European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday May 3, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 11 canal units termed ready 10,000 prepared of face any fire of of waterway by Hal Moore Balboa canal zone a the . Troops defending the canal zone Are very close to being the top at the . Military and Are prepared to face any threat to the waterway says their commanding Gener Al. U. Gen. Dennis p. Mcaulitte said his 10,000-member Force of army Navy and air Force troops Are better prepared for an emergency than at any time since the 1964 anti american riots which left 23 per sons dead. The Force known As the . Southern command has become a major Issue in negotiations Between the United Stales and Panama on a new treaty governing the status of the 500-Squarc-mile canal zone. Talks on the new treaty resume in Washington on May 10. A panamanian spokesman has United states has agreed to withdraw All its troops from the zone by the year 2000, but . Officials Nave declined to confirm that report. The 1903 treaty gave the United states control of the zone in Perpe principal Mission of the Southern command is to defend the canal zone against sabotage or civil demonstrations that May spill Over from the neighbouring Republic of Panama which is demanding control of the Case of major disturbances or Large scale attack augmented forces must be provided from other said Lopez Public affairs officer for the Southern would probably dime from the 82nd airborne div based at it. Bragg. . And air Force and Navy ele ments stationed in the United states. Be cause these reinforcements would need secure Landing zones and combat bases knowledgeable observers speculate that in any new arrangement the United Stales will insist on retaining the it. Kobbe Howard air Force base Complex near the Pacific Entrance to the air Force base is probably our most vital military installation Lopez said. Its 8.500-fool runway is the Only Jet equipped runway in the Panama canal zone.1although Only ii . Warships sailed through the canal during the past year the waterway is vital to . Strategy in wars like Korea and Vietnam for logistic Supply Lopez muscle of the Southern command is the 7,000-member i93rd inf brigade stationed at it. Kobbe. The brigade consists of three infantry battalions an aviation battalion and a special forces september the brigade was placed on standby Alert when student demonstrators rioted against the panamanian government of Brig. Gen. Omar Torrijos near the zone Border. .. Troops did not get involved. The panamanian National guard used tear Gas and clubs to break up the Demna Stalions. A month later four bombs went off inside the zone but there were no deaths or four bombings caused a great Deal of concern among residents of the canal zone and caused this command to increase Security of All the military bases to prevent Uny Mcauliffe canal zone has 14 military bases. For Many years americans trained panamanian soldiers in the canal zone but Mcauliffe said this had been All but stopped for political the 193rd is under the command of maj. Gen. William r. Richardson a Vietnam combat Veteran who keeps his troops in the Field for three Days of the week. They live and train in the dense Jungles along the uninhabited Border Between the canal zone and the Republic of train our troops in three types of warfare Richardson said. Conventional warfare because these troops must be ready for reassignment to any unit in the . Army anywhere in the world coun Ter guerrilla operations because we Are one of the few remaining units in the . Army who might be called upon to fulfil this Mission Here in Panama and in civil disturbances because we Are the unit which would be called up to protect Ameri can lives and property if the canal zone police cannot handle the the troops of the 193rd Are from the new Volunteer army and seem to endure the Tough Field training with fewer complaints than their counterparts a decade ago in the Days of the draft these volunteered for a combat unit because they wanted to test them selves with some of the Best military train ing in the Richardson said. We give it to them my panamanian girl Friend complains when i come Back from the Field with so Many Bug said a Young Soldier lug Ging an Mgo machine gun to a night ambush position. I look like i be been in an ice pick fight. Hut if it Ever comes Down to a fight Down Here. I know i la be new theory about fatties App Essaf May be obesity culprit by Patricia Mccormack Dpi health editor do you get hungry when near perfume after spraying cockroaches or hornets do you go on a sweets Binge after finish ing an onerous task or before starting one if the Latch on your appetite s affected by such things you May. Probably also you re than being a Glutton however you May just be fatties Are the victim of hidden food and environmental allergies that make them stuff themselves according to the newest theory of obesity advanced by or. H. L. No would of new described the theory in an interview. He expands on it in a new Book. Or Newbold s revolutionary new discoveries about weight loss Rawson. The theory allergies to food or some thing in the environment upset the Appes Tat the delicate control mechanism in your head that tells you when you re hungry and urges you to eat. When working perfectly the App Estat also signals Stop eating you be had enough food you re satisfied. It s new bold s theory that the Slop go by slim is knocked out of balance when the allergic reaction kind of allergy causes spree eating. This leads to what Newbold Calls Type a obesity. The Oiler kind leads to addiction to a certain kinds of food. Victims of Addic Tion caused by allergy have Type a obesity the spree eater victim of Type a obesity loses control the eating sprees add pounds and told of an example of a Type a spree eating obesity patient is a famous actress with one of the most severe Type a obesity is i be seen tit1 ii a i m if i Remc " i vim ii a if. Or will cunln.1 her Dii t i .1 most sensible on the very Day the film is finished Shell Start losing control first she tells herself she s been very Good about her diet for a Long then she Heads for her favorite bakery. " Only one Apple tart she tells herself As a Reward she s Back five minutes later for another. She is salivating. Her stomach feels empty. She stuffs herself on Apple tarts. Still feeling hungry she reaches Lor More. Because she is allergic to Apple wheat and sugar these substances in the tarts throw her into an allergic reaction. The turn off cells in her App Estat Are knocked out. She loses control of the Type a obesity victim is addicted to a certain food or types of food according to Newbold. I Call it an allergic addiction he persons need to have their ice Cream or potato fix at a certain time each Day or they feel restless sense impending disaster arc depressed and can t concentrate too said once the particular allergy that makes the food fix necessary i recognized one goes through withdrawal symptoms As he gives up the cautioned that one can feel just As strange and sick a a narcotic addict going through overweight and saying yes to five of the following questions Newbold claims you probably Are suffering from Type a obesity. Do you often yearn for a particular food do you feel dissatisfied unless you eat a certain food do you feel any of these symptoms before eating. Akness tiredness head ache restlessness depression Irr Tabili ty1 do the Aini symptoms disappear Aiu f v u t a will you go out of your Way to locale one certain food that you crave do you daydream about eating a cer Tain food do you Slock up on one or two particular foods to make certain you always have. A Good Supply do you buy books on How to make cer Tain foods bread for example do you feel dissatisfied unless you finish a meal with something Sweet Are you Well known among your friends for a certain kind of recipe Type a obesity requires a different kind of detective work to identify according to actress had an allergy to ingredients in Apple tarts. When these threw off the balance mechanism in her App Estat. She became an eating machine. Food allergies Are almost the easiest to identify As a cause of Type a obesity. Not so with the environmental substances that interfere with the control factors. Almost any substance in the Environ ment can bring on an allergic attack that will Knock out the turn off cells in your a pest at and Send you on an eating he said he listed some of the things in the environment that affected his patients turn off cells leading to Type a lotion alcohol in any form very aluminium foil the shiny Side is coated with plastic antihistamines. Antiperspirants. Aspi Rin cockroaches Coffee colouring and Fla voting agents in diet soda fresh newsprint fumes from Stop and go City traffic. Also Gas fumes from a Kitchen stove hot or cold weather May change allergic reactions making one More or less Aller and House dust insecticides lipstick paper or paper milk Cartons con am comi perfume Pla to a toothpaste Tran quilt f a Rul or Varro a and douche s letters concerning Aspin s retirement proposals the recent letter concerning the retire ment proposals of rep. Aspin might have Merit if the Ages of 60 or 65 cited in the first paragraph were has proposed paying retired Mem Bers at age 55 to discourage voluntary 20 year retirements. A 30-year retirement pays 25 per cent More of a higher base pay and the children will be beyond late High school or Early College thus the Retiree could afford the income of a new career. Aspin maintains that we Are losing 10 years service of an individual with 20 years experience paying him a retirement income at the same time which is too sex was also inferred that the 20-year Mili tary Retiree deserves or even is legally due his Benefit it is difficult to compre Hend the legally due argument. There is not any Law that is exempt from repeal or is there a constitutional provi Sion which makes a 20-year military retire ment mandatory. And reference the deserves argument retirement is not a Reward or sift out an income for those who have completed a working lifetime. It was suggested to invest our retire ment funds. How would to compute the amounts to invest there is no Way to de Termine who will retire at what rank or percentage of base retirement is based on definite amounts periodically paid into a fund for each individual. And since the government is operating at a deficit it would have tomorrow Money with an interest charge in order to invest this Money for interest for a gain of nothing except Mure bureaucratic administrative expenses. Retired no Augsburg Germany reminder All letters to the editor must contain full name and address of the writer and must be signed. Unsigned letters will note considered for publication. Because of the Large volume of mail this column receives daily letter that Are Brief and to the Point have a much better Chance of being published. European edition col. Billy e. Spangler Usa. Editor in com Ltd. Larry e. Joyce. Usa. Deputy editor in com Mert Proctor. Managing editor Elmer d. Frank. Production manager Henry s. Epstein. 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