European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Leu May seek . Troop Cut 2 Al i i Sage eur unofficial Newt Polar of u $. Fri in Europe Norrett area and Middle feat v january 13, 1969 vol. 27, no. 268 is Dally 10 sunday if 21855 a wed to Captain whirl Bird courtship tuts in of ho9 for Chris a Ami Beach a Chris the Leggy disk jockey who to vie Triam to cheer the was married saturday to Een Beret Captain who pro in a whirl Bird. E girl whose miniskirt was trademark wore a floor wedding gown when Shee the Bride of capt. To Egton a native of Mullins is of West Palm Beach went to Vietnam several to promote her twice Kly show on armed forces in a Date with really listened to said Herrington. I t in an area where i could r much of anything on it the Captain mane Vered to have himself assigned a Chris escort and on her second trip proposed to the singing blonde while flying in a helicopter to an were married by the Rev. Jonathan Aho of Bayshore lutheran Church at the Home of or. And mrs. Robert Rauth bord. I knew we d be married the second time i saw him Chris said. Herrington. A paratrooper was wounded three times during his 18 months i Vietnam. The couple will honeymoon inthe Bahamas and live in los Angeles. Chris said she would continue her radio program for the troops. Danish Princess Benedikte. No complications has boy Frankfurt up princes Benedikte of Denmark gave birth sunday to a boy in Frankfurt University clinic a spokesman at Wolfgarten Castle baby weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces the spokesman reported that Mother and child Are Well. There were the baby was delivered at 2 15 doctors who delivered the boy were led by prof. Otto Kae ser chief of the clinic s gynaecology , 24, is third in line of Fco Tif on Page col j Chris Noel could involve 60,000 Nixon View awaited Saigon up president Nguyen Van Thieu is considering making a proposal for withdrawal of As Many As 60,000 . Troops from South Vietnam this year sources close to the vietnamese chief executive reported sat urday night. The sources said Thieu feel confident enough in the strength of the South vietnamese armed forces to Call for a reduction of from 20,000 to 60,000 troop from the current 540,000-Man . Contingent in Vietnam with in the year. The sources said the South vietnamese president was not prepared to make any formal proposal to this effect however until he has sounded out the in coming Nixon administration on the announcement was expected before . President elect Richard m. Nixon takes office Jan. 20.so far the proposal is in the exploratory stage with an Eye to Public reaction the sources said. They said nothing has yet Bee said officially about it to the . Mission in military officials meanwhile said they expect troop reduction will be made during the year but Are anxious to see first what comes of the current communist buildup Ink provinces surrounding Saigon. Thieu was said to feel that proposal from the South Viet namese themselves for a reduction in . Strength might go a Long Way toward convincing the american Public that his regime is getting stronger and is Worth granting continued . close to Thieu said he has already quietly designate certain persons to sound out Nix on and his advisers on the has already set the stage for the withdrawal of some . Cot on pages col i dependent care army eases policies on separation re up by Perry Flippins a Washington Bureau Washington is the army has eased three require ments for service personnel nearing the end of their duty Tours. One change in army regulations allows Field commanders to extend a Serviceman on Active duty beyond his Normal separation Date Elswith the Serviceman s permission if his dependent is ill and . The army already provide for such extended medical care for the Serviceman beyond ets but the dependent care provi Sion which can be extended unto 11 months is new. When med ical care is no longer needed by the dependent the Soldier can be separated. The other change is in reenlist ment policy. Heretofore service men desiring to reenlist for particular overseas area were sometimes denied their Choice of assignments because of longer Westmoreland inspects games site by j. G. Gons a Nuernberg Bureau chief Vilseck Germany is Gen. William c. Westmoreland army chief of staff made a tour of the seventh army training Center at Vilseck and Grafen Woehr observed Advance party units preparing for the arrival of the troops who will be taking part in the nato War Man Euver car bide ice starting Jan. 29 near the West German czechoslovak Border meanwhile almost one third of the 12,000 dual based troop participating in exercise re forger i had arrived in German to pick up their pre positioned equipment. The Airlift portion of the exercise has been dubbed re forger arrival it Vilseck West Moreland was briefed by Knapp on the joint visit ors Bureau and the preparation being made to accommodate a expected 500 newsmen and offi Cial observers. Mai. Gen. George p. Sennefjr., cd of the 3rd inf div out lined the plan for operation Pegasus a massive Jar Mobile operation which will involve Large percentage of the euro Pean based helicopters and a detachment of West German army helicopters along with air Force Craft to be used for reconnaissance. Sennen also outlined the Fiel training exercise Carbide ice which will take place later this Mouth when the bulk of the re forger i troops arrive at the Snow capped training areas in pct. 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