European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page b the stars and stripes tuesday. December 15,1987 gis talk Soldier to Soldier with top Man he Onynal Kolli Istir Nheru Bureau a Lolly in Lils. A Many when i cd Mike Strauch writes Home to his Mother in i rom nil. Ohio lie plans to Tell her about ilu1 Dav army chief of staff Gen. Carl e. Vuono dug through a Gaggle of colonels in shake his hand. Thi1 if year old military policeman on duly with the 3rd inf la in at Hohrn Fels. Stood guard no 3rd fir Spade it Sun Day when Uvonn and his entourage arrived at the 7th army training i Ned Man Euver me Southeast no Nairn Harg. Lie Dup through All thuse colonels just in shake my hand sir ouch said. Boy did a m Ike me lick i her Straudi joined nine other division sold Ler i ,11 Vuono s supper ladle in the Din ing facility. They All wore Spil polished hoots. Any combat Soldier knows new difficult it is to Pul on any kind Neshine in the dust and grit of i Hohenfels. Indeed the comi ration at Vuono s table had More grit than Shine la it. And. Lite inc food inc talk was Basic stuff Soldier to Soldier. Leaning Hiick in his chair after inc plates were cleaned Vuono who is on a four May swing la rough Germany asked questions Aboul mining How the troops were hold ing up under the weigh of the falling Dol Lar and How i hair jobs were he wanted 10 k in what he could do to help them Whai they would do if they were chief of staff. And he wanted 1o know their names. Elrauch and soldiers like spec. 4 David Yates 21, of Sidney Ohio got about to minutes with Vuono and icy agreed in was an Casy Goi ngh Althour Yates told Vuono that he s been in Germany when inc Dollar was High and now while it s Low. You just have to adapt to it he Lold inc chief of staff. Set. Heidi Gaigler 27, an intelligence analyst from West Palm teach fla., Lold Vuono she would gladly give up her 2 percent raise if in would help the country solve its deficit problem. That s very generous of you Vuono said but i d like to give you a larger is Yolo by ten n Gen. Carl e. Dunno is briefed by it. Col. Stephen Trippe holding map on Jiuu Zeim r upts rations c Urli d out Al i to hums Germany. Raise because in inc Long run it would help the country Gaugler later said i m not inc kind who kisses feet but i m glad he s chief of staff. He seems to exercise his rank with out flaunting when asked what he did for a living Vuono told Ihm about the endless meet Ings the piles of policy decisions and inc streams of High level Pentagon staffers Fil ing through his office morning to night. Bui he also Lold them that he likes to Lake Al Leasi one Day out of each week to Eccl regular soldiers. Spec. 4 Douglas Helm. 20, of Waco. Texas said if he did t have the Slars on you d never know he was a earlier in the Day Vuono observed a mock Battle Between 4th in 66th Armor and 1st in 4th inf. As he stood in the brisk wind watching the action he talked to the 3rd Itri Gade commander. Brig. Cion. Julius. John son surrounded by 11 flock of colonels and several other generals. They talked about brigade assets the need Tor More reconnaissance assets and the progression of the bait in. But in the Midi of Ilir discussion. Vuono turned to a Young troop perched above him on a Rock you Lake care you Don t fall Here. Would t Wam you to get world today italians plan exhibit of Van Gogh s works Rome a the National gallery of mod Ern an will Hosl Italy s first exhibit in More than 35 Yean of works by Vincent Van Gogh the tormented dutch Anisi. Italy s minister fur cultural affairs Carlo Viz Ini and other officials announced the show. Scheduled to begin Jan. 26 and run until april 4. On exhibit will consist of4u paintings and 40 sketches and Walc colors As Well As 20 paintings by Van Gogh s contemporaries. According to the italian news Agency Ansa Italy Iii Only two of Van Gogh s works by offi Cial count. One is in the National Gultry while the Oiher is in a private collection in the North Ern cily of Milan. Most of inc works for the showing to open nem year Are being loaned by two dutch my Cums Amsterdam s Vincent Van Gogh museum and inc Kroeller Mueller Rijk museum of Olli Rio. Flintlock Rifle brings $146,000 at auction Lille France us l a new York antique dealer paid a 0,0 10 francs about s 146.1 111. A i auction for a Flintlock Rifle thai once belonged to Napoleon ii. Also known As the Keg of Koine. Al the lame Jik inn where he Hiu Siim the Small Vul Apon in. In Huurman Alexander aces duo Neft York bought a i act1 veil fwd at the baptism of the son of Napoleon and a Mph Clion of the Ion s to a. Inc lol going under the Gavel for 130.1 00 francs nearly . With new plastic helmet liners the heat is off pilots in Safe staff writer Soest Ekberg a. Netherlands the lays of hotheaded pilots arc numbered for the 32nd tac tight or so and other Safe units hot in this Case Means temperatures Between 120 and 130 decrees fahrenheit Ami the Heads referred to belong to air Force pilots who regularly pm juice Ilsc a while the liners of their lining helmets Are being poured. Change is on the Way in the form of plastic helmet liners that supplant the old method of Mug Chemi cals and pouring them Inlo a Metal Mold lha Sils atop a Pilot s head said tech. Sol. Charles Dent noncommissioned officer in charge of the life support systems Section at the 3nd. The new method uses Thermal plastic liners thai Are raied in an men. Then placed on u Pilot s head and weighted Down with a 17-Pound steel ring. Jent said. The new liners Are warm when placed on a Pilot s head Ali ool 94 f. Once the liner has been shaped i lit the head. It is allowed to Cool he forc it it Cut and titled into a Plasmic jacket thai fits inside a fling helmet. Dem said. Mom Usai k units have the Basic equip Mim needed to produce the new liners said senior master sol. Truce Yarwood life command Lite support superintendent we Don t have anybody Thill s 2 10 i Reem Yar Wiki said hut he Pretti fied. A should he Well into it by "1 Lif of liners had o he replaced cry few . I said but the new liners Are to ipe eted to last longer. The old is slim made 11 much harder in a proper fit. And pilots occasionally had to lace several fittings,1xt-i did. Under the old method to chemicals Holjol and tech. Set. Clark s in ill sidled a helps . I Litriak Murphy la Muir Rule the old Melluis of pouring soc Anale. Are mixed together Wall a Ca Maksl. Then poured nun the Metal Nold Dent said the mixture expands and the heat is fell through a Skull tap placed Asp the Pihu s Heau. Pisut. Under the new method. The heal is Jeff Nidy nil
