European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday september 28,1977 1 step away1 women serving in attacked Forward area would find they re fighting analyst says by Gale Wiley Frankfurt up already liable to assignment anywhere on the Battlefield american women soldiers Are Only one step from combat according to the civil Ian Leader of a team analysing the female Soldier s role in this year s autumn forge Field exercises. The army s 30,000 women soldiers May not yet be Given combat assignments said Cecil b. Johnson technical area chief of the army research Institute. But women now can be used geographically anywhere on the Battlefield Al though not As part of an assault or combat Ford plans fuel saving Small Auto Detroit up the Ford motor  considering production and worldwide marketing of a a new Small car which would provide better fuel Economy than any  Ford a Trade publication re ports. American Metal Market reported monday that Ford officials will decide within a month if the no. 2 automaker will produce the new front wheel drive car in1980. The car has been Given the code name Erika within the company but is usually referred to As the Pinto replacement in the United states the Trade journal said. It said production costs would be $400 Mil lion. Slightly roomier amm said the car to be based on a Ford of Europe design will be slightly roomier inside than the Ford Pinto and Mercury Bobcat models it will  it would replace existing models of the  also is considering a new Plant to produce automatic front drive transmissions for the vehicle the article said. Ford s current fuel Champ is the fiesta designed in Europe and built in West Ger Many. But Henry Ford ii company chair Man has said Ford does not plan to build the car Here. Instead it is considering the somewhat larger Pinto replacement which would help in meeting future fuel Economy requirements. Alternate program the Only thing blocking approval of the Erika the article said is the possibility that Ford might choose an alternate pro Gram to build an even smaller car in 1981."the alternate Choice is not Likely How Ever in View of the fact that no other mini cars in the second size class have been approved for production in this country yet by Ford s  the Trade Publica Tion said. Tice will takeover As head of 3rd inf div Heidelberg maj. Gen. R. Dean ice Usa eur Deputy chief of staff for personnel has been named to succeed maj. Gen. Pat w. Crizer As commander of the 3rd inf div in Wurzburg. A Susareu spokesman announced. Fhe change of command is to take place oct. 7. Crizer. Who has commanded the 3rd in div since August 1975 has been assigned As director special task Force in the office of the Deputy chief of staff for operations and plans. Department of the army. He reports to his new assignment in late octo  Tice As Usa eur Deputy chief of staff for personnel will be . William h. Fitts commander of the army personnel Center Europe Andu Sarteur adjutant general. Unit and they will defend themselves apart of a reaction Force Johnson said Here shortly before he returned to Washington. Most americans do not realize the Gravity or significance of women now serving in combat support units Johnson said. If a combat unit were run Over combat support units would find them selves in combat. The women Are Only one step away from  last autumn the army Analyse women soldiers performance in a series of 72-hour Field Maneu vers in the . The report on them is due  said the army s decision to study women spending up to three week sin the Field in Germany this summer Logi Cally showed they had passed the earlier test. At it. Jackson  already have unisex Basic training Johnson said. Men and women have identical training in 16 Basic Fields. The women throw Gre Nades and handle weapons. The women Are not Given Bayonet training. They receive rape prevention training  this fall s War games which involved in part the temporary Transfer of 12,000 soldiers from the . To Germany the Pentagon was asked to clarify women s positions in the army Johnson said. The Pentagon replied that women no can be used geographically anywhere on the  world War ii and later in Viet Nam transportation units and military police units became deeply involved in combat when enemy forces broke through the front line Johnson said. If those same events happened i today s army 10 per cent of the soldiers doing the fighting could be  Freddie Laker chats with London bound passengers before sky train Takeoff from new York with full Load. Sky train packed for return flight a photo London up Freddie Laker re turned tuesday on sky train s Maiden transatlantic circuit in a plane so full that the 55-year-old entrepreneur who battled six years for his Cut Price shuttle had to sit with the Crew on the flight deck. It s fabulous he said. All 345 season the Jane were full so i sat with the Crew on the Light deck. No one was left  s inaugural London new York flight monday took off with 50 vacant seats and by mid afternoon tuesday Only 60 tickets had been sold in London for the next flight to new York. But Laker told the crowd that greeted his arrival at Gatwick Airport where the sky train service is based i m not Wor ried. I expected it. I am sure More Book Ings will be made through the remainder of the  Laker said the initial round trip handmade a profit of $19,606, then kissed his wife Patricia and climbed into his White Rolls Royce. You can see i m tired he said. Laker who crossed the Atlantic twice in24 hours on the inaugural journey said i have fought six years for this flight. It i marvelous now that it s actually in the  after he won his fight which include taking British aviation authorities to court and battling . Red tape a half dozen other airlines pan american Twa British airways Al Al air India and Iran air jumped into the cheap fare ring. Laker s London to new York Passen Gers pay $103, while passengers going the other Way pay $135. Passengers making the same trip on theother six airlines pay Between $109 and $326 for tickets which unlike Laker s fare include meals. British airways said tuesday it was carrying an average of 65 London new York passengers a Day at the new standby  spokesman said the airline was licensed to carry up to 700 standby passengers week but would rarely be Able to accommodate More than 80. Charles Stuart head of the marketing division of British airways said the trans Atlantic Price War would definitely Benefit travellers. We have a Tough Battle Between Lakeland ourselves against the american air lines that is what the North Atlantic far Battle is All about Stuart said. Laker has charged that members of the International air transport association new Berlin commander is named by the British Berlin a brigadier Rober Francis Richardson will become new com Mander of the British military government in West Berlin next Jan. 25? officials announced. Richardson who has served previous Yin Berlin As a lieutenant and adjutant will hold the rank of major general in his Newport. He will replace maj. Gen. Roy red grave who has held the position since no vember 1975. Iata have been ripping off customers for years. But the Public has rebelled and now air fares not Only Between new York and London but around the world will be consistently lower than they Are at the moment Laker said. 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