European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pug 6 the stars and stripes of outlines line officer Cut details Washington is the air Force has announced de tails of upcoming cuts that will see a reduction of 4.100 air Force line officers in the next 10 months. The reductions Are part of cuts directed by the defense department for All the services. Although the air Force must reduce its officer strength 4,100by june 30. 1969. About half of the loss will come about through Normal attrition. The balance will result from three action just announced. The first change will see the end of the Stop loss program for regulars who had their retire ment or resignation dates extended about a year ago. No they May apply for Early re lease. The air Force will also re lease reserves with less than five years of Active duty As of june 30, 1969, if they have an established separation Date be tween july 1 and dec. 31, 1969. In the Case of reserves the air Force will in effect Roll Back separation dates by six months. Those with less than five years of Active duty As of next june 30 and with separation dates during the last half of Calendar year 1969 will be released in increments through june 30. Those with More than five years in the same time Frame will also be re leased six months earlier if the wish. The officer cuts Are being made without regard to specially or rating the air Force , officers overseas either in Short tour areas less than 18 months or with an assignment selection Date for permanent change of station to a Short tour area Are not eligible for a separation Date earlier than the end of their Short tour. Those on Long Tours on theother hand Are eligible for a separation Date change if the Complete one year of their cur rent overseas tour. Labor Day motorists warned Jurg sold a hundreds of tlu.us., s cans throughout it col brat ii labor i Many will b. Taking to ers army new Breed crewmen of the submarine Dolphin stand ready daring commissioning ceremonies at the Portsmouth naval shipyard in new Hampshire. The Dolphin about half the size of a conventional sub is an expert mental Craft which the Navy says can sub merge deeper than any other known submarine. It has 24 officers and crewmen. Dpi photo Nayman saved by sentry Doy by Tom Danang Vietnam special a k9 sentry dog major that saved his master s life at a radio outpost near Here is Back on the Job after recovering from a bul let wound. The heroic dog while on guard duty with his master at the mar ble Mountain transmitter site took a Bullet that was headed for Seaman Kenneth h. Jackson Wytheville a. My dog started picking up very Strong danger signals said Jackson. The handler Only neighbouring Post met me and said his dog had also Bee indicating danger. We were kneeling Down when we started receiving fire he continued. My dog jumped up Chance and began tugging me toward the Fence. I saw the intruder near the Fence so i quieted the dog and fired at the  the 20-year-old Sailor began moving away from the Fence snipers opened up from another Angle. Major jumped at one of the attackers and was hit by Small arms fire. Jackson later said the Bullet would have definitely hit me inthe neck or Chest  after pulling Back Jackson was met by his neighbouring sen tries and a corpsman. Later the Seaman was or dered to fall Back and he and major were taken by helicopter to the dog kennels where the dogmas treated for his wound. Savings increase in 10% program Washington is Sav Ings participation among eligible military personnel in the uni formed services savings Deposit program increased from 14 per cent in june 1967, to 17.2 per cent in june 1968, the depart ment of defense has announced. Although not expanding Asra idly As Early in the program deposits increased by 48,102 accounts during fiscal year 1968. The report showed that servicemen overseas had placed $225.7 million in the program during fiscal year 1968. Aimed As a countermeasure i reducing the . Deficit in the International balance of pay ments the program was approved by president Johnson Ina gust 1966. Depositors earn 10 per cent annual interest. The right of was most sections Are marked but you and a few Hal Aren t a a curly intersections in fes in tall Orreus slav own 5ntersect.ons. And yield to am traffic coming fun the right statistics show that most accidents Insom americ vehicles occur on German secondary roads. Many of those roads Are narrow some have Hiu a a some Are Cobblestone Winch is especially treacherous when wet take it easy on Seronda roads expect the unexpected. Drinking and do ing Don t mix. German police arc empowered to apprehend Driver they suspect to be under the in fluence of alcohol and to administer a breath test on thespot. Drunken driving is a Fel ony. Although no person or prop erty May be endangered the Law provides for up to one year imprisonment or a 10.000 do $2,500 Fine. If personal injury or property damage result. Maximum a imminent is five years imprisonment. There Are All kinds of vehicles on German roads. Be on the look tit for bicycles motor scooters motorcycles hand carts and extra Lar a trucks. All have equal rights with cars on the roadways pedestrians Hae the right of Way at Ebra Stripe Cross walks. Keep Alert on the roadways think of the Oiler fellow and think of yourself. Wite beret9 corps the Cooks go elite medal for major Seaman Kenneth ii. Jiu Sou thinks that his sentry dog major deserves a medal for saving his life while on patrol in Vietnam. They Are attached to the . Naval support activity a a Nutig. Navy photo by Marion Lee staff writer rot Westen germ a n y is Spatula forces Here Call themselves the White  when even Midnight requisitioning failed to produce regular Issue paper chef Caps the . Army Security Agency Field station Spud soldiers formed an elite Cook corps the White berets. Rot Westen Spatula forces claim they sport the army s Only White berets tailor made by a private manufacturer at each Rhein main engineers to hold open House Rii Ein main a Germany is dependent wives and children of the 210 airmen of the 7310th civil i Ign so Here will gel to see the trucks Road Grad ers Snow plows and firefighting equipment used by their Hus bands in a two hour open House saturday. The base installation will be open from 10 . To noon with guided Tours through the urea forthe dependents did u spokes Man for col Stanley Smith,7310th commander. White Beret spec. 5harold j. Guff belongs to the army Security Agency s spa Tula form at Ruth Ritva. Cook s expenses. Soft. Clem Cuevas explained Almut six Moll of. Be Jill could t act any Cook Caps. 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