European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes r . Saturday november 28, 1992tribesmen, needy share in thanksgiving spirit by the associated press rain dampened thanksgiving Day parades and some Holiday travellers were still stranded by Snow hut the spirit of the Day came alive with Turkey dinners for the homeless a and for former allies newly arrived from the Jungles of Cambodia. A what in be noticed is a real kind of neat family feeling Quot said Jeff Hadfield Kitchen manager at a Center that provides meals for the needy in Norman okla. A we have a lot of regulars come in. Even though its a Little cold today spirits Are pretty High. Its turned out to he pretty  umbrellas and slickers were in fashion for the thousands of people who turned out in the rain to watch the enormous cartoon character balloons in the annual Macy a t thanksgiving Day Parade in new York. A when you Sec the balloons you sort of forget about the rain Quot said 9-year-old Lauren Cohen of Tarrytown . Millions of More people across the nation watched the Parade on television. It also rained on the big balloons of Philadelphia a annual Parade thursday but that did no to Stop thousands of fans. A a it a a tradition Quot said viewer Pete Roberts. Volunteers and charitable groups across the country served thanksgiving dinner to thousands of the homeless and the needy. A it s very rewarding a said Pat Andrews a Volunteer who helped the Chicago Christian Industrial league serve nearly 1,000 people by mid morning. A you feel Good about giving your time and your Energy and your  montagnard tribesmen from Vietnam resettled to North Carolina this month from a hideout in the Jungles of Cambodia enjoyed a traditional american thanksgiving at Apex . A with one big exception. Quot the Only difference Here is that no one is watching football Quot said Carrie Vyrnia a staffer with lutheran family services in Raleigh. Daniel Jennings a disabled Veteran from Fayetteville ., donated two 23-Pound turkeys to the Center because of his Days in the special forces in the Central Highlands of Vietnam during 1966-1969. A it he montagnard were our Best allies in Asia Quot he said. A a they waited 20 years for us to come Hack As we promised and we never did we need to take care of  some people were thankful to have survived the weeks deadly tornadoes and in Hurricane battered Homestead fla., citizens gave thanks for the help sent there by people across the nation. About 70 people joined activist Dick Gregory in St Louis in a 24-hour t thanksgiving fast and Vigil dedicated to ending world hunger and violence. Quot we re praying for people not Only in America but All Over the world Quot Gregory said. A for people without food without clothes without  Many asters lie longed to Gregory a dignity patrol a group of hundreds of people who have matched for More than 200 consecutive Days in one St. Louis neighbourhood to protest the drugs and violence there. A a Man and a child walk past a homeless Man on their Way to watch thursdays thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia Annay Alvarez 3, reacts to a puppet As she sits Down with her family for a thanksgiving dinner at the Homestead fla., Church of god. The Church raised funds to feed about 10,000 Hurricane Andrew  in Hatchet killings confessed papers say Sla itt i add a Man accused of hacking his Wile and two children to death and then slashing their bodies in a storage locker for 12 years has admitted the Hatchet slayings documents say. Maik James Render charged with three counts of first dog ice murder is scheduled to go on trial monday. Pretrial documents quote Bender As telling police after his arrest in july Quot in a not saying 1 did no to do it did do it i did t plan it. Did 1 have an alcohol pro Lem yes a big  the documents said Bender told detectives that in first killed his 35-year-old wife Barbara and then killed Mark 15, and Brian 8, at their Home in suburban Federal Way in april 1980. Their bodies weren t discovered until last summer when two men bought the contents of an abandoned rental storage locker at an auction Barbara Bender and the boys originally were believed to have left town after a Domestic dispute the used ear Salesman 5 1, was arrested july 25 at his Home in Nampa Idaho. When Bender was arrested he was living with his new wife Anna and a stepdaughter Tracy both support him and will attend the trial said defense attorney Theresa Olson. The lockers contents were auctioned after Anna Bender stopped making rental payments on the storage space without her husbands knowledge Georgia seeks increase in Federal disaster Aid from wire reports Atlanta a gov. Zell Miller has requested More Federal disaster Aid for Georgia where tornadoes killed six people and did at least $39 million in damage across the state last weekend. Miller had requested Federal disaster Aid for Putnam and Greene counties in East Georgia. But on thursday he wrote president Bush that Carroll Cherokee and Cobb counties in North Georgia need help too. A previously we thought the amount of property insured in those counties was greater Quot said Ken Davis spokesman for the Georgia emergency management Agency. Federal emergency management Agency teams were expected to finish surveying damage in the slate late  plead guilty Allentown a. A five lithuanian women a basketball players have pleaded guilty to shoplifting charges and paid $93.50 each in fines. The women tried to take about $550 Worth of shirts pants blouses and undergarments monday at a department store in the Lehigh Valley mall Whitehall township police said. The teammates pleaded guilty to retail theft charges before District Justice Joan Snyder. They went on to play Lehigh University on tuesday night losing 77-75.zoo Bear bites Man Milwaukee a visitor on a behind the scenes tour at the Milwaukee county zoo had a Finger bitten off by a Himalayan Black Bear thursday an official said. Elizabeth Frank a zoo curator said the 41-year-old Man was bitten while giving treats to the Bear through a Cage door made of either wire mesh or bars. The Bear bit off the Middle Finger of one hand she said. The victim whose name Wasny to immediately released was reported to be in satisfactory condition at a Hospital. Frank said the Accident would be reviewed to determine whether zoo policy was broken. The zoo allows staff members to take friends into the behind the scenes areas where they work she , 12, finds infant Long Beach Calif. A a Southern California boy on his Way to school wednesday found a gym bag containing a Newborn infant James Walker 12, heard cries and saw the bag on the top step of the Long Beach Day Nursery about 7 35 . Walker told authorities he decided to take a closer look after a Liny hand popped out of the open hag. Inside he found a female infant dressed in an adult sized sweater its umbilical Coard still attached a Long Beach police spokesman said. 1 he infant was in Good condition at Long Beach memorial medical Center. Health officials said the full term baby was 3 to 4 hours old when she was Lound and weighs just under 7 pounds. 1 Here were no leads on the child a  s Campaign fined Sacramento Calif. A gov. Pete Wilson s Campaign must pay $100,000 for improperly reporting More than $7 million in expenses the stale s political watchdog group decided. It was the first time that such a penalty had been levied against a California governors Campaign organization. I he fair political practices commission also said wednesday that the governors Campaign failed to disclose dozens of late contributions totalling 5106,000 and improperly reported about $127,000 in Campaign spending. W Ilson s 1990 gubernatorial Campaign spent nearly $24 million to defeat Dianne Feinstein the former mayor of san Francisco. She was elected this month to a . Senate seat. I he commission said its investigation found no Cru Esiee of intentional misconduct. The Fine was paid As part of a settlement reached the same Day that the complaint was filed