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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, February 7, 1969

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 07, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and strips Friday february 7, 1969 is Schultz Lium Uit his fans Ash Awn announcer ibis by John Kruege staff writer spec. 5 Jonathan Bradle Green collects weather reports. They come from his two Hou top of the morning record program for an Frankfurt. He Calls the collection his Golden weather  when the affable 24-year-old redhead Fror Shaker Heights Ohio returns t the states in May he can Alwa refer to the file for fond memo Ries of the climate he left behind. And instead of showing slide she can read the German weather samples of boy was that bad to his family and friends. His favorite is Cloudy wit occasional Snow changing to rain or mixed rain and Snow. That s just too much grimaces too much to throw away. Right then and the restarted saving them. Since the first of oct Bethere s been no More than fou favourable forecasts of which to actually turned out Nice on the  it s these foreboding forecast that inspire Jolly Jonathan to Trall that much harder to cheer Aphis listeners As they shave Shower and shake the kids to get up for school. Greatest nuthouse in Ger Many raves the South forty humane society dedicated to the health and care of your Able assistant and  Schultz is that imaginary Engineer in whose direction Green can direct any leftover spleen after his 6 10 . Therapeutic theme has cleared away most of the Early morning miser ies. Is Schultz human query the curious. Is he a Chimpanzee we never hear him speak. Can you translate for him from Blackpool to Basel the mail comes in with a few Fror Yugoslavia thrown in for goo measure. A Chap from Blackpool on the Northwest coast of England Queen Elizabet honors . Sgt. Cam rank Bay Vietnam specials. Sgt. Roy Powell a medical services technician atthe Usan Hospital Here has been awarded the Royal humane society s resuscitation award on be half of Queen Elizabeth h. While serving with the 10thtactical Hospital at Alconbury air base Powell administered Mouth to Mouth resuscitation for 30 minutes to save the life of a englishman who had suffered an apparent heart attack. The Day before he left for the Vietnam assignment he was credited with saving the life of an 18-month old child. Legion plans Golden anniversary stamp Indianapolis special Asa Salute to the american legion on its 50th anniversary the .Post office will Issue a commemorative stamp March 15, the Golden anniversary of the open ing Day of the founding caucus of the legion in Paris. First Day ceremonies will take place March 15 in washing ton. Legion National commander William a Doyle said orders Are now being accepted for the legion s official first Day cover for use in connection with the commemorative stamp. Scored full Marks for the show which he manages to catch be fore the signal from Frankfurt fades. I never know what you re go ing to come up with next but i enjoy it he penned in  wish our bbl radio one were like  the German press has written up Green because of his popularity with the Germa Young crowd who Are Able to fathom the american  european Drivers it has been speculated would probably Benefit from the Green crab ins designed to make people who Are really angry feel  to achieve this Green announces that it s time for the crab in gives the Start top o the Moring Green today s weather is Gonna Berain mixed with Snow and ice with afternoon rainbows As spec. 5 Jonathan Bradley Green broadcasts his popular program fro the an studios in Frankfurt. Is photo Rohde ing signal and then proceeds to swear disarmingly in double  you Jonathan  wrote a Wiesbaden homemaker to the letters column of the stars and stripes for helping to Start our Day off with a  when we Are in the states she pointed out we Don t Al ways rely on our radio because we have to. While Here in Ger Many the radio is our Mai source of news of All kinds. To my family the most wonderful announcer is Jonathan  explains that he Aims for the gis providing what he Hopes is the most pleasant Way to begin a Day in an otherwise pretty Bleak life Bat an staffers will Tell you Green s infectious manner reaches All ranks and that there s Many a general who makes a special Point when visiting the studios to pay disrespects to the specialist who Sparks their  m really Happy i enjoy what i m doing declares  prefer to do Early morning or afternoon shows he philosophies when listeners Are get Ting up or Are in transit uncrowded traffic and Are very Touchy and crabby and need Friend. I m in a Lousy mood myself when i get up. I can t talk to anyone until after the show starts " commented a coworker i veneer seen such a change in any one. He won t even say goo morning when he comes in. But once the theme is played he a changed  no wilted army Green Washington a florists and other interested in preserving foliage eventually May Benefit from some new research in Mili tary camouflage. This was reported by scientists of the .army s mobility equipment research and development Center Merdoc at it. Bel voir a. The researchers report encouraging result sin Laboratory tests of a new chemical preservative aimed at prolonging the life of various kinds of foliage used to camouflage military installations in the  said like Many other military and space developments it May also have Civili an application for example in feeding the stems of eat foliage in Florist  preservative under test is a mixture of certain organic chemicals and metallic salts dissolved in suitable alcohols. The scientists offered no details on the exact chemical Structure but they said Foli age Cut from Hemlock Birch Oak Maple Holly and Beech Trees and treated with the material did not Wilt or alter color or for for up to six weeks. They said efforts Are being made to develop a Small plastic tube that will contain the material and be self sealing when attache to the Cut portion of the foliage Stem. The tube will be in various sizes for Field use by troops. Provisions of new Law Aid disabled veterans9 wives 778th Tasss Washington Bureau Washington is widows and wives of disabled vet Erans were reminded this wee that they Are eligible for i Bill Type education and Home loan benefits due to a recently implemented Law the veterans administration restated the provisions of the new Law that went into effect dec. 1, 1968, wherein the surviving spouse can receive ?j30 per month for full time training and lesser amounts for part time raining. For a remarried widows of so wins safety award Ben Waters England Spe Ial the 81st avionics main Enance so has received the 81sttactical fighter Wing s com Mander s ground safety trophy or recording an Accident free ear in 1968. World War a Korea or Post Korea veterans who died As re sult of military service a guaranteed Loans May be obtained for the Purchase of a Home. This eligibility expires july 25, 1870, for we n widows Jan. 31, 1975for korean conflict widows and generally 20 years from Date of the husband s death for Post Korea widows. A will guarantee 60 per cent up to a maximum of $12,500of the loan obtained by the widow with Long Terra mortgages up to 30 years and Little or no Down payments required. Other a benefits of particular interest to women include dependency and indemnity compensation death pension reimbursement of burial expenses and children s education. Rhein main Rhein main a Germany special leaving Home station on a few hours notice and living out of suitcases is no strange occurrence for the 778th tactical Airlift so Delta which recently set up operations Here replacing the 52nd military Airlift so. Assigned to the 7310th tactical Airlift Wing the 778th, commanded by it. Col. Fulton , will perform rotational duty after deployment from its Home station Pope fab . Its Mission is Airlift within us afe carrying High priority car go and personnel throughout the Middle East Africa and the european  the Speed built into the Squadron the 778th was set Upland flying missions within two Days after  Delta Squadron operates on a decentralized concept of Manning which makes them extremely Mobile and  this Manning system they have assigned to their Squadron personnel of All career Fields needed to maintain operations. This includes mechanics administrative specialists Supply specialists and even a few medi , plus the fact that Bench Stock spare aircraft tires engines desks typewriters and even filing systems arc carried with them whenever they change locations gives them extreme mobility and ease of deployment. According to 1st it. John me Gowan Squadron information officer they can set up operations on a dirt Field if it is Flat enough and maintain operation for approximately a month with a minimum of logistical  the Delta Squadron has a Lon history of deployments with a Short set up time and almost immediate operational readiness on location. Within the past year they have been deployed to Mildenhall England flying Mission sin support of Safe and participating in several  summer the Squadron was deployed to Southeast Asia where during a three week period it maintained three quarters of its personnel and aircraft on a rotational basis in Vietnam supporting Acaf missions in and out of Cam Rahn Bay while the remaining personnel handled major repair and maintenance of the rotational aircraft at the deployed location general Ware s son seeks helicopter duty Washington is Marine Lance Cpl. Keith l. Ware ii whose father was awarded the medal of Honor posthumously has enlisted in the army to be come a helicopter Pilot. His father maj. Gen. Keith , was cd of the 1st inf div in Vietnam when he was killed last sept. 13 in a helicopter crash As a result of hostile fire. Heat one time served As army chief of information. Usa eur makes Emberlin Tours weekly Heidelberg is Heberlin orientation tour for enlisted personnel has been in creased to a weekly basis. The program formerly was conducted once every two months the tour is to increase the Soldier s value to the United slates army Europe through better understanding of the Usa eur Mission and communist threat said a Susareu spokesman. Each tour includes 32 pm an augments the army command information program by in creasing our ,cttyea88s� to also  information to in crease understanding and Moti vation of the individual the spokesman applications must be sub matted through an information officer of a major command. The spokesman said Tours rescheduled she weeks in Advance and there is normally a Standb lilt if there Are cancellations. The voluntary tour program is posted of a temporary duty Basic. To Tec Judell 10 Day of travel to get to and from Berlin and a two Day tour of the City. I  
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