European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March 23, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 0. _ j n i. I. Photo by Joe Mapother 5 it. Freddie Meggs and Berlin police chief re hard von Branewski team up to patrol the american sector of Berlin. 8er.n unit takes Holland award As Best military police company by Joe Mapother Bremerhaven Bureau Berlin the 287th my co saturday received the Brig. Gen. Jeremiah p. Holland award Given annually to the army s Best military police company. The company stands apart from others because of Ber Lin s special status As an occupied City. The arrest of an Allied forces member for example is a Power held Only by the military police not the local police As would be therase in West Germany. Military police officers say Berlin s special status Means More traditional police duties  As criminal investigations giving motorists blood alcohol tests and patrolling outside the military bases to guard against burglars and terrorists. But 1st it. Ricky Bell combined police station commander said that while his people do More Day to Day police work than other units that is not our primary  our primary Mission in Berlin is combat support he said. That includes accompanying Berlin brigade soldiers to training areas in West Germany and taking advantage of opportunities not available in Berlin for live fire and Basic foot Soldier fighting techniques said capt. Charles Underwood company commander. The 287th is a Large company it has about 200 soldiers. But the variety of missions it performs stretches available manpower Underwood said. In the summer maps patrol Berlin s largest open body of water the wan see largely to keep americans from straying past the White buoys marking the Border in the Middle of the Lake. Maps also ride the duty trains from Berlin to Frankfurt and Bremerhaven. American military Road traffic into the City is monitored by military police at checkpoint Bravo. Russian linguists Are on 24-hour Call to help extricate military travellers delayed at the Border crossing Point. State department employees at the . Consulate in West Berlin Are guarded by maps although marines pro vide Security at the american embassy in East Berlin. There Are other units that have parts of those mis Sions but nowhere in the world is there a unit that has All of Hose missions said maj. William Wetzel a russian linguist in the Berlin Provost marshal s office and a specialist on Berlin Access routes. Personal Security for the constant Stream of . Dignitaries to the City also Falls to the 287th and now and then someone says thanks. Staff sgt. Larry Alexander remembers How former Secre tary of state Henry Kissinger ambled Over to the checkpoint Charlie guard Shack on his most recent visit to thank maps for keeping things under control while he visited the Berlin Wall. About 30 West Berlin City police officers Are assigned to a joint station at Andrews Barracks Home of the 287th. . Army sgt. Freddie Meggs and West Berlin police chief Reinhard von Branewski Are two who join together to patrol the american sector in a military police car. Meggs and von Branewski operate much like a civilian police patrol in a stateside City. They set up and operate Speed traps and roadblocks in the american sector although Mili tary housing areas Are Given extra attention by the patrols. To respond quickly in an emergency Meggs said he relies heavily on the knowledge of his Streetwise partner from the Berlin police. Of enforcing baggage limits on Mac flights by Wendy Bourland staff writer the air Force is cracking Down on passengers who report for military Airlift come contracted commercial flights with too much baggage. Some flights have had so much excess baggage that the aircraft s weight capacity has been exceeded before All passengers holding reservations have been boarded. These passengers must be bumped to later flights and Mac must pay for All unused seats on contract flights when this occurs an air Force news service release stated. This has been a problem especially on contract flights Between Charleston s.c., and Panama the release stated. May Check 2 pieces bags on Mac contract flights should not be larger than 62 linear inches or weigh More than 70 pounds. An item exceed ing the size and weight restrictions counts As two pieces. Passengers on official duty May Check two pieces of baggage. The two bags per person limit is strictly enforced on contracted commercial flights departing Rhein main a Germany said master sgt. William Harvin a supervisor at the Rhein main a terminal. Although about half of the passengers show up with extra baggage it has not interfered with flights nor has anyone been bumped to a later flight he said. Passengers checking excess baggage Are charged for it according to the distance of the trip Harvin said. A Mac terminal representative at Ramstein a Ger Many said Ramstein has no baggage weight problems because it has stringent weight requirements. Ramstein s limits at Ramstein passengers on Dut y status Are limited to 140 pounds of baggage and space available passengers Are limited to 66 pounds he said. If a passenger has More baggage it must be left behind the representative said. An exception to this Rule is if the passengers have a higher weight allowance indicated on their orders. Exceptions to the policy include b-4 bags Duffel bags and sea bags. Mobility bags count As policy include b-4 bags Duffel bags and sea bags. Mobility bags count As one piece regardless of size As Long As they do not exceed 100 pounds the maximum weight for any single piece of baggage. The command also makes exceptions for Large garment bags Golf clubs Snow skis portable bicycles fishing equip ment Rucksacks and musical instruments. However if an item exceeds 70 pounds it May be counted As two pieces. Sex associated press photographer Dies at Home in Florida at 77 new York a Murray Becker a former associated press photographer whose pictures of the burning Airship Hindenburg and a weeping Lou Gehrig Are among the most celebrated in journalism has died at age 77. Becker died of cancer at his Miami Home. His acclaimed pictures of the Hindenburg disaster of May 6,1937, at Lakehurst ., were a series of 15 shots. On july 4, 1939, Becker s camera caught Lou Gehrig Wip ing away a tear As the fatally ill first baseman bid Farewell to his teammates and 60,000 fans at Yankee stadium. Property sales Mainz Kastel Germany the defense Reutilio nation and marketing service office will hold a retail Sale from 9 . To noon Friday in building 12 of the Mainz Kastel storage station. Items offered for Sale include photographic equipment stereos flight suits and jackets figurines and household furniture. More information is available by calling Mainz Kastel Auto on 334-4426 or 4728 or civilian 06134-604705. John j. Dougherty Dies hosted the Catholic hour Newark  A auxiliary Bishop John j. Dougherty a former University president and a television and radio Host has died at 78. He began hosting the Catholic hour a radio program sponsored by the National Council of Catholic men in 1946 and gained a. Nationwide audience when it moved to television. He Nar rated the television special eternal Rome the first time to cameras were allowed to film Vatican Art treasures in1958. He became president of Seton Hall University in 1958 and held the position 11 years. From 1937 to 1959 he taught at immaculate Conception Seminary. Giessen Community members big winners in crafts contest Schwet Zingen Germany members of the Giessen military Community won 14 of the 64 individual prizes in the Usa eur designer crafts contest. Giessen won the Large Community excellence award for having the most winners. Nato shape won the Small Community excellence award when its members captured11 individual prizes. Participation awards went to Wuerzburg in the Large Community category and to nato shape for smaller communities. Wuerzburg submitted 44 entries in the Bien Nial Competition while nato shape outdid All communities with 50 entries. Winners received Cash awards of $75 for first place $50 for second and $25 for third. Usa eur individual winners in the Novice category were ceramics first place spec. 4 Lori Barov 194th my co Heilbronn second pfc. Charles Morgan a co 1st in 35th army Erlanger third chief warrant officer Alexander Molnar jr., he co 3rd inf div Wuerzburg. Wood first Sec. Robert Hall he co 4th brigade Wuerzburg second Pamulla Bowman he co 3rd in 36th inf 3rd army div rih gifts third Clef a rank officer Thomas Sandbakken army criminal investigation come Giessen. Metals first spec. 4 Aklo Nosaka he co 1st in 32nd army 3rd army div Friedberg second staff sgt. Gary Rimpley cob 3rd in 32nd army Friedberg third sgt. Billy Smithers jr., co a 123rd sign Alan Wuerzburg. Rlfj5 and textiles list Karin Berger operations div sea Section Flap a be9um second Akiko Heximer 127th finance Section Shaie third a Kush he Usa eur office of the Deputy chief of staff for logistics Heidelberg. Glass first sgt. Nancy Lou Durante Proulx he Usa eur office of Deputy chief of staff intelligence Heidelberg second Denise Nance Moreland service Btry 3rd in 79th Field arty Giessen third spec. 4 William Johnson he 72nd Field arty brigade Wertheim. Leather first spec. 4 Timothy Schiltz co a 4th support in Wuerzburg second pfc. Harold Davis co a 10th engr in 3rd inf div Kitzinger third sgt. Keith Ruckdaschel 6912th electronic Security group Berlin. Usa eur individual winners in the accomplished category were ceramics first Elke Seefeldt american consulate general Frank Wotan spa Tammy Eaton Het 95th my in Mannheim third Helene fielder arts and crafts Branch Friedberg. Wood first Mai. Raymond Bennett 187th personnel services co n an is second Richard Desrosiers co a 108th military intelligence in Wil Flecken third spec 4 David Askew he co 3rd inf div Wurf a duty. Metals first Helen fielder second Sherry Fotopoulos he Btry 42nd f eld arty brigade Giessen third sgt Donald Devaul cob 4thsupport in Wuerzburg. Fibres and textiles first la Belh Iversen norwegian National sri re spare no a ,sh1ape second fax Putnam operations a a Section shape third Zarife Kahr Manyol shape Hospital Glass first sgt. Mai. Joseph Chester office of Deputy chief of staff for operations he. 5th signal come Worms no second or third place winners