European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday january 30, 1969 l Ndon a the chips Are Down in the of feat trans Atlantic air race. Prize movie closed tuesday at $144,000 and it s there for anyone to wifi the idea is b get from the top of the Empire state build ing in new York in the fastest time to the top of the Post of fice Tower in London. Or vice versa. How you do it is no body s business except the Law  daily mall the London newspaper which originate the , said tuesday that 80 organizations an i individuals e boots. Elc Rutor already had made firm entries five Hundred others watch 6f a Dali Wall to to flier eat Fig Enst o1r Wes the various prattes. Hie mall experience fro Prev Louven. Tures suggests that these Fig ures will treble before the Start of the event May 4.those previous ventures go Back to the beginning of Avia Tion. The mail in fact boasts an historic role in encouraging aviation Progress. The first flight across the English Channel by t h e Frenchman Bleriot was made in the edwardian Era the the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic was made in 1919 by two englishmen Al cock and Brown piloting a converted. World War i bomber from Newfoundland to ire land in search of a Pally mall prize. This year s venture is to commemorate the 50th anniversary 6f the Alcock and Brown flight. To enhance All aviation the Competition i open to All Corner any businessman or Vaca across the Atlantic can Fri .1.may 4 to 11, add zest to the occasion by entering therace. The big time entrants the British and other air forces naturally Are keeping their plans a close secret. Trial rips a civilians however,.have suggested that the fast est time by scheduled airline plus Airport bus and a bit of ingenuity will be around Sis hours. The air Force contestants time to roue to they have the  of a mall in 1959. I that race was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bleriot s first Houston flight across the Channel. The idea was to get from the Arch of Triumph in th8 heir of Paris to Marble Arch just up the Toad from London s Buck Ingham Palace. The winning time achieved by the Royal air Force was 40 minutes. 45 seconds. Gen. Holzapple takes charge of 4th Nataf by David Iam staff writer ram Steinm Germany is . Air Force Gen. Joseph r. Holzapple took command her wednesday afternoon of nato s 4th Allied tactical air Force from outgoing Gen. Horace m. Wade. In a ceremony held in a hangar on the flight line because of rain Wade pinned the Blue-and-silver4th Nataf shield of Holzapple who arrived in Germany rpm Washington d.c., earlier in the Day. Holzapple then turned to Bun Des Wehr Gen. Juergen Bennecke commander of Allied forces Cen trial Europe who officiated at the ceremony and said i now  Lemnitzer on band More than 100 High-rankingu.s., German and Canadian Mili tary officers including Gen. Lyman l. Lemnitzer supreme Al lied commander Europe at tended the ceremony. The 4th Nataf is composed of units fro Germany Canada and the United states. Thursday Wade and Holzap Lewill repeat the change of com Mand ceremony when Holzapple takes Over Wade s other Post As commander in chief  is to become shape Chiel of staff saturday. Pass in review following the change of com Mand Canadian German and . Air Force units As Well a representatives of the 32nd Aad com passed in review. The band of the German air Force s 2nd div and the Safe band from Wiesbaden played the National anthems of the three nations. The ceremony began with threading of the order installing Holzapple As 4th Nataf com Mander. Holzapple tanned by a two week vacation in puerto Rico flew Here from Rhein main where his flight from washing ton had been met by Wade. Paris talks to reopen today . Won t accept Hanoi rejection of Iris a the United tons said at the first rps sinn Faroe pm Trinna to a a. A a. Inti i  states will go into the second full scale session of vietnamese peace talks thursday refusing to accept As final the other Side rejection of its proposals on Steps to scale Down the War. A High diplomatic source said the americans View the Quick statements of rejection by North Vietnam and the National liberation front As part of a process which will develop into extended sparring. The Elf and Hanoi delegations said at the first session that they would explain and Ela borate at the second Why the rejected -. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge s  pro Upsal specifically rejected was Date which dealt wit the demilitarized zone. The United states and its South Viet namese ally want the zone. Re established and guarantees that it will be respected. Lodge can be expected to pres this proposal again along with others concerning gradual de escalation gradual withdrawal of foreign troops by both sides fro South Vietnam and prisoner exchanges North Vietnam has Yetto. Admit that it has any troops in the  the North vietnamese and the Elf Are expected to re state their maximum positions calling for . Withdrawal and settlement of South Vietnam s political future in accordance with the front s apolitical  the Hanoi object appears to be too be the americans eventually to Deal directly with the ,.which Hanoi insists is a separate new spy trials in Iraq. Continued from Page 1 the six Day Arab israeli conf icon 1967 was the prelude to War which is not Over  Paul i who had appealed unsuccessfully to the Baghdad government not to exe cute 14 convicted spies nine other jews told his weekly Gen late sports Washington a Jim Lemon was fired wednesday As manager of the Washington senators. A club spokesman said Lemon and club officials were discussing the possibility of him staying with the club in another  no successor to Lemon a manager was named but High on the list of speculation Welebob Kennedy of the Oakland athletics Sam Mele former manager of the Minnesota twins and Eddie Stanky lat of the Chicago White sox. Lemon was booted out the Day after Minneapolis million Aire Robert Short became new owner of the american league club. Eral audience at the Vatican that the hangings can perilously exasperate the very delicate situation in the Middle East he said the executions had racist overtones. The fear of severe israeli reprisals stemmed from a speech monday by israeli Premier lev Eshkol who told the Knesset in Jerusalem the lord shall avenge their  information minister Abdulla Salum had announced in Bagh dad tuesday that new trial would be held. He gave no de tails. Israel has charged that 65people face trial and possible death sentences. The Middle East news Agency reported in Cairo that a mass trial had started. It said the defendants were accused of spying for the Central intelligence Agency of the United states. The executions created not Only a world wide juror but a series of demonstrations an counter demonstrations in Many cities in new York where jews angrily pushed and shoved outside the iraqi . Dele a Ion quarters and in London retirements refused for some officers continued from Page 1 units carrying the Brunt of the  a jew was stabbed by an iraqi guard while trying to Lant an israeli Flag on top of he iraqi embassy. And a Large number of infantry officers who entered Active duty during the 1966-67 buildup Are due to Complete their serv ice obligations this year the army said. This referred to Young offi cers who received their com missions through College Rotor officer candidate school and were obligated to serve at Leas two years on Active duty. Recently the army has extended this obligation to three years for enlisted men picked for oct. In this connection the army has issued circulars urging commanders to encourage qualified warrant officers and sergeants to apply for direct appointments As infantry officers the army said it expects the shortage will be eliminated Dur ing the next fiscal year starting july 1. It did not say How this would be done. The shortage apparently does t extend to other army branches such As artillery Andi Armor. Political entity competent to havea decisive role. Two Days before the second full session South Vietnam introduced an element which has aroused considerable speculation Here. This was the unexplained arrival of Nguyen Phu due per Sonal political adviser to presi Dent Nguyen Van Thieu due will attend the negotiating session. He has the rank of a spokesman and thus that of negotiator although South Viet namese sources said he was unlikely to speak leaving that to the chief negotiator Pharn Dane Lam. A some interpreted due s arrivals reflecting Thieu s anxiety to hav