European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                V Jon Ory 1953 military news Section Page 11 102dregtpvt puts up Dukes in 6 tongues 24 a private in he 102d inf 48a is a Rhodes scholar with m wicked left this formidable combination about in the following Way in Zeinel Johnny Abidin was born on the Island of Rhodes j to the Aegean and he Speaks j jail 1 he also claims the occupational of professional boxing there is nothing Amateur about without Benefit of an aha eur comeuppance he started As pro straight off and has won 15 16 fights in the professional gave up ring i i gave up the ring temporarily when i married and returned to he says with a faint Trace of a turkish his accent is turkish because this parents were but he French and in addition to caving travelled extensively in the huddle Hes Handy for a translating his buddies in world War he found his Homeland first under the italian Yule of the conquering Mussolini then under Rule fascist Italy fell turning against the he joined the italian National guard and served six months on the historic it Bamberg Gya 24 she membership card in the Bamberg sponsored by the 26th inf was issued recently it Robert placed in Sharee of the Spade German Routh activities program in Janu has maintained a close Ronal Liaison with local officials d youth leaders to obtain ideas to new ways and methods of listing youth of the current activity in the Center is e English discussion Ini item under the supervision of a Pfonner Center pfc David of med group facets speaking Only to discuss various of Ftp Mutual interest v Watts going on Here flying Sparks Hertz 24 you want to see a military classification expert blow his just hint that a recruits name might have something to do with the Job he a new american radio squad Ron reported Here recently for duty with Allied air Central these radio men Are concerned with such stuff As Sparks and Hertz its roster includes cps Watts and Sparks and pfc Welch twins Cross wires in 43d div 24 it cant be pvt Welch or pvt k Welch on the signal 43d inf duty there has to be a Complete for the company boasts of a pair of twins identical to their first their Only difference is in where one is a professional Boxer and the other a Sehi pro basketball top middleweight pvt Kenneth Welch was one of the top middleweight in the Pacific Northwest in civilian life with a record of 31 wins out of 32 his brother Kermit played Semi pro basketball for three years be Bre entering the Kermit was drafted a month after Kenneth in november 195l both later were assigned to wire school at Camp the Brothers were assigned to different overseas Sta ions but when it was realized that they were the two were sent to Usa eur and the 43d inf both Are Stuttgart Gya sets to repair course special the Gya is beginning a course in television set repair under the direction Toof leg on the course will teach Young germans both to repair and build to German to specialists will lecture on switching and visits Are planned to a to station and classes Are being held each Mon Day at 7 pm at the Gya madness9 slates tour of Northern area Conid the Ballet Montmartre is a feature of midwinter a Iceam armed forces professional entertainment Branch presenta Tion which begins a Northern area remd tour photo 3ft special midwinter a presenta in of the european armed forces less ional entertainment a tour of the Northern come the which has been Well received in other areas where it is features the not a musical group Canfield and the bal to it the schedule of appearances includes theater 8 pin 27 Babenhausen the 8 pm 28 8 pm 29 Frank 97th 2 pm 31 evening Star 8 pm 1 Gloria the 7 pm 2 Downs Barracks 8 pm and pm 8 furlough facts Cli Monix in French Alps beckons serious skiers editors note the following sketch of Chamonix teas written by stars and stripes staff Cor respondent Don who spent a recent Holiday in the famous French Winter is fast gaining Fame As a Winter sports and towns like in the heart of the Blanc Are prob As popular in Winter As Cannes or Deauville Are in sum feet is the tallest Peak in around it Are other lofty and in the valleys ski resorts vie with kit Buehl or Cortina to the Winter sports Chamonix offers Good skiing for the entire season and is particularly noted for its Spring the town is at the foot of there Are several Fine downhill All connected by a series of Cable cars and one of these Cabin lifts runs from the town to a height of feet above the starting later in the season there is ski ing on Blanc and As the conducted by John Neumyer he has announced that military rail tickets for no duty travel on the German Federal railways from German austrian Border Points to destinations within and travel through Germany Are being sold at four offices of the american express in the four Amelco offices Selling the tickets in Austria Are at Camp Mccauley Linz and Camp Boeder plans Are already afoot for the 1953 Wagner owe italian state railways offer a 30 per cent reduction to military department of the army civilians and their dependents who travel by train in the announce ment was made by it col Wuerzburg District transportation prospective tourists need Only to obtain a properly executed travel request at the Wuerzburg to upon presentation of leave Ris Heaters Are adopting an innovation especially for american during the run of a new three act comedy by Jean Marsan about today the comedies Wagram installed Cabin lift at Chamonix soars skyward with skiers aboard weather becomes experienced skiers can explore the glaciers at the higher in january and february inter Winter sports competitions Are held Chamonix prices the Cost of a firs class with All meals for is about there is a Choice of hotel a commode ranging from deluxe and firs class hotels to Small Well kept the town has some night life end there is a but com pared to other French this kind of entertainment is on limited sportsmen say that most visitors come to Tia month for the serious business of for centuries the Valley of Chamonix remained its few inhabitants remained almost entirely Independent of the out Side world until two englishmen the Valley in 174l a Monument in their Honor stands in the town Square there is another interesting Monument in one in the Church Square to Jacques who 1786 was the first to scale Chamonix can be reached from Paris by direct train to then to and from there by an electric Mountain visitors from Germany or Austria can make connections for Blanc from the Highway is kept open throughout the by it is 388 Miles from Paris and 53 from those used at in that a Patron who does not comp end Francais May follow the dialogue in the Paris Welcome Center of fers a free tour of the capital to visitors Toho can de scribe in a few lines in that musical language a True the setting of which is and which reflects its one need not be an accomplished linguist to even fractured French has a Chance if the thought is servicemen and dependents stationed in Wuerzburg District Are being offered three Day Tours of Paris for through the combined efforts of the special services Section and the Amer ican express the next scheduled Paris trip leaves 5 and returns the special services Section will furnish Complete information upon further Tours Are planned to be run at least twice each the tour Price includes bus transportation to and from hotel two break sightseeing trips through the and taxes and tips at the included on the sightseeing ventures Are the Eiffel notre Dame Arch of Triumph and numerous other historical both evenings Are free for Independent opera festival in the leave activities Section of us a eur special services an Twenty four performances have been scheduled for the month Long program which begins the third week of reservations can be taken at the festival administration ticket Post Box and at authorized ticket offices in american express and Tou Ropa Are but a few of the agencies listed at service club tour Booths that can arrange ticket purchases for american servicemen and their the dates for the various operas Are As follows july Lohen Grin july parsifal july Das Rheingold july die walk re july Siegfried july Gotherd ammering july tristan and Isolde Lohengrin Lohengrin Tris Tan und Isolde Lohen Grin Das Rheingold die walk re Siegfried Rotterdam me rung tristan und parsifal Lohengrin tristan und Isolde Lohengrin tristan und and parsifal Spravel tips from furlough readers Are always Wel maj Frank labor so he returned recently with his family from a visit to they found what is probably the Best chinese restaurant this Side of san fran Smith claims that for the first time in Over 18 years of Gormand izing i believe i have found a chinese restaurant that can tie classed on a Par perhaps better in san i would recommend to those who enjoy Good chinese food to visit and yen in they do not slant their recipes to to local but serve Only truly chinese american Pitilli 01 b o a e sh4nqhju via Del co so individual arrangements for i three Day pass Tours to Swiss Winter resort can through Swiss leave Center my Frankfurt for the following prices from Munich St the prices Are for Swiss rail lodging and 8 meals in popular class for medium class hotels add for select class add Sim Ilar arrangements can be made to visit Many other Swiss centers for three