European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday August 19, 1978 Survey finds drugs not worst continued from Page i versions for support education and de tails. The officers company through brigade level rated shortage of technically skilled personnel fourth among problems harming combat readiness followed by shortage of repair parts and difficulties in finding housing. 11. Shortage of equipment.12. Quality of senior some of the other commanders con -. Cems in order 12. Y of senior cos. 7. Quality of Junior enlisted personnel. 13. Length of the overseas tour in usar-8. Shortage of training funds and Ammu eur for. First term soldiers. H. Inadequacy of . Frequent schedule changes by higher tinition.9. Inadequate training of new arrivals. From .  Access to major training 16. Limited recreation services off duty Mailer Tlam 10. Areas. Activities. Mayor won t of contracts Memphis strike settlement stalled Memphis. Tenn. Up a last min Ute hitch with the mayor s office blocked plans Friday for ending a bitter police an firemen s strike in Memphis hit by arson looting and a massive Power blackout Dur ing weeks of la Bor strife. Cheering and stomping their feet 2,500union police and firefighters Early Friday ratified new contracts at their Union Hall and were set to return to work the police at 4 . And firemen at 7 . But then mayor Wyeth Chandler called a 3 balloonist hailed As new Lindbergh i continued from Page 1 style celebrations the three told a press conference they will Fly to London to ral lied a triumphal dinner wagered with a British balloon team that failed in an at of tempted trans Atlantic crossing last  in the finest sporting tradition the be americans said they will not Only buy the i dinner but discuss with their British coun 1. Ter parts Why the double Eagle ii sue acceded where 17 earlier trans Atlantic at tempts had failed. The three americans said Friday they to Nad received a stiff upper lip congratulate l a Telephone Call from the British balloon Keam. Christopher Davey the Royal tank Reg Iola continued Tram Page 1 a local housing expenses where a Soldier i resides his rank and dependents officials Laid. The amount of local housing expenses ire gathered during annual housing Cost surveys and adjusted Between surveys warranted by changes in the local Joey Exchange rate officials said.,. The new rates for example will brine of an e-5 with six years in the service and wife and two children All living on the Economy in Germany $139.50 a month Inola and $93 in cola the Safe spokesman  Captain with six years service a wife and two children who live on the Economy in Germany will receive f 108 in Hola and $117 in cola per month according to the Safe spokesman. Cola is readjusted when there is a 10-pfennig change from the Exchange rate used at the time of the last  last cola adjustment for military personnel in Germany was feb. 22 and was based or 2.02 Marks to the Dollar. The recent readjustment is based on 1.89marks to the Dollar. Computing cola involves taking int consideration food. Recreation transportation miscellaneous furniture and household operating costs overseas versus in the  the Susareu spokeswoman said. Cola varies according to a Soldier rank number of dependents and military facilities available. For instance. Col would be More or service member who does t have Basic support facilities nearby such u Exchange commissary Barber shop than for one who  to the spokeswoman. Ament major who led the British Effort telephoned Ben Abruzzo and cheerfully accused the americans of adding insult to in jury by flying directly Over Somerset the major flying site of the balloon society of England. Anderson said one reason for the Suc Cess appeared to be that the american Crew took great care to sleep whereas the British appeared exhausted after the first three Days. The three rested and ecstatic with their heroes Welcome in France spent the Day with Mieir wives sightseeing. The three men then relaxed at a Bistro by the Seine while their wives went to the world famous fashion House of Chanel. Newman said they will probably Fly Tolondo on saturday. They also plan to Heli copter to Devreux about six Miles fro where they landed to retrieve personal be longings and arrange the return to Ameri Ca of the red and yellow Gondola of the double Eagle ii. For their part the French could t have been More excited by the american con quest with All its nostalgic recollections of tax l ildber8h s Solo trans Atlantic flight m 1927 and the Allied liberation of sports in Brief thursday baseball can ten Len onal league a Hajj 1141 Cimfl.  �.  news conference to announce that he an the leaders of the police and fire unions did not have the same understanding of the contracts which had been worked out with the help of leaders from other unions and City business leaders. Until we have been presented in writ ing with what they have ratified we can in no Wise agree to what they Union leaders stated Chandler said. In other words we Are totally apart on what they  of the agreement  there was no immediate explanation of How the City and the unions differed in their understanding of the  David Baker of the Memphis police association and Kuhron Huddleston of the International firefighters local had said after the vote that their men would re turn to work without delay but after Chandler s announcement the Union Lead ers instructed the strikers to remain off the Job pending further  contracts ratified by the police and firemen were reached in a session ending at 5 30 . Friday. Expressing Surprise chamber of com Merce president Jim Mcgehee one of the negotiation leaders said the contract were then submitted to City officials and leaders of the police unions and everybody bought  12 die in pakistani floods Karachi Pakistan a at least 12persons died in Karachi City because of floods police sources  Wall of a Cement factory collapsed crushing seven people to death. Thirteen others were injured and hospitalized. Four persons were swept away by the sudden flooding water gushing through the lowly ing areas outside the main City while one was electrocuted police sources said. Europe rat to Myrtly Cloudy Fri in a or Tunny. Uttmi i 4pm �1  a n  71 brute life 70  74 Chr. N 54a 47 91u lands safely after blast ii  -dtt8,i1ftwmtlmrsa 17. Non . ,. 18. Shortage of hand1119. Administrative Swift and decisive pa20. Alcohol abuse. 21. Promotion si22. Strength Imp 23. Economic personnel. 24. Limited Accett areas. 25. Quality of c28. Abuse of amphetamines and to 27. Abuse of heroin ithe rating system j scale ranging from effect on combat i Fitts. Con submit any i felted them no reach of the 39 Svi to ocular order of i Fitts. Wok now. Drug abuse Iai not. Overwhelm substantial number i Inge combat read any one of those i Ortance on a do Lac i would hate i Survey mls resurvey had a very strictly to get Tel achieved that pure Fitts went on the questionnaire t corned with Imp system of combat f Are required to do 1basis. Commander personnel on hand training Herald f we also Nave $3what was on the during pie Fitts said tie i Quality could be Ijunior cos a 35 percent ,."i would t want Era As dissatisfied have if they were it  although each asked to express problem he was comment on the us we Are using from the Survey t handed drug an for  i the whole process me the Survey had streamline the t Fitts  Shorter tort i working Dea Soldier and to preserve that i explosion fips philippine Twila up ii _ an no a to Janila up an explosion apparently caused by a bomb ripped off the la run persons aboard a pal spokesman confirmed one of the 84 ko�7lwitmissing Steved suck out of the plane As it hew at 24,000 his identity was being withheld pending when there the trays and cups  sat nag. A filipino t it was a ten owe our lives to the i . Antonio Down to 12,000 aircraft lost i Theis minutes it was sol. Captain of Thep Lastein the first successful. Witnesses said 1plane was airborne fing the lavatory