European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes thursday february 26, 1959 2 German heart patients head for surgery in . With Aid from americans four decades of shoulder patches Rhine main Germany Spe Cial Hopes were brighter wed nos any for two Young germans suf Fering from acute heart conditions. One left Here for surgery in the . Wednesday morning and theother was scheduled to follow suit thursday afternoon. Pentagon aide lauds morale of 7th army by Henry ii. Kraft staff writer Stuttgart Germany is a Pentagon aide applauded 7th army training and morale and said there Are no plans to reduce 7th army s strength. John m. Sprague Deputy assist ant Secretary of defense comp. Troller told a press conference a Stuttgart s Airport wednesday that the . Armed forces have Nolan such As Britain s to reduce 7th army s strength. Sprague. Who has been visiting installations in England. France and Germany snid he was particularly impressed by 7th army and Vii corps. Most Gratifying i find morale High training excellent and Tho spirit of the sol Kliors most g r a t i f y i n a he de How Money is Heing spent in Europe Sprague said his prime concern was to be assured that we arc providing our forces in Europe and our North Atlantic treaty organization allies with All the equipment and support we con Sider visit to Europe has Given him that Assurance he noted. Missile Range contract let Washington is a Ford motor co. Subsidiary has been awarded Tho instrumentation plan Ning contract for the Pacific mis kilo Range the Navy announced. Rear adm r. E. Dixon chief of the Navy s Bureau of aeronautics said the $500,000 contract systems inc., of Glendale Calif., Calls for a six month study. A Survey will be made of and specifications for Range instrumentation equipment for the newly established Pacific missile Range Headquarters of which is Point Mug Calif. The trips to the Mayo clinic at Rochester minn., and the Forth coming operations there were made possible by separate German Amer ican fund raising efforts in two German cities. Elisabeth Mossauer 21, left Here wednesday for the . Aboard commercial Airliner and 12-year old Ulrich Fittkau was schedule to leave Here thursday in an air Force air evacuation plane. American soldiers at Schaffen Hurt joined forces with their German neighbors in an Effort to raise the $5,000 expected to be needed for Elisabeth s operation and trip she was accompanied by Heather Joseph Mossauer a Mason currently out of work because othe seasonal slump in the building trades an army spokesman said he has sold the family Home nearby Bisch Brunn to help pay of the army spokesman said that so i far the fund drive for the German girl has netted about half of the necessary $5,000. The drive will continue through March 15, he f i t t k a a the son of a Kleve Forest Ranger near Dussel Dorf is being flown to the . In an air Force plane because he May need medical attention in route an air Force spokesman snid for the flight was Given by air Force he at boy was born with a heart condition and was operated on in1951, the air Force spokesman said adding that the boy s heart has been steadily weakened and that his physicians say surgery is essential to save his p. Lulden american Consul general at Dusseldorf heard of the youngster s plight and lat last year brought it to the Atten Tion there of the american club a group of american businessmen. The club launched a fund raising drive which raised More than$6,000, donated by the american Community German firms in the area and the Fittkau neighbors. Ulrich s Mother was schedule to accompany him to the . For the six weeks estimated As Neces sary for the surgery and recovery Mayo clinic was picked for the surgery in both cases because it is equipped with a heart lung machine essential for this kind of surgery. Usa eur outlines facts on hepatitis top Honor Grad named Munich special pfc Alan m Hawley of the 6th Ord co Haileen named distinguished Honor graduate of class 59-13 at the 7tharmy non commissioned officer Academy. Sgt Richard h. Sprole of the 2d inf shows off his collection of More than 750 shoulder patches spanning both world wars. He started the collection 11 years ago when a Friend gave him som world War i patches. He took it from there arid now values the collection at $2,000. Army photo Heidelberg Germany is there has been a marked increase the number of cases of infectious hepatitis in the command during he last few months warned a tool Arthur w. Hill the 549th hos Pital Center s chief of preventive , an inflammation of the Iver is common and widespread throughout Europe. The disease i caused by a virus Hill said. Infectious hepatitis is not usually considered a killing disease but the Long duration of the illness makes it one of military and eco nomic importance he said. Duration of illness the duration of the illness depends on its severity and varies from one to two months the Doc Tor said. It is frequently a family infection he said and is spread from one member to another. Hill said the most common Way the virus is spread is through focal contamination of food and incubation period varies from 10 to 40 danger of infectious hepatitis was pointed up earlier this month when about 100 . Navy men from the 6lh Fleet in the Mediterranean contracted the disease and were transferred from Italy to . Army hospitals in Germany where they Are no being treated. One Navy Man died of the said the usual symptoms of hepatitis Are a tired feeling loss of appetite nausea abdominal Dis Tress High temperature yellowing of the skin and tenderness Over the liver area. The color of the urine darkens becoming deep Orange to Brown he explained. The prevention of hepatitis of fers Many difficulties Hill said due to the Lack of methods for Early recognition of cases and car army continues Jelp in Mountain tragedy Berchtesgaden Germany special the army continued to help search wednesday for the bodies of two German Mountain climbers reportedly killed in an Avalanche in the Here. A copter from mountains near the 18th trans co tuesday rescued five members court of Honor held for Noi masseur scouts no masseur Morocco special eight scout candidates were for Mally accepted and 11 individual awards were presented during Acourt of Honor conducted by boy scout troop 182 scout badges the highest. Awards made at the meeting went to Edward Morris son of or. And a Vars. H e. To Paris and paved on of maj and mrs the Ivey. Of the tragedy stricken group trapped in the mountains by sudden snowfall an army spokes piloted by two Man said Here. The copter Leonard Sims spent wednesday flying 21 German volunteers to the Avalanche site where search operations continued fruitlessly until late in the Day. The copter also flew food into the area entirely inaccessible except by air to keep the Volunteer supplied for what an army spokes Man Here believed would be along search. The volunteers Mem Bers of a German Mountain Rescue group planned to spend wednes Day night at a nearby Lodge which had been closed Cor the Winter. The body of one of three Mem Bers of the eight Man Mountain climbing party wag recovered at Avalanche site tuesday the five survivors suffered no ill effects from being stranded in the mountains Over the weekend except for exposure and hunger an army spokesman said. A More cheerful aspect of the grim helicopter Mission turned up when the copter Crew including two Jack Rhew Copilot and sp5 Matthew Golden Crew chief re United a German family separated by parenthood and a Frozen Lake. An army spokesman said that mrs. Ottfried Hoh Hoffer whose husband is caretaker of Bartholo Mew Chapel on the Koenigsbe Lake near Here gave birth to a son five weeks ago in a local Hospital but had been unable to return Horne because the Lake wag Frozen. The copter Crew picked up mrs. Kohl offer and her son at. The Hospital and took them to their Home. Airman Fiancee face new hurdle in race to Iceland Thors Havn Faroe islands a an american airman who went thousands of Miles to the far Flung danish Faroe islands in the North Atlantic to pick up the Girlie wants to marry has apparently lost a race against time in order to get married in Iceland this week. Waller Baldwin 28, of Cleveland Ohio said that he and his be Bride Kristen Anthony 20, of Klaksvik will go to Iceland within a few Days but they Don t know yet How to get there. Saturday deadline his tour of duty in Iceland expires on april 2, but Iceland s marriage Laws say Kristen must set foot on. The local soil next Satur Day at the latest in order to get married before Walter s time is out. Right now however it is impossible to go to Iceland by boat direct from the fares. So the Youn couple May go to Copenhagen by boat on Friday instead. They would then arrive in Denmark next Sun Day one Day too late. Hers and the resistance of the virus to Many procedures commonly used to destroy doctor listed these precautionary measures which he said ire known to reduce the spread of hepatitis a Wash hands with soap and water after using bathroom facilities and after changing a baby s diapers. This is important in pre venting the spread of the disease within the family Hill said. 2use a chlorine solution to treat All vegetables and fruits Pur chased locally or from commissaries. Packages of the disinfectant Are available without charge atall commissaries food stores and quartermaster ration breakdown Points. 3eat Only cooked food when dining in nonmilitary restaurants throughout Europe. Avoid eating salads ice Cream and Dairy pro ducts Hill advised. 4rwhen travelling carry your own Supply of water obtained fro approved sources or purify water with a commercial chlorine Solu Tion. Add 15 drops of the chlorine solution to one gallon of water. The water is Safe to drink 30 min utes after treatment. Hill pointed out that water supplies of Man towns do not meet army Stan also recommended that individuals who have been in Clos Contact with hepatitis victims receive 2 to 3-cc doses of Gamma globulin As a preventive measure. He said recent studies in the .show that such immunization is effective in preventing the disease in individuals who have been exposed. Extended Tours overseas of for some stationed in Josafe Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial certain personnel who transferred from one Safe area to another Between sept. 1, 1957, and Jan. 30, 1959, May be eligible for an extended stay overseas,.usafe personnel officials announced Here. The new ruling applies Only to Safe warrant officer personnel who were reassigned be tween overseas areas of this com Mand during the specified period Safe said., also,.there must be a need top the individual s Aasc and he must not have been reported to air Force he. For reassignment. In such cases the second tour will commence on the Date the individual departed his last Over seas a
