European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse June 14, l968 the stars and stripes Page 9 Rachis e�������4 i. To fac. I i -. 9 Drivers learn to take spin safely Psi men Germany Spe a Coon after a new rapid-1t Turret commander s Ai Fec am a Standard Fea snored reconnaissance a in Europe Many truck s found their Heads spin land Arsenal iii., Johnson Useda track equipped with the Power cupola to illustrate his you climb out of the cupola he cautioned be sure to first run out the Power and flip the Power switch the cupola s Brake handle in Power position at All times even when the track is Way you cannot accidentally spin the cupola in his three hour lesson John son also covered operator maintenance but safety he said is the element we Are Johnson explained that his in w Striction on the cupola s Sensi Tive controls was Only a familiarization. The agility and Confidence needed to Cope with this tremendous Speed he said can Only be developed through prac is assigned to he 2nd support brigade. New tracked command Sance vehicle has with a High Speed powered cupola. Cupola can whip Complete Circle at to 20 times faster. Attain by the id a cranked cupola. These spas he heavy Hine gun mounted on top become a safety Hazard. N wounded troopers or Riding on top of the Usu old easily be struck by in the hands of an in ended operator. Special instruments seventh army support come i now showing track command i How the High powered cupola be turned As safely As Airel chair. Four civilian Armor Cia lists assigned to supported Are giving special instruct Uli to All seventh army soldiers using the new cupola. I m very fond of this cupola said Barley Johnson speaking to Ian armoured reconnaissance Pla Toon at Ayers Kaseane Kirch Goens. It greatly improves the gunner s Speed and accuracy and lit practically eliminates illustrates talk � about 85 seconds of furious cranking were required to move i the old cupola a full 360 de Grees. I with proper operation John i son assured the tankers there 1 is no reason at All for the Guni or cupola to cause injury to department of the army civilian from the . Army weapons command Rock is Vii corps arty gets new co Nuernberg Germany Spe Cial col. William e. Mcleod nominated for a Star has Bee installed As commander of Vii corps arty Here at Merrel Barracks. Some 500 artillerymen fro the 3d in 17th arty and the 2nd in 34th arty plus a 28-manartillery color guard and the fast stepping 3rd inf div band participated in the change of command accepted the colors from Vii corps acting com Mander maj. Gen. Edward c. Scherrer 4th army div com manding general after he in turn had received them from h. Nottingham commander of the 35th arty up and Artil Lery commander since the de parture of Brig. Gen. James a month ago. In a two minute acceptance speech before his troops the colonel said he recognized that any achievements he made As a commander will be directly attributable to your loyalty and support. I More than pledge you the ceremony were corps chief of staff Jayhawk staff officers and american and German guests. Col. Young to head 8lh div artillery bad Kreuz Nacoli Germany special col. Robert m. Young took the colors of the 8thinf div arty from departing col. Maurice e. Jessup during ceremonies held recently in Baum older. Jessup has move to Pathfinder division head quarters where he has takeover As the new chief of staff. Young comes to the 81 h div arty from Heidelberg where he served As the Secretary of the general staff 7th army and us a eur. Expeditionary Force rescues wives in Paris German by Bill Neal staff writer Karlsruhe Germany is when my wife called for help from Paris. I did t know exactly what to do. The first thing that came to my mind was to jump in the car and go get her so that s just what i did said1st sgt. Robert a. Dumont 809th Engineer co Dumont was the tour supervisor for 15 members of the nato sergeant major wives club who were making a 0 wive Rothree Day tour of . No mint said ". Dumont said when it came time for us to return to Germany we found ourselves without transportation As a result of the strikes in they managed to get five of the women out of Paris but the other 10 tried every available resource with no Luck Accord ing to Dumont whose wife the called him for help. Teaming up with Tiree French members of the nato club adj dam chef Lancelet Chebul court and chef a Jet the Rescue party started for parisian four private automobiles. At the French Border do Mont who does not speak Trench encountered some difficulty wild was almost turned for Wynn away by the Border guards. Clothing store invent of was i iad my French friends i award for i were in the cars behind me atthe Border All three of them jumped out and began explain ing things to the Border guards so they finally let us go through Dumont said. We drove straight through to the outskirts of Paris before the driving really got was garbage and debris scattered everywhere. Cars were stranded on the streets and Side walks everything was just one big mess.". The 10 wives of american French and Canadian military men were packed and patiently waiting at the hotel. After Quick lunch the cars were loaded and the group headed out � look us an hour and a Hal to get out of town and Alto Gether two Days driving for the round trip but it was Worth its Ruffi Inkul that my French friends were with me All the Way Dumont the clothing store gets plaque Wiesbaden special -1. 7101st air base Wing clothing sales store has received a i plaque Usai k be for Winnin a 0 by John Krueger staff writer Giessen Germany is an s project partnership sweepstakes was Given a boo there when the . Army Giessen support Center handed out trans lations of the entry Blanks to a German army battalion Here. Winners in the sweepstakes will receive much sought after tickets to the an s 25th anniversary three hour gala being staged july 3 at the Hoechst Century will be International singing Star Caterina Valente German to s american Star Bill Ramsey and the armed Price selectable disc jockey cams show will be taped for a two hour presentation the follow ing might on an starting at 7 0. . Kaiserslautern Germany special when spec 4 Larry a Andrews reenlisted the ceremony had a person touch. He was reenlisted by his , assigned to the 3rd platoon 533rd my co,94th my brigade was Reen listed by 1st u. Richard 1 Andrew he and he co 3rd in 32nd army Cav 3rd Arm div. It Nous the first re up con gala is the target \ r a it Ifim is a fir ducted by it. Andrews an first in the 15th my brigade which a brother reenlisted brother. Mannheim Germany Spe Cial it. Col l a Flor or has succeeded it. Col. U. Ii Fields As co of the 181sttransportation in hero. I1 leads will become Deputy commander at palatinate District head quarters. Floro was previously assigned to Usa eur and seventh army he. Frankfurt special i he97th general Hospital and attached and assigned units Rotthe Frankfurt medical serv ice area have schedule drug pickup in All House areas june 15.boy scouts accompanied medics from service area dispensaries will collect door to door in Frankfurt Darmstadt but Bach Gln Hauson i Ulda Giessen Hanau bad her Ste id and rot Westen. He scouts will deliver letters prior to the drive to help families decide what medicines and other toxic substances to discard. � Darmstadt Germany is spec 4 William d. Smith co b 93rd signal in Here has been awarded a seventh army communications Comdon achievement for . John h. Morrison jr., co of the communications omd presented the award to Smith. Frankfurt special the Frankfurt flyers association has scheduled its next safety meeting on july 1 at 7to . At the Terrace club Here. Meetings Are held on the first monday of each month. Mem Bers and persons interested in flying Are invited. Kii Ein main ai5, Germany special a Nec Briehn will be held at the
