European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 14, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 7 reformer i accidents held Down Karlsruhe Germany is army officials Here reported wednesday that traffic accidents and damage to vehicles involved in reformer i were Way below Normal for an exercise of that size. We Are very pleased with the Progress in returning the More than 2,000 trucks and tracks Tore position Sites from Grafen Woehr a spokesman said. He said that since the exercise began Jan. 6 the 24th inf div two brigades of which were air lifted to Germany in a test of dual Basing and for Carbide ice has had Only 42 traffic accidents. This is Way below Normal he said. 42 vehicles damaged damage to . Vehicle amounted to Only $6,500 for 42 trucks or tracks involved. Thir teen German cars were in crashes with the army equip ment. Damage to these cars amounted to about $1,750, the spokesman said. As previously reported one German National was killed in an Accident with a reformer vehicle. The first Convoy returning the24th equipment to pre position Sites arrived Here monday. The convoys Are also moving into Kaiserslautern and Mannheim the two other storage areas. About one sixth of the 2,010division vehicles have returned. Most of these carried Advance party maintenance personnel the spokesman  big push will begin this weekend and is expected to be completed by the first week in  650 division personnel Are in pre position areas receiving the vehicles coming in and readying them for  spokesman said these men will return to the . By the Middle of april after All equip ment has been checked an stored. Convoys on schedule despite poor weather the spokesman said the convoys Are returning on schedule. He added that the wheeled vehicles drive in convoys of 60 to 80 trucks an that the trip from Grafe Woehr takes from 12 to 13 hours. The tracks come by train an that takes about 18 hours. The reason for the lengthy trip i that the military trains have the lowest priority and must wait for Clear tracks. Has Best mess Frankfurt special the181st trans in at Mannheim has proven Good food has something to do with its High reenlistment percentage 129.7 for the first half of fiscal year 1969, according to the Parent 2nd support brigade he Here. The Turley Barracks uni Learned earlier this week thai they have been named to receive the seventh army support com Mand s Best mess award. The 181st mess now goes int further Competition As Usa eur and seventh army s representative in the annual army wide Phillip a. Conley mess award. Legion Post to meet Kaiserslautern Germany special the a m e r i q a legion s Post no. 1 will meet at 7 30 . March 4 at the Post Home Lothringer Dell 48, to elect new officers. Do not desert me. Seems to be the plea of Adam to an aloof eve left As the Sands of time usher in St. Valentine s Day for them at the wheelus air base Libya zoo. Of drive Lor funds dutch official w7t. Views wrap up opens on feb. A 15 Thomas Edison was once asked what was the greatest problem he Ever encountered in the research that led to his world shaking discoveries and  the Money to finance the experiments he said. If i had had enough Money the world would have had the electric Light 10 years  in the Early Edison years there were few if any foundations institutions or associations devoted to scientific research in the interest of the common , More than a score of great american organizations Are by Jay Ligo Nuernberg Bureau chief Nuernberg is nether lands defense minister Willem Den Toom observed wrap up operations of reformer i thursday As he toured the  area and the civilian Airport Here where troops have been departing for the . Since last saturday. Den Toom is the last of a series Engineer picked As go of year Heidelberg special forthe second consecutive year a member of the Lith engr group has won the Usa eur and seventh army troops Soldier of the year award. J spec. 5 Norman c. Chalfant of the 547th engr in. Won the 1968 title following in the footsteps of spec. 5 Michael j. Monaghan. Ofha & he co of the Lith who was so honoured a year  was lauded in Cere monies at troops Headquarters at a 11 o n Barracks. Maj. Gen. Howard w. Penney commanding general of Usa eur and seventh army troops praised Chal Fant and also the runner up. Spec. 5 Michael j. Bouchard Ofha & he co 93rd signal in seventh army communications omd. A native of Dayton. Ohio. Chal Fant has received two certificates of achievement from the Lith and has also received letters of commendation from Gen. Jamesh. Polk commander in chief of Usa eur and seventh army. Bad Kreuz Nach. Germany is it. Col Kenneth r. Jacobs has taken commando the 8th Supply and transportation in Here from . D. H. Stubbs who is being assigned to Vietnam. So to v Frol 1-4 1 1 u mar w Way a a � a q  w -. H t a it of l l 1 1dedicated to the betterment of the National health eradication of of nato officials who have pm disease and improvement of conditions under which Mankind is served the operation exercising struggling along the hard Road to happiness. J the 2u base of ,-.feb. 15. It will end March 31. Interest in the projects supported by these 22 agencies is bound to vary. Individuals who have seen relatives or close friends stricken with certain diseases May Center their desires to help on a particular Field of preventive Medicine. Others who have experienced social or family troubles and who have been help Din time of adversity May be inspired to give their personal sup port to the specific welfare group that has extended its helping hand to them. For this reason the Campaign managers make Clear any contributor to the 1969 combined Federal Campaign May designate the Agency to which he wants his contribution to go and his contribution Large or Small will be turned directly Over to the Agency i or agencies he names a second feature of this year s Campaign is the establishment j of a regulation under which a donor May pay what he feels is his share through an allotment system dividing his payments Overa six months  funds not earmarked for a specific organization will be divided among the organizations on the following approved basis National health agencies 33.3 per cent International service agencies 26.1 per cent the american red Cross 40.6 per  refresh the Reader s memory Here is a list of the 22 welfare agencies represented in the Campaign. And it should be remembered that this is the one and Only Appeal for funds to be made during the year National health agencies United cerebral palsy association american cancer society american heart association the arthritis foundation muscular dystrophy associations of americ National association for mental health National association for retarded children National cystic fibrosis research foundation National foundation March of dime National multiple sclerosis society National easter Seal society for crippled children and adult National society for the prevention of blindness american red Cross International service agencies car National recreation and Park association project hop International social service United seamen s service american social health association american korean foundation United service organza Attonis