European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Monday february 23, 1959 the stars and stripes Page 9 no ships sail for fares Winter seas chill yank s Romance Aberdeen Scotland a a lovelorn american airman tramped the cold waterfront of Aberdeen searching for a boat any boat that would take him to the Remote Faroe islands where his Bride to be  Baldwin of Cleveland Ohio is bound for the Faroe islands to claim As his Bride Kristen Anthony and take her Back to Iceland where he is stationed and marry her. But there Are no regular sailings to the fares and Baldwin s Best Hope now is to persuade a Salt scots trawler skipper to drop him there on a. Fishing trip. Tour expires april 2unless Baldwin can reach Kristen within the next few Days they May have to change their plans to be married in Iceland before. Bald win s tour of duty there ends april 2.to meet icelandic Legal require ments Kristen must be in Iceland by feb. 28.Baldwin set out from Iceland a week ago thinking it would be Alvery simple. He went to the Shet land islands planning to pick up about there for the fares. But in the shetlands 100 Miles North of Scotland he found that the regu Lar passenger boat to the Faroe sails Only in the summer. His Hope then was to go on to Aberdeen in Northern Scotland and pick up a boat there. It meant an other 200-mile trip in a slow cattle boat with a Day s Stop at Kirk Wall in the shetlands where Baldwin cooled his heels impatiently on the quayside played music on the cafe Juke Box and told history to sympathetic islanders. Finally he reached Aberdeen and Munich fund pays tribute to memory of american girl Munich special the memory of a deceased 14-year-old daughter of an american captains being perpetuated Here through a Charity  Jean Almond a freshman at the american High school her died of a cerebral Haemorrhage Dur ing an emergency plane trip Toa Stuttgart Hospital her Many school friends collected Money Toby Flowers for her funeral. Her father however decided to turn Over the funds to chaplain capt Alexander Paxson to reused for a charitable purpose. Memorial fun chaplain Paxson in turn handed the Money Over to the Terlacher Forst chapter of the protestant men of the Chapel which vote to set up the Jean Almond fund purchasing 40 religious Book and a bookshelf the proc a enabled to Start a Library for 121 children of the evangelical children s Home at nearby Fel Kirch  proc sponsors the Chil Dren s Home As a year round project chapter officials said. Egan his search for a Friendly Rawler skipper. I once told Kristen i would Goh rough anything for her Bald win said As he walked the water front. Now ust  it seems i m doing 5th army area to Cut reserves by one fifth in reorganization Chicago up one fifth of the army Reserve units in the 13 state 5th army area will be eliminated in an extensive reorganization which will begin soon it Gen William h. Arnold commanding general said Here. Arnold said other units will be relocated. Many units to be retained in the reorganization will receive new designations he sex  said the reorganization relocation and redistribution of army Reserve units and personnel is required to realign the Reserve Force in accordance with the five group pen Tomic Structure adopted scottish Irish switch in Berlin while their pipers skill Blue bonnets Over the order the King s own scottish Borderers arrive in Berlin for assignment to the Berlin Independent brigade of the British army replacing the Royal Inni Skilling Irish Fusiliers reassigned to Wuppertal Germany in a routine Transfer after serving More than a year in the former German capital. Is photo by Weatherall retired roughneck1 now in 3d army div Frankfurt special pfc Carroll w. Boatwright 3d Arm div gunner owns up to having been a Roughneck before join ing the army. That he explains was the name Given to men working in the Oil Fields As he did in new Mexico and Louisiana. The 3d army div lays claim to another Oil expert pfc James g. Thompson who once worked for a Houston tex., firm whose Job was to blast for Petroleum off the coast. The first Day at work was Alulu says Thompson. They set off a 20-Pound charge of Dyna mite and i thought the world was coming to an  the boat he was on was lifted out of the water and he had to hang on tight to save himself a dousing. 60 trucks go nowhere fast As army tests new pavement Ottawa 111. A a Fleet of60 trucks going nowhere recently clocked 1 million Miles in just a Little Over four month s driving. That mileage averaging 16,666 Miles per vehicle was. Run on five closed loops of a test Road near Here. The trucks driven and serviced by 300 army men Are being run in a two year ordeal to test the Wear ing qualities of pavements. The vehicles carry loads varying from2,000 pounds on a single Axel to 48,000 pounds in tandem Rig. The began rolling oct. 15. Already they have worn Dow some of the thinner Low stress pavement sections and on those sections Patch repair techniques Are getting their tests. The two year Highway test will Cost $22 million. It is sponsored by the american Assn. Of state High Way officials. 2-stage airborne missile on aps drawing boards by the Active army for its Divi Sions. Arnold said every Effort will remade to minimize the Impact of the reorganization on hundreds  which have had re serve programs. He said Only limited loss of personnel is anticipated. Officers and enlisted men who lost a read Reserve unit assignment will be transferred to reinforcement train ing units to control groups to the standby Reserve or if eligible Toile retired Reserve. The 5th army area is composed of Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Iowa mis Souri Kansas Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota coloradoan Wyoming. I extend Reserve act congressmen urged Washington up the Reserve officers Assn. Has urge congressional leaders to promptly extend the Reserve forces act to avoid a crash National defense pro Gram. The act is due to expire aug. 1. Rear adm Leon j. Jacobi Roa president said prompt action is needed because there still will Bethe necessity of reaching policy decisions and providing funds to support Tho program even if it is extended. Amphia tests begin in Spain Madrid is the first join amphibious exercise conducted on Spanish beaches began monday at Punta Ensinas with 1,700 . And250 Spanish marines participating. The integrated Force is schedule to conduct tactical training exercises for two Days. Punta Enli Nasis located about 25 Miles West of Almeria on the  r. B. Derickson us com Mander of the amphibious squad Ron of the . 6th Fleet has Over All command. The . 2d in 6th Marine corps regt commanded balt col William e. Antley five . And one Spanish ships Are participating. Twenty Spanish army and Navy observers will be aboard . Ships. Washington up the air Force is planning to bolster .retaliatory Power with a revolutionary two stage ballistic missile that can be fired from bombers it has been  highly placed official said the first of the High Speed nuclear tipped weapons May be ready by late summer 1960. They will have a Range of More than 1,000 Miles and will zoom from beneath the wings of the launching bombers. The project is known As bold Orion. So far it has been limited to studies and missile launching by three companies which have demonstrated the feasibility of the Radical new weapon. Authorities revealed that 24 companies participated in an air Force conference on the weapon this month. They said a Choice would be narrowed to not More than half dozen companies from which air Secretary James h. Douglas and chief of staff Gen Thomas d. White would select the contractor. Development Only this contract will Call for development Only but a production contract will follow quickly. Officials said the air launched ballistic missile album will have these advantages it will be a retaliation weapon that can t be knocked out  it will vitally strengthen . Deterrent Power. It can extend the useful life of present Day bombers by enabling them to Fly Well away from enemy defences and launch mis Siles Over any number of courses. The air Force has about 1,500 b47bombers and several Hundred b52s, All candidates for the new missile. The weapon could confound russian defences because it will Bein motion constantly and relatively Invulnerable compared with big fixed base intercontinental ballistic missiles. Also it can be flown relatively close to targets in emergencies but recalled. An icbms cannot be stopped once it i launched. Canadians to receive new style car plates Soest Germany special Ca Nadian army personnel in Ger Many will soon be sporting distinctive Canadian License plates on their privately owned motor vehicles it has been announced  plates will feature a White Maple Leaf and the letter Cona Blue background. The Canadian Drivers have been using plates is sued by the British army in Ger Many. Ramstein pilots Sharpen eyes with pinball training device Ramstein Germany special aircraft recognition training can be fun pilots of the 514th fighter interceptor so Here have discovered. Especially they say since introduction of a new training Aid by1st it g. A. Turner and m sgt j. B. Suggs of the Squadron s intelligence  two men with the help of study record set at Etain Etain France special record total of 130 air base personnel Here have enrolled for the third semester of the University of Maryland overseas program it has been announced Here. Electronics technicians of the communications Section devised a View Box which operates like a pinball machine. The View Box allows one Pilot at a time to see various aircraft pictures. There Are two selector buttons one marked Friend the other foe. The Pilot has two seconds in which to make his Ridenti  the selection proves incorrect a loud alarm is set off and Light Flash like the tilt on a pinball  the right Button is pushed the word Ace appears on a screen on top of the machine. The next picture appears automatically