European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes tuesday november 20, 1973 n1 1 Spanish speaking americans encounter inc Wii multiple Barrier Berlin expo is told Frt Rev of Spanish a Deakin colonels to see in 1850, after the mexican american Ramirez a professional educate by Bert Lindler staff writer berlins a language culture and color form a Wall for the Spanish speaking Peoples in America that is just As real As the Berlin Wall the nation s top Spanish american appointee said at the ethnic expo Here. America should work to break this Wall Down said or. Henry Ramirez chairman of the Cabinet committee on opportunities for Spanish speaking Peoples not just because it is the right thing to do the Good thing to do the constitutional thing to do but because we must consider what will become of our country 25 years hence if we do not include these americans and their resources in our recently Ramirez said the Spanish speaking americans Haven t counted. They Haven t even been counted he said. In fact Ramirez said when hews asked by the president to make a sur vey Spanish speaking colonel whether there was one suitable for promo Tion to general he could t find a single one. No one had bothered to count the Spanish speaking colonels he said. Similarly Ramirez said before he came to speak to the expo Here he contacted the Pentagon to find out the status of Spanish speaking soldiers in Neucom and in Berlin. They could t Supply it Ramirez said. When it came to recruiting for the Volunteer Force last year i found that among the army Navy and air Force Zero Money was spent on recruiting Spanish speaking Peoples Ramirez said. This year some Money is being spent he said but it is a Small amount in relation to the Money being spent on recruitment of other minor added that by the third Quarter of this fiscal year a study will have been completed identifying the individuals with Spanish surnames in the services. I n War Ramirez said the . Military established Camps at Border towns such As Laredo to ensure that the Conquest would be permanent. Laws were passed that made it illegal for a teacher or student to speak Spanish on school grounds. This archaic Law still stands in Texas Ramirez times when i was in the army in 1954 and 55 i was told that i could not speak Spanish Ramirez said and even now if you re put in jail in Lubbock or la Mesa tex., you will not be allowed to speak can be used As a Way of understanding each other or of dominating each other in a vertical sort of the word mexican is also associated with this vertical Type of relationship Ramirez said and that is Why Many mexi can americans prefer to be called latin Spanish Chicano or Mexicano. Ramirez l educator before assuming his present Post has been in Strumental in implementing bilingual Edu cation on what he called a greater scale than Ever Spanish speaking Chil Dren who were entering the first Grade were being disciplined if they spoke in Spanish Ramirez said. This has a tremendous effect on a child who has spoken nothing but Spanish before he said. Ramirez said that his studies of schools in the Southwest showed that mexican american children were concentrated in the sides and backs of the classrooms. Studies also showed that the teacher inter acted 75 per cent with the children in the Middle of the classroom Ramirez said. It s no wonder the kids began to indicate deviant behaviour by the age of Grade 3. They were ignored. I Only proved this scientifically in the Southwest but i be seen it All Over the country Ramirez said. Nato exercise in Denmark Baltic Region s importance is emphasized by Dan Synovec Nuernberg Bureau chief Nestved Denmark is the exercise has shown the importance nato places on the Baltic Region summed up a . Marine corps officer. Maj. Paul g. Davenport he Allied forces Northern Europe a North speaking As the nato exercise Absalon express concluded Here said of the area the Northern flank is critical because there is a soviet Fleet located right around the Horn from the Border of Norway. The number of Warsaw pact ships using the Baltic Straits numbers into the thousands each year. The soviet Union has a number of ship repair facilities located in the bal tic making this a key area for them Davenport said the radar site on Denmark s Bornholm Island is the easternmost piece of nato territory in Northern Europe. Most agreed most nato officials interviewed during the exercise agreed with Davenport s scepticism of East West detente and troop reductions. Having our troops stationed right Here said maj. Gen. Adrian St. John cd of the 1st army div is the Best. But if for political reasons we have to move some of our troops Back to the states we in the military will do our Best to make it work. However any military Man sees it is More difficult to bring troops Back to Europe. Militarily this is where our troops be a danish officer said individual european efforts would be no match for the conventional and nuclear forces which the soviet Union has serving in Eastern Europe or stationed along the westernmost fringes of Russia trained and equipped for deployment in Europe in the event of according to the officer even if the War saw pact were abolished the soviets would still be Able to maintain the present disposition of their military strength through a network of bilateral treaties in Eastern Europe. Thus Russia s military and political hold Over the member count Ries of the pact is not weakened he asserted. Other officials added that the soviet Union could return its mechanized and a Mored units quickly to Eastern Europe while it would take the . A number of Days to Fly in dual based units have them draw their pre positioned equipment and move to the officials said there Are about 58 Divi Sions in East Germany Poland and Czechoslovakia compared with less than 25 divisions for nato. The soviets have some 27 divisions in these countries with 20 in East Germany alone. In Southern Europe where nato is the stronger Man for Man the Warsaw pact numbers some 27 divisions they said. While France maintains forces in West Germany nato officially can t count on them nor France s other land and air components for assistance they pointed out. Some observers Here for the Ace Mobile Force am exercise said they take a dim View of the Mutual and balanced Force reduction talks under Way in Vienna. They said they feel the soviets will stick to a Man for Man tank for tank approach which will still enable them to re Tain a quantitative advantage Over nato even if it is on a smaller scale. Western Security the officials said is based on a delicate balance and it will be very difficult to modify this balance with out causing unforeseen consequences. Absalon express is Only the second exercise in Denmark with Ace Mobile Force participation. The first was in september 1969.the am was formed in 1960 to ensure a rapid Allied reaction to a threat or an at tack against nato s Northern and South Eastern flanks. To test the effectiveness of the brigade sized Force and to demonstrate the Solidarity of the Allied countries the am takes part in exercises in these areas every year. Denmark and Norway the two nations which secure nato s Northern flank gave up a traditional policy of neutrality and underwent a major shift in political think ing in joining the military Alliance. Their joining was attributed to their experience in world War ii when they were occupied by the nazis and by the 1948 communist coup in Czechoslovakia. Today Norway deploys the bulk of its Force in the Northern part of the country to Block possible avenues of approach. Den Mark As a member of the Allied com Mand Baltic approaches bal tap along with German forces blocks the Avenue of approach to Southern Norway. Bal tap comprises All of Denmark and West Germany s Schleswig Holstein Hamburg North of the Elbe River and adjacent sea areas. Getting that letdown feeling the Falcons the Parachute jumping Over England from an Argosy transport Struc tors from a Parachute jumping troupe of the Royal air Force perform plane. The 14-Man team consists of in school in Abingdon. A
