European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes turd of to safeguard personal property Provost marshal offers tips for Lacatta by John Reese staff writer Heidelberg is wit the Calendar marking the approach of the vacation season the office of the Usa eur Provost marshal is warning that it is also the most Active season for burglars confide Cemen and car thieves. Since last july 1, Brig. l. Moore jr., disclosed Usa eur troops and families have lost nearly $1 million Worth of personal property to thieves. A Little More than half of it was bulk of this stolen prop erty was private automobiles but several Hundred thousand dollars was in items taken from quarters and from cars. German police added the in formation that the summer months always prove the mos Active for burglars and other types of thieves in warm weather during july and August causes Man householders to leave windows open 24 hours a Day and Tobe less cautious about Locking outer weather also causes Many Drivers to leave window sin parked cars open to prevent excessive heat from building up inside. Police caution that this is a poor practice and invite thieves. The Only exception Moore pointed out would be when a dog or a child is left in parked car. Then windows must be left open to avoid suffocation. Furthermore he said thieves Seldom touch a car con Taining a dog or a child. Vacationers frequently leave articles such As cameras por table radios and binoculars i Plain View in a closed car. Such articles police advise Are Best locked up in the bag Gage compartment where the cannot be seen. Moore offered a list of tips to families planning vacation leave which will minimize the Hance of burglary during their All deliveries which by collecting at the door would tip off a burglar that the apartment is not leaving written instructions on the door or All windows after being sure All locks Are in Good work ing order. Leave window shades in their Normal position. Arrange to have your grass owed regularly during your with a neighbor to keep an Eye on your place giving him the Date of departure and your absence to the local Provost your neighbor and police a vacation an up to Date inventory of jewelry and other valuables including a description of each item including serial numbers if present. Store the list in a different place from the Valu Ables. Take one copy with you. Store valuable jewelry silverware and Cash in a Bank or other Safe your car License number and make it a Point always to lock up the car when leaving it even for Only a min Ute or two. Do not pick up hitchhikers no matter How innocent they May appear. Some of the mos dangerous thieves muggers and murderers look quite respectable. When you stay in a hotel never leave valuables in your room. All hotels have a place of safekeeping for valuables. Lock your Luggage and you door when you leave your spots attract specially in Wallet in an Iet it is safer there hip pocket. M beware of stranger seem eager to strike Quaintance and Beof and report any deals Nassau Mark yourself As Aget for any Crook � be there. Never leave your child year of another person i have established that reliability. Child molesters Are with us. Warn your child cent no gifts from strata to accompany no stranger where and above All not tog into a stranger s car. 24th div shifts More troops it. Rittey now has 9,600 tar Omen going Home dependents and members of cod 440th signal in Board planes at Rhein main. The unit is shifting to it. Hood. Tex. Munich is a 24th div spokesman said More than 9,600 Taro men and their families have redeployed to it. Riley on 122 flights since the transatlantic move began in May. More than 800 tons of hold baggage an equipment accompanied them. A total of 639 men of the 24thinf div and their dependents flew to it. Riley kan., from Reim Airport Here during the week ending june 15.elements of the 24th administration co the 24th my co an the 24th signal in boarded air Craft Here for the new Home of the Victory division. One brigade will be left in than 100 tons of baggage and equipment was flown to the United states during the week. Ten aircraft were used to carry personnel and cargo. Form 57 is out starting july 1 Washington special the civil service commission is re minding All Federal Job seekers that beginning july 1 they May use the new Short application form 170. Quick and easy to fill out i provides All the information a hiring official needs to decide whether the applicant seems suited for a particular vacancy. If the decision is favourable the officer May ask the applicant to submit form 171, personal qualifications statement which is an improvement on the old 57. Form 171 will also be used inthe a assembled examination process in which a candidate i rated on experience and Educa Tion. 58th Rescue so loses the Albatross Tripoli Libya special the hu16 Albatross amphibian Rescue aircraft is fast disappear ing from the world wide air res Cue stage and those still surviving with the 58th aerospace res Cue and recovery so Here should be gone by next month. The Albatross will be replaced Here by hc97 Rescue Craft drafted for area Rescue duty from the 305th aerospace Rescue and recovery sq., Selfridge Tafb Mich. The hc97s will remain for approximately 90 Days until new hh3e Jolly Green giant Heli copters scheduled to begin arriving this month Are fully operational. Three of the choppers the Typ that have won repeated acclaim for their performance in South East Asia Are due Here before july 1, and a fourth should Beon duty by september. When the durable hu16s de part it will Mark the end of what has been somewhat of Anera for the Clumsy looking amphibians. One of the most memorable local rescues occurred on july 27, 1952, when a commercial air liner bound from Malta to Ben Ghazi Libya was forced to ditch110 Miles Northwest of Here with 32 passengers aboard. Another Airliner sighted the survivors and an Albatross Dis patched from Here homed i rapidly on the second plane. The survivors were in and swimming around partially deflated life rafts in extremely heavy seas. Since there was no Chance of surface vessel arriving in time to save the survivors from battering by the heavy Waves capt. Kendrick Reeves dropped his Albatross Down on one of the wild swells and picked up the survivors. With 38 people now aboard the aircraft could t take off from the heavy seas and bobbed along until surface vessels whale boats came to Transfer the airline passengers to a ship. Several of the Small boats were tossed against the Hull of the plane damaging it so that it Wasu flyable. The Crew was taken aboard British frigate and the Alba Tross suffered the humility of be ing towed to Benghazi. The blow to its ego was soon rewarded however for the entire Crew was decorated and Reeves receive the coveted Cheney award. Exercise ends in Norway Bodo Norway w1Texercise Polar express Camel. An end Over the weekend for lots of the 494th tactical figh1 so from Lakenheath " and All that remained monday was the 1,200 mile Jot i Ney from the nato a Neuvell on the Way Home the few Swilper sabres will rendezvous Rill kc135 Jet tankers of the Stolt Egic air come Sac for inf life Refu Elings which will extend a flight capability to an alter Alil base should the need arise i a return Airlift of the Gro support personnel and zip l ment will follow the Depar Rolof the fidos. For several Days bad Mcweather at Bodo hindered f Craft of the 494th aircraft in i support of Polar express a the redeployment phase do exercise is scheduled to end ii Bodo on june 22.the primary purpose a i excise has been to test the Wilness and effectiveness of the lied Mobile Force am Small but highly Mobile National Force which can j to any area on the Flam nato where military few a might develop.0verald"sn is a Al Felling lied of a1hc-u in Way has directly exercise Here. The 494th provided of a. I Minn Tais. Percept port for i a v Tho redeployed in e the Taino us area of non Way. Kay officers visit Artri Iraj German Twe it tse officers filers were Mander e. I Cross by col. 36th tac
