European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ralph engineering at site for new moving Day at Athens Airport by John staff writer Athenia the Gateway to Greece for both military and civilian is getting a face lifting and Usan tenant units at the Field will soon have a new for the past four and a half years Usan installations of the 7206th support group Athens have been sharing crowded facilities with airline ticket Agen passenger terminal and customs of while commercial and military air Craft have vied with each other for space on adjacent parking since the first of september Usan facilities have begun moving from the com Mercial Side of the Field to their new Home site directly opposite their present the relocation of the air Force facilities is a part of an ambitious scheme includes longer a new reception Center and air freight and customs buildings for the civilian some of the new buildings Are s muted to up where the air Force temporary buildings Are located military construction begun in 1955 and to Cost is completion and forms the first pint of Albania Over us in a healthy slice of the Overall sex Pond Ture goes to bring airmen in Athens something they have not had be included in the program is a for recreation facilities plus a mess shopping armed forces radio service station and Hobby and crafts for the past four airmen assigned to 7206th support up and related activities have been required to live in civilian meals were taken at the Alex snack bar or at the nearby no Hobby and recreational facilities were practically the new site has two Tennis a softball Diamond and Quarter mile gymnasium and Hobby shops for crafts and photo plus game rooms and other building have been projected for base motor service shopping Center and according to maj Ralph 7206th installations and Engineer ing a  parking taxi ways and a hangar Are nearing most of the military construction pro including the parking hangar and several other permanent sewage and electrical plus Access has been the responsibility of the Athens area office of the army corps of Engi headed by maj Henry of 17th air Force and 7206th have accepted eight recently completed buildings at the new site and plans Are in motion to move the air Force Contin gent to their new Home on the North Side of leaving the Southern perimeter of the Field to the airline according to some offices be Gan their move the same Day workers began dismantling prefabricated buildings at the present location and moving them to the new base at Rhine main Germany air the no honoured Henry wife of the at an afternoon from Hermine Vic president of the club Olga Dob and c on the social welcoming Tea Given by the executive Board of the american officers wives club in mrs John Clark introduced guests to the following ladies in the receiving line Cecil new club president Edward j whose husband is the commanding general of the communications zone com Kenneth wife of com is assistant and Silas wife of the commanding officer of Orleans area presiding at the tables were mesdames Robert Melfort p Lawrence Ned Leslie Clyde Elmer Riley Charles John Vatt and John Goren on Bride North South deals East West q852 q33 qj38 4 3 North 4k k199 kji09 East 4k j64 7542 South ak7 a to aq876 the bidding East South West Orth pass 2 it pass 5 it pass 6 pass pass opening Diamond rth he caution displayed by Al North and South in the bid Ding today subsequently re Page 14 warded them with a profit that ran into four figures souths two no Trump opening was routine and North could not have been criticized for raising directly to while it is True that 11 Points an normally required for an Ini mediate slam the presence of three 109 combinations enhances the value of the North hand a wide contended himself with a Mere bid of five no tramp which should be passed Only if South has the Barest of with All the primary controls and a Good five cued South was disposed to acpt the invite but he decide to show his club suit Fukway since that might pro Hje a Superior contract should North have a Good club it proved to be a Happy All hands passed and West led the Queen of which was taken by the Declarer saw that he had potential losers in Spades and but if he could Force the defense to open heart he would increase his chances of Trumps were drawn in two rounds and South started to strip the hand by cashing the Diamond King and ruffing the Small this was followed by the a and another Spade which West took with the it was obvious to West that he would have to Lead a heart and it was Clear that unless East had the All Hope was in order to obscure the situation for Declarer he got out with the Queen of leaving South a two Way guess for the Jack South had already decided to play for split he put up the heart King and led the 10 from permitting it to when it the contest was copyright the Chicann trl Bynm the stars and stripes members of the Orleans american officers wives club present to meet their new president and the wife of com is com manding were left to Bright Arthur and Dyke in maj Gen and John held their first formal reception since the general assumed command of the 3d infantry division in Wuerzburg the latter part of among the civilian and military guests present were the presi Dent of lower the maj if of president of the cites University commanders of the division and their honoured at a Tea sponsored in Friet Lberg by the Ray Barracks officers and civilians wives club was Charles wife of the new executive officer of the 3d armoured divisions combat command arrangements were made by mesdames Roy George Stephen Peter Charles pouring were James George and James William Choniski wife of the new commander at Ferstenfeld Bruck Germany air Chat with Jeannette new president of the base wives by a function Given in her photo september