European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July the stars and stripes s reigning Misi of Arne can High Sci Yoojin by Mulligan Germany a 1975  american High school Grad uate is the reigning Fea in six months of sometimes comi sometimes storybook Karen daughter of retired air Force and Gene won two Royal crowns and competed for the miss France Twenty Earold karens Mother la French and her american father is assist ant superintendent at Iho military cemetery at Omaha i never planned a Queen con said the blonde former cheer Leader who peered from behind big fair of glasses and never even dreamed of a Beauty title during High school fitted with Contact lenses and several pounds tub mar she reveals How a misunderstanding launched the Royal 1 was lonely last summer because we d Juser Novod and i didst know i accepted a Date French boy but when he brought along his old brother and said we were All going to formal i tried to think o anything to get out of what looked like a terrible eve she remembers a Little 1 glanced at a newspaper and said Quick to going to the miss Calvados contest panic set in when he Brothers assumed she was a candidate and announced they were coming along to watch her present herself at what is the equivalent of a county Queen a behind Hestenes Telephone Call made her a late she left Home with unwashed hair and an in ironed summer she hoped merely to endure the late that night Karen came Home with n Bunch of bouquets of Flowers and guess what i recalls a former Teller at the  american express fluent in but admittedly a Little Rusty that Karen 1 sounded crazy in the interviews and i spilled cake Al Down my 1 just laughed through the whole evening because i never believed 1 had a a big plus was her stage there was no Talent but i Nao to walk and dance a Little to 1 think my years As a cheerleader helped because i want afraid in front of with the miss Calvados Crown on her Karen want lonely recognized she spent the Days until the november miss Normandy con test giving press interviews and starting hic Yde but tension and a stomach full of butterflies crept up the Day of the re regional peasant costume with its White headdress and Norman waved from a motorcade Down the champs ignored a flood of movie contract and endured constant the miss France title would mean shed represent a country noted for female stereotypes from the Lido girls to brigate contest officials plied us competitors with a Battery of psychological and information tests to make sure the Winner would at least know who the Preti Dent although Karen says she feels More american than she was told the Crown would Mark her As the Ideal frenchwoman and push her on to the miss world and Las universe i realized i didst want to she 1  Back out at that but in my interviews i told them that if 1 1  be Able up my Telsfor a whole year As they at one of Roost exclusive with television cameras following every an exciting night of bathing costume and dress promenades was climaxed when he judges crowned Veroo que Fagot France but the next morning every French newspaper featured the photo that a National press Elded was their favorite the new miss France getting a hug from mate Karen am mullein to in Elmo turn in Karen who won two French bean top Mulligan Vional the event was to Lake place in a Distant the press was Rais ing questions about her dual nationality and asking if a girl with an american rather could be a True representative for even the contests judging procedure stacked the Odds against theres no official panel of judges Al the regional the audience picks in favor pacing a doubting Media and the close Clannish feelings typical of the Rural Normandy farm Karen knew shed have to outshine a score of local girls to win her second perhaps it was nor Mandys unabashed fondness for the american oils who freed their towns in the world War 11 but the French men and women saved their loudest applause for the american defeating even the contestant sponsored by the town hosting the Karen was crowned miss thrust now into the National she was hounded by photographers during the months preparation for the miss France event a no admiring press heralded her As miss Normandy a Queen on Karen nervously arrived in Paris for the televised National 9ie met French movie posed in her rec centers program of in Nurnberg Safe photo contest i a nned but blog Germany the Safe photography contest will be held Here an ocl contest judges will select winners from three groups monochrome color prints and color a Safe spokesman said the top six base level winners in each group will com Pete in the Usab entries in each group Are divided into four categories general Scenic and members of the air a Navy and coast guard May enter the ban level Competition if they Are As Sil pied to an air Force sol Diers should Contact their nearest army installation for details of the army photo the spokesman rules and entry forms Ore available a air Force photo Hobby arts and emits directors have further winners in the Usak contest Wilt go to the air Force wide judging is Hill Morris takes Over 3rd air Force Byda Synovec number Bureau chief Nurnberg Sis the amur recreation centers in Nurnberg Ere of Taring a program called nazism in Nomberg to worm americans of whal took place in the City during the Nari we started the program at Merrell Barracks in May when recreation serv fees invited the Numberg press Walter to speak to Sowers Al recreation said Una director of the Ponder Barracks her Eaton theres a lot of interest in this period of German and a lot of myths have been built up about what went Schau told us american no period in numbers More than to years cd history has As interest As we period City recently printed a Spe cuu tourist Booklet in English what went on in to set the record we Wano show tourists thai on in Nurnberg during Siose 12 years is Only a Small part of the history of our How Mey Are a part of our history that we cannot Schatt we want w prevent Teg and we dont want to use what is left of the  the Nan party rally area Here to attract people to we fee thai the people who know ouf City had a part in the Huwy of the nans should be fully Schatz told the americans that German schoolbooks devote Little space to this and of germans think they can forgot about this period of history by simply not talking about he said that impressed i h Humberg medieval architecture and its ordered vast construction in Nuro so that nazi party congresses and held there for All remains of the Ige Londe has become a major the there were the annual party ral tiie nazis proclaimed their in famous race Laws in 1kb that became known As and another name connected with the ally that blemishes its name is that of Julius sri Char was the pub Lisher of the notorious newspaper Stirmer that was printed in Stretcher was also appointed the nazi Boss in with toe Center g his Power by people also associate the City with the War crimes trials that began in Nurnberg at Schau noted he for Many especially Nelm Borg is inc worst name in the Munich was the Birthplace and Center of National but Munich past has been almost this is not Ibe Case with recreation authorities said that Schatz will speak at recreation censers at Mon eith Barracks and William Darby Cavern in on monday England William Harris will assume command of the 3rd air Force in change scorn Mand ceremonies Here presiding Al the s fight Cere during which Norris will succeed Mai Evan will be the new commander chief of William troops taking part will represent the and Brush military comes to the 3rd air Force from duly As commander of the 76th Airlift he at Andrews he last served in England in As commander of the 2dln tac fighter Wing Al Raf upper who he served As com Mander of the 3rd air Force since novem Ber is being reassigned As pump Amir of Tow air forces air train ing come Al Randolph san