European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. November 26. 1988 the stars and stripes Pavo 3 americans pause to offer thanks by the associated press  victims and thousands of the disadvantaged  tree thanksgiving meals thursday while millions if other and a icons Waidieh parades and Root Hall games and Sal Down a family dinner . 1 Pennsylvania stale police attached red Rich of to door handles of no marked pit Lrol cars and new. Hampshire slate police drove with their lights on to remind motorists of i be dangers of drinking and driving. Many roads in the Northwest were Wal with rain or Slick with new Snow. California s Sierra Nevada Range had up to 4 feel of Snow from a Giorni the Day before. This has to he the Hacsi thanksgiving skiing we re Ever  said receptionist Beverly Marrcil Al Squaw Valley Usa. Around los Angeles 5s-Dcgrcc water did t deter surfers. Millions of people watched on television and an estimated 2.2 million fined sidewalks As 11 huge helium balloons depicting cartoon characters highlighted Mary s 62nd annual Parade in new York City. I think parents Tome for themselves and the kids Are just an Csc use because they want to Sec it them  said Vivien Maisey of Rockland county . Some 9 10,000 people turned out for the in Quai Parade in in Niit which featured los Angeles lakers Star Carvin magic Johnson a Michigan native Jay musician Lionel Hampton and civil rights Pioneer president Bush spend Holiday quietly relaxing Santa bar aka Calif. President Ria an and wife Nancy gathered with relatives and friends thurs Day fora quiet thanksgiving dinner at their Mountain lop California ranch while president elect George bus i and Bis wife Barbara indulged in a quiet Holiday Iti  Maine. Reagan s daughter Maureen who wins present for last monday s ground breaking ceremonies for the presidential Library in California was accompanied by her husband Dennis revel the reagans son Ron and his wife poria were to visit at the ranch on Fri Day and remain there for the night. The vacation which ends sunday with the reagans return to Washington was their last at Rancho Del Cisclo before the president s term expires Jan 20. The reagans will return to the West coast on dec. 23, with plans to spend five Days in los Angeles around lie Christmas Holiday and another five Days in Calm Springs  in Maine Barbara Bush cooked the Turkey and the president elect carved it and Hen served his wife him self and two longtime employees in one of their Small est thanksgiving gatherings in  aide said that the Bush five children and 10 grandchildren after the Long grind of the Campaign were scattered at various locations spending Lime with other family members. Before dining Bush spent .1 couple of hours in his office Reading material prepared by his transition team and placing Happy thanksgiving Calls to sup porters an aide said. Rosa i arks. Thousands of texans lined i Ouston streets Lite the 3�lh annual Foley s thanksgiving Bay Parade Willi floats depicting Christmas songs. The nation s oldest thanksgiving Bay Parade established in a. Drew an estimated 100.000 people in  with giant balloons marching bands dual.1, and i.500 participants. Each year it gels More spectacular said Yunnu Grant who said Bai been going to to Kuratle for  in hiring Haiti Ala More than 50 football Loving families had to thanksgiving a Flaer log Cherin campers outside legion Field a re Warfor Early arrivals for Friday s Iron bowl clash Between Auburn University and the University of Alabama. Peggy Rock Buff Grove Hill Ala., brought three Gallons of shrimp Gumbo. I it Gallons of Turkey and dressing a smoked Turkey Smokel Venison and s pounds of Taco Spliid. Gotham s country store in Scott ark., in t usually open thanksgiving but this year the store and restau rant served Turkey dinner free to victims of n Tornado thai tilled three people in the Lown nov. Is. These people arc trying to Al least get roofs Back on their houses to rebuild. They arc Busy trying to get things prepared to Start Over. They can come Here and Al least not worry about thanksgiving dinner said owner Bill col Ham said. Donations and volunteers enabled up to 18,000 homeless and other underprivileged people to receive a free thanksgiving meal in Atlanta. The Rev. A lost Williams said volunteers also would deliver Al iraqi 3.000 meals to shut ins. Some 25,000 senior citizens and Immick i people Ini Philadelphia got thanksgiving dinner thank 1o Minnie Moore. She maned serving people in her Home about 20 years ago. Hut Hie Vrowl now gels Dinni r funded by donations Al the civic Center. Dob will Moll a longtime Helper of the homeless in Seattle set up his organism Ion s  thanksgiving Ray meal in Dridy. 40-degree weal her. Will Iott Esti mated about i Hoo people would consume 3,000 meals. In Dayton. Ohio  people packed a convention Nail for Ine 20lh annual Community thanksgiving Din Ner. They consumed lf6lurkevs. I  pounds of stuffing and 822 pics. It look 1 50 volunteers to help prepare the n a. Sponsored by the her Ryan foundation. Ift Ujj exas volunteers in Houston began conking wednesday and expected in feed about 20.000 Home less and poor Tofile in front of City 1 . Downs of Agen Cli cried dinner 10 homeless Hun Gry or lonely people the Chicago and thousands of needy people in Michigan  a hoi dinner. All 1 1,00 1 residents of the Soti ruler Illinois Hamlet of Herrin were invited to dinner humanly 600 showed up mostly single and elderly. A. Several Indian nations sent tribal cad Vaslo the Ca Dihedral of is John the Uvine in new York for an evening ceremony of reconciliation Between descendants of Chi indians and those of the pilgrims Wood  and snoopy Brushtin the annual Ala cyst  Day i Arad la new York. 3 children 1 woman die in . Fires by the Assoni att 1 runs a Kitchen stove used to heat a House sparked n fire Early thanksgiving Day in new Jersey a Cut three boys dead and two oilers seriously injured authorities said. In Lynn. Mass a woman escorted her Sis children to the  returning to her apartment lock ing Hersell in and apparently igniting the tire that killed her. And in Cunnellon. Ha., a propane Heater inside a camper exploded and burned a family of four. In the new Jersey Blaye. Firefighters arrived at the. Liast x Amden a Side race 10 find the rear of the House engulfed in flames said  Paul Escher. Nigh los rescued a year-old Hoy from the Blae before Tirc fighters arrived authorities said and City Rescue workers pulled four other Young boys from. The burning building. The year-old was in serious hut stable condition Al a Hospital where he was treated for smoke inhalation. An 11-year-old boy pulled from the fire by Rescue workers was being treated for severe Burns. The  boys an Ycar-old and two 9 year Olds were pronounced dead from bums and smoke Harlion. Escher said the boys were related Hui nol Brothers. Me said an adult was  House and survived  -. -.  -. In Massachusetts tire chief Edward Higgins  rounded lip her kids got Sheffi All out of inc Home and icon went Back in and set the House Oil  he said he was told she had been released wednesday from a psychological counselling the Blaze which began shortly after l p.m., in rfcs the evacuation of 32 people and two firefight ers received minor injuries. The Florida fire left John roofs. 17. With Burn Over 70 percent of his body said Shands Hospital spokeswoman Jennifer fan Low. Roof and his wife Julie. 34, were in critical Condi Tion. Their two children j and 7, were in fair Condi Tion. ,.-. He was attempting to. Light and it  fan Low said. Whether it was a malfunction of the Heater or it was i fault in lighting we Don l know Al this  the Force of the blast blew out the camper s veil ing and one of the Wallsthe children were in bunk Beds and escaped with less