European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 09, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Poga 5 2 Pentagon officials in Europe military race relations studied. U by Perry a staff writer Frankfurt is Penta officials investigating race Sltes among . Servicemen5 european communities com acted two Days of interviews minority group members and sigh. Level military briefings Hajj Jumo Sakowitz. Deputy assist ant Secretary of defense for civil Rehtz and Industrial relations and l. Howard Bennett defens department director  rights spent monday with top Sarteur officials in he def Berg than travelled to v corps a Here. On tuesday they held informal talks with  soldiers stationed with the 3rd army , a former counsel for the Senate subcommittee on anti Trust and monopoly is responsible for developing the de sense department s civil rights policy including compliance wit title i of the civil rights act of 1964 and with the presidential order on equal employment Opportunity. Former under Secre tary of defense Cyrus Vance accelerated the equal Opportunity program in 1964 and sent an inspection team to Europe to Check the military s compliance with did  and Bennett will re main in Usa eur until sunday then will travel to Wiesbaden to inspect Safe he. From there they will inspect conditions at military bases in Spain Italy an England before returning to the United states in late  to their current tour Moskowitz and Bennett toured 18u.s. Military posts investigating Job opportunities assignment an promotion policies Access to and use of Public accommodations housing schools Community attitudes and relations of military and civilian police to minority group ," said Bennett a South Carolina born negro who holds several University degrees and an honorary doctorate the american military Community has achieved a level of racial  Al. Guide. Forbid 12, employer heraldic tern14, falsehood 15. Frightened 17, 18. Insect19. Overturn 1l thick Board 81 a tax88, Raveling a break to. Skill 81. Monies82. Repent 83. Fashioned85. Nuisance 86. Caver87. Underworld 88. Distance40. Post 42. Possesses43. Returns to sight 48. Perform49. See ago 60. Fastener61. Chines leader62. Periods of urn68. Very Nall vertical Dine s. An enzyme8. Obtain 4. Wandering5. Attic goddess of discord 7. Pub specially  answer to yesterday s up Sale. At Erfft time we Tomt 14 my Tei 10. Assistant11, tidy 16. Writing fluid 20. Kitchen need 91. Braid22. 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When asked if they would Boycott the lanes if negroes were allowed to bowl there one an swered no i bowled with negroes in the army and i really does t make any difference Bennett asked Usa eur staff officers at a Heidelberg meeting if minority group personnel Are invited to participate in civilian Community activities. Brig. Gen. Arthur w. Kogstad Neucom Al who also was present denied the existence of any color line among the Ger mans either officially or socially and cited a recent Stuttgart festival which attracted a poly Glot attendance of International . Gen. Jack j. Wagstaff Usa eur he commandant concurred in this saying that germans generally Are Given to inviting people of position but that color is no Barrier. Only the position is important he said not the color of the  fact declared col. L. A. Breault jr., Usa eur chief of Public affairs if anything there seems to be a sympathetic feeling for the negro Soldier among germans. Often in our Hoofer Cheryl Frassa 19,puts her Best foot Forward in Las vegas nev., where she dancing in a musical revue. The Biloxi miss., Lovely carries37-24-37 credentials. Up Christmas program the German families request a negro i because they understand he hashed social problems at Home because of his  col. J. W. Herrington usar eur inspector general told the team that complaints with racial overtones fall into three general areas promotion military Justice and a miscellaneous Cate gory covering privileges leave Sand passes. Housing and schools Are no areas of major concern an officer in Herrington s office maintained in reply to a question. Regarding off duty entertain ment Moskowitz asked some 30 negro soldiers if they had be enforced out of or refused service in restaurants or bars. No on had. Moskowitz said later that this is not typical of stateside soldiers especially those stationed in the South. Breault offered an explanation for voluntary self segregation of individuals who congregate i largely White or largely negro nightspots. In Berlin he said a reporter had asked a negro i if he would prefer to visit places wit persons of All races and nationalities. The Soldier replied no i go where my friends  Moskowitz countered with question does this translate to mean i go Here because i la be welcomed Here and not welcomed in another place the discussion group which included the Usa eur Deputy chief of staff for personnel Provost marshal adjutant general judge advocate inspector general and Comman Dant and a Neucom representative agreed that the decision is mutually voluntary and no outside imposed segregation. Dependents of absent sponsors Amelco gives advice on checks by John Reese staff writer Frankfurt is the american express co., which operates most of the military banking facilities in Europe this week issued some tips on How family finances can Best be handled by dependents in Europe whose sponsors Are not present. Acknowledging that some de pendent wives whose husbands Are serving in Vietnam May have experienced difficulty in cashing personal checks a spokesman for Amelco offered advice on facilitating Check cashing. So called second hand checks Are considered in most cases More risky than first Han checks. Any personal Check presented for payment by a person other than the signer is a Ond hand Check. Suppose a woman claiming Tobe mrs. John Jones presents a Check signed by her husband who is in Vietnam the Check being drawn on a stateside Bank. It is Amelco policy to see the Wom an s id card and also some Sample of the husband s Signa Ture before cashing the Check. In the Case of checks for Large sums presented by a person who has no account with Amelco itis usually cashed on a collection basis. That is the Check dissent to the United states and no payment of Cash is made until the Check clears the Bank on which it is  for a Check to Clear May take from 10 Days to three weeks Amelco advises that if Money is needed urgently it i better to Cable the stateside Bank which can Send Money by return Cable within a matter of  than depending upon second hand checks Amelco officials suggest three other options for divided service  first and most reliable is w be p a l s the Day you ignore me i m in real a trouble for the husband to make an allot ment directly to the wife s account in the Amelco facility closest to her place of residence. If an allotment is not desirable the spokesman said the husband can obtain postal Money order sat any Apo for 40 cents per $100. Or for the same rate he can obtain a cashier s Check from Amelco. Either can be air mailed and will arrive As a completely negotiable instrument within afew Days. One Amelco official said that it is not necessary for a Check o be written on a formal Check form. You can write a Check on a piece of tissue paper he said provided it has All the Essen tial information. Of course Wedon t encourage this practice for irregular forms make checks difficult to  upon presentation of proper identification Amelco will Cash most first hand checks unless some derogatory information is known about the person present ing the Check. Amelco keeps an up to Date list of bad Check artists. No service charge is made for cashing government checks the spokesman said but a Small charge is made for a personal Check if the person presenting it has no account at Amelco. Apparently Amelco precautions on checks pay off because the amount the company loses on bad checks in military banking facilities in Europe is a very Small fraction of one per cent of the total Check handle