European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1978 the stars and stripes Page 9 from left to off Liam 4 John Kelly and 4 John Richards grab one of softball play catch for 168 hours 3 soldiers seek entry into guinness Book Germany tired but three soldiers Here May have set a world record for playing catch with a 4 John 4 John Rich Ards and William Duczeminski of d 56th air defense completed 168 hours of tossing a softball Back and Forth at noon saturday in the Kreuzberg Cavern gym it was a feat they Hope will be recognized and recorded in the guinness world Book of in glad its said a native of As he tossed his Glove on the floor after the last Kelly and Duczeminski had taken leave from their army duties to Start the record attempt at noon establishing the record was Kellys when asked he i just Felt like doing something nobody else has Ever done Duczeminski of said he became involved because of he woke me up one night and asked if 1 wanted to do something 1 said i might As Richards too blamed he talked me into i thought it would be but it want As much fun As i thought it would be the three agreed that the first two Days were the we wanted to Call it said Kelly of tiie Muscles in our arms and shoulders tight ened up and we had to throw underhanded because we  raise our arms Over our nights were hard on the throwers Duczeminski said the Damp gym made his joints one he re we walked on each others backs to get the kinks during the record setting attempt each Man tossed the Ball Over a 40yard distance for four hours and slept two they took a 15minute break each hour to rest their eat and drink a Beer or soft records were kept by of duty Volun Teers from d the final tally showed the Well worn Ball had been thrown Back and Forth it was Only missed or dropped it sure got said in going to put my Glove away for a whole year and when i take it out again it will be top he said he lost six pounds during the 7day the records will be sent to who were contacted before the event they  Send a represent said Mike director of personnel at Community affairs for Parma he said a guinness spokesman told them to Send documentation of the event and they would decide if it should go in their world Book of and if guinness Doest accept their claim said Well know we did Dancz Embus catches Tome Pov accidents biggest single cause Usa eur fatalities Are up 20 by Merle Jacobsen staff writer Heidelberg secs army person Nel fatalities in Usa eur increased 20 percent in the third Quarter of fiscal year 1978 compared to the same period in according to a recently released usar eur the report said 42 soldiers were Acci Dent victims from april through june this year compared to 35 deaths in the same months of the biggest cause of deaths in both periods were accidents involving tracked largest number of caused the second deaths in fiscal year Watts third Quarter with a total of compared to four in i the report when privately owned and army vehicle Accident rates Are combined for percent of fatalities during fiscal year was third Quarter Wei Danu took nine lives in the third Quarter of fiscal year no lives were lost during the Compa Rable 1977 period in aircraft four deaths in fiscal year 19rs third compared to for those three months to Parachute accidents and other causes accounted for the balance of Fatali according to the the rates went up in three other areas and declined in a fourth when the third quarters of fiscal years 1977 and 1978 Are the motor vehicle Accident rate increased by percent and the injury rate for local National employees was up Fata and disabling injury costs edged up percent White the military personnel injury rate dropped the prepared by us Reurs safety also compared Accident and injury data from fiscal year u77 october 1976 through september u77 with fiscal year 1978 rates decreased in four of the five areas and increased in one a 3 percent in crease was recorded in the injury rate to local nationals during the report military personnel fatalities drooped from 134 fiscal year 1978 to us the following the army motor vehicle Accident rate decreased by drops of 36 percent were recorded in both the Mili tary personnel injury rate and the fatal and disabling injury Only deaths caused by accidents Are included in the the report also said disabling injuries Are defined As those which keep the victim from performing duty for More than 24 because military personnel Are consid ered to be on duty at All All injuries were counted whether work connected or Only on duty accidents were included for civilian statistics for army motor vehicles Are kept in All cases where injuries or Fatali ties Are involved or if the total amount of damage to vehicle or property exceeds safety officials a Usa eur spokesman said there were no fatal accidents involving Depar ment of the army civilian employees for the period of october uts through june of the spokesman also Taid rates for disabling injuries rates to department of the army civilians Are so Low that they were not included As a main the he have a better safety record because they Are generally More mature and careful than uniformed army asked to explain the reasons for the fluctuation in rates from one period to Aneth the spokesman said no single reason or combination of reasons stand out he definite comparisons can be made Between the Usa eur safety official said commands which emphasize safely have significantly better safely