European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 12, 1959 the stars and stripes Point gears studies to space age by Robert to. Dunphy staff writer Washington is t the . Military Academy at West Point will modern i a its curriculum starting this coming school year to keep cadets in step  space age. I the army announced Here that certain modernizations will be made in the West Point curriculum effective next month which Are primarily designed to expand the Basic scientific Content of the courses offered. Chiefly affected the army said will be the instruction in nuclear physics and astronautics. And it added the changes Are the first of a series to be submitted for approval. New demands the reason for the revisions the army said is to insure that the current instruction at West Point is geared to Best meet the probable demand on the graduates in the foreseeable future from 1968-78. In addition to promoting the scientific Content of the curriculum the changes will broaden the coverage of the social sciences and humanities the army said. Communication skills also will come in for More intensified train ing. The needed time for this added instruction will be gained by eliminating parts of the present program and rescheduling elements of the vocational instruction in the summer training period instead of the academic year the army said. Get addresses right postal official urges air Reserve will Convene Washington is Secre tary of the air Force James h. Douglas and air Force chief of staff Gen Thomas d. White head the list of top level military and civilian leaders who will at tend the. Second annual seminar for the chiefs of staff of the air Reserve forces Here sept. 24-25. More than 250 key members of the air National guard and the air Force Reserve from All Over the . Are expected to attend the conference to learn the present position and objectives of the air Force As a primary military instrument of National defense. Future role the first Day of the Parley Wil be devoted to describing the pres ent status of the air Force and its role now and in the future As a deterrent to War and As an instrument of National policy among the topics to be Dis cussed Are International affairs the threat of communism and the military posture of american air Power. Air Force speakers Wil report on research and develop ment personnel logistics operations and fiscal policy. On the second Day of the con Ference maj Gen Robert e. L Eaton assistant chief of staff Foi Reserve forces and White will Dis  the significance and the mis Sion of air Reserve forces As apart of the nation s air Power capability. First full size class to enter of Academy Washington is Thair Force Academy s class of 1963 the first full size class to enter the institution will begin its studies next month with 748 students. Among the first year cadets Wil be 44 sons of armed services Mem Bers on Active duty including 2 with fathers in the air Force 14 in the army three in the Navy and one in the Marine cores by Robert a Fleming staff writer Heidelberg Germany is 3erman postmen Are having a Pugh time delivering mail in . Housing areas and military install Fons because . Personnel Are burnishing incorrect addresses Ausa eur postal official said Here. During a discussion of the prob pm by German and . Postal authorities he said the germans said they would like to deliver All the mail but that this is impossible when it is addressed incorrectly he said it was determined that free of the chief errors made by . Personnel Are 1 furnishing correspondents and firms in Europe with the Loca Tion address of a military installation of example the name of a Barracks depot Cavern or air base. 2 using confusing abbreviations As return addresses. 3 using  military an civilian address As a return address the spokesman said military addresses including Apo must be  .. Personnel who live inside a military installation which German Triail carriers Are not permitted to enter. This could include either a unit or a housing area inside an installation. Either a civil or a military address May be used by those who live in housing areas or military units which German mail carriers Are permitted to enter. He said this does not include military personnel who live in Barrack s. They must use a military address. Street address the spokesman pointed out that a civil address should not include the name of a Barracks Cavern air base or housing area. He said it should be the Street address or the civil name of the area in which the military installation is located. Army shooter slips to 4th at Perry. L. Camp Perry Ohio up Ransford Triggs Madison n. J., surged ahead in the National Small Jore Rifle championship Here As he dropped Only five Points of a pos sible 1,600 to give him a total of 4,785 out of a possible 4,800 at the three Quarter Mark. Milton Friend Maiden mass., ook the runner up spot with 4,784 357 while Marine corps Cpl Walter Kamila West los Angeles lalif., was third with 4,784-331. Army 2d it Presley w. Kendall Early Leader from Myers ky., slipped to fourth place with 4,782-365. Oli ver h. Lauderman Dayton Ohio spurted Forward with a 1,598 score for a total of 4,782-348 and fifth place. Striking distance Robert a Moore Claysville pa., last year s Champion remained i striking distance of the leaders with 4,781-356 for sixth place. Leonore Jensen 18, Allen Park mich., totalled 4,478 to Lead the women s division by seven Points Over Viola Pollum Brookville a. Kristin Stal Costa Mesa calif., slipped to third place on. 4,770-325, followed by Janet Friddell Toledo Ohio with 4,770-312. The individual match winners 50-Yard any sight Jed Ingleright Buchanan mich., 400-39 50-meter Virgil l. Hamlin Denver. 400-39 100-Yard Triggs 400-28 Dewar course Earl m. Saunders Louis Ville ky., 400-37. Soft Irving e. Henry of the 533d my co guards the Many trophies he has won As a pistol Champion army photo cism pistol Champ to net end my title Kaiserslautern Ger Many special sgt Irving e. Henry of the 533d my co will de fend his pistol title in the military police Assn. World championships starting Here Friday at the Vogel Junior shooters earn diplomas Toul France special thir teen Shur shooting youths two of them girls have fired their Way to National Rifle Assn. Era diplomas As members of the 50th air police Junior Rifle club. Maj Frank w. Bennett club adviser presented diplomas to Wil Liam Simpson Paul and Thomas Pierdominici Linden Franklin William Phears jr., Frank Keach. John Vogl George Brown Richard Stacey Richard Kincheloe Barbara and Roberta Bennett and Douglas Donaldson. After the diploma award no Cere Mony m sgt Linden Franklin instructor turned his students Loose on the target Range with .22 cat rifles. Parents watched the exhibition. Carrier Ranger cited san Francisco a the Navy s newest Honor the adm James huk Flatley memorial award for aviation safety has been presented to the Carrier Ranger. Weh Rod and gun club. Henry is also a Champion of the Conseil International do sport Militare. He tied an olympic rec Ord in compiling 1,128 Points for the three pistol events at Oslo this year. Henry is a Johnny come lately in the marksmanship Field. It began in 1953 when he spent his after duty hours practising to improve his pistol skill. His Diligence paid off. In 1956 he placed third in the Kaiserslautern Subarea and West Ern area come matches. Through the succeeding years he added titles from the German Rhineland Pfalz state championship Kaiserslautern Post Northern area come and finally Usa eur. Advance notice of separations asked by Usan Washington is air Force officers overseas planning to end their Active duly upon their return to the . Have been urged to inform their organizations of their intentions before their name is put on a returnee roster for stateside assignment. In a message to All major com mands., the air Force instructed All officers planning to ask for voluntary retirement resignation or release from the service to in form either his commander or his personnel officer in writing of his intentions. The reason behind the request the air Force explained is tha Headquarters does not want to set up an assignment Only to have it voided at the last minute. Examples of Correct and incorrect addresses Correct it John s. Don pee . Post Zelmen Gormany 00th Ord co least Reno in Fliman Germany Ernnt Triss 110-119 incorrect it John s. Dae Pic . Post boy 10, Anthony 00th Ord co Wayne Village x Cavern la Linn. Germany Lisman Gormany military units clubs and other activities that use civil addresses have been instructed to designate in writing three persons aut Llor fixed to receive mail from the car Rier. A copy of the designation must be Given to the local Post master the spokesman said. German postal regulations pro Hibit the delivery of Money orders and col led on Deli very packages to . Military addresses he noted. Individuals and activities require to use military addresses should arrange to receive Money orders and cod parcels through a Gen eral delivery postage and address. German nationals Are not authorized to receive mail through an Apo. The spokesman pointed out however that a household employee who resides in a . Housing area May use the civil address of i the employer s residence if served by German carriers. He explained that letters and parcels addressed to an Apo Are j delivered by German postmen to i the nearest Apo. He said German authorities said they Are concerned about the prob Lem because of an increase in the volume of mail and in the number of items incorrectly addressed to americans. 1st army goes into 42d year new Yorks a the 1st army marked its 41st anniversary this week. Formed in France during world War i with Gen John j. Pershing As its first commander 1st army was the first american Field  in the Meuse Argonne Campaign in world War i 1st army returned to Europe during world War it to fight from the Normandy landings to the encirclement of the Industrial Ruhr. The 1st army peacetime com Mand comprises the regular army and Reserve forces in new York new Jersey and the new England slates. Commander gets missile insignia South Ruislip England is maj Gen William h. Blanchard 7thair div commander was awarded the guided missile insignia Asau theorized by the air Force chief of  insignia was Given to Blanchard As a result of his work As chief technical adviser to the Royal air Force bomber come Thor missile program. Blanchard was the key figure inthe Anglo american technical agree ments and negotiations of 1958-59 which paved the Way for Early operation of the free world s first ballistic missile Force. A tackles problems of aging vets Washington is the veterans administration has embarked on an extensive study of the problems of the aged with the idea of eliminating the concept of rocking chair retirement from the average Man s thinking on the subject. The study announced by sum Ner g. Whittier administrator of veterans affairs will Over med ical social and economic problems of America s aging veterans. The problems the a is facing in regard to care of aging vet Erans Are identical with problems faced by the nation As a whole Whittier pointed out. They Are intensified in the a because of theage of the Veteran population. The average age of world War i veterans now is 65 years and the average ago of world War ii vet Erans is 40 years Whittier noted. But the real Peak in numbers will come with using of world War ii veterans. Today of the 22 million vet Erans about 6 million Are Over 45. In 12 years Thorp will be only6 million under that  the direct responsibility the a bears for care of this aging Veteran population creates an Opportunity for development of solutions that should be applicable tothe general population. The solution lies to u Large extent in eliminating the concepts of rocking chair retirement and old folks Homes. A positive approach of integrating senior citizens into the Community life not segregating them is