European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Fred 8. Hoffman Washington of years after the Viet build urn got started the in is trying to overcome a Tage of infantry officers Pinch throughout the is so tight that Many Reg infantry lieutenant Colo i including Many world War and korean War veterans being denied retirement though they Are eligible Jyh length of service. A army refuses to discuss lers but sources said theire shortage of 700 Lieutenan Jiel who command Jeffi fiery Falidas among other assign Lough More than 50 army tenant colonels have been Iri Vietnam this woul Dlly be the cause of the Short jut some army sources said loss of More than 670 majors captains has had a import it effect since their deaths by them off the promotion lad thou ii More than 1,000iy lieutenants have died in Iet Nain the army cite jul Otherl sons for a Lack of Coati party Rade infantry officers. The number of infantry offi is gained from Roth this Fis in year is smaller than expect 1, with Many officers choosing ther combat arms and Erv the army  other words they did not rant to serve with the Rifle cont. On Page 24, col of command change Gen. Joseph r. Holz Apple left shakes hands with Gen. Horace  right and bund Estehr Gen. Juergen Bennecke after a ceremony at Ramstein a Germany in which Holzapple took commando the 4th Nataf from Wade. Holzapple will become Safe commander thursday. Story Page 24 is photo by Gates Carbide ice unofficial newspaper of . Ferrei in Europe North Africa and the Middle East if 21855 a Dally 10 sunday. 27, no. 285 so thursday january 30, 1969 r snowman s land . Infantrymen Tram across Snow covered Fields near Vilseck Ger Many about 25 Miles from the czechoslovak Border in one of the opening phases of carb deice. In the foreground is a helicopter that brought Tam to the area a photo by James Gunter staff writer with Blue Force in exercise Carbide ices a darkness still covered the Snow Hills around the Village of Schwend Roet Germany at 6 45a.m. Wednesday when word was flashed to the 24th inf div head quarters of Contact with enemy Orange  unit has stopped approximately 50 vehicles by blowing Crater in the Road at coordinates papa Victor 151719," said the message. Vehicles and personnel Are being engaged by artillery. Request permission to shoot artillery beyond the inter National  men inside the Well lighted operations Van parked at the Edge of a Pine Wood scramble to pin Down the location on a situation map. Radios relayed the news to corps Headquarters. In a few minutes permission came from corps to blow Bridges along the Orange line on the map. It marked a simulated International Border. Permission also came to fire across the line. The Carbide ice War was  Blue Force spread across a wide area South of Amberg asunder attack from an alien army cont. On Poge 34, col. $ Syria says iraqi shot Diplomat by United press International new spy trials Are reported under Way in Iraq despite worldwide protests and warn Ings that the hanging of nine jews last monday could Lead to israeli reprisals and a new conflict in the Middle East. In Damascus the syrian for eign ministry announced wednes Day that a syrian Diplomat had been shot and wounded in Bagh dad Iraq by an iraqi Intelli gence agent. The ministry identified the Diplomat As Abdel Karim Sabbagh political att cheat the syrian embassy in Bagh dad. It said he was shot while Riding through the City in a car and that Syria had strongly pro tested the incident. The shooting added the threat of inter Arab strife to an already tense  Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt emphasized the growing tension in a speech to the fourth conference of the International confederation of Arab Trade unions in Cairo when he said cont. On Page 24, col 2 Nixon meets his Security Council again Wasoff Langton up pres ident Nixon and his National Security Council met wednesday for the third time since his administration took Power and Nixon reportedly was examining new . Approaches to the growing Middle East crisis. The principal announced item on the Council s Agenda was discussion of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty but the Mideast situation presumably was also discussed along with what response to make to Saviet Cong announcement of a week Long Vietnam cease fir during the tet holidays. The regular National Security Council members Are Nixon Secretary of state William , defense Secretary Mel Vin r. Laird vice president Spiro t. Agnew and the office of emergency planning director George Lincoln. But other top advisers were also present atthe White House session. Weather partly Cloudy to Cloudy with occasional rain. Slightly cooler Friday. Frankfurt Heidelberg High 46, Low 36. Temperature recorded wednesday get 4 4 am pm 39 38 act ,111.1, cd 34 50 Athens cd 37 43 Aviano cd 36 43 Berlin cd 43 4ti Bru Eti i 36 37 cop no in i 4 Frankfurt cd 4 4 am pm 37 45 London cd 46 46 Madrid cd 41 45 Munich cd 46 50 Pari p 41 45 Prestwick a 54 5s Rome p 48 46 wheel i p cl-6toud a partly Cloudy