European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 tin stars and Striks so Turnoy augus airborne used in Furrow Thessaloniki 0 r e e c e special Allied airborne troops secured an airhead near drama Early thursday in a drive to Force aggressor invaders from greek soil As nato exercise deep Furrow-68 moved into the final phases. Observed by High Rankin Gnato officials 1.100 paratroop ers jumped from 18 c130 trans ports while Allied tactical jets provided air later 400 tons of com Bat equipment were dropped from c130s and for the first time in a nato exercise c141jet cargo aircraft were used a Man Euver spokesman combined assault Force consisted of the 1st in of the1st Royal hellenic airborne regt and a reinforced battalion of the . 8th inf div. The air drop marked the firs time hellenic paratroopers have jumped from . Air Force Clos. The greeks were familiarized earlier this month by8th div jump master teams. The massive 45-aircraft a never was executed with nose rious mishaps said the spokes Man. The airborne forces Consoli dated the airhead while other Allied units continued an Offen Sive drive eastward from the Trimon River to end the ground sea and air War games Over the weekend. s pm Sam a ill lieu to by red Cross water safety is stressed Stuttgart Germany Spe Cial Joseph Racz european area director of american Redcross safety pro Grants has urged servicemen and their fam Ilies to be careful in and around the water during these last Vaca Tion Days. In sounding his Alert Rac reiterated that 60 per cent of the nearly 7,000 persons who drowned in the . Last year had no intention of going into the water at All. They fell in said hundreds of new swimmers Are testing their skills at this time after participating in water safety course provided under sponsorship of Aya special services local red Cross offices and others. He added that 581 water safety instructors who Are military members civilians and dependents have been certified by the red Cross in the european the last year Racz and his assistant Charles Elsom Redcross Field representative taught 53 courses for water safety instructors at 34 locations on Mili tary installations ranging from Pakistan through Italy Spain and Germany and Over to Brit Ain. They travelled 36,000 Miles by plane train and automobile to provide the training. The red Cross safety chief also sounded an Alert about the Dan g e r s of an urged parents to warm their Chil Dren about it. He joined other enthusiasts in encouraging Competition in water sports but pointed to the necessity of proper breathing in Case Story familiar to water safety instructors is theone about the boy who took too Many breaths too Many and to deep and pushed off to try to swim the length of the Pool underwater. Minutes later he was pulled out Waxen faced unconscious and not breathing. Morith to Morith resuscitation saved him. What happened to that boy could happen to anyone who attempts to stay under water too Long Racz problem with hyperventilation is that it time by blowing off Carbon dioxide thus lower ing the amount of Carbon dioxide in the blood then if a swimmer attempts to swim under water for distance a considerable length of time May elapse be fore the Carbon dioxide level reduced by Over breathing will provide a Strong stimulus to breathe. The danger is that the oxygen level May drop to the Point where he Blacks out be fore he feels the urge to take breath. The same physiological consequences can occur when Chil Dren compete to see who can stay under water longest. With the close of the waterspouts season Racz and Elsom 7 hospitals lose tie to champs Washington is the defense department is extending its fight against racial discrimination to the medical facilities in the . That take care of servicemen and their families under the civilian health and medical program champs. The new policy applies to non emergency admissions in the ., puerto Rico the Virgin islands american Samoa Guam Wake Island canal zone and allot her . Territories. In line with this the Pentagon has revealed that champs payments will not be made to seven stateside hospitals because of their admission policies. The Yare Choctaw county general in Butler Ala., and fifth Avenue general Huntsville Ala. St. Francis Hospital Monroe Hospital Sumter s.c., and the Greenwood Hospital i Greenwood miss., Covington county Hospital in Collins miss.,and Bolivar county Hospital Cleveland army Cable to major com mands said the new policy i aimed at discouraging the non emergency use by military personnel and their dependents of any Hospital which discriminates in the admission or treatment of patients on the basis of race color or National servicemen should encourage their dependents to Tell doctors at the Start of treatment that the government will not pay for non emergency medical care in hospitals practising discrimination. Will be on the Road ing courses for u proposed for 71s Navy plans new anti sub plane Washington is the Navy is going ahead with the development of a new Antisubmarine warfare air plane for the 1970s called the vex that Hope fully will enable its four Man Crew to be at least ten times More effective at spotting and sinking enemy subs than present Day s2 tracker aircrews. The increase in efficiency Willcome about the Navy says through the use of digital computers and More automation of Rou Tine jobs aboard the Carrier based ask aircraft of the future. Computers will Analyse under water sounds and other information and present the data on Tele vision like displays for interpretation. By automating routine jobs the Crew will be left free to Analyse the information an make More thoughtful decisions the Navy added. The vex will be powered by High bypass Turbofan engines to provide speeds of about 300m.p.h. And ranges of around 2,600 Miles or twice that of to Day s s2 aircraft although the size of the two types will Beabout the same. Trackers have been with the Fleet for the past15 years. The naval air systems com said it had selected two companies the con Vair division of general dynamics corp., san Diego calif., and the Lockheed California corp. Of Burbank calif., teamed with Ling Temco Vought aerospace corp. Of dal Las tex., to come up with Earl designs for the vex at a total Cost of $19 million. The vex project will take several years be fore a new air plane is built i Quantity and joins the Fleet. Plans to develop the vex Are tied in with a Navy study Over the question of retaining a car Rier based anti sub capability. Robert s. Mcnamara former Secretary of defense said recently it now appears that the advantages and flexibility in Herent in a Force would marginally warrant its Continua Tion in the 1970s provided that its effectiveness could be greatly improved. Since the effectiveness of the present tvs anti sub car Rier Force is limited by the in adequacy of its fixed Wing air Craft and their sensors it is Clear that a new and much More Cap Able aircraft must be provided. The development and production of an aircraft will be a very expensive undertaking butt is the Only solution available if we Are determined to Haven effective sea based ask Cap ability in the 1970s." the future tvs air group a seen by the Navy will consist of a Sis and helicopters to spot track and sink enemy sub marines and a few fighter air Craft for air defense purposes. Sub Krix pcs the Navy is planning to re place these s2f planes operating off Hawaii with the vex in the 70s. Thi new plane will have a Range of 2,w Miles. Navy i Holo of buoy Kathleen Rains one of 581 acc water safely instructors or is Mutton la the remainder of the waterspouts season. She also displays the ring buoy which should be Standard equipment at All swimming and boating areas. Air Force chief stresses uniform Washington is a dress deviations from Hie regulations established by the air Force uniform Board Ahab have prompted Jen. John p. Melon Nell air Force chief of staff to reaffirm the service s Plain Yei distinctive uniform policy. A Board spokesman reported that recent visits to the Field indicate an increasing disregard for the dress regulations and Sev eral deviations for which there Are no special authorizations presently in print and read for distribution is u a iof authorized and uncut accoutrements for w Force uniform. Aman reported that a con mentions for additional afoul ments being currently a for consideration i x a la Withare , critically review hut a descending Nite of a p of. Prime taxis for elation ban will l and Miliar Majl. We Sam Browner and lanyards am � Myo tulu hair u imii.""10
