European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday May 12, 1963 pvt Strehs to Post fit heart of target area Yakima Wash. Of a 17 Yendro guard a minefield of the defending Blue forces. He was to be in poured tuesday night by the red forces. By wednesday morning nobody had a Cut to capture him. Being he Good Soldier that he is he remained in his Post and followed the orders Given to  said Adam Adams said firing was delayed 24 hour to be sure or one Wasin the area. There was no immediate explanation Why Arthurway not picked up As scheduled. Arthur sleep Lii in a Pup tent about 12 Miles Northeast of Here was awakened about 5  by  fire. Then jets started attacking a Hill next to the one he was on. The strafed and dropped napalm bombs about a Quarter of a mile titty. He could Sci artillery fire n the Volley. At first i thought it was uninteresting show and i enjoyed it the 5-Fooho-Incji. 125-Pound Soldier told  began to worry about 2 30 i a. He said when a Shell landed Iso Yards away and others flew close overhead. He trl. To Sig Nal to the planes but could not attract their attention. The ground was so Rocky he could not dig a so he huddled on the ground with his ate helmet on. At intervals during the info a latent firing he worked on Aletter to his wife Wanda who lives to Tacoma was about 3 . He wrote to or. All hell broke  he said there was Small arms fire All around him. He saw what rethought wer trucks coming up a Hill. He stood up for a closer look and they turned of to be tanks firing towards him about 4 ., he heard men coming up the Hill shouting in auctions it Inch other. They were not. A King infantrymen fir ing live bullets. Arthur decided to take t mince. Me stood up and yelled at Thorn. Someone shouted cease fire and a jeep raced up the Hlll a unidentified officer got out and ticked what in the world Ore you doing Here sir Bald Arthur. I m guard ing a my to Lilc a newsman asked Adams what would happen to the private "wpll.1 said the general it could be in my outfit anytime House says some allies lag in support of nato Washington api a House foreign affairs subcommittee asserted saturday that some nato partners of the United states Are not holding up their end of the defense of Europe. But no country was criticized by name. The report advanced these Points in support of its theme several cases where some of the most advanced weapons. Did not have a sufficient number of trained personnel to operate new England blossoms in Snow Blanket Boston a people in Maine Northeast new Hampshire and Northern Vermont awoke sat urday to find a Blanket of new Snow on the ground. The freakish storm dumped Smuch As seven inches of Snow in Maine the weather Bureau said som of the Snow would melt but not before the Snow shovels were brought out once again in Man Inland areas. The Bureau said that in Maine Rumford and farm Nylon reported seven inches Augusta 6 inches Greenville 9, and old town 4. Temperatures were in the 30sover most of new England Friday night. The 64th annual Maine intercom Ichiau track and Field Champion ships scheduled to be run at Colby College Hod to be postponed. Danish King bows to passport Rule Copenhagen up King in Daric xxx was delayed at the danish passport control on return ing from a visit to Iran. A Savoit officials would not Lethe King in until a could protrude hit passport. The Monarch had to search faint in several baft before he found it the qut a and attendants who bad the tar passports ready. Had to wait Tor him to local his. I of Academy cadets on tour Tokyo a a group of 130 is. Air fore Academy cadets and a escort officers will arrive in Japan May 24 on a study tour Tobro Atten their knowledge of Over areas . And Allied military operations. Them with maximum effective Ness important and expensive equipment supplied by the United states was not in a proper stat of readiness because the country to which it and been delivered was not spending enough Money on maintenance to keep the equip ment in  More than one country has not accepted missiles. Bemused of the Cost of operating and main Taining  in one instance an important Type of electronic equipment has not been accepted because its use interfered with local Randlo and television  main conclusion of the re port was that no nato nation is upending nearly As great a percentage of its income for defense As the United states. Further. It said the supreme  Powers in Europe shape which is supposed to run theato defense setup does not have enough authority to insure that us recommendations arc car ried out. The report did not question continued . Support for nato but it said direct military Aid to individual european countries should be phased  criticizing no country by name he report said the com Mittee staff team s two month sur vey did not include France. A another Point the report said Germany made an Advance pay ment of $22 million for spare parts and no other nation made capita available the report particularly zeroed in on the nato maintenance an Supply  Agency Nyssa. Which was set up in1958 to get nato nations to Start providing their own spare parts for .- up piled military equip ment. The report said the individual nato nations regarded their spare parts stocks As something to hold on to rather than share and added the Survey team was told that one country has an 18-year Supply of nose wheel Knuckles costings3.200 each while other nations re ported  the report concluded unless the nato countries Are willing to correlate their requirements finance procurement Awn the inventories and take the risks of such procurement and ownership any nato Supply operation will be window dressing giving the appearance of Unity and responsibility which does not exist  Fob 1 . Today Cloudy with fight rain alone to the Dorthy pm of the frontal Ytem moving nor Lumi it into Smtth iut Cut l ii in i h  lit at Primm tout to i to ormmt4. It no germans9 contributions to . Progress cited Munich is germans have made substantial contributions to Progress in the United states a Munich editor told an audience of German and american students at the technical College of Munich. Hermann Proebstl chief editor of army identifies officer killed in car Accident Stuttgart. Germany the army has identified a warrant officer killed when the cur he was driving left the Road and Over turned near Here. He was to Joseph h. Vagus of co a. 34th signal in who is sur Vived by a 3-year-old daughter and his parents or. And mrs. Josephe. Vagus. In Chula Vista. Calif. Luebke to visit Usa eur he 7th army units Heidelberg special or. Hel Nelch Luebke. President of he Federal Republic of Germany will make a one Day visit to Usa eur he and 7th army units on may17. He will be the guest of Gen Paul l. Freeman jr., Susareu commander in chief. Luck 1s scheduled to arrive  in the morning and will be greeted by an Honor Cere Many at Campbell Barracks lie will receive f briefing and will be Freeman s guest at lunch. In the afternoon the president will Fly by helicopter to a Demon stration site near Mannheim where he will observe a hell borne As Sault and Elnira of a Bridge. He will then travel to the Vicinity of Hanau and witness a Dis play of Engineer equipment and an Active demonstration of a River crossing operation. He will con clude his visit by observing an an Tillery demonstration. The demonstrations and displays Are being staged by v corps personnel. The  a dung. Named five germans who have helped Muke history in America Boron Johann Kolb. Baron Friedrich Wii Helm von Steuben. Franz Lieber Carl Schun and Carl . Kolb fought in the american revolutionary War and was rated one of Oen George Washington finest military leaders von Steuben came to Americast the invitation of Benjamin Franklin aided in the revolution Ary War became inspector general of the army and helped found Theus. Military Academy at West Point. . Lieber contributed to education literature and culture us editor of the encyclopedia americana. Schun became a major Genera during the civil War and Micier was elected to the us. Senate fro Missouri. His opposition to the polls system led to civil service reforms. Ron Schonbuch was a prominent Early religious Leader in new York City Proebstl s address was sponsored by the Columbus society an organization of germans Active in the promotion of German America relations. Efta to drop All Industrial tariffs by 66 from prow dispatches1 Lisbon ministers of the seven countries of the european free Trade association agreed Here saturday to abolish All tariffs on Industrial products among Mem Ber in tons effective dec. 31, 1966.the organization in its final communique agreed to note special reservations of the part of Austria which announced its negotiation of. Membership in the european common Market might come in conflict with the Efta Tariff Cut program. Kufta Secretary general Frank e. Flag Tures of Britain said the meeting which began thursday was extremely successful and  he sold the agreement would Ren Stire industrialists in the Efta countries who have been concerned recen because they were nol sure what ministers might ,onext." m per cent removed Eft a has removed 50 per cent of Industrial tariffs in the put three years. The remaining 90 per rent is to be abolished in stages of in per cent on Jan. 1. 1964,1969, and 1966, with the final removal inking place Dor. 31. 1966, the decision to abolish tariffs puts Kufta Nheuk of the common Market in this Field. The Community too has removed 90 per cent of internal tariffs but has full removal scheduled Only for 1970 although there is a plan to Accel Ernie this Date. The Richer Efta nations Britain. Sweden and Switzerland also conceded some agricultural Points to their four partners. Norway will be allowed to keep tariffs on some Industrial goods to protect Young industries at Home. These include women s shoes refrigerators and other items amounting to about three to four per cent of its imports. Syria forms new Rule Damascus Syria Dpi Cul Ture Minuter Sam i Al Jundul sat urday formed a new government which apparently exclude Boll firm proponents and ene Lei of Arab Unity led by eau president carnal Abdel Nusier. I Premier Salah altar s govern Imant collapsed earlier in the Day following a week of rioting and Cabinet resignation Over the he j Lemony of Nasser in the propose new United Arab Republic at Egypt Syria and Iraq. I Veteran observers Here said Jun Dos government was not Likely tend the present internal Crosla since he is a breakaway a Atli to and has excluded Strong prone Tern from the new Cabinet. Jundul formed the government under the authority of the  Council which has i the nation since the March 8olutlon, and which announced or fall