European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes monday december 19,1994 ing teen april Fleming whom she met Seattle a sixteen year old april Fleming was facing death within Days and she was t thinking of herself. When the make a wish foundation promised to Grant her dying desire april did t ask for food travel fancy clothes or exotic animals. She did t even ask to meet a personal hero. She asked for Christmas presents for homeless children. I be never had a child want to give to someone else said Susan Houk marketing director for the foundation that answers the wishes of dying children. It was very very three years ago april a repeat runaway found Shehad poly Cythenia Vera a pre leukemic disease that has led in her Case to cirrhosis of the liver. Three month Sago doctors gave her a year to live. Three weeks ago they said six months. Last week they said she would be Lucky to see Christmas. On Friday she went Home with an aunt. -. She decided she did t want to die in the Hospital said Pean Forbes spokesman at children s Hospital medical Center. April asked the Hospital to Tell Well wishers that she needs nothing More and that they should give to Chil 16, gets a hug thursday from her brother Travis Francis in Seattle last week for the first time. Dre Nwodo. Two weeks ago her nurse Barbara Swenson called make a wish and said if you want to do something for this girl you be got to Doit in the next 48 hours when april named her wish foundation member immediately went out and bought toys and clothes for 12 children. The next morning a Board member suite Dup As Santa Claus delivered the goodies to a homeless shelter v " -. April cried in her Hospital bed As she watched Avideo showing the children s Delight. I be been there she said. I was homeless by Choice but i be been bavarian police prevent Neo nazi Bonfire Berlin a 4 rightist extremists from across Germany converged on a Small bavarian town for a Winter solstice Bonfire but police broke up the Holiday gathering before the fire was set authorities said Sun Day. ,. The police action in marbling North of Munich on saturday evening came As a newsmagazine reported that the Federal Interior ministry plans to ban fou More Neo nazi groups. Last minute information led police to a tavern Inmar Ling where the roughly 160 rightists had gathered under the Guise of a record company s Christmas party authorities said. Police thus were Able to prevent the extremists fro moving to a Clearing in the Woods where logs had been stacked 10 feet High for a Bonfire. No arrests we remade and police did not release names. Gatherings by members of banned Neo nazi groups Are illegal in Germany. V per Spiegel Magazine reported meanwhile that fed eral authorities plan to add to their list of banned Neo nazi organizations these groups German nationalists in. Assistance organization for National political prisoners and their relatives Hng. Direct action Central Germany. The National democratic party s Nady youth organization in. The Interior ministry refused to comment on the re port. -. " Germany has an estimated 40,000 Neo nazis Al though the hard Core is far smaller. Rightist extremists have killed at least 30 people in Germany in the last four years in More than 5,000 attacks. Frequently Neo nazis who find their organization banned simply Start a new one under a different name. 1994 the year of the Pope new York a Pope Johnpaul ii is time Magazine s 1994 Man of the year. In a year when so Many people lamented the decline in moral values or made excuses for bad behaviour Pope John Paul ii forcefully set Forth his vision of the Good life and urge the world to follow it time writes in its dec. 26 Issue. noted that the Pope pronouncements Are not universally acclaimed for example critics see the Catholic Church s refusal to endorse condom use As dangerous and irresponsible in this Era of evidence of the pontiffs influence time noted his International Best seller crossing the threshold of Hope his extensive travels and his Success at the United nations International conference on population and development where his emissaries Defeated a he argued would encourage abortion. Time s first Man of the year was Charles Lindbergh in 1927. Pope John Paul ii shown in a portrait simulating a weathered Wall painting appears on time s dec. 26 cover. Just get baby Sis a hat you think is Best for her dear Santa my name is Kevin Andrews. I love you very much. I want you to please bring me a Sega and a Gam Ebay. I have been very Good this year. Tel your Reindeer i for me. My sister s name is Kenyatta. She s Only 14 months. She can t really ask for anything so just get her what you think is Best. By the Way i m Only 4 years ,Kevin and Kenyatta . We live in leased housing in Darmstadt so please Don t forget where to bring the pre sents. Santa received letters and lists from the Fol lowing children. However there were no return addresses listed so Santa could not write Back Jacquelin Hallman Kelly Ramos Jonathan Kenney Michael Bell Desiree Coleman Jare Bachman Bradley Dustin Courtney and Lind " " Santa received Nice letters from a third Grad class at Kitzinger elementary school in Ger Many Al Smith John Walker Malcolm Burden Andre Heavrin ". Heather Mcneil. Myesha Coope Jaime Rucker a Elgray. Jimeka Smith Jessica Stevenson s0"1.0 Jessica Horton Brandt Morr Styrone Brackins Timothy Miles Ada Meston by cry Giovann Gaud Moniqu Euyton Freddy roman Santa also received Nice letters and Christma lists from the following Amber Jem Taan Roemig a Travis Long Daniel coif Fithian Bettencourt Kevin men Joann Menk Alex Wilson Phillip Tillman Marie Akridg Adam Akridg Isaac Cowes Steven Morgan Tytor Danielle us ppm Desirae Leipply Jasmine Wimbert Ryan Dickinson Sarah Carroll Nicholas Joyce Menk Kori Mcdonal Marqus Dawson Jennifer Tillman Diana Karl Dag David Candeni Melanie att Cameron Tytor Lorelei Leipply Russell Mildenhall unit for information Raf Mildenhall England is the information management directorate at Raf Mildenhall recently was named the Safe 1994 base information management division of the year. Also Clayton Hanchett was named the Safe civilian technician information manager of the year. Maj. Richard Williams director of in formation management credited winning the awards to Mildenhall s being the test base for All automated information management issues in the . Air forces i Europe. For instance Mildenhall was the first civilian cited management base in Safe to use cd rom to connect More than 2,200 of its computers As Well As a number at Raf Lakenheath Toa single network that also allows computer users to Access the worldwide defens data network. Other accomplishments have include the base s instituting a copier program that saved about $22,000, consolidating be Transfer Center an official mail providing support to 13 Geo graphically separated units in the unite kingdom setting up a base wide facsimile service and completing 12,415 printing jobs with a one Day turnaround Williams said. Chicksands unit gets Safe safety award to a to 1t to x to. V. _ Raf Chicksands England is the 774th air base group safety division has won the 1994 Safe out standing unit award category Iii for Small bases. Chicksands was selected for the .air forces in Europe award in part for having Only one reportable safety mishap during 1994, said staff sgt. Karen Schell noncommissioned officer in charge of the safety division. A mishap is when a person suffers loss of work time or there is property damage of More than $10,000," Schell said
