European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday october 21, 1967 House Cost study launched by Dod Washington is the defense department has signed contract s amounting to $174,000with three firms for research and development studies aimed at building better and cheaper military family housing units inthe . The studies Are to be based Conjoint recommendations to de sense Secretary Robert s. Me air scoop gives gis Winter tips Wiesbaden special timely treatment of Winter safety is the main theme of the november Issue of air scoop Safe s monthly safety Maga Zine. Due to arrive at command bases soon the Magazine Fea Tures How Winter affects air Crews and operations. A major article Winter operations Points out that planning and attention to detail Are essential factors in Success Ful Snow season hints on How to stay alive in a frigid wasteland Are contained in a Story entitled Winter to drive takes a look at vehicle inspection procedure Sand discusses Why observing these rules May save other Short features and air scoop a regular Acci Dent prevention departments round out the Issue. Army seeks gis for Korea Washington is the army is looking for highly trained officers and enlisted men particularly men with Vietnam experience to Volunteer for duty in South Korea. This was announced wednes Day in a Pentagon Cable to major commands. No reason was Given for this special Call beyond the need for experience troops in this part of the world an official will be for 13 months like other Short tour areas an those volunteering for Vietnam will go directly to Korea if their applications Are approved. Wiley see be dependable and predictable signal your intentions. Usa eur fatal accidents since july 1 army motor vehicles. Non army Mot. Vehicles weapons and explosives. Asphyxiation drowning other As of oct. 20 1966 1967 29 33 totals 37 2 3 z 16 89 29 1 3 9 21 96 Namara to find out what re search can do to Cut the Cost of family quarters. In the last five years Cost shave gone up 17 per cent. The average Cost of town House Type quarters run $17,500. This is a mean average figure for All types of construction in the . For enlisted men an officers. If the year Long study yield promising results the defense department will go to a second stage and build and test Proto Type units. The last part of the program would see the establishment of Long Range research and development programs and Large scale results which May be of value to Federal and Pri vate agencies will be made available. Pilots due 2nd tour Washington is in spit of an increase in the army Avia Tion training program now go ing on second Tours face nearly 2,000 helicopter an fixed Wing pilots during the cur rent fiscal year ending in june according to army officials. The army is turning out about410 new pilots a month and this is going to 610 a month by next summer but the air mobility needs Are great an Many of the personnel require ments Call for experienced officers who have already had combat duty , it was explained. Those returning to Vietnam in clude warrant and commissioned officers up through lieutenant colonel. They will come from stateside and Long tour areas inthe far East and Europe. Last year Only about a Hun dred or so returned to Vietnam for a second tour and most of these were volunteers officials 6,000 of the army s 13,000 aviators Are stationed in Viet Nam and a Large majority of the 6,000 Are serving with the 1staviation brigade. Frank Martino Joy Eilers the state siders Rod Rogers musical tilts i circuit Munich special thesta desiders newest Uso Musi Cal Bonanza to hit the Susareu entertainment circuit will kick off an eight week tour of com Mand Heaters in Italy and Ger Many beginning oct. 30, it was announced by the army special services Agency Europe. Headlining the fast moving variety show is Montreal born Rod Rogers a comedian impressionist and gag Singer whose Only business has Long been show the pickup maj. Richard p. Pfadenhauer the Pilot of thishh43b Huskie is mane vering into place to pick up a fire sup pression kit at in Ciurlik air base Turkey. The kit is used to Cleara path through aircraft fires. Pfadenhauer who is Tus log detachment 84 commander is being assisted in the chopper by 1stlt. Gary f. Sanderson the co Pilot. Of photo naval safety panel better fire control urged Washington up a safety review pane has recommended the development of a massive fire extinguishing system to prevent disasters of the kind that have killed 183 Navy men aboard . Aircraft carriers off Vietnam in the Las year. Retired adm. James s. Russell told newsmen that the disasters should t have he said that sailors should carry oxygen bottles hooked into Gas masks to prevent suffocation and that procedures for handling bombs and Rock ets should be overhauled. Russell former vice chief of naval operation Sand head of the Bureau of aeronautics was called out of retirement to head the panel after fir took 131 lives aboard the Carrier Forrestal last july 29.ten Days later eight men died in a fire in the paint room of the Carrier Franklin d. fire caused by a magnesium flare killed 44 on the Oriskany last oct. 26,the Forrestal disaster occurred when a fuse on a five Inch rocket fired prematurely. The rocket struck a 400-gallon Guel tank which broke open and spread a Sheet of flame across the flight whether he thought even an instantaneous fire of this kind could be suppressed rus sell said we think so. The system should be remotely controlled and might be tied in wit the ships Wash Down apparatus. It might use dry chemicals and Light water foam other members of the panel were rear adm. Paul d. Buie commander of the naval aviation safety Center and rear adm. James l. Hollo Way Iii former skipper of the Carrier enter Navy meanwhile announced it had been testing a dry chemical called purple a which it called the most powerful flame killing system in the it said the chemical enabled Oneman to extinguish in 21 seconds 150 Gallons of burning motor fuel spread Over 600 Square said there were some remaining tech Nical problems in applying purple k on a Mas Sive scale. Business. Rogers has worked with Tony Bennett appeared on stage in i l Abner the unsinkable Molly Brown and on television. The quip Rich funnyman Andic has been cast in such popu Lar films As ill see you in my dreams embraceable you and million Dollar he taped an a to Spe Cial the Truman capote Story among the paths of Vietnam also this is his eighth tour to enter Tain . Forces around the world including Vietnam. Making her appearance under the Uso Banner is Joane Starr a talented dancer and comedienne who toured the nation with the big bands of Tommy Dorsey and Woody Herman. She has been seen in such popu Lar Hollywood musicals As Chi Cago deadline and million Dollar the comely new yorker has danced with the famed june Taylor dancers on the nationally televised Jackie Gleason pretty Joy Eilers a Lisso Leblonde vocalist and musician is the Holder of a Bachelor of music degree from Westminster choir College at Princeton a member of the Westminster choir she gave 17 concerts i Carnegie Hall with the new York philharmonic. Several films a Veteran of two Uso show sin Vietnam she has appeared in the films the Tony Fonta Nestory and the restless the comely Hollywood born entertainer did choral and instrumental arranging on the album this too is Hollywood a sacred album featuring various top drawer performers. Modern tempos for the state siders Are rendered by Frank Martino accordion Lyle Weaver pianist and Bobby Cohen drummer. Accordionist virtuoso Martino has appeared on stage in radio City music Hall and another new York spots. The show s itinerary setae oct. 30 to nov. 1 South Bavaria District nov. 2 to 6 North Wuerttemberg District nov. 7 to 9 North Baden District nov. 10 to13 palatinate District nov. 14 to 17 Rhineland District nov.18 to 21. Taurus District nov. 22 to25 nato shape nov. 26 to 28 Hesse District nov. 29 to dec. 1 Berlin brigade dec. 2 to 4 Bremerhaven dec. 5 to7 Vogelsberg dec. 8 to 11 Franconia District dec. 12 to14 and North Bavaria District dec. 15 to 23.time and places of performances will be publicized locally
