European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse Seeing Liol slow Vilall on old Rhine do int even move an ferry boat serenade Fooht tuned from Page test plenty of traffic to the Island in the the ferry at Stockstad is a real jewel Doert move at not even an Inch or at least it didst when seen in you simply drive across it like you would a this was a source of some embarrassment to the ferry who nevertheless charged the straight fee do for the Cross in All fairness it must be admitted that the water was at a Low level due to Lack of they the hand ranked ferry sails As much As 25 there building a Bridge next to the ferry now when its finished next the 51yearold Otto Tann will be out of a the same Bridge May put the second of Kuch Zopfs ferries out of business running Between the Island and the Village of its another Short Range Job that nonetheless has a gasoline engine to Power it on its 3yard you can take a Long walk on a Short ferry Here and not be too much the worse Lor for the camera Bug both of these ferries make Good you can hear the commentary with slides and now Roll Lee two ferries that make the worlds shortest at the other end of the Island u you can find it the Landing stage i r the Gunter Blum a Small brass Bell u you pull the rope Long enough and hard youll see Fig run Down from a farmhouse to the River and gel to the old steel it across Power furnished by the River pushing against the read of the which is turned at in Angle to the the Force of Tan water swings the ferry to across the sus Pended at the end of a Long Cable anchored far the Cable comes downstream to the passing Over number of tether these Tell ship the location of the Cable and Cut Down on costly Breaks grizzled Karl has been on ferries 94 most of that Captain at Gunter Blum 1e had a Gap of some months in ims after German troops Lank ship was lilt in ism but there has been a ferry Here for 900 years far As 1 there has never been an Josl proudly Only thing out of the in Denary thai has happened was in 1936 when e trucks brakes failed ii walled for the ferry and it went into the lost went a Man and horse in the truck drowned sul it we their fault thai want a ferry anything dangerous about Riding the ferries 14 Jost had to think a while before he came up with an not very i suppose you could say the fog the but when the current Ilow and the barges fast it also on the Gunter Blum Side of the three boys from Gross Gerau out on a cycling trip got Oft and wheeled their bikes Over to a bund Estehr amphibian for a closer at the crr Yphile will find a radar equipped Chai smoking Johann g a r is Captain and his talk is As Clear and charged As the Oppenheim Nierstein wines that Are made nothing much bothers us weve got radar and can move across even when you cant see 10 Yards this is an English radar set that has a Range of 10 main thing is that it reaches up and downstream to the bends the ferry operates 18 hours a Ourk and has two sets of Crews and two there Are also four engines but Only two at a time arc used and they alternate with the changing moving up to the main the first ferry encountered was for passengers Only at like the one at on the it was not possible to find the capital the j4paisenger boat was tied up to a primitive sort of what could be on the other Side was not to be known no of any sort were farther toward still another Type of ferry to be found at it has a motor 11 horsepower but attached to a Cabla stretched across the main Between about 50 feet wearing the beaked Cap All ferry seem to Alfons who in smiled his Welcome and lifted the turn a car and several bicycles and passengers got on the privately owned the Terry pulled sluggishly out into the Dahmen Kerned surprised to be asked if there were any dangers to the been Here eight of the 58 there been a ferry Here and nothing has Ever Days about like Dahmen another privately owned ferry one or and bicyclists was found plying Between acc Venheim and buert1 neat like most others of this it has no schedule and crosses when somebody wants to to the far 100 Yards the Captain was Karl whose Latner and Grandfather be orc him ran the Miil and that was end of a ferry tale that turned into an Allday in Case of i would Ilku to make an inquiry of general interest to the military Community in it in the vog Chweh housing none of the s51 has a single fire or Means of emergency the while reasonably Are not lire and the individual Are served by Only one hideously Grafly i have observed con Dilion to exist in virtually All military housing what possible justification is there for not providing Fira Cape Cape Christopher Koss 603rd so editors note Usa eur he replies the Lor military family housing in Germany were constructed in accordance with German lire standards and from German it i contemplated that if he forces were to install fire contrary to German the forces would be required to remove the fire escapes and pay damage Cost at the Lime the buildings were returned to the German the erection of fire escapes would be a loss of Security to families quartered above the first floor level and would also create a safely Hazard Tor children the hallways of the family housing Are considered to be fairly lire resistant and since All personnel of the Are continually schooled in methods of lire fire Are reduced to the All personnel can Best provide fire to All by fully complying with All fire prevention requirements As directed at command and Post in those houses having to floor hallways to the next May use this method As a Means of exit la Case of Ai unauthorized family in writing in regards to my Mand tour of duty Here in in a Corporal e4 with Over seven years i came to Europe on the All others tour since in married and want to spend Only he required two but i sent for my family later at my own understanding that i we nil still be considered on the All others therefore still Only spend ing two years Here of paying my family Way Back to the i was told that my dependents would be in an unauthorized status and 1 would rotate in on the other some people have told me some say i will be 1 would like to know usar Euh policy on this withheld by request editors note usar eur he replies a dision has requested guidance from the department of the army on a similar a 5541 states that when a member brings his dependents to he command at his own they will alter a reasonable period of time be granted com there no Lalloo which would make Extension of Tow it Only it the member u seeking transportation for his far return to conus that he must extend Bis foreign if the members dependents slut with him Over to Days at his permanent duty he automatically loses entitlement o he family separation Al Lowance join up Here i am a German citizen who want to join the american please give me the address where i have to write to get some name withheld by request editors note u8ar Dojk replies requests for information pertaining to enlistment in he army May be Forward cd to the command a1tn adjutant general Apo for citizens Are ineligible for enlistment outside of the Coa to rental United Goren on Bridge weekly Bridge quiz 1as South you hold proceeded South West North East 14 14 what do you bid now South you hold vkm43 4kq3 4872 the bidding has proceeded North East South West int pan 14 pass 14 pan t what do you bid now South you hold 4kqj108h i 4107 4a43 the bidding has proceeded North East South 54 double what do you bid South you hold 4aqjm va754 4jm2 the bidding has proceeded Pas South West North 14 double int double what do you bid now you hold 4741 va10 487u 4q10m the bidding has proceeded South West North but double 34 pan what do you bid now had proc60dcd North Eilts Vuth int pan pass what do you we South you bold 4a vq43 4ammj 4jm pass 14 pm what do you bid now 4k9m vj10j 4ij9 Aam proceeded North East South West j4 pass 34 7 what do you bid now look Lor on tuesday the stars and strips s3 i november 1964
