European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday november 17,1990 r cigarette addicts try to go 24 hours without lighting up to. It 1 rfcs ill a Ltd a Natl 1.-. _ a _ a breath of new life a amps Lynda Davidson the Day old daughter of senior airman medical Center on thursday the Socle Angela Marquez wears a to shirt saying Tyr a annual great american smoke out a a in a a born the Ameri Day. The baby smother is assigned to can cancer society gave to shirts to new the 66th Security police so at Sembach babies at Lan Stuhl army regional a Germany. By United press International millions of americans tried to stay away from nicotine for 24 hours thursday in the great american smoke out. They turned their smokes in for free food talked to buddies on the phone chewed carrots and celery went walking running or swimming and tried to think positively As the hours ticked away. Sponsored by the american cancer society the 14th annual smoke out was aimed at those diehards who keep on puffing in an Era of increasing hostility medical evidence and Legal barriers. In Willmar minn., Becky Tompt was trying to get through the Day. A when i sat Down yesterday i could Only come up with one reason to keep smoking. The rest were bad a she said. A the one reason to keep smoking was i like to smoke and that was Tompt was also Lucky that she works in a ban that was giving out free cold Turkey sandwiches to anyone who turned in their cigarettes. Cancer society spokeswoman Joanne Schellenbach said a Gallup Survey showed 17.9 million smokers participated in the smoke out last year and about 5.2 million stayed off the entire Day. A the smokers Are the stars today a she said. A we try to encourage them to test their smoking habit to see How far the j can go without lighting a in new York City Cowboy Mark Altai showed smokers a novel Way of Givine d the Weed by removing cigarettes fit their Mouths with a Bullwhip. In Worum mass., officials at com a nags properties a real estate company marked th6 Day by handing out $s0f Bonus checks to 80 employees who had successfully completed the company a smoke Enders program a a since the program began seven years ago the company has handed out Abdul $200,000 in bonuses. L operations manager Geny Mcsween Evl said he was smoking two packs of Rieal irettes a Day until he enrolled in the no. Gram in 1983. P a having a smoke free work Environ a ment definitely made it easier for me Tol quit a Mcsweeney said. I in Philadelphia the Pep boys Auto parti Chain featuring a picture logo of its found-1 ers Manny Moe and Jack painted out Mannye a Cigar thursday a after 50 years t the los Angeles unified school Dis i strict used the occasion to inaugurate its ban on Campus smoking except in designated areas. A full ban in the nation s second largest school District takes effect in july. 1 Greece suspends search for missing army copter Athens Greece a amps a greek officials have suspended the search for an army Utility helicopter and its three Man Crew that crashed at sea near Athens on nov. 7, an army spokesman said thursday. The water in which the helicopter crashed is about 600 feet deep and the greek search and Rescue team did no to have equipment capable of exploring such Depths said army it. Col. Lee rials in Vicenza Italy however a . Army safety team is continuing to search. It was to finish Friday rials said. The uh-1 Huey helicopter from the Southern european task forces det 6 was on the Way from its Home base at Vicenza in Northern Italy to hell Nikon a near Athens when it crashed into the sea about 6 20 ., rials said. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The missing Crew members Are chief warrant officer 2 James Harbeson and chief warrant officer 2 Manuel Gomez both pilots and Crew chief sgt. Michael Chandler. The helicopter left Vicenza on nov. 7 for hell Nikon where it was scheduled to relieve another det 6 helicopter based there. A malfunction forced the chopper to land in route on the Island of Othonia just off Corfu for a 45-minute maintenance Stop. The Huey vanished from radar screens at 6 20 The helicopter reportedly crashed about 500 Yards South of the tiny Island of Eireos located 15 Miles Southeast of con nth. Residents of the Corinth area reported hearing an explosion at that time. Kohl seeks respect for soviet troops Bonn Germany up a German Chancellor Hel Mut Kohl on thursday urged germans to respect the 360,000 red army soldiers stationed in Eastern Germany who have come under increasing attack from the local population in recent months. Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev had mentioned the Kremlin a concern Over the incidents during his visit to Bonn last week. A we want a and i underline this very seriously a that soviet soldiers and their families feet Well for the remaining time during which they will be Here a Kohl said in an address to the bundestag the Federal parliament in Bonn. Under the terms of agreements that cleared the Way to the oct. 3 German unification the soviet troops stationed in what used to be East Germany will be with drawn within the next four years Germany will contribute the equivalent of $7.6 billion toward the costs of pulling out the troops and resettling them in the soviet Union. A when they return Home they should keep Good memories of our country and its people a Kohl said. Soviet troops stationed in East Germany have increasingly become the target of anger and in several cases attacks by East germans Over the past year As the country rid itself of every reminder of its 40 years of communist Rule. Several soviet War memorials have been desecrated soviet soldiers often complain shopkeepers refuse to Sewe them and Many soviet families say they Are afraid of leaving their compounds. Soviet team verifies removal of cruise missiles Wosch Heim air station Germany soviet inspectors verified thursday that All 64 cruise missiles Ana launchers have been transferred from the 38th tac missile Wing in accordance with provisions of the inter mediate Range nuclear forces treaty. The weapons and their components have been transferred to Davis Monthan fab ariz., where soviet inspectors must witness their destruction. The 10-person soviet team conducted the closeout inspection with escorts from the on site inspection Agency and officials from the air station. The missiles must be destroyed by May 1991, according to provisions of the treaty. The 38th tac missile Wing was inactivated aug. 22. Military Roundup group seeks information on Navy women s Progress Washington a Navy men and women Are invited to Call in comments to a special study group examining the Progress of women in the Navy. The group which convened on tuesday includes offi cers and senior enlisted men and women from the Navy its Leader is rear . U Roberta l. Hazard director of Navy personnel readiness and Community support. Sailors Are asked to share their opinions experiences or recommendations on policies regarding Navy women and career progression Quality of Fife issues sexual harassment and equal May remain Anonymous. The groups Auto on number is 225-8077. Callers from overseas usually need to Book such Calls to the United states the special Telephone line will be staffed through dec. 12, monday through Friday from 8 . To 6 vets recognized in proclamation by Bush Washington a the week of nov. 11 is being ob-1 served As National women veterans recognition week a women veterans have contributed greatly to the Security of the nation through honorable military service which often involved great hardship and danger a president Bush j said in signing the recognition week proclamation. World today mafia associates charged in Sicily with trafficking Palermo Sicily apr sixty nine people including Brothers Joe and John Gambino of new York were indicted tuesday in connection with a mafia ring that used sicilian housewives to smuggle heroin into the United states. The indictments were issued by magistrate Ignazio de Francisci following a two year investigation stemming from operation Iron Tower the code name for a series of drug raids in the United states and Italy in december1988
