European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1966, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes March 19m 34 have crashed in 15 months by George Arfeld March 18 a a supersonic fighter bomber is giving the 10yearold West German air Force its biggest Between and at least 50 of the Luftwaffe million f 104g Star fighters have and since the beginning of the Accident rate has risen sixteen have been killed in 34 mashups since of All the countries flying West Germany had neither the highest nor the Low est Accident the air Force Werner Panitzke in a country that has painfully Learned about War twice in less than 39 re armament is far from the peacetime loss of is men flying the most expensive rope an weather it was bought after a minimum of study and in a Bil lion Dollar Deal that critics want there no such thins As a typical  defense minister Kluwe von i Lassil the Needle nosed Jet is West Germany Basic strategic it is the brain child of Clarence de signer of the u2 and other advanced it is meant to be a interceptor and reconnaissance and in order to carry out these tasks it is very on Normal flights Star fighters no nuclear these remain in the defense ministry said that the f104g was the Best fighter bomber available caused a take in big step from subsonic More than Star fighters make up natos nuclear at tack forces in in the Belgium and Italy and among the Canadian air Force stationed on the con the Star tighter u rated As reliable and the Best plane for the but in West the aircraft have been falling with an unsettling some of the charges that have been levelled Here at the  f1m and us owners include it is less than air some of its intricate components Are not up to the Luftwaffe pilots trained by the air Are unable to master this advanced weapons system de signed to Pierce defences on nuclear retaliation it i insulted for eur to supersonic planes under the guidance of the controversial figure who was then minister of Franz Josef West Germany bought 89 flags and von Hassel says the Jet will be retained As the Basic fighter bomber for at least another five in the eyes of some Ameri cans dealing almost daily with Star fighter the Ger mans bought themselves a lot of Fine hardware without be ing quite prepared for they Point out that from ims to West German military pilots were grounded by Allied flying the first Luftwaffe jets Ameri can built fighters was not too different from piloting world War ii Piston engine but a Star fighter Pilot has to carry out at least As Many tasks As four men handled in the far slower bombers of War West German pilots Are trained by the air Force in the american Southwest for two before they go it alone Over Germany they Are Given a Short euro Caniza Tion course to adapt them to the continents usually Over and often Stormy weath a number of publications have held that the German Star Fluhler pilots receive Loo Little other euro Pean air forces flying the h04g train pilots for for years enjoy lower Accident they the training in the United states is and qualitatively Panitzke he said pilots training in the United states attain in two years the same proficiency it takes others four years to reach in what happens after the Pilot returns from his stint is As important As his Basic most Luftwaffe Star fighter pilots Are not flying the minimum of hours which nato says Are required to keep them in the main reason for this is a Lack of maintenance person with the country enjoying record it has be come increasingly difficult for the armed farces to attract and keep von Hassel says that w per cent of the technical and maintenance jobs in the loft Waffle Are not and a Star fighter needs 48 hours of maintenance and adjustments for every hour it is the plane also has had its share of growing As Star fighters rolled off the As Sembly lines of the european consortium that was licensed by Lockheed to build several construction failures were at least eight modifications were among other were afterburner thrust nozzle emergency nose ejection steering one of the components that has been giving the Luftwaffe a great Deal of trouble is the five piece Litton ln3 inertial navigation the mounted behind the i gives position readings without resorting to outside such As radio Bea cons or geographical the equipment is known to have taken some planes off German experts say it has not lived up to original specifications but there is no substitute for to ease maintenance prob Ems the Luftwaffe has decided to hand Over some servicing to private 8 in the defense mini Stry has promised that More draftees will be assigned to the air Force in an Effort to fill some of the gaps in the ranks of maintenance Vatican marriage Law rigid Vatican March u up Pope Paul i issued new Laws Friday concerning mixed slightly eat ing restrictions but making Only one significant the new pro among other thai a local Bishop could Decue whether the necessary promises of n mixed marriage such As Thiol requiring any cuu to be raised in the Carbotte religion should be placed la writing or could be until these promises by the no Catholic member of the Matrimony had to be writ other Points made in Fri Days entitled mat i Moll sacrament us the sacrament of were joint Celebration of wedding by a Catholic and no Catholic minister must be absolutely How a no Catholic minister May say a few words after the Catholic wedding and recite some prayers jointly with the Catholic provision stipulating that catholics who marry before no Catholic minister automatically Are Crommon located to lifted and the new ruling is ret no Catholic marriages Are still invalid in the Catholic Catholic partner in mixed marriage still is required to Promise to defend his or her Faith und to raise Chil Dren within the the Nan partner must Promise to raise no obstacles to in cases where raising children in the Catholic of Altic u impossible because of local Laws or customs which the parties cannot subtract it is the Bishops prerogative to give a dispensation for the this a provided thai fhe Catholic Par by is wiling to do All in his or her Power to have the children baptized and educated in the Catholic in lab and provided there is Good will on the put of the no Catholic Bishops Aro to authorize nuptial Blessing and sermons at mixed mar until now these two i i5 wars rom mixed marriage where there Are difficulties in observing the canonical form of mixed mar rages before a Parish priest Bishop must refer the Case to the holy Bishops and Parish priests that the couples Ful fill their especially regarding the Catholic Educa ton of european edition act