European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 27, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 to ads mend family spot touch viewers Boston api a six month series of new England Telephone co. Commercials that touched viewers hearts wild a Story about a father s and daughter s at tempts 10 reconcile reached a Happy end ing on Christmas Day nol thai the outcome was really in doubt. We re inc Telephone  said advertising director citral done o Al Rich. We Don l a unhappy  the nor 1, which had unfolded since july on television and radio in five new England suites had prompted intense audience interest and speculation about How the father daughter standoff would tie resolved. I richts delivered sermons derived from the commercials a billboard urging daughter Jill o Call dad appeared talk show hosts threw open their Micro phones la Lis Knors with an opinion on the family drama and at least one Trou bled family produced its own videotape Takeoff on the Icar Jerk or. Some people take it very seriously which As an advertiser Ania is me o prion said people arc Partid paling in it As if it s real  in a dispute apparently sparked by the Man in her life Jill and her dad had not spoken in two years. The first spot saw shut Kathy making a Stab at bringing them Back together Only to have Dait hang up at inc mention of his estranged daughter s name. In subsequent ads dad called Back to apologise for his rash response but re fund to Bury the Hatchet and Kathy pleaded with her Sisir to make amends before it was too talc. In the Campaign s Climax sunday Jill ,11 last picked up the Telephone and in a gesture of apparent Holiday Good will called Home. Had responded by tearfully admitting i was wrong. I had no right to interfere in your life like  i be to Mcd you so much  Jill returned As the camera panned Over Var ious grinning family members. The 35 million Campaign exposed themes of vanity and false Pride said the Rev. Philip Mcgraw of our lady com Forter of the  in Waltham mass. Who recently gave a sunday Sermon inspired in pan by the commercials i be used Hie slogan reach out and touch someone Many limes As i think we All have Ilic roman Catholic Pricil said. And this wins similar. Used the commercial in Ilic context of compas Sion. Of we Don l Ilo the right things like make the Effort to solve family quarrels we diminish  he said. It lakes so Little Effort to make others feel belter that it would be unthinkable not to try Gregory Payne chairman of Emerson aftermath of Tennessee Tornado wrecked cars and Dan Tulshi d building form he backed my for a we workers Ufler 11  mor Lnu Turnan ent a Swath through he Nashville to nn., sub Urb of Rren Tywond. The storm packing us mile per Hiher winds struck Silhi jul car nine just by fur Davin kill Lonj one Man and inflicting some $30 Milliun in Duma l in Willie Nisim county. Reagan Calls military personnel with greetings for the a priday College s communications  said the Aura of reality helped make inc advertisements so successful. It s the first Lime people arc taking a mini series soap opera approach it s demanded a co Active response from inc audience 1 Ayne said adding Hal inc Campaign s Liming was no coincidence. In s especially effective at a time like Christmas when families Are drawing to be incr because people want to forgive and forget he said. O Brien 5,1 id most customers who were polled said they considered the Tele phone among the Best ways to mend fences. I Don t want to get too psychological but sometimes in j easier to reconcile by phone site said. Sometimes it you be had an argument As often happens in Fin lilies there s the fear of a Rebuff or rejection face to face. In s easier to make up by Telephone propane truck was inspected before blast. Memphis Tenn. A an inspection the Day before a propane Tanker truck exploded on an interstate killing nine people found the truck was free of defects a Federal inc Ligator said. National transportation safety Board investigators saturday released their Ini tial findings of a probe into Friday s crash of the truck on interstate 240 in Memphis. The truck carrying 9,500 Gallons of. The highly flammable propane skidded on a is Mph cult ramp Friday struck a retaining Wall and exploded. The dead included the Driver of the truck three occupants of nearby houses Hal were set afire and four people in other vehicles. The ninth victim was a truck Driver who died in a crash that stemmed from the resulting traffic Jam. The propane truck passed an inspection thursday by the Arkansas depart Mcnol of transportation James e. Bur Nett head of the investigation said. The Driver was identified As Randall Benson 29, of West Memphis Ark Bur Nett said he vim thoroughly familiar with his route was certified As medically fit to drive hazardous materials and had a Good driving record with Only two minor Ucci dams and no moving violations. Obviously something happened Burnett said we re nol ready to say the Driver lost control it could have been something else.". Los Angeles a president Reagan Tele phoned Christmas greetings to members of the armed forces serving abroad saturday and lamented the crash Ofa pan am jumbo Jet in Scotland As a tragedy words can hardly describe. The president who is vacationing at the Home where he and first lady Nancy Reagan will live after he leaves office Jan 20, also received thanks from an official in Lockerbie Scotland for his expression of condolence to people in the Community where the plane crashed ,. One of the servicemen Reagan Calvd. Petty officer 1st class Marc keds Lia Boatswain s mate on a coast guard patrol boat based in san Juan puerto Rico is an English Horn naturalized american. I noticed you were born in England and both coun tries this weekend arc saddened by a tragedy words can. Hardly describe Reagan told Rcd Shaw. The sorrow and loss for so Many weighs on our hearts and i can Only Pray Hal the spirit of peace which is Christmas Wili Fin d its Ivay to Comfort All of  Reagan also telephoned spec Christopher  of Bola calif., a Soldier on duty with the mul Inatio Nal Force and observer detachment in Egypt s Sinai desert airman 1st class Richard e. Green of Washington a food service specialist Ai Sharoya fab alas a and Lance Cpl. Jeffery d. Tidy , n.j., a Marine corps radio operator on duly in Panama lie planned to Call a Navy Seaman in the far Easl later in the Day. He told All of Lite servicemen we deeply  Lour Scricc. Lisa sacrifice we recognize especially to be away from Home at Christmas. Please Tell your fellow soldiers we Are thinking of them. Our christmases ire. Brighter and better because of what Vou re doing on the. Frontiers of Freedom making it safer for everyone Here at Home. God bless you carry  -. Earlier the president extended special Christmas remembrances to homeless children in America and to victims of inc earthquake in soviet Armenia. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Dec. 27, ims despite a Christmas. Day cease fire order by the United nations the dutch army announced that Matiun the last major City of the indonesian Republic had fallen to Dulli troops. 30 years ago today. Dec. 27, 195b following the Christmas eve crash of an air France plane in Vienna in which All aboard survived another French Airliner crashed in Rhodesia killing free of the 70 people aboard to 20 years ago today. Dec 27, 1968 two Arab terrorists attacked a israeli Al Alair Linch jetliner with sub machine guns and grenades killing one israeli passenger As the plane was taking off from inc Athens Greece Airport Loyear ago foe a ,. Dec. 17, 1978 two thieves slipped the Bush the roof of u atty museum in san Francisco and made off with Rembrandt s the rabbi,1 valued at is million