European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday december 24,1989 s4s  Ebony Garrison watches staff sol. Albert Morton Type in her message to Santa Claus. North pole Hookup lets kids Exchange notes with Santa s4s Salvo  pfc. Patrick Trapp explains to James Garrison How the teletype machine sends messages la Santa Claus. By Steve Taylor Munich Bureau Augsburg. West Germany seven year old James Garrison does t want much for Christmas just a computer or a television and Var. Or a Remote control car. For starters. He sent a message thursday to Santa and was thy about his requests. To plead his Case he said i be been Nice to my Brothers and  his message was sent compliments of the 204th Mil itary intelligence in at Augsburg via High Speed Tele Type machines linked to the North pole. A few minutes later a reply came Back. I have been watching you very closely this year the message from St. Nick began. You need to Start cleaning your room and if you re a Good boy unti Christmas then you Wili probably get that computer you want. I know you did t Erik it in your letter Buti f now you want a Batman hat. So you will probably ski one of those for  excitedly clutching his personal note James ran off another satisfied Patron of operation Santa Claus. The operation set up and run by communications specialists attached to the 204th, not Only allows the children to submit wish lists but allows parents to put in a word. Parents arc pulled aside and asked to provide Persona information sol. 1st class Tony Martin said. This allows Santa operating out of a Remote communications Van to personalize the message sent Back to the children. Martin said the messages this year Are coming Bac faster because the 22 soldiers who Volunteer for the project arc using High Speed teletype rather than the antiquated equipment they put together for the first operation last year. We want to make this an annual event said mar tin who noted that the four Day program seems to be a big hit with the youngsters. Military Roundup child development director at Nas Kef Lavik honoured Nas Kef Lavik Iceland the director of the child development Center at Kef Lavik has been named the Navy s child development Cen Ter director of the year. A Cheka Whitacre has been the director forthe past 1 i years. The Albany ga., native Over sees a staff of 55 that cares for 600 children. Air Force lists generals nominated for promotion Ramstein a West Germany two senior members of the . Air forces Europe Headquarters staff arc among 32 air Force generals nominated for promotion to major general. A third air Force brigadier general in Europe nominated for promotion to major Genera is big. Gen. John c. Fryer jr., Deputy defense adviser an military adviser to the . Permanent representative to nato in Brussels Belgium. Brig. Gen. James l. Jamirson and Brig.  l. Metzlerjr. Are the Safe one Star generals who president Bush nominated to the Senate for promotion. Jamirson is Deputy chief of staff for operations. Metz scr is Deputy chief of staff for logistics. 435th tac Airlift Wing wins Security award Rhein main a. West Germany the military Airlift come has identified the 435th tac Airlift Wing at Rhein main As the Best in command wide Security awareness Competition. The prestigious award is Given to the win with the Best Overall Security awareness pro Gram As determined by Security police at com Mand Headquarters at Scott fab Iii. Officer assigned to clinic at Rhein main a honoured Rhein main a West Germany the air Force has named a lieutenant assigned to the base clinic As the patient administration officer of the  it. Brian j. Cramer handles champs medical records the appointment system and third party liability. World today Chad president Habre frees 45 political prisoners n Ndjamena Chad a president his Sene Habre was inaugurated Friday for seven More years in Power after winning 99.94 percent of the vote in a National referendum where he was the Only candidate. The government of Habre who appealed for his opponents to return to Chad s political life Friday also freed 45 political prisoners including former Secretary of state for agriculture Mokhtar Bachar Mokhtar. The new Constitution approved dec. 10 in the National referendum made Habre eligible for two More seven year terms. He came to Power when his forces captured n Ndjamena in a 1982 civil War. In a speech Friday. Habre said the new Constitution institutionalized the Rule of Law and deepened the meaning of democracy in the Northern african coun try. Ira suspected of i r. I. I Kim suspect a of  fighting erupts in Lebanon explosives found in Wales Sidon Lebanon a rival shiite moslem Mili Tias backed by Syria and Iran battled with tanks an artillery in South Lebanon saturday and police said at least 15 people were killed and 40 wounded. They said most of the casualties wire from the syrian backed amal faction but could not give a specific break Down. Amal s rival the pro iranian fundamentalist Hezbollah or party of god appeared to have the upper hand in he fighting that began before Dawn North of Sidon 25 Miles South of Beirut. It was the latest eruption in a 2-year-old Power struggle Between amal and Hezbollah for control of Lebanon St.2 million shiites the country s largest sect. An amal official conceded that his movement fighters had been driven out of four villages in a sur prise predawn Hezbollah assault. The official who identified himself by his Nom Daguerre of Abu Hassan Job Nisi told the associated press at amal s Forward command Post outside the Village of far Hatla that the Hezbollah forces at tacked from their Hill stronghold around the villages of Baa and Ein Bouwar. He said the attackers overran four amal held Vil Lages far Malta Maidel far Kila and far Milki. We were taken by Surprise but we re now coun Ter attacking to try to recapture the four villages to Scisi said. London a police said Friday that a Cache of explosives and weapons had been found in Wales possibly hidden by the Ira and they arrested two men at the site after seven weeks of surveillance. Commander George Churchill Coltman head of Scotland Yard s anti terrorist Branch said the Cachemar have been hidden in preparation for actions on the British Mainland by the outlawed Irish Republican army As part of its fight to end British Rule in Northern Ireland. It is All speculation but this could have been used for a Christmas bombing Campaign the commander said Friday in releasing news of the find