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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 24 the stars and stores Portsmouth , a four Young persons were released from police custody Here after it could not be determined what if any la they violated 1 y shining a spot Light into the cockpits of Landing aircraft at peace afr Force base. Three pilots complained the Light was to powerful it blinded them and made it difficult to land their planes. The car containing three men and a woman All in their late teens or Early 20s, was parked on state Highway at the end of runway. The four were taken into custody but later released when it was found no state Law covered the Case. The matter was turned Over to air police at Pease fab and the Yare conducting to investigation. The names of the four were with held. Powerful Glare state police said the spotlight was extremely powerful and worked off As automobile Battery. The Light was shone into oneb47 and two kc97 tankers As they elided into the final approach to the runway. A fourth plane a b47, circled the Field and radioed the automobile s position to the control Tower. This aided state police in picking up the four. Police said they apparently digit for a Lark. Benefits Gap fill in asked Washington a presi Dent Kennedy said saturday he would seek another temporary Extension of unemployment benefits Jne Tead of the permanent Legisla Tion he requested earlier this month. The temporary Extension voted by Congress last year expired sat urday. It provided 13 weeks additional unemployment payments for those whose Normal benefits expired while they were still out of work. On March 12 the president sen Congress a letter recommending permanent legislation that would provide Tor broader coverage in creased benefits and longer pay ment periods. Saturday however the White House released a statement by the president in which to expressed fear Congress would not have time to act on his recommendation this session. He did not disclose any details of the new temporary Extension be will ask for. Steel. F continued from Page 1 tons and supplemental unemployment benefits. They also include a novel Sav Ings and vacation plan designed to open up new Job opportunities by giving vacations to employees and encouraging retirement of Long service employees. Conrad Cooper chief negotiator for the steel companies said for the first time since 1954 we Haye reached an agreement without  continued from Page Tito the services themselves the right also to produce information Al material of their own however and they have continued to do  department of defense should study the possibility of As signing Dafie sole responsibility for production of troop indoctrination and orientation materials that lend themselves to the service wide treatment and of requiring the use of Only the material so produced the committee said. The three Man travelling team came Back with a report covering four general areas overseas armed forces radio and television stations Community relations abroad troop indoctrination pro Grams and tote Start. Own. Stripe i the group members of the staff of the government operation subcommittee made some general recommendations on tightening up coordination of these activities and avoiding i  the praises papers urges Pacific edition funds Aid House unit reports on stripes m. I.-. F f. By Washington up a House committee recommended saturday that the defense department con Sider a uniform system of subsidies for the european and Pacific editions of the stars and Stripe which it praised highly. An uneven pattern of indirect government subsidies indicates need for re examination of All such  the committee said. The subsidies consist mostly of overhead expenses and use of servicemen to produce the papers. The recommendation was made in a staff study of overseas Mill tary information programs adopted saturday by the House govern ment operations  report contained an entire Section on the stars and stripes. It pointed out that the contrast Between the 150.000 circulation in Europe and 60,000 in the far East was due partly to unbalanced sub Sidy  Europe the newspaper is apparently considered a major troop information function it is Given a near monopoly for distribution of us. Magazines and books in order to pay costs of newspaper production. As a result service men pay Only 5 cents a copy the report  pattern in the Pacific is different there stars and stripes although considered As valuable morale Factor As it is held to be in Europe nevertheless does not enjoy a monopoly Over Book and Magazine distribution in fact it has Only 20 outlets in All of the far East command compared to the 350 maintained in Europe. Result predictable the result is predictable the Pacific edition has More than three times As Many military personnel assigned to it with their salaries and allowances charged to the government much less use of commercial freight services is made compared to Europe with greater resultant use of government operated facilities and military personnel asked to pay double the Price Foj their edition of the news paper buy fewer  the committee recommended the . Pacific command re examine the present agreement covering the Pacific edition of the Stan and stripes and the far Eastern Exchange service with regard to newspaper and Magazine distribution and that the defense depart ment re examine the role of the paper to determine whether uni form subsidy policies should reestablished. Big business the report described the news papers As a major morale re source since the Days of world War  stars and stripes is big business especially the european edition the report added. No longer is it four Page tabloid with Bill Maul Din s cartoons and some irreverent a bag letters to the editor. No longer is stars and stripes distributed free As troop information an morale building material. During fiscal 1961 the european operation took in More than $2  the report said that because of the control exercised Over sales both editions have a limited for eign audience. Despite this relative insulation both have established careful procedures aimed at minimizing conflicts Between official a. Foreign policy and statements or a Puca to fans in their Newa  although they attempt to provide us. Military personnel and their dependents with a Hometown news paper both recognize that they Are  . Military Volein and Are read and believed As such by a significant if not Large for eign  j newest Rookie former president Dwight d. Eisenhower who gained a reputation As a team my doling his tenure at Tike capital. Joins another team at Palm Springs calf Tut he watches � a Angeles Angels Cleveland indians exhibition game. Or. Etee Howei pending a vacation at nearby Palm desert autographed baseball for players and team executive and in return cot the a. A photo soviets Start escorting i h members of . Mission continued from Page it responding supervision set  it added for All movement outside the place where the Mission la stationed the members of military Mission must show a permit of the High command of the soviet forces in germany.". Nothing was sad about the Brit ish and French missions which Are also established in Potsdam. American action against the so Viet Mission in Frankfurt was taken thursday. It was announced nonskid airline barred from military hauls Washington. My in Bikih w. A adm Cut flute a Ruhm trim x 8 a two a lilt bit onto a a arty Canna my h owl my a Tab 14 it then Fon Blithe the Fuh station 91 jul though can run an world aimed at heard by i and unpopular the com. Departments Billhy of p Rance and con Tot since they the image the report Menta on both Lem of prove to overseas stations. The report ing activities Abins. A carelessly Cut in Athene query from Elttas Well As meat and Vest Gato in another film called ism had to be because it wide re shown in area not regarded away of  in its Only the muzzling1 cited a Case a veg of the 24th Edwin Walker not named cast Over the radio station an Gram sub sequin Sharp conflict policy. In this Case the station program to found i broadcast Walker since the army after for allegedly politics into communist Gram. He is r Crasci nomination Texas. 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