European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Conditions affect accuracy wednesday May 11, 1977 the stars and stripes Poge 27 Wear firemen vital to arty units Zybra Durfee stall writer Baum older Germany is once artillerymen know the exact weather conditions unlike most people they can and do do something about it while firing they make adjustments to overcome weather conditions permitting their rounds to land on target. We Don t forecast the weather but we Tell the artillerymen what the exact weather is overhead so they can Correct Meir projectile to Cope with the  said two Chuck Ames head meteorological technician at the 8th inf div training area Here. In addition to Ames there Are six enlisted meteorological crewmen and two maintenance men assigned to the weather site called a met located at the army Airfield Here. We re one of eight such Sites in Europe supporting artillery units said Ames. It s a Small held within the army and Over the years you get to know almost everybody in it. It s like being part of  to learn what the weather conditions Are overhead and above the firing Range Here the men from met launch a weather balloon with its attached Radiosonde a miniature radio with instruments attached which measure the temperature and the humidity electrically. By tone it sends Back and tells us the pressure at different altitudes and then recompute the density said Coic spec. 5 Harry Geddings from Sumler . The balloon borne Radiosonde sends its collected data Back to the tracking device called a Olayin. Said the experts Here. It tracks the signal and passes the meteorological information to the equipment inside the building called a Radiosonde re Corder which has a pen and records the info on a  said Ames. It also re cords time and other pertinent data so we can compute the wind Speed and direction. Met crewmen transmit the information by radio to the firing units on the Range. We broadcast on a regular schedule or pass on the weather data upon request from a unit s fire direction Center said Geddings. The weather unit Here is also Mobile and in addition to going to the Field in sup port of the 8th inf div artillery units the men from met travel just up the Road to the German artillery school in Idar Ober Stein where they work with a German meteorological unit. They come Here sometimes but mostly we go there because we re Mobile said Geddings. We teach them How to operate our equipment and they teach us theirs. Meteorological crewmen prepare to launch weather balloon. Sis sub Tattler we compare our equipment and our find Ings to make sure we come up with the same  Ames said the unit in t going to Grafen Wohr this year because they Are part of a scientific test being conducted in conjunction with the launching of a German meteorological satellite july 1 in cooperation with the european space Agency. They Are testing at three stations Here Babenhausen and  Ames said. Signal people Are testing to see How our transmitters will affect the satellite and to find out How we can become More compatible or if it will affect their satellite at All he said artillery is also a science in itself involving precision Survey. It even includes taking measurements of the Rota Tion of the  to prove that weather is a Factor he explained that the difference Between a Clear cold Day and a Nice warm summer Day could mean the difference of 1,000 Yards Over a 10-mile stretch when firing a round from a 155mm howitzer. 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Omar Torrijos. Torrijos told a news conference in Mexico that unless a new treaty is negotiated the canal zone will be without water without lights without a canal and without  department spokesman Frederick z. Brown had no comment monday on Tor Rijos remarks suggestions exchanged the Carter administration began formal negotiations with Panama three weeks after taking office pledging a sustained Effort to conclude a new treaty. Following monday s initial meeting Here at the Pana Manian embassy the us negotiator Sollin Wilz. Said the two sides exchanged suggestions and planned to a,.1 remaining unresolved issues during the cur rent round. The talks were to resume tuesday afternoon. Both Linowitz and Panama s chief negotiator Romulo Escobar Betancourt stressed the positive atmosphere at the meeting but other officials said this did not mean there was any harrowing of differences. The Carter administration wants a draft treaty to be concluded quickly to keep the canal Issue from becoming entangled inthe 1978 congressional election Campaign. The canal dispute became such an Issue inthe 1976 elections that the Ford administration called off the negotiations. For the past 13 years the two countries have been seeking a formula for giving Panama a gradually increasing role in the operation and defense of the canal an eventual full operational control. Among the unsettled issues is duration of the new treaty the amount of land and water the . Will need for the canal s operation and defense and the amount of economic benefits Panama will derive from the operation of the waterway. Agreement already has been reached on granting Panama full jurisdiction within the 500-Square-mile zone area three years after a new treaty is signed . Officials sense a declining Senate opposition to a new treaty. In previous years treaty opponents could Muster 38 votes for a Resolution demanding continued undiluted . Control Over the canal four More than needed to defeat Senate ratification. But congressional sources report there Are now Only 22 to 25 hard Core treaty opponents the rest support the admin ration position or want final judgment deferred until a draft treaty is in hand. Conversion rates Brussels up tuesday s closing rates of the . Dollar to european currencies. Figures Are expressed m dollars to the British Pound other local currencies to dollars Mayl May 10 brim Pound i in i in Garrian Mark 1 3s40 French franc 4 m20 dutch Guilder z.4mb belgian Iran. M a italian lira a sous Frank 3 Sim greek drachma / of Turkut Naira to so  us these Are commercial banking rates and in most cases Are not available to the Public at the exact rate indicated. The Sale of Marks to . 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