European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Fag 8 the stars and stripes Friday july 31, 1959 Safe outlines plan for Early release of a/2c in surplus of pcs Wiesbaden Germany is personnel officials Here have sent a message to All Safe units outlining the program for the Early release from service of certain airmen second class. Affected Are men of e3 rank who have a Normal or adjusted Date of separation Between sept. 1, 1959, and Jan. 3i, i960. They will released earlier if they hold an air Force specially code Aasc that is surplus to he needs of the air Force and if hey do not intend to reenlist. Specialities considered surplus byte air Force Are listed in attach it & a House to act on per diem boost in . Washington is the House soon is expected to consider a Bill to increase per diem rate from $12 to $i5 a Day for govern ment employees travelling on official business in the .the measure which was voted out favourably the House com Mittee on government operations july 16, originally sought to hike stateside per diem rates to $16daily but was Cut to $15 Amend ment. In addition to revising per diem rates the legislation or 5196 also would raise mileage allow ances for government employees us ing privately owned vehicles for official travel in the . Travel surveys under the Bill which still has to heard in the Senate if approved the House mileage allowances would increased from six cents to seven cents for motorcycles an from 10 cents to 12 cents for Auto mobiles and determining a need for a re vision in stateside per diem rates the Bureau of the budget surveyed travel costs and allowances of 18 different government agencies an checked costs of meals and hotel rooms in 100 locations in the . The data on driving costs were provided the american Auto Mobile Assn. Base renamed Tor Kincheloe Washington up the air Force has announced that a North american air defense base will named in Honor of the late capt Iven c. Kincheloe jr., famed test Pilot. Kinross air Force base in Michi Gan will become Kincheloe fab on sept. 18. Kincheloe was killed last year when he parachuted from a crippled Jet fighter. Until his death on july 26, 1958, e 30-year-old Kincheloe had been scheduled to test Fly America s x15 rocket plane to the fringes of space. He had already flown the x2 rocket plane to a record Alti tude of 126,000 feet. A native of Detroit mich., Aman aeronautical Engineer Kinche Loe was the 10th Jet Ace in air Force history to account for 10 enemy aircraft destroyed and 11 damaged during 131 missions inthe korean conflict. Baby care classes planned at "-., the american red Cross will offer two f series of classes in Mother Anc baby care at the obstetrics Wing othe 97th general Hospital Here a Mars. C. V. Lambe local arc pub Limity chairman announced. There will afternoon classes on monday wednesday and Fri i Day from 1 30 to 3 30 pm on the week beginning aug. 17. The course of will repeated on the same Dayss at the same time on the week beginning aug. ,24. Those interested k Dan Register contacting mrs at Frankfurt civilian 558609 nent number one of of Regula Ion 39-8. Return to . Safe airmen eligible for this Sarly out will returned to the . For separation unless they request and can meet the require ments for discharge overseas. Airmen returning to the . For discharge will moved As rapid Yas transportation can arranged the message states. How Ever it was pointed out that since transportation requirements Are planned in Advance it will prob ably september and october before All of the Safe airmen can moved Back and discharged. The message also said if the Early release will cause personal hardship the airmen can request deferment up to ,30 Days. Airmen separated under this arly out program cannot reenlist or 91 Days. No great number no great number of airmen Are expected to affected the program. It was explained that most surplus of pcs Are at higher skill Levels and that having Dis charge dates failing within the Ive month period naturally limit the number eligible. � also most airmen with Normal dates of separation in september have been scheduled for return to the . In August and will not affected the program. Eligible airmen serving in the ., who Are scheduled to com plete their terms of service in sep tember october and november will separated during August. Those scheduled for discharge in january 1960 will released i september. Competition for mom1 54 Drivers to vie in 7th army tests Mannheim Germany special fifty four of 7th army s top Drivers 18 each from support come v and Vii corps will As semble at the end of this week in preparation for 7th army s an Nual Drivers proficiency contestant to Eslingen aug. 3-7. The 10th trans up has been designated Host unit 7th army support come. The Drivers entered in this con test All champions in their own rights Are winners of no less than four similar competitions ranging from battalion level eliminations special award for the second consecutive Yeai the Stuttgart chapter of the National defense transportation Assn will present a special award to the Driver who scores the Highes Point total in the contest. He Wil receive a one week All expenses paid trip to Berchtesgaden. The Driver proficiency contest is one of the most demanding tests to which any Driver can subjected officials said. Heads Parachute school Mainz Germany special Mao Adolf Warnecke originator of the swing Landing used All Amer ican airborne troops has been appointed commandant of the 8th in div advanced Parachute school a1 Wiesbaden air base it was announced Here. No cooking beats moms but. Hanau Post s Garrison mess has been rated tops in the Northern area. Come five times running since 1956.-Here Sec Raymond David Cente assistant mess Steward fancifully arranges a roast Turkey with shift Leader Sec Bruce Carter left and Fred j. Hoefer German supervisor of the consolidated mess. " army photo macs initiates new hike policy for area airmen Wiesbaden Germany is All promotions for airmen in the airways and air communications service in Europe except boosts of Grade of airman third class will made the macs he Here. According to an All unit Mes Sage the new policy was adopted name european african mid dle Eastern macs he after a test program under which All promotions to and in no ranks started last september proved successful. The program will insure that All eligible airmen Are considered for promotion and that the Best qualified receive the hikes. Pro motion to airman third is on a no quota basis and unit com Manders will continue to make these advances. A spokesman explained that since there Are Only a few thou Sand macs men in Europe the promotion quotas received were so Small that it was impossible to break them Down fairly to each of the command s area Headquarters. Quotas too Small under the old quota system it was not impossible for an airman at a Small detachment where he was the Only Man eligible for pro motion to a certain Grade to spend his entire tour in Europe without being considered for pro motion he said. Quotas just weren t Large enough to filter Down to All the regulation tells each unit commander to consider All airmen eligible for each promotion Cycle regardless of their assignment or performance. A promotion Board to Convene at name macs he Here will then consider All airmen nominated the Field selecting the ones judge Best qualified to receive the new stripes. The Board is expected to meet Here in mid August to name the airmen to receive hikes in the sept. 1 promotion Cycle. Vintage autos slated for August safety Check students visit Tempelhof Berlin Speraw thirty one students and three professors fro the technical University of Berlin were Given a tour of 1946th macs facilities at Tempelhof Airport. Heidelberg Germany is private vehicles of 1954 Vintage older owned military and civilian members of Usa eur in Germany will required to pass a safety inspection during August. The us. 1-31 inspection of vehicles older than five1 years was announced last May Usa eur he. The mechanical Check will conducted at the various military Josts throughout Germany. Owners of cars which meet required standards will present completed a form 210 vehicle mechanical safety inspection Andre form 89 privately owned ver Cle registration to the local to or vehicle registrar. Atomic sub skate gets new skipper Washington is cmdr Edward w. Cooke 38, has been named commander of the atomic submarine skate the Navy announced. Now assigned to the office of the assistant director for naval reactors in the reactor development division of the atomic Energy commission Cooke is scheduled to relieve cmdr James f. Calvert present com Mander of the skate sometime Ina gust. Calvert who has commanded the skate since the submarine was commissioned in december 1957, 1ms been assigned to command the Atlantic submarine div 102. The registrar in turn will Issue an a form 2209 vehicle inspection sticker to the owner of the vehicle to placed directly Hind the rear View Mirror or at the top of the Windshield As near enter As possible. Where automobiles do not meet inspection standards registration of the vehicle May suspended or revoked officials said. If mechanical defects however Are minor and the car does not constitute a menace on the High ways owners will Given 72 hours to make necessary mechanical faults Are serious registration will sus Pended immediately for 15 Day Sand the car owner will surrender License plates and registration certificate. Owners then May have plates and registration returned at anytime during the 15 Days on presenting a properly executed inspection form. In the event an owner fails to present evidence within the time limit that defects have been corrected or that repairs have been started registration will revoked and the vehicle May not operated again until properly re registered. Usa eur he also said gasoline coupons will not sold yes or Alex after sept. 1, to owners of cars under the 15-Day ban until registration certificate for the vehicle bears notation of satisfactory inspection. Navy to Honor Bob Hope at Seattle Fleet festival Washington a set comedian Bob Hope 111 presented ithe Navy s meritorious Public service citation Secretary Wil Liam b., Franke on the West coast aug. 7 the award one of the highest naval honors to civilians will in appreciation for Hope s Many efforts us providing entertainment for servicemen throughout the world in peacetime Aswell As during periods of War the Navy said Here. The presentation to the screen and to Star will take place in ceremony on the flight deck of the aircraft Carrier Yorktown which will tied up at Seattle Wash. In addition to the Yorktown 31 other ships of the 1st Fleet will in Seattle for the City s annual sea fair Fleet week festival. L m i -. A if ,
