European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 23, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 a Welcome from Santa Patricia a duals and her children Cyndi icel and mad hew got a anal Welcome monday try in main a Germany fill in j the boots of Santa a air Force stuff sol. Steve Black Santa s Helper was Nancy Denny who manages the cafes cafeteria at the military Airlift come terminal at vhf in main. Vermont City pleased stunned by $1 million scholarship fund Burlington it. A it s been three months since a mysterious Bene actress gave is million to establish a scholarship fund for Burlington High school graduates but students and school officials still Don t know How to thank her. I d love to see her. I d love to meet her and thank  said Bruce Chaitman principal of the 1,200-Stu Dyni school in Vermont s largest City. Chanman can t gel Over his Surprise at the gift from Barbara Gau Tlell. A . Citi in who has lived in  for the pail 2 years. She is not an a us a in fact inc had Neer Sien or heard of the school before her lawyer Christopher so Neman of burling ton suggested it As a worthy beneficiary. The Money was deposited in a new York financial institution in september id earn $60.001 interest annually and provide scholarships for bus students to pursue their education beyond High school. I d like to think she did it because Burlington High school is a wonderful High school and deserves  said Chaliman. The Rulh is 1 think it s coincidence. But it s also believing in Fate and 1 think the kids in this school Are fantastic. Maybe they deserved it some  so Neman said he suggested inc school because i happen to be Here in Burlington and am Able to keep an Eye on the scholarship fund. He also believed the Community could use inc Money. He has revealed Little about Gauntlet a except that she is in her mid-60s, has four grown children travels extensively and dabbles in pottery. The scholarship fund will provide Money loss dents pursuing a variety of programs beyond the High school level theater Ballet photography or Carpen try As Well As the sciences and Liberal arts. "1 think it s a realization on her pan that there Are Many career paths open and we Don t All have to go to College Stoneman said. It was the intent of mrs. Gauntlet a 1 believe to provide a motivator to provide students with the real try of doing something thai might have been prevented financially for them Chattman said. I thought it was great because the school does t have a Loi of Money As it is and it will allow a lot of us to gel More Money for College said senior Lars Neilson. Word of the award took the school by Surprise. "11 was unbelievable said Tom Gibson director of guidance. The tape that was running in my mind was the old show the millionaire the cashier comes in and hands you a Check for is  a lot of kids came in those first few Days afterwards and asked about it Gibson said. They wanted to talk about it. They wanted to know How do i thank this woman they fell thai they d received something even though it went to the graduates of Burlington High  victim dislikes slashed model1 Label new York a a 25-year-old Model whose former landlord was convicted of hiring two men to slash her lace with razors says the worst thing about her ordeal is the Label slashed  Steven Roth 28. Was convicted saturday of As Sault in the june 5 attack that left Maria Hanson with 15 facial cuts requiring about Iso stitches. He is jailed on 1250,000 Bond and faces up to 15 years in prison. Sentencing is set for Jan. 27. Hanson said she is re lie Ltd Roth s trial is Over " i but yet i have two More trials logo through and 1 i m not looking Forward la i  Huon Steven Bowman. 27, described by Roth As his homosexual Lover and Darren Norman 20, have been charged As the men Kolh hired to Cut Hanson s face. Their trials Are to begin next month. Hanson testified at Roth s trial that she angered him when she told him she wanted her j850 Deposit Back from an apartment she had rented from him. She said he also resented her refusal to go out with him. Roth testified Bowman attacked Hanson out of jealousy. I m trying to focus on the fact that i m really Lucky to be walking around and Lucky that i can resume my career Hanson said during a news con Ference sunday. I think the worst thing is being labelled the slashed Model or the victim and the Best thing is the reaction of the people. People have been so Nice a lot of thumbs up. A lot of smiles a Loi of Gifu a lol of just seeing a Nice Side of people in new  Nashville s Holiday spirit wows tourists Nashville Tenn. A personalized tree or name nos donated by celebrities children s shows by the stars and Holiday touches 01 favorite country music attractions have turned december Inlo a hot tourism Lime in music City. Nashville at christmastime was really nothing said Conway twisty whose twirly City tourist com plex features More than 3,000 twinkling lights exhibits Reindeer a train ride and a pelting zoo with 100 animals during the holidays. Christmas at Twilly cily was a Success from the first year. After that More people began doing things Twitty said of his 5-year old extravaganza. In each of the past three years the country music Hall of Fame and my i scum on glitzy music Row has adorned a Christmas tree with Orna ments donated by stars with the collection now up to 200. Willie Nelson s contribution Lasi year was a Wreath featuring a dough figure of himself. Johnny Cash sent a toy train Orn Ament. Nelson this year s contributions include a brass Saddle ornament from the country music association s 1986 entertainer of the year Reba Mcentire and a dough snowman wearing a Cowboy hat from Glen Campbell Ricky Scaggs sent a photograph of himself with his family surrounded by a Wreath. Singer John Schneider who portrayed to Duke on television s Dukes of hazzard sent a wooden rocking horse ornament. In december 1983, the museum had 7,600 visitors. In 19s4, the museum had 9,100 visitors for the month and last year it had 10,000. This year about 12,000 visitors arc expected a spokeswoman said. Twirly cily had 130,000 visitors for the Holiday displays last War said general manager Dan Stupka. From 175,000 to 200,000 arc expected this year. Barbara Mand Rotl country the Star s museum on music Row is giving each visitor a Christmas present this year and doling out hoi cider Cocoa and cookies said assistant manager Alexa i i lard. Mandrell s museum Drew 3,000 visitors the first week of december compared with 2,000 during the same period a year ago she said Oryland Usa also Lias contributed to the Rise of december visitors with its country Christmas displays and shows. Grand old opry humorist Jerry Clower opry regu Lars riders in the sky and acc Haw humorist Archie Campbell arc among those who signed up to read Sto Ries or conduct sing along with the children for the free shows said an Oryland spokeswoman. Enrolment up in . Colleges Washington a the department of Edu cation has reported thai College enrolments went up this fall instead of Down. Colleges have been girding for several years for a Sharp drop in enrolments due to the steady decline in he number of traditional College age students. The department of education s Center for statistics last August forecast that College enrolments this fall would dip by 83,000 from last year s level of 12,247,000. Instead the Center said sunday a Federal Survey of campuses indicates that 12,398,000 students enrolled this fall in America s colleges 151,000 More than last  the Post world War ii baby Boom ended in 1964, creating what Many Campus administrators have regarded As a demographic Nightmare that could threaten their enrolments into the 1990s. At the same time Many . Elementary schools Are experiencing overcrowding due to a spurt in births that began in 1977 the children of the baby Boomers experts say this min Boom will not last Long