European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 27, 1987 the stars and stripes catching a View of the Navy the . Aircraft Carrier Kitty Hawk dwarfs a Fisherman in his null boat Oft the coast of Paliern de Minorca Spain on monday. The aircraft Carrier received a Salute from the guns of the Castillo de san Carlos upon its Anvil. German officials say census Boycott failing Frankfurt a officials Mon Day said they were pleased with the re sults of Germany s census so far while opponents of the head count reported tens of thousands of census forms were returned Blank. Census takers began handing out the forms last week requiring citizens to provide information on jobs housing and other personal data for the controversial census. With May 25 designated As the official Day of the Federal tally germans began returning the census forms at designated collection Points throughout the country monday. Completed forms arc required by Law to be returned within 14 Days. Chief government spokesman Fried Helm Post told reporters in Bonn that authorities were satisfied with the results of the census so far. Efforts of a relatively Small number of people to Block the census have failed on the whole Ost said. The greens and other leftist groups have called for a Boycott of the census saying data from the count could be abused and the census violates Ger Many s privacy Laws. Many opponents say that because Ger Man Law requires residents to carry cur rent identification passes and Register Home addresses the government already has All the information it needs. Interior minister Friederich Zimmer Mann told reporters in Bonn monday that a recent government Survey showed the number of germans against the Cen sus had dropped from 10 percent earlier this year to a current 2 percent. He attributed the drop to a nationwide advertising Campaign to explain the Pur pose of the census along with assurances Ihal statistics derived in the Survey would be strictly controlled under Ger Many s privacy Laws. The Federal government spent at Mil lion Marks $25.6 million on advertising to convince the Public that the census the first since 1971, is vital to planning the country s Economy housing require ments and other future social needs. Egon Hoelder the pipe Sidcot of the Federal statistics office in Wiesbaden said monday that despite isolated Usa of violence in which census takers were beaten up by opponents of the count the majority of germans were complying with the a and returning completed forms. The inventory of the nation is being supported by a vast majority Hoelder said. However a spokesman for the census Boycott coordinating office in Bonn Wolfgang Sab said monday that 21,348 Blank forms were returned in lower Saxony stale 25,967 in Berlin and 2,400 in the Northern state of Schles wig Holslin. Similar reports from opponents of the census were received from the Southern cily of Stuttgart a acre 10,000 forms were reported left Blank. An estimated 60 million germans and about 4 million foreigners live in the country. German Justice officials have said thai those boycotting the census could face fines of up to 10,000 Marks s 5,600. . Tourists pick Europe despite Dollar s drop London a american tourists Are Lew fearful of terrorism and arc swarming Back to Europe this summer despite a huge drop in the Dollar s buying Power which makes their jaunts a lot More expensive. Travel agents Lour group operators airlines and hotels reported Strong Advance sales with the Advent of the Long memorial Day weekend the unofficial launch of Ameri cans summer vacation season. Part of it can be traced to the pent up demand from a year Ajo when Many americans cancelled european vacations because of terrorism fears following the . Bombing of Libya. Instead they went to California and the Caribbean. Americans Are however shopping for cheaper vacations because their dollars won t go As far in Europe. Others Are buying packaged hours in Advance that Gua Rantee prices and protect them from a further decline in the Dollar which has dropped about 20 percent against major european currencies since last summer. Some tourist boards and travel related companies Are taking no chances. They Are bolstering their Adver Tising campaigns and offering special promotions. The 23-nation european travel commission predicts that 5.5 million americans will go to rur pc this year up 10 percent from a year ago. In 1986, the number plummeted 21 percent from the record 6.4 million americans who made the trip in 1985, when the Dollar was at its strongest. The More optimistic travel related companies pre dict gains of 15 to 20 percent this year. Pamela Hanlon a spokeswoman for pan american world airways in new York said so far Advance reservations look very Strong. We Are not finding that the weaker Dollar is having a negative effect on . Originating traffic the places that americans perceive As Safe Are expected to enjoy the biggest comebacks. They include Britain i lie French Countryside Germany the Swiss Alps and the scandinavian countries. Chef gives show and Tell on kids baking kneads by Charlie Bowden Munich Bureau Munich master Baker Christoph goes does t speak English bul he had Little trouble getting his Point across to 21 second graders when he tossed a jumbled pile of 8-Inch-Long strips of dough onto a table and began rolling one out la s like playing with Clay said Crys Tal Short As she and her classmates Fol Lowed the Baker s Lead and began work ing the do ugh. Making pretzels is a lot like playing with Clay and Anne Young s class from Munich elementary school spent the belter part of an hour rolling out and shaping their own versions of the traditional Munich specially. The visit shed new Light on an old Trade for the children. We be been studying about the different trades in  Young said and the trip to the bakery gives them a real idea of what a Baker actually  it is the second time she has taken a class to Roctz s Bak Ery located in the Munich suburb of Tauf Kirchon. The bakery is typical of the hundreds of Small family owned bakeries that Are found in towns and villages throughout Germany. Goelz s shop one of two that he owns turns out about 1,500 pretzels each morning As Well As a variety of breads and cakes. It also serves As a training ground for future Bakers. Like Many other master Bakers who have moved on to open their own establishments Roctz. Has a Crew of apprentices who toil away in the warm Sweet air of the bakery training for their License As a master Baker. Bui the title does t come easy even though second grader Melissa Hunter described the work As fun. A student Baker will spend three years a an apprentice and another three years As a Journeyman Goetz said. Then they must pass written and practical exams before earning the title  st3 photo 6y Chinn Baaun Baker Golz displays the finished pretzels to Anne Young students