European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1966, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes March 1966 Roth expanded by army March 20 secs the army i expanding in Junior or High school level Roth military training program from 287 to 434 in to tact 10 Yean about sin schools applied for an army Junior but the army was unable to meet the demand be came of personnel and financial these were eliminated by the Roth vitally Nylon act of applications accepted the army is now accepting applications from schools with b deadline of april 1 for this years expansion the Roth legislation permits the army to replace Active duty instructors with retired person Nel who will not be accounted the army authorized schools Wilt hire re tired personnel and pay the Dif Ference Between an individuals retired pay and the equivalent of his Active duty pay and allow besides developing discipline and encouraging a sense of personal Honor and con the army says High school Roth training also prepares graduates for army and Colleg level Roth leading to an army officers 98 rep in4tharmd in month germ n March 20 total of n 4th army div men reenlisted to february out of a total of 275 who were the most popular option was present duty while the second was military occupational specially according to Keith Owens Laid variable Reen Lurt meet bonuses went to 28 while 19 reenlisted for Viet Nam the High scoring battalion for firs term Greenu stents was the 144th signal with six men reel tetting out of seven in company level the 504u administration co was daily space race at Pentagon by Marc tet staff writer March 20 theres a Dally space race going on at the Pentagon that has nothing to do with mis Siles or its the question of finding a Parkins spot in one i of the pentagons parking the Pentagon has 87 acres of i parking space to hold but about automobiles i have valid i its not so bad in the summer i when Many of the defense do per tents employees arc i on during the rest of the i year theres a continuing prob Lem of finding a parking spot for 1 both those stationed in the build ing and late Comers Are forced to Park Miles from their when the Pentagon was first opened in 1142 the problem i want As great because of War time gasoline car pools and there lust were not As Many automobiles in the pentagons maximum War time population totalled in the Day and today it re Mains steady at about in the meantime automobile registration nationally has one Ray of Hope is the planned subway that in a few is to link the Pentagon with the District of columbian rapid transit Pentagon has space for cars but aulos have parking visit starts March 27 army chaplain to tour March 18 special the army chief of chaplains Charles Brown will visit Usa eur March 27aprll a native of was 7th army chaplain in 195839 and Deputy Usa eur chaplain in he then served As com mandant of the army chaplain until he was named chief of chaplains in november Browns itinerary includes vis its to and several preaching scheduled to arrive on March he will visit the Southern euro Pean task Force March area March and the 24th inf div april on Palm april chaplain Brown will preach at services at the 4th army diva Cooke Barracks in he will be in Berlin april the 3rd army 14th army super voice radio produced for army March 15 up development of a 29 Pound combat radio receiver transmitter that provides individual voice channels and which can be used by service men in the Jungles of Viet Nam was announced today by Hughes aircraft the transistorized radios Are being produced following Field testing by the army in Jun Gle Type and v corps april ant the 8th div april the 32nd artillery brigade and 3rd inf division will be visited april 9 and he will preach at easter Sunrise services in Wuerz Burg on the following the beginning at will be broadcast by chaplain Brown will be at 7th army he april Vii corps and support april and Usa eur april he will depart april 14 for France where he will pay a two Day visit to com z units and shape on april after preaching a service for British army personnel and a service for american army personnel at the shape he is scheduled to Fly to the United 8th Ini div marksmen win match March 18 Sis the 8th inf div squeezed out a 32 win Over the 4th army div in the Anthony Kiltz team matches in the final of the fou Day the 8th took the in Fantry trophy Rifle to the to the Cente fire with Caliper or to and the grand aggregate to no at month March 20 Benniie administrative 615th has been selected As no of the sturdy Orville May never make major he Jart fret fluff Nurr James Gunter Suff writer Orville the Otter is ready to Mark his loth birthday anniversary april 1 with a double Celebration in the dependable tue fellow has trav eled More thin million Miles on missions for the a curious Broad tailed animal who wean Beret and carries the Eiffel Tower tucked under Ope it the Emblem of the 2nd aviation co which operates its sturdy planes from three Fields in the second of its Ever formed in the 16 Model u1a otters to transport tight cargo and to evacuate medical most of the u uses have been with the company since it was activated at april the built by the de Havlland of Canada Lor rugged Bush Pilot opera Lions in the far Are the largest single engine air planes in the army with a Wing Span of 58 each will carry 10 combat equipped troops or four litter Ca ses and three ambulatory a maximum payload is pilots who operate from the company Headquarters at Rozel Ler Field near from Sar an Field near Orleans or from Blard Field near cruise them at 108 knots for a six hour Range to deliver High priority cargo and drop Para and Supply isolated Surun Field sends a courier plane to operate Between com z he and us sur five Days a other planes Are frequently sent to the hebrides islands to haul units from Germany to missile firing some of the planes Fly regularly to Istanbul and Athens to transport technical personnel needed for the calibration of in an Otter the trip involves 30 hours of flying and takes seven medical cases Are delivered to hospitals at or leans or Lan Stuhl one sad duty is to deliver the remains of dead servicemen to for trans port to the United or Villas picture decorates the h u b c a p s of All the company the be whiskered water animal holds the rank of Honor Ary Admiral of the Fleet and also has been Given officer status in the through regular pro motions signed by Orville right he has reached the rank of but he May not go any Many feel that it would not be seemly for his rank to equal that of the company Russell the 2nd left the states on the Carrier Tripoli in May 1937 and went to Germany where it was assigned to the 8th transport group at two years later u moved to the unit has taken part in numerous training in paratroop ers in 222 flying hours within a space of 10 Days in William the platoon Leader of the 2nd Pla Toon at Saran near said pilots Are trained at Ruck but dont Fly the Otter until they reach the then they Are checked out in the Otter by instructor pilots like two Aaron Shellenberger of los about 100 members of the com Pany and their from Saran and Poitiers Are gathering april 2 for a Lakeside picnic at another Observance in Eastern France is planned by the Verdun contingent the Otter frequently lands in Snow or on rugged makeshift air strips in the but it Sel Dom has a the com pants last Accident involving damage to a plane was in sep tember and it has never had a fatal Accident or had a Pilot abandon his Craft by