European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page Al the stars and stripes wednesday. November 11,1987 military Roundup Veteran warrant officer to speak at Heidelberg Ball Heidelberg the army s Long Sci serv. Ing. Active duty warrant officer will speak nov. 28 at he warrant officers corps second euro Pean Ball organizers said monday. Chief Wai ram officer Frank Dyer warrant officer for More than 30 years aligned 10 the59th Ord brigade in Pir Masens will present warrant officer corps past. Present and future at Heidelberg s Patrick Henry Village offi cers and civilians club. The formal Ball costs s 19.50 a person and is open to All services Active duty retired and re serve warrant officers and their guests. For reservations or information Call chief warrant officer Dave Adams at ets 370-7si4 of chief warrant officer de Clayton ets j70 6271. Usa eur to take part in . Memorial ceremony Heidelberg Usa eur will participate in a ceremony sunday in Tor Cross eng land to unveil a plaque in memory of 749 . Soldiers and sailors killed in operation Tiger during world War ii. Operation Tiger was one of a series of practice exercises for the Normandy invasion. Early on the morning of april 28, 1944. A Convoy of Al lied ships which was preparing for a practice assault was attacked by German torpedo boats off the Southwest coast of England two american Landing Craft were sunk and one was badly damaged resulting in the death of the 749 soldiers and sailors. Most of the casualties were from units of the . Vii corps and others were Crew members of ships in the . Gen. Ronald l. Walls Vii corps com Mandr will represent Usa eur and participate in the  color guard from Vii corps i4lh military police brigade and a bugler from the 84th army band also will take . World today scissors found in body of Man who died in 1973 Athens Greece a a Man believed to have died of complications Folk years ago was apparel. Scissors forgotten inside his body by the operating Doc Tor newspapers Here said. Implication following an appendectomy 14 was apparently killed by a pair of surgical go Ltd a Christos Sotiropoulos a 28-year-old furniture Malufau. Scr. Died two weeks after a 1973 Oner Alion in a Central Athens Hospital the Athens daily Vradiy reported. According to the newspaper his death had been officially attributed to complications after surgery. But the real cause of death was discovered when his family found the scissors Asil was moving the remains to another grave site. Inc newspaper reported. 97 schools in czech City badly in need of repair Prague Czechoslovakia a some 97 schools in the North Bohemian City or Busti Nad la ctn Are in urgent need of repair of their roofs facades windows and exterior plumbing the official news Agency ctr reported monday. The state of the school buildings. Demands immediate solution otherwise children will have to use umbrellas lest their computers should get  the ctr report said. Chinese government lists new rules for advertising Beijing a chinese advertising must be wholesome and Iru Lheu under new government regulations the official Xinhua news Agency said monday. The regulations which apply to All forms fads also outlaw anything deemed reactionary obscene superstitious or absurd Xinhua said. Cigarette commercials remain banned but Fine Quality alcoholic drinks1 can be advertised with special Permis Sion the report said. Ads containing the National Flag or Anthem Are banned. Companies Are held responsible for any injury suffered through false advertising. Book of names tells tale of cavalry careers past  Nuernberg Bureau Nuernberg pvt. John Hodges holds the distinction of being the first Soldier killed in action while on duly with what is now the oldest continuously serv ing unit in the . Army. Hodges is listed on Tine 29 of the 2nd army Cav Rygl Book of names kept in the unit s Reed museum on Mcardl Barracks. Sec. Kenneth Morrison manages the museum an cares for the Book a Book holding the life and history of the unit spelled out in one line entries. The youngest Soldier. The oldest Soldier. Soldiers from across the country. Soldiers from around the world. They came from Ireland and France Poland and Saxony. Switzerland Scotland Sweden and Wales ant men to the regiment As Well As Austria Spain Italy Colombia and even Bavaria. Many of the countries no longer Genisl As such. The names and the fates of he soldiers i tit i he Story. It is a list of 6,962 on tigers in the original Rolls of the regiment hat spans the cavalry s history from its beginning through the Seminole and mexican wars to the civil War. The Book can be compared to today s Alpha Ros ters which list names assigned duly enlistment Dale and other Brief information. Gut in also stood u the Soldier s "201 file which lists education previous assignments personal actions. Both Good and bad. The Book of names does it All in one line. There is pvt. Paul f. Christian who enlisted in Phil Adelphia at the age of 8. He was 3 feel 11 inches tall and his Mother gave him permission to join on june23, 1845. He retired As a trumpeter sergeant at the grand old age of 15, the youngest Soldier Ever in the regiment. The oldest enlisted was 62, Morrison said. One of the More prominent names was cant Charles a. May who was banned from Boston for Riding his horse up the inside staircase of the Excelsior hotel and Steepl chasing Over the Hedges of private Homes. Other histories record More Gallant actions however. For example in 1b47, pvt. Fields rap no first name Given was recognized for personal gallantry and meritorious conduct during the affair at made Lin in the mexican  terms used then Aren t much different from those that can be found on today certificates. A list of 71 soldiers who performed Welt at the Battle of Emo Gordo april 18, is47, received certificates of Merit which entitled them to an extra $2  per month. That does t sound like much but most were privates earning Only about $9 a month. Pay was not a big incentive to stay in the cavalry " Morrison said. It was and still is a Tough life. Back then though 10 cents could buy a lot of tequila to kill the  because Early policy gave just one line to it Soldier the Book is necessarily Rife with mostly negative actions listed in the final column. Pvt. John w. Klager from France was executed on sept. 13,1847, for deserting to the enemy. Pvt. Matthew Dooley of tipperary Ireland deserted twice and was never heard from again. Another &4s Pho by Tony Pluto it Sec. Kenneth mention pores Over la 2nd army Civ Reg Book of names in Reed museum. Soldier deserted six limes before finally committing suicide. One drank himself to death. And history contributed to the negatives. In 1859, the year before the outbreak of the civil War whole pages of lines end with the single word deserted Morrison said these were southerners who left the army to later fight for the confederacy. Each line of the Book Speaks fur i ctr some Tell of re Enli Simms. In i860, sgt. Augustus Jesse of new Orleans signed up for his sixth hitch. At that Lime an enlistment was for live years. And he was t alone. Many lines Tell of the end of careers with he simple entry discharged under honorable conditions. But some lines hint of mystery. Line 39 had been completely sliced out of the Book and pasted  sort of disgrace might have earned that action or perhaps it was a simple mistake and of course there is Hodges the first to die. At 23, he was killed at Micanopy fla., on june 9, 1836, leu than a month after the regiment was activated As the 2nd dragoons to quell Indian uprisings in the Seminole wars. The Middleton pa., native s entire army record rests on line 29, duly recorded in the line Calli Graphy of an unknown adjutant on inc Hick paper pages stained with age and whatnot. Paper and Ink filing the talks of army veterans. Details provided on Talent search for jeopardy contest applicants Washington is times and Dales for the jeopardy Talent search contest have been announced by the United service organizations which is sponsor ing the Germany Lour of the show s producers and its Host Alex Trebek. Active duty military personnel and family members who Are at least 18 years old Are eligible. Uso officials said that contrary to information in an earlier pres release the Talent search is not limited to service members slain once in Germany. Anyone can enter an official said. If  cars stationed in England for example arc picked to Audi Tion they re certainly eligible to give it a shot although they d have to make their own arrangements to get to Germany far the auditions and then get  auditions will be held at 10 . And 1 30 . In Frankfurt dec. 19 Heidelberg dec. 20 Stuttgart dec. 22 and Berlin. Dec. 23 and dec. 26. To be considered for an audition applicants should mail a 3-by-5 Index card with name rank address and Telephone numbers for Home and work to jeopardy Frankfurt Uso Box 74 fac. Apo 09710. Applicants should indicate the City in which they would like to audition. From the cards received 375 applicants will be selected by random drawing dec. I to audition in each City. Winning applicants will be contacted by dec. 5, with specific audition information. Those applicants will then Lake qualification tests. The Field will be narrowed to four finalists who will appear on the show in los Angeles during the 1988 season. Reactor being repaired san Luis Obispo Calif. A the unit 2 re actor at Pic Diablo Canyon nuclear Power Plant has been shul Down for repair of an electrical malfunction a Pacific Gas &. Electric spokesman said