European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. August 24. 1990 the stars Ano stripes Page 9over Here unit begins at by Deroek Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Kapaun air station West Germany a staff sgt. Tom Craynor s eyes glow behind his glasses when he remembers his Christmas stint As papa Noel for 80 or so Spanish girls. A they re All dressed up in their sunday Best Quot Traynor recalled. A they re ready. They re waiting for their names to be called. A the real tiny ones arc afraid but the older ones know who i am. When they come up to get their gifts each one gives you a kiss on the Check. And by the end of the night All the gifts have been traded a pc said chuckling. Such memories Are what Spur Traynor and his cd workers at the european comm div through their year round project of preparing a Bountiful Christmas for the Reli Giosmas Filip cases girls Home in Moron de la Frontera Spain. The Holiday gift giving and donations get a jump Start just As summer hits its stride in West Germany during the division s Quot Christmas in Augusta Campaign. The Campaign which ends sept. 8, is one facet of operation Sleigh cells a 34-year tradition for the unit. The first beneficiary was a children s Home in Liutala Finland which the division supported until 1978, when the children were All placed in Homes. 1. For the next five years. Operation Sleigh cells Money paid for Holiday season groceries for needy airmen. In 1984, the division scoured the continent for another children a Home to support and members of act 4, 2186th comm so at Moron suggested the re Digiosa Filip cases girls Home the 40 girls housed at the institution arc not adoptable. Often their families cannot afford to care for them and place them in the nuns care. Or the Young girls come from broken Homes and arc left at the institution so that they can live in a stable environment. A ass Lynda Davidson Kathy Hill left and tech. Sgt. Beth burkes hang ornaments hearing photographs or the children Ona Christmas tree in the unit s offices. At one Point each girl was allowed Only one of the two meals served each Day at the Home because there was t enough food. Quot these people were really needy a Traynor said. A there s not a whole lot of Money in the Moron  division members have raised nearly $35,000 since 1984 for the Home and donated thousands of pounds of clothing 1o the Spanish girls. So far $5,800 has been raised for c Christmas 1990. They raise Money throughout the year with ear washes and the Sale of Root Beer floats and Popcorn among other projects. The funds have bought equipment for vocational schooling and new mattresses. Money also has been put toward a new building that the girls will move into this fall. Quot we can say a we do this. We take eare of these girls  tech. Ski. Beth burkes an information manager at the division. A How Many units Ean say that they take care of a girls Home Quot the sponsorship does t end there. Every girls name age and photo is pinned to a paper Christmas ornament and Hung on one of several Small Trees at division offices during the Christmas in August Campaign. Each office is encouraged to take an ornament or two off the tree and return with presents for that particular child. Stuffed toys Aren t sent because they re readily available to the Young girls a former Home resident Mamed into a family that manufactures the cuddly playthings. Jeans and Slacks Are also not accepted because the girls Aren t allowed to Wear them. As Christmas approaches some member of the Divi Sion usually escort the presents to Moron via plane taxi and train and spend a few Days with the girls. One highlight of the trip is a dinner out at a local restaurac for the girls the nuns and the visitors. Traynor has made the trip i rec times a i go Down As often As possible said the father of two sons. A if the girls could be adopted. I would have already adopted two or three of them. I be seen these kids grow up. I love the Little girls Quot the project Isnit popular with everyone. Some people angry with the Spanish government for requesting that  leave the country say the Money should go elsewhere a i say a look these Are Little girls. They have no political affiliation they re not throwing us out of their country a a Traynor said. A somebody needs to take eare of  reforms open door to ., senator says Hong Kong uf1 a sen. Richard Lugar Rind a said tuesday that Vietnam s moves Lowerd a Market Economy have paved the Way for possible  Investment if Washington and Hanoi could end their lingering differences. A Lugar the highest ranking  Lawmaker to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, met with vietnamese Premier Doi muoi and foreign minister Nguyen co Thacla last weekend. A we will report Back to Washington that considerable Progress has been made in moving toward Market economics in Vietnam that there Are opportunities clearly for american businesses and that the United states should carefully consider whether that business Opportunity situation should Progress Quot Lugar said a my own Hope will be that there will be additional dialogue soon with the vietnamese on ways in which ties Between our two countries will  Lugar who was joined in Hanoi by rep. David Dreier r-calif., said the talks concentrated on cambodian peace efforts free Market developments in Vietnam and the Issue of americans still listed As missing in action in the Vietnam War. A clearly on the minds of Many people Are developments in Vietnam and the change to american policy with regard to Cambodia a Lugar said. A one of the aspects of the policy change has been to encourage direct dialogue with the Vietnam government Quot Secretary of state Janus a. Baker Iii announced last month that the United states was seeking  a tripartite rebel coalition including he bloody Khmer Rouge from the cambodian seat at the United nations a vietnamese invasion Force removed the Khmer Rouge from Power in 1979. And Vietnam backs cambodians current government which has been denied the . Seat. The United states has insisted on the Complete withdrawal of vietnamese troops from Cambodia Ami the Resolution of the Mia Issue saying the two key Points must be resolved before the two nations can establish full diplomatic lies. Arg prepared to begin hiring stateside workers for Winter jobs by Steve Taylor Munich Bureau the armed forces recreation Center seriously Short of employees for its upcoming Winter season will again resort to hiring from the United Stales if vacant positions Aren t filled soon officials said. Charles Walker of Rcd a employee relations and development specialist was set to leave thursday unless a sudden surge in applications was received by the hotel Chain. He did t think that would happen. Tins will be the second time the hotel Chain in Southern Bavaria Lias had to hire employees directly from the United slates said a fac spokesman Harry connor.-,. The first Lone was in . When it filled 40 positions with stateside applicants. While the number varies on a Day to Day basis  is Cui Renlie Short some 50 employees at us three resort areas in gun ski Chic see and Berchtesgaden. Arc has been advertising in West Germany for the past month but without Success Connors said. The hotel Chain needs people to fill custodial food service and other entry level positions. In previous years. Al re has always had enough walk in applicants to Fili seasonal requirements which jump about 200 positions in summer and Winter. The growth of the resort business in Bavaria coupled with the declining Dollar and relaxed travel requirements in Eastern Europe has reduced the number of people looking for work in Southern West Germany Walker said. In Bavaria alone there Are about 2,500 vacancies in the hotel Field up from 2,000 at the beginning of the summer he said. Arc has increased its beginning wage from $4,57 to $5.17 per hour mainly because the new jobs require More flexibility from employees Connors said. Under the previous system a person hired in food service would stay in that position but arc now moves employees to where they Are needed most. Walker could still be recalled from the United states if the number of local hires jumps within the next Weck. Connors said. The recruiting efforts will be in the Denver and Minneapolis  rips Spanish railway Leon Spain a a a bomb believed set by Basque extremists severed a Tram track in Northern Spain monday. The fourth such blast in a week old terror Ca Ipaige against the state railway a company official  Luck prompts record traffic Jam Tokyo a a a powerful typhoon combined with the summer Holiday Rush to create the longest traffic Jam in Japan s history a an 84-mile-Long Highway mess the Japan Highway corp. Said tuesday. Quot it is the longest traffic Jam on record and it was basically caused by bad Luck a corporation spokesman Katsutoshi Furuya said. A Many Drivers were on the Road that Day  the typhoon had kept them of it the Day before.  just seems to have Tome together in the worst  about i5,0 j0 vehicles were involved in the traffic Jam which occurred aug. 12. He said. Japanese generally Lake holidays from aug. 10 to 19 to Mark of inn or the festival of tire dead la is a time when families Gathra to Ray in specs to their ancestors. Typhoon Winona had caused Highway officials to dose several sections of roads across the country just As the Holiday season was beginning. Tire record setting traffic Snail occurred on a Highway Between Hyogo and Shiga prefectures in Western