter meteor and a de Havi Lund Vampire were giving a display at air Felt 86. One of the largest Nir displays in the world when they appeared to touch. Tic planes known us the Vintage pair were based at Raf Sci Impton. Lincolnshire the spokesman planes crashed in Fields. No other injuries have been reported the spokesman said. The meteor a twin engine Jet fighter crashed just outside the Basc killing its two occupants. The Vampire a single engine Jet tighter crashed in n Field in the nearby Village of Worlin Elon. Resi dents saw two parachutes floating Dawn. The ministry of defense identified the crewmen who died in the meteor As flight it. Andrew Potter 38, a flight instructor see air show on Page 23 american War dead honoured in France by Jean Albright staff writer Romagne be subs France us. And French flags lined the sunny streets of this Small Village sunday greeting those soldiers and civilians who came to Honor America s War dead from world War i. Soldiers from the 1st inf div made their annual memorial Day trip to this american military cemetery to join French and Citizens in paying tribute to 14,000 Ameri can soldiers buried in re magic go secs. We cannot give these soldiers what they i Glave us but we can keep the memory alive Jen. James Ballen or. Commander of the i is during he memorial service. Eleven , and French dignitaries spake to about 300 people during the 90-minute service. Of the soldiers buried on the Hill which slopes Down from the Meuse Argonne me Morial 1,000 were from the 1st inf div now stationed in Gorp Pingon Germany. Soldiers from the division have returned to the cemetery every year since 1970. Resident of Romagne a canes walked see dead on Page 23 millions join hands across America 4,724-mile fund Raiser Cas attention to poverty in By the associated press millions of volunteers extended hands to the hungry the homeless and each other on sunday joining hands across America in a line Over mountains and Plains through pockets of poverty and to the porch of the White House. The line was thick with people swaying to the strains of we arc the world and Bolding clasped hands aloft Al the Termi nals in new York and Long Beach. Calif but in some places ropes and ribbons substituted for people. I m Here because i m making history said Bobby Conner in Clinton by. I would t miss it for the Early morning Rains in the Midwest threatening skies in Texas and the sheer size of the Endeavor dampened prospects for filling the entire 4,124-mile route. Organizers bad said they needed More than s million people to form the Chain which was intended to raise Iso million or More for the hungry and the homeless and the scramble to fill gaps continued right up until 3 . Not. When the line formed. The important thing is there is a real consciousness being raised said actress Shari Bola font in Long Beach. My family has been involved in causes since Day one. It s awesome. It s being a part of added actor Ben Var can America you look Beautiful at Battery Park in Manhattan the East Ern terminus of the line. Hands organizer Ken Kragen estimated that 6 million people would participate based on what he de scribed As a last minute surge of interest. Originally everyone in the line was asked to contribute Sio or More with to shirts and visors offered for larger donations but in the Rush to fill gaps across the coun try organizers simply urged people to show up and contribute later Cincinnati reds outfielder Dave Parker and five pirates players held hands with hundreds of Little leagues before the reds pirates game in Pittsburgh while the actual line Cut through the grandstands later in the Day. Reds player manager Pete Rose Al though a National chairman of the hands event walked at interrupting the game to let the line Cross the Field As originally planned at the White House a casually dressed president Reagan stood in line with his wife and members of his staff. To All those participating Good Luck Reagan said in his weekly radio broadcast on saturday. "1 can wish you rioting finer than the satisfaction of knowing that you have Given of yourselves to help radio Moscow on sunday accused Rea Gan of joining the event Only to boost his image but the government controlled radio said Reagan had proposed nothing to Deal with the now disastrous problems of Hun Ger and poverty in the the Chain crossed 16 states but helping hands drove from other states to help fid gaps. Similar hand holding events were planned from one which crossed the Ca Nadian Border in upper new York St Etc to lines in Hawaii and Alaska. An to vehicle caravan led by a packed chartered bus took hundreds of West virginians to Ohio on sunday morning. Mark Smith president of the Charleston coalition for the homeless said those in the caravan would be Ted to Canton Ohio to participate in the hand holding event and return to Charleston by Nightfall. Chicago s Lincoln Park along Lake Michigan began filling up As families with picnic baskets and vendors descended Early i think the whole event is uniquely american. 1 can t envision any other coun try in the world doing this today said Ron Nota who came to the Park with his family. In Memphis tenn., Motel employees re ported guests from Florida Georgia North Carolina South Carolina and Alabama were in town to participate in the massive fund raising Effort
