European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes saturday february 1, 1969 president orders plan for All Volunteer army continued from Page u for ending the draft the wording differs in one respect from Nixon s Campaign Promise. Then he called for army plans to fill needs of Usa eur Washington is the army is working on plans to meet the equipment and Supply shortages in Usa eur Accord ing to army Secretary Stanley. Resor. Without going into details of the shortages the army Secre tary said in a recent interview that Usa eur stands High on the priority list for needed material. What is needed is Classi fied an army spokesman explained. Resor also said the army strategic army Force strap stands at its highest state of readiness in some time. Straf was badly depleted in men an equipment by the needs of the vietnamese War for some  strategic Force is made up of combat and support unit that Are based in the United states for use anywhere should the need arise. Major elements Are the 82nd airborne div at , n.c., the 5th mechanized div at it. Carson  1st and 2nd army dive at it. Hood tex., the 6th army Cav Reg at it. Meade md., and two activated National guard brigades the 29th inf at Scho Field Barracks Hawaii and the69th at it. Carson. Ending the draft when the Warin Vietnam is Over to ills directive he spoke of bringing this about after spending was substantially  in response to questions Ziegler said it was fair to say that Nixon was moving ahead on his pledge to end the draft and that he was aware of recent Gallup poll which said two out of three americans oppose the concept of an All Volunteer army. The directives called for comments on interest rate ceilings on task Force suggestions for ways to Cope with i organized crime and on Means of improving the postal service. The transportation depart ment was directed to set up a committee to investigate Al aspects of the government subsidized program to build supersonic Jet transport plane and to study urgent problems related to crowded airways. Highest peacetime awar0gen. Lyman. Lemnitzer supreme Allied commander Europe p As the distinguished service medal the highest . Peacetime military decoration on Gen. Theodore w. Parker retiring shape chief of staff at shape Friday. Is photo chief of staff honoured Parker retires from shape Post by de Freakley staff writer shape Belgium is nato commanders from England to Turkey gathered hereon a cold and blustery Friday to bid Farewell to Gen. Theodorew. Parker retiring shape chief of  an emotional Goodby address Parker who Marks his60th birthday saturday said co operation in the Atlantic Alliance has shown How an International Force can be put together to maintain peace even in an areas critical As the Middle East. The general who served More than 37 years in the army was awarded the United states High est peacetime military Decora Tion at his , Lyman a Lemnitzer supreme Allied commander Europe pinned the distinguished service medal on Parker s be rib boned Chest. Lemnitzer and Parker Dis played emotion during the 30 minute ceremony. The two Gen a what s an education reals have served together Formant years. Parker was special assistant to Lemnitzer when Lemnitzer was chairman of the joint chiefs of staff the two have been at shape for the last 5yz  first met when Parker was a student of Lemnitzer attest Point. Troop units and Honor guard representing the 13 Natona tons saluted Barker who has spent nine of his last 12 Mili tary years in the service of the Allied command. Before moving to shape he served As Mili tary Liaison to this nato Politi Cal committee in  hand for the ceremony were Harlan Cleveland Ameri can ambassador to nato Gen. James h. Polk Cental Andu Sarteur commander a do. Horacio Rivero jr., commander in chief a South Gen. Ben h a r r e 11, commander land Southeast and German Gen Juergen Bennecke commander in chief accent. Oil is h it s the key to o full satisfying life. It unlocks the past and May determine the future your future or your children s future. It opens the door to the cultural heritage of Mankind. And in Plain dollars and cents it s Worth Money. The average College graduate earns about $500,000 in his lifetime compared to $340,000 for a High school graduate. Stars and Stripe reporter have examined the educational opportunities overseas from kindergarten to graduate school from usde5�a to Musafi for the first of a series of detailed reports fee sure to gel this sunday s Stan and stripes.  continued from Page 1jtighter regulations on offshore drilling he said As a  undersea Well being drilled five and a half Miles off Shore by Union Oil co. Of Cali fornia blew out  the migration of Gray whales at its height state fish and game officials expressed fear for safety of the mammal which must come to the surface to breathe. Their route was through the Oil Slick. Many Birds were struggling on the beaches their feathers Sticky with Oil. State Marine biologists said chemicals used to disperse the Slick May har Bottom dwelling fish and Plank ton. Weather partly Cloudy with occasional Tho Wen and Gutty Wundt Thi afternoon. Little change sunday Frankfurt a a doll re High 43, Low 35, temperature recorded Friday 4 4 pm pm 41 45 London of 34 60 Madrid o 3q 43 Munich p 4b 49 Pant p 41 97 Prutnick 4 4 am pm 46 a4ana, cd 66 i attain cd 39 39 Valano r 41 46 Berlin p 44 48 Eru Mou p 39 46 Frankfurt r 48 09 we Mutt p weaker wins Northwest again belted by cold Snow continued from Page 1 sound to the Northern Rockies rain spilled Over the Western slopes of Washington and Ore gon coating the deep Snow there with Glaze. Seattle where the Snow depth has piled up to 19 inches Shiv ered into its 10th consecutive Day of sub freezing cold. Thurs Day s High of 30 degrees broke a1909 record of nine Days in a Row of freezing  across the state damage mounted from the col lapse of warehouse and garage roofs under the weight of 30 and40-Inch Snow accumulations. Eight workmen escaped Seri Ous injury thursday when Liq roof of a cold storage warehouse in the North Central Washington Community of Peshastin caved i while they were shovelling off 40 inches of Snow. Damage was estimated at 9100,000. Cold dry air seeping into the nation s kids action seemingly ended for the moment the threat of additional Rains in flood Swol Len streams and Rivers in a Kansas and Indiana. Three persons drowned thurs Day As Flash floods hit scattered parts of Arkansas where som communities were swamped by up to 8 inches of rain in 24hours. A woman drowned in a Little Rock suburb and two Brothers died when Rushing Waters swept their truck into Creek near hot Springs. Farmers alerted the weather Bureau warned that much of the Wabash River s Bottom land below Lafay Ette ind., would be under water for several Days As the result office jams and three Days of heavy rain. Farmers were alerted for evacuation of cattle and equipment the combination of washed out roads High water and deep mud on secondary roads closed numerous Indiana school thursday. Fog continued to pose Hazard for motorists and slow air travel in new York and Pennsylvania but generally Milder weather ended freezing Raios of the Pas two Days in All of the East except Northern new England