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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, April 30, 1965

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 30, egg the stars and still pts combat hardware to Cost army $260 million a yeas. W.,in de individual Soldier. The spin it by Paw. C. Happs a Washington Burean Washington s4s shoot ing hardware will Cost the army some $260 million a year Over the next four years according Tomaj Gen Roland b. Anderson commander of the army weapons come Rock Island Iii. Anderson who in responsible for design development and procurement of a the army s gun Sand combat vehicles made is announcement thursday before group of american Industry Lead in assembled in Washington for briefings by the defense depart  sold the newest army development in armoured vehicle Sis the general Sheridan which can be delivered by Para Chute and can swim Waterways. It has an aluminium Hull and diesel engine and can perform reconnaissance and assault roles much More effectively than the old Light  carries a 155mm gun and is designed to shoot a conventional Shell or a shillelagh guided mis Sile capable of destroying an enemy tank at extremely Long ranges. Procurement of the Sher Idan will amount to Over $250 million during the next few years. Anderson said other planned development or procurement includes a mechanized infantry com Bat vehicle. Designed to trans port and deploy one squad it is still under development. Esti mated Cost is Over $100 million. Probable procurement of them my grenade launcher for mounting on army  will run Over $7 million. The xm11 machine gun rocket launcher comb nation de signed As an army a Craft weapons subsystem. Costa about $26 million and is jdcj.1ll1l,u2-four versions of the m1u a Mored personnel Carrier to in clude the m577 command Post Carter the xm-m8e1 cargo car ruler and an adaptation of theatt for use As a mortar oct. Pm Crement expected to run Over $100  said some of the new ideas under study include the special purpose individual weapon spin designed to enhance the killing Power of the Soldier. E spin it i Well along in the concept study stage. A lightweight Una Mored self propelled 155mm howitzer. A High velocity Cannon wet rapid rates of fire and improved. Accuracy for use in armoured we s hides. New mortars now on tit 1drawing boards and in develop. Merit. More sophisticated fire Tirol systems less complicated h operate and nearing and 1weather capability. Living it up floodwaters have turned their Street canal Shore drive into real canal so or. And mrs. Isaac frields of Bellendorf Iowa Are keeping Home in a Penthouse  s ii inches of water in their living room but they and their ton Roger 11. Are High and dry on their rooftop. A last 2 of 10 Jai Breakers recaptured in w. Virginia Twa balks at Banning plane movies Washington Dpi trans world airlines announced it has renewed its contract for in flight movies covering both International and Domestic flights for another year. I the action was a final bomb dropped on an already battered agreement Umi Inu 93 free world airlines to ban airborne entertainment. The pact Sis cd unanimously by members of the International i air transport association Iata. Set an april 27 deadline for approval by whatever gov can mints were  on april 16. The . Civil1 aeronautics Board cab one. Of the governmental bodies whose approval was required informed Iata it could not con so Der the movie ban by the 87lh. It set May 3 As a final Date for receiving petitions from interested parties and May 13 As deadline for answers to those petitions the delay in effect voided the agreement. Option exercised Twa did not mention the Pacton its announcement. It merely said the airline has exercised its option with in night motion pictures to renew its contract fora one year period ending aug. 38 1866." failure to agree on a ban at Beckley. Va. Up two Young convicts were Cap tured to Complete a Roundup of10 men who escaped sunday night from the Raleigh county Roger Dean Morris 17. Of Jon Ben ., and Raymond York 11, of Oak Bill ., were apprehended tar detectives near Fayetteville  The ringleader of the break George Lester below and five others were nabbed  other two Wen picked up monday. Below caught follow ing a lip from a taxicab Driver boasted that he led West Virglnia police on a merry Chase. Below m. Of Des Molnes Iowa had broken out of four or five other jails before the Raleigh county Jailbreak sunday. He escaped capture tuesday when Railroad police closed in on him and three other escapees atthe Prince ., Railroad Sta  a Brief gun Battle. Be Low slipped off swum the new River and hopped a freight into Hinton  After arriving blew said he removed his false Teeth went in to the Hinton police station an demanded of chief c. B. Dye that he Slop being bothered by police who he said mistook him Tor the escaped convict. He said he told Dye he was John Smith promised him would Stop. Dye denied Bele w Sand that Dye the harassment Story below then hailed a cab and told Driver Arnold Keaton to take him to the outskirts of town however. Keaton recognized him and notified police who took him into custody. Fact inc movies on International nights May result in a full scale transatlantic fare War. The movie controversy Stem from the belief on the part o most airlines that in flight entertainment is fun for attracting More passengers but not everyone has it. Then the opponents argue the gimmick becomes merely an additional Cost airlines which have movie sys terns Twa and Continental in particular consider them Famore than a competitive device they think in night entertainment is a new and potentially tremendous  weapon Awell As a realistic Means of re Ducong boredom on Long flights. The movies Cost us 27 cents ticket said a Twa official that s not much o pay Tor Huwe consider a logical ext Casio of Good Cabin  . To Brake speedy diplomats new Brunswick . Up the new Jersey turn Pike authorities served notice on diplomats they will be kicked off the superhighway if they ire caught speeding. The crackdown was the resulto a series of recent traffic Vio lations by diplomats.  among the Al Calori Ara diplomats from 32 counties. 13wworst offender Are tie Sovlin Union Pakistan and  Laid. William j. Flanagan Turnpike executive director said Diplo Matic immunity prevents police from arresting foreign officials but there is nothing in the la to Stop them from escorting them off the  said the latest Inci Dent involved the ambassador from Sierra Leone who was stopped for travelling w Milesian hour on the Turnpike which has a Speed limit of m. The trooper tried to explain the Haz Ards involved in speeding flan Agan Laid but the ambassador would not  do not Tell me he quoted the Diplomat As saying have made a note of your Dos Courtesy and using my time. Ware in a  the ambassador s car was permitted to continue Flanaga said and was later clocked85 . On one occasion a diploma from the soviet Union we topped As a result of a radar Check. When the official was told of the radar he was intrigued and wanted to see it in operation. Flanagan said the stole trooper told the official to move on. 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