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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, April 5, 1953

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 05, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday april 5,-fill is military news Section trooping the news Unes 47 National War College students visit Cosfa on Europe tour Salzburg april 4 special of forty seven students and faculty members of the National War col lege in Washington will visit Salz Burg april 29 As part of an instructional Field trip to major command Headquarters in Europe. The students Are part of the class attending the nation s highest educational institution for military men operated under the direction of the joint chiefs of staff for the exercise of High level policy com Mand and staff functions. During their stay in Salzburg the students will hear briefings by . Forces Austria staff officers arid visit military installations in the area. \ the group will depart May. 1.food service meeting held by 242d aaa up Mannheim april 4 special food sanitation and storage prob lems during Tjie summer month were discussed at the last session of an eight week series of Foo service conferences conducted by the a esd aaa up in the mess Hall the 95th aaa gun in Jere. The conferences were conducted l a Wong Oscar c. Alfonso group food adviser. Honor guest at the final session was capt a. L. Noyes food adviser for he area come. The sessions have been discontinued temporarily because of Field training commitments. Americal vets in Europe Han Heidelberg reunion Heidelberg april 4 special veterans of the americal division  in Europe Are plan nigh a reunion in april sgt Dan. Merlin bounced the meeting of Amyrical Veter ans who served in the Fiji islands a a a a 1 c a n a 1, Bougainville the reunion chairman. Fan  Japan will take place in Heidelberg. Arn Erical veterans who would sgt hits Jackpot twice baby boy Bingo prize Ansbach april 4 special Sec James m. Stewart of Theu Sarteur signal school serv ices division counts his goo Fortune in pounds and dollars. On March 4, mrs. Stewar presented the sergeant with a 7 / Pound  March 23, Stewart visited the signal school s cadre club forthe weekly Bingo game. He won $160, half of the Jackpot prize. Like to attend the meeting Shoul Contact Merlin at theoflice of the assistant Provost marshal Heidel Berg Apo 403. They Are requested to included their name address and what Date in april they prefer the reunion to be held. .-.-._2058th Wing opens course on new weather device place and a/2c Robert Joyce of the 1603d air base up second place in the wheelus Field Talent , a Juggler topped Joyce an impressionist by a close margin in a recent show that wound up the Talent contests for the present. A new series of contests will Start soon. Combat readiness shown by 43d pm co troops Augsburg april. 4 special members of the 43d inf div pm co displayed their combat ability during a recent Field problem. While practising their Norma Mission of supplying division troops members of the company avoided major damage from attacking air Craft knocked out an aggressor tank Force repulsed an enemy infantry Force with 70 per cent casualties beat Back still another attack on their perimeter defense and blasted a Roadblock manned Wiesbaden april 4 special officials of the 2058th air weather. Wing recently announced the open ing of a four week school at wies Baden air base for technicians and operators of the or await electronically controlled weather sets. Course instructor will be Joseph. Matczak technical representative of the Allen d. Carwell corp.,manufacturer of the Wra Wain set. The new Wra Wain sets replace the scr 659 which was previously used by Rawi Sonde stations an operated manually. The four week training period which has already been presented in the azores will be divided be tween academic and practical instruction periods. -.,-. Juggler impressionist top Tripoli Talent show wheelus Field Tripoli april 4 special a/2c Leo Nolet tithe 1950th macs so., took first yank Turk double play turkish soldiers get instructions on the finer Points of baseball from three american soldiers stationed at Allied land forces South Eastern Europe he in Izmir Turkey. M sgt Harry Schwartz left kaedinga/3c William Urban Center rear and Sec Kenneth l. Neg drier holding Bat explain the rules army photo by two tanks and a platoon of in Fantry during a night move to a new position. Company officers attributed the alertness of pm co troops to the fact that Many of he cos served with infantry units in Korea. 11 Vienna cub scouts cited for achievement Yijen a april 4 special eleven cub scouts of Vienna pack 35-received promotions or award sat their monthly meeting. Brig Gen William t. Fitts jr.,, Vienna Mil Post presented the Bear badge to William r. Tor Bert Laughlin a. Campbell and David e. Edwards and the Wolf badge to Kenneth m. Barrette Gary m. Osberger Campbell Roy Capshaw Barrs b. Brooks Wil Liam j. Baskin Joseph r. Ern Erand Milton g. Winsor. Both Gold and Silver arro achievement awards were Given to Chet b. Opal and Edwards while Campbell and Capshaw received Gold arrows. " _ Frankfurt stamp club seeks yank members Frankfurt april 4 special the German american philatelic society of Frankfurt has begun a drive to increase its american membership. Stamp collectors interested in at tending the society s next session should Contact or. Botte at Frank Furt 56347the group meets on alternate Friday evenings at the Altes cafe Schneider on Rossmark near the Frankfurter of hotel. 28th div pvt hold English class Fords Goeppinger april 4 special arrangements were recently made by the military government Section of the 28th inf div to provide eng Lish language instructions to Mem Bers of a displaced persons Camp located Here near Cooke , pencils and books have been provided through Myca sour Ces and the America House in Stuttgart is making records and tape recorder available As further training  Jan Pietrowicz a linguist in the military government Section teaches the classes. Of the nine languages he Speaks he employs three polish German and czech. Pietrowicz attended grammar and High schools in his native Poland and when world War ii began he became a part of the polish under ground until he managed to escape to France where he also engaged in resistance  the invasion of France he served As an interpreter for British and american units and for a time was attached to the Holst an  the end of the War he joined the French foreign legion and served in North Africa for a period of eight months until granted a medical  later attended the universities of Hamburg Heidelberg and get Tingen. In Early 1951 he entered the . And he proceeded to Chicago where he attended classes at the University of  entered the . Army in november 1951 and took his Basic training at Camp Breckinridge  returning to Europe in june 1952, he was sent to the psychological warfare school at 7th army he. Upon completion of the course he was assigned to the 5th loud speaker  co until his subsequent reassignment to the 28th inf div. Airmen Repi theater at chateau Rote chateau Roux France special the chateau Roux air pot theater once the cause of i Mer complaints has been formed into a comfortable and Focient recreation Center the off duty efforts of depot sonnet. Plans for the change be november last year. A/1c Jungier assistant manager Reni the most common complaints theater was cold the seats hard the film was dark around was bad. Thorough renovation Ungier enlisted the Aid of i units. Closed for repair february the theater House steel hangar was Given a. Til renovation. Work was done Ati after regular duty hours., was scrounged by the men. Although the theater now i for scheduled performances changes have been announce Ungier. Planned Are shows daily matinees for Nib Isis workers and five changes Gram each week. Films for the depot Hospital �., at Chateauneuf also Are a Side red. Honor Battery Nurnberg april 4 special it col Raymond w. Hannah co 70th army a in announced thais Btry commanded by capt car p. Throntveit won the battalions Honor Battery of the month award for february. 2 teens air be disc Shew Jerry left and Rosemary o o be r t perform disc jockey chores for the Hawks calling show aired Over an Bremer Haven. Army photo of quake victims get atom Izmir Turkey april 4 Sec far nearly $700 was collected nato forces Here for Aid lies of victims of the rec earthquake disaster. The Money was turned overt the officials of the Lamir red cd 1 cent for the people of Gonen i Balikes Hir Yenice in Cansec talc and other damaged districts \ greek turkish and ant Eta military and civilian Perso Uiel of he Allied land forces Sou Beof Cera Europe the advanced eco jecs of he Allied air forces soaps Europe and he support actor twiet of the is. Navy answered Al App Eal. F Bremerhaven april 4 Spe Cial a 30-minute teen age i jockey show Hawks Cal Liaf being aired Over an  Jerry and Rosemary Adopo those father maj Joseph & Hoopert is Provost marshal for Al Bremerhaven port of embarkation prepare scripts select records As jointly announce the show As announcers Bob Cosgrove Wolff Al Cei Ved the idea and Bill Hick Robotham offer technical supervision. Jerry 18, and Rosemary 14, wee i elected to the disc jockey Spott of the be teen age club. The Shew name derives from the Nic Knaffl the local dependents school.  though they have had no a experience the Hoopert hav a some 300 appearances As a tape ing duet performing for to spa benefits troop shows specialism ice shows private clubs and the be Little theater via Regii deposits reach 4o�o � Heidelberg april 4 special forty per rent of the enlisted personnel in Usa eur banked Money through Soldier deposits in february Only 1 per cent Short of the or re set in july 1951, Usa eur he  total deposited was $1,440,449, finance figures showed. February participation was 2 per cent higher than in the preceding  army personnel deposited $1,023,781 of this total and had 43per cent participation an increase of 1 per cent Over january. The greatest increase was registered by Usa eur finance Divi Sion personnel whose participation jumped 24 per cent Over the Previ Ous month. Be leads commands the Bremerhaven port of embarkation continued to Lead ill commands in Usa eur with 96 per cent participation for the month. Others with participation toppir.3 50 per cent were Munich dist 75 Stuttgart Diat 71 Frank fort dist and Berlin 70. Waco 68 1st inf div 63 and the eur recreation area 59. Other reports on Soldier. If cow included 74th armed a in he i Btry a of the 74th Arm Landshut gained the 100 Mark i Soldier deposits ithe battalion saved $4,23 per cent total participation.169tb aaa a in for Fol  month Btry Faaa a in 43d inf div,.1 " 100 per cent participation Dier deposits  
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