European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse If a i n Jas Asp highest quota stripes to upgrade 2,380 airmen on sept. V /. ,. Germany special the largest enlisted promotion quota allotted to Safe this year was announced Here ., personnel officials./. The quota of 2,380 the first Quarter of fiscal 1960 is 30 per cent higher than the june Cycle the officials said. Hikes Safe airmen will include 52 to master sergeant 144 to Eddleman opens information parley1 Senate to act on longevity sex Saacs Washington is sen ate action is expected Here shortly on legislation that will Grant More than a year s extra longevity credit to present Day women of the army and air Force time spent i the women s army auxiliary corps wac during world War n. Passed by the House last month the Bill or 3321 would credit members of the women s army corps wac and women in the air Force was service a members of the now disbanded wac Between May 13, 1942, an sept. 30, 1943. The wartime wac was in existence Between these two dates after which it became the who have remained on Active duty since that time either As was or As members of the was which was formed in 1948, have never received credit Forfia t service. Supports Bill time spent he the wac Wouldr. Be counted All purposes except determination of Grade rank Andev rights to promotion officials Point Ednot. But added that the Bill will not authorize retroactive pay and allowances.1 col Emma Jane Riley was div Rector appearing earlier before a House subcommittee in support of the Bill said k the most important Benefit of this legislation is that it will pro vide great personal satisfaction to the thousands of members of the women s army auxiliary corps by recognizing that All their wartime technical sergeant 2-10 to staff ser Geant 718 to airman first class and 1,226 to airman second to tech sergeant show a 500 Pel cent increase Over the Las Cycle. This is due the most part to a recent policy Chang which has placed promotions to ech on a semiannual basis along with those to master sergeant e7. Staffs gain staff sergeants gain 15 per cent airman first class drop two percent and airman second class pro motions will jump 45 per cent Over tie last the september quota Safe he will make selections to tech sergeant e6. In the past Thi Headquarters has selected Only master sergeants e7 and senior master sergeants e8 in addition Safe will retain 10, per cent of the promotion quota All no grades to Advance out standing airmen in Frozen career Fields. This policy was established March of this year. All promotions the current Cycle will be made sept. 1. The next promotions to senior master Ergeant e8 and chief master sergeant. E9 will be made in de Cember. Service was comparable by the Waves spars and women full longevity that the the latter organizations referred to by col Riley the women of , coast guard and Marine pros have continued since world War ii and members have received full longevity credit f or to Aesir service. Tender the proposed legislation some 419 officers and 565 enlisted women would Advance to the next highest pay period in the was i960. If a in addition there Are 449 serv who have reached the pay of their present Grade of unless they Are promoted will derive no additional pay while on . Duty benefiting from the Bill retired was and wac ers about 50 percent o move into the next Highes computation of retire Slot machines. Okd 4 new club categories Heidelberg Germany is Usa eur has authorized major commanders to permit Slot machines in four new categories of clubs operated by army Nona Propri ated funds. A Usa eur spokesman said Here. These Are Rod and gun clubs bars and dining facilities in transient hotels Golf clubs and the armed forces recreation Center at Berchtesgaden. Back in May the authorization was extended to open messes officers and civilians no and a clubs but the other categories of clubs were not added to the Slot machines May be permitted list until banned limitation on army sanctioning of the machines include require ments that they be. Of the 5 10 or25-cent Type be the prop erty of the club. In question an that they will not be on display in areas where children under 18 Are permitted. Thisbe under 18 Are not allowed to play the machines anyhow. The number location and use of Slot machines will be in conserva Tive Good taste the Usa eur edict states and newly established clubs May be authorized to Purchase not More than four machines. Others May be added i the income warrants it it was explained. Heidelberg Germany Spe Ial gun. . Eddleman opened he Usa eur information officers conference Here by stressing the in Reasing importance of the army s information Usa eur commander in chief asked the conferees to do heir Best to insure that their Fel of officers Are made aware of he part they must play in obtain no effective spoke on All three aspects of the program Public a Droop information and Community am convinced that no other Ingle non military activity of our san contribute More to the Success of our Mission than the develop ment of Good sound Community relations he said it is a subject of intense interest to me person stressing individual Contact. Edi Leman teamed the. Opportunities Good relations most ii mfr. As less bounded action and initiative he also cited local1a source sometimes you should keep them informed of your uric Assif Ted Hon / on the Public information level Eddleman pointed to., the need keeping both the american an europ Ean Public informed within Bounds of Security. I cannot emphasize top strongly the importance of giving proper consideration to the Impact. On both troops and the Public of pro i posed plans and policies he said. The army s troop is Well planned he and formation of troop in an , Bun gling Mir a pm univ the no Jat All it. Casts discredit upor v the erf tire. Training program he said. He also described the troop in formation program As a ready made Nedium to dealing with the problem of serious incidents. Its use " As an effective Preven Tive of those misunderstandings from which Many distressing Inci dents arise is Mindu supermarket col Jesse d. Bell 7th army pm cuts ribbon at opening of the new pm service Center in Donau Germany. Watching Are col Clifford t. Riordan left co of the 6th pm up and a tips Glenn Carruthers Oil of the photo last of planned centers -. " ,1.-opened by 7th army. v -./. V Hanau Germany special the last scheduled expendable Supply enter to serve 7th army troop units opened Here wednesday it was the ninth such enter placed into operation since. 7tharmy assumed responsibility quartermaster class ii and in sup port last july. The new unit located at the Hanau pm service Center furnishes a speedy method of Supply ing expendables to units with minimum of paper work and of on the supermarket system the Center maintains an average of too different expendable items displayed on shelves. Develops sniper Rada Hington Cap the has developed a super sense a Clar which can see and i Soldier crawling on the arid two Miles Sway or spot jeep at 10 army claims the Gad sophisticated it can Tell difference Between a Man and mile Range spotting a crawling Soldier was under average conditions. Desert Westun Jerideal conditions in a test made in the desert the surveil Lance radar spotted a Soldier walk ing at 1 5 Miles Type of target presented visually on tote scope is. A com nov Farl Vita div Tiempo Fml True in nil by the radar tells an experienced operator whether he is watching Man Truc Tarik or jeep. " the radar scans a 30-degree Sec Tor when the operator hears a suspicious sound the beam is Nar rowed Down an indicator Light under a mat shows the object s Posi Tion and. Numbered dials give tar. Get data aiming artillery fire the store is under the super vision of capt Glenn Carruthers pm accountable officer. Opening ceremonies were at tended by col Jesse d. Bell 7th army quartermaster col f. , v corps quartermaster and col Clifford t. ,6th pm up co. Relief drive Climax Heidelberg Spe Cial the 1959 army emergency Relief drive funds to replace the $1 million granted to assist soldiers and their families in Europe last year reaches a Climax. Tjsha Regii he said the Campaign conducted under the theme the army takes care of its own isolated to end aug. 1. Last year some 7,950 Susareu troops in France Italy and Ger Many were helped through Finan Cial emergencies by Are Loans and outright Grants. All members of the command both military and civilian Are invited therefore,/.tq make voluntary contributions to the soldiers own Aid fund officials of the usar eur fund drive said. Airmen cited Rescue wheelus Libya special four wheelus airmen won official Praise Here their part in res cuing a lebanese woman adrift on a raft in the woman Yemna Ashkar was unable to control the raft an could not swim. Seeing her plight the four men swam out to her an towed the raft to Shore. The four Are a/2c Hugh Gong hard and a/2c John Welch both of the 6938th radio Mobile ,a/2c Charles f. Gunia of the air police Ujj Uble _ a rai4fef# he said the Hospital ban on such garments is not new medi Cal men have Long recognize that certain types of clothing should not be worn in hospitals he pointed out the command was advised bythe quartermaster general that the new uniform should not be worn in areas designated As the new uniform Labe Edgreen. Shade 160, is made of poly eater fiber and Cotton Cord material first authorized weft Titti summer Ujj will be mandatory in s Ull a " Fefe ,
