European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tho Seft states by Bob Considine dont but there Back in they the fat Guys with the cigars and the the Guys who mathematic Carly Mark up Teddy tablecloths at the Mayflower during luncheon or Roberts napkins at the the who get folks the absentminded the Gray career woman and the officers with uniforms that Are a Little the reference to the sedentary Folk whose presence in Washington usually trouble does not necessarily infer that they Are the Stout profiteers of the by and Large they Are not they Are simply a a vital of modern warfare it cannot be waged properly without for War today is bound tothe scientific heavy and Light the mobilization of otherwise passive sex contract lawyers professional Juuls that shy and retiring proprietor of Washington historic Harvey looked across the cluttered scene in his place the other night and mused to seeing some faces these nights that i Haven seen since Vij Day he went on to say something that Many people of Washington have noticed since the re transformation of that City began a month the old excitement is coming Back to the old Luliley went the one great difference right now is that it int quite As crowded As it was when were really rolling in the big have no t beef and poultry Are up a bit but More noticeably than during any seasonal the Washington theater knows As much about the City As any Hes a trans planted me the sudden feverish activity of Congress and its nobody in Washington is kidding himself about the seriousness of the real tension and the people run government Are almost As and fully As As Thev were after the japs hit the hotel situation is still pretty the managers of the big ones Point the Yare crowded through the week by Normal summer tourist weekend Trade is t weve noticed a Sud Den demand for permanent space by the big one of the weve tacitly agreed to go slow on making such for it now seems Likely that the soon asking us to keep space ready for its and the people with whom it will be doing old mob will be Back soon he and in full you cant announce that youre going to spend without having a million trying to get a piece of vol win general manager of the Cafritz construction and realty reports an increasing number of private company requests for office believes the defense department soon will be looking Over available extra office space for its expanding private housing is getting tight after a x tremendous More ions and a the free world is getting to the seams once Washington business Leader Vij time in Cool off until Moscow learns How with the rest of capt Chester 7770th Neucom pm mortuary at has been a funeral director since has held his Post Here three its always at half staff the Neucom pm mortuary service at Frankfurt far afield to carry out its tasks by Howard staff writer the american Flag is always at half staff in front of the Headquarters of a Little known army installation in 7770th Neucom pm mortuary service on Beckenheimer the dipped Flag is constant reminder to service personnel that no matter where death May overtake eur North the or even faraway army will Forward their remains with reverence and care to the final resting place Frankfurt military posts mortuary is the largest of four in the others Are located at Nurnberg and Frankfurt was selected As head quarters because of its Central transportation and ease of obtaining foreign visas for Mobile teams who must travel to collect the Neucom mortuaries Are staffed by two officers and 37 enlisted each mortuary has at least one experienced civilian funeral and the Frank Furt Headquarters has headed by the capt Charles Goodwin Frankfurt part of a jewish cemetery before the has its own rail car which is routed directly to the Bremerhaven port of the staff supervises the loading of re Mains before turning Over papers to the ships Purser for transmittal to the new York evacuations from mortuary Are made twice a the unit is responsible for reporting the number of deaths to the Quarter master general in Washington and in ordering technical supplies from the none Are available in Europe and advising the new York port of the shipment Ftp mortuary handles All armed forces both and and is responsible for sending Mobile teams to countries and the Middle East to remove Francis one of the civilian funeral directors and travelled to Iran last july a collect the remains of six bodies in a plane crash in mountains at an Altitude of the round trip involved 350 Miles by mule train before the Mission could be a during became ill with the other Ftp directors Hobert George Karl have travelled to the and the nether lands to prepare Mains for shipment to the us main Entrance of the 7770th Neucom pm mortuary service on eschenheimer land Strasser in showing it which flies always at half Thi Seafe Section August 1950 contents articles ifs Flag always at half staff by Howard Kennedy rebuild of the last nut and Bolt an report Gya soap Box entry picture stories m j t w cafe confine Neal training in the wac air tour of Sweden emperors double safely symbols regular features those United states by Bob Considine strictly Bridge problems v by Josephine Cooks tour Sara latest dec movies an program roof fhe we dec this weeks cover the photograph of the Lovely Young on this weeks cover of the feature lion was taken by Henry Poluzzi of the staff on a typical sum Mer Day in swe Den at a Pri vate Beach near a Little town on the is land of an hours flight from in Case youre going up that her name is Maerta Andersson and she j spends most of i her weekends at the hotel snap Fig bad photo credits picture top right left Bottom cover Henry Poluzzi by George Penn by Poluzzi of army except by Poluzzi stills by columbian radio by Abc Fer i a 1 the stars