European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes b Page 3 spirit carries marchers through Travail in a to by Ron Mckinney staff writer Nijm Egen Netherlands a the International four Days marches around East. Ern Holland ended Friday with a rousing reception in downtown Nijm Egen. Police said 500,000 spectators braved occasional rain showers and Cool temperatures to cheer on the 39,000 marchers. But the real courage was displayed by the marchers. Cpl. Sean Vader of he postal group Europe in Heidelberg Germany needed a Crutch during the last two thirds of fridays 25 Miles. Medics on the scene told him they thought his ankle was fractured. Yet Vixler  hear of quitting. A i done to remember the last 10 Kos Kilometre but 1 made it a said Vader who is unsure How he injured his ankle. Vader said he did no to Stop because he did no to want to let his team Down. A team must finish with 14 members. A when you Start something you never quit a Vader said. Sgt. Ronald Larry of the 59th finance support group in Bremerhaven Ger Many was drenched in sweat at the end of the 100-mile March. A i feel like Michael Jordan Felt when he won the Aba championship a Larry said. A you know How he kept holding onto the trophy and he  let go of  the 26th support group from Heidelberg was the first Complete american team to finish fridays March. That earned it the right to Lead the americans in the traditional Parade in downtown Nijm Egen. However its members were still upset that the monster marchers from the 68th medical group in Wiesbaden Germany had claimed Victory tuesday the first Day of the March. A we beat them All four Days a said Cpl. Dewayne Burt shortly after finishing the March. A where Are they at i done to even see them around  the dispute did no tend there for the right to be called the fastest team at Nijm Egen. Four marchers from the Berlin brigade finished Well ahead of the 26th support group. However they had lost half of their eight Man team to injuries during the week. A they can claim Victory but they know i own them a said spec. Ben Carter of the Berlin team. Most of the marchers were caught up in the spirit of the International Goodwill event rather than the Competition. Pfc. Efrain Melendez of the 440th signal in in Darmstadt Germany said that the girls screaming for the americans along the route kept him going when the pain was nearly unbearable. A it was a lesson in life i think a Melendez said. A sometimes i hated it. You be just got to be Here to explain it. I love  the sore feet the tired Muscles and the broken blisters did make this a once in a lifetime event for a scattered few. A it was awful and ill never do it again a said spec. Wendy Finch of the 97th signal in in Mannheim Germany. A my feet have been aching for four  not even a bouquet of Flowers from an admiring dutchman could change her mind. A that cheered me up for about two seconds and then it went right Back to the pain a Finch said. It a j we a its amps Lynda Ovaldson members of Frankfurt a 97th general hospitals team show Fine form thursday As they March into Camp. But the overwhelming majority Felt proud of completing what they considered to be a trying Challenge. A a in a proud that i accomplished it Quot said spec. Gerri Caudill of 3rd in 58th aviation regt in Grafe Wohr Germany. Caudill sprained her ankle on the final Day when the formation stopped abruptly on a Cobblestone Road. For most of the last leg of the four Day March she leaned on her teammates for assistance. A it was an exciting feeling even though i was in pain a she said of completing the March. At least one Soldier experienced a change of heart about the March during the final Day. A for four Days in a Row in be been saying id never do this again a said 2nd it. William Mullin of the 16th engr in. A my feet Are hurting but id do it again  it was the camaraderie and the friendliness of people from so Many nations around the world that affected Mullin. And it was that same brotherhood of love and respect that pushed Vixler along when he probably should have quit. A a it a the spirit of this whole event Quot Vixler said. �?o1 want to do it  a amps Lynda Davidson children along the final leg of the March slap hands with members of the 3rd troop 8th Cav As they leave the town of Buijk and head for the second rest  fatalities in Germany Rise 13 percent by de Reavis staff writer Meckenheim Germany More than 11,000 people died in car accidents last year 13 percent More than the previous Vear in then divided Germany the German traffic patrol office said thursday. The report said the number of people killed in car crashes in Eastern Germany soared by 76 percent to 3,139, while in the West it dropped slightly by 1.1 percent to 7,906. Officials put the blame on Eastern germans being cooped up for 40 years and restricted to driving slow plastic cars. The number of automobile accidents with injuries also shot up in former East Germany by 46 percent to almost 50,000 in 1990, the report said. In Western Germany about 340,000 car accidents resulted in bodily injuries 1 percent lower than the previous year it said. The report said the number of car Drivers killed in crashes Rose by 5 percent while the number of pedestrians and bicyclists killed in accidents fell by 12 percent in Western Germany last year. On the German autobahn the number of fatalities jumped by 20 percent the report said. The report called the number of Young car Drivers killed in accidents particularly shocking. The number of people killed aged 18 to 21 soared by 675 percent and that of people aged 21 to 25 Rose by 300 percent. Sections of Western German highways do not have a Speed limit hut Eastern German highways have a Speed limit of 60 Mph because of their poor condition. German politicians have already announced that when Eastern German highways Are renovated and expanded the Sneed limit will he lifted