European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 04, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 4, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 7 helping All retarded children editor s note this i another in a series of articles outlining the purposes an programs of those associations 22 in nil which have combined this year in an Amer Ica wide Appeal for Public sup port of the common welfare. The combined Federal Campaign will be conducted Over seas from feb. 15 through March 31. The National association for retarded children the National association for retarded children founded in 1050, is committed to the philosophy that every mentally retarded child and adult has the right to be understood respected and helped regardless of visage economic status race or Creed. For nearly two decades it Hasl bored to bring a greater de Gree of health and happiness to these unfortunates and to turn them into useful citizens. Three per cent of the United states population Are classified As retarded. Among the projects fostered by the National society and car a donor who gives any sum whatever great or Small to the overseas combined fed eral Campaign which opens feb. 15, May determine which one or More of the 22 agencies which have joined in this year Samerica wide Appeal is to receive his  Money he donates will be delivered directly to the designated Agency and no other Neucom he official conducting the annual fund drive  Ord to make a fair a  of other  contributions the Agen cies involved have determined upon e following distribution the nine International service agencies 26.1 per cent the 12 National health agencies 33.3per cent arc 10.6. Ried out through local agencies throughout the United states Are these specialized facilities for Early diagnosis made accessible to sufferers wherever they May  health nursing serv ices bringing Aid to mothers i everyday problems of rearing a retarded  of a Public school program for the mildly or moderately retarded employment placement services for mildly retarded youth and adults and assistance to employers in the understanding of their capabilities and limitations. Recreation services not Only to provide fun for the retarded but to improve their  and emotional health. Research into the causes mental retardation leading to Means of preventing or and alleviating the distress it causes trained by germans . Youngsters on traffic patrol by Bill Neal staff writer Karlsruhe Germany is twelve Hildren from the american elementary school at Paul Revere Village have Takena Road guard training course Given by Ger Man police and arc now enforcing safety rules for 120 of their classmates at housing area Street  student patrols arc primarily for the new school building previous headquarter Sor the Karlsruhe support District staff which has been relocated at Smiley bar Racks. The building was reconstructed to provide classrooms for two 5th, and two 6th Grade classes because of Over crowded conditions at the american school. The children All volunteers and All wit written permission for the patrol guard duties from their parents attended a four hour training course Given by the police according to principal Robert  Hambsch police supervisor for All student patrols and Erwin Lackinger police Liaison officer conducted the course for the american  policemen and one teacher sponsor were on duty with the children for the first few Days of the program which started late last month. One teacher will always be on duty with the patrols and from time to time the City police will spot Check to ensure the children perform  american student Road guards will Wear the familiar German traffic patrol White Cap and Belt and White Raincoat for inclement weather the same As German student patrols Wear said Martin. It. Col. James r. 7hts, co of the Karls Ruhe support activity in cooperation with the Provost marshal who was already Over taxed in providing adequate coverage for the Street Crossings the local Pat and the City police organized the student Road guard program the first in Karlsruhe. Checkup City police spot Check student Road guard patrols in the Paul Revere Village area Karlsruhe. Army Seith hot meals at Kreuz Nach school solve problems by Amis Nixon staff writer bad Kreuz Nach Germany is hot meals served to High school students in a new program Here have solved several prob lems saved Money and eliminated a safety Hazard according to John s. Marshall principal. Reasonably priced menus pro vide wholesome food eliminate a safety Hazard in Winter allow sufficient time for the student to eat Cut out the use of eight buses needed to haul the students Home and Back and permit close supervision of the students Dur ing the entire Day of school Marshall said As he ticked off the advantages. Study made we made a Survey of the bus runs and found that some Stu dents had Only 10 minutes fro the time they got off the bus until they were due to get Back on again he explained. That is not enough time to eat anything. Driving on icy roads during Winter months is risky and we have eliminated the daily expo sure of the students at least once he continued. Even i summer months there Are Haz Ards. The new system started Las month provided soup and a Sand wich we have had to revise that menu already. They Are offered salad hamburgers milk pizza Spaghetti fresh Ham sandwiches potato chips and soft drink with other items on varying menus throughout the month Marshall said. The buildings have been renovated with three Coats of White paint on the outside of each. Music program was presented this year and the band has held concerts already under the direction of Pablo mares of Albuquerque . The next concert is set for the parents teachers association meeting feb. 4," said Marshall when asked about the  Hope to have a new school building in 1973," he said. Inthe meantime we Are grading two meters off some sloping land to make a football Field and behave a 30-bed hotel for visiting teams where formerly the were billeted by the 8th inf div in Rose Barracks he said. Man Euver statistics just Ash runs can by j. King Cruger staff writer Ober Ursel Germany is eight that s the answer. What s the question How Many Flat tires did the 2,311 vehicles have while moving in Convoy from the reformer i pre position Sites to the training area at Grafe Woehr Here s another answer 7,200.that s the Correct response to the query of How Many Box lunches were served at Rhein main air base to the reformer i Advance party. Keeping track of statistics such As these is the smallest task among some Gigantic ones handled by the recently formed . Army transportation omd Europe with Headquarters Here at Camp , a major unit of com a now is in charge of moving Ali army personnel and equip ment in Europe. The largest task it has faced since its inception in december was to get there forger troops and equipment to the proper place at the proper  new command s report on its role in re forger lists 24,300 pieces of baggage handled 12,-112 troops moved 45 Railroad trains with a total of 775 Railroad cars shunted from one site to an other and 952 tracked vehicles loaded onto Flat cars for shipment to . Robert w. Larson. Co employed just 50 officers and enlisted men to plan and coordinate All the movements necessary to make reformer function As smoothly As it has. Larson s Consoli dated cojnman4 includes five subordinate units. One of these is the new data processing unit it coordinates the activities of the other four. Another new unit is the control movement Agency which is responsible for the movement of All army people and  at its Headquarters in Worms it handled on of the most complicated aspects of the reformer Effort. This was determining the density of re forger Highway and rail traffic which could be safely managed without upsetting the German transportation network. It also arranged for All train shipments for m60 tanks self propelled artillery personnel carriers and other heavy tracked vehicles. The . Army reception group Europe us arg another subordinate element had the Job of processing the men and equipment arriving at Rhein main and making sure that both troops and tools got to the pre position Sites. A third transom unit playing a major Rolein reformer is the 37th motor transport group successor to the famed red Ball express of world War ii. Its Job is to keep supplies rolling around the clock from com z depots to the car bide ice Man Euver area. If necessary the outfit is prepared to Airlift High priority cargo Pri Marily repair parts with army aircraft. Much of transom s heavy hauling is done bythe final element in the command the Lith Ter Minal come with Headquarters in  outfit concerns itself with Ocean and River shipping and has Many barges it leases plying the Rivers and canals of Germany and the Low countries. Here s one last answer transom will do  question is a who will move All the men and equipment involved in reformer Back to respective bases when Carbide ice is completed. In Ransom will follow the same procedure in re versa that u used to set up Carbide ice. There is one exception to this. Seventh army will re turn the troops from Graf to the pre position Sites