European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Froy May 31 new idea this is an artist s Concep Tion of an amphibious assault ship which the Pentagon plans to develop. It will be almost As big As a battleship and Wil Combine the features of the present amphibious assault ships the amphibious transport Dock the attack cargo ship an the Dock Landing ship. The huge vessel also will have a night deck. A photo 330 lives lost since 1950 mystery is third of year by the associated press loss of the nuclear submarine Thresher in which 129 men dived to their death during test East of Cape cod mass., on april 10, 1963was the worst submarine disaster in the . Navy s history. The current mystery of the missing . Nuclear sub scorpion recalls the unsolved losses of two submarines at opposite ends of the Mediterranean last january. The israeli sub Dakar return ing to its Home port of Haifa from Portsmouth England with a Crew of 69, disappeared near Cyprus on Jan. 25. Within 48 hours of the Dakar tragedy the French submarine minerve with a Crew of 54, Dis appeared while on Maneu vers South of the French port of Tou Lon. The mystery of the Scorpio deepened wednesday night when a patrol plane and six ship picked up a Clear radio signal off the Virginia capes in which the sender identified itself As the missing Craft. A Navy spokesman in Norfolk however said that the signal was of a Type that could Only have been sent from the surface. He said the message could have been a hoax sent from some where on Shore. In order to communicate by radio a sub must have its an Tenna above the  total of 330 lives have been lost in five submarine disaster since 1950the year the British sub truculent was rammed bythe swedish Tanker Divina and lost with its 65 men in the thames Estuary. Planes surface ships and other submarines searched for the Thresher More than 24 hours after her last message reported minor difficulty during a test dive. The Navy then officially declared the submarine lost. Search for remnants of the sub continued for More than two weeks but Only Small items of debris were found. The squalls disaster a few Miles off the new Hampshire coast in 1939 was packed wit Long lasting drama in Many hours of suspenseful Rescue operations 33 members of the 59 Man Crew were brought safely to the surface in a diving Bell from where the ship Lay in mud240 feet below the surface. Twenty six men drowned inside the sub. The squalls went Down May scoundrels Are Skinny to be Good be fat Chicago a the Beautiful people Arete plump ones says an american Psychia Trist. He called for a halt to the cult  or. Thaddeus Kostrubala of Northwestern University made his remarks in the article in the Magazine Chicago  ample flesh writes Kostrubala reflects intellect and soul and the inner life of corpulent people unfolds itself in a flowering of social action and  his list of Beautiful people includes Buddha Winston Churchill president Grover Cleve land trumpeter Al Hirt Santa Claus actor Peter Ustinov and Chicago mayor Richardj. Daley an opposing list of Skinny scoundrels could easily be assembled but counter prejudice is never effective he wrote. There May be some men of Worth who Are not blessed with ample stature As part of their very nature. Actually they Are to be com mended for they have overcome the Handicap of being Skinny and Are of service to the world said Kostrubala. He said the fight fat fuss was caused byline insurance companies and doctors. They have created he said a false image  mothers now fret if their babies Are too fat. Young girls have come to believe that a gaunt emaciated weak and spindly pose will attract the eligible  but he sees a thin thread of  threats and cajole by he said Many persons behave with Good sense eat ing Well and flourishing both spiritually and  Kostrubala a 6-footer, weighs 213 pounds. 23, 1939, when an air induction valve failed to close and the after compartments were flooded making it impossible for the ship to Rise. But she sent smoke bomb to the surface to Mark her position. The squalls was salvaged re commissioned at a Cost of $1.4 million and renamed the sail fish. A few Days after the Squall disaster on june 1, 1939the British sub thetis Sank in the Irish sea with a loss of 99 men. Four men. Escaped through Hatch. It was the worst submarine disaster up to that  the same month on june 15the French submarine Phe Nix was lost with 63 men off Indochina. Among . Submarine loss shave been the 0-9, lost in a test dive of Maine with 33 men on june 16, 1941. The f-4, which Sank off Hono Lulu Harbor with 21 men on March 25, 1915. The s-4 with 40 men lost in collision off Provincetown mass., on dec. 17, 1927. The s-51 with 34 men lost in collision off Block Island r.i., sept. 25, 1925. In store shapes. Northrop corp. S twice As Strong As steel and Wal higher than  savings of up to 50 is cent in structural parts we forecast by or. E. L har Northrop scientist we tits Overall weight reduction of per cent or More. 3 he. Predicted the stuff would based it High Speed crafts so five years and eventually entire airframes could be made fit. It is called Graphite compos my a duplicate of an eight inc Long Section of a Wing leading Edge recently test flown on anf5a at Edwards air Force base calif., was exhibited. Harmon said the material could be machined easily but that Little shaping was Neces sary after it came off the wind ing spool called a mandrel. The mandrels can be of almost any shape or size. After the Sticky yarn is wound to de sired thickness on he mandrel and allowed to cure in he wanted shape the mandrel is deflated and removed leaving a Hardshell. This Shell can be in the shape of a Wing or Tail Section or duplicate Many smaller parts now made of Metal. Harmon said a 15 per Cen weight Cut would let a military Jet Fly 10 per cent farther or carry 30 per cent More Ord Nance on the same amount of fuel. Harmon predicted wide use in future jumbo Jet air liners and vertical rising inter Urban  Forsyth of Union car bide corp., which developed the yarn said 75 per cent of the weight of the Rayon was cooked off in the charring which re aligns the Carbon atoms for greater strength. The yarn now Cost $550 around but he said future advances would make he Price competitive with metals. He predicted the heat resist ant material would be used foursome engine parts such As com Pressor Blades and for helicopter Rotor Blades. European coition. Col. James w. Campbell Usa editon 2hjlt. Col. Of Michael jr., a Piaf Deputy edit for in of i Merit Proctor. Managing de " Elmer d. Frank. Production manager Henry Epstein circulation Manajek an unofficial newspaper of and for Tho . Arm Force published by commander in chief u european command and Pron Ltd daily at Parma Tea Germany. Military add few the Star and strips Apo 09178. Internal Ina Man 7h,?