European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mid stripes d Gas in Germany get Chance for to Hookup with families Page 2 d inside the crazy world of Motocross stripes Magazine d the Dollar through monday buys 1.96 Marks rates Page 23 authorized unofficial publication rot rut i o Pencil vol.-15. No. 250 wednesday. December 24, 1986 of i it d 8893 a Bravo voyager record setting non Stop flight ends dust puffs from the Deswik runway As voyager touches Down at Edwards fab Calif., after making aviation history. Sdwards fab Calif. Api Voy Ager ended is his Tiric in resided Nam Stop trip around the in red Wuh .1 pc desert Landing tuesday after a nine Daylight a Csc by Sienna. Engine problems an. And Jeana Yeager 34, were helped from voyager after he Landing at this Fame flight test Center. Fun h had suffered bruises when voyager was Lowed amid by turbulence Over the Indian and Atlan tic oceans and aver Africa and they appeared a Little wobbly nine Days huh Rutan said in Fiji menu before Landing. Nine Days with out a Shower Rutan screamed a Victory yell stretched his arms above his head. Continued on Page 2 executive order makes Holiday on 26th official Washington is president Reagan late monday signed an executive order making Friday a Federal Holiday with pay for military and civilian government employees. Since the Early 1950s, presidents have made dec. 26 a Federal Holiday whenever Christmas has fallen on a thursday. President Reagan made the announce ment dec. 10, but the executive order was necessary to make it official. As far As we re concerned it s a holi Day like any other just like Christmas Day or the fourth of july said an offi Cial with the defense department s Gen eral counsel office. The executive order states that the Heads of executive agencies and depart ments May determine that certain offices and installations must remain open and that certain employees must report for duly for reasons of National Security or defense or other Public reasons the Pentagon official said. What that Means is that essential personnel will still have to pull duty which is the same thing that happens on other holidays he said. The Issue of who inessential is determined by individual commanders. Non essential service members and civilians have the Day  Mannheim maps credited with saving 10 in fire by Brenda Hosier Slaff writer an elderly German woman her doa and nine other residents from Wal hot have two . Military policemen to thank for saving them from an apart Meni building fire sgt. Mark Schulte and pee. Joseph Fry Etger of the 95lh my in in Mann Heim Germany were on routine patrol about 1 13 . Sunday when they noticed smoke and flames coming from the roof of a five Story apartment building on Jakob Faulhaber Strasse. We were just in route to another unit to make a Security Check when we no hired the fire Schultz said my partner and i radioed the desk to get the German police and fire squads then we got out of he car entered the building and started banging on  the two maps made their Way up the stairwell to the top floor where they see fire on Page 24 stripes contest Winner gives brother credit Meira Silv Nteta with two contest prize. By Steve mobs son staff writer i won i won i won i won the question quickly turned i an exclamation of Joy As 7-year-old Meira Silverstein realized Char the shiny new Hile was hers. Mara won the Bike after her in irid were judged to be the Best in the 7 age category received in his year i Siars and sir incs color ing contest. After the initial Surprise wore off she was Quick to give credit it her 8-year-old brother Yoni. According to her Mother. Act Inah Meira has Learned a lot from her brother the real artist of the  actually Muira s Talent ii no painting. She plays the violin her Mother said. She j been slay ing the violin for about three years now and practices every Day As if All this Wem t enough to keep Meira Busy she also is studying French and hebrew. Meira s father. Chaplain la. Col Philip Silverstein is a rabbi at the Heidelberg Community Chapel and is understandably proud of his daughter. He had in decline however when Man see Winner on Page 24