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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, September 12, 1958

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 8 the stars and stripes september 2d Nataf teams capture operation Royal flush Iii reconnaissance Crown Germany spec  Crews repro from the 2d Alicd setting won the end of line for grocery run tactical air Force won the five nation air reconnaissance operation Royal flush Iii hero for the second time in the three year history of the scoring Points in the three Day Aerial 2d Nataf Crews closed the three Day meeting 631 Points ahead of 4th Nataf Driver classes urged to Cut mishap rate b Mart Ger Sikin St nth Jeri for Germany 1tsareur he is encouraging off duty drive training classes to help reduce traffic it was announced Usa eur he has called on local cos in France and Italy to continue these classes for All civilians and their families whose driving records show serious traffic numerous minor violations or poor driving failure to attend these schools will be considered grounds for suspension of a Drivers a Usa eur memorandum while All new arrivals in usar eur will be invited to attend these the training offered it not intended to be a substitute for Normal Driver testing licensing and traffic safety it was pointed it was noted also that the train ing May not be Given instead of disciplinary action for traffic Vio length of the course is left up to the local but courses both in Europe and the normally run about eight the Southern european task belgian and air forces competed in the tournament Points were awarded on the Speed and accuracy with which Crews filed written reports and photos of assigned targets within a 600mile radius of the air base team 4 made up of French Crews flying rf84fs and representing 4th led the Low level Competition with second was team Swift air Craft flown by British Crews represent ing 2d scored in third was team dutch and belgian rf84fs representing 2d with team composed of Ameri can rf84fs and representing 4th scored in the High level team 3 made up of British flown scored while team made up of american scored the British team represented 2l while the americans flew for 4th flying officer of Britain was individual High scorer in the High level compete he flew a Canberra to com pile his navigator was flight it a French officer was individual High scorer in the Low level it Andre Brun flew his rf84f for the flying Competition wound up thursday the various Crews were on a guided tour of Trier As guests of the award presentation ceremonies in which Gen Alfred Grunther was to present the Grunther trophy to the were scheduled Here Force in Italy has a drivetrain j ing school which is mandatory for three 16th of airmen cited As outstanding Madrid special three Lgth air Force he airmen have received outstanding no and airmen soldiers unload Frozen meat from an air Force c124 at Beirut International the food reaches american forces in Lebanon via an Aerial Supply line extending by to lunar air Force Aerial Supply line brings Frozen foods to yanks in Lebanon All who Are involved and Are found to be at fault in one serious Accident or two minor ones personnel found to be Accident prone or who have received two traffic tickets from by Henry Kraft staff writer Beirut Aerial sup ply line that extends Miles is bringing fresh Frozen food in increasing quantities to american troops stationed there it what weve been waiting exclaimed a sol Dier As an air Force c124 descended on Beirut International Airport with pounds of Frozen canned Ham and the shipment was the first a rations except for locally procured fruit and vegetables the men had seen since their arrival m sgt Robert Baird was Sej now Frozen cheese and milk Are commonplace at All the local Economy elected for the annual outstanding master sergeant t sgt Wil Liam Bryant received the out standing no award while Howard Reed was named out standing is benefiting heavily from Large purchases of fresh fruits and veg while the emphasis is on a Penaat asks renewed War on accidents London Usa eur Provost marshal cautioned Navy and air Force traffic safety officials against complacency in the face of a decreasing american death toll on european speaking at the Neucom traffic safety groups three Day conference Brig Gen Edward Penaat noted that Highway deaths among forces person Nel in Europe have declined Over the first eight months of these favourable indications that traffic fatalities Are on the decline Gruenther at Bonn on tour of Europe Bonn presidents of the american and German red Cross organization met thursday and talked Over ways of improving Relief work on the International the american official is Gen Alfred m Gruenther former supreme Allied commander in eur the German chief is Heinrich Gruenther on a two week through he was honoured thursday at a luncheon Given by German foreign minister Heinrich von should serve to stimulate us to redouble our he Penaat reviewed traffic problems of forces in Europe and summarized command action taken or contemplated to reduce the num Ber of this action included a projected drive education stricter Driver and vehicle licensing requirements and Stepp Dup enforce ment the Navy was Host to the meet attended by 20 american Mili tary representatives from Britain and North guest speaker guest speaker was maj Gen director general of the British Royal society for the prevention of who explained the functions of the society and compared problems faced by civil Ian and military traffic col Robert Neucom Al Leonard Neucom general Council it col com z Deputy Provost marshal it col Provost mar 7100th support Wing Jack Usa eur safety and Joseph 3d air Force ground safety most meal contain some but the new diet has helped immeasurably to sustain the most of whom Are still camped in the Olive Groves in the Hills beyond rations Are fresh or Frozen fresh fruit or vegetables and canned rations include practically everything that comes in Giessen depot the Aerial Supply line originates at depots in France and particularly at Giessen Quarter master depot in Accord ing to it col assistant Supply officer the shortest Aerial route is about while the route by water on ships bringing supplies from Nazaire or one or two other French ports is about some of the supplies come through but the greater Smith comes from link in the Supply Chain is Beirut where the provisional pm co of the 201st logistical come headed by capt Billy Pettit takes his is the be fore the supplies Are distributed to the various loaded at Kalsu cargo Airlift Supply which is the Section of Beirut Airport used by the it consisted of Frozen canned Ham and since that time milk and eggs began to arrive in abundance until now such food is virtually daily diet for the when our outfit arrived in Leb we brought with us Only the Bare package and the said now creations have Long since gone by the and rations Are com ing in the Ern Phasis is on not Only because of the plentiful supplies arriving steadily but be cause of local purchases of fruit and pet tits company is also responsible for clothing and general even bakery and the ordnance Section handles trucks and other Smith said gasoline is locally procured because it is just a cheap to buy it As it is to trans port perhaps pm meet slated at Berchtesgaden 85 of safes airmen sent to schools of their Choice when the first shipment was Una Germany special the bavarian chapter of the quartermaster wih be Host to a Europe wide master family get together Here 11 col Joseph co of Germany special eight five per cent of All state hidebound Safe airmen apply ing for retraining out of surplus career Fields before Are placed in schools of their Safe announced this figure was set by rotating he praised 3d air Force co opera surplus career Field airmen who lion with the society at local Bare applied for retraining in and Roland Safe ground safety was elected chairman of the while John Usa eur judge advocate was elected Sec among representatives attending were col Charles Safe Provost marshal it is about the average for Safe personnel officials the 15 per cent rejection is largely because of backlogs at cer Tain schools for which airmen a to avoid Safe retraining officials recommend that airmen list two or More schools of Choice on their Applina More leeway in making refraining Only courses lasting 20 weeks or More Are offered Safe dependents Are not accompany sponsors with Shorter allowed to to schools the Giessen pm Supply Center and former chief of Itne food service division of the Olifice of the quartermaster general will be guest speaker at the opening the purpose of the meeting is to bring pm including applications for retraining must from Germany this gives air Force he i among be submitted to Safe he five months before an airmen Normal rotation the retraining program is Suc say air Force a study conducted by the air train ing come shows Only 2 per cent of the airmen and one per cent of the retraining cos Are eliminated from their this com pares with 4 per cent failure and other into an informal included in the program Are a Golf and boiling and social be theater group Germany Spe Cial the Green players of the army port of will present Tennessee Williams play the Glassl Here 24 through oct 1  
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