European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Q Mac issues reminder on space a travel Page 2 d army looks for device to dig a better foxhole Page 9 d patriots whip dolphins make nil playoffs Page 21 the soft Sand ripes authorized unofficial publication for the vol. 45, no. 250 wednesday december 24, 1986 Ahmed Force d 8693 a voyager prepares for Landing Mojave Calif. And voyager flew into ii Knol head winds Over the i ii civic Ocean tuesday As its weary Crew members bruised and buffeted by Lumbu Lence headed for Early comp Clion of their historic an refuelled Gliha i flight. Voyager scheduled to land about Dawn Pacific Lime tuesday at Edwards Ash Calif., hugged the Pacific coast of Mexico As it Llew Northwest Early tuesday with 22,8.11 Miles lugged on the non Stop flight and 1,282 Miles 10 go. The Landing initially had been expected wednesday afternoon but Tail winds advanced the schedule even As flight planners worried about erratic fuel consumption estimates and fears that head winds would erase the gains the fuel looks All right even with the head winds even if we push the Power up said Mission spokes Man Peter Riva. It looks like we have enough fuel when we get Back to go on toward Halfway across he Atalic from  describing the conditions for pilots Dick Rutan and Cana Yeager he said you try living in something that s basically the size of a Bathtub and being shake around and Shook All the time constantly undulating and constantly feeling that your space around you is moving. It is quite fatiguing. The noise level is about the same As a Jacksha Erncr going off next to your head Riva said in an interview with Abc s today show. Chief meteorologist Len Snellman said the 15-knot head winds the first significant head winds of the journey were expected All the Way up the Pacific coast out the turbulent air was a More immediate concern. Stripes contest Winner 1 won i won i won by Dave die in  Raf Chicksands England Benji Wilkerson did t think much of his chances of winning a prize in the stars and stripes Christmas colouring  t you know it the first year he enters his Little sister acc Dently lays a Marker on his intended masterpiece it soaks through the paper and messes it up. I did t think i had a very Good Chance he said. But some White correction fluid and a bit of skillful colouring fixed that Well enough to win first prize and a new Bike. His father staff sgt. Ken Wilkerson of the 6950thelectronic Security group said the sixth grader worked extra hard on his entries taking out the pages in the paper with the entry forms before anyone had a Chance to read them. Bunji said he thinks the glitter and Cotton he put on Santa s Beard helped him win the contest. Benin said hell give his old three Speed Bike to older sister Jenny 13, he won that one too in a contest sponsored by the army and air Force Exchange serv ice. He likes his new Blue Max Bax Bike belter. Mcira Silverstein won a hike for her entries in the 3 7 age category. I won i won i won 1 won the question quickly turned to an exclamation of Joy As seven year old Meira realized that the shiny new Bike was hers. After the initial Surprise wore Oft she was Quick to give credit to her eight year old brother Yoni according to her Mother Adinah she Mcira has Learned a lot from her brother who is " the real artist of inc  Meira s father. Chaplain it. Col Philips a Priolo by Daws Dahl the stars and stripes colouring contest Winner Benji Wilkerson Raf Chicksands England with his prize. Could Lake her new Bike with her to Paris to spend the holidays with relatives. The lop three winners in each age group were aces 3-7 first Mcira Silverstein. Second Michael Sewick 7, son of staff sgt. Thomas Schick Nuernberg Germany third Candace Muggins 3, daughter of Robert w. Huggins Lindsey As. Germany Ages 8-12 first Benji Wilkerson 12. Second Bobby Cash Ison of Jim Cash Vai Hingen Germany third Michael a. Romero 10, son of Albert c. Romero Lindsey As Germany the problem is that they Are moderate to severely fatigued Snellman told Abc television and so we May keep them High with higher head winds so that they will have less turbulence. The alternative was to Fly at lower altitudes with less head wind but More turbulence. Just talking to Dick Rutan he said i Don t want any More turbulence but he s going to have to us fibr through Snellman said this was partly expected but we were hoping Mother nature would give us a Little better Deal than we have right now the meteorologist said. It looks like voyager will Lake about another roughly30 hours to get Home and we have roughly 60 hours Otuel on Board so fuel is not the problem Snellman said. Rulan 48, was at inc controls Early tuesday after rest ing for several hours while a Cager 34, flew the plane is pitch in of Chris Mas in u.k., Italy by Dave Diehl stiff writer at teas one heart warming Story has come from the Raf Alconbury England Christmas cheer Campaign. A few years ago when an air Man was delivering one of the packs of groceries to an elderly woman he noticed that her Home was cold and the woman looked ill. He sent for an ambulance. Turned out he elderly woman was suffering from hypothermia and would have died without treatment said Angela Lloyd Alconbury s Community relations advisor. For the past 22 years collections have been taken on base and groceries have been bought and delivered by airmen to local elderly people. Most of the recipients arc Between 70 and 90 and Many Are Home bound. This year some 350 parcels were delivered to needy pensioners incomes within about 20 Miles of the base. When staff set. Duke Dawalga saw the plight of 93-year-old Maria  he look up a collection to help the woman who had been robbed and beaten in her Home said base spokesman Jeff Halik. The Raf Mildenhall England Supply worker along with others from his unit and the transportation Squadron raised $600 for the woman Halik said airmen at the Suffolk base s 5th Mobile Aeri Al port so gathered about nine one ton truck loads of toys. Every year the unit collects toys and donates them to charities in England operation warm can at in Ciurlik a in tur key helps needy air Force families at the base said senior airman Paul Latta he said Money is collected around inc base to buy food baskets for needy families. At Raf bunt Waters England they arc taking softer touch said staff sgt. Jimmy Chism president of the base s unit advisory Council the organizers of the affair. The children s Ward a Heath Road Hospital in Ipswich got some 40teddy bears handmade and donated by the local base girl Seoul troop he said. Further North in Kef Lavik Iceland sailors and continued on Page 28 did Santo get your letter see Page 9