European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. September 19, 1985 the stars and stripes Page a relic of ancient rituals among tourist attractions in the Orkney islands North of the scottish Mainland is the ring of Brogan believed to be a ritual site dating to 2,500 . Of the original 60 megaliths forming a perfect Circle 27 remain standing. Excavators hate found human remains in one of the several burial Mounds along the Circle. Army opening Low calorie Chow Ines for Chubby is fort Stewart. A. A an army May March on its stomach but it won t get very far if overeating turns the stomach into a Potbelly. To help soldiers fight the Battle of the bulge and Salvage military careers threatened by Chubby Ness the army has created a special dining Hall that serves Only Low caloric foods. I would say it s True that an army moves on its Stum Ach said chief warrant officer Gerald Cislon the fort s food adviser recalling he words of Napoleon. Bui a healthy army moves on a nutritionally developed body one that s not Loo  under a crackdown on corpulence begun several years ago soldiers who do not meet established weight standards can be denied promotions transfers and admission to training programs. A Usa eur spokesman said dining facilities in Ger Many Are required to have Low caloric items As a Choice in their facilities. A spokesman for Safu said the air Force in Germany has a limited in Lake menu that lists Low caloric items on a separate menu in dining facilities the fit to fight dining Hall was started Here in novem Ber by maj. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf to help sol Diers fight food temptation. It has been continued under his successor maj. Gen. Andrew l. Cooley. Where other military dining halts might offer burgers and Fries fit to fight features food that is Low in sodium fat and cholesterol. Since Fried foods arc taboo the Cooks bake steam or Broil meals to eliminate excels fat. Vyp tables Are specially cooked Loho a Down calories and inc troops receive smaller portions than they would in other dining Halls. All items in the serving line arc labelled with caloric counts and Salt has been banished. The menus prepared by fort Stewart s Hospital dietitian arc designed to provide soldiers with 500 to 800 calories per . The army had programs to rehabilitate alcoholics and drug abusers and Schwarzkopf Felt it should also create an environment to help Over caters Cislon said. If every one was put out who is overweight we d lose valuable experience. This dining facility is a Benefit to the army As Well As inc  it. Col. Gary Green 44, whose battalion operates fit to fight and a Standard dining Hall said the lean cuisine has helped boost Job satisfaction and moral. There s a definite tic Between physical fitness morale and Soldier productivity said Green. Our soldiers arc Starling to miss fewer duty Days due to sickness and injury and i think Tricy lend to perform belter on inc Job because of the emphasis on physical  spec. 4 Phillip Mitchell 23, who weighs 175 pounds said he has to work hard to keep his weight Down. I eat there because the food tastes belter than the regular dining facilities and does t have that Many Cal orcs said Mitchell whose Home is in Jacksonville a. They have a lot of  last month the dining Hall was opened to inc Post s civilian workers in a sin month Pilot program for the de sense department. If the special diet can reduce sick leave and provide other health benefits the program might be  to civilian employees at other posts Cislon said. Civilians pay $3.65 for lunch. Officials of the gulfs Ream aerospace corp. Visited the dining Hall and were so impressed icy established a Simi Lar eatery for workers at their Plant in Savannah he said. This is a hard training and running division noted Cislon. A healthier Soldier is a happier Soldier. Good health Means Good  cartoonists join fight against hunger in Africa new York a a big nosed Bea Gle a mild mannered Yale graduate and a fighter Pilot arc among the new recruits in the fight against starvation As More than 100 top cartoonists devote their thanksgiving strips to world hunger. Steve Canyon is the Pilot the Yale is Michael doonesbury and the Beagle is snoopy. Their respective creators Milton Caniff Garry Trudeau and Charles Schulz Are the moving Force behind the thanks by apr hype but the world s or hype said Caniff. It looks like it s going to be a  so far 114 cartoonists have enlisted in the project including All of the biggest names and More arc expected said David Stamford who edits Trudeau s books for Holt Rinchart & Winston. The response has been great. It looks like pretty much the entire comics Page will be devoted to hunger said Stamford. Schulz said the response to the project did not Surprise him. I Don t Sec Why any body should t do it he said though it is not easy to handle a serious subject like hunger within the Bounds of a comic strip. There s always the risk of being accused of playing with something that s so utterly serious Schulz said. " but any time you try to say something funny you re risking yourself Aren t you it is however the Only medium available to cartoonists. We got no place logo said Caniff. So we have to holler in our own pig  Stamford said Trudeau who had donated proceeds from his most recent Book a cartoon chronicle of the Usa for Africa recording sessions to african famine Relief came up with the idea and called Schulz and Caniff. In a letter the three told fellow syndicated cartoon Isle icy could have their feature touch upon the subject of hunger without being heavy handed in i hair own Way without changing the character of their strip Stamford said. Stamford said the idea is not to turn the comics Page Inlo a polemic or tract. The real Power of the thing will be cumulative with each artist dealing with the Issue in his own Way with humor As part of a continuing Story or