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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, November 18, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday november 18,1986 North korean president reported slain from Page 1 so Yong said we know thai president Kim ii Sung is working and healthy in North Korea. That Story is completely made up by somebody. It is not  but the japanese Kyodo news service reported in a dispatch from Hanoi that vietnamese government sources said monday that Kim was lulled. The report did the unidentified sources who were described As reliable quoted a report to vietnamese communist party authorities from Pyongyang the North korean capital. North Korea is one of the world s Moat closed nations and Tew foreigner Are allowed inside. Its Borders Are tightly controlled. According to reports in Seoul Kim who has led North Korea since its found ing in 1948, had set into motion plans to relinquish Power to his 44-year-old son Kim Jong ii creating the tint communist dynasty. The reports said senior Mil itary commanders in the North opposed the succession. The state run korean broadcasting system said the North korean announcement on Kim had been heard at six Points along the Western sector of the Doz. The zone stretches Isi Miles across the Peninsula and is 2.5 Miles wide. There was no end Layalion of Why North Korea would disclose such information Over the loudspeakers which normally Are used for propaganda. . Military officials in Seoul said that they could not independently con firm the South korean report and that conditions were Normal at the truce Vil Lage of Panmunjom where meetings be tween the South and North Are held. The statement from . Military Headquarters in Seoul said Panmunjom is Normal. The North korean Flag was raised at Ful staff this morning. Beef from Page 1 Home for his family. I might As Well i m paying for it with  Schwartz said each package of beef is costing taxpayers about is. After the Cost of shipping the meat from the states and commissary packaging costs Are figured. Patrons need a valid military or civil Tan identification card and ration card to get the meat. Commissary workers will record the Date of the pickup on patrons ration cards in Ink. Each customer will also have to sign and fill out a log listing name and social Security number. Terri Fowler a Patron at the Wiesbaden commissary said the meal should have been sent to starving people in Afri Ca they need it a lot More than we do she said retired  staff sgt. Albert Spear who works under  contract Wilh an electronics firm said he accepted his package at the Furth commissary in Nuernberg with misgivings. I personally think they should have Given it to people Wilh a greater need he the Street people Back in the slates Spear said. Id have gladly Given mine to them but it s too Laic now but Diane Mccall another shopper at the Furth commissary pointed out that there arc also service members struggling in Europe. " certainly appreciate it the Mother of four said. This is a big help. We live on the Economy and since the Dollar went Down we be been under a great Deal of  others agreed. In the military you can have As Many kids As you want but you get Only Money to feed  said air Force staff sgt. Charles Ratliff of the 7501st munitions support so in Mainz. The free beef is a Blessing to staff sgt. Richmond Luster assigned to Theu Sarteur aviation safety standardization Board in Wiesbaden. Luster shops for himself and his two daughters Ages 3 and 5. Being a single Parent every Little bit  he said. And for the Jower enlisted �-4 and below thanksgiving and Christmas Are a Tough  in most locations the Giveaway went smoother than commissary officials expected. At Ramstein most patrons were in and out relatively quickly. A noontime line started at the meal counter in the rear of he store and stretched about the length of one aisle. We waited about five minutes Law ice said. I figured the line would be out the  it s gone smoother than i thought it would said Linda Dougherty Ramstein meat Market manager. Peo ple have been very patient very  the line at the Fuerth commissary stretched about half a football held when the Doore opened at 11 a.m., but even patrons at the end of the line got their packages within 15 minutes. Mccall was near the end of the line when the doors opened. She said it took her just id minutes to get her package at the meal counter which was orderly. Despite the information Blitz about the meal Giveaway some people Are just finding out about it. One woman stand ing in the express line at Fuerth did not have a meat package. She asked a Cus Tomer in front of her what was going on. When she found out she asked him if he d save her spot so she could grab one in Wiesbaden sic. Willie Kinder stood behind the meat counter and an swered a steady Stream of questions from the line of customers How Many pack Ages can i have can i pick up a Sec Ond package with the ration card of my husband who is in the Field How Long is the beef being Given away the answers incidentally Are one per ration card. Yes until dec. 31 for this first distribution  at least two additional cycles Are expected once the initial shipments have been passed out. But officials have said that As Many As sin cycles could be Possi ble. Commissaries in England Are expected to offer the free beef beginning tuesday. Commissaries in Greece Italy Belgium Norway the Netherlands Spain Turkey and the azores should begin offering the free meat within he next two months according to commissary officials. Self Riun Chuck Van Cut. Tint War old. Pul co inv Windy Bourt ind us Bony St Amu Buflod to i Ripon 29 arrested for break ins at . Facilities in England Raf Alconbury England is Twenty nine protesters were arrested Over the weekend for breaking into two . Facilities a ministry of defense spokeswoman said monday. Seventeen people were arrested by ministry of defense police about 11 30 Ltd. Sunday after they Cut through a Fence at Raf Alconbury the spokeswoman said. All were released but they have not yet been charged she said. Al though the people were arrested on base they did not get into any buildings or near any air planes. Twelve women were arrested saturday night at Raf Welford after they were found by military police inside the . Air Force weapons storage area a de sense ministry spokesman said. None of the women was charged. He said police found no damage at the base which is near Raf Greenhorn common. There have been no unusual  in Washington White House spokes Man Larry Speakes said that the administration had received some reports but that no judgment could be made As to whether there was or was not a successful  the soviet news Agency Tail reported that mongolian president Jambon Bat Munkh left ulan Bator Mongolia s Capi Tal monday and stopped in the soviet port of Vladivostok on his Way to Pyong Yang. China s official Xinhua news Agency in a dispatch from Pyongyang said Bat Munkh was scheduled to arrive in the capital tuesday. A two 04 5ss by Sadk. Linda curio Gerry Pillow left turns her bet Back in at the commissary in Worms. Worms Community initiates beef give Back program Wybren Dacoster staff writer Worms Germany some commissary patrons in the 5th signal Contd Are taking their free beef and giving it right Back. The free beef was a Delight twosome soldiers said capt. Brian pop Ken sch signal Contd Public affair officer but then there Are those of us who really Don t need free beef Popken said the idea to voluntarily give the beef Back was the brainchild of the command s chief of Start. Col. Phillip Williams. The donated beef will be distributed to americans in the Worms Community through the  Community serv ices1 needy family program. It s part of the thanksgiving and Christmas spirit said Gerry Pillow the wife of Cape. Charles Pillow in formation systems engr Contd Europe. I m already so thankful for everything i have and there Are so Many people who Don t have much. This is one Small Way to  we Beard about the Giveaway pro Gram but we weren t sure How to go about it said Dolores Shantil wife of staff sgt Wayne stand32nd support come. But now i know How to do stand am glad to Bat can give my portion to someone who needs it  give Back program is being advertised at the meat counter of the Thomas Jefferson Village commis sary. Under the program the shopper selects a package of free beef the takes it to the cashier. The Patron pre sents an id card and ration card signs for the beef and then hands in Back. The donated beef is resumed tothe Freezer and stored until acs workers can distribute it. Commissary manager de Holcomb said i have a separate Sheet for the donations which will help me keep track of what goes to acs. Then i la have someone front acs sign for those donated  social workers will determine which families need the extra beef Sai Christine Rightmyer acs coordinator. Every year we get a list of names for our food baskets he said. We will use that list As Well As other names submitted to us from each unit to deter mine who should get the extra beet hopefully Well gel enough to get the people through the  gave away 110 Christmas food baskets last year and 30 application shave already been submitted for this years program. But the important dung is that the beef is an addition to the food Basket program the said. A family could get a Basket and free beef As   
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