European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse - Europe s Short on fuel but not on humor by Nat Gibson United press International London newspaper columnist wednesday spotted one Way of easing Europe s fuel woes. He advised would be gasoline bomb makers to Start using dynamite West Germany a Motorist held up a filling station attendant at gunpoint for a tank of Gas then paid for the fuel before British Motorist told another attendant to fill her his tank would Only tace eight Pence 19 cents Worth of Paris newspaper France soil wednesday depicted an Arab holding a Gas pump Hose curled in the form of a hoop and Europe jumping through it. The London daily mail showed britons lining up at a pub and asking the bar tender to fill us up we re not drive newspaper had an Arab in a Cadillac whipping past a briton chugging along in a Small car at 50 Miles per hour the Speed recommended for motorists by the British govern also ordered All government departments and nationalized industries to reduce fuel consumption by10 per cent but the Navy said one ship would be exempt the yacht Britannia being used by Princess Anne and capt. Mark Phillips on their honeymoon. British police told officers to catch buses to scenes of crimes rather than drive their cars if Belgium Streetcar Drivers found that it is not Only motorists that hold them up. A Streetcar broke Down on earless sunday in Brussels and backed up 25 other streetcars before it could be similar Jam lasted for several hours when two streetcars collided in Antwerp. They could not be cleared be cause the firm contracted to Tow them away had failed to apply for a permit to drive on sundays. Lisbon newspapers said 20 persons have been hospitalized with petrol poisoning after taking too big a gulp while siphoning gasoline and reported that one Man filled his Bathtub with fuel. A woman journalist in Stockholm heard of another Way to beat the fuel crisis. At a news conference on the government s Campaign to conserve fuel and electricity she wanted to know whether swedish authorities would adopt the advice of a Canadian scientist who said several people should sleep in the same bed and take hot Baths together. You Are Welcome to the spokes Man replied. Stal and stripes no authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 32, no. 218 15c Dol a and sunday thursday november 22, 1973 d if 21855 a Usa eur tells forces to comply with driving ban crowned the Homecoming Queen David Mosher of the University of Cali fornia at Davis arranges his Crown after Beine named the school s new Home coming Queen. Mosher 20, of Oakland received 781 votes to the runner up s 120. Mosher ran As a protest candidate. A by Barbara Fulenwider staff write Heidelberg is Usa eur officials wednesday spelled out armed forces compliance with Germany s Sun Day driving ban and reduced Speed goal is to make people look hard to find Green plates on sunday. We want Low visibility a Usa eur spokesman said. Related stories on Page 2. As announced earlier this week All armed forces military and civilian person Nel and their dependents will comply with the no driving ban which starts at 3 . Next sunday and also will be in effect dec. 2,9 and 16.beginning saturday All Speed limits for pos will be 100 Kilometres per hour 62m.p.h. On autobahn and 80 Kilometres per hour 51 . On All other roads that Are otherwise unrestricted. Earlier re ports this week said that the reduced Speed limits would begin on monday rather than on military and official government vehicles Are still restricted to 50 .business purposes exceptions to driving on sunday May be granted by Community commanders to personnel and employees . Or foreign who must use their pos for business purposes officials said. Certificates Ingerman and English approximately five by eight inches in size must be displayed on the lower right inside of the Windshield. These certificates Are Good for Only one sunday and must be reissued for each succeeding sunday that Pov driving is Kissinger warns arabs Washington a Secretary of state Henry a. Kissinger said wednesday the United states will not shift its Middle East policy because of the Arab Oil embargo and warned american counter Mea sures May be told a news conference it is Clear if the Arab shutdown of Oil to the . Continues unreasonably and indefinitely the United states will have to decide what counter measures Are however Kissinger said we Hope it won t come to Nixon administration s Hope is that the arabs will decide that the . Is acting in an even handed Effort to find a just and honorable peace in the Middle East Kis Singer said american policy was out lined to the Arab foreign ministers at the United nations in september and remains constant to this Date. That policy is to move Forward to the beginning of negotiations that will bring a just and lasting said there is a firm under standing among the parties that could see the beginning of a peace conference in the Middle of december. He added that an agreement is expected during the next week on what nations will participate and where the conference will be located up reported from Tel Aviv that prime minister Golda Meir said wednesday the egyptians and syrians threaten to resume the mrs. Meir told a meet ing of the jewish Agency executive in Jerusalem the War May be resumed at any moment they received from Russia All the equipment they lost in the War and they Are not As fearful As we Are about casualties falling in Battle. She said the israeli Public must avoid feelings that it cannot stand up to great Powers on another matter Kissinger begged off a promised disclosure of the Circum stances that led to the alerting of . Mili tary forces around the world on oct. 25.he said it would serve no purpose to re construct the confrontation Between the soviet Union and the . Kissinger said he regretted having made a Promise during his last washing ton news conference to publicly release the background of the confrontation. Kissinger said both the United states and the people s Republic of China Are interested in stability in Asia and that it misunderstood this process will be helped by the action of both Powers. Deemed officials emphasize that the exemptions will be issued to individuals Only if other forms of transportation Are unavailable. This includes military vehicles and army and German mass transportation taxis streetcars and buses the Usa eur spokesman said the use of government vehicles is encouraged for maximum use where Public transportation is with sunday driving ban exemptions must use the most direct route possible. Car pools military and civilian employees who must work on sunday Are urged to form car pools or to bicycle or walk to work if at Al possible the Usa eur spokesman said. Usa eur also said All military person Nel must travel in uniform on sundays except those required to Wear civilian clothes while on police Are responsible for checking All sunday Drivers on military posts German police have jurisdiction outside of american american or German caught break ing the sunday driving ban for any reason other than emergencies is subject to fines of up to 50,000 Marks for the first violation and 250,000 Marks for any future violations. Americans cited by military police for disobeying the driving ban Are subject to a 90-Day License keeping with the conservation of fuel and the sunday driving ban Brig. Gen. A continued on Page 28, col. 2 late news Washington a the White House disclosed in court wednesday that an 18-minute segment is missing from an other of the watergate tapes subpoenaed by the special prosecutor s office. Counsel j. Fred Buzhardt told the court that the tape of june 20, 1972, contains 18minutes of an audible tone but no voice recordings. The phenomenon occurred in the course of a conversation he said adding that the White House has checked other tapes subpoenaed and found them All in Good condition. Washington up a Federal judge wednesday ruled that president Nixon s impoundment of some $380 million of fed eral education funds was unconstitutional. . District judge Joseph c. Waddy is sued the ruling in a summary judgment Ona class action suit brought by Pennsylva Nia
