European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Sass Llyl collegian Pilot Don Oberbeck and Ohio National guard f84f at Lockbourne fab. Mile High final exam by Phil Gunby a staff writer r was sunday and his Ohio stat University classmates were enjoying the Day away from classes. But 24-year-old Don Oberbeck boned up for a final examination the last step to his becoming a combat ready Jet fighter Pilot. Like hundreds of other Young men across the nation Oberbeck devotes Many of his weekends and evenings and at least two weeks each summer to the air National guard. The pay he receives goes toward his College education. On this sunday Oberbeck left the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity House at Ohio state and drove to nearby Lockbourne air Force base where the f84f Thunder Streak jets of the Ohio air National guard s 166th tactical fighter Squadron Are kept. There he pulled Grey flying coveralls with a stencilled Tiger for hire across the Back Over his Stocky near 6-foot Frame. A similarly Clad officer in Grey coveralls without the advertising walked into the pilots lounge and called his name. He is maj Freeling h. Glower an air Force Reg ular assigned to the air guard unit As an advisor. The major got his Pilot s wings during world War ii when Oberbeck was in Grade school. Now a second lieutenant in the air guard Oberbeck got his wings As an air guard Cadet in july 1958, and has been training since to be classified As a combat ready Pilot in the. F84f fighter bomber. He had met All the other standards for proficiency in flying and understanding the plane and its Mission and this was the last hurdle. To satisfy glower and other officials Oberbeck had to reach the bomb Range at Atterbury ind., by flying at 5,000 feet and sighting certain landmarks. No radio navigational aids allowed. Glower had him give a rundown on Takeoff times radio channels and the like quizzed him briefly about what to do in certain emergency situations and tripped him up on one item armament a Pilot is expected to Check before a Mission. A half hour later Oberbeck was hurtling Down the Lockbourne runway in his f84f, closely followed by glower in another Jet. In a matter of seconds they flashed Over nearby Circleville Ohio and in a few min utes did a Long Steep turn Over Ironton Ohio to spot the first checkpoint a hangar near Ashland by. Other Points followed a Bend in the Ohio River a Small Community near the Indiana Border and then Oberbeck radioed for permission to go Over the Atterbury Range. This granted the two jets streaked in As they might in combat after dodging radar at around 500 feet and Oberbeck released a bomb with a Small charge. The smoke could be seen from the air and by Range officials for scoring purposes. The two jets then roared up to 23,000 feet and flew toward Columbus in tight hearing Lockbourne with Oberbeck using Only instruments for Blind flying training they were warned of heavy rain Over the base. With fuel running Low they raced the onrushing storm to port Colum bus Airport bumped Down through turbulent air masses and rolled in just ahead of the rain. Driven Back to Lockbourne by a squad Ron mate glower and Oberbeck soon were changing clothes and preparing to go to supper. Glower suddenly looked up at the younger Man and grinned. " of by the Way he said. You finance Patel Les available in Spain Lor visiting � .5. Force personnel Are listed in. Sabeur memo 550-so-25, dated7 May 14,. Which stat est -. " a " % i cd Creney conversion dollars to pesetas and Check cashing services win be provided tvs. Forces personnel upon presentation of proper. Identification when travelling in Spain in Leitne temporary duty or leave status. Checks authorized to be cashed Are limited . Treasury checks and travellers checks expressed in u a. Dollars which Are negotiable in the . And issued of the following american express company a first National Bank of Chicago Iii. Of Mellon National Bank of Pittsburgh fad National City Bank of new York . A Thomas Cook and sons banker Ltd. Military payment certificates Mac foreign currencies and personal checks will not be cashed by finance officers in Spain. 2the services outlined in Par 1 will be rendered by base finance officers at the locations and times indicated below location Madrid Torr Jon air base Zaragoza air base Moron air base Seville address Generalissimo bldg 15 Miles East of Madrid Zaragoza near Seville Export Dor area cashier hours 9 30 Atn-4 pm 11 30 am-4 30 pm 10 30 am-3 pm 8 30 am a 30 pm 10 am-3 pm Mon thurs 1 pm-7 pm Fri travellers to France looking for new. Highlights to a tourist itinerary May be pleased to know that they can visit towns and regions which have been the source of surnames now current in the ., according to the French government tourist office. Many surnames Are readily connected to their French origins. Norman for instance comes from the province of Normandy Pickard from Picardy French and France Are even More self explanatory. Other names brought by William the conqueror have been absorbed into our heritage so that the source May not be known even to the bearer. People named Holmes can find their ancestral town in be Holme near Rouen. 1 he Avery family Carnes from Devreux in Normandy the Carrington from. Charenton in Burgundy the Herricks from Heric which is in the Vicinity of chateaubriand of Steak Fame. The lace making town of Klencon yields Allenson Lille in the North gives Lilley Anceau Meville in Normandy is one of the sources for the name Hanson. Brett and Bretton Are derived from the Region of Brittany Loring from Lorraine and Barry from Berry. Long fellow was once Long Evite still to be found in the department of Calvados. Of the Many new travel guides the French government tourist office singles out Europe on $5 a Day by Arthur Frommer As being representative of the practical assistance afforded the visitor to France by the travel writing fraternity. The Book is unabashedly aimed at the Economy minded traveler looking for less than first class accommodations. In the Middle class area says Frommer parisian prices Are much lower than their new York counterparts. The prices paid by the average parisian for his Basic Low Cost needs Are so much lower than those of new York that they would set eyes to Frommer characterizes much of the talk about Paris prices As legend illogical As Well As Goren on Bridge weekly Bridge quiz q. 1as South you hold 4k96 vq9653 4q972 $8 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 14 1 it ? what do you bid q. 2as South you hold 410 -9 q1072 4kj8642 $75 the bidding has proceeded North " East South West 1 4 pass 1 it pass 34 pass ? what do you bid now q. 3as South the dealer you hold 49843 vqj103 4a7 aq4 what is your opening bid q. 4as South you hold 4kj3 874 4kj3 $j1094 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 pass 1 it 2 9 pass ? what do you bid now. 5as South you hold 4kq10743 vq103 462 $52 Looft for answers copyright 1959, the Chicago Tribuno the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 9 pass 1 4 pass 1 it pass ? what do you bid now q. 6as South you hold 4q109763 9kj105 462 $7 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 4,Dale 44 5v 54 5 it pass 6 pass pass ? what do you bid now ? q. 7as South you hold 4aqj103 v864 4kq3 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 4 pass 2 4 pass 3 4 pass 3 4 pass4 Jet pass 44 pass ? what do you bid now q. 8-As South you hold vj8643 4aq43 $j1087 the bidding has proceeded West North East South pass 1 4 pass what do you bid i i a i we stars and crimes saturday August 1, 1959 4/, a of. 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