European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Frt Doy july 26, 1968 excessive sleep Here cad g in by Maurice r. Fliess Grafe Woehr Germany special More than 100cadets from the . Military Academy Are acting this sum Mer As platoon leaders in units throughout Germany part of the army orientation training not  re serving on Border patrols making Parachute jump Sand learning various aspects of army life in Garrison. First hand glimpse and at one time or another for one two three or four weeks nearly All Are accompanying their outfits to the massive seventh army training Center Here for a first hand glimpse of the army As it really is in the words of one  practical training is some of the most valuable beget in our four years at the Academy said Cadet Gary , a 21-year-old second Classman Junior. It s the Only Hance to see regular army Gen. Hardy to head Industrial College Naples Italy is . John s. Hardy who is being replaced by it. Gen. Fredm. Dean As commander of Al lied air forces Southern Europe air South aug. 1, will be come commandant of the Indus trial College of the armed forces at it. Mcnair Washington d.c., it was announced Here Dean is coming to Naples fro Macdill fab fla., where he is Deputy commander in chief o". Strike come units in our four years at  Peter h. Jones assigned o cob 5th in 68th Armor Aid he has seen How the .army is trying to accomplish its  be also Learned he quipped glancing Down at his mud covered overshoes and a ique pants that the army is lot so  this summer is the first since 1964 that Usa eur install ions Are included in the not program. After the first increment of 50 cadets completes its 30-Day session in Germany next week another 55 will follow in August. To undergo not in Germany rather than in the . As seven of eight cadets do is a real break Cadet Edward p. Ward a 19-year-old second Classman said. In the states most cadets Don t get the opportunities we have Over Here he contended adding sending us to Graf is Thebes thing the Academy can pos Sibly do. We Don t enjoy it Smuch being up Here in training rather than in some City but know it s the Best thing for me. Cadets learn How to handle the fundamental army unit the platoon Normal personal prob lems disciplinary problems logistics problems maintenance problems instructional prob lems training problems All Are channelled to these future officers whose performances will be evaluated by their commanders for  the Cadet has the customary authority of a Plato oneader delegated to him he does not function  West Pointer has a Ponsor a big brother if you will designated for him. Junior officer in the company to which the Cadet is attached this sponsor might be sought for advice or for a Mutual Exchange of  authorities have geared not to provide what it terms meaningful platoon Leader Type eader ship  second Ary emphasis is on Branch Ori  training however fruitful has not been easy for the , who is with co a 3rd in 68th Armor said iwas not Well prepared when i got Here i lacked the technical know How in the  but he affirmed i will be Well pre pared when i  Cadet Robert w. Anderson a23 year old airborne qualified first Classman served As the Convoy Leader for co a 1st ,509th inf supervising the eight and one half hour trek from the unit s Home station of Mainz Germany to the Center  difficult journey went off without a hitch until the Convoy reached the exit leading to Grafe Woehr. Instead of turning off the Convoy continued on to autobahn for another 30 Miles or so until i realized some in was wrong. Then we Turner around and came  later it was determined thata Soldier ordered to serve As a traffic coordinator and guide at the Grafe Woehr interchange was dozing alongside the Highway when co a rolled by. As an aside one Cadet said one thing we Haven t been get Ting Here is excessive sleep smiling after a night fire session on a tank gunnery Range. Integration in the services described As completed by Marion Lee staff writer Frankfurt is the armed forces transition from a segregated to the most Inte grated segment of the american Community has been completed in the last four years army  c. Stewart said Here thursday at a meeting of the Frankfurt press club. The chief of the investigations Branch of the office of the us a eur inspector general him self a negro said he spoke from"27 years of personal expert  shackles on the negro in the service have Bee broken a link at a time Complete acceptance and assignment of responsibility has been a recent arrival Stewart  used the increased number of negroes in the service academies As a yardstick and pointed to the recent nomination of a Mycol. Frederick e. Davison for one Star rank As a move in the right direction. Davison will be the second negro brigadier Gen eral in army history. Nine negroes were commissioned second lieutenants at Westpoint alone last month Stewart pointed out while Only one at tended each of the service academies As recently As 1963."but Complete acceptance Breaks Down on a Basic level in the Barracks at night in the latrine in the morning in the pm clubs and the bars Down town Stewart said. Integration is on the Board. It s True that you can t legislate feelings of the heart. But regulations can offer a guideline for human  service exposure to a healthy integrated Community helps greatly in forging More under standing Between the races after servicemen return to civilian life he said. Exposure Breaks Down a num Ber of misconceptions both negroes and Whites  average negro or White from a rigidly segregated South Ern Community has to make a tremendous adjustment upon entering  another new Bookstore