European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d Nuernberg students Christmas mural Page 3 n Book focuses on shuttle tragedy Page 4 d pro football s regular season winds Down Page 21 ripes vol. 45. No. 249 tuesday december 23, 1986 voyager nears end of trip , Calif. Up the weary voyager pilots chugged along the Western fringes of the Caribbean aiming their battered plane toward Mexico to Dodge a fierce storm As they closed in on a rendezvous Wilh history. They re Halfway Between Venezuela and Panama and should Cross Over cent rat America about id . Monday project spokesman Peter Riva said Riva said pilots Dick Rutan and Jana a Cager had hit some turbulence but were chugging along they arc scheduled to arrive at Edwards fab cast of los Angeles As Early As Dawn tuesday a Day ahead of schedule. They re going to Cross the isthmus of Panama said Riva of the revised flight plan. Then they la go up the West coast of Mexico. We wanted to take them through Texas that was our intention hut bad weather and a cold front there has prevented us from even thinking about flight engineers at the voyager Headquarters at to Lave Airport estimated the intrepid pair had logged 21,373 Miles As of 7 . Sunday nearly to percent of the Way through their unprecedented global journey on one Load of fuel. They Are extremely fatigued said Rutan s brother Hurt who designed the spindly Craft. They make mistakes on routine things to read out so at times they give out data that does t mean anything at on he eighth Day of their global Odyssey Rutan and y eager cruising at about 100 Mph strapped on oxygen see voyager on Page 28 Voy Gocr update Tow experimental aircraft Neer an aviation landmark the adventure continues u it circles the go a without refuelling. Dear Santa i m dreaming of a Blue Christmas by Janet Agostino Slan writer for a Al Eicr Young single and an Ocean away from it can be easier to catch the flu than the Chow Nas spirit during the Holiday season. Pfc. Troy Mizels now 19, survived his first Christmas alone last year tool without a bout of the Holiday blues. A native of Star Lustan s.c., Mizell went from High school gradual of Boot Camp to Christmas in Germany. It was a big separation said Misc it Bohas six Brothers and Sisters. "1 thought 1 would Christmas alone watching Mizell did watch football games on to but fortunately not alone. There were a lot of panics and dinners going on said Mizell who is assigned 10 he co Ace Mobile Force land in Mannheim. The cos look out for us they try to get the single soldiers out of the bar As his second Christmas in Europe approaches Mizell understands what he new arrivals Are going really shows in Guys who just get Here especially around this time of year he said they re Mim quiet. Everybody knows How the Guy across j feels he s single alone it makes the Houane Scott 28, of the 5 in Mann Many Chi Sumja Way from Home but he Salm is not in. Mune to of Liness and around the Holida you know apr feeling will come agr that eventually it Ujj Ropasa i look at it As Wen Well i have to Fife and unless you a whole lot of prob Ems you can get Olton the " season and get into the Christmas single soldiers and air men Are not the Only peo sat. Dumb Scott pie who become depressed around the holidays. Cpl. Pamela Hosier of he Bury 10th air defense arty brigade in Darmstadt will celebrate Christmas on dec. 26 with her husband Jim and their 20-month old son Jimmy because she has 24-hour charge of quarters duty on Christmas Day. They know i have a family so i thought someone else would get the duty she said. I was disappointed because my son will be Able to open his presents this even if she were Noi working on Christmas Hosier said she still would be depressed. I d like to be Home Wilh my but Mosier admitted Christmas is lonelier Tor the single service member. They gel in a depression and slay in the Barracks she said. At least i Vegol pfc. Troy Mizell anyone away from family and inc not May Havit feelings of loneliness isolation and depression us Phi scially around the holidays said. Or. La Newt 11 in fool chief euro psychiatric consultant for the. 7" h medical Nind. Loneliness around the holidays is in Mellring the military does ree Ognio and to help Matt hts Kir son a happier time military communities offer 3-Vorto by of activities to gather people inc scr Hussick holidays can be stressful i or people Iway Imor. Their support groups he said people who ate. Alone. And isolated Are most or. Col Mclvin l. Butler comma Niico of the. Frankfurt army regional medical cd Nice said por Tea of us Over hero i think it s a natural Nenaie in he an or . When the-2alti in pcs. Can t help hut to think atut Jami medical and social Worth proles signals said in the military it Rab ably not As severe Ralbe civilian population. Holiday depressant id been ii Maclian Pisut As in pan years said Patterson chief of social work service at the in he bases his stat Mem in Peague. Them Hai e been fewer requests for Counie Wingl seasons he said. The increased Ern activities for families and single people Al july it Iho reason it incr people May be Reding Lei in this Lime of year Pat Lerran said. The unit commanders arc doing a Good put t Ting people out of the Barracks Hesami another reason military meet apis May be sae dear 3anta on
