European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 d the stars and stripes sunday november 18/ 1973 fuel hungry Europe pulls in its Belt continued from Page 1 rages and filling stations. Whether privileged or not european countries Are urging their citizens to con serve precious Oil supplies by dimming their lights and driving slower. Here is How the countries of Western Europe plan to save on Oil. The Netherlands a total ban on sunday motoring expected to Cut gasoline consumption by 10 to 15 per cent. Although the government has rationing plans in readiness they say that there is no imme Diate need for this at the moment. Oil companies Are cutting deliveries of Petroleum products to dealers by at least 10 per cent and the government is urging voluntary reductions in Highway speeds and in Oil consumption for Central heating. West Germany Western Europe s biggest Oil user faces a 15 to 18 per cent Oil shortfall next month. The Bonn govern ment has been Given Powers to impose rationing for cars and Home heating ban sunday and Holiday motoring and Cut Speed limits on freeways. Chancellor Willy Brandt said the first emergency measures probably will be de Creed monday. Most gasoline stations in the state of North Rhine Westphalia closed saturday afternoon. They will reopen at 7 . Mon Day. The stations were acting on an urgent Appeal  the state association of Gas stations and garages. The Appeal was decided two Days earlier in consultation with the German economics ministry. Stations on the autobahn and some main highways were the Only exceptions from the Appeal in the state with its crowded Ruhr Valley. North Rhine West Phalia is West Germany s most populous state. In Munich the general German Auto Mobile club adar warned motorists not to travel at All unless they had enough Gas in their tanks to reach their objective with out a refill. Up reported that the West German soccer federation banned All first Divi Sion matches on Friday nights. The Lead ing motor sports club cancelled All Auto and motorcycle races still to be run this  Hamburg Kiel Frankfurt and other big cities Gas stations on Friday sold Only a maximum 20 liners about five Gallons to old customers and turned Down new faces the government already has put the training called excellent Daw son praises troops Quality continued from Page 1 Sid edly reduce troop strength in the face of soviet tactics. He said that russian forces opposing nato in Central Europe were increased 30 per cent Over the past 10 years with 2,000 extra tanks added. . Forces in Europe estimated at 300, 000 men were reduced by 50,000 since 1968, leading sen. Mike Mansfield d-mont., to Hope this could Lead the soviets to follow suit the general said. As we Are offered the possibility to negotiate bilateral reductions i see Little logic in making Advance moves Davison added in apparent reference to troop reduction talks scheduled Between nato and Warsaw pact nations. He added it is not so much the political and technical effect american troops stationed in Europe have on the soviet Union. I can say that the effectivity of the seventh army has considerably improved compared to the military situation it was in due to Lack of funds and staff during the Vietnam War the general explained add ing the seventh army today is an excellently trained and Well schooled  firing accuracy improved racial ten Sions slackened and Only one of seven in a de ground organizations remained Davi Sion said. He added that it was run by Stu dents of Heidelberg University and their Money comes from dark  a school on racial relations in Munich trained about 300 lecturers to help their units in the reduction of racial tensions and assist in surmounting the drug problem to create a better atmosphere necessary for an effective fighting Force Davison said. The general said his seventh army gained valuable experience from the Middle East War. The conflict confirmed the seventh army s View that rockets Are a valuable weapon against tanks in mod Ern warfare Davison said. He added we have a considerable amount of antitank  rockets and wire controlled defense weapons for the infantry make easier my demands for even More mobility. I can now immediately Stop an attacking enemy with these weapons. This holds True especially for the Section i am responsible for the area Between Kassel and the austrian Border Davison said. Davison conceded that these weapons do not devalue the tank but change tank strategy. I would say a tank like the Ger Man Leopard ii and its ability to quickly change positions accelerate quickly keep its Speed remains an exceptionally effective weapon on the european War  Davison cautioned against the dual based concept practice Over the past few years by flying american based soldiers to West Germany for annual Maneu vers. Troops should be flown Here in time of ten Sion he said. Once the fighting has started the question of the air enemy arises. On what airfields Are troops to land then. When the enemy attack is under Way it will become difficult to move troops by air the general said. Davison said secure communication routes through France Are of vital importance for the defense of Western Europe. Without France which withdrew its forces from general nato command everything became much More difficult the general said. He added that French troops stationed in Southern Germany were Well trained and excellently equipped. The French army trains its soldiers better than any other european army he said. At the risk of repeating himself Davison said he must emphasize that the seventh army he commands can fight and does its stuff damned Well at  he said fighting capability is not impaired by the fuel crisis. The Pentagon was Given prior Ity in the Supply of fuel. American forces in Germany Are treated on an equal basis with those stationed at Home with regard to National Security Davison said. Saudi Arabia will continue Oil embargo against the . Beirut Lebanon  King Faisal of saudi Arabia is determined to continue the Oil embargo against the United states and says the decision is irrevocable according to the lebanese newspaper Al  when Israel withdraws entirely from All the Arab regions it conquered in 1967, including the Arab sector of Jerusa Lem will the saudi Oil ban be lifted Fais Al was quoted As saying. Related Story on Page 2. President Nixon expressed Hope in Washington on Friday that the embargo might end saying there is a reasonable possibility that at some time in the future we can see some changes in the Arab Oil policy. College football Michigan state 10, indiana9 Penn state 49, Ohio University 10 Syracuse 24, Boston College 13 Dartmouth 17, Cornell 0 Miami Ohio 10, Cincinnati 0michigan 34, Purdue 9 West Virginia 42, Virginia 7 Kissinger holds talks on results of tour Washington up Secretary of state Henry a. Kissinger swung into a series of follow up strategy conferences on his Middle East and China missions Satur Day including a meeting with soviet ambassador Anatoly f. Dobrynin. Kissinger scarcely paused after his re turn to Washington from a 12-Day, 10-na Tion round the world diplomatic trip to Brief president Nixon top administration officials and Congress. He talked by Telephone with president Nixon in key Biscayne fla., for 20 min utes Friday night breakfasted at the White House with defense Secretary James r. Schlesinger Cia director Wil Liam Colby and under Secretary of state Kenneth Rush saturday and arranged the meeting with Dobrynin later in the Day. On tuesday he will go before a close session of the Senate foreign relations committee to answer questions about his Middle East peace efforts and his talks with chinese leaders in peking. Kissinger also is expected to hold a news conference wednesday. He will report personally to Nixon some time in the next few Days. Kissinger indicated that he also intends to give the israeli ambassador a fill in on his talks with the leaders of five Arab nations. This would be in keeping with Kissin Ger s intention of serving As a catalyst be tween the two hostile sides in an Effort to build a firm Middle Eastern peace on the cease fire foundation he helped Lay during his trip. He said he expects that within the next two weeks the timing and makeup of the Mideast peace negotiations can be settled. Kissinger s final official Stop before re turning homeward Friday was in Seoul where he reassured korean leaders that he made no Deal with the chinese for with drawing the 40,000 . Troops still stationed in Korea. In the past several weeks China and North Korea have mounted an intense Effort to get the current session of the . General As Sembly to kill off the . Korean com Mand of which american troops Are apart. While in Tokyo Friday Kissinger prom ised to  . Oil companies which Supply Japan with most of its fuel to boost their supplies to the Island nation. Armed forces on a fuel diet and major Oil companies have announced a similar Cut on deliveries to Gas stations. Belgium with three months current Stock of Oil Belgium has imposed lower Speed limits of 50 Miles per hour on Ordinary roads and 62 Miles per hour on super highways with heavy fines for violators. The immediate result has been a 50 per cent reduction in Road accidents. The big test comes sunday when the first driving ban is enforced. The government says the Speed limit is saving 440,000 Gallons of gasoline every Day and that the sunday ban should save about 2.2 million Gallons. Heating fuel meanwhile has become expensive and thermostats have been or dered turned Down in Public buildings. Luxembourg there Are no driving limits but prices have been hiked for Gaso line and heating fuel. However gasoline stations Are being closed most of the week end to prevent weekend Drivers from tank ing up. Italy no conservation measures have been taken officially yet though the state owned airline a italia has decided to Fly at lower speeds. North of Milan the mayors of 10 towns decided to show the country what could be done. They met last week and banned All floodlit sports events and festival lights ordered Street lighting Cut in half and urged townsfolk to leave their cars in their garages Over the weekend. They also asked movie Heaters to close at 10 p.m., 90 minutes earlier than usual. Similar measures have been discussed by the government for some time but Are still in the drafting stage. Trade unions have indicated that they Are against any sunday driving ban it is better to ban cars on weekdays rather than sunday. We want to get out of this Urban mess on our Days off said office clerk Alberto Brambats. Switzerland the Swiss face Winter with 15 to 20 per cent less heating Oil and so far appeals for voluntary curbs have had Little effect. A 62-mile-an-hour Speed limit on All Swiss roads went into effect this weekend. Swissair meanwhile has sharply curtailed its North Atlantic serv ice hoping for a 13 to 14 per cent drop in its fuel consumption. France there is no immediate Oil shortage but the government has recommended reduced speeds and cutbacks in Home heating. The Supply of Petroleum products is satisfactory but that is not reason to waste Energy if Only because it is More expensive a spokesman said after last week s Cabinet meeting. The Only limitation placed on French men so far to prevent hoarding is a prohibition on Selling gasoline in contain ers. Spain like France Spain is classed by the arabs As a privileged country and spaniards Are not worried about any Short age. The Only concern is the rising Cost of gasoline. Denmark Trade minister Erling Jen sen is expected to ask parliamentary a i Proval monday for a sunday driving ban As Speed limits and voluntary economies Are having Little effect. Ferry lines have reduced schedules,1 gasoline rationing is being readied and some government offices Are saving electricity by unscrewing every second Light bulb. Sweden Only 23 per cent of its annual Oil consumption of 30 million tons comes from Arab states although it imports re fined products from european countries. The government is launching a voluntary conservation Campaign including Low ering average room temperatures from 75 to 68 degrees fahrenheit. Up till now we be been living in a fool s Paradise Tak ing inexpensive Energy for granted. That Era  now said Commerce minister  has launched a similar Volun tary Campaign. Neighbouring Finland is better off getting 75 per cent of its Oil from the soviet Union