European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1977 the stars and stripes Page 9 shot putting Are hobbies polygraph or has lifting diversion photos by Floyd Harrington  Bureau chief Kaiserslautern Sis special agent John Rochr stands 6 feet weighs 260 pounds and looks More like a defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steeles than what he is a polygraph examiner for the army criminal investigation division Cid at Rhino ordnance while Hochre height May be a Heredi tary his Steele like build comes in part from his of duty lifting weights and a Hobby that has led to berths on the army track and Field team and the German National weightlifting a native of Roehr took up the shot put when he was 10 years while in High school his ability won him a track scholarship to Oregon during his Sophomore year he started lifting however his athletic career came to an abrupt Hail when he suffered a broken neck in a car Accident As he was returning to Oregon state to begin his Junior doctors told him he might be permanently crippled if he Ever put the shot or lifted weights but after wearing a body cast for 10 weeks and staying away 28 Nurnberg seniors get scholarships Nurnberg Twenty eight graduating seniors from the Nurnberg american High school Here received scholarships ranging in value from to funds for the scholarship program were received by contributions from private As individual contributions and a Bazaar held at the Kalb officers club in Early authorities said that the Nurnberg Mili tary Community collected More than selected As winners of the scholarships were Lisa who received a and Irma Cantu who was presented Chris Bloke was presented a scholarship for while Claudia Connie Karen Angela Marion Peter Soltys and Carl each received scholarships valued at were awarded to Peter Gloria am Carin Wendy Michael Larry Patricia Hope Thomas Mary Michael Bern hard Laura Deborah Mary Scott Mark Smyth and Carolyn a screening Board was set up to review the 42 applications from the Nurnberg american High school graduating seniors who were competing for the All applicants were rated in 11 categories that included academic Community extracurricular activities and evaluations by three alternates were also selected in Case any of the primary selectee arc unable to use the fish kill Mars Venice Lagoon Italy ital Large Quanti ties of dead fish have floated to the surface i the Venice and authorities warned residents against eating them until experts determine what caused their from the shot and weights for a he got tired of sitting around and started working out by the time Roehr graduated from col lege he had built his strength Back weighed 275 pounds and had competed in a number of National level in the three categories of the Power weightlifting event he Bench pressed 400 dead lifted 575 pounds and lifted 550 pounds in the in shot put events he heaved his Way to a conference Champion ship and placed in the top five at the National indoor track and Field meet of after College Roehr retired from lift ing dropped 55 pounds and in 1972 entered the army to become a military policeman and later a Cid 1 came in because i wanted to travel and thought the army was a Good Opportunity for a he two years ago Roehr decided he needed a diversion from his Cid duties and started lifting he after 1 realized i was becoming almost As Strong As i was in i put in an application for the army track i was accepted and went to for the inter service he won the shot put event by beating out a Marine with a throw of 51 9j4 after the meet Roehr retired this time to become a polygraph after school he got his wish for travel and arrived Here about a year he met and married Kathleen a 6foot 2 Inch nurse at lands Uhls 2nd general hos the second thing he did was join a local German at first 1 told myself i was just going to lift to keep in but once 1 i got that old urge to see How much i could lift How far i could said last january he tested his strength in a German weightlifting match in he Bench pressed to pounds and was invited to compete for the German National team against the Netherlands in while waiting for that match Roehr competed for the German stale of Saar against the stale of  of Stuttgart in he took first place in the Bench press with a lift of 447 Roehr entered the Germany nether lands meet after a two week bout with the he still managed to place second with a lift of 407 his efforts beat the German Power weight lifting but a 5fool 300pound lifter from the Netherlands took first place according to to be really competitive in european a lifter Mast have a Bulky build such As the Holland it gives a Man More leverage a solid platform to lift in not willing to distort myself like thai he said the Cid  also worries about us Reurs policy on weight control so he now is pulling More emphasis on throwing the shot and competed for the army track team again this in inc interservice meet in Washington earlier his Roehr again won the shot put competing with torn ligaments in his throwing he still made a toss of 53 feet 2 inches the longest throw in the last six years of incr service next on his Agenda is the Usa eur championship track and Field meet to be held at Nurnberg in his goal is a toss of 60 feet and to cinch the berth Hes been offered on the army team thai will compete in the concil internationale do sports might air cism matches in Fin land next special agent John Roehr Given a subject a polygraph to prepare for Roehr usually trains three nights a week in a local German