European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 he stars and stapes grand slam exercise to open april 9 by Henry b. Kraft 868 Ramstein Bureau Ramstein Germany is grand slam i a joint air ground exercise of 4th Allied tactics air Force and its nato partner Central army group Cental will be conducted from april through 13th, it was announce Here. A 4th Nataf spokesman said 1 would be the first such Maneule organized and directed jointly by these two nato commands located in Germany. Participating in the Aerial phas of the Maneu vers will be the 17th air Force 1st tactical air com of the French air Force tactics air division South German Ai Force and the 1st Canadian a div. Termed cpx Gea Bruce c. Clarke. Usa eur commander in chief who also com mands Cental described grand slam As a command Post exe Reis involving Only the headquarter elements of the us French Ane German forces assigned to Centra army group. There will be no significant movement of troops during the exercise but there will be consider Able air activity. An important phase of 4th Tafs Mission is to provide Clos support for Cental land forces. Gen Truman h. Landon Safe commander in chief and command a of 4th Nataf. Said the specific purpose of the exercise la to prac uce command and control at each level of his command and to main Tain close coordination with Cental. Navy submariners Start scholarships new York special Annu scholarship awards to children o naval personnel lost in submarines during world War u have been established by the United states submarine veterans of world Warhul to become eligible High schoo seniors must apply within a year from graduation. Those selectee must meet High Scholastic stand Ards and show evidence of need scholarships will be awarded Only to High school seniors or graduates who Are single never married with their widowed mothers never having remarried. Aim Protection an army end Leetmaa Aln fee Bedera the new pm mild fuel Momtle which free Mulei Emu port a Prat Dettwi of tit alter met. Com /. 8th inf div -.  Rifle. Pistol male lies Grafe Woehr Germany special com 2 s crack Rifle shots fell 32 Points Short of their Friday match total but still managed to grab first place in the fourth minor Rifle team match Here saturday with a 1902-146v.the com z team finished just one Point ahead of their nearest rival the 8th inf div which took second place for the second time in a Row with a 1901-132v, the 3rd inf div repeated its third place finish with a 1896-124v, while the 3rd army div took fourth place with a 1892-140v. Fifth place fell to the 24th inf div team with a 1880-113v. While the 8th inf div team number two took sixth with a 1869-119v. The same six teams had finished in the top six in Friday s match with Only the 3rd army and 24th divisions swapping places. The 8th inf div continued its team domination by taking first place in the first minor pistol team match with a 1g42-37x. Just barely nosing out the 4th army div which fired an identical 1642. But re corded Only 32x s. Third place in the pistol firing went to the 24th inf div with a i628-31x, while setae took fourth with a 1613-36x. V corps finished in fifth place with a 161s-38x, while the 3rd army div took sixth with a 1604-27x Twenty five teams competed in this first pistol team match. Members of the winning 8th inf div pistol team included 1st it Norman c. Cole 267-6x sgt Royce c. Baker 272-6x m sgt Cecil p. Escalante 2s4-7x sgt Allen b. Brock 263-4x Sec James o. Snow 277-9x and m sgt Robert r. Abbott 275x the maximum possible score for each individual was 300, com is winning riflemen and their scores were maj Paul h. Schultz 1st log come. Team Captain 241-22v s sgt James h. Cline Del a. Usage Ingrande 240-20v pfc George j. Pignatello co b 69th big in 232-12v sp4 Everett e. Youngberg . Army printing and records Center 239-22v capt George s. Kuffel usage Saumur 228-11v sp4 Harry j. Gorski usage Bracone 23s-21v sp5 Bernice l. Goodwin Lith Ord Dev 244-20v and sgt Carroll l. Littleton. Usage Cautteux 240-18v. Sac plans bomb runs on mock train targets Offutt air Force base neb. Special the strategic air come s three radar bomb scoring express trains have moved to new locations and will begin evaluating simulated bomb runs by Sac bomber Crews on april 8. The trains Are parked on rail Road sidings near Marsh Field. Mo., Huntsville ala., and hot Spring . Bomber Crews assigned to Sac s stateside bases will Fly High and Low level bomb runs against targets surrounding the trains. Crews flying b47 and b52 bomb ers will Fly missions at subsonic speeds against the three trains. Missions flown by b58 bombers at supersonic speeds will be scored by trains near Huntsville and Marshfield. No bombs Are carried by the Sac bombers while on these train ing flights. The res express designation for the Mobile radar bomb scoring site injects More realism into Sac s training program by provid ing Crews with a wider Range of unfamiliar targets and unfamiliar routes. Electronics equipment aboard the train is used to Jam the aircraft s radar during the bomb runs against the targets. Bomber Crews use electronic countermeasure to Over come the jamming while attempt ing to pinpoint targets. The bombing accuracy of Sac s Crews is scored by Means of radio and radar signals from the aircraft to the train. The res express moves to a new geographical location every 45 Days. With each relocation a new route terminating near the res express train is implemented. All target and route selections Are coordinated with the Federal aviation Agency. Marine corps Board meets on selections Washington special a Marine corps Board authorized to select 180 regular male warrant officers 98 limited duty officers 12 Reserve warrant officers and one female warrant officer has convened Here. The Board which will consider More than 3,000 marines recommended for promotion. Is expected to a in session about eight weeks. Out awards to be Given quarterly Wiesbaden Germany right chopper the Bhart powerful of Damy ton helicopter. 1� powered by � to of Todne. Chile will be did in the inter Amer am geodetic Snow it Opp inc operation. The hot will he Xen Trad to net and Curto above 19.0w feet Elevation Una Stu fee