European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Academy graduates the stars and stripes 65 cos Kirch Goens Germany,3an sixty five cos from by army div were Grade so from the noncommissioned officers Academy Here recency. Cue t speaker sgt. Maj. Edward t. Clarke amen can sees network sergeant major �3 the class ask go tag leaders of a famous division."1cs sgt Samuel Hagoodjr. Of co a 2nd in 36th inf was named the distinguished Grade Ite and also won the Dis in gushed leadership award for the Marcus i Clark of he co 503d Supply and transportation in was announced As the i graduate while so Rob Ert n. Means of co c 1st ,36th inf won the distinguished leadership . Ralph d. Hatch of cob 2nd in 36th inf won the acad Emy s map course award. Mannheim Germany Spe Cial the 16th signal Buhas won the seventh army communications come Honor battalion reenlistment trophy for the second consecutive Quarter. The unit headquartered at Butzbach has achieved top a enlistments for the fiscal year the past Quarter and the past month. Wiley see no one has tie right of Way when Livest stake. Are Usa Reuh fatal accidents Uince july 1 army motor vehicles non army Mot. Vehicles weapons and explosives asphyxiation drowning other totals Pett ure \ Mannheim boasts new Chutis club by Randall Floyd = stopper the boys at Torrejon air base decided that Ursula Pett daughter of so. Sgt. Bruce j. Pett has just s the body needed to influence Drivers to Wear their safety belts at All times. Of photo Johnson Mannheim Germany Spe Cial skydiving says spec. 4 barrel Schultz gives you a Complete feeling of Freedom. There s nothing else like it inthe Schultz a seventh army communications come trooper is on of about 70 members of the newly formed Mannheim sports Para Chute club and made his first jump earlier this week. Pre jump sessions the skydiving club gives each of its members whether air borne qualified or not a mini mum of 12 hours of pre jump instruction. Most jump shortly after completion of this instruction. Eighth inf div s s. Sgt. Cliftons. Harris a pro with Well Over 200 jumps behind him is the As Well As the train ing and safety officer. _ before a Man jumps we give2 him training on the Basic principals of skydiving. Hell study Parachute packing aircraft exit procedures emergency proce dures and free fall techniques Harris Are no rigid physical requirements one must pass to join the club. Every applicant How Ever must pass a Standard med ical examination. student gets his class License after his first 10 jumps Harris said. After 25 jumps he eligible for a class b License and after 80, a class a or jump Mas Ter. Two Hundred jumps qualify him for a class a or the biggest problem we Havein jumping lamented Schultz is the crazy weather. Before Pecan jump we be got to have a five mile visibility skies like that come few an far Between Over the bustling City of Mannheim. The club goes All out for safety. All certified each Man packs his own Reserve parachutes however must be packed by a certified rigger. The main Point Harris stresses at the weekly saturday gather Ings is careful inspection of the Parachute for holes. Even a tiny unnoticed cig Arette Hole could be fatal har Ris emphasizes. The wind would rip the Chute to pieces and at 2,000 feet with a Normal Para Chute you re Only i is minutes from the ground. With a ripped Parachute it s Only about 1 1 seconds Pioneer Days relived . 26 25 by Bob homers a . Bureau chief Chicksands England is Ever since the discovery of America europeans have by the spirit and pageantry of Indian tour in the United states the reservation is a priority target for the German or British when genuine make the swing through Europe they Are deluged with on this interest in Indian dancing Are a half dozen american boy scout dance troupes in the United audiences Seldom seem to tire of the painted whooping Silver Star 8 sch fyn re . H. Dance i or 66th tactic 11 be Connal. Wing usage maj. Fred Denn s re m 1n3ur11 Merit sat maj distinguished j d k at Cluster Julei wi"3 gift Natwa Teks = � Leo "11 9,. T r Moron by s Onze Star plr1mnm in Bruce Al Uhter so. H figures and the ominous beat of the Tom Toms. The scouts reciprocate wit wild renditions of those famous dances which once fascinated and frightened the american Pioneer. Dance troupes in London Mil Denha a upper Heyford Bent Waters Wethersfield and Chick Sands carry out the tribal Trade the summer they appear at British carnivals. The Chicksands troupe one of the newest on the circuit has appeared at Kempston an Letchworth and danced for the Bedford do the Southwest ceremonial Buffalo dance and the Plains Spear and shield dance said sgt. William r. Smith vet eran Indian style dancer and scout was dressed in the cos tume of a Crow Indian chief fora demonstration Here. Costumes for dance troupes Are ordered from the states and the boys put them together them selves. The custom of boy scout danc ing in Britain actually dates Back to 1959 and the formation of the London troupe from a group of air Force and Navy dependents. London is still the largest troupe with 25 regular dancers. On saturday nights during the summer months dancers put on a show at Camp Mohawk 90miles Southwest of London the largest american youth Camp i Europe. We use dancers from All the base dance troupes in these performances said Camp director William r. Hargrove. We Call the Mohawk group the Namas Sarkett dance team a name taken from the tribe thai met the pilgrims when they landed in the new tract. S. Sgt. Terry l. Perdue Heilbronn subdistrict. Mannheim Germany sat. 1.c. Theo Dore e. Handel and spec. 5 Roger a. Davis seventh army communications come. Lajes Field azores capt. Joseph h. Blichfeldt Iii Marine Security detach ment. S. Sgt. George e. Tulowetzke 1936th communications so. Chicksands England maj. William a. Chansler 6950th Security group. Croughton England a. Sgt. Gerald e. Eng Esther 2130th communications so. Schwa Ebisch Hall Germany spec. 5 Thomas w. Logan 1st in 68th arty. Wackenheim Germany two Lloyd g. Piersawl 1st in 81st arty. Darmstadt Germany a. Sgt. Robert w. Phillips 7th evacuation Hospital. Rhein main a Germany so. Sgt. Douglas r. Minton t. Sgt. Justo a. Marcelino 7310th air base medal Lajes Field azores capt. Douglas w. Eichorst 1st thru 5th Oak Leaf clusters 57th aerospace Rescue and recovery so. Wackenheim Germany two Lloyd g. Piersawl 9th thru 14th Oak Leaf Cluster 1st in 81st arty. Purple heart Pau Mont Petroleum pipeline tattooed. The Chick Sand tribe dances the Buffalo dance. Is be Huetter
