European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday april 12, 1963 Egypt s new car partners have history of instability Cairo Ftp the Nunt on n new Uniti d Arne i Publ thin Wiek weds Terri nations with vastly a Tler a modern political Grimn Ahdel Nas ser s Egypt with Moro than of the n w Union .18 Mil. Lion citizens. Is the mom Indus trial and politically Leblo. No revolution has wracked this country since the army tossed out Armor King Farouk in 1952, no though Nasser ruled through figurehead Gen Mohammed Naguib until 19&1 neither political Par ties nor win thy enjoy inc Power Fth jul a rom in the Man array As they still do in Iraq and Syria the partners Inion federation. Syria on the other hand hns stuff cred from Citroni convulsions with n coup d eat Cobinjr on an average of every 18 month since the end of world with ii. Iraq hns Hotd two revolts in theist flan years one in 19.w, when on army brigadier named Bdl Knyrim a Issem overthrew the bullish Spon Norr a and another this Fth re iry when army Ronrad a ousted and executed Kassem. Unlike the syrian revolts these were bloody. Since the Middle East was Sllitti Liy the Western Powers after world War i and the fall of the turkish ottoman Empire Ara Bruler usually have found More reasons to quarrel than to Vlf non of Middle Kostern t Limoll summed up his impressions this Way it you put nil he incl iraqi in one nil Sli Irli in i 1 l i " in urls would kill All Trio esp Loans while Tai syrians stood a Sld a Tell inc Tor Arab Tim first Experiment with Sunlly of two Arab countries. Ine formic Lions of Hie syrian United Arab he in bloc in 1kb, lasted just 42 months. A federation called he unit Darab states was proclaimed about the name Lime. Inking or Egypt and Syria with then monarchist Yemen on the tip of theart elfin Nln us i but it was never More than a paper agree ment which folded when the a publicans ousted yemeni Imam Al Badr lust new Union with Iti vastly differing run Nobles and historic of instability must also contend with yemeni and alter inn re Piibe Lintn for n role in Ara Unity and the a lilt ii Wuerful Rolt played by jordanian and saudi Anitam Tomim Bio and Israel conduct rated Best anywhere Berlin by John o. Torii lab Berlin a if the . Army wore to hand out Grade for behaviour the troops stationed in West Berlin would get a plus. ". Soldiers nere Are involve Dir fewer criminal incidents than in any other metropolitan area in the West where u5. Forces Are stationed Sayi col Thomas h. Swan judge advocate in Westerlin. He is a former san fran Cisco attorney. Swan said his office handled Only nine general courts martial last year while the average for a Garrison of this size 6,500troops would be about 25, this Good record actually i amazing. We train these boys to be Tough. . But Theydon t get into trouble As you d think they might he commented. In 1062, . Army criminal investigators handled four Man Slaughter cases arising out of traffic accidents one moult Cense one rape two robberies six Lar denies and two housebreaking Unsei. There we no murder Rand no narcotics violations. The reasons for the Low incident rate Are several but mos important is that the men feel they have a purpose Here in West Berlin Swan mid. This is not Tho usual Garriso City and the soldiers know that the people Here depend on the for their Protection from the communists the other important reason is that the civilian population friendlier toward our soldiers. We get treated better Here than inane other place in the world including the United it col Robert Sabolyk Berli Provost marshal from Yonkers agreed we had a conference Here recently of so Provost marshal from areas in West Germany and the most discussed item was the Friendly attitude of the Berliner toward our there i enough entertainment in West Berlin from night clubs to opera that Soldier scan always find something to do. Sabolyk said most of the minor incidents his military policemen handle involve drunkenness. But believe me. It is not n the most frequent infraction of military discipline is being absent without leave because of Tho special Situa Tion Here soldiers Are reprimanded and even tried for being awol when they Are Only few minutes late for duty Sabolyk said. Or. Berlin it is much More serious to be a few minutes lat than it would be in West Ger. Many because the combat Readi Ness must be higher Hen than anywhere else. But even awol Are not a real problem the military police colonel added. I can t think of any real policing problem we might Pentagon to decide soon Fate of m14 Rifle Washington a the Pentagon is expected to decide within the next month whether to Stop production of the m14 Rifle the Standard infantry weapon since 1057, part of the reason would Bethe new budget plus the ques Tion o whether the army wants to step up its plans to buy 85,000 of the new Small Caliper Light weight Jungle warfare rifles called the aiu0, the m14 which uses the 7,66 millimetre Cartridge Standard Fornato ground forces is now be my produced by three companies the Winchester Western dim congressmen wrestle with ethics Washington up in con Gress Caesar s wife is a much discussed Fildy. The 535 lawmakers in the House and Senate Are agreed that they too should be above suspicion. But they can t agree on what Mukes. A congressman suspect. Should a legislator hire his brother in Law to work in hid of fice is it ethical to spend the taxpayers Money in a Paris nightclub hardly a week passes that member of Congress does t make a decision connected income Way with ethics. Congress says rep. Edith Green d-ore., hat reached the plateau where it needs a police Man to Tell it right from wrong. To Back up her opinion she has introduced a legislative Reform package that includes a proposal to set up a 13-member commis Sion on congressional ethics. The commission would study conflicts of interest and the outside in come of congressmen. Ethics is not a new problem Bayonet dual an an it Tetar 111" Mtoto put Sun to 0tta. Law of so in to mini at the Annetta Aoa. A fasl Lac get that Alao photo Auto 1 a for Congress. Thomas Jefferson Laid Down one of the first code for lawmaker where the Pri vate interests of a member Are concerned in a Bill or question he is to but generation later no Lessa Man than Daniel Webster Felt free to Osk a Bank in Philadel phia for his usual retainer while the Bank wus involved in controversy in the Senate Over i he renewal of its charter. In recent years a few con Gressmen have ended up in jail when the twisted the code of ethics too far. In 1947. Rep. An Drew j. May d-ky., was indicted on bribery charge and inter sentenced to prison. In 1&49, Hep Thomas r-n.j., was convicted of payroll padding. Last year lame Duck rep. Frank boy Kin d-alfl., was indicted on charge of trying to influence the Justice dept to drop prosecution of a Central figure in a Sav Ings and loan scandal. Boykin de Nied the charge and went on trial in late March along with former rep Thomas f. Johnson did. Last month. In a copyrighted article published by Parade Maga Zine an Anonymous Congress Man accused one of his col leagues of turning a $4.000 profit on the ale of land for Tho new Bouse office building. The author said the Congress Man boasted that a mapped out of a committee hearing As soon As he Learned what the government wanted and telephoned his broker to buy a House in the area. The us or misuse of congressional influence is one of the most Complex and controversial phases of the ethics question. No one has come up with on answer to these questions How far can a congressman go in obtaining a government contract for his state what Type of outsider employment is compatible with a committee assignment when docs n a ii incr it fee return the Point where it Rould be consid ered an unreported my pal a contribution lawmakers in there it very ditto a congressman can do to in fluence a contract decision by the defense dept. But critics Point out that some go n Long any to create the Imp Culon they Cando something. Slon of Kolju in Tolfson company Harrington & Richardson inc and Thompson Ramo inc. Delays in getting into m14 pro duct on. Army officials have said arose both from difficulties in getting funds and from technical changes in the Rifle. About 1.0t& 000 of the weapons have Bee produced. The army spent j13l2 million on research for the weapon and Liaa million for production Chrouch this fish no testifying in fore the House armed services committee a few months pro. Secretary of the army Cyrus a nce said to at Ink inc a very Imrit look at out Overall Rifle problem and 1imny a Al dint i will move to procurement of substantial numb is of mint her Type of Rifle for specified in Ein la g. Wheeler. Army Cal t of stuff told the commit t the Ark first tested i 1958, wan rejected then for Der Tilin but he said t he deficiencies have been eliminated. Exponents of the Fitt buy it a n better defensive we on than the lighter Caliper Anu although Thoy concede that the ar15 was developed Jungle Type warfare when required ranges arc Shorter and carrying weight and compact nuts arc important. They believe that the ar15 should be subjected to further More rigorous Field test for ruggedness and reliability. The aim is being produced or the army by the Colt Patent firearms co Hartford Conn. Futoran coition Cpl Iio wat f. Smith a. Us Ainold Lui Nitt hit 0. Flu kit unto Mil. La Loim. Brno he a Yil Willij hic my 47w� l. W1c 4v36wl no 4jim, Kiwi Wii us is tvs 1anci pro Miten f. Cud.bi.4, 1c Foltz i4trt Bolt Moo 4m 7711 ill Elc 75ui to Kun Boa i 1413 Ici Umici Nixa cd i411s Morocco pm Lon j4jm hit to pm Iii to Futuik s3%i,?l, fit a. A f1 my Domito. Usum. 4 in Tami. ?1 a Jim " i 1 � an hts Ita Iii , St i " "1m la
