European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Appliances children s Wear on yes Alex lists pcs Cut prices on 1.700 most wanted9 items Heidelberg Germany Spe Cial a retail Price reduction throughout the european Exchange system yes and air forces Europe Exchange Alex will take effect during july and will establish new Low prices on approximately 1,700 items usar eur and Safe announced jointly Friday. ,. The announcement of these Price reductions Means an annual saving to . Servicemen and their families in Europe of More than $2 Mil lion. The reductions Are on items that Are most commonly in demand or most directly related to the service family s  savings Are possible because of the streamlining of yes Anda Fex procedure san d through new merchandise techniques an reduction of costs of operation. Because of these management improvements savings can be passed on in the form of lower prices. Since the reductions Are on items most needed by . Military personnel and their families i actually Means a lower Cost of Liv ing for the Serviceman in Europe the Headquarters said. The Price cuts Are in six major categories military accessories All infant and children s Wear including shoes outer garments and underwear men s underwear toilet Ries household supplies and Small appliances portable transistor radios. Military accessories will see Price cuts in items such As socks neck ties Field Caps and gloves. The largest number of items affected by Price reductions will be in the infants and children s  Are More than 1,000 items such As infants and children s clothing Nursery items Nursery accessories and shoes. Toilet articles affected by Price reductions include soap shaving supplies tooth paste deodorants. Facial tissue and Many others. Many household supplies an Small appliances will be reduced such As soaps detergents waxes household paint household accessories pressure cookers roasters vacuum cleaners frying pans and dinnerware. The Price reduction will be in effect at yes installations begin Ning july 20. The Alex Price cuts Are scheduled about the same Date. Closing stocks new Yoke a the Stock Market turned Joti another mixed performance Friday with the major Market indicators mixed again. Trading was moderately Active. " to. Eur the stars /. Or a v  european edition ripes Texas style Shakespeare Shakespeare is returning to eng land this summer by Way of Texas and the students of Howard Payne College. Story Page 13. Army Navy air Force unofficial publication of the . Armed forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East volume 18, number 84 5 cents daily 10 cents sunday saturday july 11, 1959 Germany temperature tops 100 As highways melt Rivers drop Frankfurt up Germany s blistering heat wave continued relentlessly Friday. Temperatures reached a 10-year record in Many parts of the nation. Coblenz registered a High of 100.4, while Berlin and Frankfurt simmered in 98.6-degree tempera Tures. Karlsruhe with 86, was one of the cooler places in the country. Other readings Mannheim 96.8, s be Story on Page 7 Stuttgart 94, Nurnberg and Heidel Berg 93.2, Bonn and Augsburg 91.4, and Munich 89.6. Some results of the scorching heat Many Large cities including Frankfurt suffered a breakdown in water Supply. Highways melted forcing Emer gency police Crews to spread Sand Over the Sticky Asphalt. Hundreds of persons t 120 in cont. On Page col. S German teen agers at the Vaihinger swimming Pool in Stuttgart launch a double barrelled attack on the relentless hot weather. While keeping ext eternally Cool and comfortable in the water they depend on ice cold bottled pop for internal refresh ment. Is photo by Schuettler guard hiked for americans Saigon South Vietnam a measures to protect americans were intensified Friday through South Vietnam after terrorists killed two . Military advisers and wounded a third. Informed sources said guards on Homes of about 2,000 american officials and their families have been doubled. Guards also have been doubled outside All american office buildings and mess Halls of the . Military assistance advisory group . Strict watch is being kept on All american cars All incoming packages for americans Are being searched for. Jime bombs to