European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Those r by Leonard Unger Pennsylvania is doubling the size of its famed dream Highway with a 70mph Speed no traffic Sharp curves or it will be just 10 years today since the 160mile expressway was opened As a High Speed link Between Pittsburgh and shortly after that anniversary there planning to dedicate a 100mile Extension to it now needs Only the final finishing touches of by about the same time next another 67mile Turnpike leg Wisl reach Westward to the Ohio South of choking with a similar Road proposed by the Turnpike is a toll with the charge about 1 cent a mile for passenger motorists will pay for the 327mile trucks pay the Road costs the taxpayers the Turnpike dates Back 75 years to a dream by William Vanderbilt to build a Railroad to compete with the Pennsylvania he and Andrew Carnegie spent to Grade 54 Miles of the right of and dig seven tunnels through the Ghent mountains before the pro As the South Penn Railroad was South Penn never crossed eventually became the late in Highway the 1930s demands for a better West Highway in with a Federal request for work raised question of whether Thi South Penn Railroad could be used to Pennsylvania legislature thought a Good idea and set Penn Turnpike the com Sion floated in i Jed it to a Grant from the Federal Public works administration pea and went into the Road building the result is a superhighway with such an attraction that it handles More than vehicles a in the 10 years since the Road was nearly trucks and buses have traversed its 160 Miles for More than in Tell in july than used the bringing in in than in any month of the turnpikes the More than keeping up with spurred the Legisla Ture to order construction of the Eastern and Western the Turnpike commission refinanced the Turnpike Bond Issue to allocate for the Eastern leg to Philadel another Bond Issue was floated to finance the Western Extension to the Ohio Bankers snapped up both the Turnpike Bonds now Are Gil edged in the Philadelphia providing a direct High Speed motor connection for Midwest traffic to the port of Philadel is expected to increase revenues by More than a year within five the Western leg Likely will augment that figure by another a its now a far cry in compared with these for the original a mile of the Philadelphia link is Cost ing about compared with 000 a mile for the original Turnpike which had tougher the Western link is running even a feature Section october 1950 contents articles amps Hometown Tours forces prove mobility in exercise Rainbow by Omer Anderson dec Secretary by Shirley Katzander the last Stop on the tour for the Iwaichi Gancler now stationed at Heidelberg military Post was the red of Long a favorite spot of the cites University amps Home town Tours a hire features Heidelberg personnel from Michigan meet on visit to famed landmarks a Public relations project be gun this summer by col military gives personnel in the area a Chance to meet others from their Home while on a tour of the historic City its envy a group of Detroit and Eastern Michigan residents now on duty with hip military and civilian organizations got together for an afternoons Outing sponsored by the Post Public information because it was the first time the Michigan residents were brought together in one All had an Opportunity to Exchange news about their new arrivals from the spent much of the afternoon bringing the Heidelberg old timers up Odate on doings in their Section of the Detroit and East Michigan tour began with a boat trip up the Neckar travelling in a motor launch provided by the Heidelberg special services the party passed the ruins of Heidelberg familiar land Mark to thousands of boating under the famous old Bridge and passing several towns along the River the party disembarked at the thriving town of from the party was taken by bus to a town perched atop a Mountain overlooking the the party then toured the which has the unusual distinction of never having fallen to a Besieger during wars in Feudal returning to Heidelberg by bus late in the the group passed through the picturesque Karlston Carls in former times the Only Entrance to Heidelberg from the in Heidel a number of the group ended the tour with a visit to the red of rendezvous of University students for centuries and locale of Many of the scenes in the operetta student former residents of other cities in the also have gone on the Public information offices including groups from Cleveland and capt Post is planning to hold Winter sports Tours this weather conditions world series v legislators troop the line in features those United states by Leonard Unger i of richly Femina Bridge problems Vin Viii Book notes i by Arthur in latest dec x dec i dec i this weeks cover girl on the cover is Gloria Etefana pert Secretary who feels that a Job in the dec is the equivalent of income in the Lii Beth photographer for the a group of the Michigan res now stationed at Heidelberg stand in front of the Entrance to the historic walled City of the City overlooks the followed Gloria through a Busy Day to take cover photo and the other pictures which appear in Shirley vers Story on Page easiest sir i Ever photo Why she even took a Bath that picture is on Tage photo credits cover by Lizbeth Back Page army photos Page Arm photo Page by Jerry Walter and army Page Acme Page by Back Page by Lizbeth Back Page studio stills Page maps on Page id and in designed by Neucom the stars and stripes