European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge2 the stars and stripes january 1978 Joann Louck the vol regional finance my Accra along receives 14th annual awards ceremony u award hem George Blau her Spaner i right is a tort Patton Vii corps Deputy incentive awards program placed under direction of commanders byed Reavis Heidelberg Stis the 14th annual Usa eur incentive awards cer Hwy was opened Here Wuh he announce entire program was being decentralized and proc Eoln the taps the spirit of year of the George Blanchand Usa eur and seventh army commander in called upon members of his com Mand to suggest something to improve to further this Burkhard said he was  the suggestion Campaign in 197j Antt giving commanders a Chanceton  this time next 1 look try to recognizing significant accomplish ments on behalf of an improved ability to Lake care of Blanehard told the Blanchard said the past u Yean of the incentive awards program had saved the command More than this was enough Money to run the tenth army training come located at Ora Hohenfels and wed Tecken or an entire you know Bow import emphasising the importance of the suggestion Blanchard stressed the following Points Money will remain tight the Doua Rmark Exchange rate will lend More downwards than upwards the mis Sion cannot afford any Blanchard said that if every member of the command came up with one idea that resulted in a that would amount to f6 million for the demand general Pardon lets get More aggressive in seeking out our people because there is a Reservoir of ideas out there that needs4o be he Blanchard then turned to presenting u individuals seven department of the army three army sue German two British citizens and one in the zest support come received two plaques for us Best Overall com Mand suggestion program and or its suggestion program Progress As it relates to military this was Only the second time in the 14 year history of recognizing commands for accomplish menu in the suggestion pro Gram that the two plaques Wen won by Goa in the army Southern european task Force set adj won Honora ble mention recognition for us High increase in suggested savings made by military Spanish prisoners Cut selves in amnesty bid i Spain uple Scorpio inmates of Rodelo prison Cut their veins or wallowed objects tuesday to press or police can and ambulances nihed Many prisoners the heavily guarded prison to Boap tals and prison director Armando fur allowed reporters into the Penitentiary to watch sic Hospital doctors Trett dozens of prisoners for cuts and other self inflicted the doctors said that even though some of the prisoners were none was in critical a of those taken to hospitals were Back in prison by us end of they the news Agency Europe press said 200 of the prisons approximately one thou Sand inmates Cut themselves while the others went on hunger similar cases of self mutilation and the Swallow Lugof such objects As knives were air reported from Basque the mass mutilations were the latest twist in a yearlong Campaign for a general the coordinating committee for prisoners in which has been direct ing the Campaign for amnesty for the inmates of Spain 78 argues that common criminals have the same right to Freedom As the More than political prisoners released since the death of dicta Tor Francisco Franco two years Britain has Trade surplus London a Britain showed a bal Ance of payments surplus last year for the first Lime since Trade department figures show that the surplus was 112 Mil lion types of buggy sons that were cited Joann Cebu using clerk with Vii corps regional finance and accounting saved the command in the first year by suggesting computing Mark con versions at Tow time of payment rather than of voucher preparation Ernest 224th Ord 56th air defense saved the command the first year hut suggestions were followed to improve interim maintenance procedure for the m187 Volcan Nickel cadmium s John formerly with co 299 engr combat Ike err Bri saved the command with his suggestion for repairing Homb Damond Button returned to the us last november and was awarded in absent a a special meritorious civilian service award for an act of courage was Ore sited to Susan Frankart of the All american recreation Center in on Frankart performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a stricken Serviceman for More than an hour during a flight ram new York to Ger Frankart is credited with saving the serv Remans we As she Kepi him breath ing until the aircraft landed and the medics could Lake Over president asks Quick Energy Washington a president Carter declared tuesday that the delay in adopting an Energy program was producing a widespread negative influence throughout the in remarks to a group of first and second term also said his state of the Union speech thursday evening will focus on the the president said his immediate goal was concluding action on Energy Legisla r this is an Al pervading while it i in the influence is basically negative in the attitude of he Busi Ness the Confidence of the the value of the Dollar and the concern of our allies and friends throughout the world concerning the global con Sumpton of imported Carter Basle Trast the president said that when he gives the speech to Congress the Day the Bouse and Senate return from their Winter the Baste thrust will be about the american the meeting with the freshmen and Sophomore members was the second of the morning for As he concentrated on conferences with members of at the earlier House speaker Thomas Oneill told the president certainly were going to get an Energy Bill Carter praised the work of the House in approving Energy legislation last saying the House it their the House version was very dose to what Carter had asked the Senate Kerstan dropped Large chunks of his pro the Energy legislation now is being worked on by House Senate conference the president told Oneill in an Oval office meeting in the 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