European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              The stars and stripes Ramsteiner visit Heidelberg Pliny thrills 75o schoolchildren by Ray Wrigh Ramstein Bureau chief Idelberg special fas a tossup which was thei test _ the train ride thei train or the boat ride when fourth and fifth graders f Ramstein american ele tary school North went 1 trip to Heidelberg was obvious from the Star getting there was half the Raincoat Clad camera carry a lunch bag toting the 750 testers boarded the 14-Carial train at the air base s Side loading station at 8they were backed up by Keacher and Parent Chaper a a medic a nurse and a cd Marine Corporal. At least two thirds of Therren this was a first train and they made the most of they Sang chattered inched on their lunches and rated excitement that crack f through the cars. The group got off theat Karlston station near Delberg Castle while the other continued to Neckar Stein Ach begin their tour in reverse. A marching in formation More less the traffic stopping Jap walked to the Berghahn where a Hundred at a a they Rode the cog train Torcastle level. Guided tour through the Cas siphoned off some of the sex Energy built up by two hours train sitting. The teeny tour i l then threaded their Way in use Down narrow streets to Neckar River to Board a for the trip to Nec Karstein i. The second group had just barked from the boat and were their Way up to the Castle. Passing through the lock was big excitement of the River a if you exclude the Busy in of Candy bars. Mien the boat entered the lock Small boy said apprehensively be re awful far Down in theper his alarm changed to Fon ashment As he saw the a surging into the lock to raise boat to the top of the con fee Walls. Hey in t that a thin was his completely equate comment ise level on the return train was a few decibels lower n it had been going Down Only a few. After All craning so Many firsts into one train cog train River at lock and a Castle re is rehashing. A Kar River i�rin8� Hume notary school to he or a Nib a m he Odelberg Castle Kathy Williia Msomi right takes a shot at 14.ekdahl left takes "10" while the Resl of the kid look Over the Heidelberg Castle. K y