European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Odoy May 3, hirers huh into Neucom veto by George Eberl staff write Stuttgart Germany is Rivers minor died  than 200 men live in the four Story billets at Neucom s Patch Barracks and when it was decided that their building should have a name a committee of 10 was appointed to work out details. A vote was taken and l. Mendel River Manor was settled on honouring the South Carolina Democrat who is chairman of the House armed services committee. An open House was planned for Friday at4 p.m., Complete with visiting dignitaries and unveiling of a name , it was Learned that regulations prevent naming such a building after a Liv ing person. So it s Back to the drawing Board for the  sad Man besides possibly Rivers was t. Sgt. Paul Rodgers whose suggestion of Rivers name had apparently won for him a savings Bond hell have to try , of yes the open House is still on. Studies May Force army to Settle problem of enlisted men s insignia by Marc hurts a chief Washington Bureau Washington is the army is expected to be asked in the next few Days to Settle its Long standing enlisted men s in Signia problem As a result of Ajust completed defense depart ment study on insignia Andgrade titles and the views of the House armed services  study group was created in january by assistant defens Secretary manpower Alfred b. Fitt to look into the problems of insignia in All the services find out if the differences in stripes had any effect on joint operations or morale and in effect i there was a need for a common insignia for enlisted personnel. Men not upset in joint operations where e4s.for example of More than one service May be working together the situation can and does be come confusing for the newcomer because the Sailor has Only one Stripe the Soldier and Marine have two and the airman has three. The study group found How Ever that this represents no problem for the men because enlisted men take Pride in the traditions and insignia of their own service. For this reason a com Mon insignia is not needed. Now As a result the Subcom-1 opened first in the Marine Cor Smittee s findings and the Penta gon study report the army will Settle the matter once and for All within the next few , solution will come be fore Gen. Harold k. Johnson re tires in july As army chief of staff. The stripes problem Date from 1958 when super grades e8 and e9 were created to make military career attractive. The Navy and air Force handled the new grades by assigning titles and insignia to them but the army and the Marine corps took a different approach. What the army and the Marine corps did instead of Rais ing some enlisted men to the new grades was in effect to reduce the insignia and seemingly the importance attached to existing grades the subcommittee re ported recently. This meant that some me were faced with the Prospect of taking off some of their strip Sand those who were promoted did not Wear new  proposed new system brought such a loud cry of anguish and protest from enlisted men that it was necessary to suspend implementation the subcommittee said. Since then it added the army periodically the army has a problem How has announced new reviews and Ever the group and the House studies but As far As the sub subcommittee found in studying committee could determine the promotion policies for enlisted were All designed to delay the men. The army s problem has been around for 10 years in spite of repeated attempts to Settle the question of no stripes. Application of a cure until the infection had spread through the  is apparently what Hap because it is smaller and now inthe army. In 1958 when the army announced the insignia change there were 192,000 cos in grades e5 through e7 who were wearing the old insignia. Las Winter the number had dropped to Only 18,000 and now it misunderstood to be Down to around 7,000. A Penny saved. James e. Hodkinson weighs some of the Silver that has been reclaimed from photographic sludge in tie . Sis 1 in liter nearly 4mmnh Worth yearly u.$. Saves $ in Silver from sludge by Bob homers a . Bureau chief Molesworth England is Uncle Sam has been saving thousands of dollars year by reclaiming Silver from photographic film and Developer. In the United kingdom alone returns from military users have been running nearly $8,000 annually. And when a new recovery plan becomes effective in october the figure will be substantially increased. At present photographic sludge from . Sources is being proc Essed by a British firm that keeps a percentage of the re claimed Silver As payment. Under the prospective plan Al sludge from photo laboratories in the . Will be shipped to the United states for reclamation by the Navy. The defense depart soldiers club credit&\�$�8&club .,_.mad"? in �