European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday february 16, 19so the stars and stripes pages Ufa troops hold tests in Snow mud Salzburg feb. 15 special Adverse weather failed to slow. Down Winter Field exercises of Al units of the zone command Austria which Are deployed on a t on wide basis. Several thousand men Are engaged in the three Day problem which started monday and is in signed to give the troops practical experience in the use of Winter Spring like weather which marked the opening Day turned to rain and Snow during the night. As the problem is mainly one of movement involving in arching motor convoys and bivouac King troops in he Field were Given prac v tical tests in moving tanks trucks and artillery under bad weather conditions. I am units in the . Zone of Austria have held routine Winter exercises monthly and this exercise will Climax the training by bring ing them All into the Field at the same time. Germans set talk on press Frankfurt feb. 15 is one Hundred West German civic leaders press representatives pub Lishers and City and governmental officials have been invited to a con Ference on the relations betwee the press and the administration in Frankfurt feb. 27 under sponsorship of the German Institute of Public affairs. The meeting is part of the Institute program for bringing together groups and individuals directly concerned with the various aspects of Public affairs and questions a Institute official said. It will be held in the auditorium of the Sneckenberg museum. Principal speaker will be Karl Knappstein former press chief forthe Biz onal executive committee who will pose the problem in the Light o existing legislation and practices and Lead a discussion entering on the Best Means of solving it. Two gis convicted in German assault Frankfurt feb. 15 is an army court martial convicted two . Soldiers of assaulting 11 i germans during a slugging spree just before Christmas in Butzbach pfc William e. Monaghan was sentenced to one year at hard labor total forfeiture of pay and a bad conduct discharge. His companion pfc Glenn k. Agans was sentence to six months hard labor and forfeiture of $50 pay each month. Both Are attached to the 88th Ord Ham co in Butzbach. According to the testimony Monaghan and agans drove in their privately owned jeep through Butz Bach streets dec. 23 and 24. Asking directions from passersby the slugging their informants with their fists. Dec Drivers warned to destroy old plates Heidelberg feb. Is special the Neucom Provost marshal has warned that new License plates must be attached to vehicles immediately on registration or reregistration and that old plates must be destroyed by owners for their own Protection. It was pointed out that As soon anew plates Are issued old plates constitute an invalid registration of the vehicle so Long As they Are not replaced by the new ones As Al registration papers in the owner s Possession list the number of the new Provost marshal further explained that old plates Are valid until the end of Farch. Owners of new plates should insure Complete destruction of the old ones to avoid being implicated if Drivers of cars bearing their old plates Are wanted by police for traffic violations Orin connection with crimes. If old plates Are merely discarded the May be recovered Fay individuals planning to use them on vehicles for illegal activities. New commandant maj Walter j. D. Hewitt army photo maj Walter Hewitt named head of tie staff school by Wintgen feb. Is is maj Walter j. D. Hewitt chief information Section 7700th tie up has been named commandant of the tie staff school Here. Hewitt arrived in the dec in sep tember 1949, after having served for nearly three years As director of training literature and visual aids of the ground general school at it Riley. Kan. On Active duty since july 1939, Hewitt served in Africa and Italy As executive officer of the 2d in 133d regt 34th inf div from March 1944 until november 1945. He was was also assigned to operation Crossroads the atom bomb test project at Bikini in 1946. Heidelberg group seeks vow charter Heidelberg feb. 15 special about 50 veterans of overseas wartime service and occupation duty attended an open meeting recently in the Library of the special services Center Heidelberg by the group which is completing plans to establish a Heidelberg Post of the veterans of foreign wars for hip and Bucom officers enlisted men and civilians. Temporary officers elected were a. P. Bealkowski Post commander pm r. O. Phillips vice commander sgt r. L. Cowan quartermaster and Sec m. F. Gannon adjutant who presided at the meeting. Safe talks on recruiting open today Wiesbaden feb. 15 special a two Day Safe command vide recruiting conference will get in
