European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday december 5,1987 Benjamin would Settle for a ride on Rudolph Santa can bring Many things to Myra Hunt of Fried Berg Germany but she does t want him to forget the Money just Send 10s and 20s Benjamin Ballard of Schwabach Germany has seen Santa Claus in a movie. He would like a cat and promises to be Good in kindergarten. But he really would like to have a ride on Rudolph. Erin Parker of Ansbach Germany wrote for herself and her sister Hillery. The elder Parker girl wants a big big Pink Rabbit. Hilt cry justs wants pre sents and a Snake. Other children who have written to Santa and the elves arc or Vina Thompson put Hoarder kit Hoyrt Condil mar two sctt Wei Mary Oarra or Ghi Vic Pink Lori Midi in a tatar Oinen Ingr am Atco Rogers a Jim n Eholt Adi Pawuk a atom. A a Fol Ink by John pry h Ovi Unm inf Winin Fuy Bufi of vim Macc a Jori what b Andrei o in a kit Curion Puray Sun b Amy Brooke minion. mks run Uruu to sinti. But sin coup nol will duct b us the fire re run mid Butwin till tort Chi Dubu Ethyl to is no Kam to Zug Reyf j can Kitty Chelmo Powk. Dict Ivy Borran Tinl l to Rob. Buddy do Ayr Ryan Hallup Tastuta it tuft resurgence of arts and crafts addressed by Usa eur pane Byton Nauroth Naera Bem Bureau Nuernberg a resurgence of arts and crates in America is putting color Back in the army s arts and Craft program and challenging its directors to give customers More of what they want. The colors Are slate Blue and Dusty Rose the Hall Mark of country crafts a Nick Chavann a design Consul Ian at the University of Cincinnati and guest speaker at the annual Usa eur arts and crafts con Ference in Fuerth this week. About 55 arts and Craft staffers were told that customers want country crafts framing services and in creased encouragement for family programs in the Craft centers. Customers May see other changes that conference organizer Chris Lohr said will turn the Craft Center into More than just a Refuge for single soldiers. He said they will Sec changes that strike closer to Home. Until last year the army frowned upon soldiers who set up cottage industries in their government quart ers Selling everything from Duck pillows to gun Racks and relying on Craft centers for tools and supplies. But a defense department policy issued in june 1986 encourages collage industries. The army is devel Oping its own policy Tor these Small businesses Lohr Laid. One conference Leader said they arc ironing out conflicts with ensling army regulations that prohibit using army facilities for personal gain competing with private Enterprise or using government paid electricity for running Power hungry pottery kilns or other equipment. Although Lohr is the collage Industry project officer for Usa eur she said she cannot talk about by specifics of the plan yet. Tom Rago chief of usar eur s arts and crafts Branch would Only say that the policy will come soon. One conferee called the Issue a hot Usa eur s answer to the crafts Boom can be found in its most successful marketing step taken in 30years, Lohr said. Nuernberg and Stull Jimart military communities set up country crafts retail stores. In Stuttgart it s called the Gussy Goose. Nuernberg s Isth or flow Rose. Lohr said they Are doing a brisk business in Cross glitch materials fabric creations and other country crafts. She also predicted a growth of such shops throughout Europe. Rago sees the resurgence of interest in arts and crafts As a response to la threat of nuclear annihilation and likened it to what people from extinct civilizations did. When the archaeologist digs up a pot it s not just a pot it really represents a human being Rago people want to leave their Ricl today pensioners in Greece protest postal strike Athens Greece api several Hundred elderly creeks marched through the City Center thursday to Prole a strike by postal service workers and Public Cashiers that by topped pension payments Thil month. Around 1.5 million pensioners did t get their monthly checks because of the strikes according to finance ministry officials. Postal services were baited on nov. 25, and pub Lic Cashiers joined the strike three Days later. Both groups Are demanding immediate wage hike. The postal service Union s 11,000 employees nationwide claim they Are entitled to extra Ben fits because their workload has increased by 300percent since 1984. With the arrival of sophisticated postal service like express delivery and Tel fax. Both Union said the stoppage win continue until dec. 8. 4 involved in concert raid convicted by e. Berlin court Berlin a four members of right Wing youth gang were found guilty on thursday of brutally breaking up a Rock concert sponsored by an East Berlin Church group. The East Berlin court sentenced the youths to prison terms ranging from one to two Yean the lutheran Church Community Organiza Tion that sponsored the Rock concert ust october was the target of recent raids by communist East German authorities in a crackdown against environmental activist and dissidents. The right Wing youths were accused of attack ing member \ the concert audience wit chains bottles Hal club. They were also accused of scouting right Wing slogans and of damaging Church property. France denies reports of treating nuke test victims Wellington. New zealand a France has denied claims that at least 40 polynesians in Tahiti Are being treated to cantly for cancers Trig gered by 21 years of nuclear testing at minimal atoll in the South Pacific. The allegations came in a British new Zea land television documentary entitled in a thursday screening claimed to Trace the Fate of alleged cancer victims taken to Paris. The program also has been screened else where in reaction the French ambassador to new zealand Jean gory said the assertion were groundless. French nuclear tests in muru Roa Are carried out under maximum safely conditions he said in a statement reported thursday by the austra Lian associated press Canada unveils National Day care program Ottawa a the Canadian government announced a $4.1 billion National Day care program thursday designed to provide 200,000 places for Chil Dren in the next seven Yean and give parents tax Breaks. After wailing nearly two years for action critics said the plan was better than nothing but also raised Opportunity. Health minister Jake Epp said $2,28 billion of the funds would be spent on non profit Day care facilities in Canada 10 provinces with the Federal government picking up 75 percent of costs and the provinces cover ing the remainder. Another $76 million will be set aside for Pilot projects such As Rural Day cart and the rest of the Money u a held for lax deductions and credits. Day care advocate favored spending the entire amount on facilities. Epp said there will be new 1761 year tax credit for Parom raising their children at borne White uni deductions for children aged four to six will be doubled from 11,520 to 13,040. This is Only a Token recognition of the contribution women make in raising their children said Lynn we silage of the Canadian Day care advocacy association. It s an insult to families said Margaret Mitchell a member of parliament of the opposition new demo cratic party. She termed the ensure program a missed Opportunity to help half a million children but Epp responded there s a dumber of priorities the Federal government has the provincial govern ments have and the Canadian people have and i be got to balance he said National Day care standards will be negotiated with the province discussions Thil could delay implementation of the seven year program. It s too vague Wii i no adequate action now said Lucie Pepin a spokeswoman for the opposition Liber Al party. Every hog ii left to the the plan is Ken As a test Case for the Meech Lake constitutional Accord prime minister Brian Mulroney negotiated with the provinces last Spring. In that agreement Yel to be ratified Quebec won recognition As a distinct. French speaking society but other provinces won the right to opt out of Federal programs in areas where they run their own services. Mulroney s opponents said that could undermine National goals and splinter Epp said be was confident National Day Ore standards Wilt be agreed upon quickly because of the need to protect i98s, there were More than 700,000 Canadian children under Yean old whose Parent worked or studied More than 20 hour a week. There were154,000 licensed child care spaces. The total Canadian population is approximately 25.3 Day Ore adds la a Canadian welfare Cush Ion that include socialized Medicine stat pensions unemployment Benefit and direct subsidies to undeveloped Low income region.aj1 political parties Era Mulroney i prof revive conservative who otherwise Are committed to deficit reduction and privatization concurred of the need to Institute stale funded Day care
