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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stapes where is proposal for increased housing Money Washington is in a move designed to Lake account of the increased numbers of married men in the armed services and the number of children in service families Secretary of defense Robert s. Mcnamara has proposed increased housing allowances for office Sand top pm in the military. The increase which would be the first to 10 years of it a the an Nual reunion Dirner for combat Veteran officers of the 1st inf div now stationed in Europe bait been it for april 27 Here. The dinner will be held in the Green room of the Patrick Henry Village officers club Starling at6 . We Are anxious to round up Al office who fought with the big red one in either world War spokesman for the european Din Ner committee said. The Heidelberg Celebration isolated for april 27 to coincide with the 43rd reunion of officer of the 1st div traditionally scheduled each year for he next evening at new York City s Waldorf Astoria hotel former members of the division May write to it col Stephen v. Ralph Stuttgart Pott Apo 154, . Forces or phone Stuttgart military 8403 for reservations an additional information. Army scientists show riot dispersal Means army promotion sequence numbers Heidelberg 88 the latent department or army ape rial order covering officer pro met Finui Newt vol by us Keuk he is Daso 59 dated March 15. Promotion on the army lint have brn nude through the Fol lot tag sequence number to colonel 365 to lieutenant colonel Soi to major s209 to Captain 2,368 to cwo4 63 to cwo8 421 Washington a army chemical scientist have perfected a method for spewing irritant gases from n helicopter and using its whirling Rotor elude to spread the Kases Over to wide area. The device is the newly devel oped m4 irritant Gas dispenser described St exceptionally effective riot control weapon wit Many  this and other advances in in Creuse Only important i hem local War fare armament were mentioned in sketchy detail by an army re search and development office publication. Tile chemical corps also has found i Way to make things tougher for on my foot soldiers a new land Mana which looses gases when stopped on. Probably the most impressive management conclave held Offutt fab neb. Special informal management analysis service to strategic air come com Manders the commanders plans for the future and successful techniques at base level were High lights on the ii cml of the first Sac wide management analysis conference held Here. Of All the newly developed sys tems is the area toxic rocket " the research and development publication said. This weapon consists of a rack of 45 electrically fired rockets which can be carried by air or truck. The slim 7-foot solid fuel mis Siles carry a chemical warhead and can be loaded and fired from their angled launchers in less that 20minutes. No detail Given Tox i Means poisonous. But beyond using this term the publication avoided any details on the types of gases or chemical agent used. However it is known that this country has been working on new kinds of chemical agents which would put an enemy out of com Mission temporarily in addition to gases thut would kill him. Some would produce temporary paralysis blindness and severe Dis Comfort. Others would confuse an enemy s mental processes causing such effects As hallucinations. Their purpose is to destroy an enemy s ability to fight until he is overrun and conquered. Serious education said or. Johnl. Steele Deg director. The exhibits at Frankfurt not Only be of tremendous pub i interest but display the ingenuity and intense efforts our Young peo ple Are devoting to scientific Fields Many of these students Are Dis covering for the first time that hey have the ability to pursue a science related career he declare the us Arete finalists Wil compete in two groups7th, 8th and 9th grades and Sophomore juniors and seniors. The top prizes will be an Al expenses paid trip for a boy and girl student and their projects to German aides get Insu rants Benefit boost Heidelberg special Ger Man employees of the . Forces with three years or More service have received sharply increased benefits in the Elf group life insurance program Usa eur and Safe he have announced. The increased benefits result from a higher Premium Retro Active to last july 1 paid into their insurance account. The . Forces pay the entire Premium but because of a surplus and insurance profits there will be no additional coat to the forces. The Premium for salaried White Collar employees has jumped to four per cent for those with 10 years service and to 3.5 per cent for those now in their fourth year of service. Three per cent boost for wage Blue Collar earners now in the fourth year of service the Premium increased to three per cent. The Premium hns been 25 per cent of the individual salary or wage for both groups since the beginning of the insurance pro Gram january 1, 1959, the rate will continue at 2.5 per cent for newer employees until they reach their fourth year of service. Arrangements for the increased Premium were worked out among the German finance ministry the insurance companies and the . Forces. The group life insurance pro Gram is in addition to the mandatory social insurance carried by German employees. No. Senator offers Navy wives plan Washington rep. Frank Thompsonjr d-n.j., has suggested that the Navy might is a Blush an Academy to prepare Young brides for a service career. His comment in a letter to constituents was directed at the Navy s plan to rate the social qua Ifica ions of the wives of Navy officers. Thompson said. The wives could get comprehensive guidance on How to further their husbands Ca Reers and could be trained in such duties As morale officer Goodwill ambassador and ship decorator. Perhaps this latter course would result in battleship Gray being re placed by Sunset Pink or peaceful  sat tevet Squill arms firing set to Start  Germany special Clear skies have Given u Bright Outlook for the opening of the annual Usa eur Smalt arms matches at the Grafen Woehr ranges Here wednesday. More than goo first a. Representing 14 of usar Euil s it Igor commands will be participating in the matches which arc set to get under Way almost immediately after Brig Gen Leon idas in vats us a eur adjutant general fires the first shot during opening ceremonies. The first Day s activity will include automatic Rifle tiring from the 500, 400 and 300-Yard lines. The commands represented Here with the number of fires from each command v corps 59. Vii corps 51 Naco 30 Saco. 30 com a 43 setae. 33 Berlin come 40 7th army support come 36 3rd army div 59 3rd inf div 42 4th army div 59 8th inf div 59 24th inf div 59, and7th engr Brig 40. The 317th engr in co sponsors of the matches along with the 2nd How in 5th arty has been artwork Here since feb. 27, the National held in May the world s a other awards awards from to and Navy Purifi scientific Etil books Swift planner August Columbia Paul d. Adams . Strike come Here for a massive. 60,000 troops in the j the Carol Nas thl Adams Bald Swift take place on a 3,5 million acres to. Gen Paul i. A noun the command is now mils from some 30.000 to use their farm games he said. The Maneu vers begin aug. 5 and will be one of the Lari peacetime history adajns4ji the command held a smaller Man Euver in Inas in 1961 which �175,000 in damage landowners. Well stay out of patches this time Farmers in announcing used War games. Headquarters for the Are at Mac Lii air Fla but will be relocate Man Euver. Major units., were reported to be the borne div it. Brag 101st airborne div it by and the 2nd inf Nung a. Adams Heads the new service limited War strike come. Vandenberg fab takes Sac award Offutt fab neb  
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