European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Continued from Page is years later time signals controlled by Greenwich were sent out by the British general Post office radio throughout the world. The Royal Observatory s time department was moved from Greenwich to Abinger Surrey in 1939 As a War time precaution. As it turned out the time service was never again to return to Greenwich. The decision to move the site was dictated by the increasing presence of smoke and dirt in the air a condition that grew worse As London swallowed up the Village of Greenwich in the year following world War 1. The move to the present site of the Royal Observatory at Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex began in 1948 and was completed six years later. It s from this site that Greenwich mean time now is distributed with allowance made for the difference in Longitude Between Greenwich and Herstmonceux. It perhaps it should be explained that mean time is a time kept on a clock contrasted with apparent time the Tim indicated by the Sun. As Early Astron omers Learned the Sun is not a regular time keeper. The difference Between apparent andean time it May vary from 0 to 16 minutes fast or slow first was systematically investigated by Flamsteed. It was Flamsteed s successor As astronomer Royal Edmond Hal Ley famous for the Comet that bears his name who set up the first transit Telescope to astronomer Royal John flags fetid began it All. Observe the passage of stars across the Greenwich Meridian. Before its opening to the Public injury 1960, the octagonal room of the original Wren Observatory and the dwell ing House beneath were restored to their 17th Century appearance. The rest of the building including the reconditioned South Block has been converted into galleries named after Astron omers Royal. Clocks transits and Many of the Earl tools and instruments of the Astron omers Tell the Story of Greenwich no longer in use the famous Telescope through which successive astronomers took 700,000 observations be tween 1851 and 1954, is still in working order. Physically it s the most impressive instrument at Hie old Royal Observatory now a fitting memorial to the patient Star gazers who made possible an International time system less than Century ago. Fur Lou facts summer skiing will be offered for the first time Atoo thou Spitze Germany s highest Mountain according to a bavarian ski lift company official. Vacationing servicemen in the Garmisch recreation area winnow be Able to ski in the hot summer Sun any Day of the spot never since lifts were constructed on the 8,000-foot-Hlgh san Fields have hey operated continuously june through sept Chw a to bar 2,400 feet Long on the Glacier will run weather permitting from 9 a.m.-5 . Daily lift tickets for $5 will include a round trip Coe who train ride from downtown Garmisch Paten Kirchon or Cable car transportation from the Eidsee to the Zug Spitze Summit Good summer Snow conditions can be attributed to cold night time temperatures and frequent summer Snow fulls. The ski slopes Are located on a Glacier fed base insuring lower Snow temperatures despite High thermometer readings on sunny Dav the base of the Zug Spitze is Only 10 minutes by car from Gar Misch via the Granau Road on the Way to the austrian Tyro the cog train and Cable car run on regular schedules with ample parking space at both stations. Summer skiers must bring their own equipment the american rental shop will not operate this summer. A e Sabre no open mess is sponsoring seven Day vacations on the italian Cost per person is 155, which include All meals Roo with Bath and round trip trans por tation. The offer will remain in effect through sept. 13. For More information phone hah military 807 7566 or 7197 or write to the club care of ihe50th Csc at Apo 09109. A Frankfurt Agency offers two special opera Tours to Verona from aug. 2-6 and from aug 6-9 for $66. Included in tour Price Are transportation by train with Couch ettes first class hotel half pension and guided Tours of Verona to visit the most important roman remains of Northern Italy. The include the Arena one of the greatest roman Amphitheatres of the 1st Century the tribunal place the roman theater the Cathedral and Juliet s House. Verona is the setting of Shakespeare s tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The fee also includes tickets for a performance of the troubadour aug 2-5 or Aida aug. 6-9 at the opera for descriptive literature on the above tour at the Taurus District special services Tours office . Farben building apo09757, phone Frankfurt military 8630 or civil 592450, or Contact the american Community Center. Wiesbaden phone military 23651, or phone Ramstein military 6330. Sembach military 7571, Hahn Mili tary 7129 or Span Dahlem military 6207. London is teams fro America Britain Chile France Germany Ireland Italy and Norway will participate in the world show jumping championship at London s Wembley stadium july 23-28.i recently a Tetter appeared i your column criticizing inquisitive bystanders who seemingly Delight in observing the Trage Dies of others. 1 wonder if such people Are any worse than the photographers and cameramen Foi the news Media who Are always elbowing up front at the scene of a horrible disaster. A Case in Point is the Al mint tragedy in Louisiana. 1 fell like an intruder As 1watched to that evening. The camera panned the grief stricken families who were anxiously awaiting word of their loved ones. When the heartbreaking news finally reached them the camera was right there to catch the agonizing cries the weep ing and moaning the Incon trolled sobs of the bereaved. Hei Entje our newspaper featured a picture of people Cran ing their necks to View the re sults of a horrible automobile Accident. The caption implied morbid curiosity Yel the same paper carried Large an gruesome pictures of the Acci the editor jealous be cause some people were Able Perge 14 to see the wreck in person be fore consulting the newspaper can you clarify this Issue Rochester fan dear Rochester newspaper pictures of an Accident Are one thing. To closeups of a grief stricken family Are something else. The sight of twisted steel an mangled bodies can serve As a deterrent to reckless driving and excessive Speed. In fact Auto safety campaigns have featured displays of such Pic Tures. But grief is a highly per Sonal thing. When president Kennedy was buried be to networks honoured an agree meat to respect the privacy Ollit family. The entire world appreciated this display of Grace and Good taste. I wish to would display the san if consideration for Ordinary every Day from time to time people have written to ask your Opin Ion of computer have stated that you Are against computer Matching on the grounds that selecting a mate should be the original Bot deals. Vulnerable. North North 4k85 do it yourself project.1 wonder if you saw the wire service Story out of Londo which reported that Walter Davis 33. Divorced his wife an decided he would try for an other mate with the help of computer. Or. Davis put his require ments for a wife on the questionnaire told about himself and sat Back to await the re sults while the computer ran through 30,000 prospects. The computer came up wit four possibilities. At the head of the list was Walter s former wife Barbara who had filed a similar form with the Sam mate selecting computer. Funn eee eee daily Reader dear Reader it s More than funny Eli Ece. Ii demonstrates the major flow in the computer Seu Clio system. While miss \. And or. 2. Might look like idea male on paper they could be totally incompatible for Rea sons the machine could never calculate. And this is precisely what i be been saying. Thanks for giving me the Opportunity to say it again. The stars and stripes 0 a 10 6 4 4qj5 West East 4qj764324 void Mulc somewhat by the fact thai North had also bid Diamond. Inasmuch As the slam do convention provides As a new preference the Lead of Dummy s first bid suit West decided thai East s Throe Dymond Call had been a studies j Man Euver to secure a Diane Lead. He. Therefore opened a Diamond and the defense by succumbed. Declarer w carded a Spade on the Nachef erdi amonds Drew Trump. Aflex driving out the Ace and Vainuu Moy july 12,1
