European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A the stars and stripes wednesday july 1, 1959 Holiday safety measures urged by Jack Walters i staff writer Heidelberg Germany is Don t be a statistic Susareu safety and traffic officials Here warn in anticipation of the Lon july 4 weekend which begins thursday night and ends sunday. Figures released by the safety ranch go Usa eur reveal that four persons were killed and nine seriously injured last weekend i Highway accidents involving us a eur licensed vehicles. The Peak traffic Load can be expected this coming weekend the officials pointed out. Traffic density will be an estimated 30 per cent higher than  last year s july 4 weekend saw 10 persons killed in Usa eur and Safe connected accidents they said. Precautions listed the following precautions were listed for Drivers 1if you suddenly feel fatigued Don t try to keep going pull off the Road and rest until you Are Alert again.2avoid drinking before and during a trip. In addition to the Normal dangers of driving while under the influence of alcohol Driver fatigue can result from Only one or two drinks. 3r-adjust your Speed to driving conditions. Speed is the big killer today on the , drive defensively. Re member that even the Best drive can die from someone else s  safety officials said that four persons have drowned sofar this year. A total of nine were drowned last  emphasized the following Steps to be taken by Susareu personnel prior to swimming 1use Only authorized swimming areas All others Are off limits. 2use the buddy system i Al ways swim with someone else for Mutual Protection. 3d o n t Drinker eat before swimming. The safety Branch of go released Flash report no. 354, dated May 16, 1959, As a grim reminder of what can happen when safety measures Are disregarded on or about 2130 hours May 16, pfc j. P. Signed out on pass. Hews seen by and talked to four persons walking along the Bank of the Neckar River. In the presence of witnesses he removed his clothing with the exception of his shorts and Dove into the River. When he did not appear in a few minutes the witnesses went for help to fire department."the1 department responded and divers recovered the body approximately 30 minutes after the sol Dier had entered the water. He was pronounced dead at City hos Pital  Safe bases set stage far july 4th weekend. The Mannheim new stations for air alerts Battle Creek Mich. A civil defense officials announced that future warnings of possible enemy attack will be flashed directly to the Eastern half of the . From new air Force tracking  office of civil and defense mobilization said effective july 1 " states East of the Mississippi River plus Minnesota and Iowa no longer will receive notice of enemy attack from the North american defense come control Center at Colorado Springs , three of ocum warn ing centers will begin operations at Syracuse . Madison wis., and Marietta a. Warning centers \ the warning centers will relocated at Semi automatic ground environment Sage installations divisions of the air Force s elec-1 tronic system for tracking and intercepting enemy planes. Ocum was to close its Eastern warning Center near Newburgh inf div now in its week Long re  Celebration is featuring pen House activities. Residents of the Munich Areleen invited to. Join in the through july 3. Similar  Are being sponsored by a Vislen f elements in Augsburg Peri House activities in i competitive squad types of relay a traffic victim becomes another statistic to All but this grief stricken boy who Ino urns his Mother killed when their family car overturned on the autobahn near Bentheim Germany. A Friend comforts the shocked husband. Usa eur safety officials Are urging All americans to exercise extreme caution in their Holiday driving in order to prevent similar tragedies. Is photo command changes Gray succeeds Stilwell As v corps staff chief Frankfurt special Briggen David w. Gray former assist ant cd of the 8th inf div succeeded Brig Gen Joseph w. Stilwell wednesday As chief of staff of v corps Here. Stilwell has been reassigned to xviii an corps he at it. Bragg . " Gray came to Usa eur in March 1957 As assistant cd of to health an div later predesignated the 24th inf div. While serving with the 24th div he took part inthe Lebanon operation last summer As cd of the 24th an Brig. He assumed duties As assistant cd of the 8th inf div  of this year. 48th tactical fighter Wing col Stanton t. Smith jr., commander of this Wing at Chau Mont France since december 1956. Has left for Washington where he will serve As Deputy chief of staff copter company birthday Stuttgart Germany special the $4th trans helicopter co celebrated its second anniversary with a picnic attended by 400 sol Diers and dependents. For personnel at . Air Force he 501st tactical control Wing col Carl b. Lindstrand commander of this Wing at ram Stein air base will leave soon of griffiss air Force base ., when he will assume duties As direct oof engineering. Lindstrand who will be Honoret at a Farewell review at Ramstein on july 10 at which the Wing Wil celebrate its fourth anniversary has commanded the Wing sin july 1957. Wiesbaden Germany Spe Ial a full program of activities and events will be featured Atu Sape bases july 4th weekend it Vas disclosed Here. Open houses special social and Thetie events and traditional i reworks demonstrations will be on the scheduled features in Germany France and Britain. In the Wiesbaden area july 4th 4f revises promotion sch Dules Washington special a fighter control on air Force in isted advancements w i 11 result rom changes made in airman pro motion cycles officials said Here. The changes ordered for fiscal fear i960, Are super grades e8 and e9 to be promoted Semi annually on Dee. 1 and june 1. Promotions to e7 and36 also will be made twice a year n sept. 1 and june 1. All e5s, e4s and e3s will be promoted quarterly on sept. 1, dec. 1, March 1, and june 1. Stay within budget the air Force told commanders he changes were necessary to meet total promotion program objectives and to stay within the  although promotions to e8 and 39 were changed to a semiannual Jasis the air Force asked com Manders for their reaction to a annual testing and selecting procedure. The dec. 1 quota for e9 and e8 promotions will be reduced an oficial said to compensate for the june 1 Cycle. Airmen selected but not promoted on dec. 1 will get their stripes on june 1. Searcher hopeful of finding b24 Crew s remains Frankfurt Germany up the Leader of a search team look ing for the remains of nine Amer ican airmen who bailed out Over the libyan desert 16 years ago said Here he had every Hope in the world the remains would be found. Wesley Neep 47, of Seattle,wash., head of a 10-Man team searching for the remains of the Crew of the b24 Liberator lady be Good said there is no doubt the men perished primarily from Lack of water. The nearest water lies 170 mile South of where they balled out. I have every Hope in the world of finding the bodies because the area where they bailed out is gravel Plain with Only slight move ments of Fine  Neep is an identification specialist with the . Army european quartermaster mortuary  plane crashed on returning from a Mission against Naples tits Home base at Benghazi Libya on april 3, 1943. Sti mar Hans Thanh de Garmisch Germany special some German families in this area wish to express their thanks through the press to three unknown americans who gave valuable help during the night of the recent flood. They appeared on the scene at one of the houses most endangered by High water and asked can we help the men worked in their shorts almost a night and then disappeared. Families concerned have requested the local newspaper to express their thanks if the three lads happen to read this said a Garmisch Post official they la know How much their help was  a of f activities will include an open House Barbecue dinner and Large fireworks display at the wies Baden Rod and gun club. Holiday activities at Blob org air base will be a three Day carnival affair on the base starting Fri Day. American military personnel their dependents and German nationals from the area will be invited. There will be fireworks Dis plays athletic contests and dancing during the three Day car Nival period.,. Change of command events at Span Dahlem air base will include a change of command ceremonies with col Jamesd. Kemp succeeding col Kenneth r. Powell As the 10th tactical recon Wing commander. Later in the evening a Farewell party for Powell will be held at the officers club with leading local civilian dignitaries attending. On saturday activities will include a baseball game Between the Home spartans and the Ramstein rams a band concert by the Chasseur from nearby Wittl Ich Germany and a fireworks show that night. Ramstein air base also has scheduled a fireworks display in the base housing area on Satur Day evening. Expected to be the most . Like fourth in France will be at Dreux air base where members of the 7305th air base group no club plan a picnic party with invitations to All lower Grade air men and families and guests. Also the Dreux Road and gun club will hold a skeet shoot open to Bot French and american participants. Fireworks display at Chaumont air base the 48thtactical fighter bomber Wing will celebrate the fourth with a Large fireworks display at the same time marking the third anniversary of its statue of Liberty replica Symbol of the Wing. Similar july 4th activities will Boom at various Safe bases i Britain. Officers clubs throughout Brit Ain will hold dances and no and airmen clubs at Alconbury Bent Waters Woodbridge Prestwick Sculthorpe and South Ruislip have picnics planned. Most of the bases also plan fireworks Dis plays. The Douglas House enlisted Man s club in London will Cele brate Independence Day with two special floor shows in the evening featuring a variety of vocal an instrumental artists. Mannheim Aya plans fireworks Mannheim Germany special a fireworks display at 9 30 pm on july 4 will be held at the annual american youth activities carnival Here sponsors announced. The nine Day carnival which., will end sunday night is being held on the grounds of the elementary school in Benjamin Franklin Vil Lage. Proceeds from the carnival will. Go to support youth activities in the Mannheim area. Berlin reception to Mark Holiday Berlin special Independence Day will be observed at gathering of an estimated 900 per sons at Harnack House Here on saturday. Leading military and diplomatic figures in Berlin in addition to prominent local citizens will at tend the reception Froni 6 to 8pm, a ceremony will begin at 11 30am with a concert by the 298th . Army band at the Berli command sports Center. The Pec la ration of Independence will bread and the Celebration will be capped by a 49-gun Salute