European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes by Joii staff a i Frankfurt is shining knights Gallop Ftp White chargers but the flu pm laundry and dry Guljar hero has still proved if8 than s also the biggest such army Facil Ity overseas ranking with its 20.000-Man capacity among the service s largest anywhere Points out the chief of the District s laundry and dry clean ing directorate Darwin Daniel. In addition the Disi pct runs a plan with a 10,000-Man capacity at Nathan Hale depot in Darmstadt. These Fig ures mean that the installations Are capable of handling All the individual and unit cleaning requirements for these enlisted numbers As Well As an additional family and officer Trade. The Frankfurt a Plant is located Ong utlaut Street. Daniel a Veteran of 22 years association As a civilian with Ollil the pm s spic and Span services Man Ages both operations. They were built in 1952 at a Cost of nearly $2 Frankfurt facility is undergoing a $280,000 modernization program being carried out under a j. Gregory f. Goseco District director for , it was explained will facilitate Ever greater Quality Speed and Low Cost. Two of the Many machines Are a Flat piece Kroner that can press and Centrefold up to 700 sheets and a Cook s White trouser Presser which processes110 pairs of trousers an hour. Production line methods enable the two plants together to process approximately 2,000 bundles of laundry and dry cleaning per Day from the District plus the Hanau Buedingen Gellhausen and Aschaffenbur areas. Most bundles from any one unit come from the 6th in 40th arty at Pioneer Cavern. It contributes 160 bags of laundry a week plus 110 pieces of dry plants offer a two Day service for unit turn in through Supply sergeants and a three Day service for laundry and dry cleaning turned in atthe numerous pickup Points at piece Frankfurt establishment also provides a 24hour service for some10,000 pieces a Day from the 97th Gen eral Hospital Here. To provide these various services the Frankfurt Plant employs 313 on its two shift staff while107 work a single shift in Darmstadt. Under thorough Quality control supervision each worker is responsible for insuring that his work is of the highest Quality officials emphasized. They added that All laundry with but tons is checked for missing buttons. Button sewers replace the missing items. Minor rips and tears Are also repaired. In the last three months More than 74,000 buttons have been of the laundry vat was stressed is encouraged by unit com Manders and Supply under a payroll deduction plan a enlisted Man living in the Barracks can turn in up to 25 pieces of laundry per bundle per week to the unit sup ply room. This plan costs each participant $4.60 a month for 100 or 125 pieces depending upon the number of weeks in the mint Ftfe for an extra $1.2 9 a if tenth the Emmay submit four pieces of dry clean ing a month or for $2.40 eight the piece rate charged at pick up Points such items As Trench Coats overcoats etc., alone Cost Over $1 each whereas under the monthly Flat rate plan come to Only 30 cents each. Military other than army personnel May also take advantage of the special monthly rate but must pay in and Vance. Under the plan it was pointed out a monthly total charge of $5.80. $4.60 plus $1.20 compares to $12.13 at am pick up Point for the same amount of laundry and dry cleaning and $26.66on the Economy. Around the bases unit at Sembach earns Safe out honors official Brig. Gen. Bruce b. Jones opens 8th inf div unit s tank synchronization ramp. 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Pr�9i-lnit2000 new cartoon 1 wild a id Weil 1 four o clock report 2140 second 1745 news 1750 off duty Magazine 181b Malican and son detectives program 1850 death for or. Krotta Piny 1927 newi2000 circus Snow 2130 viewpoints 2230 Newt Sherlock Holmes neck lace of death movie East West magazine2225 news 224b men. 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Franz said the 7233rd Rose from18th place in 1966, when it had a test passing rate of 70 per cent to first place in 1967, with a 93.5 per cent rate. Mannheim Germany Spe Cial col. John t. Burke has stat Tiv launches new Tanh ramp bad Kreuz Sacii Germany special a new tank ramp designed to synchronize tank gun Nery sighting equipment was formally put into operation recently during ceremonies at the 8th inf div s 3rd brigade training area in Mannheim. Brig. Gen. Bruce b. Jones assistant division commander for Man Euver Cut the ceremonial ribbon across the ramp and then broke a bottle of Champagn Over a tank. The tank was then backed up the ramp and the order to fire a round Down the Range was Given signalling the opening of the ramp. The synchronization ramp issued to align the three sets of sights on the m60 tank on a fixed target beginning at ground level. The tank is then backed up the ramp to a 5 degree Grade and the sights Are coordinated procedure is repeated at 10 and 15 degree grades allowing for All defects in sighting to be corrected. The ramp is also used for Zero ing in by Armor units in the Mannheim area in preparation for their annual tank gunnery present the ramp is the Only completed one in the Divi Sion and is part of a dry run tank course used by the Spear head div s 5th in 68th Armor 3rd in 68th Armor and the3rd so 8th Cav in preparation for their annual tank gunner qualification program in Grafen men of the 5th in 68th Armor assisted elements of to health and 78th engr groups per forming the bulk of the work on the ramp which is constructed of More than 50 Railroad ties 5,000sandbags, 1,500 Square feet of perforated steel and 40 Telephone poles. Construction of the ramp took two weeks. Assumed command of the us a eur augmentation Readi Ness group Here from col. . Carter who is being reas signed to com z headquarter sin Worms. Burke was former Deputy commander of the readiness group. Frankfurt special four employees of the american forces network Europe received sustained Superior performance awards from h. Buchanan Pic Dur ing a ceremony at the network Headquarters Here. They Are Frank t. Mortensen Vincent. Miller Gwendolyn Farrell and Martin Vogel. Heidelberg special the9th Hospital Center has held its 7th annual safety training Institute Here. Attending the three Day series of discussion son Hospital fire Protection and prevention were safety offi cers from the Center s nine medical service areas. Will Schleweis safety director led the meeting. Ramstein Germany Spe Cial the men of the 417th tactical fighter so have Hon ored their chaplain capt. Jeremy h. Knowles with a orientation ride in a Squadron f4d phantom ii shortly be fore he departs for a stateside assignment at Kincheloe air Force base Mich. Knowles has been in Ramstein since March 1965. V corps arty cd cites German Darmstadt Germany is a German who turned in a wrist watch found in the Lincoln Village housing area Here has been congratulated for commendable action by the v corps arty cd. In a letter to Jakob Ott who returned the timepiece Brig. Gen. James l. Collins jr., said i consider this action to have been in the finest tradition of Public spirited citizenry and in the very Best interest of relation Between our by describing the watch the owner May claim it at the Cam brai Fritsch Cavern military police station
