European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 6 the stars and stripes new class ammo ship joins Navy Washington is the first of a now class of ammunition ships with the most modern Transfer at sea facilities available will join the Fleet on saturday when the 20,500-ton Kilauea is commissioned at Boston naval shipyard. The Kilauea a sister ship the Butte will be commissioned in january. Capt. William l. Mcgonagle. Who was awarded the medal of Honor for exceptionally meritorious service As commanding offi cer of the communications ship Liberty during the Arab israeli War last year will be skipper of the Kilauea. The two ships will include Heli copters for Distant replenishment and four stations equipped with fast automatic shuttle Transfer fast for underway delivery of missiles and missile components. The ships Are designed for a sustained Speed of 20 knots withholds specifically configured for loading missiles and ammunition. The Kilauea is 564-feet Longwith a beam of 81 feet. Her Arm Ament consists of four 3-Inch, .50-caliber twin gun mounts. The new ship s Home port will be Concord Calif. She is the Sec Ond ship of the Fleet to Bear the name Kilauea which Means Home of the hawaiian goddess of  the first was commissioned in 1941 and re named the mount Baker in 1943 because of Kilauea s similarity in sound and spelling with the Kailua. The mount Baker is still on Active duty with the Pacific Fleet. Soldier of the month Mannheim Germany Spe Cial spec. 4 Michael j. Smoot was selected battalion Soldier of the month for july at the 1st maintenance in Susareu augmentation readiness group arg. Smoot received $25 Anda three Day pass. It donors Aid Hesse in blood Bank drive by Marc Wilson staff writer Hoe list Germany is the summer increase in traffic injuries has put a Strain on Ger Man Hospital blood Banks.  units Are helping out. The hessian state red Cross has gone to american outfits in Gissen Babenhausen Hanau and Hoechst in its drive to replenish blood supplies in the state s hospitals. An increase in traffic Acci dents especially during the july 15 to aug. 15 vacation period had been expected. At the be ginning of july the hessian Redcross contacted the v corps civil affairs office asking whether corps troops would like to donate blood. The answer  among the units contributing were the 42nd arty group Gies sen the 37th engr group 568th engr in and 18th aviation in Hanau and the 32nd signal in and 69th engr co Hoechst. Some 130 donors from the 32ndsignal in and about 15 from the 69th engr co presented Armsto the German red Cross Here. Spec. 5 James Walsch a lithographer with the 69th engr co was asked if seeing a pint of his own blood just sitting there beside him made him feel faint. No it s just like having a string tied around your Arm he said. That Tourniquet sort of thing is just about All you  spec. 5 James Walsch of the 69th engr co helps replenish German blood Banks. Is Dixon scouts Start 6-Day hire by Glenn Mays staff write Wiesbaden is sixteen boy scouts of troop 15 Here will begin a 50-mile trek Early sat urday from St. Goa Hausen on the Rhine River and Are due to arrive Here six Days  hike will include climbing the Lorelei and one Day of for Estry along the Trail near Rhein Gawey to earn a Merit badge said a sgt. Donald Mccormick scoutmaster. The 12 to 15-year-old scouts will undertake the major hike carrying All of their nifty number Seaman Jackie Lee Applegate right cuts a three tiered cake during the was us 2mb anniversary Celebration. She was chosen As the wave of the year for the Norfolk a area. It. Elizabeth Wylie the first wave to serve in Viet was is Landing by to help in the cutting. Navy photo equipment but parents will pro vide food for the scouts at planned Points along the Trail. Mccormick said the scouts All participated in some 85 Miles of hiking at summer Camp in Kancle Esteg Switzerland earlier but there have been no other major hikes for the scouts to prepare for this one. We re All looking Forward tothe hike Mccormick said. I wish that More of the scout would be Able to participate in the  there Are 47 scout sin the troop. The scouts depart Here by boat to reach the starting Point of the six Day hike. The scoutmaster said the hikers will cover at least seven Miles daily and Are to cover 14 Miles aug. 14. The group is scheduled to arrive hereabouts noon the following Day. Wolverines entertain in Usa eur Munich is of mint .a.," a Lively on a from the University of is moving through the 15-Momberand men students has Ter Laining troops since of Woodsen Earl july and has a heavy schedule going through sept. 6, Usa eur special services reported Here admission to the show is free for All us. Military pm nne dependents and guests Coffi Dren under 12 must sit within adult sponsor. " the group s remaining sched ule is Friday 8 30 . P  Forst Munich saturday Nuernberg 6 . Johnson bar Racks 9 . Men Ell Barracks sunday 3 30 . Schneeburg 8 30 . Bundlach tuesday . Erlanger 9 . Herz base wednesday 6 . Illes Heim 9 . Ansbach thursday6 . William 0. Darby Cavern 9 . Monteith bar Racks aug. 16. 3 30 . Co Burg 8 30 p. M. Humberg aug 17, Wuerzburg 6 30 . Emery Cavern 9 . Lei Hon aug.18, Aschaffenbur. I 30 . Graves 9 . Lacker aug. 20,, 7 . Larson 9 . Harvey aug. 21, 8 30 . Bad Kissinger aug. 22. Schwein Furt 7 . Conn Barracks 9p.m. Ledward aug. 23, 8 30 ., wild let Ken aug. 24, 8 30 . Fulda a 26, 8 .Gelnhausen aug. 27, 8 ., Buedingen aug. 29, Berlin sky rider recreation Center aug. 30, highlight service club and sept.1, All american service club sept. 2, 8 ., Frankfurt me Nair sept. 3, Darmstadt 8 .Cambrai sept. 4. 8 ., Babenhausen sept. 5, Frankfurt 97th general Hospital. 7 30 . And sept. . 6 Frankfurt Edwards 8  i Absentee voter s data Sheet presidential primary and primary election general election nov. 5 where Alaska e new Mexico when August 27 voted ballot must be postmarked no later than election Day. August 27 voted ballot must reach county clerk by noon Day before election. Who armed forces personnel need not Register. A r m e d forces personnel n e e d not Register. 5 Oklahoma August 27voted ballot must reach officials by Friday before election. Armed fore t s personnel  Register. Why to nominate . Senator . Representative state senators. And state representatives. To . 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