European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                He s looking for a two Way Street. By George Eberl staff writer cultural Exchange is a two vex Way Street. Furthermore cultural assault  be mistaken for cultural Exchange. So says or. Michael Rehs director of the Institute for cultural relations in Stuttgart Germany and his Institute i organizational testimony to the work ability of his two  Exchange for the Institute s 50 continuous years of operation has meant More than merely Selling other nations on the Charm of yodelling dirndl dresses and cuckoo clocks it has entailed the introduction to Germany of other nations literature music Art and  is what Rehs Means by a two Way Street. He is critical of the All too frequent tendency by countries to As Sault other lands with propaganda rather than to carry on what he Calls a Mutual , who came to the Institute in 1959 after giving up his Law practice a North Ern Germany after the first 150 divorces 1 said to myself not this forthe rest of my life became director in 1960 and has guided the Institute Withan enthusiastic and infectious idealism puffing peacefully on his pipe Rehs stressed his organization s close ties with the u.s., citing the Institute s promotion of City partnerships betwee German and american metropolises. A specific Case Stuttgart and St. Louis whose relationship is a direct product of the  cultural links Are More than nominal the Institute is responsible for staging some 160 exhibitions annually which include 90 to 100 German show abroad and from 60 to 70 foreign Dis plays in Germany. The Institute s annual exhibit budget $250,000. Manned by 57 employees working in 14different departments the Institute is the oldest German establishment for International cultural Exchange founded under the auspices of King Wilhelm ii of Wuerttemberg by leading German economic and cultural  chief functions to present an up to Date picture of Germany abroad to distribute topical data to germans about foreign countries and to cultivate con tact with citizens of German Stock Liv ing in other countries. The Institute s Library the  special Library in Germany Bouses nearly 200,000 volumes. The Organiza Tion s newspapers and periodicals Sec Tion regularly receives some 2,900 Ger-4man and foreign newspapers and Jour Nash. The photograph Library Bas qbout100,000 color slides and photos on for eign  Institute is a fantastic catch All of data gathered in All Corners of the world Over a Hall Century. There Are dolls and records of Folk music maps and Maga Zines even Musty Dusty newspapers 12 such As a 1923 bound file of the Omaha neb Tribune. The Institute s extensiveness is illustrated by the fact that it has on record the National anthems of every country in the world. All in All it is a treasure trove for re search students in the Stuttgart area As Well As for travellers planning to go abroad. Financing of the Institute is shared by the German government the City of Stuttgart the state of Baden Wuerttemberg tra i i Mori Bull. Of 0morck a �4 in a i re Sicily a. 2? am a torih8�ti Moho. R hot Vav / not / j in h completed or improved and open to bowrcug.,� us i i a major toll roads a i a i tl4 m my b4n4t under construction preliminary status or not yet is or son Antone Root Nipa put Christl interstate preliminary status or not yet in Progress 936 mile. Engineering and right of Way in program 8,494 Miles 5,678 total 41.ooo Miles by Mark Dahlinger staff writer and Concrete itself so state project got under in 1956. The big and Bussu have the Nios mileage from Texas with Law � with 1,351, and Ohio Small states Lik Miles and Little Ryphe song of the open Road steadily Al gets More in tune with today s traffic As America s interstate Highway system spreads its Concrete fingers in every direction. Any Driver who repeatedly travels great distances greets with a smile the big 41.5 on the o t her growing population of red White and Blue Chen the District of Shields bearing the word overstate. Age picture of the total 41,000 Miles involved inthe nationwide program 25,892 Are now open the latest figures from the department of transportation show. An additional 5,678 Miles Are under construction and some scattered stretches will be opening to bless this summer vacation travellers. Surrounded Honwah Boas has not been participating. List part  financed by Highway users on a pay As you build basis. The Highway Revenue act of 1956 which got the project going placed new or higher excise taxes on motor fuels and automotive products. The funds go directly to the Highway Trust fund then Are allotted to the states. Among the levies is a four cent a gallon t a x on gasoline so everyone using roads is helping pay for the system. 0, formally titled the of interstate and Djon Refl Are split Wiio a. Of Tang 90 i Tittle 10 it we w moiii2 than 132 Billon Bas Gou into planning right of Way purchases the stars and stripes its Borders. Of to Washington s Bhanie i Friday. Peiu tors of heavy vehicles truck buses and trailers pay even More there is a 10 per cent charge Onle manufacturer s wholesale Price and a w per 1,000 pounds annual charge on vehicles rated at More than 26,000pounds Gross weight for instance. When completed the network will 31,570 Miles carry Over 20 per cent of All traffic the department of transportation says. Congress in approving the program decreed that ail projects must be planned to accommodate traffic predicted 20 years hence. Some stretches already in use do no meet this requirement since they were constructed before 1958. These total3,282 Miles and while capable of handling today s traffic will be improve to bring them up to the end Standard. Such work most often will consist of additional lanes in heavily used areas outside Large  64 per cent of tile entire system in use including 2,305 Miles of tollway 14 per cent under construction and 20 per cent in engineering or right of Way stages Only 2 per cent Falls into the lowest category of preliminary status or planning not yet in Progress. The stars and stripes Poge 13