European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday. February 14, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 sergeant honoured for Rescue b Connie Dickey suit writer the Sulc of Hessen Friday honoured sergeant in Bue Dinen Germany for helping save a 76-year-old German woman from a burning House. Sgt. Clarence Johnson 24, of a troop,3rd so. I2lh Cav received the German lifesaving award for his heroics on sept i really did t think about anything reacted to an immediate situation. I could Sec lots of smoke and i knew it was serious Johnson said he said he and his wife Terric and.3 year old son Julio were walking i downtown us Edingen that sunday afternoon when a German Man ran into the sire Yelling mine Cra Mync Frau i caught something about House and fire and by then 1 could see inc smoke Johnson said. I said he ran into the House but had to turn around because of inc smoke. When 1 ran out i bumped into another German Man who Wen Back into the House Wilh me. We had 10 leave again because the smoke was so bad. But redid see the woman silting in bed. On our third try. We were Able to get her out of Here he said minutes after they were out of the House the ceiling caved in. The woman would have died because she Only has one leg. I am just glad i was there 10 help Johnson said. Johnson said his wife was in a stale of Shock when he was in the burning build ing but thai quickly turned into Pride. She said afterwards she was afraid for my life but when she realized i helped save someone s life. He was r " airborne Over Honduras paratroopers from the 82nd airborne Perl plane before jumping near la Piz place during a combined div wait at the door of � c-141 trans Honduras thursday the jump took ran military exercise. 7vro/es leave no s family chuckling red faced by Wendy Borund staff writer Rhein main a. Germany if you saw the today show thursday afternoon you May have seen chief Mas Ter sgt. Bill Martin and his family talking with Jane Pauley about life in Europe. The 43sth Security police so operations superintendent and his family appeared on the show As part of a series on military life. They were interviewed in Abc Frankfurt studio and talked to Pauley in new York via satellite. Not being Able to Sec Pauley was unsettling he said. The most difficult part of the inter View was we did t have a Monitor. We were talking to an empty the family Laier saw a tape of inc show and found it amusing and embarrassing. "1 Ednda chuckled when i saw it,1 Martin said. I could have sat farther up in the because he was told to lean Back on the Couch for the camera Martin appeared to be at attention throughout the interview. His or of tors made a Point of saying they noticed. Appearing with Martin were his wife. Pat daughters Jennifer 15, and Nicole,11 and 6-year-old son Matthew. The children had their own views of their network television debut. Their immediate reaction afterwards was of boy did i do thai dumb " their father said. Matthew was bashful but they Lold me they weren t going to ask the 6-year-old any questions. Martin was disappointed with the questions Pauley asked including do you feel America is your Home and what Are your friends like she should have asked questions that gave a Little More insight into the Mili Lary family he said. We wanted a Hance to say it in t to bad thai we like this kind of but he s still pleased his children were on television. A lot of the kids Al school made a big Deal about it he said. It s a once in a Lif Cimic military school plans briefings in Germany Schwetz Noen Germany a military Academy preparatory school representative will he in Germany this month to Brief potential applicants on enrolment requirements an procedures for the school s 10-week course. Maj. Wayne Knis Kem director of Mil itary training Al inc . Military facade my preparatory school in Fon Mon Mouth n.j., will speak Al the following locations Berlin. Feb. 18, 9 ., Starlight Grove club Mcnair Barracks Frank fun feb. 20, 9 ., Frankfurt play House building 132 Giessen feb. 20, 2 p.m., Skyline theater g Lessen North Hanau feb. 23, 9 .,evening Star theater. Pioneer Cavern Darmstadt feb. 23, 2 p.m., count Unity conference room Cambrai Frisch Ca sern. Also at kaisers Laulom feb. 24, 9 ., no club Dan nor Cavern Baum Holder feb. 24, 2 p.m., building 8108, across from Menicle Field Wuerzburg feb. 25, 9 Officers club ballroom Leighton Cavern sri Weinfurt feb. 25, 2 p.m., Ledward Barracks theater Bam Borg feb. 26, 9 Learning and re source Center building 7080, Warner Barrants. Also Al Nuernberg feb. 26, 2 p.m., Kalb Community gub ballroom Darby Cavern Augsburg feb. 27, 9 ., Reese theater Reese Cavern Stull an feb. 27, 2 p.m., Community club Rob Inson Barracks Mannheim March 2. 9 ., Schul theater Ben Franklin Vil Lage. Runners tackle 86 floors of Empire state building new York. A stairwells of inc Empire state building echoed with pounding feet and gasping breath thursday when 86 runners climbed 1,575 Steps to the 86th floor in the Empire state run up. Eleventh place Winner gary1 fan Nelli made the dash in 13 minutes 11 seconds while wearing an Abraham Lincoln costume Complete with fake Beard in Honor of Lincoln s birthday. He s 70 Yean old today and that s about Bow old i feel right now said the sweating Fannelli 36. An entertainer from Pennsylvania. The men s division was won by Al Waqui cof new Mexico the fifth Lime he s collected the trophy. Afterwards the 35-year-old runner who currently is unemployed said he would kind of Urcla for a while and probably get something Good to Waquie s time of ii i null 56seconds missed the personal boil he set lost year of 11 minutes 26 seconds the race record is 10 minutes 59 seconds set by pee Squires of new York City in 1981. The women s division was won by 25-year-old Janet Wyndle a race new Comer whose time of 15 minutes 12 seconds led the Field of is women including her twin Sisler Jill who came in Stuth. Both twins from Flor Ida Are . Patrick Griskus who has an artificial leg came in 3slh with a Lime of 15 minutes 46 seconds
