European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 2, 199? the stars and stripes Page 5 letters a is. To Santa dear Santa it s hard a be Good dear Santa i Hope you heard that my dad Peter has been deployed to Croatia for six months. I have made him a stuffed Christmas tree out of material that you can leave his gifts under. Mum is also sending his Christmas stocking to him so you can fill that also. I have tried very a Al hits pretty hard too. To Good including extra lid like a magic motion hard to be Good All though its pretty hard too. I have been very be. Chores this year. I would like a magic Shaker maker Aladdin game boy and Beano video that runs off american Var. If these gifts Are not available think of something that an 8 year old boy would like. Drive safety. Love your Friend Peter Dodge or. A. Dear Santa i would like a stuffed siamese for Christmas. Would you Send me some pictures of the Reindeer you have. 1 know their names. Donner Vixen dancer prancer Comet cupid Blitzen and Rudolph. Please Tell me How you name Thein and what their personalities Are. Write Back. From Katie Wilson a. . I m 10 years old dear Katie right now i done to have any pictures of the Reindeer Only the ones i took when they were babies. If and when i take some you la see them in the newspaper so keep checking of the Reindeer were named because of their personalities for example prancer plays a lot dancer likes music and thinks he a dancing whenever it comes on Comet likes to run and he flies faster than the rest Blitzen likes to play in the Snow when its snowing real hard and heavy but i did t want to Call him blizzard Donner and Vixen Are like brother and sister but Vixen likes to Start the fights and Donner is Bossy cupid is very Sweet and even tempered and she likes everyone the elves named Rudolph and i m sure you know his  Reindeer Are crowding around me As if they know in a writing about them. In a looking Forward to coming to your House on Christmas eve. Until then. A Santa a a. %p.s. Those were Good pictures you Drew of your cat. R Santa received two very Nice letters but unfortunately there was no return address so he  write Back. The letters were from Kimberly Luellen and . From upper Heyford England. Santa also received Nice letters and Christmas lists from the following Jay Millar anal our and Kavlin Ladd Tyr Simpson 6�tti Arnold Brittany Phipps Bammy Wozniak. Tyl Hockenberry a thaw Hocka Barry Ashlay Chavis. Penis floras. Ban woo mar Kyi Maiarik Eddla trait Elizabeth Jamison Zachary Folia v As Walbrown Peggy Vagasky s second Grade class from Lakenheath elementary school in England Jassica via ital Josaph Garcia  vet Ordanal of Lvii of tit Sumitr to Noemi. Whitney Porter Jimmy Fain and Tarta Jroy f Melissa Miller Bonnie Clark Sarabeth Eller Jamie Lavigna Gregory h. Pavelka Daniel Nelson Abram Wozniak. Desiree Hockens e Julian Ketterman Amanda Chavis Toni Flores Julie r. Estep Ray trek april Jamison Melissa Cowart Laney fowl Adam Rosenheim or Story s Bowman try.4an Eal Lundsey a a Sundog sex to be updated by ministers by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Casteau Belgium a defense Secretary los Aspin and his nato counterparts Are expected next week to revise Alliance plans for its Post cold War Force Structure. The action will be in the form of a review of a study that ministers asked for a year ago after several nato members surprised Alliance leaders by announcing plans for deep cuts to their National troop Levels. Reductions of belgian dutch and Spanish troops made natos previous Force Structure plans impossible to carry out. German military forces also Are expected to shrink drastically when the country eliminates the draft next year. Initial nato planning following the end of the cold War was based on projected troop cuts of about 25 percent Between 1991 and 1995. In the study to be approved next week military planners outline the minimum Force Levels and Structure they believe is needed to meet the threats of the current Security environment in Europe. Following the defense leaders approval allies Over the next few months will work out each nation s contribution to that Force Structure. Quot even in View of the cuts that nations have announced we will have sufficient forces necessary to meet future contingencies Quot a nato staff officer said wednesday. Quot we Are not As alarmed As we May have been last year at this  the officer declined to provide any specifics before nations agree on commitments and defense ministers approve the final plan in May. In general the plan reduces the required number of nato forces in Europe beyond the level of the previous plan. It is not expected to affect . Plans to maintain 100,000 troops in Europe. The plan will relax readiness Levels further. Units that had prepared to respond to crises in hours and Christopher makes Stop at Mildenhall Raf Mildenhall England a amps Sec retail of state Warren m. Christopher made an unscheduled Stop at Raf Mildenhall on tuesday night when his plane was diverted from its scheduled Stop in Brussels Belgium because of bad weather. 1. Christopher spent about three hours at Mildenhall before continuing on to Brussels Accord no to a spokeswoman at the base. He arrived in Mildenhall from Naples Italy where he attended a 53-Naticn european Security conference. He is expect do to wind up two Days of talks today with european Community and nato ministers. I Christopher briefly spoke at the base s annual awards banquet a ording to the spokeswoman. Days during the cold War now can measure their readiness in weeks and months the officer said. It also Iden Tibes some problems such As a need for More planes and ships that can quickly move troops and equipment. _ the officer said that the number of troops available based on National announcements did not influence the study which he said sought to define nato s missions and determine what forces were required to carry them out. Quot before we did this report we did no to know what was required Quot the officer said. Quot now we think we have a pretty Good handle on what s required based upon today a  Belgium a amps an overnight snowfall kept some Brussels Arta  and civilians Home Formwork wednesday and allowed schoolchildren a Day of sledding Only worker deemed Quot Mission essential at the nato support activity in Brussels were required to report to their jobs after about 3 inches of Snow surprised City residents and caused hazardous driving conditions. Classes was cancelled at Brussels american schools wednesday and children were sent Home two hours Early tuesday. Icy roads South of Nissels prompted Many people to arrive late for work wednesday at the supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Cas teau and at Clevres a. Opening of the shape International school was delayed wednesday As a result of tha weather. Two accidents Lugo Evlog . Personnel occurred wednesday and one on tuesday. No injuries were reported in the accidents which were caused when Drohr ers failed to allow adequate braking distance for the icy driving conditions said mgr. Dave Farruggia provost4 marshal for the 80th area support group. No accidents were reported involving americans in Brussels. Red Road conditions had been upgraded to Amber by wednesday afternoon. Forecasters predict thawing and warmer temperatures today. However Farruggia warned of possible Black ice on highways especially on Over Aisea. Black ice is n thin invisible layer of ice Heidelberg civilian worker Dies in . Heidelberg Germany a amps a an american woman who had worked for Heidelberg area army agencies for five years has died in the United states according to the army a 26th area support group. Susan m. Augustine 49, succumbed to lung cancer at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in her native Minneapolis on nov. 10, five Days after she had left Heidelberg she was buried at fort Snelling National cemetery. Augustine moved to Heidelberg in 1983 with her husband Dennis a Augustine. She was assistant manager of the Rod and gun club in nearby ofter sheim then worked two years As an accounting specialist at what now is the 26th area sup fat Ort group Central warehouse at Patton Barracks. Ear Ier she had worked 11 years for the Rosemont engineering firm in Eden Prairie Minn. A her survivors include her husband Mother Gertrude Meyer of Edina Minn. One daughter two sons three stepdaughters one Stepson four grandchildren three Brothers and one sister. Memorial donations May be sent to the noncommissioned officers association european hq., Alan mrs. Johnson Carl Benz Strasse 1,69115 Heidelberg. The donations will form part of a medical Trust fund that helps support association members and their families during medical emergencies Darmstadt finance clerk convicted in theft Darmstadt Germany a amps a a finance clerk was convicted tuesday of stealing More than $12,000 from the finance office in Babenhausen. Spec. Donald l. Petty of the u7th finance Del based in Darmstadt was found guilty in a general court martial of stealing $12,355 Between May 1 and july 30 of last year according to Teri Viedt spokeswoman for the 233rd base support in in Darmstadt. A jury of four officers and six noncommissioned officers sentenced Petty to a bad conduct discharge confinement for one year reduction to the lowest enlisted Grade and total forfeiture of pay and allowances. He also was fined $12,355, with further confinement of 10 months if the Fine Isnit paid according to Viedt