European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 31, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 11 concentrated near Doz North Korea has 2-1 advantage in tanks Washington a _ . Military concern Over the Power balance in Korea focuses8dvantage " Unta concentrated maj. Gen John Singlaub indicated to a House subcommittee that his opposition to a . Ground Force withdrawal is based largely on recent intelligence estimates of North korean strength. Singlaub. Removed As . Chief of staff in Korea for suggesting the planned withdraw Al would Lead to War. Said other generals agree with a Lents some experts say they feel the chinese and soviets would restrain any North korean urge to launch an invasion of president Carter at a news conference said Singlaub had committed a very serious breach of the military command system and 1 certainly Don t agree that there it an cause for a War to be expected.". . Intelligence analysts have known about the North korean tank buildup for about two years but estimates apparently have been refined. Military officials indicate they Are concerned by More than raw numbers Many of North Korea s 1,850 medium soviet and chinese made tanks outrun South Korea s 1,000medium . Built tanks. To help remedy this the . Army wants to Arm South Korea s m48 tanks with 105mm guns instead of their present 80mm weapons. That would put them roughly on a firepower Par with North Korea s ts4 and ts5 tanks and their 100mm guns. The South koreans also have bought about 1,009 . Tow missiles which the israelis used with great effect against soviet made tanks driven by arabs in the 1973 Middle East War. The tows should help equalize the two sides in Armor warfare army officials be Lieve. In addition to an Edge in tanks the North koreans enjoy an advantage in artillery. . Experts say North Korea has emphasized mobility along with tanks and artillery to threaten a possible fast strike across the korean demilitarized zone with infantry Riding in Many of North Korea s 750 armoured troop carriers. Seoul lies Only about 30 Miles below the Doz and currently is shielded by South korean infantry divisions backed by the . 2nd inf div which bars the traditional invasion route from the North. It is this division Carter plans to pull out along with other support ing ground forces Over the next four to five years. About is of North Korea s 25 army divisions Are said to be within easy striking distance of the Doz. Facing them Are most of South Korea s 23 divisions. The South koreans have an army of about 560,000 men and a 20,000-Man Marine corps which gives the South aground troop total about 140,000 bigger than the North. But South Korea s army lacks mobility along with its smaller Supply of Armor and artillery Power. The South koreans have one important advantage that does not show itself in numbers of men or weapons. Many of South Korea s officers and noncommissioned officers fought in the Vietnam War and have combat experience the North korean army lacks. While the Carter administration s civilian officials believe the South korean army can hold its own and will be Able to fight without . Ground support after further modernization there is Little argument Over North Korea s advantage in the air Over South Korea s largely antiquated air Force. For that reason Carter has promised to keep . Air Power in South Korea indefinitely. As things stand now. North Korea has an air Force totalling 550 let fighters about 230 of them reasonably modern mig2u and mig19s and the remainder migs dating Back to the korean War. On the other hand. South Korea s combat air Force numbers 216 planes and about half of them Are f86s. Which the  air Force used in the korean War a Quarter of a Century ago. The South koreans Are in the process of modernizing their Small air Force. They have 36 f4 phantom Jet fighters and they have ordered in advanced f4e jets. Apart from the actual or impending Power balance Between communist North Korea and anti communist South Korea the future of peace or War on the korean Peninsula de pends also on the attitude of countries backing the two rivals. The United states has pledged to continue its commitment in defense of South Korea. Communist China and Russia have not spoken publicly but it is known that on at least one occasion within the past two years peking cautioned North Korea against starting any armed action against South Korea. Intelligence sources said the chinese were Wor ried that such a move might bring on a clash with the United states. With . Chinese relations improved in recent years Many . Experts believe China will restrain North Korea in the future. They also say Russia has a stake in keeping the peace in Northeast Asia. Kids Tell Queen what to do in a Silver Jubilee contest. A Ridington England a if were Queen wrote 11-year-old Owen Slater i would sit on my Gold framed throne and eat marshmallows in the mom Ings Owen was one of 200 local youngsters who sent in essays in a Competition run by Bridlington Public Library to Mark the Silver Jubilee this year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth ii. The theme was if 1 were Queen and the answers ranged from the gastronomic to the bloodcurdling. Shuna Berrigan aged 10, wrote i would have a Mynah Bird to Chat to and a maid to dance to me and would go to school in a Rolls Royce car and bring the Price of Candy bars Down to around a  Owen said that part of the Joys of Monar Chy for him would be to watch my slave work themselves to the  Karen Hacker aged 8, said she would Start a Campaign to deter soccer Hooli Gans. I would say which Way do you want to die to be shot to be hanged or to have your head chopped off " the Winner was Pietra Vigano aged 11. She wrote that she would organize a pottery to establish a Royal fund for deserving causes. The Winner of the lottery would be invited to share the regal life in bucking Ham Palace for a week each june. Tetters of the editor an Appeal for sensible eating Why food Day 1977? in t thanksgiving enough of a reminder of american Bounty Why did the Center for science in the Public interest feel it necessary to declare april 21,1977, the third annual food Day perhaps the following statements will shed some Light As to Why. The journal of cancer research suggested that diet May be causing half of All cancers among women and 30 per cent of those among men. A Survey of heart attack victims showed that they consume almost three times More sugar than the average american. The average american consumes More than 115 pounds of sugar and other Sweet Eners annually. When Bacon is Fried the sodium nitrate preservative combines with other Chemi cals to form nitrosamine a tiny amounts of which have caused cancer in animals. Incidentally Vitamin c helps keep this reaction from occurring in refining whole wheat flour into White flour most of 14 essential vitamins and minerals Are lost White bread is enriched with Only four of them. Bulk from the Branis also lost. A child watching to is invited ten times an hour to establish food habits which he his doctor and his dentist will later deplore. Tooth decay is the most widespread nutritional problem in America affecting 98 per cent of the population. The native hawaiians had almost no tooth decay. After changing to refined foods they now have As much As the rest ofus. The . Department of agriculture estimates that nutrition research and better diets could reduce diabetes by 50 per cent heart disease by 20 per cent obesity by 80 per cent alcoholism by 33 per cent and intestinal cancer by 20 per cent. Latest re search indicates these figures Are mos Likely Low a typical supermarket commissary diet contains Only 28 per cent of the bulk of a fresh natural food diet. Low bulk con tributes to cancer of the Colon diverticula us and circulatory disorders. A new Survey showed that the rate of european edition co. Billy 6. Spangle. Usa. Editor in Oual Kif naw Wanpor ii i Auto rolled unofficial publication Lor . Armed Force Ove teat. The Sun and strip it Puli my m conjunction win in armed form inform. Up program of in department of defence. Contant the Sun and str pet arc not Neco Terlly in Ehk Lel flew Olim . Government in department a detente or the . European command. Pm appearance of display in ims a paper concerning commercial dual Lulu im1 not constitute in endorsement by in department of de menu. Including to my Loury departments. My Loury address to surs and stripes. Apo 01i7s. International mail to surs inn so ropes to Hun ii 10 h chios Darmstadt ii Germany. 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Civ �ujt6. Mil a Gravac atm i. Cd Homo and Tele 2iu91. Luly leg Nom Mil Camp Darity 1077. So Madrid i i it or Torre on tar Bete Mil 7m�. Turkey Istanbul Civ 6m37i United kingdom greenhammi8,Mij,ury4lj4j�t Vyt. Anaemia in Louisiana was eight times that of Honduras. University of California researchers estimate that More than 1 million . Infants and Young children have suffered stunting of brain growth or Are at risk of such damage because of malnutrition contrast the government s nutrition education Effort $50 million with the Adver Tising spent by food manufacturers to push products most of which Are nutritionally poor $30 million. Now that red no. 2 Dye has been banned from foods the most widely used red color ing red no. 40, has been recently shown to have a 95 per cent probability of causing cancer deaths in animals. Many hyperactive children completely lose their hype kinetic symptoms when placed on a diet free of artificial flavourings and colourings and Low in sugar. Much of the testing of food additives i done by he companies producing Iemand the Fra accepts heir results. Many medical schools still offer no courses in nutrition. Yet every agricultural College offers courses in animal nutrition and animal nutritional needs Are set generally far higher than those used for humans. Pharmaceutical producers know that their profits Are in patented medications and they bombard physicians with Sam Ples and advertising. These companies have no interest in preventing disease. Only curing it after you get  a dependent school educator i am appalled at the Type of snacks and Bever Ages being pushed by cafes for profit reasons in the schools. It is about time that parents and students alike Wake up to the corporate Ripoff we Are swallowing and get Back to eating in the sensible manner which nature designed. If we Don t care you can be sure no one else will Viva Foo Day 1977. William d. Swift Torre Jon Spain editor s note col. Orao t. Rodr director services division cafes Europe replies cafes oper ates school lunch programs on a financial break even objective. The school Loach program is not a profit maker. At the Torre Middle school there Are two cafes school lunch alternatives a balanced so Moi lunch to include milk and a la carte food and. Beverage Itsou such As hamburgers cold sandwiches French Fries milk canned soft drinks and fruit. In addition at the request of toe school admin Straton we added on a test basis Yogurt in amort de flavor granular bars and fruit juices. The Choice of lunches u up to the Stu Dent. Parents and school education can play a key role in enlightening students in the Basic principle of nutrition i eating habits. I and Good