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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, October 30, 1958

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes if reenlistment a German missile briefing meeting with Usa eur officials say by Henry staff writer Germany directing the Usa eur reenlistment program have revealed that their efforts to induce Well qualified and desirable soldiers to make the army a career Are meet ing with this has been accomplished in considerable measure by reaching into two classes of soldiers who Are undecided As to their future and by convincing them the army has its if not to offer than Urey would find in civilian the officials have set up three categories upon which to pinpoint their efforts 1aus army of the this to the inductee those drafted to serve two Many Index did 3firsi term regular these Are men who enlisted for three years 3regular army career the third category takes care of for in it Are men who have made the army a career and few leave that primary is upon the first two groups and to draw from them the maximum number of High Quality personnel for army careers some in the first two crosses arc difficult to said Nelson b Eldr assistant chief of the Usa eur military procurement Section headed by maj Thorn Ley Many committed to careers cuts de of the some Are Stu dents who desire to continue their education when they get out while others May have businesses or John waiting for there Are Many who Are who have no career commitments in private life the re enlistment officials Are reaching out for the undecided although not relaxing their efforts to draw those who May have aimed for civilian jobs which the army could Mutch in some inh Jim rising this does not mean that the army is taking just anyone who decides to Kach year the standards become Eldred Moinud out armed forces Qualli cation tests Are a Challenge to applicants while the Are Lite to u the Quality of the sol Dier Usa eur Eldred we dont want any Man who is qualified to Fay in the army to return to the us for separation from service in this command who has not been sufficient in formation upon which to base an intelligent decision As to whether to remain in service or return to civilian another feature reenlistment officials Are pointing out is the posse Billies for Reserve or regular army commissions open to Safe lists new rules in e8 selection Germany special mauler sergeants not recommended for promotion by their immediate comm binders will not be considered for k8 hikes in the March promo Tion according to Safe personnel this is one of two major changes made by Headquarters Safe recently in tightening up eligibility requirements for promotion to the new senior master the second change will allow hikes in primary and control air Force specialities for the first round of promotions airmen could be boosted in any awarded air Force specially code and without their commanders May be to be eligible for the March round of or a master must possess a primary or control Aasc at the seven Hove a total of 10 yearn service and 24 months in Grade As master ser Geant on March he must it col Joweph Mcguire co of the 2d missile Mth cd of Forman Corporal who Al noted the Barracks area at i ii u were Elsalie in Millie in and 3d gun 21st 848 so Huetso army teletype prints words a minute have obtained a satisfactory score in the no supervisory Examina Tion and have a recommendation by his commander in each Aasc in which he is being considered for Safe personnel who flunked the first no supervisory exam and those who have not taken the test will be tested Between now and nov 21 individuals who passed the text but want to raise their May be relented if they so officials warn How Ever that their scores on the retest will decide their  school for  workers Italy special Southern european task Force he held a on week school Here on personnel management attended by both americans and italians performing this Type of work throughout the the school was part of a continuing program for training of italian employees of new York new word minute teletypewriter has been unveiled by the army it prints four lines a the ultrahigh Speed device was developed jointly by the army signal research and development Laboratory at Ami the Burroughs the new printing technique is culled electrostatic even at words per minute this new machine is operating in Low in it can operate at a Speed of a Hal million words per the equivalent of Typ ing five full length novels in one major col Howard director of the communications department at the Monmouth de scribed it As a major achievement in atomic age the demonstrated at a press showing at the overseas press club is a prototype development Model designed to signal corps it is the newest in the army new family of super High Speed teletype writing Al though the current Model of the Burroughs Tel Printer is capable of a the army present plan is to gear it to 750 words per this Speed is to coordinate the new device with the 750  Typ i ing re Perforator which was introduced by signal corps and Kleinschmidt last the Tel Printer puts into Page form the information carried in a High Speed tape relay Price said the next stage in the High Speed communications development will be a Page a device which will transpose a typewritten Page immediately into a coded tape suitable for use with the equipment already no moving present Day news transmission is at the rate of 60 words per minute on conventional teletype equip the new teletypewriter has no Ordinary typing it has no moving parts except those which pass the paper before an elec tronic gun that shoots the letters onto the special after the Volley of each line of text passes rapidly Over powdered Ink and a heated and appears a split second later As Clear impulses to activate the device can be transmitted Over voice Quality Telephone circuits or shortwave the machine operates from stand Ard code or can be plugged into Lon distance radio or Tele phone circuits to print messages sent from across the continent or october 193 for honors in rocketry meet Tyndall air Force Basil up the f102 Delta Dagger division went into almost n dead heat after eight Days of ing in the air Forte meet the 317th fighter interceptor 83 of Elmendorf Ltd Points in six maximum flown by any butt close in the same cat ego was the 318th from a with also i six the 326th from had a total of Points with one More firing to one Mamlon to go trailing in this class was Seymour Johnson n with Points and with one firing Mission to in the f89 the 465tht from griffiss led we tort the 29th from Malmstrom held the second Slot with Points and the Hamilton was third with each team has flown Only of its six the f86 Sabre Jet Winner settled monday when the air new setae cd arrives in Italy c tonal guard team from Jackson completed its sixth feet firing for j officers end Armor Parley Germany Spe Cial a portable fire control Center that can be Trana ported by helicopter was started by the 4th army div ing the last Day of the 7th army Armor conference watching the display were of the 300 High ranking multary leaders of North Atlantic treaty organization nations who were attendance at the three Day ing including nearly 20 general most of the from Host at the conference was vhf corps among the were it Gen the f army cult Gen Gordon Vii corps and Mai John commandant of the army Armor school at it army Engineer at com z France maj Gen Emerson c chief of engineers of the depart ment of the is scheduled visit com z installations clo Alloa task Fischer a hero i command the it inf previously served in army 1hotq Germany annual commissioners transatlantic Council boy scouts of opens Here Friday at the general Walker the Council represents All cub and boy scout units in Usa eur and totalling registered members in 13 countries of Western North Africa and the Middle Council commissioners Are Volun Teer coaches who work with scout and cub masters on program and administrative the conference this year will discuss plans for orienting commissioners in their and to plan a Stew explorer program for boys Between the agis of 14 and beginning special leadership train Iii courses will be launched for these Young men in the countries where the size of scout membership makes it Pratti said Ray Council Scott there will be groups Tor the study of such things As Seoul talks open merchandising and and the Pursuit of various constructive he about 100 delegates and members of their families Are expected to attend the whose first meeting will be held Friday morn the conference will end Satur Day keynote at a dinner thursday is scheduled Fey maj Gen Paul o4 Council chairman Donald chemical the conference will also Hoot Ter National scouting commissioner from Austria and concert at wheelus base Goodwill tour of 17th of musician f i Tii Irit Ami Libya special the travelling 17th air Force dance band came Home from a Mediterranean Goodwill tour with a con Cert guests of maj Gen 17th air Force and col Jack wheelus included lydian officials and ambassador to Libya John Wesley ambassadors and representatives from great saudi Morocco and Brig George Tripoli District British forces in the audience also were Bers of the libyan Brut f and military in along with air Faraji sonnet from after the a Rece was Given by spacer and in the officers the led by cwt has re covered More than air in and  
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