European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In " a " 8 the stars and stripes wednesday july 22, 1959 of to pick outstanding airman by Paul Kackley staff writer Wiesbaden Germany is Safe is seek ing an outstanding airman of the year to represent the command at the annual air Force association convention to be held at Miami Beach fla., Early in september officials Here have  Safe unit has been asked to nominate its outstanding airman for the Honor. A Dojird at Safe will select the command s representative from the biographies and recommendations of the nominees. The name of the Man picked should be announced before aug. 15, officials  were told to consider airmen of All ranks and that their work during the past year should have materially contributed to the accomplishment of the command s air Force  As in the past the association will be Host to the  airmen and will pay hotel room and expenses at official functions. In addition the Man selected will be placed on temporary duty orders As official of  the airman selected in Safe is married his wife May accompany him to the convention Accord ing to a message received Here from . Air Force he. The International business machines corp. Will fur Nish the wife an airline ticket to Miami from the Point of arrival in the ., and will give her $100 to cover hotel and other incidental expenses. The message states that reservations have been made at the Fontainebleau hotel and will Cost the wife about $30 for the period of the convention sept. 2-6. The command will provide transportation for the airman and his wife to and from the . The air Man should arrive in Miami on sept. 2, and May de part anytime on sept. 6.the outstanding airmen will be required to have a summer Blouse White shirt and Black Bow tie. Of overseas network marking fourth year Wiesbaden Germany special four years of continuous operation by the air Force overseas net work Safe is being observed this month. The network Headquarters known As the 7122d support so is located at Safe he Here the network is responsible for All armed forces television in Europe and radio and television in North Africa the Mediterranean and the Middle East. The Squadron was activated in july 1955 and operated a single Tel Gen Mccaw appointed a for Usa eur Washington is Brig Gen Robert h. Mccaw assistant judge advocate general for. Civil Law in the department of the army Here has been named judge advocate of Usa eur army  r teary Wilber m. Brucker announced , 52, a native of Iowa attended the University of Cali fornia and later Creighton univer sity where he earned a Law degree in 1931. He is also a graduate of the army War College he will report to Usa eur in Birdman gets recognition Frankfurt special a 3d army div helicopter Pilot who helped save the Cherry crop of nearby German Community and the lives of 40.qoo Birds As Well has been formally rewarded for his efforts. At a ceremony in the Bergen City Hall officials honoured capt John l. Philipps who was called in at the request of the Bird preservation Agency to rout the huge flock of starlings which had been eating the Cherry crops of Farmer sin the Bergen Enk Heim area. The Captain and his wife were presented two Crystal glasses painted with the image of Bergen s old City Hall one of the oldest in the state of  skill after the presentation by mayor Jean Kempf Sebastian Pfeifer director of the Bird preservation Agency told the spearhead Pilot i am very Happy that the . Army gave you permission to. Make this flight. I flew with the Luftwaffe and i can fully appreciate the skill it takes to do this thing. We were impressed with your flight procedure and realize the danger  Pfeifer explained that As director of the Agency he had been reluctant to have the thousands of starlings poisoned. Actually he ". Said the Birds Are beneficial to the1 crops most of the year eating the insects which cause crop damage but during the Cherry Harvest they give Farmers trouble. Gust. Since the i retirement of Brig Gen Nathaniel b. Rieger Las March col c. E. Reitzel has been acting Usa eur judge advocate. In another reassignment announced Here maj Gen Charles k. Gailey jr., army chief of civil of airs in Washington will become cd of the military District of Washington effective aug. 3. Gailey will succeed maj Gen John Van Houten who has been As signed to the office of the army Council of review boards Here. Maj Gen Armistead d. Mead of he same office will succeed Gailey is army chief of civil affairs  to 1955 Gailey was chief of the Usa eur special activities division at Nurnberg Germany until his Transfer to Washington May of this year Mead was chief of the joint . Military Mission for Aid to Turkey at an Kara. Gen Moses officiates at Camp opening 1vbaumhqlder, Germany Spe Cal Camp Liberty a Camp site be used by German and Ameri can youth groups and local Fame limbs in the Baum older area a officially opened to the Public at a dedication ceremony held on Thi grounds. Gen Lloyd r. Moses 8th in v7cg, principal guest at the , praised army units in the Lum Holder area for their work site. Moses officially opened Liberty by ringing a . Of aimed Liberty Bell bus the Gate to the Camp new jobs found for britons idled in base phaseout Burtonwood England is a successful Anglo american labor relations project ends Here july 31. Operation placement designed to ind work for British employees died by the Clos Down of this base has assisted 450 persons to obtain new jobs officials said the project began last december and was especially helpful when an abnormally Large number of re leases occurred during april an  said that positions have Een found for 87 employees at other . Air Force  phase Down has been in proc Ess since the inactivity of North Ern air material area Europe in june 1958. The base previously employed almost 4,000 britons com pared with about 675 now. Garden festival slated saturday at Wiesbaden Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial a Garden festival with fire works displays will be featured a Wiesbaden s Kur Garten at 8 pm . A concert of opera and operetta music is scheduled at8 pm Friday. Rhine rive will hold its Harbor festival july 25-27, it was also announced. The neighbouring town of Ingelheim Evision station at wheelus air base Libya. Today 12 radio and four Tele vision stations in this network reflect clearly the accomplishment of our Mission maj William e. Holmes of Wichita kan., network commander said. Our outlets provide information entertainment and educational pro Grams to military personnel and their dependents on four Conti. Cents he  television stations in Europe Are located at Span Dahlem and Ramstein air bases in Germany. An agreement with the German Federal Republic permits the Span Dahlem to station to trans Mit within a 15-mile radius and Ramstein a 10-mile radius. In addition the Squadron has four air Force radio stations in Morocco at Rabat no masseur Sidi Slimane and Ben Gueriri. At wheel us and Dhahran air Field saudi Arabia both radio and television operating locations provide live and filmed television programs plus Normal radio coverage for Mil itary personnel and their dependents. Crete outlet on the Mediterranean Island of Crete the network outlet provides 18 hours of daily broadcasting radio service. A television station is planned for the near  two stations in Turkey Are closed circuit stations. The closed circuit stations utilize base Power lines to funnel programs through controlled electrical  addition to the vast radio network is the Athens station which went on the air in april. Three More radio outlets Are being in stalled at Zaragoza Torrejon and Moron air bases in Spain with operation expected to Start late this  air Force overseas network is an affiliate of the armed forces radio and television service department of defense. Capt Bonnie o Leary program director for the air Force overseas network interviews actor Yul Brynner in Frankfurt. Of photo 636 in Safe eligible to instruct in rot c Wiesbaden Germany is a total of 636 officers in Safe will be eligible for duty As instructors with the air Force Reserve officers training corps when the 1960 school term starts personnel officials have announced Here. However there will be Only about 300 vacancies for instructors at that time officials say. Air Force he has not yet notified Safe of the number of instructors to be furnished by this command. All of the 636 officers first new record claimed Baum older Germany Spe Cial the 8th inf div s 16th inf under command of col David , established a new usar eur blood donation record for on Day for a Battle group size unit with a contribution of 308 pints it was reported Here. . Horseman 2d in London London up Susan com Nole of Britain Riding cub Hunter won the metropolitan stakes the third jumping event of the Royal International horse show Here. The Only Clear round in a timed jump off gave her Victory Over . Team Captain Bill Stern Kwh on first boy. Steinkraus was much faster clocking 63,6 seconds against the Winner s 88 seconds. But he lad from % i in. I r 4 j f " � 1" " four faults for one jumping mis take. Third was it. K. P. Donohue of Ireland on Liffey Vale with four faults in 76.2 seconds. The course measuring 755 Yards comprised 12 obstacles grouped to Gether in double and triple combinations. Seven qualified for the jump off an original Field of 25.i lieutenant through lieutenant col Onel  to the air Force As being eligible Are due to return to the . From this the Ater Between March 1 and nov. 30of 1960. Air Force he will screen the list of eligible submitted by each com  officers who can not remade available for a froth duty will not be considered further. Those remaining on the list will be reported to a froth he at Max Well air Force base ala., for final selection or release. Officers reported to a froth will be required to submit a state Merit of qualification and list three areas of assignment. The statement also must show if the individual volunteers for the duty. Officials say that although of Roth duty is a Normal duty assign ment individual preferences Are considered. Non volunteers Are not normally. Selected when vacancies can be filled with qualified Volun Teers. A spokesman emphasized that officers overseas cannot submit individual voluntary applications Forfar oct duty water safety paying ii Heidelberg Germany Spe Cial despite the current heat wave no drownings have been re ported in Usa eur the past 10 Days command safety officials said. But they emphasized that carelessness could alter the record any time. Drowning toll for the year How Ever is seven compared to six this time last year officials added. Three of this year s drownings occurred Early this  All water fatalities to Date have taken place in such unauthorized areas As Rivers and quarries a spokesman said. Our drowning rate would be next to nothing if everyone Fol Lowed the simple Rule of swim Ming or boating Only where authorized he added. Heads Berlin Aid drive Berlin special capt Taur ence w. Fontaine has been Namehas project officer for the 1959 air Force Aid society membership drive at Tempelhof Airport Bonn naval cadets Stop at Charleston Charleston . Is two German Navy training frigates carrying 260 naval cadets who will enter the German naval Academy upon completion of their cruise to the ., visited Navy facilities Here. The frigates were the Graf spec and the hipper from the German naval base at Kiel. Both ships reformer frigates of the British Royal Navy transferred to the German Federal Republic the complement of both ships. Is23 officers and 315 enlisted personnel plus the 130 cadets sailing on each of the vessels. Following their visit Here the to Canada ships pro