European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Jumping into the news by Bob Munich Bureau an american newsman has just become the first civilian of any nationality to receive his jump wings from the German los Angeles Herald examiner military and foreign correspondent Alec Iba Nez qualities As a Deutscher Falls harm Jaeger German paratrooper after completing five Static line jumps with a German airborne the jumps were made at the German airborne school in a pc Lur Eque town in the Alpine Foothills of a who has been making a series of journalistic firsts in recent be came the first american correspondent and civilian to graduate from the 8th my div airborne school at Ger last a former Tennis Star and philosophy major at the University of Southern Cal Ibanez believes the Only Way to write is from personal the most important part of Hli Ger Man Parachute training was his participation in an airborne Man Euver near the Iron curtain with an elite nato he was presented his German Sliver wings at a special ceremony which took place immediately following his fifth and final Lump with the German in Honor of the sent out to a nearby drop zone to meet the tiny Gray Donkey the Cavern Mascot carried Ibanez to the Ibanez has been in the Mediterranean theater and Europe for the past 18 reporting on the nth the 7th army and air Force he Hus travelled from moroc co to the persian from Libya to prior to arriving in Europe in the Back scat of an fido fighter with the 478th tactical fighter he covered South East the Caribbean area and North and South pole in the Arctic he began his Al career of he the first and Only correspondent la live at and report on All of americas floating scientific is then he was the first journalist to be invited by the Barrow eskimos to join in a native whaling Nephew of the late Spanish novelist Vincente Blasco Ibanez author of the four horsemen of the blood and he continued his quests for firsts in he was the Only correspondent to accompany americas first third in his tory expedition to relocate the South magnetic he was the first re Porter to be included on such an expedit he reports that his next adventure will be an exercise with the French for eign n Ibanez hit faithful Brunhilde at Schonlau Goren on Bridge London one of Britain last paddle the Medway heroine of has been saved from to new Ewton named after the Luver Medway in has been purchased by the catering firm of Forte with the aim of retiring the illustrious Steamer to a permanent thames Side possibly to serve As a we want to retain her character and declared the Medway Queen rescued troops from the beaches of Dunkirk in toe carried out in seven is believed to be the largest number hauled during the evacuation by any the lid Wheeler Medway Queen May become floating no naval throughout the the Queen regularly took part in Channel min sweeping during the Steamer piled the thames Estuary and Channel Between Herne Bay and a Medway Queen Trust was set up last year by the paddle Steamer preservation but not enough Money was collected to save the which seemed doomed until Fortes came to the the Purchase Price was not Omeger a memorable experience awaits those who participate in the holy land from which has been scheduled by the Chapel program of additional spaces have been reserved to accommodate interested personnel King outside the Wiesbaden the pilgrimage will include visits to Jerusalem and Many of its surrounding historic such As the Jordan dead samarla7and m Obanon and Cal Rothe Cost of the for Contact my or Civ 75s93 p military 5307 or u conducted Thoma j March 1019 the Al inclusive fee is the itinerary lists then through the Nazareni m Unich special exhibition of win Century French paintings has been opened in Munich Haus Der Kunst paintings from French m from the both West North a7s 9 East 4j8s 4kq9841 the bidding West North East South Para pass pass 44 pass pass pass opening Lead King of the 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for through Gaden oec7 March Berchtey l do of eel out a ski realized that he must abandon is design for ruffing a club in inasmuch As it had now become necessary to use norths Spades for the purpose of pulling wests a Small Spade was led when West followed with the North covered with the seven As East parted with a the Ace of hearts was followed by a heart a Trump was led to the Ace Felling wests Jack and on this East who was left with the Queen ten of hearts and the q88 of clubs found the pressure if East discarded a it would enable Declarer Loes Stablish norths Jack of hearts by ruffing away the East elected to throw a club South now cashed the King of clubs and led a Small one to is dropping the Queen and his ten of clubs took the final i centrism uni hot the stars and Stalpes november 1964