European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes thursday december 21.1989 faces n places Norad mounts yearly watch for an old Friend from wire reports the specialists at the North american aerospace defense command in Colorado Springs colo., who constantly scan the skies for enemy activity will take on additional duties sunday night to watch for an Oldfriend. The radar satellites and space age sensors of Norad will be watching for the unarmed subsonic Sleigh of Santa Claus. The procedure is Laid Down by tradition said air Force Mai. Dick Adam of Norad Public affairs. We be been doing it for so Long it s Standar operating procedure for us by Norad s tradition of tracking the Jolly Holiday visitor began in december 1955. Early in the cold War As it monitored the Distant Early warning Lin of radars set up in Greenland and Canada. When col. Harry Shoup answered the hot line in the combat operations Center one evening before Christmas a Small voice asked is this one of Santa s helpers Shoup found that a newspaper advertisement had misprinted a Telephone number for children to Call Santa printing the defense command s unlisted hot line number instead. More Calls poured in and an airman on duly soon Drew Santa with his Sleigh and Reindeer Over North America on a Glass plotting Board used for display ing air traffic. Another called the news Media to report that an object had lifted off from the North pole and was headed toward North America. The airman reported Jet fighters were being scrambled to intercept it and they Laier reported it was Santa Claus. Every Christmas eve since Norad has found and escorted Santa Claus Over North America. Stones strut with Clapton. The rolling stones capped the next to last show of their 32-City North american tour with a guest appearance by British blues guitarist Eric Clapton. The capacity crowd of 16.000 at convention Hall in at lactic City n j., roared when the bearded Clapton stepped to Center stage tuesday night for two blues solos. The stones Lead Singer Mick Jagger. 46, in Turquoise shirt Black jeans and Silver studded Belt the joined Clapton on Harmonica. The pay per View concert tuesday night was to be seen in 13.5 million Homes and heard on about 150 radio stations promoters said. The concert the second of three scheduled at convention Hall also featured appearances by vocalist Axl Rose and guitarist Izzy Stradling of guns n roses and by 71-year-old Southern blues guitar leg end John Lee Hooker. The stones who have been performing since 1962, opened the tour aug. 31 at veterans stadium in Phil Adelphia. The group look off monday to celebrate Guilar isl Temer cd unhappy Zack then s Lush a thing at too Many Teddy bears 2 year old Zazek Mcwade seems to be trying to say. The Medford mast., youngster was expressing himself when asked to pose for photographers publicizing a Christmas toy Giveaway for children in Boston area hospitals. Keith Richards 46th birthday. No Way to Dean a spot sheriffs deputies in Vest Hollywood calif., col Lared a Man accused of taking his dog for a Quick spin in a heavy duly laundry dryer. Kelly Gay 32, was in custody monday with bail set at $5,000 after he allegedly added the 5-year-old mixed terrier to a pile of clothes in a dryer at a self service laundry. Other customers rushed to the dryer shut it off and called sheriffs deputies. The male terrier was still in the dryer when the deputies arrived said los Angeles county sheriffs sgt. Terry judge. They said it s cute As a Button judge said. The Erie was not seriously injured and Given to the is Tody of animal control workers judge said. Gay who police described As a transient was held for investigation of animal cruelty. A very senior prom they came to raise a ruckus to Hoot and holler and Cut a Rug. And they cheered the loudest when theban played older women make better the senior citizens of Flint mich., fled their nun ing Homes tuesday. With cookies and fruit punch and an occasional Beer they rejoiced together in a hotel ballroom in a Celebration Given in their Honor an annual Christmas present from a local country Singer Jesse Couch. I want to get up and do the Jig said Violet Law son who looked like a million dollars in her match ing red earrings and necklace As she sat in a wheel chair festooned with a Blue balloon. Of course i music crazy More than a dozen buses carried 2,000 residents of Flint nursing Homes to the Celebration at the Hyatt Regency hotel where a Long red Carpel was Laid to Greet them and More than 100 volunteers serve them. For a lot of these people. This is the Only Day they get out said Mary Lee a nursing Home talk about this for months before and then for months the annual party was inspired by an elderly Wom an s Call from a nursing Home to a local radio station in 1982. My Christmas fantasy said the woman Marge Lopez would be to hear Jesse Couch one morning soon after Couch stood beside Lopez at the River Bend nursing Home and serenaded her with her favorite song Couch 48, was so moved by the woman s Joy that he vowed to give a Christmas concert every year for the lonely and forgotten. My Mother Dixie worked in a nursing Home when i was a boy said Couch who still has a Trace of the Kentucky accent from his boyhood. Ever Christmas she d bring Home people who had no where else to the ship comes in a private yacht navigator has won enough Money to buy a yacht of his own after claiming a $13.6million lotto prize. Hagne Murray of fort Lauderdale fla., and his wife Theresa were celebrating their wedding anniversary last weekend and did t even look at their tickets until they heard the winning ticket had been sold in fort Lauderdale. Murray 39, who bought 20 tickets for the draw ing had played the same numbers for weeks. On dec. 10, he matched four numbers on one pick win Ning $127. When i matched four numbers i Felt like the Martin was tugging a Little bit on my line Murray said tuesday. So i played those numbers again and landed the big dear Abby the letter asking How a Mother who has lost a child should re Spond when asked How Many children she has most certainly hit Home. Since my son s murder in 1987, i also have a hard time with that question. He was Only your recommendations of compassionate friends was excellent but you also need to make people aware of parents of murdered children. It is a wonderful self help support group. 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Proc is non profit with no dues or membership and is supported entirely by donations which Are tax deductible. Dear Abby How docs a wife know for certain that the other woman is out of her husband s life please ask your readers Abby. My husband s Friend has been in our lives for Many years. My husband says it s Over but i can t believe him. He has lied cheated and betrayed me for so Long that his words mean nothing. Bewildered in Greensburg a. Dear bewildered does your husband have unexplained absences for hours at a time is he always where be says be is going to be can you reach him by phone when he s not Home can he look you in the Eye has your love life tapered off this May not mean anything because some Hus bands work twice As hard at being Good lovers when they re involved away from Home is be Short of Money you could put a Tail private detective on him but that s very expensive and it s usually done Only when a spouse wants evidence for a divorce. Dear Abby i am planning a Spring wedding. There Are Many family problems concerning weddings but Oun is Dif Ferent from most. Harold and i have gone together for four years and announced our engagement on thanksgiving Day. Amid All our happiness we received an unexpected Shock. My sister and Harold father who is twice my sister s age and still married to Harold s Mother announced that they had moved i together. That s bad enough but my sister is expecting Abby my dreams of a storybook wedding have been crushed. My Fiance and i have decided not to invite my sister or his father to our Mother on the other hand is upset with us. She says my sister and Harold s father Are family no matter what and they should not be excluded from our wedding. Abby i just can t invite them. It would make everyone uncomfortable. The whole town is talk ing already Are we wrong for not wanting them even if they Are family Happy but distressed Bride dear Bride you Are not wrong. Furthermore it your wedding not your mothers and if you and your Fiance shoot to exclude certain members of you family. It s your right do it your Way and Don t feel guilty. All the beat to you and Harold
