European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Tog 8 the stars and stripes monday february 23, 1959 ill slated to take Neal s Post at macs Wiesbaden Gormany special col j. Francis Taylor jr., will succeed Brig on it Fiskell k. Noal us commander of the Kuro Pohn afro can mild to Enstron area of  and air communications service on or about. March 115, the air Force has announced. Taylor now commander of the Continental macs area with head quarters at tinker air Force base okla., will have his offices at Lind say air station  is scheduled to assume com Mand of the newly organize ground electronics engineering and installation Agency with head quarters at griffiss air Force base n.y., on March 10. Safe col Dudley e. Faver director of operations of the get tactical reconnaissance Wing at Laon France has been appointed director of ballistic missiles for Safe with Headquarters at ram Stein Germany. He will be sue Mats Mark for air safety set in 1958 Scott air Force base 111. Special a new Low for aircraft accidents within the military air transport service was set during 1958, Mats commander it Gen William h. Tunner announced  Accident rate dropped to 3.05 per 100,000 flying hours compare to 3.90 in 1957, marking the fifth straight year the Mats Mark had decreased Tunner  a record Over into the new year january marked the third consecutive month in which an All time monthly Low for accidents was set he added. 635-Mph Aerial Behemoth kneels to take on cargo Moron a sgt wins contest Torrejon Spain is sgt Robert s. Barouki of Moron airbase Spain won first prize in the military civilian category of the How i make friends contest sponsored by the 16th air Force. The contest was open to military and civilian personnel their wives and american school children i Spain and Morocco. Participants were required to describe How the make friends among the spaniards and  was split into five groups and other winners were wives mrs. Irene Reynolds of Sidi Slimane air base Morocco grades 10-12, Lydia Lewis Nous eur air base Morocco grades7-9, Jimmy Mcdonald Moron air base and grades 4-6, Jimmy Sprowl Torrejon air  the civilian military groups the first prize was $50. In  s groups the first prize was $15. Needed at Laon by col Arthur , Deputy Wing commander who will supervise Wing operations until a new director is named. I Meklus air base col Steb Hins w. Griffith formerly chief of the military capabilities division in the office of the assistant chief of staff for intelligence at air Force ill in Washington has arrived a Tripoli Libya to assume command of this base. 3d Ink div it col Stanley , formerly co of the 2d army Rifle in of the 51st inf has Bee appointed g3 of this division in Germany replacing it col George. Cullison who has been transferred to the g3 Section of 7tharmy. 4tii army div it col Alberto. Ahrenholz former co of the 35th Armor s 1st tank in has Bee appointed assistant chief of staff g4 of this division in Germany succeeding it col Alex m. Ciccone who has moved to the usareurg4 Section. It col Robert m. Am former assistant division g2, re places Ahrenholz at 35th Armor. The new division staff judge advocate is it col Thomas h. Birch who came Here from Southern european task Force he in Italy. He succeeds it col Howard o. Hus band who has been transferred to it. Holabird md., for duty wit the Branch office for claims of the judge adv Cate general Section. It col Walter f. Johnston for Mer executive officer of combat omd a has taken command of the 2d army Rifle in of the 51stinf in Germany. It col Manfred a Haas has arrived Here from Korea where he was co of the army depot and74th Ord in at Ascom City to As sume duties As division ordnance officer and co of the 12gth Ord in Haas succeeds it col Arrieh. Richardson who has been appointed Vii corps ordnance office rat Moehringer. 24tii engr in it col John j. Pearse former co of the 498thengr in in Germany has taken command of this battalion also i Germany. He succeeds it col Jesse l. Fishback who has been transferred to the Usa eur Engineer division. 210t1i arty Oplt col Thom As g. Hanna executive officer of this group in Germany has been appointed co of the 33d arty s 1st missile in also in Germany. Cargo version of the con Vair 600 Jet transport features Landing gear that can Kneel Down touring the plane s floor level with that of a stand ing truck As shown in this artist s sketch. The plane is in the planning stage at general dynamics corp. The 635-Mph Craft would vary from other rear entry Type cargo planes now in use in that it eliminates elevated tails and other features Notas desirable aerodynamically As the classic straight tube Airliner fuselage. Up photo trooping the news line sgt cited for bus crash Rescue work Orleans France special a sergeant who was the first Ameri can on the scene of a serious bus truck Accident near Olivet last july has been cited by the army for his skillful handling of Rescue  Claude f. Maynard received v coups it col Robert s. Ritz former co of the 18th arty s 4thhowitzer in has been appointed executive officer of the g4 Section of this corps at Frankfurt succeeding it col e. O. Thornton,jr., who has been reassigned to the . Dreux air base it col mar Len e. Reber former commander of the 10th troop Carrier so is the new Deputy commander of this air base in France succeeding it col Howard m. Fish who has Bee appointed comptroller at Rhine main air base in Germany. Aircraft Industry develops Power steering for jets Washington up the air Craft Industry has developed an electronic Power steering system for supersonic fighter bombers that makes takeoffs and landings at speeds of 200 Mph As easy a steering the family car. Planes official publication of the aircraft industries assn., says conventional mechanical steering systems were too slow to cop with the High Speed of the latest aircraft. A half second delay in respond ing to the Pilot s signal could Send the Jet plunging off the runway. The new system which was Tai Lor made to match the average Pilot s physical reactions Guaran tees Complete control of the Jet on the ground at All times. Sculthorpe grew honoured Sculthorpe England Spe Cial the 420th air refuelling so has been named air Crew of the Quarter at the air base Here. German to program to feature pfc artist Frankfurt special Northern area come Soldier artist will be featured tuesday on a Ger Man television program. The hessian southwestern and Southern German networks will televise a Short feature about pfc Richard Segalman As he toured Frankfurt making sketches. The filmed segment will be part of the Abend Shau program at7 pm. It will also show Segalman As he performed his duties As assistant to the Frankfurt Post protestant chaplain. Segalman 23, attended Parson school of design in his native new York City for four years Selling Many of his sketches and Oil paint Ings and graduating with honors in 1956. Most of my training in Art though was acquired As i walked the streets of Manhattan sketching the people As they went about their everyday affairs he observed. After graduation he worked for  As a free Lance artist painting murals at a restaurant in Naples fla., and illustrating stories for magazines. Commercial Art had very Little Appeal for me so i decided to be come a starving artist he said. After entering the army in 1957, Segalman kept his Sketchbook with him during Basic training drawing his buddies As they lounged around the Barracks Tensed themselves on the firing Range or lined up for  coming to Germany he has travelled Over much of Europe always with a Sketchbook under i  Frankfurt Segalman likes to stroll up and Down the main River and through the business District sketching residents in poses that reflect their routine activities. After discharge from the army he plans to go to Mexico. The latin american Type of face has great Appeal to me he  greatest ambition is to go to Japan someday he added. This cation with its people is perhaps the most interesting in the world he commendation ribbon with Metal Pendant from maj Gen Edvard j. O Neill com z , then a military police Nan arrived at the scene of the rash a few minutes after it occurred. According to the citation May Nard quickly sized up the situation ind organized the Rescue efforts of French bystanders who had been attracted by the sound of the crash. Four american soldiers were tilled and 21 others injured when French truck collided with an american bus. The Driver of the French truck was also killed. Directing evacuation of injured passengers from the bus Maynard remained on the scene of the Acci Dent for More than six hours the citation stated. New zealand official Tours 20th Wing he Wethersfield England is v. N. Wrighton Deputy assistant Secretary of the new Zea land Navy toured 20th tactical fighter Wing he Here. Wrightson conferred with col Raymond f. Toliver Wing com Mander and visited Wing maintenance Sites. Navy donates Medicine to Morocco orphanage Kenitra Morocco special personnel of the . Naval air station at port Lyautey donated Medicine valued at approximately $275 to a local orphanage housing150 moroccan boys. Moroccan officials including Pasha of Kenitra Abdel Hamid Elalaoui and american representatives attended ceremonies a which the gift was brought to the orphanage. Model plane Champion now at Wethersfield Wethersfield England special the Montana state Model air plane Champion is a member of the 20th tactical fighter Wing Here. The Champ is t sgt Richard c. Smith who has built Between 300 and 400 Model air planes ranging from a personally designed Craft with four Inch wingspan to a Model with a wingspan of nine feet. West Point alumni to observe 157th founders Day March 17 Heidelberg Germany Spe Cial the 157th anniversary of the founding of the . Military acad Emy will be observed at a found ers Day dinner Here March 14, it has been announced. The dinner at the usage urho Casino will be attended by West Point alumni stationed in the Heidelberg Mannheim Kaiserslautern Frankfurt and Wiesbaden areas. . Naval Academy graduates Are also invited to attend. Similar observances will be he Din Berlin Stuttgart and other stations throughout Europe. The Stag program Here will Start at 6 30 pm and will include dinner Short talks and films of last sea sons army football games anyone who has not As yet received an invitation is asked to Contact one of the following Northern area come it col k. R. Schweidel special services officer Apo 757. Telephone North Ern Mil. 8240. Safe maj John w. Pauly Apo 12, Ramstein. Telephone ram Stein 6755. Usa eur he col g. E. Brown go division Apo 46. Telephone Heidelberg 8446.seventh army col f. M. Hin Shaw a division Apo 46. Tel Ephone 7a he 8007.Southern area come capt Lewis a. Williams 24th inf div he Apo 112. Berlin it col Lyman s. Faulk Ner Apo 742. Wheelus building program wheelus Libya special a second base theater and an Addi Tion to a dependents elementary school building will be constructed at wheelus air base this year under a recently approved Gram