European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1966, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes March 1966 direct dealing snarls april 15 area come phones to lose voice March 25 the voice of the Iron Maiden that proclaims Munich dial your number will be stilled As of 5 april and her 118 sister will no longer be heard Over the military Telephone lines through out army area in explaining the move to eliminate the area prefix Fred operations officer of area comes 4th signal there is a waste of valuable time when the caller Waits for the voice to Complete phrases like Nuernberg dial please before dealing the reports that this new Novice dealing system could increase the capacity of our Telephone communications by 5 per when those few seconds arc wasted by hundreds of callers every considerable circuit time is lost and it becomes More difficult for others to Complete he pointed even now there is no need to wait for the Iron Maidens voice before dealing the desired added in fact there Are times when the voice is not used because of operational difficulties and is re placed by dial after april there will be no voice or dial after the cutoff a Tele phone user can dial the desired prefix and then immediately dial the cd pension since there will be no while a Busy signal is then the caller should hang up and dial if a Busy signal sounds after All numbers in the series have been it Means that the called party Telephone is not the the Iron As the taped feminine voices Are popularly have Hcan in use throughout the command for More than 10 the tech Nique was used by the German Post office until 1980 but then was eliminated by the germans be cause of the waste of valuable circuit Witlox stated that there Are approximately military telephones in area come affected and although there will be a definite Dollar savings in less maintenance and time the real advantage will be the time saved for the 13 arrested in slaying of negro March 28 agents arrested 13 men Early monday and pressed an intensive search for another on charges growing out of the fire bomb slaying of a negro civil rights Vernon Here the agents announced that 12 were in custody in Mississippi and a uth in a search was being made for Sam Hollo Way Bowers Imperial wizard of the Mississippi missis Sippi Highway patrol investigators assisted in the those arrested were Finger printed at nearby Laurel and then taken before commissioner Jack Pittman Here for Pittman ordered them held under Bonds ranging from to pending preliminary hearing april the Fri complaint accuses the 14 of violation of a 18th Century civil rights Law making it a crime to conspire to intimidate persons pursuing their constitutional they Are also charged with violation of the ims voting rights which makes it a crime to harm or intimidate persons who Are at tempting to vote or urging others to the Fri said Dahmjr was engaged in a Campaign to get negro citizens of Forrest county to Register to each of the men the Fri said in its was identified As o participant in the plot against Dahmjr by one or More individuals who gave account of the commis Sion of the offences and also admitted to agents of the Federal Bureau of investigation that they themselves had participated in the conviction of violating both Laws could bring maximum sentences of is years in prison and a the Fri identified the 14 As ten Laurel men 41 Lawrence 44 Henry de James 33 if Elvin 33 Emmanuel 52 Deavours 42 Charles 23 Billy and William Smith Howard and Cecil of Ellis Volle Charles and his a Clifton of army Bane in win turn France March 27 full the army base at Andrede Leure in Western France was formally closed Down with Brief ceremony the closing of the which stocks equipment and ammunition for forces in was ordered last year under the Economy measures instituted by the help of entertain troops James of Drew him self on a hand grenade and gave us life to save Edward of port the two were Man Ning a machine gun of the 3rd Marine regt near a souts Vlco a photo gets dec for Viet Effort March 28 up a Soldier stationed Here has been awarded the distinguished Fly ing Cross for heroism in Viet the army announced Richard Hogan re celled the decoration at a Spe Cial ceremony saturday for his conduct during a Landing opera ton on March according to the to ban flew a helicopter through heavy fire to lend air support o a company of marines pinned Down without a Chance of rein for a member of the 7lh army 16th aviation also received three Oakleaf clusters for flying More than 75 missions across enemy spikes deadline extended March 28 special the deadline for the use of Auto tires with spikes has been extended until april is became of the unusual weather condition in West the ministry of transport announced Here Sun the original deadline was March March 28 a much has been written about the visits to Viet Nam of Bob Martha Mary Martin and other what about the less celebrated entertainers who tour the Battle zones Leigh Ann Austin is a Seliad fitted although a great Many gis in Viet Nam May not agree with she has just returned from six weeks of singing before service audiences Over her dates included everything from recreation Halls to Sand and she paid her own miss Austin she is a Texas born in Beeville and educated at the University of i was miss Austin so Many times i adopted the said whose real name is seeking a show business Ca she went to Las be ing a beauteous blonde with recognizable she had no trouble winning a berth in the Flamingo Burl Ives and is wife encouraged her ambitions to become a Leigh was enjoying fair Suc appearing in such places As bimbos in san Francisco and the Coconut Grove then she married agent Jack Salvesen and retired momentarily to become the Mother of a baby now 10 months Salvesen books acts for the and he planned a tour for his wife through Korea and she insisted that Viet Nam be Phil Crosby urged it was Philip Crosby who persuaded me to said Jack has booked him Over and Phil has done a Brent Job without any fanfare he certainly belies All the bad publicity the Crosby Brothers have Phil told what a need there was for entertainers in Viet Nam and How appreciative the boys arc for anyone who can put on a so i decided to see for in ugh said she paid her own fare and managed to arrange some paying engagements to sing in Saigon night spots and officers but living expenses Are so High in Saigon and the Cost of musicians is so much that i didst make she that didst i was Piid Oft just by looking at the faces of the who is anxious o sing her Way out of the no name Aims to pursue her career on these shores for a but in anxious to go Back to Viet Nam As soon As i she the boys Are very appreciative of anyone who goes out asm Aulta paid her own Way train kills wife of Hanau March 18 sets the wife of an army Screan stationed Here was killed Early saturday evening when struck by a train As the couple crossed Railroad tracks near the Pioneer housing she was identified As irm Gard wife of staff Douglas of a 1st missile 32nd military police quoted Norred As saying the couple had been visiting friends in a nearby hous ing area and were returning to their Pioneer area quarters when they became lost after asking they were taking a Short Cut across a before he sew the speeding is train lie called to his who was walk ing behind to wait but she apparently became frightened and ran Forward be said seeks details on French aim March 28 a Britain has called on France to make Clear what it is prepared to contribute to Western the Call came monday in memorandum proposing a three stage plan to Deal with president Charles de Gaul Les withdrawal from natos peacetime military under this plan France would first make Clear what it intends the 14 other nato members would discuss the French pro then enter joint Lions about them with serious questions the British said Frances withdrawal raises serious questions relating to inter Allied obligations and needs to be clarified can be discussed the memorandum reaffirmed belief that the International mud tary Structure built by the Ash a Antic allies in 1949 is essential for Western defense and will the British were answering i Gaul Les March 10 memorandum notifying nato he intends to French forces out of the Corn blend military command we Day remaining a member of the i ready for talks the French were told that Aln would have been ready any time to discuss de Gaul Les this answered de Mauuel argument that it would ban been pointless to seek to negotiate reforms in natos system because of the opposition of one Point stressed by the ish was that there can be onto multilateral exchanges Wllis France about the consequences of de Gaul Les weather temperatures h h Aibin 11 albumin Row m Amir Llo h l m u pm Anomi m Lvuv lilt my Miami a Buffalo Zawor h 4t Chen so is 14 Nam Munro hmm 4t do it Louth n o i Pim 04 n Faroe rest Worth m pm Lulu 5 a Kamai City Tom u Nero flaw 74 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