European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday december 23.1989 bittersweet visit to Christmas markets a Ortw Malbun East German residents Elke and Harald Bielert shrug their shoulders As they View decorations from their own land at the Christmas Market in Nornberg West Germany. They explain that the wooden nut crackers and pyramids Are made for Export Only and Are not for Sale in East Germany. The couple took a four hour bus trip along with two dozen others from the Ringen East Germany just to look around. We have no Money she says because they spent their Welcome Money on Croce rules. Holiday sharing program aids needy families in Wiesbaden by Crystal Laureano staff writer Wiesbaden West Germany More than 400 needy enlisted families in the Wiesbaden military Community will share food vouchers totalling $37,000 ass Cryatal Lauraann army volunteers front to Back sgt. Randy Jackson Sec. Harold Curtis and set. Dale Nuss wrap Christmas presents donated to the Holiday sharing program. Thanks to a seven week Holiday sharing program. For the fourth consecutive year army and air Force members of the come Unity have joined forces to assist needy enlisted and their fam Ilies. This year the program is distributing vouchers ranging from $70 to $140 that i re valid for food at the Wiesbaden commissary. The intent of the program is identifying the lower enlisted living on the Economy who need help and giving it to said Wiesbaden Community command sgt. Maj. David Workman. Only soldiers and airmen nominated through their chains of command and who have a verified need can Benefit from Holiday sharing. Volunteers Are the heart of the program. Workman said. It shows a continuity Between the services that even though they Wear Blue and we Wear Green there arc no barriers and we Are Able to work together said staff sgt. Joseph h. Cook sr., a key organizer in the program. Fund raising for Holiday sharing goes far beyond the Standard put Moncy in a Jar routine. This year the local veterans of foreign wars Pon so Rcd Bingo and the Community chapels held bake sales. At Lindsay air station a Field Day featuring feats of physical skill and a tug of War netted about $1,000, said chief master sgt. Skip Jones senior enlisted adviser at the air station. A bowl a lion in which bowlers asked for pledges of a few cents per pin raised about $6,000. The non commissioned officers association so a raffle tickets boasting 12 prizes including a computer microwave. Var and bikes donated by commercial vendors. Other organizations supporting the program were the Uso the local chapter of the association of the United Stales army air Force first sergeants association Wiesbaden enlisted wives association officers wives club Honda and merchants Bank. Jones who is spending his first Christmas at Lind Scy is impressed with the Community s response. People really work together to take care of our own folks he said. World today Honda Kaihatsu announce ventures in Eastern Europe Tokyo up Honda and Kaihatsu said thurs Day they have agreed to participate in multimillion Dollar automobile and engine production ventures in Poland and Yugoslavia a move spurred by the democratization process in the East european countries. Officials of the two companies said the changing situation in Eastern Europe was a Factor behind the projects. Five missing after Blaze traps Coal miners in Spain Oviedo Spain a All but five of some 300 miners trapped Friday when fire broke out in a Coal mine managed to escape unharmed from the mine a spokeswoman for the slate mining company Hurosa said. Clara Rodriguez said the fire that broke out in the seventh level of the Mosquit Cra mine was under control. However five miners remained unaccounted for. She said they were not employees of Hurosa but were contract workers for another company. Hurosa employs some 21,000 people in 25 mines in the Northern Region of Asturias. Libyan intelligence group fed arms to terrorist Ira Valletta Malta up maltese authorities working with France s leading anti terrorist magistrate have exposed a libyan intelligence network that ship Ped weapons to the Irish Republican army via this Mediterranean Island diplomatic sources say. French investigating judge Jean Louis Bruguiere launched the operation with counterparts in Malta after French customs agents seized a panamanian registered trawler the Eksund ii in the English Channel oct. 30, 1987. Authorities found about Iso tons of weapons aboard the sources say. The lethal cargo included two ions of Sam tax explosive 75 tons of ammunition 1,000 soviet ak-47 Auto Matic assault rifles 20 Sam-7 ground to air missiles 120 rocket propelled grenade launchers and several soviet made anti aircraft guns the sources say. Judicial experts say the affair Marks the first time France has found direct proof of involvement in terrorism by the libyan state. Santa s mailbag Santa Claus still adding to his list Santa s making Nis Usi Ana inc Chung u . Iku added requests from the following youngsters who a Roth to him in care of the stars and stripes Jay Mcfaddan Jonaton Mccaba Jaitry Nam Aprilo Oknon Jann lard Lavy Cut try Donnal Mark Antuna Kandla Laura Jonas Diona hah Kyana David Godsay Mario Jana Mika Adoti Brandi tru Titto do Aathar Hermaa Ryan Saunders cart Saint Danlana Sla Wonki enc some Jamaal Ormas Chen Thompson wuts Aawar Nicola Nail Laura and Unsay Brittany Realand Waarala Crane Racha Leiting us Van Underwood san Anlla Al Aaaanda Kaslo 1 i a Bryan Ruel Jonathan Kassalyn Batia Vrbas by atm a outta atom Occam patrol do Mann aka Bobby saw Tnsko Ander Belay Andrew Harbart Stalnan Johnson Jaa Amnah Donna Hall Cara Niota Anna Janal Marcua Ryant Sulho katto a Auanzo Januar Sada Dantion Nathaa Jam Lap. 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