European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tin stars and stripes a usage Urcis to make service school selections Heidelberg Germany is Usa eur he Lias authorized major commands to select enlisted personnel for attendance at army service schools in the ., an adjutant general spokesman said. All selections formerly were made at Usa eur he. Final Choice of school candidates due for rotation to the a s. Will now be made by the commanding generals of 7th army com z and the Southern european tas k 3,798 permanent promotions scheduled for Usa eur pm Heidelberg Germany is a record number of 3,798 promotions to the permanent grades e4through e7 is on the Way to Reg ular army enlisted personnel in Force As Well As the  Army element at supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers in Europe. Applications from enlisted men assigned to other commands will continue to be processed at usar eur. He the spokesman said. Major commanders have been instructed to communicate directly with the army department to obtain school quotas and assign ment instructions for those selected. Speeds processing the spokesman said the new system will Speed up processing and notification of applicants selected and will eliminate unnecessary paper work at this Headquarters. The new procedure is outlined in Usa eur circular 611-215, which has just been published and sent to the  directive Points out that school applications must be submitted through channels Between six and eight months before an individual is scheduled for rotation to the .quota requests must reach the army adjutant general at least 120 Days before the applicant is scheduled to  requirements Are listed in a 611-215 and a pamphlet 20-21. I civilians get passport tip Frankfurt special  Civilian personnel employed by the army must have their passports stamped to show their status As an employee of the armed forces Northern area come officials stressed  to information from Usa eur the passports of some civilian personnel contain no Indi cation of their status As employees of the armed forces. Appropriate action will be taken to see that passports of these civilian personnel Are examined officials stated.. Consulates Are requested to endorse the fact of employment by the army in the passport Usa eur it has been  adjutant general spokesman said the quota is Usa eur s share of the 12,500 permanent promotions authorized throughout the 7th army to hear expert on Russia Stuttgart Germany special prof Andrew Gyorgy naval War College consultant on geopolitics who is currently on an academic tour of Europe will address 7th army officers Here  professor s appearance will be a part of the 7th army officers information  author of several books on foreign governmental structures the professor is an " established authority on soviet government. At 7th army he he will speak on soviet foreign  italian officer honoured at arse he in Naples Naples Italy special a Job Well done has earned a scroll of appreciation for maj Dante Branco fun italian Arab Ingerie who has held the Post of Deputy Provost marshal of Allied forces Southern Europe he for nearly two years. During a Brief ceremony in his Honor Branco was presented the award by col j. A. Williams com Manf Lant of the nato Post in Naples. Relaxing1 on Camel Saddle at Home in Wethersfield eng., it col Francis d. Fardy drags on smoking pipe which he acquired during Tafur of duty in saudi Arabia. Army photo Kendall holds slim Lead in Perry match i Camp Perry Ohio up 1 army 2d it Presley w. Kendall j of Myers ky., look a slim one Point Lead Over Marine Cpl Walter r. Kamila of West los Angeles calif., at the Halfway Mark of the Small bore Rifle championship Here. J at the end of four matches Kendall had an eight match a Greg ate of 3,192 out of a possible j 3,200 Points to earn the metallic sight championship. Kamila in second place with 3,191, was one Point ahead of army 2d it Milton Friend of j. Maiden mass., third with 3,190. I Herbert pollister of Boulder i colo., was fourth with 3,190 and i . Cook of Adelphi md., fifth with 3,189. Women s matches i the women s Competition remained wide open with Kristin l. Stal of Costa Mesa calif., and Lenore Jensen of Allen Park mich., in front with 3,181. Viola e. Pollum of Brookville pa., Fol Lowed with 3,180. Janet Fri Clell Toledo Ohio last year s women s Champion posted a 3,179.in individual matches Cook took the 50-Yard metallic sight event with a score of 400-38. The 50- meter match was won by Edward Wallace of Vincennes ind., with 1400-34. Marianne j. Driver of Allen Park mich., placed first in the 100-Yard match with a score of 400-31.dean w. Delamater of parkers Burg w. Va., took first in the Dewar course match with a total of 400-33. Legend comes alive for Usan family Wethersfield England special it col and mrs. Fran Cis d. Barcly and their daughters Are no strangers to a part of the world which most of us know Only from legend. For their last assignment waste Safe base at Dhahran saudi Arabia where Fardy now 20th tactical fighter Wing s flight sur Geon commanded the installation s 50-bed Hospital. Dhahran part of the 2d air div has about 2,500 american person Nel. The Only town nearby is called Al Kobar a Small Village on the persian Gulf where 500 arabs live. Fardy s Job brought him int frequent Contact with the local population. He not Only treated Many arabs in the area near the base but also served As a flying medical missionary covering hundreds of Square Miles. I think that medical care and work of a humane nature do As much for our prestige in that Parton the world As does military Aid Fardy commented. His travels took him As far East As India together with his family he has been in fish stare los Angeles up the Navy has announced it has devel pred a new underwater camera housing that has overcome some annoying problems of Light and color for underwater photography. But we still have trouble getting Good pictures researcher George Huberberg said because the fish come right up to look into the  practically every Middle Eastern country. After Fardy treated the head of the saudi arabian Royal guard for a heart condition he was invited to the Royal Palace at Jidida for lunch with  place was like the arabian nights 100 times Over Fardy re counted. I had a very Nice Chat with King Saud about our air Force and life in this  saw garage Fardy also got a look at the King s fabled garage with its Many Cadillac and Rolls  the Fardy daughters Heather 16, and Kathy 14, saudi Arabia also proved a most interesting experience. There were Camel rides in the desert trips on Arab dhows in the persian Gulf visits to the local Arab markets called sikhs swimming and ski diving a whole new world to explore and for Young people an experience never to be forgotten in later years. When Kathy won a spelling Bee the whole family went to the us afe finals at Wiesbaden Ger Many and on the Way Back they stopped off in storied Baghdad i Iraq and also in Persia and tur key. On another trip the family went to Lebanon Egypt and Jerusalem. They have a collection of souvenirs from All these different places. It s a Small world. Relatively speaking Babetha Tysen special a Good deed paid unusual dividends for up George s. Kozak he Dot 14th pm  he was returning from Wuerzburg he noticed in italian Motorist with a Flat and stopped to help  they talked they kept finding curious coincidences. The Man s name Lasz Erri was the same As Kozak s father who had been killed in the japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Kozak s name was changed when his Stepfather adopted him Lazzeri also had relatives in Chicago where Kozak came  they had finished a Zerrle pulled out some pictures or his Chicago relatives Kozak was amazed to find a picture of himself age 4, Side by Side with his father there was a moment of Celebration As Kozak was introduced to the aunt and Uncle he bad never seen before they expect to have a bigger reunion when i4wzerri returns from his trip through Bel Gium and the Netherlands. Army during the july 1-dec. 31 period. Usa eur will award permanent promotions to 2,769 e4s. 548 e5g, 327 e6s and 154 e7s. This is the first quota authorizing permanent boosts to e4. Perm Anent promotions to e5, Eft and e7 were revived by the army in july1958. The 3,798 total represents usar eur s third semiannual allotment under the permanent program suspended during the korean War because of the rapid expansion of the army. The command was authorized 889 permanent stripes the first time around and 460 in the second quota. No changes in  Grade Are involved in the permanent promotions. The system is designed to keep the enlisted Grade Structure within authorized limits and to of Fer Security to enlisted men achieving permanent status. Here Are the service require ments for permanent promotion minimum Federal Grade service 23 years 19 years 15 years11 years 7 years3 years minimum time in temporary Grade 20 months 3 years 2 years 2 years 2 years 2 years 2 years n e9 n e8 or higher n e7 or higher n leg or higher n e5 or higher n e4 or higher year n e3 or higher the army has indicated that the first permanent promotions to e8 will be awarded in .nid-1960. Therein no quota on permanent boosts to e3. Spang copters extend record Span Dahlem Germany Spe Cial the 10th air base up helicopter Section chalked up an other Milestone in its operations by completing 20 Accident free months and thus extending its unblemished record of flying to five years. One of Safe s busiest air arms the copter Section is responsible for Rescue coverage on the european continent. With its 11 Sikorsky sh19b helicopters the Section carries out mercy flights and air evacuations. Three of the copiers Are deployed at other bases in France and Germany Chaumont and Etain in France and ram Leiu Germany. Central maintenance is handled at Span Dahlem air base with Only minor maintenance work pulled at the various deployment locations. Capt Warren g. Murphy Pic of the Section is a Veteran of res Cue work and has headed up the local unit since the Transfer of the whirl Birds from the now defunct 83d air Rescue so to the 10th air base up in october 1957. The Section is credited with saving 13 lives during its 20-month assignment with the 10th Wing. In addition it has picked up 18 downed Crew members and has piled up a sizable 4,400 flying hours. Raf marshal to visit air facilities in  Was hint on is air chief marshal sir Thomas g. Pike designated to be the next chief Ofair staff of the British Royal air Force will arrive Here aug. 12 fora 16-Day tour of air Force installations. The Raf official will be the guest of Gen Thomas d. White chief of staff of the  Air Force. He will become chief it the air staff in january i960