European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday july 23, 1978 spec. 4 you White works Over a Parachute while us wife spec. 5 Maria White watches. Boost to co workers morale army paratrooper Pai glad there Are string attached to their jobs Story sad photo by Jim arw1nestaff writer Camp Darby Italy its army paratrooper Leon White gears up or his required monthly jump with his wife at his Side to give him , a seasoned jumper explains Why my wife Maria is a qualified jump master and oftentimes performs that duty during our monthly jumps. I feel goo having her As the jump master because i know How Well she performs her  Parachute jump master is in charge of a plan Load of paratroopers and super vises All aspects of the jump from the ground preparation to the actual drop fro the aircraft.  Maria and spec.4 Leon White both Wear the red hats of the Parachute rigger. They Patch up and repack Para chutes at the 24th quartermaster Del 8th support in Here. The chutes Are used by various airborne units throughout setae to include the 509th inf Battle combat team at Vicenza. Leon and Maria who Are both 24 years old Call Pompano Beach fla., Home. They met at Parachute riggers school at fort Lee va., where she was an instructor and he a student. But she Points out that he was not one of my  they met about two weeks before he finished the 11-week course in april 1976. Three months later they decided to do their future jump together As husband and wife. Maria joined the army in october 1973,and was one of the first three women to attend the army s jump class. She was also one of the first five women to attend and Complete the rigger s course. She was asked to stay on As an instructor. She taught men and women to pack and main Tain parachutes and perform air cargo drops with them she said. She attended the Parachute riggers non airman runs own travel Agency by Gene Pruitt Raf Chicksands England shift working has become a More pleasant experience for members of the 6950th Security so Here since airman . Thomas Lusk began arranging social activities and trips for his co workers. What began As a Small time tour program has blossomed into big business. Lusk entered the travel business to help boost his co workers morale by providing varied entertainment for them during four Day Breaks which follow their 16-Day work schedule. He gained tour organizing experience while in College at Louisiana state univer sity by arranging camping trips and social activities for his fraternity Brothers. Lusk graduated from leu in 1974. His career As a travel agent blossomed Here when a tour he organized to see the film Star wars mushroomed from so to More than 300 persons. From Baton Rouge la., the 26-year-Oldlusk tries to offer unusual trips. At the Edinburgh military Tattoo last year 65 of Dod honors israeli official Washington a in a rare action. Defense Secretary Harold Brown has awarded a High civilian decoration to the Man who beaded Israel s defense Mission to the United states for four years. Joseph Chechanover received the department of defense medal for distinguished Public service in a recent ceremony at the Penta gon. Until this month Chechanover was the director of the israeli defense ministry Mission to the United states. Us stayed in a Castle instead of a hotel he said. A town Constable also gave us a historical tour of Edinburgh s past and  since then Lusk has organized trips to Spain France Tunisia Ireland and Egypt. Besides working on trips to other coun tries Lusk has organized Tours to medieval banquets stonehenge Canterbury several castles and an archaeological and religious tour of Cornwall. History is not the Only motivating Factor for Lusk s activities. Just As people s tastes vary so do his planned activities. Rock concerts London pub Tours and Ocean cruises Are just part of the Lusk fare. Most of these trips have averaged 45enthusiasts. He tries to plan More than one activity canadians plan to raise Pilotage fees on Seaway Toronto a the great lakes Pilotage authority is proposing a 41 per cent increase in Pilotage fees for ships travel Ling in Canadian Waters on the St. Law rence Seaway and a 10 percent hike through the Shorter International stretches. The authority s vice president l. E. Be Len said the increases which must be re viewed by the Canadian transport commis Sion will allow the system to be self sufficient. The increases Likely will be come effective this fall. An average ship making a round trip be tween Toronto and Montreal would pay s4 220 under the proposed fee schedule com pared to $3,440 now. For his night s scheduled break. Simultaneous trips to Athens Ireland and Copenhagen or a trip to Spain and a dinner theater trip to London Are not unusual offerings. He has developed a close relationship with local travel agencies so he is Able to get the Best Deal possible for base people he said. If the tour is outside England Lusk will Contact several agencies to get the Best Price plus a 10 percent discount he said. This is normally dependent on the size of group. For in country outings he does All the leg work himself sets up lodging transportation Side hours and most eating arrangements. His Long term goal is to arrange a tour for europeans to the United states next summer for the crawfish festival i beaux Bridge la. The trip will be open to anyone inter ested said Lusk. "1 want to promote tourism Back to the  Lusk said he has a trip to the Blackpool illuminations planned for labor Day week end. 4 terrorists on hunger strike t four women Bew a incl