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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                T s the stars and. Stripes thursday july 9,11959 Suarez takes 6th Nataf chief command of of he in Izmir Izmir Turkey special maj Gen Edward Willis Suarez has succeeded maj Gen Brooke e. Allens commander of 6th Allied tac tical air Force with Headquarters , who took command of the nato air element in july 1957,has been assigned to command the air Force he come at boiling air Force base in Washington.  has been Deputy com mandant of the National War College for the past two years. He was chief of staff of. Allied air forces in Southern Europe from 1952 to 1953. Joint review. The official change of command ceremony at this Aegean seacoast City included a review of Honor guards of turkish greek and  Force elements assigned to 6th Nataf he. Izmir is also the site of Allied land forces in Southeastern Europe he and det 20 of the  up Tus log. " Suarez is 50, and a native of Biloxi miss. He was graduated from High school in Mobile ala.,and then entered the . Mili tary Academy at West Point. He was graduated and commissioned a second lieutenant of in Fantry with the class of 1932. Gen Holsinger gets new Post Heidelberg Germany Spe Cial Brig Gen James w. Hol Singer 3d army div arty cd since july 1957, will become v corps artillery commander on aug. 8, Usa eur he has announced. Holsinger served in North  and Italy during world War ii taking part in nine  postwar assignments include duty As an instructor with the command and general staff col lege As a student with the Indus trial College of the armed forces and service with the joint chiefs of staff and the armed forces staff College. He commanded an a r t i 11 e r group in Korea in 1954 and the following year became chief of staff of the joint military assist Ance advisory group in Korea. On return to the . He serve with the 3d army. He later commanded the 2d army div arty be fore taking his present Post.  in Kansas City kan., in3.905, Holsinger holds among oth ers the following decorations legion of Merit Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster purple heart Croix de Guerre and the Medaille de la reconnaissance. A a r two captains get s Acom awards Munich special a Captain who devised a new method of army finance accounting which has since been adopted throughout Isar eur and another Captain who organized and trained cooker hungarian refugees during Iper Atlon mercy were among embers of the Southern area omd honoured at special awards Gen Paul a. Gavan Saco made the presentations ,4 he pinned the Andriy commend Teflon ribbon on capt William , chief of the accounting105th finance disbursing who devised the new finance accounting proce and on capt Raymond food adviser for the Saco Section whose efforts during n mercy fed a Peak Load hungarian refugees Dally. Maj Gen Edward w. Suarez Brig Gen James w. Holsinger adm Yarnell Dies at 83 Newport . A  e. Yarnell re commander of the Asiatic Fleet when the japanese bombed the gunboat Panay died at the Newport naval Hospital. Yarnell was 83. The cause of death was not announced., he had been hospitalized two weeks. Yarnell Holder of the Navy Cross and the distinguished serv ice medal retired in 1939, he re turned for special duty with the Navy in Washington after the out break of world War ii. Every shooting War he participated in every shoot ing War involving this country from the time of his graduation from the . Naval Academy in 1897 until . His four decades of service at sea and on Shore duty encompassed service under fire in the Spanish american War the Philip Pine insurrection the China re Lief expedition during the 1900 Boxer rebellion and world War i he took part in the occupation of Vera Cruz in 1914. He was instrumental in bringing about the. Payment of $2,200,000 indemnity by the japanese after the Panay incident on the Yangtze River in 1937." the . Firm policy in the far East came to be known As the Yarnell  us patterns Highway code on . Model London is the revise British Highway code incorporates several rules that Are Standard inthe ., officials Here pointed out. Third air Force ground safety officials said that safety practices prescribed for driving on . Expressways now have ministry of transport Sanction for Britain Snew motorways. Work on the 70-mile London Birmingham Motorway is nearing completion. Opening Date for Brit Ain s longest Turnpike is expected to be  year. " among the new rules of the re Vised Highway code Are do not go Forward when  is Green if it is Clear that by doing so you will Block the Junc-tj6n when the signals change. In daytime whenever visibility is poor switch on your lights use headlights in Mist or fog to enable other Road users to see you More easily. ,. Use  at Nightie built up areas artless the Street lighting is Good. When turning at a Road Junction give Way to pedestrians whore crossing. "keep1 within Lane markings and Cross them Only when moving into another Lane. Do not switch from Lane j to Lane. If you wish to move into another Lane do so Only when you have Given a signal and will not cause inconvenience or danger to other vehicles in  straddling Lin Sand  continuous double White lines Are for Bidden to Cross or straddle them unless to avoid an Accident or Leavea driveway. When a double line is encountered one of which is continuous and the other broken Drivers who have the solid one nearest them must not Cross or  except in the same circumstances. They can Cross when Safe to dose however when the broken line is nearest them. A pamphlet published by the Royal society for the prevention of accidents titled turn to better driving offers Safe driving techniques on  Section of the pamphlet according to 3d air Force ground safety officials is based on techniques advocated for motoring on . Highways. Lauds peacetime achievements 7th army birthday saluted by Eddleman Heidelberg Germany Spe Cial the record of the 7th army is a source of Pride to every Man privileged to serve within its ranks Gen c. D. Eddiemari us a eur commander claimed in a birthday greeting to the 7th. Armyon its 16th anniversary Friday. A great fighting organization Intima of War it has shown itself equally great in peacetime achieve ments the general said. Complete text of Eddleman message it is a pleasure to extend Greet Ings and congratulations to Allm Erners of the 7th. Army on this the 16th anniversary of its activation. The record of the 7th army Isa source of Pride to every Man privileged to serve within its ranks and to All americans. A great fight ing organization in time of War it has shown itself equally great i peacetime achievements. A bulwark of strength in the nato defense shield its office Rand enlisted personnel bring to their present Day Mission the same High standards of perform Ance efficiency and unselfish de Votion to duty which contributed so significantly to the outstanding record of the  you celebrate this anniversary i extend my Best wishes an congratulations. I am confident that future years will Mark continued Success and accomplish ments in the service of our coun  Ope ii House scheduled for anniversary rites Stuttgart Germany special seventh army will observe its 16th birthday. With ceremonies and an open House Here Friday officials announced. Highlights will include an address by it Gen f. W. Farrell cur rent cd. Of a command that originated with Gen George s. Patton jr., in 1943. Opening the ceremonies at 11 20am vill be an Honor guard forma Tion at the main Gate at Vaihinger Headquarters. The guard will be composed of soldiers from five 7tharmy divisions each Complete with its own color guard. An invocation will be delivered by chaplain col Charles e. Brown jr., the 7th army Chap lain. The invocation will precede Farrell s talk. After the playing of the National Anthem by the 7th army Berlin club director Berlin special Barbar Barrie formerly assigned to Prest Wick Scotland has been name director of the sky rider air Force service club at Tempelhof Airport Here. Band the Honor guard will pass i review. Then 7th army officials and their guests will go to the officers club for a luncheon. Open House will be from 9 am to 11 pm at the  personnel their dependents and guests have been invite to visit the he co Day room and me shall the 85th trans co billets and the 36ui machine records unit operational Plant. A special luncheon will be serve Din the he co me shall and he personnel have been invited to bring dependents and guests wit them. Showing off Hii bridgework. I  
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