European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast mostly Cloudy with occasional run  and cooler temporal life. Jelkh 73, Low 0?. Air weather 8ofvice european edition Navy air Force unofficial publication of the .. Armod Pokoj in Europe North Africa and the Middle ecu late news Washington up Dent Eisenhower monday signed $1,225,525,150 military construction Bill giving Congress a new double Check on purchases of Alif planes missiles and Tarp helps. Volume 18, number 115 & ent Dally 10 cents sunday of Amigo of rom Iti and Ore noisy at . I i 1 ii ,. Tuesday August 11, 1959 flags add color to ceremony at Ramstein air base Germany which saw Gen Frederic h. Smith jr., take command of 4th Allied tactical air Force from Gen f. F. Everest. Is photo Mccune Gen Smith takes Over 4th Nataf from Everest \ by Paul Kackley staff writer. Ramstein Germany is the 4th Allied tactical air Force Nataf welcomed a new commander and said Goodby to its former commander in a ceremony Here monday afternoon. Gen Frederic h. Smith jr., took Over the North Atlantic treaty organization unit from Gen f. F. Everest who is returning to the. To head the tactical air come at Langley air Force base a. The ceremony included a Retreat formation in which bands of each of the four 4th Nataf nations played their country s National an them As flags of each nation an the nato Banner were lowered. Aerial Salute aircraft roared overhead in an Aerial Salute led by a Canadian cf100. The German air Force put 16 f84 Thunder jets in the air and the Usan flight included four fidos four f101 voodoo four f102 Delta daggers and four f86s. The 4th Nataf he staffed by personnel from the four member air forces was formed at lands Berg Germany in april 1952. It was moved to Trier Germany year later and to Ramstein in july 1958.the commander of 4th Nataf has operational control of More than 1,500 aircraft based at More than 25 installations and a modern air Craft control and warning radar system. The planes and facilities Are supported by More than 50,000personnel of the four member air forces. Safe ceremony wednesday another change of command Cere Mony is scheduled for wednesday in Wiesbaden when Smith officially takes Over command of Safe from Everest. Smith who was promoted to four Star rank on aug. 1, comes to Europe from Randolph air Force base tex., where he headed the air training come. He had Hel that Post since september 1958. Prior to his Texas assignment he served As commander of 5th air Force in Japan and at the same font on Page 8$, ool to eight Parachute to safety As b52 crashes in. Pease air Force base . Up All eight men aboard parachuted to safety monday minutes before a Usan b52 Strat fortress crashed about 15 Miles West of Here. The huge $8 million plane was on a routine training flight from Westover air Force base at Chico pee mass., when the covering of the radar Assembly in the nose was torn Loose. A the aircraft commander capt George e. Kusch reported the nose covering came Loose near Al Bany  the plane was ordered to Goose Bay Labrador but Kusch noticed that his Speed indicator and altimeter were malfunctioning. He ordered the Crew of five and two passengers to bail out thence followed. Selling gives stocks worst Jolt of year new York a a series of heavy Selling Waves monday pushed the Stock Market Down for its sharpest loss of the year. Some closing prices however were above lows for the  associated with the space age such As electronics and mis Sile manufacturers were hardest hit. Large losses also were re corded in steels chemicals motors alumni  metals and oils. Major stocks declined Between $1 and $5. In several instance losses ran to around $10. The Market started out weak and experienced a Sharp Selloff in the first hour. Prices then held until the afternoon when renewed weakness sent prices Tonew lows for the Day. Trading was heavy. Brokers attributed the Selling in defense stocks to the Prospect Ofa stretch out in defense business following the Khrushchev Eisen Hower visits. They noted the mar Ket had scored a Long Rise and was due for a technical correction. Adenauer in Italy cad Nabbia Italy a Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of West Germany arrived monday night at this Mountain resort for a vacation which he will Cut Short to meet president Eisenhower inborn aug. 27. Copper strike idles 11,500 spread feared Salt Lake City up Kennicott Copper corp. Operations in four Western states were halted monday As 11,500 workers were idled in a strike which a company spokesman said appeared to be the Start of an  strike. The strike for new contracts was staged by members of the International Union of mine Mill and smelter worker the United steelworkers of America and the International Assn. Of machinists. Picket lines at Kennicott operations in Utah Nevada Arizona and new Mexico were set up an members of the 17 other unions which have contracts with Kenne Cott refused to Cross the  in new Mexico jumped the gun and started striking Las week. Supervisory workers were Al Lowed to pass through picket line sin order to maintain equipment. No incidents were reported on the picket lines. An Independent contractor was allowed to continue work on a controller s building at Kennicott s operations in Mcgill Nev. A company spokesman said he understood the mine Mill Union planned to strike tuesday against front. On Page.2, col. It russians of test ban item Geneva a the soviet Union formally agreed at the nuclear test ban talks monday to write into a test suspension treaty a system to control High Altitude and outer space blasts. Soviet Delegate Semyon k. Tsarapkin told the conference his government accepted the findings of a working group of american British and russian scientists who recommended system of artificial satellites to prevent sneak explosions far away from the sur face of the Earth. President leaves farm for Day in Washington Gettysburg a. A presi Dent Eisenhower who spent the weekend at his farm near Here returned by helicopter monday to Washington. He will return Here tuesday for an extended vacation before Leav ing for european conferences aug. 26. 3 Usa eur he sections to move to com z Heidelberg Germany Spe Cial three technical staff Divi Sions at Usa eur Headquarters Here will be transferred to com z at Orleans France within the next four months. The Transfer of functions and personnel of the ordnance transportation and quartermaster staff divisions will be completed within 120 Days with ordnance to be at its new location by sept. 10, transportation on sept. 20 and the quartermaster relocation to be completed by . 10.only 80 american military and civilian technical staff personnel will be involved in the move to Orleans. Three germans who Are affected will by offered continued employment at Campbell Barracks Heidelberg in posts similar to those they now  move will create space at Campbell Barracks for an expected increase in the strength of the Headquarters of the Central army group Cental. Also located at Campbell. Cental is nato s ground Force combat Arm in Southern Germany composed of Ameri can French and German  c. D. Eddleman who com mands both Cental and usar eur said the Transfer of the three staff agencies would in no Way alter composition or location of any of our tactical  visit Exchange May Lead to Summit talks Washington up under Secretary of state c. Douglas dil Lon said that the Exchange of visit Between soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev and president Eisen Hower might pave the Way for a big four Summit conference atthe end of this year. Dillon said that after Khrushchev s visit Here in mid september or after or. Eisenhower s subsequent visit to Russia or in be tween the two visits the climate might be right for another foreign ministers meeting say  he said adequate Progress bythe foreign ministers could justify a Summit meeting toward the endow the  Dillon emphasized that no great decisions Are expected from the Eisenhower Khrushchev talks and no negotiating will take place. But he said it is hoped that the talks will help create a climate that could Lead toward a Summit conference of the Heads of governments. Dillon s comments bore out re front. On Page 2. Col. 5 2 die 26 burned battling Blazer Riverside Calif. A two firemen died monday of Burns suffered when they and 2f others tried to make a stand against a Rushing Wall of flames near Lake Elsinore. Two wore burned critically and the other 24 seriously. The 28 were trapped saturday As flames raced through tall thick Brush on the slopes above the Elsinore resort area. Rusty Brooks 24, . Forest service Foreman and Ben Slater 31, a District manager from the Cleveland National Forest died at Corona Hospital. Herter leaves . For meeting in Chile Washington up Secre tary of state Christian a. Herter took off monday from Washington for the Santiago Chile meeting of inter american foreign ministers. Herter is scheduled to reach Santiago late tuesday after an overnight stay at Ramey air Force base in puerto Rico