European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 01, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday june 1, 1977 hunger War a Power Pioneer Teller warns Energy crisis could Lead to unprecedented world havoc by Barbara Cullen suf i writer Heidelberg secs an unsolved Energy crisis could Lead to the starvation of millions and War a leading physicist and proponent of nuclear Energy says. Or. Edward Teller whose work led to the development of the Hydrogen bomb in 135z. In on a world tour sponsored by the . Information Agency. In addresses to the association of the . Army Ausa Here and As the University of Maryland commencement speaker Over the memorial Day weekend Teller stressed the need to use the Energy sources available now including nuclear reactors to Avert future problems. If the Energy problem is not solved and soon something will happen that never yet has happened in the history of the world millions of people will starve to death Teller told his University of Mary land audience. He added that in desperation people will fight what will follow starvation will be  the physicist said we have clean Safe Industrial nuclear Energy ready for use in the advanced part of the world yet people oppose its use. In a talk with Ausa members. Teller said i am sure that a considerable por Tion of opposition to nuclear reactors comes from fear of the unknown and a considerable portion comes from the sound of the word nuclear but another portion is  Teller said those on the far left who try to prevent development of nuclear reactors Lead to a weakening in the West and terrible trouble in the third  his Ausa talk. Teller estimated that by 1985 the Western world could reduce its Oil imports by 5 million barrels a Day More than one third of its present Ope consumption through the use of nuclear  added that development of nuclear reactors would make More Oil available to underdeveloped countries who need Energy in smaller and cheaper packages. He said he does not feel that the spread of nuclear reactors would Lead to the proliferation of nuclear  solution to restricting weapons is to make it unnecessary for the ., its allies and All countries in the free world to need nuclear weapons. An obvious example is your presence Here in a Friendly Germany. It is my opinion that your presence is the Matt reason Why there is no feeling in Germany or argument that Germany should acquire nuclear weapons he said. He said that to preserve peace it u better to eliminate the causes of War than to try to regulate the spread of arms. Teller was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree from the University at Maryland at the commencement car cases in which More than 600 baccalaureate de Grees were  is a member of the science advis Ory Board of the air Force. His work at the atomic Energy commission s radiation Laboratory at Livermore calif., led to the development of the Hydrogen bomb. Outdated gear is major problem for land Southeast commander by Mike Spear staff writer Izmir Turkey Sis one of the big problems facing Gen. William a. Knowlton As commander of nato s land Sou theist is worn out and outdated equip ment that troops under his command must  is a Complex problem involving two countries Greece and Turkey whose relationship to each other is torn in a dispute Over the Island of Cyprus and whose eco nomic situations Are not Strong enough to be Able to pour Money into the new Mili tary equipment that they need. Greece and Turkey share to som extent certain characteristics Knowlton said. They both have very Brave soldiers who arc Well known for their fighting ability. _ Truman doctrine however it was 30 years ago that the Truman doctrine went into effect. That Means that both the greek and turkish armies Are equipped largely with world War ii Vintage and korean War equip ment. That equipment is rapidly approach ing the end of its useful  the same Lime us equipment is grow ing old Russia has been engaged in an extensive modernization program with technological advances which give it a big advantage Knowlton , the . Difficulties with Turkey came at a very bad moment for Turkey he said. It came just As Turkey was beginning a modernization program which is so essential for this very Large Force. It is the second largest land Force in nato after the ."the country which has the lowest per capita Gross National product in nato has one of the largest problems in modernization he said adding that it is a problem on which Turkey will need help from the outside. Modernization slowed Knowlton pointed out that the nato Council last summer in ministerial ses Sion strongly recommended passage by the . Congress of defense cooperation agreements with Greece and Turkey. Nei ther has been approved yet and it hampers the modernization efforts of both he said. We All Hope the two countries will find a Way to Settle their problems because that would make it much easier of course for our Congress to take action Knowlton  conflict Breaks out the whole area de pends on external reinforcements partly for sophistication particularly in connection with air he said. The reinforcements would have All the More Modem equip ment and All the things that Are relatively unknown in Turkey such As night vision and the other technical breakthroughs that have been made in the last five or 10 years. The dispute Between Greece and Turkey has made his Job More Complex Knowlton said because his Basic Mission the land Gen. William a. Knowlton s Mission is complicated by the Greece Turkey dispute. Defense of the two countries is unchanged. This Mission is difficult to evaluate for readiness because Greece has not participated in joint training with Turkey on nato Maneu vers since 1974 when the Cyprus dispute Between the two countries erupted into open  still participates in nato at the staff Levels at Naples and shape but the question of How it will be associated with nato is still being resolved Knowlton  the Southern flank of nato knowl Lon said the Dardanelles and the bosporus Are still considered the most important strategic areas but he added now our at Margaret Trudeau gets Abc assignment new York up Margaret tru Deau. Estranged wife of Canada s prime minister will cover a portion of the English Silver Jubilee Celebration for Ameri can broadcasting company s program Good morning. Amanca As a prelude to what May be a permanent assignment. An Abc spokesman said mrs. Trudeau s work a sort of photo journal of Queen Elizabeth s 25th anniversary on the throne will be telecast sometime during the week of june 6.the spokesman said the assignment was an outgrowth of negotiations Between mrs. Trudeau and the network that May end with her working permanently for Abc. Tention has begun to shift a Little from just the turkish Straits to Eastern Turkey be cause we began to realize that Eastern Turkey which lies Between the soviet Union and some states to the South that Are rather heavily armed with soviet weapons is a very important strategic piece of real  said a Strong Turkey and a Strong Iran lying Between the soviet Union and the Middle East area reduces the Opportunity for soviet mischief making in the Middle  pointed out that another important nato consideration in Turkey is the possibility of overflight of turkish territory by the soviets. If the russians with their vast Aerial transport Fleet were Able to Fly Over Turkey at will they could change the strategic balance in the Middle East almost Over night he  has three turkish armies he can use in a nato role. They Are the first situated along the turkish Straits the second on the Border with Iran and Syria and the third in Eastern Turkey. It is their modernization that is badly needed and this year May be a Good year for resolving the problems that Are hindering it he  personally will be Happy when they Are All settled he said because then they will be Able to get on with one of the most important aspects of the defense of this area and that is the modernization of the land forces that Are primarily concerned with the defense of this  univ. Of my. Honouring 7 prep seniors Munich s4s seven High school seniors from schools in the ., Germany. _ Wales Belgium and Italy will be the first participants in the University of Mary land s new honors program on the Munich  of the seven won $575 scholarships in the form of one semester s free tuition said Dean William e. Mcmahon. The awards and admission to the program were based on scholarship test scores and  of study about 40 per cent of the two year honors program will be seminars Independent study and faculty tutoring in Liberal arts and humanities. Students who successfully Complete the program will receive an ast Socrate in arts degree with honors Mcmahon  scholarship winners Are Lynn g. Rappaport Parkway North senior High school. Crovo Coeur to. Jennifer Santer Dulaney senior High school Timonium my. John Holton United world College of the Atlantic Glamorgan Wales Undi y annul z. Fountain it. Carson High school. Fountain Colo. And Regina so Brussels american High school Belgium. Also admitted to the honors program were Kevin Lack Aviano american High school Italy and Dianne Daley Augsburg american High school Germany. Postal workshop set at Rhein main Rhein main a Germany sics . Postal service inspector .  and Navy postal representatives Ana Twa and pan am officials Are scheduled to attend a three Day postal workshop hasted by the 7025th postal so at the recreation Center Here wednesday through Friday. The purpose of the workshop is to Iron out Many of the Day to Day difficulties experienced throughout the entire Mitt system a Safe spokesman said. Scheduled topics include update of postal equipment report of Carrier irregularities containerization of mail Hall coordinating responsibilities and Security of mail in transportation channels. Fire guts Abu Dahabi Market Beirut Lipi i a fire broke out in the Central vegetable Market in Abu Dahabi gutting must of the buildings there the Qatar news Agency said. Reporting from Abu Dahabi capital of the United Arab emirates the Agency said the fire was extinguished after two hours