European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 15, 1958 the stars and stripes Veteran Rolls dipping 1st time since War h Washington special for Tho first time since the Days of world War ii the estimated num Ber of veterans in civilian life i showing a consistent downward trend Sumner g. Whittier administrator of veterans affairs re ported Here. There were an estimated 22,723,-000 veterans in civil life on sept. 30, 1958. Increasing steadily As the servicemen of the two world War Sand then of the korean conflict returned from the ranks of the military to civilian pursuits the number of veterans in the nation reached an Al time High of 22,735, 000 in March 1958. Up until that time the number of servicemen becoming veterans during the average month exceeded the number of veterans fall wars who died each month or who returned to Active duty. Shows decrease the drop to 22,723,000 on sept 30 marked the sixth consecutive month the total Veteran Popula Tion had shown a decrease. The total drop during the six month period was 12,000 and was Strong indication that after 19years of increase the number of War veterans in the nation was on a downward trend. Barring another War the decline will continue without interruption the administrator pointed out unless there should be an unforeseen increase in the discharge rate of korean conflict veterans from the armed forces. The sept. 30 breakdown of veterans shows that 4,483,000 were veterans of the korean conflict alone 15,274,000 saw service in world War ii 2,852,000 were vet Erans of world War i and 134,000 Are veterans of All other wars including the Spanish american War various Indian wars and the Reg ular establishment. The Ages of America s Veteran sin civil life Range from Well Over 100 for the two surviving Confederate veterans to an average age of 27-plus for korean conflict veterans with no service in world War ii. The average age Spanish american veterans is approximately 81 of world War veterans More than 64, and for world War ii veterans More than39. Projections into the future Stimeling discharges of War vet Erans from service and deaths to continue at prese fitly expected ales indicate 21,549,000 War act tans remaining by 1965 20,531,000 by 1970, and 19,141,000 by 1975. A drop to the dec. 7, 1941 Veteran population level of 4,429,000 is expected by about the year 2008, korean vet rejects Bonus overpayment Des Moines Iowa up a$50 Check turned up at the Iowa korean Bonus Board signed by John Lees 80, a Marine Veteran who won three Battle stars. Lee  Board gave him too much  employee of the Hoard Ray Kauffman said Lees was  should have been paid $287 rather than the 37 to did , a structural steel drafts Man is recuperating from a operation in july necessitated by a hip injury received in 1951while in the marines. No slowdown for supersonic Sipper the world s fastest operational fighter the tac tical air come s f104g Star fighter eases up to the Drogue of an fb50j Tanker for a sip of Jet juice near George air Force base Calif. The fog virus hitting Germany having Little effect on americans medics say by Marty Ger Siun staff writer Heidelberg Germany is army medical authorities Here arc watching with interest but without particular Roku can a strange virus reportedly sweeping through Germany. Only two suspected eases of the ailment described As similar to but. Not the same As erythema , have been reported among americans in Germany. One of them is a child in the Nurnberg area the other is .1 Soldier at Mannheim. Oddly enough the Soldier was Horn and raised in Germany and was in the . Only a Short Tim before being called up for military service an army spokesman said. While some i us like 100,000 Ger mans have suffered the disease since August no one could explain Why it has t hit americans. Brit ish army authorities have reported Only two cases among their personnel in Germany and both were dependents the spokesman said. Alternately dubbed an itch or Blister disease the new ailment definitely is not. Caused by Radia Tion or radioactivity in the air the army spokesman  is an infectious and contagious virus he  disease is neither fatal nor particularly disabling but it indifferent from erythema info clips cum which according to medical authorities attacks Only children.1 Linker is equipped with two auxiliary Turbojet enabling it to refuel the faster jets without the fighters having to lower their Landing gear an flaps to slow Down. Us l photo tac program to boost number of combat ready units Matador firing at Braintree forms new Esu group Wethersfield England Spe Cial the 20th tactical fighter Wing Here has organized a younger members group of the English speaking Union for personnel Liv ing at  the Wing first came Here in 1952, the Esu has played Amajor part in Anglo american Community programs with its most Active branches set up in Helms Ford and Colchester about 20 Miles from this base. Braintree Isth closest City to the base and houses Many Wethersfield person Nel. Theodora Bamber British Community relations officer for chewing is first chairman of the group. Also on the executive com Mittee Are 1st it James h. Hous ton Wing information services officer and a/2c Charles Florey of Wing personnel. Cape canaveral Fla up the tactical air come fired asleep Matador Here in a program designed to increase the number of combat ready units equipped with the weapon the air Force s first operational  solid fuel Booster of the swept Wing 40-foot-Long missile spouted flame and smoke at 11 15am and the Matador streaked off Over the Atlantic into a stiff Breeze. It was the first time in several months that a Matador has been fired from the Cape. The Matador which flies nearly As fast As the Speed of sound Hasa Range of 700 Miles. After the Booster gets the weapon under Way it continues on with the Power of a Turbojet engine. Matador equipped wings have been stationed in Germany with North Atlantic treaty Organiza Tion forces since March 1954, and . Troops on Formosa were armed with the missiles at the height of a new increase in ten Sion Between communist and nationalist  air Force  firing of cites 24th inf div col Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial col Robert s. Dingle jr., co of 24th inf div trains at Augsburg received the air Force legion of Merit at Safe a there for services As director of operations in the office of the Deputy for plans and operations North american air defense command. Was part of a training program to familiarize More troops with the weapon so that there will be adequate replacement forces read when present overseas wings Are rotated Back to the .the Matador capable of carry ing a 3,000-Pound Hydrogen War head was fired by the 4504th tac tical missile Wing a training uni of the tactical air come based at nearby Orlando air Force  Matador which never has been fired in anger is made by the Martin co. At its Baltimore Plant. A Matador was one of the first missiles tested at the Cape. It was declared operational in january 1954 and the first Mata Dor Squadron left for Germany on March 9, 1954. Three versions of the missile have been developed. The latest version named the Mace is re ported to have greater Range and an improved guidance system under which it flies All the Way to its target with to signals from the ground. Army wives at Bussac Given Driver training Bussac France special when army troops pulled out of Here for temporary duly in Hie Middle East a number of their wives found themselves with ears they did t know How to drive. So col Frank c. Quinlin co of Pitburg a airman completes 40 study courses in two years the army general depot Here setup the base Section s first iriving school strictly for dependents an the school is still in full swing. The course was set up by sgt Robert d. Garmire Coic of the base Drivers school two officers of the Post safety Council and the Bussac red Cross Field director in the first class five dependents affects men and women this new virus a. Been re ported affecting males and female from 7 to 51, with the majority of the cases among 20-to-35-year-Olds," the spokesman  Only thing constant about this new disease is that it. Result sin a rash. But unlike other skin ailments this one May be found on the Palms of the hands and the soles of the feet As Well As other parts of the body he explained. The rash has been described a Brownish red blood blisters. Some times the blisters break and some times they Don t. Sometimes the rash is accompanied by fever  always. In All cases the rash is accompanied by itching. It lasts from two to 14  in Kiel the new ailment was first re ported in the Kiel area of Germany in August and spread to the Schleswig Holstein and Rhine districts. It has not been reported inthe Netherlands. There is no treatment which can lie prescribed except usual Medica Tion for rashes the spokesman  fever is never higher than that found with an Ordinary cold he added. While american authorities Are not at All worried about the disease they Are studying it As a scientific  Don t understand Why it does t affect. Americans. There must be some reason but we Don t know what it is the spokesman said. A/1c Hermann j. Kage. Midnight Oil Pitburg Germany is a airman at Pitburg air base who joined the air Force to get More education admits he loaded for a year before he got started. Whence did he really started to Burn the Oldright oil.a/1c Hermann j. Kage of Chi Cago started in Earnest when he arrived in Germany less than two years ago. Kage a pharmacist atthe base has completed 40 educational , a High school graduate wants to get into the Field of electronics. He has t a k c n courses pointing in this direction inc uding a correspondence course from the University of Wisconsin nine from the University of Maryland and 24 . Armed Force Institute courses. Received certificates and drive permits. The second class graduated 13. Mrs. Gilbert h. Amis wife of the depot transportation officer served As class  Drivers course involves 24 hours of instruction of which six Are lecture and demonstration and the remainder actual driving prac Tice. Instruction is Given in the meaning of Road signs Mecl Mical and police traffic signals ind the operation of Standard and Auto Matic transmissions in both . And foreign  also learn to read instrument panels correctly and How to repair minor mechanical difficulties. It s a stiff course Garmire said but there has t been a Accident in either of the two classes. We stress safety in every aspect of the  Safe selects 7 for War College Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial seven Safe lieutenant colonels have been selected to at tend the air War College at Max Well air Force base ala., next year Safe he announced  addition one officer it col Harold a. Kohnert. Will attend the army War College at Carlisle bar Racks  will Start in August 1959 and will last for approximately10 months. Safe officers selected to at tend the air War College it colonels Edward Griswold Daniel e. Henderson jr., David a. Himes Ivan l. Mcguire Harry h. Moreland William j. Rogers and John e. Vanduyn