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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, July 19, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a rows update the stars and stripes saturday july 19.1986 Calif aftershocks Palm Springs Calif. Up two of inc largest aftershocks following last week s earthquake that caused nearly $6 million in damage Shook residents thurs Day from the Palm Springs area to san Diego 90 Miles to the South but no injuries were re ported. The first aftershock was re ported at 1 36 . And measured 4.6 on the Richter scale said Cal tech spokesman Dennis Meredith. A second was reported a 2 55p.m., measuring 4.4. Meredith said. Both were entered about 12miles Northwest of Palm Spring around the Banning fault the tame area reported As the epicentre of t 5.9 earthquake thai shoo the area july g. Burger King inquiry Chicago a Burger King ordered two More restaurant closed u health officials continued Friday to investigate an outbreak of food poisoning that has sick ened at least 17 people. Of 34 reported cases 17 have been confirmed As Salmonella said Dean Schott spokesman for the Illinois department of Public health. Each person reported becoming ill after eating at a Burger King in suburban Burbank on july 7 or july 8, Schott said. That restaurant was closed monday. On wednesday company officials voluntarily closed Burger King restaurants in suburban Oak Lawn and in Chicago after discovering that two employees from the Burbank restaurant also had worked at Hose two Sites said Kevin Loriany regional vice president of Burger King. Temperatures n u Tan Eatn 17 in a i is r " to h a Junu 5t so ssh Fisser a s Emir open weather form or  of. Fiat noun Titan in  Ami writ to via buium uni ii no for Doi h4t a ran my Ned .  Mim Tok Khrt Boffl a 401 w Low a. B4jmt so a theft is  air Force Nijm Egen unit showed it can keep step with the Best Byton Nauroth Stair writer Nijm Egen Netherlands  Graves sat on a Camp Stool with his Fork in a paper plate full of Spaghetti and his sore feel in sandals. A Large raw Circle crowned the top of each of his big toes. He talked about the air Force at Niitme Gen. Around him was a splash of Multi col ored tents at a civilian Campground in de Kwak Kenberg a couple of Miles from the huge More regimented army Green Mili tary Camp at Hume Soord where most marching groups were staying. . Air Force unit Sre not known for their marching. The marching tongs common at All army posts Are probably Only heard in air Force Basic training then Foi Golton. Graves Lite in purity officer for the 609th tac control so at Hess Isch Olden Dorf Germany is the ranking member of a marching team fielded by the 609th. They did it independently of the massive support Structure put in place at Hue me Soord by the army s 3rd support Cornel which is taking care of 800 . Soldiers and Many of the needs of unit from other countries. The in air Force marchers arrived Ina borrowed 2 a Lon truck a bus and one personal Van. They were accompanied by 11 spouses and children including three infants. Their tents were on loan from the Squadron. We begged and borrowed to get what we needed Graves said. Unlike the army whose units were Given Lime and even ordered to March daily during at least six weeks of training before Nijm Egen. The air Force Contin gent had to train on us own time and had to Lake administrative leave to Cometo Nijm Egen. Even so two airmen who finished the first Day s 25-mile leg were called Back to their unit duly called. Mission essential. Airmen disappointed. They were extremely angry is what they were Graves said. At first they an decided to write off the marches this year when they found out Amajor nato evaluation was scheduled for inc same week. When the evaluation was cancelled they went out that weekend climbing  Hill at bad Muender Weic their radar site is located. The army thinks they be got som awesome marchers said tech. Sol. Gui Hernandez chief Cook and March video taper. We wanted to prove we have some awesome individuals in the air Force  sol. Dan Pemrick coordinated this year s Nijm Egen trip the third for the 609th. Without perk a s prodding the local top four organization senior cos and enlisted wives club might not have Given the 1175 each that went toward the trip. As it was each Marcher Hill had to Fork Over an additional 13s. Out of pocket financing is a problem soldiers on the army teams Don t have to worry about. Pemrick also knew All the words to the609lh t marching song the bad Muender blues it s their personal song although they do borrow then revamp some army marching Calls to their specifications. The airmen also had their own Doc  he s master sol. Tony Palatano a senior medic at bad Muender. He s Bee the foot healer. The others Call him the hobbling  at 37, he s the oldest member of the group. " looked much younger monday equipped. He said he s been avoiding the painful benzine treatment used at the army Aid stations mostly for self Protection they threatened me with grievous. Stiff sol Rodolfo Gonzalez gets shool Der Massage from his wife so. Bodily harm if 1 create More pain than i necessary he said. He s been opening the blisters and using lots of padding and Moleskin treat Menta,. Lisa Peregrine said the had three blisters wednesday. Minor one she insisted. Hernandez added that when you can still count them you re still Good  crowd gives americans hero s greeting of Agar Man of photo by l. Enott Usu two dutch girls walk alongside members of  1st in 4lh inf div on the no Jemm March. Betony Nauroth staff writer Nijm Egen Germany i feel like a world War h hero sgt Stephan Karabin said fonday after crossing the Nijm Egen March Fin ish line As spectators chanted America America when i crossed that line All of a sudden my feet stopped Hurt ing said Karabin who serve with the 66th military intelligence group in Munich. It was a real trip for american patriotism the . Marchers stopped about six Miles from the finish line to change into fresh uniforms so they would look Crisp when they passed the reviewing stands. One Nijm Egen resident said March organizers put the americans Bur of the fourth Day because if they put them first the test would be at anticlimax. When they arrived Flowers were everywhere. There were too Many to Cany. One Soldier handed his Back to a Young woman and said Here for a very pretty girl she blushed. Souvenir Hunters swarmed to a Large open Park near the finish where soldiers were boarding buses to take them Back to the huge Huene Soord military base Camp. Pfc. Sheila Marie Abrenica of the 3rd support come s 95th Chemi Cal co in Giessen Germany Clung desperately to her last american flags As souvenir Hunters begged for them. These were hers sgt. Lowood Rodger of the 2nd in 92nd Field arty in Giessen wore Bunches of Flowers and one wide Grin. He said he bad Gramm Rudman to thank for being at Nijm Egen for his fourth time. If i would t have been involuntarily extended to stay overseas cd be Back in the states now,1 Rodgers said. There Aren t Many places you can go where they make you feel like a  during the March week an occasional yanks out sign could be seen freshly painted on Walls. But it was obvious the folks in name Gen loved the gis there were no signs of any politically motivated disturbance. It was one weel Dong party. On Friday night the narrow lanes of downtown Nijm Egen were expected to burst at the seams with self satisfied bul foot sore soldiers and civilians  
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