European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday july 4,1986 news briefs Dod Windshield stickers replaced by passes in . Raf Mildenhall England si5 time ii running out for . Air Force army Andlovic Csc department motorists in Britain who tin in not obtained new detachable base registration curds Cor their vehicles. The passes will replace the Standard defense department Windshield slickers and make it More difficult for terrorists to single out cars owned by americans. Vehicles owned by Mem by of . Farces already display Standard Brit ish License plates. Since officials began issuing the distinctive Pink laminated cards May 19, passes have been issued to 98 percent of the 57.000 vehicles re Quiring them said air Force master set. Craig Powell Central vehicle registrar for . Force sin Britain. There will be an enforcement Date coming up real soon although exactly when it will Behas not yet been decided after which any Molo Risi who does not have he new pass in his or her Possession will be denied entry onto bases he said. The new passes Are 3-by-5 inches the same size As a military id card Powell said. We made them Small so that motorists could later belter cart of them and slip them into a Wallet or handbag when they weren t required. They Are Pink so that they will stand out better from other cards that people might  renovations to begin on Berlin billeting facility berlins a renovations scheduled to Start monday at the Columbia House air Force billeting facility will Cut available rooms by Hal during Peak summer tourist months and through the rest of Fth year a spokeswoman said thursday. Twenty four of 44 rooms available to airmen and 16 of 32 rooms for officers will be lost Dur ing the renovations the spokeswoman said. The work is expected to be completed Early in 1987. An army spokesman said 175 rooms Are available at the Harnack House and Dahlem Gui is House  officials recommend booking Well in Advance of travel because of inc tourist season and summer relocation of service personnel the spokesman said. Priority is Given to people changing duty Sta tins or on temporary duty. 2 serial killers in Florida win stays of executions Starke Fla. Apr serial killers Theodore r. Bundy a Taw school dropout convicted of sorority attack and Gerald Stano who gave authorities details of 41 women s slayings both have won indefinite stays within hours of their scheduled executions. Bundy was obviously relieved although he did l seem Overly excited when the stay of execution was ordered wednesday said Vernon Bradford Florida department of corrections spokesman. Bundy was allowed to Call his wife to share the Good  a Rose of thanks maj. Albert easier gels Rose and German Amer ican Friend up cud from slate Marie a Tineke 12, As he drives into the Heidelberg Community shop Ping Center thursday. The gifts ate an expression of gratitude for the american presence in Germany. Silke is the daughter of Ursel and Wolfgang rebuke who is general manager of tie Gerrain of a Antic society a pro nato organization. God bless the .a. Is message to troops far from Home on fourth  staff writer Darmstadt Germany it was last augus when Singer Angie Connor Hicks heard about july 4 festivities for the anniversary of the statue of Liberty. Al first i was disappointed she recalled. I thought we re not going to get to be there and i Twain t just me but Al the soldiers Here in Europe so Hicks decided to write a song about the statue. Lady Liberty the result of that Effort is one tune Ina program of patriotic songs thai she performed thurs Day for about 500 people at the 32nd army air de sense come s Field Day at cat brai Frisch Cavern. Hello Darmstadt Hicks called breaking the ice with the crowd spreading out on the grass and in the Shade of Trees. Her 50-Minuie show included contemporary and traditional songs ranging from Lee Green Wood s cod bless the .a." to it god we  Hicks 29, is beginning her third year of performing contemporary Christian music at army and air Force facilities in Germany. She came to Germany three years ago with no exposure to military life or the role of the military in Europe. Bui since her first performances in july 1984, she has Sung in chapels Chow Halls tents and in the Field. Her experiences gave Rise to the patriotic songs which she feels complement her program of Christian music. I explain to the soldiers that they re doing the lord s work Here in Germany she said in an inter View. I Tell them Bible stories about soldiers and in Vite hem to go and talk to the chaplain or their Bud Dies who Are  working under contract with various army and air Force commands and chaplains offices Hila often faces Long Days on the Road with her musical ministry. Her average Day begins in the car at 1 30 . The work does t end unit evening and includes up la five performances for groups ranging in size from handful to Iso people. At first i thought it was going to be hard but enjoy it so much she said. It s really special when you gel past the surface with  Hicks background for her work in Europe began with singing As a child i can remember As a Little girl watching Bob Hope on All those specials and 1 thought that would be neat to sing for the soldiers she said. I started singing in front of the Mirror then in Church choirs in the Community and at  h icks also has Sung professionally in musicals and a Greensboro College in North Carolina. Still performing on the military circuit was not specific goal. Hicks a North Carolina native was Pur suing a modelling and performing career in her Home state after being named third runner up in the Miff North Carolina pageant. Marriage to a fellow North carolinian who owned business in Germany changed her plans. Hicks found herself living in the Little town of Gemsheim when Opportunity a knocked. The singing ministry was always a goal the said. But the military aspect just opened up Tor  Hicks will perform at 8 . Today at the Neu Ulm Parade Field. Other july concerts include Schweinfurt july 9-13, and Hohenfelt july 20. Liberty from Page 1 most of the 35 warships sent by 13 free world naval Powers began moving Inlo the Harbor past the statue that they came to Salute. The mighty aircraft Carrier John f. Kennedy tier seamen at rigid attention stood guard in the Harbor and Navy jets hurtled overhead. Reagan planned to review the men of War Friday from the deck of the Battle ship Iowa. Millions of visitors streamed into the City Tor the extravaganza orchestrated by television producer David Wolper. Police officials said they expected 6 million but were ready for 12 million and sent thousands of officers into the streets with handbooks on How to Deal with the guests most of the streets in lower manhat Tan were closed to traffic and by Normal standards streets in the rest of the Island were almost empty of cars. A strike by the City s cab Drivers apparently dwindled into a Wildcat action by no More than 500 or so of the City s 12,000 cabbies. Hundreds of people lined up on fifth Avenue to attend mass at St. Patrick s Cathedral and receive the videotaped blessings of Pope John Paul ii. In the tape the Pope said my prayer today is that the statue of Liberty that gift of the people of France to the people of the United states 100 years ago May continue to serve not Only As a Symbol of Hove but As a Symbol of Faith. God bless America he intoned. A replica of the Liberty Bell pealed a midday to official .1 begin the Cele bration. Before the mass Cardinal Johno Connor said the weekend is an expression of enormous gratitude for the kind of country that we have. This kind of Freedom is unknown in the history of the  the last of the world s great windjammers gathered for Friday s Parade did not take part in thursday s run Down the East riven their 160-foot masts could not fit under the Queen Sboro Bridge. But the remainder of the vast flotilla Gath ered off Long Island before 8 . And began the stately March downriver to their overnight anchorages in  and Sandy Hook. Many sightseers brought picnic break fasts to the Shoreline. One group unveiled a mighty pasta salad moulded in the shape or lady Liberty s head others made do with tuna sandwiches. Many wore red White and Blue for the occasion. Some men and women alike painted their toenails in the National col ors. They cheered each boat but the loud est cheers went up for the biggest boats and those who chose to make their Way under sail instead or using their Moton. Sailors perched on the Yar Darmi waved Back at the onlookers. An elderly resident of the upper but Side waved a 48-Star Flag yellow with age at the passing ships. She said the was just feeling the spirit of the  halt a dozen blimps wafted Over the Harbor but the Federal aviation administration closed off the airspace tur rounding. Manhattan and parti of the neighbouring boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Idandas Well As some of the night paths Over new Jersey. Faa spokesman Peter Nelson Laid the aug