European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes o Nuernberg students Christmas mural Page 3 g Mars links gis overseas with Home Page 9 g pro football s regular season winds Down Page 21 the St of am pipes Latham Ted Runoff Licul publication Tou the . Aimed for Cit vol. 4s, no 24b monday dacomher22, 1988 h m,.-. D 8693 a voyager nears end of crossing Over Atlantic Mojave. Calif. A voyager neared inc end of ils Atlantic crossing sunday Riding Lai winds toward the coast of soul h America in on Effort to Sci an aviation landmark by circling the Globe without refuelling it s kind of like he Little plane spokesman Peter Riva said from Mission control in this Small desert Community. Where round the clock volunteers tracked the Hardy aircraft s Prog Ress. The aircraft designed especially for the record attempt was about 1 30 mile Northeast of Georgetown Guyana at 4 30 . Post. Spokesman Gary Gunnel said. He charted its location Al 7 degrees 11minutes North latitude and 54 degrees. Is minutes West Longitude. Voyager had travelled 20,281 4,913 More Miles logo. And was cruising at about 129 Mph Al 10.000 fret Altitude he said. Co Pilot Jeana Yeager was at the Tom tools while Dick Rulan grabbed same sleep in the tiny cockpit. Cannon Donn cell predicted voyager would slow Down Laler sunday As ii lose the tailwinds thai have pushed in across the Atlantic Ocean. The plane is due 10 turn northward after crossing Central America for the final leg of its return trip to Edwards fab calif., where it took off dec. A. Voyager is scheduled to land Al Edwards on tuesday. Getting Home is going to be the hard est part said Riva. He said headwinds could slow the plane enormously. The fragile looking but sturdy Craft weathered two crises Over the Atlantic on saturday. Its Oil pressure dropped and Oil temperature Rose about 4 . But the pilots quickly corrected he problem by adding Oil to the rear engine. Later that Day unexpected turbulence losses the plane about sending it into ill degree Banks that designer Bun Rutan Descry Ltd As a couple of voyager was skirting n round or through some minor Lumbu Lance Early sunday Gunnel said but no serious problems had been encountered. The Crew s spirits arc he added. Dear Santa i m dreaming of a Blue Christmas by Janet for a Soldier Oung. Iii la and an Ocean away from fun Milf and friends it can be easier in catch the flu than the Christmas spirit Durini the Holiday sea son. Pfc. Troy i ill. Now i a survived his first Christmas alone last year but not without a bout of the Holiday blues. A native of Charleston s.c., Misc it went from High school graduation to Boot Camp to Christmas in Germany it was a big separation said Mizi a who has six Brothers and Sisters. I thought 1 would be spending Christ Asalone watching Mizell did watch football games on to but fortunately not alone. There were a lot of parties and Din ners going said Mizell. Who is As signed to he co Ace Mobile Force land in Mannheim. The cos look out for us they try to gel the single sol Diers out of i he As his second Christmas in Europe approaches Mizell understands whal the new arrivals Are going through. It really shows in Guys who just get Here especially around this time of pfc. Troy i Ell Sal. Duane Scott is photo a Lynda spa i spec 4 Jim Crosby year he said. They re really quiet. Everybody knows How the Guy across the Hall feels he s single alone. It makes the homesickness sgt. Duane scout 28. Of the 51st Maint in in Mannheim has spent Many christmases away from Home but he said he is nol immune to feelings of Lone Liness and depression around the holi Days. You know the feeling will come and that eventually it will pass. I look at it although Well i have to be Here and unless you Nave a whole lot of problems you can get off on the season and get into the Christmas mood single soldiers and airmen arc nol the Only people who become depressed around the holidays. Cpl. Pamela Mosier of he Btry in la air defense any Bri Gade in Darmstadt will celebrate Christmas on dec 26 with her husband Jim and their 20-Monlh-old son Jimmy because she has 24-hour charge of quart ers duty on Christmas Day. They know i have a family so i thought someone else would gel the duty she said. I was disappointed be cause my son will be Able to open his presents this even if she were nol working on Christmas Mosier said she still would be depressed. I d like to be Home with my but Mosier admitted Christmas is lonelier for the single . They get in a depression and stay in inc Barracks she said. Al least i be got sea dear Santa on Page 28
