Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1959, Tokyo, Japan                                Tag the stars and stripes sunday february 15, 1959 i i 1 new b52g equipped to foil enemy a radar Wichita Kan. Up the air Force and the Boeing air plane co have revealed that the new b52g bomber carries electronic equip ment to evade confuse and disrupt enemy radar. The announcement of the Security cloaked defensive device was made As Boeing turned Over the first of the b52gs to the strategic air command at Travis air Force base Calif. The new version of. The b52, a huge eight Jet intercontinental bomber is culled a missile Casein the sky us it is Able to launch Largo air to ground missiles. Little information actually was released about the device to void enemy radar stations both on the ground and airborne but it Genc. S. Irvine air Force Deputy chief 6f staff for Materiel said ill say this much the b52 will be very Well protected with a revolutionary form of electronic coun  n. D. Showalter Boeing vice president and Wichita division general manager said it Well could determine the outcome of future military  so tightly has Security been enforced that until recently even the meaning of the initials eco electronic countermeasures had its own veil of  of its size the b52 is Able and to carry More of this Vance electronic gear than another . Bomber. This is in Addi Tion to its bomb Load and other offensive weapons including two supersonic guided airborne mis Siles. It is the free world s Best bet Boeing said for successfully penetrating enemy territory to launch an effective and devastating attack in the event of War. Countermeasures equipment has the Job of making All ground warning installations useless. In addition the b52g countermeasure equipment can disrupt airborne interceptors both fighters and mis Siles. Quill succeeds o Meara As 4th army cd Goeppinger Germany Spe Cial maj Gen James Bernard Quill has assumed command of the 4th army div Here succeeding maj Gen Andrew p. O Meura. A 13-gun Salute was accorded Quill during the traditional change of command  from each of the division s major commands too part in greeting the new cd and bidding Farewell to his predecessor. O Meara had commanded the division since August 1957. He has been assigned to the . Army element at . European Cornel he in Paris. Quill 53, previously served a assistant army comptroller in Washington. To was born in Milwaukee wis.,in 1905 and was graduated from the . Military Academy in 1929. He was also graduated from the troop officers course at Hie cavalry school in 1937, the command and general staff school in 1943 and the Industrial College of lie armed forces in 1952. Commanded in Germany he served with the  army div and the ii army corps from1942 to 1944. His. Next assignment. Was As Deputy chief of staff xviii corps in Europe and in september 1945, he became assistant to the assistant chief of staff go army ground forces. He served on the staff and faculty and later As chief department of personnel at the command and general staff col lege from june 1947, to august1949. To returned to Europe in august1949, to command the 14th army Cav regt in Germany. In february 1951, he became executive offi cer of the g2 Section of 7th army. He was assigned to the depart ment of the army general staff office of the comptroller in june1952. In october 1953, he assume command of combat come a and Reserve come 1st army div , Tex. In september 1954, he became assistant cd of the 7thinf div. In april 1955, he became Deputy chief of staff of 8th army. The Fol lowing january 1956 he was As Fil Ned to the office of the comp Millionth passenger at Rhine main Center trailer of the comptroller. Army As assistant Brig Jen f. 1. Atkinson us Ketr transportation officer gives the Robert s. Johnson family including the Millionth passenger to to processed through the air passenger Center at Rhine main air base Germany a Box of Candy. M sgt John son being reassigned to the . After duty wit the 3d army div is accompanied by his wife and five children Jimmy 8, and Steve 10 at rear and Mary 6, Johnny 5, and Mike 3. Later they were guests of the base no  by Bane Norfolk he to get visit from Atlantic Council in april Norfolk a. Up adm Jerauld Wright supreme Allied commander for the Atlantic has announced that the North Atlantic Council headed by Secretary Gen eral Paul Henri Spaak would visit command Headquarters Here i april. The Council top of the North Atlantic treaty organization will participate in t h e10th anniversary Observance of the signing of the nato treaty. The Norfolk visit will follow meeting of the Council in Washington site of the signing of the original agreement on april 4, 1949. Annapolis Sharpens system for appointment of middies Annapolis my. A the . Naval Academy is changing its system for selecting midship men from competitive candidates it has been announced Here. The results from Entrance examinations previously the Only de terming Factor will be considered with school records leadership potential and recommendations from principals and others the announcement said. The new selection system applies Only to candidates competing for vacancies. Noncompetitive Candi dates nominated by the vice pres ident and members of Congre swill continue to be evaluated solely on the basis of College Entrance examination Board tests. The largest categories of competitive candidates Are presiden tial appointees and appointee from the regular and Reserve components of the Navy and Marine corps. The president appoints 75midshipmen each year from the country at Large. An additional total of 160 appointments is Avail Able each year to regular Navy and Marine corps personnel Anda similar number to Reserve components of these forces. Air Force spares Blitz but holds him to Kennel Washington up Gen Thomas d. White air Force chief of staff took a moment off from running the air Force and plan Ning National defense strategy to decide the future of the much publicized German Shepherd sen try dog Blitz. Blitz was injured in a fight witha Fox while on patrol at Toul Rosie res air base France in a gust 1957. He was ruled unfit for further military duty and since he  be returned to civilian life because he was taught to attack unknown persons the air Force once decided he would have to beaut to death. Sentence commuted White decided against putting the dog to sleep and decreed that Blitz would live in the kennels at Toul Rosie res As Long As his health will permit him to Lead a Normal and Happy  he thus disappointed a/1cthomas Rhodes who once was court Martiale for faking an Ani Mal death certificate in order to save the life of the 105-Pound, 3 year old Blitz. Rhodes who hails from Laplata md., had asked the air Force to give the dog to him. Hand Blitz worked together at the air base in France. Rhodes said he could make a pet of Blitz. White said that he had considered Rhodes plea with particular sympathy because he the general had been a dog Lover ally  after consulting his staff How Ever White sounded Strong mis Givings about letting a sentry dog become a pet. White said that after consideration for the welfare of human beings who might be attacked i Blitz were released i cannot in Good conscience direct the release of this dog. However i have decided Blitz will not be put  8th Cav team 504th inf win 8th div shoot Baum older Germany Spe Cial  from the 8th Cavan 504th inf won first in the Rifle and pistol events respective Yin the 8th inf div Little Camp Perry matches Here. The Rifle team championship was won by the 3d recon so of the 8th Cav with the 504th As runner up. In the individual Competition sgt James Hanlon 8th Cav was High scorer in the open class while pfc William staugh 28th inf topped Novice Rifle shooters. The 504th inf placed first in the pistol team matches with the 28th inf taking second. Capt James Duke 504th inf re corded the highest individual score in the open class firing while a teammate,1 sgt Ralph Beal racked up the Best Mark in the Novice class. A special mixed event the Golden Arrow team championship match was won by the 28th inf with the 12th-engr in copping second. The Host unit the 28th inf erected a tent City for convenience of the visiting marksmen during the three Days of shooting. Sp5, German save 3 tots Bremerhaven Germany special an american Soldier and a German House Painter have been credited with saving three children trapped in their smoke filled Home in the american hous ing area Here. An army. Spokesman said sp5c. T. Thompson assigned to the army Hospital Here noticed smoke in the ground floor apartment occupied by sgt David m. Wenecki and his family. Wenecki on duty elsewhere at the time is assigned to the military assistance advis Ory group Here. Thompson broke into the apart ment and rescued two children while a House Painter employed bythe Bremerhaven port of embarkation Post engineers broke window with his Bare hands to reach a 2-month-old infant trapped in another room. The infant was in serious Condi Tion at the army Hospital Here where the child was taken for treatment of smoke caused injury the spokesman said. The Veneckis other children were not Home at the time of the fire. Cause of the Blaze is under investigation the spokesman said adding that Thompson is being nominated for the Soldier s medal and that the German is being named for a similar Honor. Wuerzburg pm store Wuerzburg Germany Spe Cial col Jesse d. Bell 7tharmy quartermaster is scheduled to officiate at ceremonies opening the pm self service expendable item store Here monday. Us dispatches first troops to rocket base at Dortmund Bonn a troops of the first British rocket regiment to go overseas headed saturday for Dortmund in West Germany. An Advance party of 30 men landed in the Netherlands an took a troop train bound for the Industrial Ruhr. The men were to go to an air Field on the outskirts of Dortmund to prepare quarters for the 600 men of the regiment who Are to follow later. The american mad Corporal rockets capable of carrying atomic warheads about 80miles, will be shipped from Britain next month. The location of the unit in a heavily populated area stirred pro tests from the socialist Council of Dortmund and there were Public demonstrations. In an apparent Effort to head Oft hostile demonstrations when the troops arrive the British army and German defense ministry announced that the unit would be stationed in Dortmund Only temporarily. A new site was being sought As a permanent base from which the regiment would deploy into operational positions it was announced