European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 01, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes thursday september 1,1977 torrential Rains flood twin cities continued from Page 1 and a motorcycle piled up in a series of traffic accidents on an interstate Highway at Taylor mich., a Detroit downriver suburb. A stationary front of heavy Thunder storms stretched across parts of Pennsyl Vania West Virginia Maryland and Virginia. Winds reached 46 at Hagerstown md., Airport while hailstorms hit Charlottesville va., and Baltimore. Heavy storms brought coastal warnings along the Atlantic coast As far North As Rhode Island. Neil Frank director of National Hurri Cane Center in Miami said there was no Way to Tell when Anita might reach Shore. Evacuation urged the National weather service recommended evacuation of hundreds of persons living on land which lies up to five feet above sea level. But Little movement Inland actually had begun in Texas the Likely landfall for the season s first Tropi Cal storm. A few people have left but it s a Volun tary thing now. Most everybody is just like us sitting Here waiting for Anita said Galveston county sheriff s Deputy Eric Nevelow. Cecilia Norton manager of the Island Retreat Motel in port Arkansas tex., one of the most vulnerable locations in Texas be cause of its location on isolated Mustang Island said residents were boarding up but there was no panic because the storm was still so far away. Oil Rig crewmen More than 7,000 offshore Oil Rig crewmen were shuttled Inland by helicopter monday and tuesday. Up to 20,000 residents of Hurricane shy Cameron Parish la., hit by a devastating Hurricane in 1957, and 2,200 residents of Low lying grand Isle la., were evacuated but a few returned to their Homes wednes Day. We be started letting some of our natives Back in to take care of their Homes and livestock said Cameron Parish Sher Iff Claude Eagleson. Not Many people Are coming Back right away. We re asking people to stay out a Little longer until we know for sure what this storm is going to Europe partly Cloudy with Chance of rain thursday. Little change Friday. Frankfurt Heidelberg High 77, Low 59. Sunset thursday 7 11 . Sunrise Friday 5 42 . Temperatures recorded tuesday get 4am 4pm 4am 4pm 73 m Adana p 57 75 Frankfurt p 73 82 Athens t 59 London cd 65 82 Aviano f 52 84 Madrid p 65 79 Berlin p 63 73 Munich cd 56 73 Brussels 52 75 Paris 59 72 Copenhagen s 66 72 Rome r takes Over . Naval forces Europe Moorer comes aboard London is vice . Joe p. Moorer replaced . David h. Bagley As commander in chief of . Naval forces Europe during a ceremony at the . Embassy Here wednesday a Navy spokes Man said. Bagley is retiring after More than 30 years of Navy service the spokesman speaker at the ceremony was . James l. Holloway Iii chief of naval operations who is on a tour of . Bases in England the spokesman said. At the change of command ceremonies Holloway said of the Mission of the Navy if we Are to maintain the peace we enjoy today and achieve the peace and stability we seek in the future we must remain Strong. Our relationships with our nato part ners and our allies have never been More important in demonstrating to the world our commitment to a Strong United Force for Holloway arrived in London on tuesday and is scheduled to leave sunday the spokesman said. Moorer and Bagley received distinguished service medals during the Cere Mony the spokesman said. Bagley who had previously received the award received a Gold Star in lieu of a second medal the spokesman said. Headquarters of . Naval forces Europe is located at Grosvenor Square vice . Joe p. Moorer Here. Its commander is responsible for. . Naval operations from the North at lactic to the Indian Ocean. The area includes the . 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean and the Middle East Force in the Indian Ocean area. According to the official about 44,000 Navy and Marine corps personnel Are As signed to the individual commands which make up . Naval forces Europe with 2,600 of these stationed in the United King Dom. Moorer graduated from the naval acad Emy in 1944. After completing flight train ing he was designated a naval aviator in 1948 and later served As an instructor at the naval test Pilot school. He also attended the naval War College commanded the aircraft Carrier Ranger and served As the director of the strategic plans and policy division at the office of the chief of naval operations. In 1972 he assumed command of Carrier division six. In november 1973 he became vice chairman of the . Delegation United nations military staff committee with additional duties As commander Eastern sea Frontier. Moorer comes to London from duties As Deputy chief of naval operations for plans policy and operations in the Pentagon. He is married to the former Eleanor Griffin of Savannah ga., and they have three Chil Dren. Bagley son of the late . David w. Bagley began his naval career at the . Naval Academy graduating in 1943. He saw action in three conflicts world War ii Korea and Vietnam. He was promoted to Admiral on april 19, 1975, and assumed his duties Here on May 20 that year. Arrival called proof of commitment Haig greets reformer Cap troops p partly Cloudy cd Cloudy 25, 31st weather so continued from Page 1 Warsaw pact military he added it was also a time when there is a greater recognition and a greater determination to take the Steps necessary to meet the unfortunately you Are also arriving at a time when the nature of the threat and the Active Progress under Way to Cope with that threat have been the source of a number of Well meaning questions and concerns and i m afraid some not so Well meaning questions and concerns about the Overall objectives of our collective defense efforts said Haig. He did not elaborate. Also on hand to Welcome the troops were German Gen. Franz Joseph Schulze com Mander in chief of Allied forces Central Europe accent Gen. William j. Evans Safe commander Gen. George s. Blanchard Usa eur and seventh army commander in chief Gen. William christians and palestinians fight Lebanon artillery duels sex Scotland Yard Boss a. Knowlton . Representative to the nato permanent military committee in Brussels and Karl Fingerhuth German under Secretary of defense. At the Start of the ceremony maj. Gen. Calvert p. Benedict commanding general of the arriving 1st inf div reported to Haig who passed operational control of the . Troops to Schulze. Schulze then directed the division to take part in exercise autumn forge a series of exercises in which the reformer crested Cap forces will participate through september. The reformer crested Cap deployments Are designed to meet the trilateral ., u.k., and West German commitment established in 1967 which provides for the annual return of nato committed ground forces and dual based aircraft from the . To Germany. The concept provides a unique Opportunity to demonstrate Strate Gic mobility and to evaluate plans to rein Force nato in an emergency by military air and sea lift according to nato officials. Participating in the welcoming ceremony were troops units from Belgium Beirut a israeli backed right Wing christians clashed in fresh artillery duels with palestinian guerrillas in South Lebanon wednesday. Official reports said 10 were killed and 24 wounded. The governor s office in Sidon Provin Cial capital of the South reported israeli Border gunners intervened with a heavy shelling of guerrilla held positions around the moslem town of Nab Atiyeh eight Miles from the Border. Israeli warplanes flew frequent spotting missions Over the fighting areas that stretched from the Foothills of it. Hermon almost to the Mediterranean coast 40 Miles Westward the governor s office reported. A spokesman also reported palls of thick Black smoke billowed from blazing Woods around Nab Atiyeh and the neigh Bor Christian stronghold town of mar dj6s of codger it 80jayoun. The town of Haskaya on the Northern Edge of the Akoub Region suffered three dead during the shelling. Haskaya is five Miles North of the israeli Frontier and is the provincial capital of the 40-Square-mile Akoub Region once the main stepping off base of guerrilla raids on jewish settlements. The spokesman said there was no Way to determine Christian losses because their strongholds Are reachable Only through israeli territory. The fresh outbreak of hostilities shattered an 18-hour Lull in the South. It Fol Lowed a warning by Premier Salim Al Hoss that his government would allow no one to Challenge the Central government in Post civil War Lebanon. Bognor Regis England a sir Ronald m. Howe a Scotland Yard gang Buster in the Post War Era has died at his Home in Bognor Regis Sussex his family announced. He was 80. He had been suffering from cancer of the jaw the family said. Once known As Scotland Yard s Best dressed Man sir Ronald served As head of the Yard s criminal investigation depart ment Cid from 1945 to 1953 and formed squads who lived with criminals spying out their organization and hide outs. After his retirement in 1957, he served As chairman of a private Security company and wrote two books the Story of Scotland Yard and the Pursuit of crime. Canada Germany Luxembourg the Netherlands United kingdom and the . During a news conference Here Haig rebutted chair strategists who think Western Europe can be overwhelmed by a Surprise soviet attack up reported. Haig told the news conference that men who argue this Case focus too narrowly on the Central european front overlooking the rest of the Western Allied deterrent. There is a great tendency today for chair strategists both professional and non professional to look at the problem with too narrow a focus. At Only one ele ment of the triad of capability Haig said. At a Post news conference session with some of the reporters Haig went on to say that he thought the West would have a minimum 48 hours in the event of a soviet attack and More Likely 10 Days to two weeks warning of military preparations without any reference to the political preparations that any Power intending aggression also would have to make up reported. The Western world must maintain a balance in its fighting strength and by this i do not mean just efficiency in War fighting but also in deterrence which is much broader Haig said. Neutron bomb in reply to a question Haig repeated an earlier statement that As a military instrument the Neutron bomb is an enhancement of but he said the political leadership of the . Must decide whether to manufacture it and Europe s political leaders must decide whether to deploy it up said according to the a Haig said he was generally satisfied with the concept of the All Volunteer . Army but it s Clear As we look into the 80s that the All Volunteer system is going to potentially prove us some problems. He said the army was considering such measures As using More women and civil ians to do jobs now performed by male sol Diers a reported adding that Haig said the Volunteer concept is having a delete rious effect on the Reserve system
