European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday november 25,1994 cers to . Forces feasting i i ". I i from the associated press thanksgiving May be As american a pumpkin pie but celebrations of the hol iday could be found in Many different lands this year. American forces in Kuwait we retreated to a hotel feast and an exotic dance Courtesy of some kuwaitis grate Ful . Protection. More than 1,800 .  Down roast Turkey and Cranberry sauce in a huge Hall at a five Star hotel while sword dancers in White Robes and Check ered headdresses  is great better than sitting in the Barracks said spec. Jay Nix 23, from Portland Ore. At the Entrance to the hotel bedouin tents were set up and service members had their photographs taken beside Cam Els. The $87,500 Tab was picked up by a number of kuwaiti families and Compa Nies wanting to show their appreciation for the troops most with the 24th inf div much based in fort Stewart a. They flew to Kuwait last month to counter an iraqi military buildup just North of the kuwaiti  of the dinner guests were scheduled to leave by mid december. Only afew Hundred will stay to maintain heavy weapons at Camp Doha North of Kuwait City. In Croatia members of the , contingent supporting the . Efforts inthe former Yugoslavia marked the Day with a Parade. It was t Macy s thanks giving Day Parade but service members did receive medals from the . Protection Force for their work in the War torn  in Haiti american service Mem ers celebrated the Holiday with All of the traditional dishes despite the separation from family and friends.. Forces arrived two months ago to help restore elected president Jean Ber Trand Aristide who was overthrown in 1991. -., the service members in Haiti were to be joined by defense Secretary William Perry and . Ambassador Madeleine Albright. Albright was to have Turkey dinner with the troops hold talks with Aristide and meet with . Officials to discuss the status of the .-led forces in Haiti. For americans Back in the states friends and relatives celebrated the holi Day with traditional meals prayers an television starting with the 68th annual Macy s Parade in new York and continuing with a string of football games. In the Macy s Parade old favourites such a snoopy Woody Woodpecker and Gar Field were joined by a purple newcomer Barney the Dinosaur As the big balloons soared Over Broadway on thursday morning. The balloons were buffeted by a Light wind As they began heading Dow the Avenue. Tens of thousands of spectators line the streets for the Bash which Marks the Start of the thanksgiving Holiday Formant americans. Cpl Timothy Small of South Point Ohio yawns before the Start of an Earl morning thanksgiving Day Parade in Zagreb Croatia. The other Soldier was unidentified. . Ambassador Madeleine Albright feeds a haitian infant As Secretary of defense William Perry watches at the Airport in port a Prince Haiti on thanksgiving Day. The infant and his twin brother had been in the unite states for medical help and were to be reunited with their Mother later this week. Albright and Perry were to visit with . Forces in Haiti on the Holiday. Despite sub freezing cold at the Parade s Start the crowd . Sonic the hedgehog a 64-foot-tall bal Loon that smashed into a Light pole last year kicked off the festivities to loud cheers. Other balloons included the Pink Panther and Izzy the Mascot of the 1996summer olympics in Atlanta. Each bal Loon stands five to six stories High. In addition to the helium filled stars there were some human attractions comedian Bob Hope Singer Natalie Cole and miss America Heather Whitestone. An there were 13 bands from around the country to provide a marching sound track for the morning. Australians Rescue 30-foot whale up a Sandbar Sydney Australia a Willy the whale is free in the deep Blue Pacific Ocean Given a boost by human friends after being trapped up a River by a Sand bar for 101 Days. At Dawn wednesday conservationist found the 30-foot, 10-ton rare tropical Brydes whale beached on the Sandbar atthe Mouth of the Manning River on new South Wales coast 140 Miles North of Sydney. They rushed to the stranded whale whose gender is unknown despite the Willy nickname Given by tourists. The National Parks and wildlife service dubbed it Pimpernel for its ability to elude nets and Rescue attempts. Conservationists eased Willy onto Cradle into a floating Pontoon towed it Over the Sandbar and brought the whale Miles out to sea. It was quite a dramatic sight out whereas the boats Little rubber duckies had to go to the Cradle and Cut Willy Loose Park service spokesman Brian Davies said. Once again he was t Reading the script and was inclined to be a wee bit Stroppy Frisky the whale took advantage of the Ocean s depth and Width and plunged out of sight. Willy is beyond View and beyond Range Davies said. He was last seen heading  the Willy nickname was lifted fro the Walt Disney movie free Willy about a boy who helps a domesticated killer whale gain its Freedom. With help off course gets his kid hey Williamsport a. A when Michael Turik finally got the Call that would save his life All he could thin about was getting to the Hospital As fast As possible. He just forgot to ask which Hospital. The 37-year-old Williamsport Man ended up in Pittsburgh on nov. 3 fora kidney transplant he had awaited for nearly two years. The kidney however was waiting on ice in Philadelphia. When the emergency room nurse a Pittsburgh s presbyterian Hospital expressed Surprise that he was there Turi realized his mistake  frantic. He depended on dialysis to keep him alive while his name stayed on waiting lists at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and at presbyterian hospitals donated kidneys Donot last Long on their own. My mind went Blank he  s when other people stepped in. I just sat Back. Those people i Pittsburgh were so Nice. They could have just said too bad.  up. Go Home " Williamsport is in North Central Pennsylvania 162 Miles Northeast of Pittsburgh and 132 Miles Northwest of Philadelphia. A Pittsburgh social worker Robin Cameron tried to get Turik aboard a helicopter or Jet As he and his wife Eileen scrambled to come up with $4,400 for the transportation. Frantic phone Calls were made. Then the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania agreed to pay for a Jet from Allegheny county Airport in Pittsburgh rather than waste a kidney Hup Felt it was Best to get him to the Hospital As soon As possible spokeswoman Sean Awalter said wednesday. Walter was t sure How much the ride Cost. Turik flew across the state in 35 min utes. He was on the operating table with in seven hours of the time he had arrived at the Pittsburgh emergency room. The operation was a Success and hews Home in a week. After gym showers dropped by school Hollidaysburg a. A school officials faced with a threatened lawsuit dropped a requirement that High school students Shower after gym class. The american civil liberties Union which had said it would sue argued that the requirement violated students privacy by forcing them to go naked in front of their classmates. The school decision is 100 percent what we were looking for said Vic Walczak executive director of Thea Clu s greater Pittsburgh chapter. If they want to hold seminars about the values of showering that s Fine. It was the mandatory nature the intrusiveness that we were concerned  the controversy began when wend Hardie who graduated last Spring from Hollidaysburg area High school circulated a petition Over the summer asking he school to lift the physical education department s requirement. The school District just South of Altoona in Central Pennsylvania refused. On tuesday the physical education department and school superintendent Leo Gensante agreed in a closed door meeting of the school Board to drop the requirement said the school Board presi Dent John Seasoltz