European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 22, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 9 Santa a helpers amps John Bohmer bags of mail and stacks of boxes surround postal Spe sorts through the deluge of the Christmas season at Calist senior airman John Claiborne on monday As he Ramstein Abs Northside Post office in Germany. Gunmen kill Catholic father As family wraps Christmas gifts Belfast Northern Ireland apr two gunmen shot to death a roman Catholic Man sunday narrowly missing his 5-Vear-old daughter who was playing on his knee As the family was wrapping Christmas presents police said. The Ulster Volunteer Force an outlawed protestant paramilitary group claimed responsibility for the shooting. The group said the Man was a member of the Irish Republican army. The news Media identified the Man As Martin Lav Ery 40. Press association the British National news Agency said Laveryn a family denied he belonged to the Ira which is also banned. The killing was the latest in a pattern of stepped up attacks against catholics by the two main protestant groups a the Ulster Volunteer Force and the Ulster defense association. Late sunday a Small bomb exploded outside a Bank in downtown Belfast causing slight damage and no injuries police said. Before the explosion the Ira warned that bombs had been placed outside three Banks. In a statement on the Belfast shooting the Royal Ulster constabulary said the gunmen burst into the family s living room after gaining entry through a Back door of the Home in the Catholic Crumlin Road District. They opened fire with bullets whizzing past the child killing the Man in front of his wife and several other family members. The Man a father of four was shot in the head and Chest. He died in route to the Hospital. Police said the gunmen escaped in a stolen car which was later found abandoned. There was no immediate comment from the predominantly Catholic Ira which is fighting to end British Rule in Northern Ireland and unite the protestant dominated province with the Republic of Ireland. The protestant groups Are Loyal to Britain. Swastika carved on greek girl s face during Neo nazi attack in Dusseldorf Berlin up a three Young Neo nazis wielding a knife and wearing jackboots and bomber jackets carved a Swastika Symbol into the forehead of a 16-year-old greek girl during a Daylight attack in a Disseldorf Park last week police said monday. The Neo nazi men believed to be 18 to 20 years old attacked the girl thursday a police spokesman said at a special news conference to address the incident. The spokesman said the Neo nazis wore jackboots and bomber jackets during the attack which took place in Broad Daylight. The Young men forced the girl to the ground carved a Swastika into her forehead with a knife and robbed her of nearly $100 Worth of German Marks the police spokesman said. He said doctors believe the girls wounds will heal without leaving scars. The gift whose name was not released has left Germany since the attack and is Back in Greece the police spokesman said. Jewish cemetery defaced in German City Leipzig Germany apr vandals desecrated a jewish cemetery in Leipzig Over the weekend writing a Sieg Heil and other nazi slogans on gravestones and a surrounding Wall police said monday. Authorities said they had no suspects in the vandalism which they said took place late saturday or Early sunday. Neo nazis have carried out such acts at jewish cemeteries in Germany in recent months. The vandals in Leipzig wrote a death to the jews a on a Large Tombstone. About 20 grave markers were Spray painted with various slogans and 10 other tombstones were overturned. A a you re throwing us in jail and Israel is sending nazi Hunters a was one of the slogans. That was a reference to Oltaci also attempts to crack Down on Neo nazis and to reports in the German Media that israeli extremists have sent commandos to Germany to kill Neo nazi leaders. Nick is setting out a snack for Santa dear Santa Claus i have been Good for a Long time. 1 have been Good Ever since i went to a place called Germany. I Hope you give me and my brother a lot of special neat presents on Christmas Day. I Hope you Are hungry on Christmas Day so we can get you a warm Glass of milk and cookies for a Little snack. I will also give your Reindeer some carrots. When i put my shoe next to the window i might get a lot of chocolate Candy. The Best Holiday i Ever had was Christmas. I might get a lot of carrots if you have More than one Reindeer. The North pole is really cold in the summer too. I Hope i get More presents that i can to believe How Many gifts i have behind the Christmas tree. Our Christmas tree is going to be very tall and very very narrow. I Hope i have a Good time opening my neat presents at the very tall Christmas tree. I Hope the wrapping paper fits really Good and tight. 1 am sure there Are going to be a lot of kids that Are going to like Christmas very very much. I Hope they have a Good Christmas too. I was dreaming of my favorite toy called Sega genesis and super sonic hedgehog and other kinds of Sega genesis games. I enjoy Christmas and Christmas eve a lot. We will Nave All kinds of decorations on our Christmas tree and our big big two Story House. It has a cold living room and that is Why we will give you some hot milk. You might want to give the Reindeer some of your drink too. I wonder if you have a wife. I might make three glasses a one for you one for your wife and especially one for your Reindeer to drink too. Happy Christmas Santa and i Hope you bring me lots of toys. Love Nick Anderson dear Santa Claus could you bring to me on Christmas eve a race car with looping and please arrange a meeting with David Hasselhoff. Please make it possible. I believe in you. Your Friend Brian Esch other letters written to Santa include lox Stentor Allyn eur pros Joseph fanning Kelly Ouzts co Loon Sullivan Jonnifer Bushong Connie Dent Johnny Burau Magen Kernor modesty Mullins Eric Anderson Donald fanning Veronica Gomez Kim Ouzts Matthew Hartin pc. 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