European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes wednesday May 18, 1977 u. Gen. Donn a. Starry v corps commander swears in the 13 mayors. The program gives people in housing areas the right to approve or reject decisions. Is by Perkins Community life program Frankfurt inaugurates the town Hall concept by Al Kakavis Stalf writer Frankfurt sol usar Kuk s first full fledged can Unity life program has been kicked off with the swearing in of a l Community mayors Here. The v corps Community life program As explained by project officer it. Col Donald a. Willumson. The program in self is older than our project. It provides the Ca my Lily or a Opelc in housing areas to approve or reject decisions that have to do with their everyday lives. We want a mechanism to provide for influence on life in housing areas a suggestion and decision making body thai ran Muster volunteers for self help projects the exist ing system provides for area and building coordinators who Are usually the ranking persons in the area. This current system eliminates everyone else from the decision making process. In particular it eliminates those interested in improving the the heart of the Community life program. Williamson said is the locally elected government. It s the town Hall concept that we Are trying to real i Zehrt. The housing areas first of All. Tell us if they want some form of government and if they do. What democratic form they prefer some chose to have a mayor and a City Council others chose to have Only a mayor or a coun cil and one housing area was satisfied with the existing coordinator Williamson said an example of the Type of thing the local governments can do. Working with the projects offi cer was a recent incident in which the mayor of a hous ing area identified the residents of apartments who did t want their quarters renovated although they were due for it. Usually renovations Are done by the Book. But if you re getting ready to leave you would t want the painters in. You d rather have them in just before you move in or shortly thereafter. The mayor found these people and saved us a lot of trouble because we knew just where to Send the other areas in which the local governments still in their Embr Yonie stages arc Active leased Quarter problems Antenna systems for an to reception Bulle tin boards for laundry room and cleaning up schedules parking spaces for buildings floodlights for roller rink safely combating store room break ins. The Community life program. Williamson said is not new to the army. A. Gen. Starry Donn a. Starry. V corps command in had such a program working at his former Post in the states. He said he was urged by the women of that Mill sue Goldsmith is Atterbury housing area mayor. Tary Community to initiate such a program and u starry decided to do the same in v corps and although just a Twining. There s much enthusiasm in the Community. Williamson said. Slates to. Willi Unsun said. 4 military journalists in Europe win top honors by John Hart three other Europe based servicemen re authorized Multi Lith newspaper cat ego went to s St to Duane r Mercier of iiri.iik., Kir Ruit i h in own Fri in inn i not St into . � � Washington Bureau chief Washington Sist four military journalists stationed in Europe Are among the first place winners of the Thomas Jef Ferson awards for the armed forces newspapers and television stations the Pentagon announced one of the four first place winners plus Makarios thanks soviets for attitude on Cyprus Nicosia up archbishop Makarios thanked the soviet Union for its constructive attitude Over radio quoted the archbishop As telling an eight member delegation of the supreme soviet now visiting the Island that his government deeply appreciated the constructive attitude and concern of the soviet Union on the Cyprus three other Europe base servicemen received second place awards i the contest the annual contest is sponsored to Stim ulate and Reward excellence and professionalism in military print and broadcast in the print Media division arc spec. 5 John m. Wells of Heidelberg. Air Force s sgt. Dave shores of Torrejon a. Spain and spec 4 Linda Creesy of Augsburg. Germany. Wells look first place honors for a photo feature and a runner up award for his work on the me com shores editor of the air Force shared first place award honors in the news Magazine format newspapers with spec. 4 Ann Garland of the army Veritas and with Petty officer 1. C. Robert h. Jones of the coast guard Pacific Creesy. Editor of the Augsburg pro received the first place award in the air Force t St hit hard l Viii Lite of Izmir As. Turkey look second place honors for his work on the Aegean in the broadcast division. Spec. 5 Lee Milliard of the american forces network. Frankfurt. Was a first place Winner Milliard won the award in category a of the division for an original Radig program called an american air Force t. Sgt Denny Mckell of the 7122nd broadcasting so. Rams a. Ger Many was runner up in category a for his original program called Anatomy of placing second in category b of the broadcast division. In original television program was spec 5 Don Brewers of the american forces network to. Berlin Brewers was cited for a program called Berlin Wall " first place in that category went to s. Sgt. Duane r. Mercier of the Fiath broadcasting so. Clark a the Philippines. The contest covered the Calendar year 1976 initial judging was done by each of the military services and then at the department of defense level to determine the All service winners. In the final judging a panel of journalists and broadcasters on behalf of the department of defense selected the winners for the 1976 Thomas Jefferson awards. Greek medics stage strike Athens map greek state Hospital Sand private clinics came to a near stand still As an estimated 15,000 began a 48-hour strike Over pay and working conditions. The strikers were demanding Shorter working Days an expanded personnel higher overtime pay and permanent status for employees hired on a temporary basis
