European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes september 1951 Rainbow efficiency wins Eddy Praise by Ernie staff correspondent 16 Gen Manton said Here he was Well satisfied with Flie Progress of operations thus far in exercise Eddy told the stars and stripes that the smoothness and efficiency of the exercise was indicative of the High degree of training the troops and officers had Trimble Heads Wurzburg As Ritter leaves the concealment of the guns and s men has been he he explained he had been in the air trying to locate a single Battery or but had been unsuccessful because of the efficiency of concealment the general also said a controlled operation such As Rainbow enables the armed forces to emphasize different phases of such As communications and sup much better than a two sided he pointed out that in the present problem the enemy is being told what to thus testing All at the same time he praised the work of enlisted men and said their morale was he said they showed a Good knowledge of their Mission Over Here and would be ready for combat if Eddy visited a command Post at Muhlbacker and was briefed by col George Rehm and maj Alva both of an armoured Cav Alry col William Ritter sept 16 col William co of Wurz Burg military is returning to the for medical it was announced col Ford Trimble has assumed command of the who has been a patient in the 98th go in was accompanied by his and from Wurzburg to Bremerhaven former co of Grafe Wohr assumed command of amp 17 of the departure of Brig Gen Lewis Beebe to the states Lor hitter served As brigadier general from 1944 until he was commissioned in the regular army in 1917 after attending Culver military Academy and the University of during world War ii he served in North Sicily and Italy As adjutant of the i co of the 39th inf co of the 15th inf and As chief of staff of he came to Neucom in August 1949 from the University of Cali fornia where he was professor of military science and Rainbow discipline reported High 16 special the discipline of Usa eur troops participating in Rainbow is unusually the Provost marshal Only one Case of delinquency had been reported from the entire Field As of reports delinquencies cover visits to German towns or instal which Are All off limits to Man Euver fifteen Field pcs have been set up in the Man Euver area to serve the issues of the stars and stripes Are Given general free Dis food is adequate and pronounced Good for Field con Barber shops and other services Are accessible to the sol maj Gen cd of the ground forces in exercise rain stepped up Library facilities in the Field As an additional recreational facility during the a Hurricane by the Tail writer files British Jet Mission by Harold staff correspondent an Allied air base in exercise sept 16 flying Ajet Mission never fails to be we have been flying several of them a but every one is a new the speaker was flight it John soft spoken co of a British Squadron operating with the air Force in exercise this correspondent accompanied Simpson on an attack Mission in a sleek Gloster meteor and he can verify the Royal air Force veterans its quite a like having a 600mph Hurricane by the Tail and being unable to let straight top after a briefing on the Mission aggressor ammunition depot near squad Ron with flying togs helmet and getting a Clumsy landlubber pre pared for a Jet flight is no Small As mechanics sparked the meteors twin another Pilot fitted me in behind fast ening my safety connecting the intercom radio and oxygen we taxied onto the quickly gathered Speed and then shot straight up into the air like a scalded the Quick vertical yanks in rainbow9 medics of the 10th fid Hosp bivouacked along the main River outside of Aschaffenbur Cook some Chow on a Gas Gath ered around Are left to sgt Hoyt Cpl Joe Mon pvt Herbert two Stacey Harris standing and Cpl Jesus photo three French soldiers of the 7th algerian Tirail Leurs Check positions beside their camouflaged jeep in the Village of Bretten near photo climb in a screaming Jet is an unforgettable it seems As if a giant has you by the seat of the pants and is trying desperately to pull you Back to the meteors twin jets levelled off into a surprisingly and we quickly tacked onto the Tail of the four twin boomed Vampire jets taking part in the Down the Countryside was like a Clay Relief Model in a my to the pilots seeking aggressor its Woods and Fields were like an open Over our radio came a constant staccato of chatter from our Home base control directing other attack flights in their Takeoff and talking in homing in practically no the stubby vampires were Over their target and dived on the enemy ammunition dump in single file like angry we followed them let go our mythical then zoomed upward and headed for nears sound Speed the twin jets of our which had churned into a Frothy Roar in the were now comparatively quiet but with the Pride of a child showing off his prize slowly began giving it the the Speed indicator climbed within seconds to above 600 the blowing close to the Speed of began to vibrate slightly and rattle like an old car doing top its a bit Simpson re marked calmly through the inter i silently is a Veteran of bumpy the gracious Squadron Leader won a distinguished flying Cross flying spitfires in world War sickening blur once with amazing Quick we were Back Over the Simpson called the Tower and asked permission to do a we plunged downward and hurtled to Ward the Field As Trees below whipped just be Neath our a sickening then we shot upward again and the invisible giant once More latched onto the seat of my this time he seemed to have hold of my but he relaxed his grip As we made our turn and levelled off for the that was a very Nice whippet 428 our Call the Tower commented As we came glistening under Simpsons skilled delicately touched the runway and we taxied Back to our parking soon the vampires were Down and we Learned that the strike on the ammo dump was a it was then that this correspond ent remembered he had forgotten to ask one vital question before he took off where was the ripcord on that fancy Parachute West tightens Berlin bars on propaganda 16 Western Powers in Berlin have promulgated new orders specifically prohibiting circulation of propaganda on behalf of a totalitarian Rej j the new which will into effect in West Berlin were described by a spokesman As a tightening up of previously existing regulations regarding writ printed or inscribed propaganda they were issued at a time when communist directed peace and free German youth have increased their ant Western 1 propaganda activities within the Western the american labelled United states sector order specified that without the Permis Sion of the commandant of this sector it is prohibited in any manner whatsoever to pos or reproduce within this sector of Berlin any printed or in scribed matter toward the spread ing of fascist or anti democratic derogatory statements concerning any of the occupying rumours designed to cause distrust or a hostile attitude i on the part of the German people towards any of the occupying i designed or Likely to cause disorders or riots within the designed to obtain support for any organizations whose object is the introduction of a totalitarian to persons to take actions against democratic measures undertaken or on behalf the order 501 also specifically banned the use of the mails or other trans port facilities for the distribution of unauthorized the order provided for the confiscation of forbidden propaganda materials and for the prosecution in either occupation or German courts of the e stars a n d strip 8 152 september 1958 col Henry Richter managing editor Ken Zumwalt sports editor Phil Taylor executive Maurice Kirkwood chief erf Louis h Brown news bureaus 7088 ext 67 Berlin 846680 Vienna Bremerhaven 21m4h36munich 49683 the european edition is published Dally at Germany for the occupation under the auspices of the armed forces information and education Neucom Frankfurt the stars and Darmstadt correspondence should be addressed to the stars and Apo mall to the new York office should be sent to 641 Washington this to not an official publication of the armed reentered As second class matter sept 1947 at the Post office at new under the act of March paper says greeks slated for East amines 16 mately Young greek nationals seized by communist forces during the greek civil War have been trans ported to Barracks near Dresden in the soviet from where they Are to be dispatched for labor in East German uranium the Neue Zeitung re the Neue Zeitung said the Are All Between 14 Anci 20 year of 15th co Stab so Drivers w e i d e 16 eighteen Drivers of the 15th constabulary so Here have earned Safe driving awards of Miles or More without an