European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Post s Thi Start and St pm snowballing list costly and strip resigning pilots worry Luftwaffe Bonn up a snowball ing list of resignations by West German air Force pilots is pos ing a serious threat to Western defense effectiveness an straining military finances. More than 6p pilots have left the service in the first six months of this year alone reflecting the disappointment Felt throughout the Luftwaffe Over the defense ministry s failure to introduce new career opportunities for fliers. Many of those who resigned were top line pilots of the sophisticated Lockheed f104g Star fighter the country s main Bat the plane and a key element inthe defensive shield of the North Atlantic treaty organization nato. The situation has become so serious say Luftwaffe sources that the air Force chief of staff it. Gen. Johannes Steinhoff undertook a lightning tour of air Force bases Early this month in an attempt to persuade remain ing pilots to stay in the Only Are the departure hitting at West Germany s Andanto s state of preparedness each resignation costs the nation 1375.000, the expenditure required for the five year Pilot straining course. Steinhoff pleas were aimed mainly at the Star fighter pilots the sources said but the Carrot he dangled before career officers is unlikely to have much effect on those looking for something substantial. The chief complaint Amon West German flying personnel is a regulation that prevents line pilots from reaching a higher rank than Captain. To Rise higher they must either become a command Pilot or Transfer to anon flying Job. For those pilots who want advancement but who wish to continue flying there is Only one apparent Choice join a civil airline where the Best of both worlds May be enjoyed. This is the solution followed by Many of those who have re signed. Steinhoff a former world warn fighter Ace greatly respected by West German military Flyte personnel is known to wait the upper limit on rank for Pilot greatly extended. He also has urged the defense ministry to apportion a larger quota of pro motions to pilots giving them larger Raziq than other tranches of the service enjoy. But Luftwaffe sources say plans to accomplish the reforms Are gathering dust in Bonn s de sense ministry building. The american designed Star fighters flown by the West Ger Man air Force differ from those in service with other nations. They carry More sophisticated equipment enabling them to de liver nuclear weapons As Wellas perform other tasks that nor Mal fms Are incapable of carrying wit this sophistication la one fit factors blamed by for Tufe Large the plane has e it made its West German Force debut in 1m1, with sequently High fatality among pilots. The eighty four Stardig Hatefi have crashed since 1962, killing moire than 40 crewmen. Luftwaffe sources also la that one of the main factors in keeping the 700-plane Star fight or Force at its present level of Potency is the experience gained by pilots in operating the plane. They indicate the crash lat could be expected to soar if trainee pilots were rushed in Toful the gape created by a larger number of resignations wit each plane lost costing for. Rift. The . The. Might be revive newspapers with its obvious fact on aircrew morale. & still there troop Laden Russia trucks Roll through pre of Czechoslovakia headed for the soviet Border about80 Miles away. Officially All russian forces were supposed to be out of he country but on monday soviet troops were still deep in czech territory. Officials estimated it would be at least two or three More Days before the russian withdrawal could be completed. Meanwhile the czechoslovak awaited the next move in the War of nerves. A photo czechs want Dubcek to say nuts to russians columns am comment by Peter Rehak Prague a what did that surrounded american Gen eral Tell the germans when they asked him to surrender nut was t it that s what think Dubcek should Tell the speaker was an English speaking czech in his 30s. He was commenting on Prague Sno. 1 topic the soviet Lead ers invitation to czechoslovak communist party chief Alexan Der Dubcek to come to the so Viet Union for talks. The invitation is the latest move in the War of nerves the soviet Union is waging against Czechoslovakia s Effort to adapt communism to the czechs own National traditions. Czechoslovak one meets both party and no party Mem Bers Don t like the idea of Dubcek going to the soviet Union. Dubcek should t give re with him All the Way. If they want something let the come Here said a girl student. The czechoslovak Leader shave said they Are ready to discuss developments Here with other parties but Only on czechoslovak territory. People one meets Are concerned but optimistic. Most Don t believe that a soviet Mili tary intervention will take place to bring Down the Dubcek re dime. The russians simply can Tafford the loss of this in t 10m" and Why should they we plan to remain their allies Are typical com ments. Soviet troops left in this coun try since the Warsaw pact a Nevers that ended june 30 caused some concern. By Sun Day the bulk of them was re ported in Eastern Slovakia on the Way to the soviet Union. They should go Home an leave us alone said an old woman waiting on tables in rundown restaurant near Prague when asked about the troops. They re going and i m Only for political reasons but because we had to move out of our Barracks into tents when they came said a Soldier hitch hiking near Prague. Life continues normally for czechs and slovaks while their leaders carry on with the Polit ical Battle against the soviets and their ideological of Prague citizens joined by thousands of tourist from East t and West walked in the City s Numy Parks on Sun Day to see the rights. Those Lucky enough to have a car no matter How old spent the Day in the country Only to line up Ina traffic Jam on the evening Road Home. I Esse i by. Survey shows collegiate sex views change York up far fewer american College my Ftp Jenize prostitutes Toxcy 52 ftjsr1 ago and a elicit in a new sex study of per cent increase Ftp Jugal activity among College Survey of sex on Campus today com. A with that reported is by in the pre-1948 period was organized by author Vance Packard and a University of Connecticut group under the direction of psychologist or. Ele Anore Braun Luckey. Its most striking finding was that the american College girl is much More sophisticated sexually and More promiscuous than girls of her Mother s generation. The study published in the current Issue of Mccall s mag Azine said that there has been no Radical sexual revolution among College men in the past20 years except for a marked decline in experience with prostitutes. According to the Kinsey sex report of 20 years ago 22per cent of College men reported experience with prostitutes while Only 4 per cent of the . College men today have had such experience. On the other hand Packard noted the Kinsey report showed about 27 per cent of col lege women had experienced sexual relations by the age of21, while the current report showed that 43 per cent of the21-year-Olds admitted sexual re lations. Packard added that per cent of sexually experienced . Male students reported that they had several or Many partners whereas 53 per Centof no Virgin College girls have engaged in Intercourse Ditamore than one Man and More Oiada s3 per cent said they were experienced with several or Many males. The study also indicated that career oriented College girls Are More promiscuous than those without Clear Cut career aspirations and women who choose to be sexually Active at College usually decide on such a course during their first or second year at University. Com my a it. Col f. Michari. Jr., Piaf. Deputy Mart Proctor. Manbln0 us re Frank. Production Hinr Yit twin. Circulation a � the Arm to trim do Man end strip is
