European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                              August 1945stars and Africa Middle East Page 5 move to protect vets Job rights the right of veterans to their peacetime jobs expires with the selective service automatically folds up on May a solution to this problem spotlights vet news of the United press reports that there will be plenty of time for Congress to pass new legislation perpetuating veterans reemployment rights unless president Truman or con Gress the end of hostilities guaranteed Job return will be abolished mechanically when con Gress terminates Steps Are being taken to prevent such a president Truman has assured return in veterans if he will ask Congress for new legis lation to protect their right to old chairman Elbert of the Senate military affairs committee stated also that lie will have Emer gency legislation ready to preserve Job guarantee should Speed become going a step the Ameri can legion is preparing a Bill under which As Well As would be assured their old the original selective service act makes no such provi Sion for men who the selective service sections in question pledge the return of a Veteran to his former Job if he applies within 90 clays of Dischar unless changing conditions make this Welcome sign returning War veterans Are find ing a practical Welcome sign at civil service a leave of absence to take and Vanlinge of it educational opportunities is one of the actions being reveals the civil service ass boys Survey of 97 personnel agencies in county and municipal fifty five agencies reported if an employee wishes to take advantage of the it educational pro he is granted a leave of absence without time spent in military service is included in computing vacation leave credit in 4 agencies such time is counted in determining retirement service credit in 07 already veterans have been placed in service and under the governments new a least positions now held by persons with War service appointments will be opened to Competition among veterans with in two dental program a program for the enrolment of veterans in premed and Predential schools has been set up to alleviate the Short age caused by Hie new program was announced by War manpower commissioner Paul Mcnult who said that returning servicemen will he Given full vet legislation proposals when Congress reconvenes next veterans legislation will re drive particular tie american legion will push the following proposals a year of military training for every Able bodied i Bill one would ease Lonn provisions the other would increase pay under the educational pro revision of National service life insurance so that a permanently and totally disabled vet could Cash in his at All he gets is his Job priority for vets in both Public and private the veterans of foreign wars want lob seniority rights for Veter persian golfers conquer near easts highest Peak after gruelling three Day climb a Bonus equal to s3 daily for every Day spent in Domestic ser vice and 84 daily for overseas ser an average exse Viceman would gut under this which would Cost expansion of present Plain to provide free hospitalization for All compulsory military the disabled american veterans by Ralph Viggers Iran the first american unaided by Don key pack 10 hike to the top of mount foot Peak in Northern Iran that exceeds in Elevation the tallest Mountain in the United re turned to Teheran Ami Rabid Post Early this week to Tell of an endurance March which eliminated four out of seven if Iivo plucky gis and two offi cers with shepherds hiking Wool lined ski and 50pound packs started from the Bottom of the con Shap de Mountain which is the highest Point Between the Alps of Europe and the Himalayas of it web a hot they were determined to reach the craters rim at tin top where in Winter the temperature often Falls to 30 below they Iacre jumping out of the Fry ing pan into the mov ing upward toward 80mile gales Liat whip fiercely Aro Istl Xenia feuds White at the end of thu third Days William Matthews of Louis milk of Mew York and 1st Law Rance Williams of crossed the rim of the Crater at the top of the there the placed their names in a Small me Tal Box which for 30 years Hab served As a recorder of the Movin gains Sarge drops out the first to feel the ill effects of the trek was John on the night of the second Day he showed symptoms of air at be was overcome by Cyanosis Lack of oxygen in the blood and was in to carry to protect themselves from the cold at night climbers had to Fox holes in volcanic without they taxi to use mess gear spoons As entrenching during the night one of the shelters caved in and another had to be dug by the Light of a Flash the following morning Frank Hurst and James Olds remained with for they Felt unable to go higher because of fatigue and it want air hunger in their but real food although they had packed nine Large rations the Altitude diminished their appetites and Vitamin pills were All they had eaten in 3c stimulant fails the four remaining men struggled on in two separate but when Only 100 Yards from the top Albert Curtis he figured a nip from his whiskey flask might restore his Energy for the final but the Bol from the Jug and gaseous Sulphur fumes which remain to remind visitors that dem Avend was Onca an Active nauseated him and he called it on the hard ascent Many Obsta cles hindered the Progress of on the first part of the safari flocks of sheep blocked their higher up vegetation did not sheep no longer bothered them because there was n0 grazing but this gave Rise to another since nothing grew they had nothing of Burn for preparing hot Tea and another danger was browsing off to sleep while resting Between Milic and Burns ii Ito an easy sleep while gathering wind for another upward they had lagged behind the had not Burns accidentally both might have Frozen to death at the this int but mount King Peak on the outskirts of three Bucks for water another about Midway a the sleep they ran out of water and became so thirsty that Matthews paid an iranian Mountaineer 100 rials about three Dol Lars for a canteen of lat above a sea of Toliese dehydrated Gib quenched their thirst with Here they also tilled their can teens with water and with renewed vigor struck out they be came thirsty reached for another gulp of water and found it Frozen in their along a Stream bed caused by melting Snow from the mountains the hikers encountered Snow drifts from five to eight feet after blowing through they Camo upon changing Fields of powdered waste of the once Active said dragging through that stuff is like scaling a Steep roof covered with two feet of Loose Snow in Between the Clouds although the Way was of the sights the men saw More than made up for once they slept sandwiched Between two layers of its a funny explained to look up 5u Yards ail and Hen look Down to see Niort Clouds right below although Clouds had obstructed the View of these on a Clear Day one can see the Caspian 150 Miles to the and the Golden Temple of Fatima in ancient 100 Miles to the the was comparatively easy and required Only one the weary men returned to Camp with chapped win burned a four Days growth of and minus several pounds this much we said if we try it again Well pack More blankets and water and less rations organization proposes special benefits for twin Soklich in every ten who will re turn to civilian life allow ances for the dependents of disabled men and Federal reimburse ment from workmen compensation funds Are a Bonus similar to thai pro a Cpd trekking up the Side of James and John Burns Bend under the weight of their hiking of the party of fro in Lis cd men and one officer reached the crime hits los in a Desper ate attempt to combat a crime wave which has suddenly swept the the los Angeles City Council has asked the armed forces to release badly needed police in a 24hour period ending last a 15i crimes were committed in the including one of robberies find 32 automobile William Matthews and Louis Milic rest below the rim of the Crater atop mount after the three Day Lawrence Williams snapped the Oti theres a War Over three year old playing with the big kids has disown reconversion he rushed to his dad there still shoot me Down for a he and the War is you pro Tell concentrated fun Salt Lake City after Oliree straight nights of Vij rejoicing and tying up 300 merry makers had the police the cops invited them to take Over lice they gratefully complied and continued their fun