European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 3 news updates nuke Plant savings claimed san Francisco a the controversial Diablo Canyon nuclear Power Plant has produced million in fuel savings in the two months since its first unit began commercial Pacific Gas electric executive vice president George Maneatis announced that Oiland Gas fired plants would have used More than million barrels of or the equivalent in natural to produce the Power that has come from the Diablo Canyon facility in the two unit 1 produces million kilowatts of when both Diablo Canyon units Are in operation at full Power at their site on the Central their million kilowatts of electricity will be enough to meet the Energy needs of More than 2 million Maneatis unit 2 is expected to commence commercial operation later this israeli protests spread Tel Aviv a Telephone and electric com Pany workers went on strike in a growing wave of protests against the governments new emergency austerity the workers of the stat owned Telephone company shut Down directory information and Long distance and repair it also affected some broadcasts on radio which announced it would carry newscasts every two hours instead of every the country electricity Supply was not expected to be affected initially by the walkout of workers of the stat owned said company director Yitzhak mall fest May change Washington a the National Park service is considering possible changes in the an Nual july fourth concert and Celebration on Capitol a spokeswoman with tons of trash still being hauled away Days after the Beach boys concert and fireworks show that Drew Rowdy fans to the outdoor officials Are looking into what kind of program should be presented in the said Park service spokeswoman Sandra the consideration includes whether the Rock music should be replaced by More traditional with a military she said officials will meet in about two weeks to discuss the the Beach who arrived late for their did not submit the Bond the Park service but instead agreed to pay the Cost of putting on the estimated at Marine guards outside urged to let their hair grow Washington not the Marine corps has urged guards at installations overseas to forgo their trademark High and tight warning that the close crop makes of duty marines potential targets for John a Marine corps said monday that the Marine Security guard in at sent a Cable saturday to Marine guard detachments around the world discouraging the conspicuous hair he said the step was taken primarily in response to the june 19 killing of four of duty marines at a sidewalk cafe in san Al the High and tight a Crew Cut far More severe than the neat trim required by Marine has Long been a badge of especially among elite Marine units like the Security it presents a very military appearance in said but it also presents a very conspicuous appearance out of the marines who provide guard services at 127 consulates and missions will still be required to Groom themselves to corps which Call for no More than 3 inches of hair on the neatly trimmed to the sideburns and tapered in the shot Well one Marine corps who asked that his name not be said service officials understood that the new order would not make marines in most this officer it is difficult to disguise a group of americans who Are physically fit and groomed to military even under the new hazards to american servicemen have been a growing concern in the Pentagon since the shooting in san Salva and since reports that hijackers of a trans world airlines flight in Beirut singled out military passengers for special since the san Salvador Shotwell there had been widespread rumours in the guard ranks that marines were being encouraged to Wear wigs and false mus taches off he is not True at Marine corps officials monday declined comment on other measures that May be taken to improve the Security of their embassy Shotwell said the directive would take effect immedi of youve got to consider its going to take the hair a Little while to grow on those who do have the shave head suspect in California killings judged tit Tor trial in Canada Alberta up Charles suspected in As Many As 25 sex torture slayings in under went a psychiatric examination monday and was judged mentally fit to stand trial in Canada on charges of theft and attempted the development apparently will delay plans by authorities to have no extradited to California to stand trial for his alleged role in the gruesome slayings of up to 25 people at a Mountain hideaway near about 125 Miles Northeast of san who was led handcuffed and shackled by police into the packed courtroom after a Short interview with a court appointed was ordered to return to court july when he will Likely enter a plea and elect to be tried either by a judge or by a no has been held in a special cell at the Calgary re Mand Center since his the cell is monitored around the clock by an automatic he faces charges of attempted Possession of a firearm and he was arrested saturday in a Calgary department when police he was carrying a bag containing bread a can of asparagus Fried 50 feet of Nylon rope and two police said no shot one store Security guard in the hand with a handgun As that Man and another guard attempted to subdue whose arrest ended a monthlong International a former Marine who had sworn never to be taken had been charged with a shoplifting Mise but that charge was upgraded to theft so that All three could be heard in the same i presume they will proceed with the trial de sense counsel Brian Devlin said after the Brief units from different countries All have one thing in common tigers Roar at annual nato tighter pilots meet by Jean Albright Pitburg Bureau chief Kleine Brogel Belgium a French built helicopter belonging to the British and stationed in Germany landed near the belgian hosts Headquarters and discharged its British Crew and a German they mixed with navigators and maintenance people wearing the Orange and Green flight suits or fatigues of the United eng Italy and but All these members of fighter units had one thing in common they were to during the 25th annual nato Tiger meet july Tiger unit patches of differ ent colors and styles adorned most uni tigers were represented by the Black and yellow stripes on neck scarves and by Black and yellow stripes painted on anything that didst stickers representing Tiger units and from Tiger meets of the past covered Glass colouring yellow the Light that came into the Squadron lounge where pilots of different nations spent time Between conversation Over Coffee showed differences and similarities in their train ing and two american the 53rd tac fighter so from Pitburg and the 79th tac fighter from upper came to enjoy the Tiger the 79th was one of the first to bring the tigers together after cooperating and competing for years with the Royal air forces 74th Tiger based at nearby they began to bring other units with the Tiger Patch together by inviting the French in it is important to say that this meet grows out of the said Jean Paul commander of the hosting belgian 31st which flies f16 fighting Falcons at Kleine it is not an idea imposed by a the Tiger spirit idea starts Here and is kept alive the meets Are planned and staged by the units and sort of imposed Tiger spirit Means both cooperation and he adding that when fighter pilots they have a lot to at the same a spirit of Competition is the units earn Points in competitive areas such As sports and marksmanship and in areas of such As com paring notes following air Ive been in a lot of competitions since Ive been a Pilot and these Tiger debrief following the flying engagements Are the most honest and the most useful Ive been pilots admit their mistakes and every one there Are so Many differences in our aircraft and our ways that there is a lot to when we Fly against each other and then talk about we learn what other pilots expect from our so we can learn not to do those after the pilots take time to re create the flight from memory and video tapes and Analyse everything that Hap since it is unusual for Airt air fighter pilots and Airt ground bomber pilots to Fly each learns about the different concerns of the according to James commander of the flying f15 eagles from the mix of pilots in the room helps the fliers understand How other types of fliers we Are doing it every Type of Mission in nato is represented Wray since pilots in other nato countries often stay with one unit for much longer than do american the fraternity and Many of the friendships Are a regular at the meets is Hans who flies the rf4e phantom of the 52nd tac recon stationed at he has been at 14 ill be at the next three in he he will be a Pilot for just three More because of age limits for German sometimes the Guys who have never been Here before have a lot to teach not All the enlisted people who Are Here to maintain the aircraft had As much Chance to meet maintenance people of other when they they were surprised at the things they a life support equipment specialist from Pitburg talked to a counterpart from Belgium and discovered that the Job for which he is so highly trained is handled As an additional duty his counterpart works most of the time in the hos they seem to go on much less guid said Bill Cunningham of he told me that he works with out a supervisor and has just picked up a lot of what he knows Over i told him about some of the specific methods we follow and How we Are supervised and when the enlisted people they Are interested in exchanging More than there is lots of souvenir Trad said Dave Evans of the 230th an English unit stationed in Ger nobody has the scarves they came with any Therese All kinds of Trad participants said thank you to Kleine Brogel a for its support with an air show on the final Day of
