European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Stars and strip daily magazines a stories and photos by Phil Dodson Ryphe discordant sounds of the big Al City had quieted. People with places to go had gone and the ones still left huddled in doorways and alleys for Protection against the bitter cold a Lone american police Cruiser silhouetted by the Glare of a Streetlight made a last Quick turn around the lock before the Driver headed Back to the Frankfurt my station. All was quiet and a pot of hot Coffee was waiting. You never know commented on Emp what will happen. Sherii you expect trouble not a Damn thing  on a night you think everything s going real smooth All hell Breaks  his partner nodded in agreement. For Frankfurt on a saturday night it had been exceptionally quiet. And that meant for the police patrols under area Provost marshal it. Col. George w. Hig gins jr., it had been a Good night. Car 41, the senior patrol had Bee ready but it just was t happening. And that s the Way they like it. Six hours earlier desk sergeant sgt. James c. Carter the soft spoken no who would direct All police action during the night had predicted that it would be a quiet tour of  is a slow time of the month. Of there la probably be a few drunks out but i doubt anything serious will break  if anything that had been an under statement. 4 with the exception of escorting a Good natured drunk Back to his Barracks and pointing him towards the door the patrol had been purely routine. The radio reported an armed robbery somewhere but it was far in the distance out of the jurisdiction of the patrol. Sgt. Phil Hebert a slow talking South Erner from North Carolina who looked As though he could take care of himself took the wheel for the 9 . To 12 . Patrol. His partner was spec. 4 Pau Trexler. Hebert had taken this patrol Man times but would t do it much longer. He explained that he was due to rotate soon and made it Plain that he had no intention of becoming a policeman in the states. Police work just in t what it used to be he drawled and police in the states Aren t exactly what you d Cal popular nowadays. I be really enjoyed my stay in Germany though. It s Beena great assignment. You might not be Lieve it but i be never had to pull my pistol and Only once used a  he drove with a nonchalance which could have been misconstrued As carelessness but was t. As he Maneule Redythe Over sized Cruiser through the Nar Row Back alleys of Frankfurt s notorious red Light District the crooked mile on and around Kaiser Strasse he pointed out the hot spot areas that gis patronize and which the maps watch foray sign of trouble. Most of our problems come from is coming to Frankfurt looking for a Good time he intoned. They hear this  on a night Evhen you expect trouble not a Damn thing happens. And on a night you think everything s going real smooth All hell Breaks loose.9 saturday january 25, 1969 patrolling notorious crooked mile i o tedious thankless Job. The stars and stripes is a swinging place and there s a lot faction to be had. Really most of the places they go to Are clip joints that sell Beer at 5 Marks $1.25 a bottle an