European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                F september 1958 the stars and stripes 17 Leal Auto for fliers general motors tests its experimental firebird Iii at the sleek doubled med firebird substitutes a control stick for the traditional steering the stick controls braking and Gas through an electronic control system utilizing there is a Turbine engine in the plus a Small 10 he Piston engine m front to run the control designers have decked out the experimental firebird with two giant Stabilizer press photo 1st West German built transport the Nora Las first military air transport machine built in West Germany since the is handed Over to the German armed forces in a military band ceremony at the plane is the first of 11 2 to be built in Germany under a French the germans already have received 25 of the transports direct from the French photo prizewinners at festival annual Venice grand canal regatta the traditional annual Gondola regatta on Venice grand canal gets rhythmically into swing in Fine september in foreground is the resplendent Gondola Leader of the canal the regatta has been one of the highlights in the venetian Calendar of events for seven press photo one of the happiest celebrants at the Venice film festival is Sophia who holds big Silver cup presented to her after she was named Best actress of the year for her role in the Black holding plaque at right is Hiroshi director of the japanese film Rickshaw which won first prize at the Center is French director Louis Winner of a special prize for the