European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                F. March 26,1953 the stars and stripes Poge 9 give n role Straubing opera it Fri March 25 " special a a Furlong ambition was realized Eleanor p. Waken a wife of it col Herbert Waldman 36thmber Wing comptroller when she was selected by the Passau to sing the part of Azucena the Mother inh try store at Straubing recently. 1" i a Waldman a Mesa Soprano received her. First european Tsi Gage a Munich agent Fri Zgur he Audi timid earlier Titis sfbfe1, she also has signed & year to my to Ine with the National of Mannheim for the season on sept i " at is does the american House in air Force bus baud Esa in Europe become a member German opera world Story of mrs Waldman e began at the age of 12 when & $5,000 scholarship in real love however has Al been singing and she has thusly strive for perfection Field. While attending Queens Hunter colleges in new York Many lessons in voice and music. September 198 to new it re married Waldman with of Jaer husband mrs. Wald i continued her training. When was transferred to these remained in new study. 1 most professional Bole teacher during this period p. Herman who has such famous opera stars Munsel Jan Peerce nor Ott and Roberta Peters. This period mrs. Waldman is her first professional engage my Rosina in the bar Berwith the Queens opera came to Germany of her husband s trans blfee36th fighter bomber Wing Nebr 19sl since that continued her singing at eld Bruck under the direct of Paul Neuman of the Munich pc University sings in German of hungarian parents mrs. Can also speak fluent and Kalian both widely the operatic Field. To have in living in either of these two ies would have meant won opportunities for her. As it re he once again had her operas in a different Waldman can now sing in roles from Many different i including  Barber a Trovatore "aida.11 of Ugaro,11. Of a u s a it la Jorza Del Destino t fan Totte and others mrs. Eleanor f 109th pvt policed Tunnel not area in civilian life gablinige3�7, March 25 Speckel when newly arrived pvt Gilbert c. Breden of c co 109th inf Hegt leaves the army and goes Home to Brooklyn be will put on an other uniform employed for the past three years As a new York port authority policeman at Manhattan s Busy Lincoln Tunnel Breden has had considerable experience in directing traffic _ _.". Among his Man humorous stories concerning motorists is a tale about Man who parked his automobile in the Middle of the Tunnel while on his Way to Manhattan. When asked Why he refused to move making things difficult for everyone involved he replied Chee i taught Dis Wiz a Tunnel to Brooklyn another Story Breden enjoys telling is the one about the elderly Matron who insisted that the White line in the Middle of the Tunnel was for bicycles. 7 engr in sgt won 2 discs far East Wuerzburg March 25 special one of the most highly decorated men to come out of the korean conflict m sgt Charles Rodarte now puts his combat Learned skills to use As training 3stco for co it 35th" engr c in. "  the Young Veteran wears two distinguished service crosses two Silver stars two Bronze stars one with valor device purple heart the korean service medal with five Battle stars two presidential uni citations a korean presidential unit citation and the combat Iff Fallry badge along with the in medal Good conduct medal and the occupation medal Roark earned his first dec on aug. 30, 1950, during the Taegu perimeter Campaign after his company bad Laken a Hill near the City. Kihs s50 reds during the night an overwhelm ing counterattack forced the com Pany . Roark covered the move with his machine gun. The next Day when the unit retook the Hill he was still Manning his weapon having killed 250 communists during the night the second dec was won during Bis unit s assault on Hill 425, where be was assigned to flank the Hill with his platoon whee the rest of the company attacked from. The front. Roark with two squads led charge against the enemy outfit holding the Hill inflicting heavy casualties. The enemy was forced to Retreat while Roark and his men took the Hill assigned to Korea joining the army in january 1949, Roark took Basic training at it ky., before being assigned to the 8th Cav regt in Japan. The. Unit moved to Korea As a combat outfit at the outbreak of korean hostilities in 1950. Roark s first combat role was that of a machine gunner Witti co a. When the subject of his Many donors and wide combat experience was mentioned the quiet Veteran said simply if i can help teach ust a few of the things which May someday mean the difference be Ween life and death in combat 111 feel that i have been doing my of. That s All that counts  Berlin driving awards Berlin March 25 is Safe driving certificates were presented by it col Richard j. Oneill com Mander of. The 3d in 6th inf regt to eight of the battalion s Drivers for having driven som Miles each without a serious Accident. 1st inf div Cpl bests German k1tzfngen, March 25 special the outstanding Muscleman of the Eise Bahn turn und sports vermin the leading weightlifting club in lower Bavaria is a Istl Oldiv sol  Hubert Al. 141 Sater Puthe 1st Sig  Missouri strongman dropped in at. A nightly session last novem Ber after hear ing about the organization from a German worker at  sern. I invited to try his skill at the weights la Sater astonished the German athletes by lifting with la Ater slight Effort the same weights the local youths were struggling with. That same night he was asked to join the club. He accepted and became the first american member. Recently an other Soldier joined the club. La Sater a clerk entered the army in 194s. And after taking Basic training was assigned directly overseas to the big red one. Until this time weightlifting held no particular interest for him. It was while attending a clerk typist school in Munich that he first became interested in the Art Dur ing off duty time he visited a Ger Man gym where a former olympic Champion was staging an exhibition.  intrigued with the strength of this Man said la Sater. Ordi nary it exercises gave me trouble certificates awarded Munich March 25 a so twelve american civilians cos and German employees of the Munich dust quartermaster division recently received certificates Fol owing successful Coracle Tion of the department of the army Funda mentals1 of supervision training course -. A. -. Funich arc plans Pool management life saving courses Munich. March 25 is the red Cross will conduct a life saving and Pool management course at bad Stoelz april 20 to 25. Richard u Odom arc director for Munich District announced. The course designed to teach Usa eur personnel safety principles and proper supervision of army swimming pools will be held at the indoor Pool at bad Stoelz. All personnel in Munich District who possess the following minimum requirements Are eligible to attend six months remaining in the com Mand ability to swim free style for 40 Yards ability to surface dive and swim two body lengths under water ability to make a standing front dive from a one meter Board in reasonably Good form. Twenty individuals from the Munich District May attend the school Odora said. And i decided that this would be the Best Way to increase mystrength.". His first attempt began after refashioned & Sord piece of scrap Metal into a make shift Barbell la Sater estimates he lifted the crude Ell More than 10,000 times before he started lifting real equipment Given him by a buddy. By this time weightlifting was More than just a passing fancy but he still had received no professional instruction. Only after joining the weightlifting club in Wuerz Buff did he begin to learn the. Real techniques of the sport such As the three olympic lifts snatch press and clean an Jerk. --._-. Wins third prize a month after he was accepted into the club la Sater entered a meet thatdrew-27. Of the Best Raus Clemen in  area. I a. Sater the. Only american con Testant won third prize after Only four weeks of professional instruction. Judging was based upon the weight lifted in proportion to the body weight of the contestant such 3 system allows a lightweight to win Over a heavyweight la Sater has difficulty translating weightlifting terms to his colleagues because Many words have no Ger Man counterpart conversational German comes much easier to the Soldier. Having no place in particular to go during a 15-Day furlough last year be visited a German Farmer Friend in Ash Eileen near Darmstadt la Sater enjoyed himself with the family so much that he passed the entire furlough on the farm cutting threshing and storing Grain. When tie returned to his Cavern he floored his buddies with his sudden com Mand of the German language. The barrel chested 1st div sol Dier expects to be discharged Here to attend the University of Wuerz Burg. French lieutenant visits co i 6 the inf in Berlin Berlin March 25 special it j. Chariot of the French forces Iberlin recently spent a two week visit with co i 6th inf regl upon his arrival he was greeted by it col Richard j. O Neill 3d in co. Chariot spent the two weeks wit Nessing company activities. Kids see Gya Center Bremerhaven March 25 Spe Cial teachers and children of the american dependents school in Bremen visited a Gya Center recently where they were oriented in the purposes and Aims of tote Gya program. Lift cliimrves12ih inf air transportability training  i  .=.-.--. -./. ,.-., ,.-. M. 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