European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday april 19, Nita delegates briefed on Rotterdam s port role by Homer cables a assignments editor Rotterdam the nether lands is a beaming Prince Bernhard a Grandfather again for less than 12 hours greeted delegates thursday to the fifth annual european conference of j the National defense transportation was in a festive mood and flags Fley throughout this bustling port City in Honor of the birth of a son to Princess the platform with Prince Bernhard were Gen. David a. Burchinal Euco Deputy commander in chief american ambassador to the Netherlands William r. Tyler Rotterdam mayor Willem Thom Assen and the conference chair Man col. Otis e. Winn chief of the Neucom transportation Divi shirt sleeved residents basked in Sunshine and 70-Plusdegree temperatures Prince Bernhard told the More than 200transportation experts represent ing both private business and the military you Are Lucky to have Good weather in our to the vital role of transportation in free world de sense the Prince said the Nita does a great service i strengthening the Western Alli . A hero of the world War ii dutch underground who was captured and imprisoned in 1943, told of his City transportation accomplishments. Rotterdam he said is the distribution Point for seaborne goods destined for shipment throughout said Rotterdam not Only is the world s largest port Butis proud of the world s shortest delegates at the meet ing to an evening of food an drink at City Hall. Thomassen reminded listeners of Adlai Stev Enson s statement that a hungry Man is not a free it will All be on the House Thomassen said. Burchinal called Rotterdam an inspiring environment and de tailed some of the transportation problems that Neucom meets move 300,000 military and dependents out of Europe each year and 300,000 More into Europe to replace them he out of every 10 Are engaged in transportation thee com Deputy commander in chief later heard Ambas Sador Philip h. Trezise . Representative to the organization for economic cooperation an development in Paris and Frans Posthuma director of the Rotterdam port authority who detailed efforts to make Rotter dam s transport facilities even More the conference was to hear vice adm. L. P. Ramage Mats commander Henry Mark ing chief executive of British european airways vice adm. Lot Ensey director of logistics joint chiefs of staff and Brig. Gen. Jack c. Fuson . Army director of transportation. The conference is scheduled trend saturday when presentation of awards will be made by Welby. Frantz Nita president. Trey discusses problem top pm in Ai meets by Phil Dodson staff writer Wiesbaden is pm. w. Alrey the air Force top ranking enlisted Man me there thursday with Gen. Mau Rice a. Preston Safe com Mander in chief to discuss prob lems involving enlisted men an women in today s air Force. In an informal conversation Airey again expressed Confidence and Pride in the systems govern ing policies and programs directed toward the or Force enlisted Man. As far As i m concerned behave the finest corps of noncommissioned officers and enlisted men which i have Ever worked with before. In addition on thl
