European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 07, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday october 7, 1967 Safe gets group 1 pay award by Dan Dean staff writer Wiesbaden is us afe has won the air Force checkpoints award for being the most improved major air command in group 1 financial reporting during fiscal year 1967.the command was cited by the air Force finance Center a Denver for accuracy timeliness and accounting s reports were listed by the Center As 99.87 per Cen accurate during the competitive period. Twice in Row in announcing the award an noting that this was the second year in a Row for the commando win the Honor col. Lloyd j. Martin Safe Deputy chief of staff for comptroller said i Salute every member of the us afe accounting and finance net work for another Fine is extremely important he continued that our com Manders As Well As other Finan Cial managers have the mos reliable data possible on which to base their Competition purposes according to another comptroller spokesman major air com mands Are placed in one of four groups based on the volume of data , he explained was placed in group 1 along with Sac tag and Falc. The com Mand showing the greatest improvement Over the previous fiscal year is named Winner Andis awarded a plaque. Special projects the spokesman noted that us afe s financial reporting last fiscal year included special panhandling and reporting for hundreds of dependents evacuate from wheelus air base during the Middle East accounts reported included payroll and travel allow ances for 100,000 military and civilian members of the com Mand claims commercial serv ices and material and , while pointing out the near 100 per cent accuracy of the command s financial reports said we Are shooting for eve better results this fiscal year new Cummi chief Stuttgart Germany Spe Cial maj. Irving h. Cordy has become chief of the com Mand Materiel and maintenance inspection team Cummi at Vii corps he n Stuttgart. He replaces capt. Theodore won who has been reassigned. Wiley see you bet you life when you take a Usa eur fatal accidents since july 1 army motor vehicles non army Mot. Vehicles weapons and explosives. Asphyxiation drowning other As of oct. 6 1966 1967 25 29 32 3 z 2 16 26 3 1g 14 totals 80 82 turks trounce terrain super sabres sleek floor of the3rd tactical turkish air Force prepare to take off to Supply close a support to ground forces in the nato exercise dubbed deep Furrow. The exercise scheduled to end sunday involves troops from Europe As Well As air units. Theft mrs Are part of the 6th Nataf. The exercise is being held in Turkey. Nato 31 in Safe reach top 10 per cent club adds to Rolls Wiesbaden is More than 9,000 american automobiles could be bought next july wit the Ussop interest dollars earned by Safe officer s an airmen s deposits. If deposits continue at the Pace they be climbed since last january thousands of airmen would be Able to drive limousines from dealer s showrooms a Safe savings Booster pro earning 10 per cent interest annually leaped from$10.4 million in january to $26 million at the end of july Andare increasing at a fantastic rate he savers $26.1 million amounts to nearly half of the$56 million salted away by air Force men and women in Al overseas areas. Air Force wide 39,963 airmen and officers have opened Ussop accounts. Officers s deposits average$2,446 while airmen s accounts average $884.a separate report released by the air Force in the Pentagon shows that a Thrifty 31 have reached the $10,000 maximum allowable savings in the slow the Gold flow program. Hawaii s gis to be feted Heidelberg special the City of Bruyerer France has invited hawaiian servicemen i Europe to ceremonies oct. 15, commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the City s liberation in world War 1944, elements of the 100th in 442nd regimental combat team freed the City during a heroic struggle which Cost Man lives and casualties. The 442nd was made up primarily of hawaiian officers and men. Under paragraph 9, a 630-20,administrative absence at no expense to the government for former members of the 442nd at tending these ceremonies i authorized. The report also showed that those stationed i Southeast Asia Are the most frugal minded. Their accounts make up 51.5per cent of the total deposits. Ussop accounts overseas pay10 per cent interest compounded quarterly. Money can be with drawn however any time for emergencies. Savings also May be left on Deposit to continue earning the overseas interest rate for 90days after returning to the United states. Banquet slated in Wiesbaden Wiesbaden special the Wiesbaden area family services organization will Honor its Volun Teer of the year at a banquet on oct. 18 at the Amelia Earhart hotel Here. Civilian attire will be worn. All volunteers and their husbands Are invited to attend but reservations must be mad before noon oct. 13. Electronic command revised Washington is communications and electronics has been raised from a special staff Agency to the army general staff level reporting directly to chief of staff Gen. Harold k. Johnson the army has announced. Maj. Gen. Walter e. Lotz jr.,Heads communications and electronics. At one time his Post was known As chief signal officer. The position now ranks wit personnel operations Intelli gence and logistics. The Chang results from a study which recommended raising communications staff operations to improve the coordination an management of the army s expanding communications functions. Communications and electronics formerly operated under the Deputy chief of staff for military operations. No change in assigned person Nel is contemplated. Of staff fit of letter spins in 12-year orbit by George Eberl staff writer Leitheim Germany is what goes up especially via airmail must come Down. But one letter addressed to pfc. Eugene p. Rozyski took 12 years to Light at the 512th arty group near Leitheim Germany. The Long overdue letter Bear ing a stamped damaged in handling in the postal service originated in May 1955, at Cheektowaga paths it followed since being postmarked May 25 at the army Post office n.y., until it landed in the hands of spec. 4lonnie d. Schlosser Are open to speculation. For All practical purposes it has been airborne for a dozen the. Reasons an ironic note is the faded advice stamped on the envelope s Back directory service Given to avoid delay. Advise correspondents of Complete military address showing unit and a second irony the letter was forwarded to the stars and stripes in a larger envelope addressed to is in Stuttgart Ger Many at Apo 09046. The Sta Sand stripes is headquartered in Darmstadt at Apo 09175. How Ever the missive took Only fou Days getting Here. As Schlosser explained Thelong lost letter the letter is addressed to a person who was stationed in Leitheim. His outfit moved out about 10 years ago. Since then there were no americans Here until 2y 2 year Sago when we moved our outfit addition to putting in his two cents Worth eventual recipient Schlosser or someone had to put on his two cents letter was originally sent with a six cent airmail stamp the going rate in 1955 but finally arrived bearing a Post age due 2 cents stamp More in keeping with the 1967 rate
