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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sumo baggage limits listed for commercial trips by h. George Baker staff writer Bremerhaven Germany is military personnel and their dependents who Are More than one year of age travelling by surface transportation to or from the states Are authorized 275 pounds of Cabin baggage each by Arctic 4 Jungle located scientists of Washington Nana a veritable undersea Jungle of life in the Arctic Ocean has just been reported through the National Academy of sciences. The observations were made by Means of an underwater camera carried on Drifting station Charlie operated by the lament geological Laboratory of Columbia University and the air Force geophysical directorate. The station was set up on an ice Floe in pack ice starting about 450 Miles Northwest of Point Barrow Alaska. It drifted for nearly 500 Miles. Part of this Drift wan Over j a shallow undersea Peninsula exp tending from somewhere on the Arctic coast of North America. The water Ivas Only about 3,000 fee deep. The most striking feature say the report of or. William j Crombie of the Lamont Laboratory was the abundance of Marine life starfish Are present in great num Bers. Two species of bryozoans Small fish a shrimp jellyfish Holo Thurias. Colonies of sponges and a sea Anemone were identified in contrast there was a Genera paucity of life in the deeper colder Darker Waters off the Peninsula. Starfish for example were conspicuously  sinuous track sinuous wandering tracks or suiting from the meanderings t t Star fish Wero found however the animals walk with the body Heid above the Bottom by the arms which make narrow trails in the soft sediment the same kind of trucks Are found in both deep and shallow water photos. Some of them a be made by such animals As sea cucumbers crawling along the Bot  the report said. A shallow trawl brought to the surface Many of the animals seen in the photographs including Many starfish As Large As eight inches across and Orange red in color. There also were Many in segmented Marine Worms in the trawl samples. The finest sediments Are Rich in floating foraminifers. The exist ence of this submarine Region so abundant with life had been unknown to science. When they travel via commercial ship. Cmdr c. L. Frink of the Mili tary sea transportation office Here said that Cabin space aboard ship is limited and that any por Tion of the 275 pounds May be stored in. Trunk rooms throughout the ship and will be accessible during the voyage. For those travelling aboard Mats ships Frink suit that adult Pas sengers Are limited to two suit cases Neh while children under 12 Are restricted to one. There Are no weight limitations for hand baggage aboard military vessels. In addition to the of thin or hand baggage. Passengers Are fils authorized to ship hold baggage which is not available during the voyage. This hold bag Tige allowances ire the same for both commercial my military ships but vary a i Ord inn to the passenger s status or Grade. Aulhorn de allowances Are flit Oflinn fir id re a return All Toh of Etal run Enlil Tel Iri gnarl son Pound Gnu Pound 400 Pou Irdi 200 Bundi him of of in Nurer fax ratio a weapon & expo tire drow inc Olfee total As of 19f 2m g4 b 1 16 0 223 mar 23 i 91 71 7 22 7 43 142 12 Funk said that hold in Mirage to of embarkation Herrin inert  your or 350 Youndt 17 Larindi the shipment of the army port can be a Loceil Supply transportation futility. Cabin Baggie for commercial ships must be tagged by the owner. Passengers arriving in and Vance will have their baggage tagged by pod personnel at the transient billets. I asst no  
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