European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Academy s 15th class of 8 top a Tosior of bad Stoelz Germany special spec. A 5th in 81st arty ",5 James h. Morrison 421st medical co Honor graduate and a Winner of the gent _. A9 a my. A Jan a Luhm am la of Wmma Fly pm y air ambulance topped the 117 graduates of class 69-2 at the seventh Armyn co Academy . Army school Europe Here to become the distinguished graduate of this year s 15th class. He was presented the commander in chief Usa eur and seventh army award and the Gen. George s. Patton award for excellence. In addition mor Rison was one of the four recipients of the Gen. Douglas Macarthur award for distinguished  was one other multiple award Winner. Spec. 5 Charles j. Corrigan Btry eral Macarthur . Charles s. Fuller 511th my co and sgt. William Pittman 1st foresters British army of the Rhine were also Honor  distinguished leadership graduates were spec. 4 James m. Johnson us signal support Center Neucom and sgt. Roland k. Adcock he and he co 1st in 64th . 5 Michael c. Roberts 2nd maintenance in Usa eur augmentation readiness group was designated Winner of the association of the . Army award for having accumulated the Fewes demerits daring the four week course of  out on top in the final inspection conducted by Academy commandant it. Col. John h. Dowling wag spec. I Willie l. Greer he and he co 1st ,36th inf. Greer was awarded the Gen. Bruce c. Clarke award for his outstand ing military bearing. Reviewing officer and guest speaker forthe ceremonies was Brig. Gen. George w. Mccaffrey cd of the 24th inf div for Ward from Augsburg. Music for the graduation exercises was provided by the 82nd army band from Stuttgart. Of to drop 48 skills from verb Washington is Theair Force is dropping 48 special ties from the variable reenlist ment Bonus program verb oct. 1, following a review of skill requirements for fiscal year 1969. The change will affect thou Sands of airmen holding what had been critical skills in the past since they could receive up to $5,000 in special pay a spokes Man said. Early separations for the Pur pose of re enlisting to receive the verb in the affected specialities will not be authorized after aug. 31, the air Force  skills Are air traffic control radar radio relay equip ment space systems command and control equipment fire control systems weapon controls system defense systems Trainer gunnery Trainer missile launch missile control communication systems nuclear reactor sys tems medical laboratories histopathology radioisotope Labora tory orthopaedic appliance an special electronic technician. Also photo cartographic optical instrumentation weather observer command and control Morse intercept operator non Morse intercept operator air borne radio operator Telephone switching equipment helicopter missile electrical missile Neu uralic missile engine suppl systems medical service phar Macy ophthalmology surgical otolaryngology surgical urology , orthopaedic clinic cardiopulmonary Laboratory dental Laboratory communications Cen Ter aircraft electrical reciprocating engine maintenance scheduling missile facilities cryogenic fluids production gun Smith operating room. 6 of bases draw citation Washington is six Ai Force bases have been announced As finalists in the Competition forthe american Petroleum Institute trophy an award presented annually in recognition of Superior Petroleum  All major com mands As finalists Are Ander Sonafr Sac Charleston fab Mac Edwards fab Aasc Eielson fab Mac George fab tac and Selfridge fab  air Force Industry team of judges will make on site evaluations during september and select one Winner and two runners up prior to the presentation of the trophy in mid november at the Institute s convention. Gas Turbine warship undergoes sea trials Royal Navy s 4th Exmouth by Bill Neal staff writer Chatham England is the Royal Navy s first major warship to be completely propelled by Gas Turbine engines he Exmouth has completed Dock trials and is now undergoing sea trials according to a defens spokesman Here. Exmouth which was converted from steam propulsion to Gas and refitted at the Chatham Dock Yards has one Rolls Royce Olympus engine for building up full Power. Two Rolls Royce Gas Turbine proteus engines the take Over for cruising. The Gas turbines can be re Motely controlled from the Bridge. The simplicity of their installation enables a Complete main engine change in less than 48 hours. The size weight and operations of the turbines permit a reduction of up to 25 per Centof the Nomal Crew on a ship of this size the spokesman said. Other new features on sex Mouth include the use of a Gas Turbine for driving the main electricity Generator incorporating a waste heat boiler to produce steam for auxiliary and Domestic purposes and a controllable pitch propeller that is used for mane vering the ship in reverse. The Royal Navy intends using combinations of Gas Turbine machinery for All future major War ships the spokesman said. We have pioneered the use of Gas turbines in warships for Over 20 years and the knowledge and experience we have gained has led us to use the combined steam and Gas Turbine plants in our tribal class frigates and the new county class guided missile destroyers he , the fourth ship to Bear the name starts its life at Chatham 127 years after her first namesake was started at the Devonport  first Exmouth that carried 90 guns was scrapped Here Attis same Yard in Chatham in 1905. Report out Zamstein Germany is  left much Tobi desired in Many european locations so there s always a Chance in autumn vacation could Bedette. The 31st weather squadron2nd weather Wing at Ramst Iii air base has issued its new vacationland c i i m a t o 1 o b v report and for the next two months some pleasant tempera Tures seem to be in store. The information contained inthe report is based on data extracted from the climatic records of the 11 most frequented vacation spots i Europe and the Middle East. So for those american service men and families looking for Ward to a few Days off soon Here s the score new cola rates get of from Washington is change sin the station and travel allowances for some servicemen in Southeast Asia have been announced by the defense depart ment s per diem travel and transportation allowance com Mittee and at the same time it was Learned new rates will be medics plan sept. Meet Heidelberg special the annual preventive Medicine conference and army health nurses workshop will be held in Berchtesgaden from sept. 17-20. Key speaker at the conference will be or. Gustave j. Dammin president of the armed Force epidemiological Board and a professor at Harvard  40 speakers will present papers on topics of interest to preventive Medicine officers serving in Europe. Most of the topics will Deal with Public health. More than 100 participants Are expected to attend including representatives of several Allied countries. The most noteworthy papers will be published in the medical bulletin of the . Army Europe. Established in the near future forthe tens of thousands of service men drawing the Cost of living allowance cola worldwide. Travel per diem formerly $9,will now be $12 for military personnel at Chen Mai and Kho ratin Thailand. Another change in the housing allowance for some 10,000 servicemen mostly air Force i Thailand is in the offing As a result of a july Survey made bythe defense department. Details could not be Learned at this time but it is believed they will involve some increases and some decreases. In the Case of Laos the Cost Oil iving Index dropped from 114 to 112 which Means that an army sergeant first class e7 with a wife and two children will draw$1.95 extra daily instead of $2.25. Similarly a Captain o3 wit the same number of dependents will now draw $2.25 daily instead of $2.65. A committee spokesman Sai these changes Are made once a year to reflect current living costs. New Cost of living rates cola worldwide will probably be established in october As result of the july pay raise am the 10 per cent surtax. Tuesday August 27, 1968 2nd Wing s . . Sept. Oct. Sept. Oct. Sept. Oct. Sept. Oct. . Sept. Oct. Sept. Oct. Sept. Oct. Sept. Oct. Key Garmisch t Max t win precis sky 65 46 15 m. Cloy. 56 38 13 . Paris 53 17 p. Cloy. 45 15 . Cloy. 60 60 80 66 81 71 Madrid 58 11 49 14 Rome 61 6 53 13 Athens 84 63 4 73 56 9 Jerusalem 84 63 0 80 61 3 Amsterdam 65 52 16 57 46 22 London 67 51 21 59 45 21 Oslo 57 43 17 46 36 16 Bern 66 50 12 55 42 12 Berlin 66 51 16 56 45 19 . Cloy. P. Cloy. . Cloy. P. Cloy. For. P. Cloy. For. . Cloy. P. Cloy. M. Cloy. M. Cloy. M. Cloy. A cloy. M. Cloy. P. Cloy. P. Cloy. , cloy. . Cloy. T Max average maximum temperature t min average minimum temperature precis average number of Dayi with rain or Snow sky average sky condition f. Fair p. Is partly m. Is mostly and cloy. Is Cloudy. Garmisch Germany Spe Cial the Casa Carioca will alter its schedule during sep tember. The club will present its show on two mondays of the month and will replace these Days on which it is nor Mally closed with others. On sept. 2, the Casa Carousel will be presented for armed forces recreation Cente guests taking advantage of this labor Day Holiday me club will be closed on sept. 3. Also the Casa will be Operon sept. 16 and closed on Beni. 19 for minor renovations. Has Exmouth Royal Navy s first Gas Turbine warship leaves Chatham for sea trials