European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes october 1950 5th a in fetes 174th birthday today members of fhe 4th gun Section of Btry 5th a open up in a hiring Mission during exercise Road at one the units Btry d was the Only unit in the Early Battery co was Alexander Hamilton Schwabl Schwall the 5tb a the oldest unit in the celebrates its 174th anniversary Here the medium battalion of the 1st 1biv arty will present a review this morning which will be witnessed by maj Gen Charles land Wurt tember Baden maj Gen John 1st inf div Brig Gen Charles 1st div arty and it col Duncan sin 5lh a in following the there Wal be a pageant with floats and demonstrations depicting important events in the battalions a football game Between the div arty caissons and the Blue spiders of the 26th inf regt will be an afternoon the oldest unit of the 5th a in is Btry d was created March by the provincial Congress of the Colony of new this unit fired its first shot against the British on july 12 of the same known at that time As the provincial arty it was commanded by a year old Captain who later be came one of the greatest states men in Alexander Btry d fought with Gen George Washington in the at tempt to Stop lord Howe in he Battle of Long the unit took part in the crossing of the Delaware and in other revolutionary War after the when most units were Btry d found it self for a Short time in the Only unit in the Btry a was organized in 1861 As co 5th and first saw action in 1862 near both Btry a and d were its Canon boomed at Antietam Chancel i Orville and the unit fought in the Spanish american War and in world War i was incorporated into the 1st inf when the battalion crossed the Rhine in world War it ried a Flag which it had also carried across the Rhine in world War i in divisions were re organized with old artillery regi ments organized into separate battalions of three gun batteries in recognition of Btry is Long it was kept on Active duty so that today it is the Only Btry d in the since the the 5th a has been part of the occupation forces and currently is stationed at Dolan Barracks a few Miles from Stuttgart Iran termed tempting red target Oil i c h Iran is an extremely templing target for communist according to the Neucom information bul Letin Tor Iran is literally the Crossroads tto a Strong Power the country could out flank the Arab states and Israel to the and Afghanistan to the the bul Letin naval units based on the persian Gulf could harass the sea routes to the far East and to the West As far As the Suez Iran lies across the Only feasible land route to in Dia and is therefore a key to that subcontinent the the Possession of the worlds richest known Petroleum explains Why the user has illegally kept its troops to Azerbaijan Northern and Why it has gone to such great lengths to organize a Strong communist party and to Plant fifth column agents throughout the the bulletin con 7year plan adopted the Shah of Iran the bulletin that As Long As the masses of iranians remain illiterate and and so Long As the country suffers from economic Moscow directed communism cannot be checked this the bulletin pointed led to the establishment of a seven year plan of comprehensive the seven year plan was drawn up by the iranian government and is now being carried out by a group of private american engineering firms known As Over seas the plan is designed to develop Iran human and material resources and and recommendations growing out of these studies have been approved by the iranian Par the which will Cost will be carried out by the supreme planning Independent of the Iran Ian government except for a the bulletin under the Point in pro government experts Are also acting As advisers at the request of the iranian govern Iran also has shared with the Philippines and Korea in a pro Gram and with Greece and tur key in a Zimmt Eine Zigare die Tashjie die Zimmt 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adm Louia de Felci Jas been made to walk the Plank because of his testimony on unification the armed with the coming of cooler weather in the Neucom special activities division notes dec tourists Are turning their attention to warmer and North Africa and the Middle East Are More and More newest of the air Tours to these with their remnants of ancient to the nine Day trip to Tunisia offered by the Deu fiches Reisaburo also visiting the North african cities of Casablanca and Tripoli on its grand air swing of Egypt and the holy land Over the is pier Mussetis special Christ Mas air the Tunisia tour is a journey which will take you to the former residence of Cleopatra and ancient this is the land of camels and age old it is a land which once fostered an Empire which rivalled that of Rome end served As a base for the Saracen which came very near to sweeping All the tour leaves Basel every saturday for an overnight stay in where the group boards a plane for Tunis the next from Tunis the remainder of the trip is by motor the towns of Grombala and with their ancient pottery Are visited the first morning out of Kairouan is reached in time for founded in Kairouan is one of the sacred cities of islam and its famed Orbah mosque is purported to be one of the four Gates to according to on the fourth the tour goes to Eldern to see the famous colosseum the coach then continues to fortified City of Sfax and on to the Tours Southern most the trading town of Gablej on the a night and a Day Are spent in this old with its outdoor markets and nearby pal tree the seventh Day finds the tour up the coast for a Stop at Oosse before reaching Tunis in the the night is spent in the capital City and the whole next Day is free for shopping in the Many wonderful on the ninth Day the group leaves by plane for Geneva and reaches Basel by train that Price of the Tunisia tour is and includes a m e Ai s and All monastery courtyard near sightseeing and guide an experienced Agency guide is aboard during the entire interest in the pier Busceti special Christmas air tour has resulted in its Extension to it during which it will visit Istanbul and the Holiday flight will leave Munich spending Christmas in this Al inclusive tour with firs class hotel and restaurant accommodations costs it spends at least a Day and a half in each with three full Days or and two Days each in Cairo Anil a Deposit in any pier Rosseti office is required by new eight Day fall special Swiss tour which visits Gall of Lugano or Montreau and has been announced by Neucom special leaving from Munich and Karlsruhe every saturday the tour spends the major portion of its time in the Lakeside resort cities of Lugano or and Montreau tourists leaving from Munich spend the first Aielt in while those departing from stay overnight in Basel both sections meet the second Day in Bern historic capital of for the third and fourth visitors have the Choice of staying either at on Lake or on Lake Maggiore both Are year round resort cities an hours distance apart in the italian speaking part of Switzerland noted for its wine and Gay excursions to Milan can be arranged from either City at Little extra Cost military personnel must have an italian visa for this on the fifth the resort of on upper Lake is visited in French speaking is known for its mild climate and an additional Side excursion to Geneva is the seventh Day is spent in another Lakeside the tour then returns to Munich or Karlsruhe via Lucerne on the eighth prices for the Fla la special Are first second class and third the e Star s a n d stripes 8 no 193 editor Mcneef managing editor sport erd Tot october 1b50 it Henry j Richer Ken Zumwalt Phil Tavor executive manager chief of distribution Maurice r h Brown news bureaus Frankfurt 7088 ext Darmstadt Berlin 8v6680 Vienna b 47330 Beroe Haven j my 21 36s the european edition is published daily at Darmstadt Hesse Germany for the us occupation forces under the auspices of he armed forces information and education division tev Frankfurt 31141 the stars and stripes Darmstadt correspondence should be addressed to the stars anal so rides Apo 171 o s army mail to the new York office should be sent in 841 Washington n v this is not an official 01 the armed forces reentered As second class matter sept 12 1947 at the pos Tortice at new under the act of March 1879