European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I Don t want to brag but a year ago i made it to the other Side -1 driving in Spain cont. From Page 11 traffic code americans driving in Spain must always remember the vehicle to the right has the right of Way at All intersections except those few with Tri angular signs Reading Ceda Elpaso yield right of Way. Spanish Taw insists Speed be reduced to 25 Mph when approaching Highway intersections or a Hill without full visibility. Don t assume right of Way the Safe handbook states. In Germany vehicles rounding a traffic Circle have the right of Way. This is not so in Spain so watch out. Where there Are Speed limit signs the Law is strictly enforced. For . Person Nel Highway Speed limits Are set at 55 Mph by Day and 45 at night. However 16th of ground safety officials consider 50 Mph the very maximum for Safe driving by Day and 35 at night. % it is against the Law to sound your Horn in Madrid except in extreme emergencies. When you drive into Spain it is Well to provide yourself with a Good Supply of Gas for Gas pumps Are few and far be tween on the highways. Incidentally the Only Good Gas to use is 90 octane a pumps bearing a. 90 sign. If you have to buy it ask for noventa90 in Spanish adding a por favor pleas and a Gracias pronounced Grathia than you afterwards. Courtesy goes a Long Way in Spain. Gas is sold in units of 10 litres liners at 7 pesetas about 14 cents a liter. Since a liter is roughly a quart 10 liners Are about two and a half Gallons. Military Gas books Are available Only for personnel stationed or on try in Spain not the leave Driver. There Aren t Many refreshment places on Spanish highways so it s a Good idea to be supplied with thermos containers or beverage coolers As Well As sandwiches especially if children Are along. Camp Sites in Spain Are indicated by the familiar camping signs on the Road. Good hotels and restaurants Are plentiful in Spanish cities along with reason ably priced government operated Par ado res and Albertues often in interesting old buildings or even palaces in Lovely locations. It s also Wise to come with plenty of Spanish pesetas obtained abroad Antl at . Installations in Spain at the rate of about 57 to the Dollar. Banks and travel agencies in Spain pay the official Spanish Exchange rate of 42 to the Dollar. Documents required Cor entry into Spain include passport Carnet or Tript que Good for three months and International Driver s License. A copy of orders or letter from your organization will facilitate entry to . Military installations in Madrid and Torrejon Zaragoza and Moron bases. The 16th of runs the Balboa hotel at 104 Calle Nunez de Balboa Madrid of Fering american fare. You can enjoy your drive into Spain by knowing just what to expect and being extremely Alert and courteous at All  la Vista or in american be seeing you up Gor Erron Bridge h East West vulnerable. South deals. North 8 6v a 10 5 q j 8 5 3 4 3 2. West East 9 4 $ k q 10 5 3 1m 7 q 8 6 4 2$ k 9 4 2 4 j 10 7 6 5 q 9 8 south4k a j 7 2 v k 9 3 a ,10 7 6 of. A k. The bidding South West North East pass 2 pass pass " 3 it  pass Lead six of a. South s apparently innocuous attempt to secure 30 extra Points Cost him a game contract when he ran into a bad break of the cards in today s hand the opening bid of one Diamondis proper because South s Viand is a Little too Strong for one no Trump. After his partner s single raise South rebid 2 no Trump. North was Happy to carry on in no Trump because he had a sound raise and his hand was essentially balanced. West opened the six of Clubland Declarer took East s Queen with the King. He then entered the Dummy with the Ace of hearts in order to take the Dia mond finesse and with that step lost the hand. When East showed out of diamonds he ducked but so did West who continued to to do so on. The next Lead of the suit. This made it impossible for declare to bring in Dummy s Long Diamond and there was no Way.,to make nine tricks. " while it was very unfortunate to find West with All four la monds it would have been justas unfortunate if East had had them All. Because he would have refused to put up the King until the suit was blocked nevertheless Declarer had Only himself to blame. Consideration of Over tricks should be postponed until the safety of the contract has been insured. By immediately playing the Ace and another Dia mond retaining the Ace of hearts in the Dummy Declarer could have assurer himself of nine  paid for his greed Coper Iurii 1u53 to life Chicago Tribune th6jtars and stripes pop tent a readers Are invited to submit their verse to the Pup tent poets editor co the stars and stripes Apo 175, . Army. The editor re serves the right to make minor changes and suggests that the authors retain copies of their submitted poems As manuscripts cannot be return Edall contributions should be typed and double spaced to facilitate editing. To Ariel when it was time to leave my Citadel that once strange frightening Island i had cast being shipwrecked with no Choice into a spell with strength my warning heart had found at last deep in the far most pit of Black despair and made All creatures there know me As master i Drew my magic spell out of the air forgot Caruso woes and my disaster. And i recall i set you fancy free thinking no doubt the glowing modern City More than enough of Miracle for me. But Ariel capricious sprite have pity. Stay with me now As then for of i. Fear i was deceived and Caliban is Here. Troop train while we were worrying about duty problems and other snags women were at the Stalion today As their sons boarded trains Bour id for military Camps. Old toothless women in Black rags squatted and sob Bedas relatives waved Gray handkerchiefs to the crowded crowded windows of soldiers. John Noonan Turkey for Shirley y. Shangrila 1 and 2 1. Lily pads sleeping. Frog s awaiting. Splash. 2. With growling Cannon and flashing Spear summer rain walks across the Lake. Pfc Anton Marchill 7th army symphony inscription found in an old German Violini lived in the Forest and Ivas killed by the hard a. In life 1 Ivas silent but in death. Losing sweetly. The left hand of god a Meadow is tic left Hando god cupped to hold the Gold of daffodils. Emeralds from wild grasses. The Silver and diamonds brilliance of a laughing Stream. Pfc k. E. Eaves the army symphony night wind a to Bourbon wed cruising Highstreet " slams Gin Sling rain like hard  a Glass 07 Ivet pavement to catch Neon s p Effe Minze and throw it Bael at Nuht s. Port sweat. Lacing Cloudy Anisette with bucking jolts Cut White lightning. Morgan David night wind through the streets a thousand  amok loosed from one o nature Darker Hells / to beat demonic Charivari against apartment Walls that hide the Jears express Din votive lights fresh lit. Myron Goldstein  apologies i a tic a neighbor not a Friend who lives next door to me. We sometimes meet and some times speak but Seldom do agree. We used to be at East it seemed the closest of close friends. I have three children she  two who got at Odds and ends. We did t criticize each others at least not openly but i found i went less Oft a unless she came first to me. The Days went by and wider still the Gap Between us grow tie nods came still we Seldom spoke and Why we neither knew. I wonder if it s possible to even make amends. To somehow say i m sorry and can t we still be friends but what have i to offer her if our Friendship was so Small that the Quad calling of our Chil Dren could really end it All Gene Mccomas spans Dahlum on readings son Ali -5. As usual i. Switched at the Pup i and looked for Pup tent poetry. All things being Normal there was t any there by me. Prospero s poem was very it i a Eleanor s would t put you to sleep the dark Clouds by Genie head left Little to be said. The one by Charles r. Bachman showed that he is a serious Man. It s certain Goldstein was watching a child. When Ken eaves wrote his piece of verse the Day must have been sunny and mild. Dorothy s were a Little sad i can t say that Noonan s was bad. Let me say congratulations to All of you especially to Dorothy Crowe she had two. A. A. Joyce Bremer Avci die Little Schuler die Kinder go much in die Schulz met briefcases strapped an Nii Pride Aber Dey Kanna never Mich t Oola Ich Weiss exist bratwurst in Side pfc Charles r. Bachman 3d army div band Friday july 10, 1959