European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes july 19j1 How Many millimetre by Amama Lopez staff Wertler the May to slowly inching toward the metric but a lot of americans overseas still find kilograms and Kilometres Many americans who have lived in metric Ger Many for anywhere from one to tour years say they have never had occasion to use die metric a random sampling of opinions indicated most Mili tary personnel and wives shop within the installation and the few who venture on to the is Recta of Germany get by with sign language when comes to i just Lel the Butcher 1 want this said wife of gesturing will her always shop at the and when i Don i buy by the said Aliida wife of n pc Cia Lisl when asked about Hie metric no Way would i want the to change to then it would be like being Over f think its stupid to change a system weve used for Munly unit und it be hard to change All at once if done it should be gradual starting wild the younger according to John Bui most of the people although making Little use of the metric system while were in favor of the t dont think is u very representative said David referring to replies to a re quest for Public comment on efforts to Post metric signs on american the Avalanche of nos prompted Federal Highway administrator William Cox to cancel a 100 million proposal to convert the nations Road signs from Miles to the metric system is much americans just Donl like to added Jan the National Bureau of standards hat updated Himelic Kir Lor people inter stot m Mastt tog the new system of measurements coming into the lot contains a Booklet explaining the Tau pocket Iid con Enion card and history of the Mea Suring can be Lor torn the superintendent government printing sow i had to take a whole course on the metric for my something i wish 1 had been taught to begun said Georji Sannic nurse and wife of a Lieuten i cant Sec the big fuss about we just have to shift gears she but later admitted always keeping a calculator Handy when Metr Culat i  mind changing to the metric system at said Ana wife of an e6 who has spent about three years in i use it All the Lime and am completely familiar with the metric system is and 1 we it a sad nyc Orold Calvin Grams son of a sergeant first who has studied both in Germany and m the Mill agreed that there should be heavier pm Nasu on the metric system tit a Childs Early duo but he conversion will be hard Lor the older generation win have become la the est and not re tidily willing to Bui a Willa of a dependent wife in got docs not 1 dont think it would be too much trouble at ail she Ahkung that she had never had to use but yet would not mind the Ilsemarie wife of a sergeant first thinks us i he Best thing that could i have such trouble clan gang inches to Bordner is a German Nho has spent 18 months i dont have the feeling for inches like americans Donl have the feeling for you can never learn learning is always and if you Donl youll stay she added something we should get used to Are going la have to i dont use it and its quite but if forced to learn t commented Rebecca wife of a specialist a Quick conversion Chart Given to her by an insurance wan has never been in despite the fact that most avoid metric measurement when have to confront it to 1 refer to the Little Chart on the Back of the Coupon when i buy and i know that 500 Grams is about sch wow a but mostly i depend on my he under stands Aid Margy wife of a staff first Mike Bunting who  mind says he just uses the b to 5 and explained that it s 5 Miles for every Kilometres we multiply the Kilometres by 6 and drop the last digit to get Miles per said Juann a staff sergeants speedometer on our car is in is m its easy for said Elaine wife of a ser i use a German Cookbook but theres a conversion Chart in the otherwise i  know what to admitted Dir Jane Murphy an Eis another dependent wife commented she just knew that 200 Grams of meal was sufficient for her and when buying Gas she also knew to ask for about 20 but apparently most Haven moved a Rollin Matec toward Lite metric system and few would walk a tuome