European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Thursday ,j96e the stars and stripes b Poge 7 at renowned checkpoint Charlie i i Don t s s Coic by Marc Wilson staff writer berlins san Coic of checkpoint Charlie my sgt Thomas Kavanagh says that berliners in the neighbourhood Are  last Christmas they brought presents among other things local cigarettes As Token of their Friendship. That children come and play near the Wall. Kavanagh has gotten used to his Job and his Awe of the Walland the East German guards on the other Side is no longer there. But after the soft spoken my talks about the people Liv ing on this Side of the Wall he tells about those coming from the other Side and their difficulty in believing that the soldiers stationed at the Check Point just wave them on through. I guess that people living Inion curtain countries Are so used to detailed Border checks that they just can t believe Wedo not want to inspect them. We Don to because we Don t Allied Check Polit famed checkpoint sgt. Thomas Kavanagh chats with French soldiers and a British lady my at the renowned crossing. Is photos by Wayne Dixon consider this an International order explains Kavanagh who is often the ranking american at the Only american crossing Point into East Berlin. We Don t Stop anyone Here he says. When tourists come through we Tell them what to expect but we Don t run a customs  assigned to the 287th my cohere the sergeant has been working at the checkpoint except for a few months since August 1966, when he was a Pri vate Al. One of the Only things that we do Check Here he notes is the documentation of gis travelling into the Eastern Sec Tor and a lot of it in t done right. A lot of soldiers come Here on leave maybe just to see communism up close an they can to because their paperwork in t done  the regulation covering the paperwork is Usa eur regu lation 550-180 and its annexes. People just need to read it be fore they come up Here he says. Heading East Tom its and gis Stop by before crossing Over while right Kavanagh checks out things with his buddies. Checkpoint where Twain . Stand 8he� viewer a look 1.1. East berth. Nil right  consult with Bis French colleagues and lady my