European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday decembers 1993 the stars and stripes Page 3 is amps Gary Mulfor Cycle Santa Chuck Aiuppy prepares for a toy run sunday As his wife Petty officer 2nd class Judi Aiuppy Waits to get on Board near Naples Italy. 4. Cheer kids by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a Santa a Reindeer got a rest the past two weekends when the merry gent a or its double a led bikers through the Southern italian Countryside to make some Early Yule deliveries american italian and British motorcyclists belonging to three clubs in the Naples area delivered toys clothes and Otner gifts to children at two orphanages sunday. The italian motorcycle club big twin organized the toy run said Massimo Marenghi the clubs president. Members of the breakaway motorcycle club who went on a similar Mission the previous weekend and the american heathens joined big twin bikers for the journey. Of the big twinks 80 members 25 Are american service members or family members Marenghi said. He credited one of the americans Petty officer 2nd class Judi Aiuppy with the idea for the run and for collecting and wrapping the gifts. A we do toy runs in the states every Holiday season a Aiuppy said. Americans and italians contributed a gifts As did some local businesses. Aiuppy a husband Chuck stood in for Santa Claus. He covered his own Black Beard with a White one and pulled a red costume Over his dark leather biking clothes. The pack of about 40 bikers turned a Heads and Drew crowds As they passed through villages followed by several cars and a Van loaded with gifts. The first Stop was an orphanage near Avellino that is Home to 25 physically and mentally disabled children. A amps Gary Miller a youngster at an orphanage near Benevento Italy carries some gifts delivered by Naples area motorcycle clubs. Santa next appeared at an orphanage outside Benevento where he and his helpers unloaded a pile of presents for the Homes 21 youngsters. A week earlier breakaway members spent their saturday on a 2 a hour ride to an orphanage near Bari across the italian Peninsula from Naples. Twenty five of breakaways 30 members turned out for the toy run. The giving extended in both directions said the groups president Petty officer 1st class Tod shuls. A they Learned some Christmas songs in English and put on a show for us a he said. A it was  . Relief plane struck by 6 bullets from wire and staff reports Geneva a the United nations suspended Aid flights to Sarajevo on tuesday after a . Plane was hit by at least six bullets culminating a string of hostile incidents in recent weeks a spokesman said. _ Quot the shooter obviously intended serious damage to this plane a said Ron Redmond a spokesman for the , High commissioner for refugees. No one was wounded he said. Redmond said the six countries flying Relief a takes into the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina suspended the Airlift until the incident is investigated and warring factions assure . Officials that there will be no further attacks. . C-130 Hercules aircraft supporting the Relief Mission were grounded monday at Rhein main a Germany according to a base spokesman the order to suspend flights was Given by the . Protection forces but the spokesman said no information was available about when flights might resume. A this is the fifth incident of aircraft being hit by Smalt arms fire in the past six weeks a he said. A however this Marks a decided departure from other incidents in that the multiple hits signal More than just harassment of the Airlift  no injuries have been reported in any of the incidents. Redmond said that the United nations had been unable to determine who fired the latest shots monday afternoon but that the bullets from a Rifle sub machine gun or other Small weapon hit the fuel tank of a . Ilyushin 11-76 cargo plane. Redmond said Unher and other personnel on the plane Felt vibration Ana an increase in noise As they approached the Airport it but did not realize the plane had been hit until after Landing when they they noticed fuel leaking from Bullet holes in the left Wing. The control Tower immediately declared an Alert he said. The two aircraft that were already on the ground took off and another plane approaching Sarajevo was diverted to Rhein main a. Quot the ground Crew of the plane that was hit put wooden plugs in the Bullet holes and it then departed for Zagreb Croatia a Redmond said. Other incidents going Back to nov. 9 involved mainly a single Bullet striking a Fil inc in the Wing or Tail but in one Case a Anding gear tire was punctured he said. The countries sponsoring the Airlift i etude Britain Canada France Germany Norway and the United states. The International committee of the red Cross also Flics a Relief plane to Sarajevo and is joining in the suspension Redmond said. He said there had been 102 suspected attacks on  aircraft the control Tower and other . Facilities since the Airlift began july 3, 1992. Some 6,916 flights brought 77,262 metric tons of Relief supplies until the halt monday. In any Given month Sarajevo gets 75 to 80 percent of its supplies from the Airlift. Some convoys get through Quot but it s not enough the Airlift is absolutely essential to keep the City alive a Redmond said. Sarajevo has some stocks in Reserve for the 380,000 residents of the City but a not a great Deal Quot he added. A a we re appealing to the warring parties to keep their people on the ground under control and see that this does t happen again a Redmond said. Stafl Waltor chock Roberta in Darmstadt Germany contributed to this report preyed on by agents by Craig Martin staff writer a life insurance company has refunded More than $6,000 in premiums to Settle a dispute Over sales techniques used by two salesmen last Spring in Mannheim Germany. Sixteen privates received checks oct. 20 totalling $6,823, said 1st it Pete Kiln or scout platoon Leader for he co 4th in 8th inf regt. The checks ranged in value from $120 to $1,200, depending on How Long each Soldier had made allotments to the american amicable life insurance co in Waco Texas Kilner said. He co officials said they objected to salesmen a visiting soldiers in their Barracks without appointments. They also said they Felt the salesmen had Quot preyed on younger More vulnerable soldiers who had arrived in Germany either earlier that Day or the Day before. Those soldiers were a easy targets for sales of whole life insurance policies and front Load Mutual funds while the rest of the battalion was in the Field officials said. A Texas attorney representing american amicable said Friday that the company has always refunded Money to people who Are not satisfied. Thu intention of returning the Money was to make things right with the soldiers he said. The salesmen Jim Earley and James Veasey Are both accredited with the . Army Europe a command spokeswoman said and there have been no complaints filed with Usa eur against american Ami Able or the agents. Quot procedures were followed in most of the incidents a said Ron stading the at Gorncy. Quot they did have appointments.,. Nobody was trying to take advantage of  said the 16 privates All new to the area signed up last March for allotments of $75 a month including a $60 monthly Premium for $100,000 of life insurance and $15 for a Stock Mutual fund. Usa eur regulations require that salesmen have appointments with soldiers before visiting them and meet them Only in designated areas. The regulations also state that salesmen Are not to provide allotment forms which authorize payroll deductions for insurance  this was an isolated incident and several facts were twisted a said Earley a former army noncommissioned officer. Quot when we agreed to refund the Money that was supposed to be the end of it. This is a Witch Hunt a the situation came to Light last August when Kilner gave a class on Money management. One Soldier mentioned the financial plan he Hud signed up for with american amicable. Front Load Mutual funds Are funds in which he commission is paid upfront. According to the March 1989 Issue of Money Magazine such funds Are expensive to invest in and expensive to gel out of. Whole life insurance policies offer a guaranteed Premium and death benefits As Well As a guaranteed minimum Cash value against which buyers can borrow