European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday july 2, 1959 the stars and stripes 3d of Flag to Fly if it s dry Ruislip England is the new Ting with 49 stars who Fly Here for the first time in Britain on saturday july 4, if it Ddean train. .,-.-." to t / ,.--. The Ting has been issued by Safe Liq to the .3d air Force. The lobby 19 footer poses problems in England s wet Wenther. When dry it weighs about 11% pounds but saturated with Britain s liquid Sunshine it is it Sodden 95� .,.,. Ninety five pounds of old glory flapping in a stiff Breeze prob ably Means a broken flagpole. It is intended for use in Britain Only on ceremonial occasions such As memorial Day veterans Day and july 4. So weather permitting every Effort will be made saturday to hoist and bring Down. Safely America s new Ensign. Half the. 32-member air police complement Here will stand by to see that the detail is properly carried out. Otherwise Thev usual All purpose Flag 5 by 9 feet and weighing six pounds dry will be unfurled on Independence Day. Setae Drivers studying new italian Highway code Verona Italy special South Ern european task Force Drivers Are learning about the new italia Road code that went into effect july 1.pamphlets, with pertinent excerpts of the new code have Bee prepared and Given to setae Drivers. Scoop information branches in All three of setae s installations in Verona Vicenza and leg Horn Are conducting classes on the new w. Sidney setae safety director said that under new code violators of both major and airmen help German town Ramstein Germany special the Quick response of air base officials to an emergency Call an immediate action taken by ram Stein airmen helped alleviate dangerous situation in a German town some 35 Miles off the base received an urgent Call for help from the mayor of the Village of Roth near laut Recken requesting air Force assistance Ina severe shortage of drinking water threatening the villagers health. The mayor s request was passed on to the 7030th installations so commander who immediately Dis patched two two Man Crews with a pair of 1,000-gallon trucks to the scene of the emergency. Continuing their water hauling operation for two Days the two Crews in about eight 70-mile roundtrip took approximately 15,000 Gallons of water to the dried up succumbs after Taylor Salute it. Campbell by. A the 101st airborne div the. Screaming eagles said goodbye to its wartime commander and its Young Golden Eagle Mascot. The 4-year-old Eagle died shortly after playing its part in the Divi Sion s review for Gen Maxwell d. Taylor retiring army chief of staff who led the division in world War Eagle was tied to. A special Perch in front of the reviewing stand. Despite the soothing hands of the paratrooper attending him the excitement and heat were believed to have been too much for him. Heads Bussac proc Bussac France special pfc Jack Vining of the 319th station "-".Hospital, has been elected president a of the protestant men of the Chapel traffic Laws will suffer far greater penalties than under the previous travelling throughout Italy he said May obtain fact sheets covering the pertinent changes of the code at any one of Etaf s motor registration offices in Verona Vicenza or pointed out that those Drivers who exceed the maximum posted Speed limits by More than five Kilometres can be punished by confinement up to two months or with a Fine of 10,000 to 40,000 lire $16464. Drivers Are reminded that unmaking right turns they must keep As close As possible to the right shoulder even though the Street is free from other left turns they must get As close As they can to the Middle of the Road. Safe distance during travel the vehicle must be kept at a Safe distance fro the preceding vehicle so that Sud Den stopping is possible at Al times without causing collisions. Horn blowing must always be use with the utmost moderation the code under the influence of alcohol is another serious traffic violation it was pointed out. Any one violating this article of the code if it does not constitute a More serious cringe will be punished with confinement of ii to six months with a Fine of 25,000to 100,000 lire $40-$160. The Driver in Case of collision involving other persons is obligated to Stop and Render Neces sary assistance to the person injured. The Driver who fails to Render assistance to an injured person May be jailed from four to six months along with a Fine of from 25,000 to 100,000 setae Drivers of privately owned motor vehicles will be required to show National identification. The article reads civilian automobiles and trailers registered in a foreign country when driving in Italy must display the dist Ettive tag of the state of origin a in other words a Usa disc according to setae officials. Safe announces Holiday schedule Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial a Holiday work schedule will be observed by Safe military and civilian personnel july 3, it was announced accordance with orders issued by president Eisenhower Only personnel needed to Man duty posts consistent with military necessity Security and Alert requirements will be required to work that usual work schedule for local wage rate personnel on an Ameri can Lugtu Holiday will apply. " Lothri .9of medical service being celebrated by Safe Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial the . Air Force medical service will celebrate its 10th anniversary in july it was established july 1, 1949, and now com Prises 46,000 service personnel. V in Observance of the anniversary within Safe maj Gen Harold h. Twitchell Safe surgeon is sued a congratulatory message to medical personnel in the com Mand. He said the past decade has Bee marked by outstanding Progress in the air Force medical . Medical service in Safe has developed from a Small be ginning to an efficient command wide program spanning three continents. It enables us to provide maximum medical support of the command s Mission and adequate clinical care for its personnel. Growth cited this accomplishment was a re sult of the tireless efforts an Devotion to duty on the part of All medical personnel. To each of you my sincere ten years ago the air Force medical service in Europe consisted of a handful of doctor providing primary dispensary med ical care to some 32,000 air Force personnel in Germany. The Only major air Force hos Pital available was in Wiesbaden with 150 Beds. Two years later,875 Beds were available in medical facilities at nine air Force base sin Germany England France and , with More than 300 physicians and 1,500 operating Beds in 46 medical treatment facilities located in nine countries Safe s medical service takes Pride in its ability to care for its own officials said. Among these medical facilities Are area specialized treatment Cen ters at chateau Roux France wheelus Libya Dimpple Park and South Ruislip England. The Usan Hospital in wies maj Gen Harold h. Twitchell Vii corps Road contest scheduled for july 6-10 Stuttgart Germany is army Drivers who have won their Way through various Levels will compete in the Vii corps Driver proficiency contest at Reese Ca sern in the Augsburg area july 6-10, it was announced Here. Winners will proceed to the 7tharmy finals scheduled for aug. 3-7. The contest is an annual even conducted by Usa eur to pro Mote safer and More efficient Mili tary vehicle driving in the com Mand. The object is to turn out not Only Good Drivers but Safe Drivers it was stressed. Entered in the Vii corps contest Are Drivers who have won in trial from company battalion and regi mental Battle group Levels the 12-year-old wins pus Mobile Derby at Mannheim Mannheim Germany special Roger Lewis 12-year-old son of m sgt Donel m. Lewis of 3d me tank in he won the Mannheim pus Mobile Derby sponsored bythe local chapter of the Reserve officers Assn. Roger received a prize of ,$25 As he. Led a Field of a dozen contestants in covering the tenth of a mile in 30 Stevens 8, son of capt Franklin Stevens co of. The 77thord by came in second and won a prize of $15. Stephen Smith son of sgt Alexc Smith of the 7th. Army pm co,.finished thir, Morton son of capt Jimmy d. Morton co of the 3dmed tank in s cob won the prize for sporting the Best . The first three winners in the Mannheim Derby Are scheduled it o compete in the All european army finals at Kaiserslautern sunday. The Winner of the Kaiserslautern race will go to Akron Ohio to take part in the National Soapbox Derby. Classes in which they will compete Are one half ton truck with trailer /2-ton truck without trailer 5-Toh truck tractor with 12-ton semitrailer 5-ton truck without trailer truck without trailer an sedans. Trials will be conducted an supervised by the 125th trans in located in the Augsburg area. The contest will include a new event the loading of vehicles into air Craft. Directing will be col r. E. Vandenberg Vii corps transportation chief. Some of the objectives of the contest officials said Are to pro vide an incentive for Safe and skill Ful driving raising military Driver morale and Pride in the Job through Public recognition and encouraging development and Exchange of improved techniques in training maintenance and , who will be Given a written examination will also be judged on their knowledge of equip ment and repair techniques an their skill in mane vering vehicles through a highly exacting obstacle course. Baden has expanded to provide Hospital care for 350 patients and is now a medical specially Cente for the entire command. It pro Vides treatment in More than score of special medical Fields. Its out patient clinic handled its 35q, patient Early this year. In Safe Small hospitals an dispensaries provide adequate base medical support with tactical hospitals located on bases where one or More flying or missile squadrons Are located. Augmenting the command s patient care program a medical consultant service is operated to pro vide medical treatment facilities w i t. H consultations professional care and assistance in the various specialized Fields of network of intr theater Aero medical evacuation provides for routine movement of patients and stands ready for any emergency. Training cent Erthe physiological training Center established at Wiesbaden air Casein 1951 has greatly expanded its activities. N o so designated the7112th Central medical up it pro Vides specialized aviation Medicine service for Safe As Well As Ai number of nato countries. An environmental health Labora tory latest addition to the 7112th, became operational Early this command s operational plan of dispersing tactical units fro Home bases in time of actual com Bat has led to the present concept of tactical hospitals. The High level of proficiency training in Safe medical units in support of tactical operation was demonstrated during the 1958 Middle East crisis officials of medical units in Ger Many England and the Middle East were integrated into a smooth operating team in Turkey within24 hours after receipt of Alert notifications. Surgeon general hails decade of Progress Washington special Greet ing the . Air Force medical service on its 10th anniversary maj Gen Oliver k. Niess air Force surgeon general called the 10 years decade of Progress devoted to providing maximum medical sup port of the air Force Mission and Complete clinical care of the air Force Man and his today there Are 11 Usan hos Pital centers in the Continental United states and one in each major overseas command offering care in 31 medical specialities Sai Niess. The a linage in the air Force from conventional aircraft to the Jet age said the surgeon general has demanded More and More new medi Cal research and development tenable Man to meet and overcome the physical mental and Environ mental problems encountered ill High performance High Altit Deand space leathernecks to stage assault on Chicago s Lake front area. Chicago special Chicago Montrose Avenue Beach will be invaded by hard hitting leathernecks july 4. Marines comprising the amphibious Landing Force for operation Inland seas arrived in the great lakes after passing through the newly opened St. Lawrence sea Way. Units of the reinforced 2d ,6th marines made their first ports of Call in Dunkirk ., and Ash Tabula Ohio after the Chicago visit the Bat Talion will land at Mckinley Beach Milwaukee Edge water Beach Cleveland Presque Isle state Park Beach Erie pa., and Ontario each Rochester The operations Are As Realis Ticas safety precautions allow Marine officials said. The troops use Blan ammunition. While assault troops Load int Landing Craft for movement to the Beach frogman demonstrate techniques used in a 1 e a ring peach obstacles that would interfere wit Landing operations. While the frogman Are doing their Job 60 combat aircraft Fly Over the Landing area and Marin attack bombers and helicopters conduct exercises adjacent to the each
