European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 news update the stars and stripes Friday june 26,1987 French air strike Paris a strikes by two unions Cut air travel around France to a minimum thursday with some major foreign carriers Iran porting their passengers to Brus Sels Belgium for Takeoff there official said. The 24-hour strike called by the communist backed general Labo confederation and the French con federation of labor represented Only about 30 percent of air traffic con i rollers and 17 percent of technical personnel but their actions have re Percus Jious in five control centers. The strike came amid a daily two hour strike by air traffic con troller that has disrupted morning air traffic for the past 10 weeks. 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John r. Gulvart Galvin becomes Neucom commander in ceremony at Stuttgart Barracks by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Stuttgart resuming to the Headquarters where he once served As a staff officer. Gen. John r. Calvin took command of the . European corny in a ceremony thursday at Patch Barrack. Adm. William j. Crowe jr., chairman of the joint chiefs of staff passed  Flag to Galvin at i0 t4 . Under Balmy skies which contrasted sharply with the preceding weeks of Wetweather. Galvin 58, replaces Gen. Bernard w. Rogers who has served As Neucom com Mander since 1979. Rogers is retiring after 44 years of military service. Galvin is scheduled to assume his other duties As nato s supreme Allied commander in a ceremony today in Belgium where be will reside. Galvin served until recently is com Mander of the . Southern come in Panama. He has served Many years in Germany and was Vii corps commander in Stuttgart. Galvin holds a master s degree in English and is the author of books about the american revolution and Aerial warfare. Speaking in English and German to foreign a Pitary leaders Neucom officials and other guests Gavin said a Force of 326,000 . Servic members i Europe represents the Central focus of american foreign  there is nowhere on Earth that an american military person can Lake More satisfaction in serving to protect free Dom democracy and Basic political and human rights than Here he said. Crowe representing defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said Galvin s appointment guarantees continuity of leadership in the european come. He praised Rogers performance As com Mander calling him America s senior Soldier one of the world s most accomplished leaders and a Man who hat significantly advanced american and Allied Security  Rogers who criticized the Reagan administration last week for the Speed with which the administration is working Onan arms control agreement with the soviet Union used the occasion to than those who served under him and to Issue another warning about soviet Power we cannot relax our vigilance be cause the Warsaw pact military machine continues to grow even today unabated Rogers said. Although these ductile rhetoric of the soviet leadership Falls on Many receptive and Gullible can Here in the West we have yet la see any reduction in soviet military capabilities or any Modifica Tan in the soviet expansionist foreign policy. Referring to the . Bombing of Libya in 1986, Rogers said it is Only through such a dear demonstration of capability will and resolve that would be aggressor to Are deterred from threatening the peace and Freedom that you and i Are sworn to protect. Regular leaded Gas sales to end from stiff nod wire report Bonn in a move designed to protect the environment the German government this week cleared the Way for a new Law Banning the Sale of regu Lar leaded gasoline for cars beginning Jan 1. The Only regular gasoline sold to car Drivers throughout the country begin Ning next year will be unleaded the Sale of leaded super gasoline will con line the european economic Community last month told Germany that it could go on with the ban on regular leaded gasoline. Bonn s environment minister Klaus Toepfer said Germany will urge other european countries to leave Only unleaded regular gasoline available to car Drivers the associated press reported. In an Effort to protect the Environ ment Germany has been giving tax Breaks to Drivers who buy cars that use Only unleaded gasoline. A spokeswoman for the Hessen environment ministry in Wiesbaden told the stars and stripes thursday that the Sale of leaded super gasoline will continue because there Are Many Auto mobiles that cannot run on unleaded regular gasoline. They la be forced to buy the More expensive leaded super Gas and we Bope that will convince them to eventually buy a car with a catalytic con Verter the spokeswoman said cafes Europe is making plans to accommodate the change and will announce the measures when they Are completed it. Col. Charlie White cafes Europe spokesman said. Injured athlete expected to recover san Diego is Usa eur Power lifting Champion Brinton Sewell who was seriously injured in a stateside diving Accident is expected to fully re cover said a spokeswoman for the University of California at san Diego medi Cal Center. Scwell a specialist four with the 3rd in j path Field any at Baum older was diagnosed at the scene of his Accident As a quadriplegic but has since been recovering the spokeswoman said wednes Day. The 24-year-old Soldier has regained almost full use of his arms she said. His legs Are also improving she said. In fact he walked for the first Lime during therapy yesterday tuesday Sewell is expected to fully recover use of All his limbs and remain at the medi Cal Center for Only a few More weeks the said. Sewell was the Only Usa eur participant on the armed forces team in the National Junior Power filing championships in Early june and won a Gold medal in the 198-Pound division