European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse " " 74 it i we a Jim Pellow tapes an interview with Glenn Ford. Of photo Spain to get afro soon by Thurston Macauley staff writer within the next several months americans All Over Spain will be listening to their favorite stateside radio programs suspense what s my line and the rest beamed to them from three pm stations at the 16th air Force s Torrejon Zaragoza an Moron air bases 18 hours daily seven Days a week. Key Man in the american radio network in Spain is 1st it Charles d. Pellow of Evansville ind., who has been in the country working on the project since last , who had nearly six years experience in commercial radio and to in his native Hoosier state and in Kentucky As sports announcer and disc jockey i station manager of the 5,000-Watt station. To open at Torrejon with the additional duty of Liaison Man for 16th of radio activities in Spain and Morocco in the Headquarters information services. The Moron station also 5,000 Watts will be first of the three to open Atio Uthaug. 15, according to Pellow followed by a 1,000-Watt station at Zaragoza where less Power is needed for the flatter terrain and Hope to open the Torrejon station about oct. 1, in time to get the world series on the air for yanks in the Madrid area Pello a said. Men have already started knocking out partitions in Torrejon s building 123 where the station will be located with a 30 by 30-foot master studio and Are working on a150-foot Tower behind the building. S sgt Robert g. Mccartney of Ithaca n.y., and t sgt Richard g. R. Griffith of Sacramento calif., Are the Zaragoza and Moron station managers respectively. Bot have also worked in commercial radio Back Home. Mccartney has been in Turkey for the armed forces radio service afro and Griffith spent three years with the far Eastern network in Japan. While the radio setup in Spain will be similar to that of american forces network in Ger Many and France it will not be a Branch of an Pellow explained but comes under the 7122d support so afro to at wies Baden Germany like the Ramstein and Span Dahlem to stations. World series and other big stateside events will be picked up from afro by Short wave Pellow added then relayed to yanks in Spain. Personnel at the. Torrejon station to be called afro Madrid Are s sgt t. , of Chester ga., program super visor s sgt Eugene Heller of Cincinnati Ohio chief Engineer a/3c Emery l. Burch of Roanoke va., and airmen seconds Wil Liam r. Long san Francisco John Cotton Natick mass. Richard Sutton Dallas Tex. John e. Donahue Baltimore my. David Pearson Huntington ind. And a/3c Charles a. Maxwell new York City. All Are program specialists who will do announcing new writing and spin do pro is already keeping his staff Busy with on the Job training in daily dry runs Pellow himself has recorded interviews and shortwave them Back to afro witha number of celebrities in Madrid including writer Ernest Hemingway arid film stars Debbie Reynolds Glenn Ford and Eva said since coming to Spain he and his attractive wife Jeannette have become aficionados bullfight fans and regularly attend corridas fights in Madrid and june 14 the Fellows third son Paul was born at Torrejon. They already have Mark 4,Sand Danny 2. V Goren on Bridge Acme a Oil Ittman to to editor. The stars and stripes Apo 171, . Of Jim. Lit Dorfo Homo and crier to Imam trill to of Tutti and hop on request. Lolita May to mind Rimml for Jwal Tollon Povod Tver 5ent until this pay Day when a Soldier who was rotating a week Ironi the first of the month decided he needed his pay. I a called on he carpet to explain Why my platoon did t have 100 per cent soldiers Sav Ings. This does t seem the Amer ican Way of life to me. Maybe i m wrong please explain. Name withheld editor s note Sabeur train or accept shortage Moss Why is it not possible for one to obtain a shortage mos he has once Beld i have submitted two a forms 1049 requesting corrective actionbe1 Token to adjust my 201 file to read pos 662.60 and duty mos 768.60, but they have been re turned with the old familiar re Mark not favourably considered by very Low Headquarters. Of c Ernest m. Blackwel editor s note Usarek he replies As follows writer fives insufficient information to he replies As follows the per enable a determination of the 4 v West 44j 10 9 8 7 k 7 24, j 9 8 2 neither vulnerable. South deals. North4 10 9 8 2 q 6 4 a 10 4 q 5 3 East 4 765 v k 5 4 3 2 4 j 6 5 3 10 South 4 a k q j 3 � a 4 q 9 8 a k 6 4 the bidding South West North East pass 3 4 pass pass 44 pass pass 4 4 pass pass pass pass opening Lead Jack of Declarer pulled out an old Chestnut the pseudo end play to turn an apparently certain re loss into a very handsome profit bidding was sound. After his demand opening received positive response South cued the Ace of clubs. North reciprocated in diamonds so South showed the Ace of hearts to give his partner a Chance to reveal pos session of the King of North signed off at four Spades South decided not to Dally further and contracted for slam. West opened the Jack of won and Drew the Trumps. On cashing two clubs he got theban news and saw that he had no valid play for the Hund. The contract could be made legitimately Only on the very Remote holding of a Singleton Jack of diamonds in the East hand in which Case the Diamond honors could be smothered or what appeared equally Remote the Dou Bleton King in which Case the Ace and another Diamond after stripping the hearts would Force a heart Lead giving Declarer Ruff and a discard of his losing decided to play for the human he ruffed out the remaining heart cashed the other High club and gave West the Lead with a club. West led the Deuce of diamonds Dum my played the four and East in properly played the Jack giving Declarer the contract. East s play could not win for whether South had the King of diamonds or the Queen the res of the tricks would be his. West was guilty of contributory negligence in leading the Diamond. South s hand is open to a com plete count five Spades four clubs one heart and therefore three diamonds. One discard could do him no Good so West should have led a heart. Copyright 1800. The Chicago Tribune. W6ctfan 5stripe5l cent of participation in the Sav Ings program for any unit is based on the number of person Nel who have a Bond allotment or have put Money in soldiers deposits As of any Given Day usually the last Day of the month. For reporting p u r p o s e s there in t any simplified system for accounting for gains and losses in personnel during the month. Personal property can you Tell me whether therein any form of insurance or other coverage for personal property of american military or depart. Ment of the army civilians in the event they Are forced to evacuate government quarters in an outbreak of hostilities Arethey covered in any Way for destruction or forced abandonment of such property name withheld by request editor s note Usa eur he replies As follows for claims by military personnel and Days paid by appropriated funds see army regulation 25-100, dated sept. 12 1956. New regulation an article in the stars an stripes stated that a new Regula Tion a 614-240 outlined plans to Send qualified officers in the in formation program to civilian institutions to obtain graduate de Grees in journalism motion Pic Ture and television production and Public i checked the a listed and found that a 614-240 is concerned with trans fers for enlisted men. I looked further and found no such Newar. I was wondering of a mis take was made in printing. Capt Lester Ryan editor s note the new regulation referred to above is not a g14-240 but a 614-140. The error occurred in the trans Mission of the article from our Washington correspondent. Desires shortage mos when i was discharged on nov.1, 1957, r held pos 662.60 army wide shortage. On nov.4, 1957, after i re enlisted for a assignment to Europe on nov. 2,1957. The special order Section is sued orders re enlisting Une for Europe with pos 768.60 Fon overage mos army wide. Since 768.60 was an opera Gemos and i was an Sec should St the orders have read pmos662.-60 and duty or potential pos 78.60? was the re enlistment office authorized to withdraw a Short age mos from me and award an overage pos what authority should i use or quote on form a 1049 person Nel action to have my 201 file adjusted to read pos 662.60and duty mos 768.60? since department of the army says commanders will encourage men in the overage Field to re ifr1 propriety of actions. Cases of this nature require a detailed examination of the records of the individual and it is suggested that he Contact his unit personnel officer. There is currently an Over strength of personnel in this com Mand in both mos 768 and 662.however, if the individual desires reclassified ton or retraining an reclassification into an mos on tie shortage list he should apply through his unit commander. Frozen Field promotions some time ago i read in the air Force times that the air forge in order to give Relief in the Frozen areas would promote up to 10 per cent in the Frozen Fields apparently 1 missed the on stars and stripes which carried the freeze hikes at Safe but was told by a Friend that Only eight or nine were promoted to staff sergeant. The Best i remember the Safe e5 quota was209. Was there any particular Rea son for not filling the full 10 per cent which was authorized in these Long Frozen Fields a/1c Alvin a. Henderson editor s note Safe he replies As follows for the june1959 airmen promotion Cycle he Safe was allocated a quota of209 for promotion to staff ser Geant. In accordance with Hus of policy 10 per cent of Ous quota was applied to the Frozen career Fields. 21 airmen were promoted to staff sergeant in tie Frozen career Fields for the june1959 promotion Cycle. A sergeants association recently i have heard quite afew announcements on an re Garding tie association of Reg ular army sergeants. What is. The purpose of this organization who is eligible to join is there local Branch in Aschaffenbur a sgt Frederick j. Hartmann editor s note the purpose of the association is to enhance the moral leadership prestige and Esprit de corps of the sergeants of the a s. Army and to promote the religion education Al and recreational program and assist in the development of tie Branch in Schaffen Buff is Barracks 4. We suggest Yon Contact m sgt Jack weekly president at the 3d medical in. Of can get a free information Booklet by writing to National Headquarters., association of Reg ular army sergeants Friedrich sir 6, Frankfurt main reminder readers we reminded that Al letters to the b bag must be signed in other to receive recognition. All correspondence to of department is confidential. Names Ivill be deleted in publication i requested. Friday july 24, 1959,., t11, a ir.,
