European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday september 30, 1967 major oodles in one nation Belgium moves streamline nato come by Carl Hartman associated press writer saturday Marks six month that the supreme command of the Atlantic Alliance under . Lyman l. Lemnitzer has been at work near the Little Bor Der town of Casteau Belgium after being evicted from France during this time it has been separated from its political leadership the North Atlantic coun cil. The separation is about trend with the establishment of the Council in Brussels 32 Miles away. The Date is set for oct. 16. A week earlier on oct. 9,Che military committee through which Lemnitzer and his staff get their orders will also be set up in Brussels. It Headquarters has been in Washington. So for the first time the major bodies of the Alliance will be in a single  separation officers say has not seriously hampered the continuous planning of Western defense against any threat fro the soviet Union. They would have had some trouble if the Al Liance had intervened say in the Midell. East crisis an president de Gaulle insisting in French neutrality had Cut the lines Between the Council in Paris and its military com Manders in Belgium. This did not happen. Now even the possibility of anything so diplomatically embarrassing will be eliminated. Neither de Gaulle s withdraw Al from the military command nor the thaw in relations wit the soviet Union has made much difference in the  knows what the so Viet intentions Are one Allied officer said. Besides they May change from one moment to the next. Their capabilities Don to and we plan for the  these capabilities As see from Casteau include 2,250,000 troops spearheaded by 26 Battle ready divisions motorized and armoured in East Germany Hungary and  12,000 aircraft. Many hundreds of nuclear tipped missiles with ranges of 600 to 5,000  400 submarines 50 of them reported by Moscow to be powered by nuclear engines and some capable of fir ing nuclear missiles. To meet this the Allied com Mand in Europe has Only about Wiley see dusk c a n be deadly drive carefully. Usa eur fatal accidents since july 1 army motor vehicles non army Mot. Vehicles weapons and explosives. Asphyxiation drowning other As of sept. 29 1966 1967 1a 27 31 3 2 2 16 26 3 1 9 14 totals 76 80 a million men assigned to it though More could be made available in wartime. Its missile strength is believed to be greater than what the soviets have audits naval forces much Superior. The withdrawal of France has separated the european allies into a Northern group scandi Navia Britain Belgium the Netherlands and West Germany and a Southern group Italy Portugal Greece and  say this is the main difficulty caused by what the discreetly Call France showing her  Gaulle maintains that he still belongs to the Alliance though he has pulled out of its military Structure. He keeps military Mission a kind of sol Diers embassy at Casteau to participate in some of its work. Many experienced members of the Mission get especially considerate treatment from officers of other nationalities in the Hope that some Day a new govern ment will resume its old place in the Alliance. Until then the French withdrawal Means that in an emergency troops could not be transferred Overland from North to South or from soot to North. Airborne troops might also have to be flown a Longway around. The expense and inconvenience of moving to another country has been another nuisance after members of the Alliance had spent nearly $750 million on air Fields pipelines and other infrastructure on French  Money though will be far from  a new military Headquarters has been built at Casteau paid for by the Alliance and Cost ing Well Over $65 million. Handsome Headquarters building is in full operation with 3,200officers and civilians at work flags of member nations flying from tall staffs and rows of Bright red and yellow Calla lilies along the facade. Housing is going up. A mod Ern school has opened for More than 1,400 kids in half a dozen languages. Its american foot Ball team Over a third of the Headquarters is american has endured its first defeat. A new building in Brussels this one temporary has almost been completed for the use of the Council and the military com Mittee. The Alliance and its planning Are ready to move ahead again at almost full Speed provided none of the other 14 members decides to follow the French example. On the Way an honest John rocket blazes skyward after being fired by Jutry a 1st in 34th arty 24th inf div. Army Bell briefing unit to tour by Jack Holden staff writer Heidelberg is a series of top level briefings on enlisted personnel policy will be conducted at Usa eur oct. 3 14 by maj. Gen. William , chief office of person Nel operations Opsand team of Pentagon experts an army official Here said tuesday. Beverley who arrives a Frankfurt by air from washing ton sunday will be accompanied by col. James m. Mcguire executive for distribution and control in opos enlisted personnel directorate and other manpower specialists. Beverley will present the Firstin a series of classified briefings for general officers and senior staff officers at Usa eur and seventh army has in Heidel Berg oct. 3 after meeting Mon Day with maj. Gen. Julian , Usa eur Deputy chief of staff for personnel. Additional briefings will be conducted by Beverley at he corps oct. 4 he Vii corps oct. 5, and com z has oct. 7.unclassified briefings designed for company Grade and senior noncommissioned officer audiences will be presented by . Harry Rubin of Opo from oct. 7 to 14. All of the one hour briefing sessions will be Fol Lowed by a question and answer period. Division level briefings will represented by Mcguire beginning at the 24th inf div in Augsburg oct. 9 followed by meetings at the 4ih army div in goes Pingen oct. 10 the 3rd inf div in Wuerzburg oct. 11 the usar eur engr come 14th army Cav regt and 3rd army div inthe Frankfurt area oct. 12 and the 8th inf div in bad Kreuz Nach oct. 13. Army acts to ease troop moves Washington is the army is doing its Christmas planning Early so soldiers can if possible be Home for the Holiday the military traffic management and terminal service reports. From dec. 22-28 the movement of troops from conus to Over seas posts will be held to a minimum the defense Agency says in order to Cut the transient population at army personnel  due for movement during the Christmas period will be scheduled during the Early part of december. Gen. Shira to address dental group Heidelberg is Athree Day Usa eur dental training conference will be he Din Garmisch oct. 5-7, an army spokesman said Here Friday. Brig. Gen. Robert b. Shira acting assistant army surgeon general and chief of the army dental corps will address the opening session concerning rational approach to drug  Shira is due to be come assistant army surgeon general on nov. 15, the official said. The conference to be attended by More than 300 . Army air Force Navy and Allied Force dental officers will be held at Garmisch s Alpine  full program of general and speciality sessions is planned with topics ranging from dental personnel problems and policies to the More technical subjects of denture preparation Oral sur Gery and clinical diagnosis. Jewish holy Days begin oct. 4 Heidelberg special the holiest period of the jewish liturgical Calendar begins at Sun set wednesday with the Observance of Rosh Ila Shanah newyear 5728. The Rosh has Hanah Holiday will be observed for two clays and will end at Sundown Friday oct. 6.the Advent of the new year also Marks the beginning of 10days of penitence which con clude with the Observance of the most sacred Day of the year yom kippur the Day of atone ment. It will be observed from Sunset Friday oct. 13 through Sundown saturday oct. 14. Throughout Europe holy Day services will be held by army and air Force chaplains in Ber Lin Frankfurt Heidelberg Kaiserslautern Munich ram Stein Nuernberg Stuttgart wies Baden Wuerzburg Mildenhall England and Vicenza Italy. Usa eur circular 165-27 dated aug. 3, 1967, governs the pass and leave policy for jewish personnel desiring to observe the holy  suppers will be held upon the conclusion of the Day of atonement and jewish personnel should Contact their area jewish chaplains for Reser  information May be obtained from the Susareu jewish coordinator chaplain it. Col Jack Ostrovsky at the Mark Twain Village Chapel Hei Delberg Mil. 8927.in synagogues throughout the world the shofar ram s Horn will sound the Call to conscience for jews to reflect upon their past deeds and to strengthen themselves spiritually for the task of witnessing unto the lord during the coming  yom kippur the jew abstains from food and drink for24 hours and devotes himself to an intensive reappraisal of his life in the service of god