European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Jul jump gig bib Jab a Jwj my Breaks the logjam for e5-e7 by marcs a Washington Bureau chief Washington is the army As announced a special move to Elim me the backlog of promotions to e5,s6 and e7 by authorizing major com hands worldwide to Advance All those Yho attained promotion list status for Icse grades before aug. 1. 1068, Andre still eligible for new stripes. All promotions under this authority be made without regard to depart ment of the army quotas requisition action or local position vacancy Cri Teria the army said. Those in transit from one command to another will be promoted immediately upon arrival a their new duty station if they Are not advanced by their former unit the army explained. Purpose of the move officials pointed out is to Clear up the backlog of All those who made e5-e7 recommended lists before the weighted promotion system went into effect on aug. 1,1968. As a result a More equitable flow of advancement to these grades will take place in the future a Grade imbalance May result income units but no major reassignment problems or actions Are expected officials added and attrition will take care of the situation in time. On world wide basis the army has vacancies for All the men who Are to be promoted. Friday s action follows existing policies which provide that All servicemen who before aug. 1 reached recommended list status for these grades would be advanced ahead of those who reached this Point for the same Grade and military occupational special after aug. 1. Earlier the army estimated that Normal quota allocations would have taken care of these men by now but cont. On put pc 2. Col. A unofficial newspaper of . Force in Europe North Africa and the Middle Lair. 27, no. 289 nday. February 3, 1969 if 21855 a 5 daily 10 sunday 93 schoolgirls injured As israelis quell riot sqf3tening four f4d phantom Jet Surop napalm canisters Over the target area for a demonstration of the air Mobil method of warfare saturday at Grafen Woehr Germany. Story on Page 7 an other picture on Page 24 is Jim Cole Gaza Trio s sentencing is protested Gaza a almost 100 Arab schoolgirls were injured in clashes with israeli troops sunday. A High ranking military source said 93 were treated in hospitals after israeli troops charged with nightsticks to break up three hours of rioting by 4,000 girls aged Between 11 and 18. He stated that 43 girls were kept in hospitals. Three suffered broken  was the highest casualty toll in occupied territory since the1967 War. The girls went on a three hour Stone throwing rampage after three Gaza women were sentenced to prison by an israeli military court for spying an aiding guerrillas. The girls tussle with the troops spitting and Yelling abuse. They Tore Down the mud and Stone Walls outside their schools to get  newsman described the scene outside one school As like Battlefield covered with  trouble started in the morn ing As the court sentenced Nahala Hafez Al bailed 19, Fatmata Ala Murt Adja 17, and Fatma cont. On Page 33, col 4 a feet of solid muscle9 saved from Snake s grip Gosford new South Wales up an american zoologist tussle with Python. Before a 16-foot-Longcrowd of startled tourists Here saturday the curator of reptiles at the Lincoln Park zoo Chicago Jim Swanson was visiting Tae australian reptile Park outside this North coast town 50 mile from Sydney. He had Given the Snake which is 8 inches thick to the owner of the Park Eric Worrell four years ago Swanson agreed to pose with the Snake for photographers a party of he entered the Snake s Cage and grabbed it behind its head. As he was dragging it out into the open the reptile became irritated and wound itself around Swanson s body pinning his legs together so that he was unable to move. Swanson fell to the ground and As the Snake tightened its coils he lost control of its head and was badly gashed on the forefinger by the Snake s  it appeared that Swanson Wom to Shepherd s few Pittsburgh up Ruth jacks told police a German Shep Herd snatched her hag and car ried it to a Man waiting a few feet away. Dog and Man fled be fore mrs. Jacks could react. Wag in danger of being asphyxiated tourists watching started to scream and some rap to fetch Worrell who arrived after the uneven contest bad been going on for ten with Worrell s help Swansonas Able to get free but it took the two men another ten minutes to get the Snake Back in its , almost exhausted Swanson described the Snake As "19 feet of solid  said the attack had been brought about entirely by disown foolishness in trying to handle the Snake on his own. K rain your begins in . London a astronaut rank Borman the Apollo 8 commander his wife and two sons arrived by presidential Jet sunday night for the first Stolon an 18-Day, eight country Good will Mission for president . Borman his blonde Wile Susan and sons Frederick 17,and Edwin 15, will be Here until wednesday. They were greeted by a crowd of newsmen and photographers. An official of the ministry of technology welcomed them on behalf of the govern  told newsmen he and his family fett very honoured that they Are to be received in a special audience by Queen Elizabeth ii. He said their visit to Britain is a very special thing for the bormans. The Only thing that disappoints us is its Short  la have to come Back some other time when we can have better Chance to look  the visitors have a packed schedule for their three Days Here including a number of Tele vision appearances. Borman commanded the dec.21-27 space Mission that circled the Moon. He has been asked by Nixon to discuss scientific and technological developments i space exploration with euro  bormans also will visit France Belgium the nether lands West Germany Italy Spain and Portugal before re turning to Washington