European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. December 20. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 Nicole Asra Felts with Santa aboard howitzer at Raben Hauson Hec Center. Sis worn j by Winnoa h Tel i John Appel Lon of buy a. 2nd in 83fd Field arty Wilh Theresa Schnec Huntt 3. Soldiers orphans share spirit of Christmas by Connie Dickey stall writer Babenhausen Germany Jennifer scr or 9, scrambled across the floor o show off her new walk Man while Martin Schmidt 7, shoved his Matchbox cars under the nose of anyone who came close to his presents. When is St. Nikolaus going to Call my name Jasmina Schuchhardt Kepi asking spec. 4 Robert Martin of Btry b. The 5-year-old kept squirming on the floor and by the time Santa called her name she was on her Knees ready to jump up in a split second. There were plenty of admiring oohs and aah Over presents at the Daren Hauson recreation Center Friday when 22 orphans were treated to an Early Christmas by the 2nd in 83rd Field arty soldiers. The party with guest of Honor St. Nikolaus hand ing out presents to the children is a 28-year-old tradition for he soldiers and the orphans of the St. Joseph s orphanage in Sci Isenstadt about 7 Miles from Babenhausen. The children were picked up by bus from their orphanage by spec 4 Brad May. Bury b. They were running around grabbing their Coats and Yelling when i went to get Ihm May said. Could Tell they were excited because they could hardly sit still on the Way Over  each of the five batteries in 2nd in sponsored four or live children from the orphanage. Soldiers donated Money to buy it least $50 Worth of presents for each child. The children ranging in age from 3 to 13, gave the battalion chaplain a fist of presents they wanted from Santa. We narrowed it Down but basically we tried Roget everything they wanted chaplain Cap Ron Huggle said. The children ale cake and ice Cream and soldiers talked with them while they waited for Santa s Arri Val. Since none of the children speak English the soldiers spoke to them in their Best German. Whether or not the soldiers and children under stood what they said to each other they communicated just Fine Wilh plenty of hugs playing with toys and laughter. The big moment came when St. Nikolaus arrived on an a Inch howitzer. The children crowded Oul the Center s door and onto the sidewalk then a few happily climbed onto the howitzer and into san la s Lap whispering their own secrets to the bearded gentleman. After an attempt to so late the children Down Wilh a sing a Long Huggler announced the natives Are restless and let Santa take Over. After receiving their gifts discarded boxes and wrapping paper littered the floor As the children lore into the presents and began playing. There really in t any difference in children May commented As he watched the children scamper around to show off presents and look at others. This reminds me of my younger Brothers and Sis ters the 21-year-old Soldier said and 1 can t wait to Sec them  Ballad about child abuse hottest song on radio Dallas a a Little girl s lament about child abuse has quickly become radio s hottest musical phenomenon. In 15 years of radio i have never seen a record that elicited this Many re quests and so much emotion from listen  said Bruce Kelly morning do for Kzze pm in Phoenix Ariz. " we Are the world pales in comparison Kelly s station got More than 500 re quests for the song the first Day he played in in late november he said. The song called dear or. Jesus is from the album shelter from the storm by Power source a Bedford based evangelical youth chorus featuring 9-Ycar-old soloist Sharon balls. Dear or. Jesus 1 Don t understand Why they took her mom and dad away Sharon sings. I know that they Don t mean to hit with wild and angry hands. Tell them just How big they Are i Pray in new York City where the adoptive father of 6-year-old Lisa Steinberg is accused of beating her to death a radio station got More than 3,000 requests Inone Day asking to hear dear or. Jesus a woman told a Fon Worth radio Sta Tion the song forced her to think of Bow she d beaten her child i realized that the Cycle of abuse was continuing with this generation the Cycle stops with this letter she wrote. Since a top-40 radio station in Tampa fla., began p Nying the song in october dear or. J us has been get Ting attention usually reserved Tor major recording artists even though no Money has been spent on promotion and the recording is two years old. The record cracked billboard mag Azine s hot 100 singles Chart fast week at 82. In this week s Issue in will be no 63 with a Bullet denoting a fast rising song said Thomas Noonan the Magazine s director of charts. This Falls in a different  Noonan said. It s a topical record that happens to hit on a sensitive area at a sensitive time. This kind of phenomenon is exciting to our  the record s Success has also had ils effect on ils Young vocalist Sharon appeared Wilh the Tampa Bay buccaneers National football league team at a Bene fit for child abuse crisis centers in the Tami a area last week. Sharon said she is pleased when she hears stories of people who have been touched by the song it makes me feel Good because 1 know that those people Viaven l had help she said. She said however that she s getting a Little tired of the song because she hears it All the Lime. Panama canal s future Cloudy report indicates Washington a future operations of the Panama canal could be jeopardized by a Campaign of harassment against the waterway s employee by Fortes of panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega according id a report issued Friday. It is the commission s belief that the uncertainties clouding Panama s future May cause some canal users to re examine their Reliance an the canal said the report by the Panama canal commission. Although the canal continues 10 function efficiently there remains however the potential for serious disruption of canal operations should the present Situa Tion continue and certainly should in Worsen to any appreciable  some panamanian employees who have engaged Inoff duty political activity have been Targ Teafor harassment and intimidation by the Panama defense forces the report said in addition the panamanian military has apparently embarked on a specific Campaign aimed at All commission employees the document said. The harassment includes detentions without cause of an american and several panamanians for up to seven Days illegal entry and ransacking of a commission assigned Home of a panamanian official searches of commission employees on their a to work and an attempt to Force the commission to discipline workers for off duty political act Ivriy the report said. While much of the action has been directed against panamanians the report noted the situation is also having a deleterious effect on the . Citizen work Force which works closely with the local residents. Nearly 150 million tons of cargo passed through the canal in 1937, generating i record income in dolls of 1330 million