European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes , april 3, 194.f i i i a cent meet set 50th Tow sponsors open House by Ray Wrights a items Tran Bureau chief iia in. Germany is the 50th tactical fighter Wing Here will Host the air Defonse of Europe open House saturday in conjunction with the begin Ning of final training for the 1968 accent air defense com petition scheduled for the follow ing Day. This year s Competition will sector i teams selected Brun sum the Netherlands special the sector i pilots who will participate in this year s Allied forces Central Europe air defense Competition have been named by accent he. The six pilots three amen can and three dutch Are . L. Dawson g. E. Warner and n. W. Potter members of the american 32nd fighter interceptor so Oesterberg airbase and 2nd it. A. C. Bosnian sgt. Maj. H. Appelo and sgt.  j. A. Huyg Voort All from tin dutch 323rd fighter so Leeuwarden air base. Practice for the Competition Between the three Allied sectors of accent has been going on since mid february and will continue right up until the actual Competition begins on april 23. The flying teams will deploy to twente air base near enschede in Holland on april 8 to Complete their training for the meet. The Competition flying will take place at twente. According to Potter the Sec Tor i team will use an integrated approach As in the past. The americans flying f102 Delta daggers will team with the dutch f104 Star fighters in an at tempt to retain the first place trophies sector i teams have won for the past two years. The 1968 accent Competition will feature four different flying events a supersonic High Altitude target a night target medium level subsonic event and a Low Altitude target plus an armament turnaround event. See teams from air defense Sec tors i ii and Iii plus teams from the danish and French Sec tors compete for the Hudleston Burn Aux and Guynemer trophies. Gates will open to the publican 10 30 . Followed by f4 High and Low Speed flybys skydiving demonstration and an f102 ammunition loading demonstration. A detachment from the Atlan tic air Rescue and recovery Cen Ter will demonstrate a helicopter Rescue at 12 45  at 2 . F102s and f104s of the 496th fighter interceptor so will demonstrate a scramble and Takeoff. At 2 10,eight f4s will take off and a ninth will perform a maximum climb. This will be followed by a 16-ship  aircraft demonstrations Are scheduled for 3 15, 4 and4 10 . The 17th air Force band will play at 11 15 ., and again at 1 .boy scout performances Are scheduled for 11 30 . And3 30 . Judo demonstrations will be Given at 11745 . And4 . A Micro midget race will take place at 4, and the show will wind up at 4 30 . Practice members of the 496th fighter interceptor so at Hahn ready equipment for practice armament turnaround exercise. The event is one of five and the Only ground event being featured in the 1968 face Stair defense Competition this month. Of 4 generals i slated for new posts Heidelberg reassignment of four major reals was announced tuesday Tousa eur and seventh Aris Headquarters. J maj. Gen. James w.  or. Usa eur and seventh  Deputy chief of staff for operations since last May i become commanding general of the Armor Center and comma Dant of the Armor school at of Knox ky., june 1. 4th  cd Sutherland commanded the 4tharmd div before taking his present assignment. Maj. Gen. Elmer h. Almquistjr., commanding general of the Southern european task Force setae in Italy since last a gust will succeed Sutherland Susa eur and seventh  Deputy chief of staff for operations. Almquist served As a staff officer in Usa eur he. Therefrom 1959 to 1962. Set for May a. Gen John s. Hughes com z Deputy commanding Gen eral for area Fiu port since Las june will succeed Almquist As setae commanding general atthe end of May. Coming from the . In june to succeed Hughes in com z will be maj. Gen. Wilson m. Hawk ins director of officer personnel in the office of personnel operations department of the . Berlin readies for annual Volk fest Berlin special a ground breaking ceremony tuesday signalled the official beginning of construction of the eighth annual German american Volk fest. The ceremony took place on Heberlin brigade sports Field on Marshall Strasse behind the main . Army shopping Center. Participating in the ground breaking ceremony for the 1968 Volk fest were Brig. Gen. Samue Mcc. Goodwin Berlin brigade cd mayor Hans Joachi Schnitzer of the District of be Huendorf the 298th  band Dixie combo and members of the Volk fest  year s Volk fest presenta  acts to halt retirement errors Washington is the  has told overseas com mands to Brush up on current retirement policy and pay More attention to the handling of come sgt. Maj. Gets new insignia Frankfurt special corps sgt. Maj. Sidney g. Poe was presented the new command sergeant major insignia by it. Gen. Andrew j. Boyle v corp Sci in a ceremony Here. The new insignia was create from the Chevron currently worn by All sergeants major by add ing one distinct marking a Gold Laurel Wreath to surround the Star. Under the new program the command sergeant major is the principal enlisted assistant an chief enlisted adviser to com Manders at Levels from battalion to department of the  he. Paperwork in connection wit retirement applications Accord ing to a Cable to major com mands. Repeated errors and the omis Sion of information from applications and the erroneous advice that is being Given to servicemen overseas is causing delays unwarranted message traffic an increased workload and a Dis service to enlisted men and women who Are eligible to retire the   Pentagon message cited several examples of incorrect administrative practices. Included Are the incorrect handling and processing of medical examinations and bad  enlisted men for example to delay their application for retirement until they return to the Continental . Income cases can often delay Leav ing the service by an additional year the  pointed out. Tion will recreate the fabulous tenth German american Volk fest St auctions of the old French French Quarter of new Orleans the Birthplace of jazz. New or leans this year is celebrating the 250th anniversary of its founding on the Banks of the Mississippi. Siegfried Zarske of Berlin i again responsible for designing and building the american historical Village. This is the Sev for which Zarske has served a architect and builder. When completed the  will have Many examples of new Orleans unique and Beautiful architecture lining the famous French Quarter streets Basin Bourbon Royal and canal. Also of interest will be recon Market a Crescent City landmark for More than 100 years. And a Mississippi riverboat Olathe Vintage that once made the Crescent City the fourth busiest port in the world. The eighth German  will open on july 26 and run through aug. 11.  i absent it voter9 data Sheet primary election general election nov. 5 i where when who Why e North Carolina = Texas May 4absentee ballots must reach elec Tion officials by noon of saturday preceding elec. Tion. Second or Runoff primary on june 1. May 4absentee ballots must reach county clerk s office no later than 1p.m. On election Day. Second or Runoff primary on june 1. 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