European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 04, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 4, 1977 the stars and stripes Poge 9 tops recon if on Day biggest losers savor their victories by Bolhover Stafl writer Garmisch. Germany s4s thirty big losers were roundly applauded by admiring Peers at emotion packed Cere monies Here. The occasion annual recognition Day for tops in Germany brought out the Best in those who became top winners by first tic comma lop losers. It s always wonderful to witness the happiness of winners said tops Ger Many Captain Bunny Parkin in a voice hoarse from cheering a one time Winner herself. Parkin is an Rothwill Grant 700 scholarships Heidelberg about 700 four year Roth scholarships will be awarded to qualified men and women during october of 1977 and april 1978, a Usa eur spokes Man said. The scholarships Are open to Active duty personnel As Well As civilians to qualify applicants must be a citizen of the United states be at least 17 by oct. 1,1978 be Able to Complete All requirements for a commission and a College degree be under 25 years of age on june 30. 1982, no waiver will be granted have taken or be scheduled to take the Scholastic aptitude test sat or the american College test act not later than november 1977 be a High school graduate or possess an equivalent certificate before sept. 1. 1978 have no moral obligation or personal conviction that will prevent you from sup porting or defending the Constitution of the United states or conscientiously bearing arms pass a physical examination. Anyone currently serving on Active duty in any of the armed services May compete for an army Roth scholarship. However the present enlistment must expire prior to the fall of 1978.deadline for submitting applications to compete for an october scholarship is aug 15, 1977. Deadline for submitting for an april scholarship is dec. 15, 1977. The application must be postmarked no later then the above  awarded in either october or april will not become effective until the fall of 1978.the Usa eur spokesman said scholar ship Competition is based on demonstrated academic ability including High school class rank and performance on the sat or act leadership potential athletic and extracurricular activities character references and a personal  of the scholarships will receive financial assistance to Complete their baccalaureate degree and the army requirement for a commission As an army officer. The army will pay tuition Cost of textbooks Laboratory expenses and other educational fees for four academic years. Room and Board or other expenses of a no educational nature Are not paid by the scholarship. Scholarship recipients receive up to $1.000 a year for four  will additionally receive $440 one half the base pay of a second lieutenant while attending the five week Advance Camp Between Junior and senior  packets can be obtained by Fri ing army Roth scholarship.  army military personnel Center. Europe. Attn Teupe pad pm Apo 09081 or by calling Rhc Mau military 21361-7192 or 6299 avid believer in tops the world s oldest and largest nonprofit weight control organization. Three Hundred and fifty delegates Whereon hand at the general Abrams hotel to cheer the 30 top losers in Germany for 1976.crowned Queen was Melva Uplinger of Kaiserslautern a 131-Pound loser runner up was Wanda band Crit  one and two among male losers were a Pitburg pair Douglas Meyer and Ken Gant. Meyer was named King for his 45 i Pound  of the year s Best losers were men in Parkin s View a sign that tops take off pounds sensibly is getting Over the women s club image that has haunted it in the  do seem to be getting More Atten Tion from men Parkin said. Often Hus bands will come to a meeting with their wives then will end up joining tops to lose weight  the . Military pushing the new leaner image an increasing number of men Are expected to show up on tops  Welcome men and we Hope More men will show an interest in  said Parkin a Canadian wife from Baden sol Wiig a who is ending her three year captaincy of tops  a workshop. Shelley Hancock dietitian from the army s 5th general Hospi Tal. Bad Cannstatt. Told tops listeners that behavioural modification a change in eating patterns is the Only sensible Way to achieve permanent weight  s message echoed the philosophy of tops which stresses gradual weight loss by moderate changes in diet. A self help program patterned after alcoholics Anonymous. Tops was founded in 1948 by Milwaukee housewife Esther Manx. Since then its theories of treating obesity through group therapy and nutritional education have  is very medically oriented. Diets and weight loss goals Are prescribed by physicians Parkin said. We Don t endorse a particular  a nonprofit organization tops turns Over excess earnings to obesity research at deaconess Hospital  Points out that in addition to the weight loss approach of tops its popular Ity with those who want to lose weight rests with its modest Cost. Just about anyone can afford tops. Dues for adult members Are $9 a year for the first two years and $7 a year thereafter. Dues for teens Are $3 for the first two years and $1 thereafter. In and. Dilion there Are modest monthly fees Usu ally $1 Ahjit vary from group to  in Europe made up mostly of Mil itary families counts 3,50ff members in 112 chapters 70 of which Are in Germany. Tops meetings Are held weekly. They consist of weigh ins discussions on the problems of weight loss lectures by such noncommercial professionals As dietitians nutritionists doctors and psychologists and weight loss contests. Melva Uplinger in w74 passport photo left today at k3 Pound Harrington Sas photo. Plane truth led to 131 Pound loss by Floyd Harringto Kaiserslautern Bureau chief Kaiserslautern is so Melva Uplinger. Selected As this year s Queen during the tops German recognition Day s Competition in Garmisch. Credits her Success to the Day she joined tops. Until that Day. All of my so called successes at losing weight were just  she recalled like everyone else. 1 tried All kinds of diets would lose then gain it All Back and More. 1 had dieted my Way up to 320  Slie knew something had to be done but did t know How to do it. When her husband. Two Jim Uplinger of the 41sl Ord co Here received orders for Europe she had to lose 20 pounds before being allowed on the plane. She said her most embarrassing moment was at the air port when she was made to weigh in on the Luggage  we arrived in Germany some friends asked me to come to a tops meet ing with them i did t even know what tops was but i soon found  she said. Since then she has been a member of three Tore clubs because of transfers in her husband s  tops Queen also credits her weight Sciss to the encouragement and understand ing shown by her family and friends. She said. Even though i have lost 131.25pounds. 1 did some to going gaining and losing repeatedly. My gains totalled 44 pounds but with my tops friends help i d lose it again. It really helps to know that your friends Are behind you every step of the Way to pick you up when you falter to cheer you on when you re  l linger was also awarded a tops Gold Century club medallion Given to members who have maintained a 100-Pound weight lies for a year or longer. She will go on to compete against other weight losers at the International recognition Days event in Philadelphia in july