European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday november 24,1990 Marathon Turkey tears celebrations Mark thanksgiving by the associated press thanksgiving 1990 was a Day for some to run a grueling Marathon while most americans sat Down and ate too much Turkey with All the trimmings. Restaurants fed the homeless for free. And Bart Simpson a television cartoon character barged Down Broadway. Photo Page 4. But in the midst of the Good times and Celebration it was a Day of tears for some whose loved ones were in the Middle East. Television gave most of the United states an armchair View of the 64th Macy a thanksgiving Day Parade in new York with its marching bands floats and helium filled cartoon character balloons. More than 1 million people lined the streets to watch the Parade with Many of the youngsters cheering a huge figure of underachiever Bart Simpson. Things did no to go quite so smoothly in Detroit where a 30-foot-Long, $15,000 helium balloon of a Chilly Willy the Penguin broke away late wednesday and floated away. At Parade time thursday a Pilot spotted the flightless Bird at an Altitude of about 5,000 feet Over Detroit said Bill Robertson control Tower manager at Windsor Airport across the Detroit River in Ontario. Kermit the Frog returned to the new York Parade in Honor of puppets creator Jim Henson who died this year. While people stood on the curb to watch in new York and others put their feet up in front of the tube about 30,000 people donned sweatsuits and thundered off on the Atlanta track clubs annual 26.2-mile Marathon. The route they followed is the one recommended for Marathon events when Atlanta is Host to the 1996 summer olympics. Thanksgiving was a Little sadder in coastal Georgia where families of soldiers sent to the Gulf with the 24th inf div kept each other company. A my husband called last night. It was fantastic a said Brenda Mustoe of Savannah whose husband Victor is a chief warrant officer with the division. However a this is All in be been doing today a crying a she said. Denver restaurateur a a daddy Bruce Randolph cooked for thousands in his 29th annual thanksgiving free feast for the needy. Randolph said he had plenty of food. A there Are no cutoffs in the number of people who can come to dinner a he said. At alas place in Tulsa okla., proprietor a1 Beck provided free breakfast for about 500 people. A i got just a Little bit tired of these people coming by Here hungry All the time a said Beck. A i saw Mem eating out of the dumpster. You know you have some problems when that  some Arkansas residents benefited from the work of an Oklahoma City program. About 75,000 pounds of Turkey Chicken canned vegetables and cookies were distributed to 2,000 people in the towns of Dumas Wright and Eudora by the feed the children program of the Larry Jones ministries. A whoever had something to do with it they done something Good for Eudora because we have a hard time Here a said Eudora resident Indiana Birt who is in her 80s. She had expected her thanksgiving meal to consist of sweetbreads and leftover Chicken wings. In Florida volunteers at the Miami Rescue Mission prepared 2,000 pounds of Turkey meat 1,000 pounds of dressing 45 cases of potatoes and 40 cases of string Beans for the homeless and needy. Juk remembered a Evelyn Lincoln president John f. Ken his assassination in Dallas in 1963. Nedy s former Secretary lays a bouquet standing behind Lincoln is Thurman 2ji?�gr5t at a Glt in Nati Nai Cem Higginbotham Deputy superintendent every on thursday on the anniversary of of the  from Page 1 number of British soldiers in saudi Arabia to More than 30,000. That would make the British troop commitment to the multinational forces arrayed against Iraq in the Gulf the second largest behind the United states which has deployed 250,000 soldiers and is planning to Send an additional 100,000. Thatcher rejected the Call by labor party Leader Neil Kinlock for a National election. She said such a vote was no More in the cards than it was when labor prime minister Harold Wilson resigned in 1976 and was succeeded by James Callaghan. The announcement that Thatcher would resign came barely 2vi hours before the deadline for nominations. In tuesdays second round of voting Only a simple majority will be needed to win. # Thatcher has been assailed for imposing a new per capita tax on local services that makes princes pay the same As paupers. The dissatisfaction hit new Heights several weeks ago when she resisted backing monetary Union for the european Community at a meeting of its leaders. Heseltine 57, has promised a More a caring capitalism a a review of the local services tax and closer ties to the 12-nation european Community. Labor had been leading the conservatives in the polls for 16 months but several recent surveys showed the conserva Tives leading if Heseltine were the Leader. Heseltine won enough votes in the first round of balloting among the 372 conservative members of 650-seat House of commons to deny Thatcher an outright Victory and Many observers saw that failure As tantamount to defeat. Whoever becomes prime minister must Call new parliamentary elections by mid-1992. In Dhahran saudi Arabia president Bush said he would miss thatchers Friendship and counsel. A i would Send my Best to her at this difficult time a Bush said after a thanksgiving visit to american forces in saudi Arabia. A she has been a staunch Friend and ally. She a a woman of  Bush said he was certain that Britain would remain a firm american partner. A but on a personal level ill miss her because i value her counsel. She has been an outstanding prime minister for the United kingdom and an outstanding Friend for the United  in los Angeles former president Ron fold Reagan saluted Thatcher saying the resignation of his one time staunch ally was a a selfless and courageous  a Margaret Thatcher was a completely reliable ally and partner of the greatest personal integrity a Reagan said in a statement. A i could always count on her Wise counsel and her Loyal  j to foyer and Reagan formed a formidable duo in the 1980s. They made no secret of their Mutual regard often stood Side by Side at International gatherings and called each other Ronnie and  from Page 1 Thusia stoically by the forces he had dispatched to confront Iraq but some exp be re Tratia a with the waiting game a a let a go get him Saddam now so we can go Home a spec. 4 Gwendolyn Page shouted at Bush in Dhahran. Army Reserve capt. Don Shiarla a financial planner from Salem ore., who had to leave his business expressed frustration that Bush was not rotating reservists and had just extended his Call up for a second 90-Day period. A a we la stay until the jobs done but let s just get going. I think its time to make a statement a he said. A Oral has final saudi st0p of the Day Bush climbed into a Bunker at a Marine corps marines. Set and chatted we later he discussed his Day with reporters saying he understood that Many of the troops he sent to the Gulf Are express Ine anxiety Anri part of resolve on Quot their part the want to do get oven w3nt t0 do in fast it and a it was a very emotional Day. These Are eur map he he cd a precise location. President s but Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf commander of . Forces in the Ulf said Bush and his wife were within 65 Miles of the Border with iraqi occupied Kuwait. The president called it a an unforgettable  Bush expressed no Security concerns and Schwarzkopf quipped a if he a in danger in a in big  Bush emphasized his warning that Iraq could soon be a nuclear Power though some experts put the timetable at five years or later. It was the first time Bush raised the Issue As a key component of his anti Iraq policy. A those who would measure the timetable for Saddam a atomic program in terms of years May be seriously underestimating the reality of that situation and the Gravity of the threat a Bush said. A every Day that passes brings Saddam one step closer to realizing his goal of a nuclear weapons Arsenal a Bush said. A and that a Why our Mission is marked More and More by a real sense of urgency. A no one knows precisely when this dictator May acquire atomic weapons or exactly who they May be aimed at Down the Road. But we do know this for sure he a never possessed a weapon he did no to  National Security adviser Brent scow Croft said the president was stressing Saddam a nuclear potential As a rebuke to those who advocate giving economic sanctions a two or three years1�?�, to work. A if we had to use Force after he had nuclear weapons it would be a whole different operation a scowcroft told reporters