European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bas Hoholl news desk staffers include from left Milt Fullerton Bill Slatter Gene Gleeson Gary Bautell. Cpl. Syl Binkin kept turntables spinning in original London studios of 1942 above shirt sleeved spec. 5 John Kobasic does same today in More comfortable studio in Frankfurt. Sas Hunter continued from Pafe 11 munition boomed from his tape re  an record Library of 100,000 Long play records and program transcriptions is believed to be unmatched among in dependent american radio stations. It s from this source that the half a million selections of variety entertainment could alone keep the network going without repetition for 10 years a German mrs. Gisela Breitkopf has been in charge of the Library practically since its Start. She joined the staff when an moved to the Frankfurt suburb of Hoechst from its first Headquarters in London. For 21 years an held Forth from the huh Century von Bro on the River main. Taei packed up and transferred i $2.3 my lob Home near the Ping Complex in Frankfurt As the most powerful is network Frankfurt beams of 150,000 Watts followed by 100,000. Other studios Arelin arc Muraven 1 Nuernberg and Stuttgart. Officer in charge of the maj. Gerald h. Buchanan Harlan the program director Kruyer director of program a technical director is Fred his Deputy is Harry bean David Mynatt is the Nelt 1.v american for Sas Hunter master control room for an in Frankfurt funnels programs to transmitters. The Nal with Ber intern re is Bob Paul . Dor. His managing editor is Bill Slatter while David Elliott serves As senior editor. Bob Andrsen handles Public affairs broadcasts and Hal Kelley directs special  to Ted War ii such celebrities As sets. Broderick Crawford and Mickey Honey were assigned to an.  Miller Anil his band broadcast via an and some of their original transcriptions Are part of the network Library. British it. Col David Niven worked As a Liaison Roan with an while As signed to the Allied broadcasting serv ice. John s. Hayes now american ambassador to Switzerland was once com Mander of an. In covering world War ii action two staffers were killed sets. Jim Mcnall Yand Pete Parrish. Mcnally was wounded fatally during an enemy strafing of Amobile unit in Germany. Parrish did t come Back from a paratroop drop into France. Maj. Hob Light and capt. Jack Lon Don risked their lives to air a description of a Buzz bomb attack from atop the i Nulon studios. As an officials put it although transmitters microphones turntables and such Are absolutely essential people producers technicians reporters have made it possible for us to make such a great contribution to the spirit and morale of americans serving in  Sas Hunter disc jockey newscaster Gary Bautell is equally at Home with words or the latest in music. R. This is the Fine Rifin forces network Hunter  Tuch 01 hoi Kelly ape hundreds of ii Terv by year for the Miles of tape needed for an Broad we american forces network has _ grown in its 25 years from a staff of seven Soldier technicians and five 50 Watt transmitters to a powerful radio network blanketing Europe with a half million Watts from 41 transmitters serv ing seven studio  recent transmitters to go up were at shape and Brussels in Bel ilium and at Brun sum Oesterberg and maastricht in the Netherlands to provide clearer contacts for shape Anda cent personnel moved from  and entertainment Are fed via land lines or radio links from the Frank Furt studios to the entire  the total network staff of 219. More than half 1work out of Frankfurt Tan s annual Bud of comes to �1,33l. 000 of which $870,000 is provided in appropriated funds and $462,000 from non appropriated funds de rued from welfare Money made up of contributions from such or Ani alums As the stars and stripes and the european a change  addition an receives the annual equivalent of $2so, in permanent line from Stra com and $295,000 in operational and maintenance facilities from com z and its various districts. 12 the stars and stapes Thun Day. The sta8s and stripes although the armed forces radio an television service is the Mam Supply Agency for an they both come under the department of  an average week an provides the different facets of the armed Force sin Europe with More than $394,740 Worth of free advertising. It has eve been punned out that former president Eisenhower would owe 1 an $50.880each week for his people to people pro , it is added this is figuring on a very modest scale As compared to net work radio rates in the . As an an funding the average Cost per listener Only comes to 7-Hhhs of one Penny a Day. Venues offered by an Europe to listeners include 2 2 on Tho hour news casts each Day with half hour wrap  at 7 a.m., . And 10 ., Emer gency messages to reach servicemen on leave when there is a death or serums illness in their family help wanted notices play by play coverage of major military spi rating events Holiday commemorative programming and special shows such As Neucom report com /. On