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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, October 6, 1967

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 06, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 6, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 9 Telman tells Hester Telman left Rhine land District education adviser explains to Billie Brown wife of an 8th inf div Soldier How she May now secure a High school diploma bypassing the ged test recently made available to qualified dependents and civilians. Army some . Civilians May get ged test of bad Kreuz Nach Germany special civilian employees of the . Government an adult dependents receiving Logis tic support from the . Government Are now eligible to take the five part High school Gen eral education development ged test Battery leading pos Sibly to acquisition of a High school diploma. Until recently ged tests were available to Only . Military  prepare for the tests qualified civilians and dependents May now also attend High school preparatory classes in English grammar and literature science social science and math regularly scheduled a their local army education  re delighted that these services have been extended to include these people said Hester e. Telman Rhineland District s education adviser. As prescribed by the Ameri can Council of education each applicant is first interviewed Byan. Education adviser. The adviser then forwards a letter tothe director. Commission on accreditation of service experience in Washington d.c., ask ing that the civilian form of the High school ged tests be for warded to the education Center. Tests Are administered under secure conditions and answer sheets and tests Are returned to Washington for scoring. Upon notice of successful completion of the tests education Center personnel begin proceeding with state departments of Edu cation for granting of a High school diploma or equivalent  Examinee pays a five Dollar fee. Paratroop drop opens turkish nato exercise Merz Ifon Turkey special an airborne attack by 480 turkish paratroopers acting As Orange invaders ended the first phase of nato exercise deep Furrow i. Some 100 nato and Centra treaty organization observers watched As 21 planes of the Turk ish air Force dropped the com Mando troops on the Plains nearer Zion. The turkish troops displayed great skill and their descent seemed routine except for one Soldier whose main Chute did not open. After an extended free fall causing some excitement among the observers the Para trooper got his emergency Chute to open in sufficient time to land  airborne attack was made in support of simulated amphibious la n d i n g s on the flanks of the Black sea port of Samsun some 60 Miles North of  consolidating their Posi Tion the enemy paratrooper began their drive toward the Corum pass  the air Jet fighters of Turkey s 3rd tactical air Force under the control of maj. Gen. Ahmet eural flew close air sup port strikes for the hard pressed Blue  to the Airdrop Gen. Nazmi Karkoc Turkey s 2nd army commander and his staff briefed the observers. Among them were Gen. Cemal Tural chief of the turkish general staff and . William w. Dick jr., . Imp trained by Ltd Rhine main a special More than 1,800 communications and electronics technicians received advanced training from Rhine main s Field training detachment Ltd 936k during its first year of operation. The students from All four branches of the military came from All Over Europe Africa an the Middle East for training in this vital military career Field. The Ltd is a Branch of the3380th technical training school at Keesler air Force base  to capt. Max w. Chestnut Ltd commander the13 instructors assigned to the air training come detachment de voted some 16,000 Man hours during their first year at Rhine main. These classes provided electronics training to armed forces personnel both military an civilian and was taught in class rooms at Rhine main and temporary duty classrooms including tents in Italy All Over Europe. Although concerned primarily with equipment courses in off Shore procured Siemens Hals equipment the detachment also offers courses in electronic fundamentals transistor theory and officer and airmen maintenance management training. Necessary training equipments obtained on a temporary loan basis from the organization re questing training. Is \ i i photo entries on display at Halm a by Ray Wright staff writer Hahn Germany is More than 300 entries in the 1967 us afe Amateur photograph con test Are now on display Here at the base gymnasium. Hours Are from 10 . To 7 . Now until monday. The grand opening of the Dis play was held last sunday with col. Robert m. Hancock jr., base commander cutting the ribbon which opened the command wide photo skills Competition. Hahn a a base personnel serv ices Section is hosting the con test for  have entries from Over 25 bases in Turkey Spain Italy England and Germany said s. Sgt. Charles Massie a Coican Aya Center director who is in charge of conducting the con test. He is assisted by mrs. Eleanor Sabota airman  Houston and airman . Larry  have been selected from a list of professional artist Sand photographers. These judges will select first second and third place winners and honorable mentions from entries turned inform preliminary contests at base level throughout  categories in Black and White and color groups will be carefully scrutinized by the com Mand sanctioned judges. The categories Are people babies and children animals and pets action Scenic military life and experimental. Black and White entries had the size stipulation of no larger than 480 Square inches. Colo transparencies were held to a maximum of 4x5 inches. Colo prints were not accepted. Cash prizes will be awarded for each of the top three numbered placings. Judging is scheduled to take place at 10 . Saturday with names of winners to be release later that Day. Winning entries will be sent ton Ellis air Force base nev., where the air Force wide photo contest is to be held in novem Ber. Friday american forces network the times listed for an programs Are Central european time 0605 request show 0700 world at 0700 0730 request show 0805 pop music 0830 Don Mcneil 0905 take ten 0915 Tempo 1005 All that jazz 1030 Ira Cook 1640 news 1645 Only for us 1755 program schedule 1800 news 1830 regional programs news 1105 Jim Pewter 1130 request show 1205 sports 1215 request show 1305 Art Linkletter 1315 Good music 1405 Small world 1505 Bill Stewart 1605 1605 to Nashville every hour 1705 request show 2105 1800 world at 1800 2130 1830 sports journal 1845 local sports 2200 1850 hymns from 2230 Home 2310 1905 music in the air 2315 2005 gun smoke 0005 2030 House of hits on the scene music Hall today s music world at 2200 tonight show sports listening Post John Doremus Date with Chris 2000 news 2015 Monitor 2100 the Baron 2150 Newt 2205 report rom Bonn 223s exile play 2330 news German to 1745 news 1750 sports 1820 off duty Magazine 1855 Tammy girl from the Houseboat film 1927 news second program 2000 lost illusions film part 4 2130 ouija Rajter sings 2200 viewpoints 2245 news 2310 armoured Cruiser Potemkin movie 1501 fugitive 16c6 eat Masterson 1630 cartoons 1701 get smart Ramstein Wiesbaden Rhine main to 1730 assignment 1900  Van Dyke 2215 third Man underwater 1801 priority special 1830 news 1930 Green acres 2002 Perry Mason �10� gun smoke 2200 news 2240 gentleman s agreement movie Check sports Section and other pages Tor announcements of special broadcasts army exercise test director an commander Allied land forces Southeastern  stressed the import Ance of exercise deep Furrow Ito Turkey and to nato. He also said that the exercise which includes american troop participation shows the great value of the understanding and cooperation Between Turkey and the United states. Ramstein Germany is it. Gen. Jean Adolphe  chief of staff for Allied forc scentral Europe was Given nato honors in front of 4thataf he Here during his Farewell visit recently. Hon ors accorded  included a formation of Canadian Ger Man and american airmen and a serenade by the 17thair Force band. Heidelberg Germany special Brig. Gen. Wil Helm Fahlbusch German air Force was honoured in a Cere Mony Here on oct. 3.Fahlbusch is the new Ger Man representative for the Central area and the German Liaison officer to Usa Eurand seventh army he. He succeeded German army . Kurt Gieser who has . Gen. John a. Heintges Usa eur Deputy commander in chief of the seventh army joined Fahlbusch on the reviewing stand for the honors ceremony. Mannheim Germany Spe Cial spec. 4 Daniel Mur Ray of the 68th signal in a Stuttgart has been selected Soldier of the Quarter for the22nd signal group. Murray was selected from among five nominees from each of the group s three subordinate battalions. Kaiserslautern g e a Many special spec. 4 Richard c. Adler has Bee chosen As the . Runy Gen eral depot outstanding Soldier of the month. Adler assigned to equip ment general support maintenance co with duty station at Ulm was chosen from a Field of five soldiers. Frankfurt special the Frankfurt Central Chapel has announced plans for the religious education teachers in its Many chapels throughout the Frankfurt area to Host a Home cooked get acquainted dinner for the faculty and staff of Frankfurt s Elemen tary school no. 1 in the school s cafeteria on tuesday beginning at 6 30 . Com z radio Shiv to debut sunday Worms Germany special com z on the March i 15 minute weekly radio show by an about personnel of the . Army communications zone Europe com z will make its debut at 1 45 . Sunday on american forces network an maj. Gen. Robert c. Icy ser com z cd will introduce the first program of the series Vith remarks about the command it personnel and its purpose  
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