European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 7, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 7 i  army Pilot s wife Shook vhf \ fire fighters t est blew equipment by Amis Nixon staff writer Karlsruhe Germany is City fire fighters and army air Field pilots tested special equip ment so realistically Here that an american Pilot s wife though the worst had happened Accord ing to it. Col. Graham c. Davis co of the Stra com aviation co. Mrs. John k. Bley whose War rant officer husband was flying that Day rushed to the Airfield near Gerszewski Cavern in the Wake of speeding fire  she found City firemen with the full cooperation of he husband putting out a simulated fire on an american ch34 Heli copter. The exercise was planned with the Karlsruhe fire depart ment chief to test newly acquired equipment and the Avail army chutes the works to Aid germans by Glenn Mays is Augsburg Bureau chief Berchtesgaden Germany is . Forces Here played helping hand role in Prepa rations for the recent world championship luge races at near by Koenig see. During the construction of the$750,000, three Quarter mile mechanically cooled sled racing course three Cooling machines were brought to a parking lot near the construction site. When the German firm i charge of the project found that the trucks carrying the 4.5 to machines were too wide for the roads leading to the site official decided to Transfer them to smaller vans. However they had no Crane Large enough to make the Transfer. Army cranes at the request of the chief of the chamber for tourist traffic Here members of the local army transportation unit completed the Transfer with a heavy duty Crane and work on the project moved along on  track the Only one of its Type in the world was built tonsure that luge and Bob racing does not have to be cancelled inthe future due to Lack of ice. Warm winds have caused cancellations in the past when they melted the hand Laid ice. Ability of fire fighting support inthe event of a disaster Davis  in heavy Silver fire repellent suits practice removing passengers with simulated injuries and a German search and Rescue helicopter arrived to evacuate them. For the exercise the victims who would be evacuated to the army Hospital at Heidelberg were flown tothe Airfield Here. Davis and the firemen con eluded that the new fire fighting apparatus including a chemical Crystal powder extinguisher would be Able to extinguish an aircraft fire in  and american officials were pleased with the results. Sclerosis merciless crippler editor s note this i another in a series of articles outlining the purposes an programs of those associations 22 in All which have combined this year in an America wide Appeal for Public support of the common welfare. The combined Federal Campaign will be conducted overseas from feb. 15 through march31. Multiple sclerosis society multiple sclerosis is a disease of the Central nervous system. It is not a mental disease nor is i contagious. Sufferers from the disease said to number 500,000 i America have difficulty in walk ing talking seeing hearing Andi eating. Medical scientists operating under the auspices of the National multiple sclerosis society Are engaged in never fire fighters Rescue survivors from simulated helicopter crash near Karlsruhe. Army. Seith 300 scouts plan to enter european Klondike Derby to Eslingen Germany special German american and Canadian boy scouts will hitch themselves to homemade sleds feb. 15 and follow the Call of the wild into the Woods near pan Zer Cavern. The occasion is the fourth annual european Klondike Derby sponsored this year by the Al Pine transatlantic Council of the boy scouts of America. Chairman for the event is it.  m. Johnson executive officer special troops Headquarters 7th army support  300 boy scouts plan to match their skills in the Day Long Competition in the Woods adjacent to Panzer Cavern at to Eslingen. The teams of eight boys two Drivers and six dogs will compete for Points in the Derby which will test team and individual skill in com pass map Reading fire building cooking first Aid Trail sign Reading knot tying and Rescue and measurement by reckoning. Umpires will time and evaluate each team s Effort and award a number of Points for each  at the sound of a starting gun in Waves of six sled teams each at 10-minute intervals the Derby contestants will cover a course Laid out to resemble in miniature the Alaska of 1890swhen Gold seekers raced Over the Klondike wastes in dog sleds. To enter the Klondike Derby each patrol must equip itself with a sled of original design and Tough construction weighing 50 pounds Unladen rocks May be added to bring the sled weight to Standard and measuring six feet Long and 18inches wide. The sled loaded with food for one meal and supplies to Complete the test is pulled Over the entire  along the course Bear authentic or real sounding alaskan names like Polar Cove Juneau Fairbanks Skagway Attu Kodiak and Yukon Peak. Each team will follow its individual set of sealed orders opened after the gun and outlining the assigned route which in All cases leads through each of the  at each City the team will be challenged with a situation designed to test the team s scouting skill. After visiting each City the team races toward the North pole and the finish  the end of the Derby the three teams earn ing most Points will be presented plaques or medals. A plaque also will be awarded to the team with the Best designed  Snow adds atmosphere to the race some of the Best Competition has been experienced on dry or like last year Muddy ground. So rain Snow or fair the race will get underway at 9 30 . Ending research into the causes of the disease and dues to a possible cure. The disease Nas Many Peculiar manifestations. It generally attacks people in their prime years 20 to 40 and the Inci Dence rate is higher Amon women than men. One of its puzzling aspects is the unexplained disappearance of some of its symptoms from time Totime occasionally never to  no specific treatment exists the patient can an should be treated the multiple sclerosis society says. Medical care will help to prevent other infections braces May stabilize useable limbs physical exercises May stimulate the patient s Willand ability to remain Active. When is strikes families can turn to their local chapter of the National organization for in formation sympathetic attention and medical guidance. These chapters also provide physical equipment Hospital Beds lifters walkers wheel chairs crutches and canes at the request of a physician. &sil�$s8wss coast guard has designs on oceanographic ship in 72. ,.__ _. T us of. It Tia Loo  u Ltd a full autom by Bill Neal staff writer Washington is . Coast guard has been granted approval for the cob Striction of the free world s most modern oceanography vessel which in expected to be completed and to service by1972. The new High endurance Cut Ter wheo-701 is now to the final stages of design. My. Willard j. Smith coast guard commandant Here said this will be the first Ameri can research ship especially designed and outfitted for near Polar High sea state  the 387-foot Cutter we be capable of carrying out total give investigations in virtual Lyall phases of oceanography. The ship s Laboratory facilities the most modern Ever in stalled in a . Vessel will enable it to carry out studies i Marine biology geology chem ical and geophysical studies from the fringes of the icepack to the tropics. The new Cutter will be equipped wit y automated steam Turbine engine and a new radio and Ocean data sys tem that will enable it to acquire information from Remote sensors aboard ship carried boats helicopters submersibles and buoys. Smith said the Cutter will have a High degree of Comfort to its living quarters Aud will accommodate about 133 officers and men including about 15civilian  in developing the ship audits new data system the scientific Community was frequently consulted for suggestions Opin ions and review of the  was done so the completed vessel would be of the greatest use for All segments of i scientific Community