European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes monday february 10, 1969 skyjacker s moment of glory is Short lived by Ben fun Miami. Fla. A his life has been a Nightmare of frustration and failure. Mentally he is overwhelmed by his own prob lems tortured by the unrest abroad in the world. Life Blackland ugly offers him nothing but has nothing to lose. High in the sky he pulls a gun and Muscles his Way into the cockpit of an Airliner. Cuba he barks. Cuba the loud voice masks his fear. His Finger is nervous on he Trig Ger. Almost meekly the Pilot obeys the command swinging South for Havana. He must do nothing that could possibly irritate or frighten the gunman an touch off a shooting that could set up a disaster. The Captain no longer is i charge. The skyjacker is the master of the great Craft and allies passengers. For once in a miserable life he has found his moment of Power. Now the world will take notice of the glory is Short lived. The plane touches Down at Jose stars and stripes column Sand comment Marti Airport. Cuban militia men surround it. The Hijacker surrenders his gun. He is led away into oblivion. Once again he is a faceless nobody now Lostin a communist society. He is the phenomenon of visage and he is one of Many the Neer do Well the criminal Fugi Tive the military deserter the exile devoured by his homesick Ness the hopeless behind the guns the knives and the grenades the sky Jack ers Are a varied lot but the break Down into definite types. The fearful a shaggy haired youth of 19 told the Stew Ardess of a National airlines plane he was afraid he would be sent to Vietnam. "1 Don t want to go Here he cried. I Don t want to kill the Neer do Well Willie jes Sie 25, was a . Army deserter and a failure divorced by his wife. Cuba he thought might offer him a future so he hijacked a private plane taking his two year old daughter Patricia with him five months later he made his Way know 1 will have to go to jail he said but my Only Hope now is for i future for my the mental Case Oran Rich Ards 33, told the Crew of a Delta plane he was dying of cancer and babbled that the masons Are injecting me wit Light sobbing he dropped his gun was captured by the Crew and has since been committed to an fugitive Lawrence Rhodes facing kidnapping an armed robbery charges in West Virginia told a Delta Steward Ess i face the electric chair anyway. I be got nothing to militant the negro wore the uniform of the Black pan ther movement Black Beret Black jacket and boots. Blac Power he shouted. Black Power i the subversive three gun men took Over a colombian air liner and forced it to Cuba. They were Castro agents said Bogota newspapers going howl after a Mission to stir up trouble in Colombia. The Hijacker of an other plane said Fidel has or dered me Back. This is the easiest Way to the homesick Mario Velaz Quez Fonseca had fled Cuba on a Home made raft. Now a Yea later he was going Back. Hold ing a gun on a stewardess he letters to the editor unbiased objective View recently a stranger asked me about the location of new or never been there and having heard a great Deal about fun City he further asked for a description of the the Benefit of that stranger and those stars and Stripe readers who have acid the Good Fortune not to have seen or visited the City an unbiased objective View is herewith presented new York City is a Small Island located on the Eastern Seaboard of the United is almost totally shrouded by Cloud covers of poisonous air saturated with mountains of litter dung and garbage immobilized by tons and tons of motor vehicles paralysed by coercive greedy striking brotherhoods and populated primarily by inhuman Mon sters automatons decadent perverts drug addicts bigots teen age dwarfs ethnic warriors murderers mafias insufferably fatuous politicians and administrators pompous athletes crude newspaper writ ers big business manipulators and other assorted specimens who warrant biological and sociological study. Were this islet suddenly to Dis appear into the Atlantic Ocean the moral and natural Atmos phere of the entire unite states would improve by exactly 82.5 per use my initials Only for obvious reasons. Thank y . Stuttgart school photographs in reply to Wiesbaden photo services a Jan. 13since when is having your child s school picture taken in Europe deemed to be made with the idea of providing a stateside service to us and those in Iso lated areas. And to assist in the Gold flow the Money we hand Over to photo services is being spent directly on the local Economy for living expenses and opera time to reevaluate since the German do i flourishing i think it s time the american express reevaluated its agreement with the German Banks. In particular i am speaking of the agreement american express made with German Bank snot to convert Dos to Ameri can inquired at the american express in Berlin Why the could not convert Dos to dollars and they replied it was because of this agreement. A change in policy should reconsidered at this time to curb the Gold flow to promote higher morale and to save Ameri can Money sgt. Michael w. Hamilton Berli editor s note an official of the banking department of american express in Europe said that american express cannot convert Dos to dollars be cause of the status of Force agreement Between the . Government and that of the Republic of West Germany and also because of a Susareu regulation which prohibits such said the apparent purpose of the agreement is not to take away business from the German Usa eur Reg. 35-64, para.4b, states to qualify for Exchange of foreign currency . Currency authorized personnel must be departing the european command on a permanent change of station pcs or on Home tons by him. German schools yearly have class pictures taken in Black and White for a charge of one or two Dos. After or. Photo services has made the rounds in our schools for the individual pictures he returns a few months later for the group Pic Ture which Only Cost $1.56 each with no family offer this time. To be assured of his return the next year he gives the school a Little Cut so Mommy must buy his product in order to help out the school. Hurrah for the reluctant Mili tary who refuse to Purchase his unprofessional product for a Price higher than stateside because he photo services is willing to travel in bad weather and live off our at paychecks. A mad mama Stuttgart Long hair and army no signature form after getting my last haircut,1 again noticed that our Barber shop did not have a signature form available one is always available Ai our other Barbershop. It occurred to me that our taxpayers myself deluded Are protected in the efficient opera Tion of our yes facilities by the use of the form or recording the total daily receipts. I assume operation Here improper but not using the form disturbs Pir Masens German editor s note we Usk All customers to be on the look out for such irregularities As a form of self Protection since Exchange profits go to support the army and air Force Wel fare funds said an yes spokesman in thanking you for writing to bring this to the at mention of the Exchange system Headquarters. The men with hair Down to their shoulders that it. Addington is Jan. 13 sees a every movie that he attends must be civilians because Ashe All know the military personnel Are compelled by dress regulations to Wear their hair in the style made popular by prison inmates. 1 for one appreciate those who Wear their hair Down to their shoulders it will make it easier for me to Wear my hair Down to my ears if i want when i get out of the army. The lieutenant said that he does not like to stand wit those people and their Long Greasy hair but i would like to Point out that in the Long his tory of the army there have been Many leaders and heroes who had Long and probably Greasy hair. I m sure adding ton would be f Iliad with Pride lobe Able to stand shoulder to shoulder with them. Dress regulations Are Neces sary in the military but they should be As Liberal As possible to insure the right of every individual to express himself in his own Way. Just As allowing jeans and fatigues to be worn in the base theater helps keep gis on Post and out of trouble at night regulations allowing longer hair sideburns and mustaches May be would help keep a few Moremen in the service for More than two or three years. Spec. 4 t. G. Thompson Liana Germany told or the homesickness seating me troubled men seeking tha Brief moment in the spotlight. They have an image now said or. Granv Lluc c. Fisher University of Miami psychologist and Many others will Fol Low the same route. It is a phenomenon that will keep spread a Small bouquet please pass my congratulations to 3?. W. Hefferon Ofsan Dahlem Germany for the smooth manner in which he Slid one past the is and bus Jan. 7. Or maybe Spang s yes Hasa different source of Supply i granted the Quality in yes i High it has some of the finest brands made which even atthe reduced yes prices Cost a bundle. Try to keep a wife an three Young abreast of contemporary fashions a those prices. As for the Peerless Selec Tion of merchandise for gift giving How much of it contributes to one Gold flow since most of the items for gifts Are no american made i m not knocking yes i fee lit is doing the Best that can be done within the restrictions imposed upon it. Just two examples Why in t yes permitted Toby the tourist items from the factory in bulk lots the do its own distributions for re Sale at where financially possible a Cost lower than the local Market barring space limitation Why in t yes permitted to carry both the High Quality nigh Price and lower Quality lower priced clothing items at elastin children s and sports clothes it is too bad that the Ameri can government is More concerned about placating local merchants than giving military personnel an even break by allowing yes the Opportunity to put Good business practices int effect. To. Sgt. Luther l. Gibbs , Turkey goodness Are you trying today you think Heffron wrote with Tongue in Check editor european edition it. Cot. F. 8. Michael jr., u8afeditor in chief Mert Proctor. Managing editor Elmer d. Frank. Production Managar Henry 8. Epstein. Circulation manager thu newspaper it an authorized publication of the department of defend for . Arm a Force Over the Star and Stripe it published by the com Mander in chief . European command in support the command internal information program of the department of defend. Content of the Star and Stripe do not Nece warily reflect the official View of the . Government or the department of defend. The appearance of Duplay in thl newspaper concerning commercial publication Doe not constitute an nor ement by the department of defend or any of it component. Military dirt the Star and Stripe Apo 09175. International mall the Star and strip to teach 1034, to pm Tadt Germany. Tell Orl him 0 prefix mum 111 1 m Darmstadt air trip
