European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and strikes Eddy Moy 3, a u. S. Ally cuts forces but alarm is Only mild by Carl ii Artman Luxembourg a on of America s european allies has caused mild alarm in Washington by deciding that the threat from the soviet Union has eased and acting on this has clone away with conscription its general staff an virtually All its artillery Cut its armed forces by two thirds an slashed its military spending to a Iron curtain is going up explained Gustave Kass Counselor to defense minister Pierre Gregoire in an interview. The alarm in the Atlantic Alliance was mild because the tiny duchy of Luxembourg witha population of 340,000, has never had More than 2,200 Menin its armed forces. Still it was feared that Luxembourg was setting a bad example that big Ger countries might follow. Once known As the Gibraltar of the North Luxembourg has a serious military Duke Jean now on the throne fought with the British army in world War ii. His coun try was a founding member Osnato. Gregoire told the Luxembourg chamber of deputies recently in Case of peril our army reinforced by reserves if Neces sary must be Able to contribute to the defense of our territory in cooperation with our neigh Bors thus affirming our will to defense and Luxembourg has Long Beena bad boy in nato but because it was such a Small bad boy ingot Little publicity. Although one of the most prosperous member countries it devoted less than .8 of 1 per cent of its National acome to its armed forces. Other members average 4 to 3per cent and the United states doubles that. This year Luxem Bourg will spend Only .6 of 1 per cent. If the United states Dev Tedas few of its Young men and As Little of its wealth to defense it would have an army of Only 300,000 men and taxpayers would rejoice in a military budget of less than $5 this is pointed out to Luxembourger they tend to shrug and explain that the peo ple want it that Way. The Cham Ber of deputies voted the government out of office on the conscription Issue. Then after Abol Ishing conscription it voted virtually the same government Back in minus defense min ister Marcel Fischbach. He was sent to be Luxembourg s Spe Cial representative in Geneva where the talk is More about peace than defense. Mrs. Patricia Harris the United states first negro Wom an ambassador also left Las september after the new Mili tary Law was passed. She said she was eager to go Back to her teaching Job at Howard univer sity in Washington but Many Luxembourger think her de parture was hastened by the abolition of the Luxembourg army will now consist of 519 officers Andi not including civilian employees and the military band has been kept on is an important part of the nation s musical life. Three companies make up the army. Two Are assigned to nato s Allied Mobile Force anew troubleshooting group As a reduced Light infantry it will be available for Maneu vers Kass said in coun tries As close As possible to third company is to stay at Home for territorial All but one Battery of artillery is being returned to the canadians who had made i available. New equipment especially transport is being bought in the United states. The Burden of the military budget on the taxpayer $4.6 million was offset to some extent by the installation in Luxembourg of the nato maintenance and Supply Agency Namsa after it was move from France. It brought into Luxembourg 350 Well paid employees and their families whose spending is a Boon to Luxembourg s balance of pay ments. Detroit Iff not Linton new steam car Washington up a modern scam car would not Bra noisy slinking version of the old Stanley Steamer pollution free competitor to gasoline burners u research group concluded crippling disabilities of the Early steam curs \ rvs Tow starts great bulk inefficiency and exorbitant water consumption have All been overcome a report said. For example there is one Model capable of travelling 1,000miles on a 10-gallon tank of water it said. But in the report issued by resources for he future research organization physicist Robert u. Ayers said White steam is unquestionably competitive automakers Are not Likely to switch to it voluntarily since they have nothing to report resulted from 15 months of study financed by a Ford foundation men in Detroit talk like they Are going into the Market but the talk is designed to discourage anyone Els who wants to develop a steam car Ayers said in an inter View. At Miami s Freedom House chief topic cuban tots learn angles a Laos talks the weather beginning English sad eyed Vivian Nodarse 4, sit through an English language class for Young cuban refugees at Freedom House at Miami Fla. The classes Are held Dally while refugee families await flights to other . Cities. A More . Catholics fewer priests 9 nuns by Theodore a. Ediger Miami Fla. A by the time cuban refugee children Are resettled in Phoenix Chica go new York or some othe City they speak some English although their parents May tote learn it at Freedom House the Halfway House in Miami Between the communist is land they left and their new Home somewhere in the United states. Cubans Call the class room and adjoining Sand play ground a refugee unusual kindergarten is observing its first anniversary this month. Since its establish ment in april 1967, it has amassed More than 1,000 alumni scattered throughout the United states. The pupils Are awaiting resettlement from this refugee port of entry. Many move on after Aday others stay a week or a month. New ones arrive each weekday usually with their parents aboard refugee Airlift flights from Cuba. They Are from 2 to 7 years morning beamed 5 year old Marisela Iglesias seated at her desk. The words were the had Ever spoken in English. Two Days earlier Marisela then still in Cuba hardly knew that such a thing is Ingles existed. Hello said her 7-year-Oldbrother, Bernardo. The children learn simple sentences in English. And they sing songs such As Mary had a Little it is amazing How the learn said Conchita la Villa director of the child care Cen Ter. Just say a word and they take the operation costs $3,000 year. It is part of the health education and welfare depart ment s cuban refugee program. Vientiane Laos sipping Tea and Orange de in a yellow House behind a Chain locked Gate America s Man in Laos sits with North Vietnam diplomats to do the guarded talking that the work Hopes will Lead to a Vietnam peace Confer ence. Ambassador William h. Sul Livan and his political counsel Lor Robert a. Hurwitch. Are themen who handle Mast of the sensitive contacts Between the United states and North Viet Nam. A source in a position Lek now said the diplomats talk As much about the Day s weather and local news As they do of world problems. A typical session was the Mot recent one held sunday. Hurwitch drove to the North vietnamese embassy a two Story yellow and Gray comple iof three buildings behind a High Fence on a red dirt Road on the City outskirts. He hoped to find Nguyen Chanh the North vietnamese charge d affaires. When Hurwitch got inside hews told that Chanh was out sightseeing it being american asked Thanh s Secretary Nguyen con to Callon the . Ambassador at i . At precisely 4 . Con Anda Junior attache arrived at the . Embassy and were rushed into Sullivan s Sullivan in imposing Man with Silver hair handed con an envelope containing 2 formal . Note and an unofficial translation into French. The North vietnamese erf facials read both thanked sul Livan and left the embassy. Tin entire session took Only 1 nun utes. Washington up theroman Catholic Church in the United states gained member ship last year but suffered significant losses in priests nuns seminarians and school enrol ment. Statistics were disclosed wit publication of the official Catholic directory. . Catholic membership reached a record High of 47. 468,333, an increase of 603,421for the first time in Many years however the number of priests declined. The drop was modest89 men out of a total of nearly 60,000. There was a drop of 278 in the number of nuns against a total of 176,341 who remained in religious orders. Enrolment in seminaries an Index to the future Supply of priests dropped by 5,543, or13 per cent. This followed a decline of 6 per cent in 1966. Enrolment in Catholic elementary and High schools declined by 218.s30 to a total of5,179,000. European coition col. James w Campbell. Usa inc it col r. B. Michael jr., u8af Deputy Edler ii vow met Proctor Mana of Elmer d. 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