European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 10,1989 the stars and stripes Page 9 Marine gunner re emerges As the Man they All turn to Marine gunner Ray Grundy is Dave Diehl by Dave Diehl . Bureau when the . Marine corps shelved its volumes of Vietnam experience most of the memories of Marine gunners were put right up there with them. The marines now Are pulling Down those tomes blowing off the dust and turning to the chapters about War fighting. Therein lie stories of the Marine gunner the top notch enlisted Man turned infantry warrant officer. The men to whom the Young platoon leaders As Well As the Brown shoes battalion commanders could turn forthe expertise the what s what in Battle. They were invaluable said col. Jim Magee a Vietnam Veteran who is Deputy operations officer for Fleet Marine Force Europe. They were a tremendous source of How it s really  since it was created by Congress in 1916, the designation of Marine gunner has faded and reappeared with wars and conflicts. It last was used in Vietnam and was discontinued in 1974. But the title is coming Back thanks to advice Given the Secretary of the Navy by Magee and 39 other Marine officers who took Partin a Force Structure study. Magee helped pin the red bars and distinctive Black bursting bombs on the Epa lets of 1st sgt. Ray Grundy last week making him a warrant officer and one of the corps 16 new gunners. Grundy 39, recently completed an overseas tour with the Marine corps Security bitburg9 s athletic director earns off no award for fitness efforts by Daryl e. Green Kaiserslautern Bureau Pitburg a West Germany the 6-foot-plus, Crew Cut fitness fanatic had been making sure things were just right at Pitburg s Mike Mark memorial Field House Long before being named the Best athletic director in the air Force for 1988. I could not live with being average George Price said. I just want to be Best and i feel very very strongly about  Price has been at Pitburg for 29 years serving the last nine As athletic director. His crowning achieve ment was having a direct hand in the $1.5 million renovation of the base Field House in 1985. The outward appearance of the building belies the atmosphere and furnishings inside. Wood panelled Walls lined with recessed display cases and potted plants give the facility a look comparable to any health spa or fitness Center in the United states. There s no doubt in my mind that we be got the Best sports facility anywhere in the air Force Price said. Besides the customary basketball volleyball court racquetball courts saunas and weight rooms the Field House boasts a fitness Center Complete with 25 Nautilus exercise machines two computerized exercise cycles treadmills Stair climbers mirrored Walls an membership fee. That s right a $4 membership fee. You Don t have a membership fee when you re average Price said. You give people what they want nobody cares about dropping $4.  the fee pays part of the Cost of a full time recreational aide to help members tailor an exercise program to their specific needs. It also helps pay the maintenance Bill for $ 135,000 Worth of equipment. High profile projects such As the Field House renova Tion helped the base win an installation excellence award and undoubtedly played a part in Price s being selected athletic director of the year. But it s the Atten Tion to detail that Price feels is his bread and butter with the Pitburg faithful. It takes us an hour to open up this facility Ever morning he said. During that hour every commode and urinal is flushed and new soap is put out every Day. There s nothing More important than having a Nice bar of soap without hair on  the facility is open for business 18 hours a Day 365 Days a year. An hourly head count shows More than 1,000 visits each Day by area personnel. While Price is pleased and excited to have been named the air Force s Best athletic director he gets More satisfaction from the sight of sweaty bodies working out in his Field House. I want this program to be the Best that it can be he said. It May not be the Best in the world but in my eyes it is. And apparently in the eyes of the Pitburg people Here it s one of the better  Force in London. By 1992 the marines plan to have 52 gunners or infantry weapons officers All taken from the combat skilled senior no ranks. They will attend the serv ice s warrant officer infantry officer and weapons instructor courses before heading for their units. Magee said the new gunners Are going to be expected to know everything about such infantry weapons As mortars cannons machine guns and grenade launch ers. They also will be expected to train other marines and serve As advisers to commanders on How to Bestus the weapons. During Vietnam the gunners were relied on for expertise and knowledge drawn from years of hands on experience Magee said. They often were looked to for choosing the right weapon for the right place at the right time. Grundy a 21-year Veteran whose first tour with the marines was in Vietnam said becoming a gunner is the realization of a dream and a Chance to emulate a Man he had served with on two Tours. He called his role Model a Silver Star Winner and one of three remaining Vietnam Era Marine Gunnerson Active duty the Marine s  Grundy remembers hearing the Man complain about the wording on his identification card. You see where it says indefinite Grundy the Man said. I tried to get them to put forever  if i had to be like anybody Grundy said i want to be like  is l. Emmett Lewis or. George Price spells out his work in Pitburg. English girl acclaimed As mathematics Prodigy Cambridge mass. A As thousands of american teen agers struggle with the complexities of Basic algebra a 17-year-old English girl is being wooed by Harvard and several other universities to lecture and continue her mathematical research on such subjects As quantum groups and Statis tical mechanics. Ruth j. Lawrence of Oxford eng land is manipulating some of the most Complex concepts in mathematics. Her work has taken her to the outer fringes of theoretical physics and mathematics such subjects As knot and string theory and the connections Between the world of particle physics and mathematics. She entered Oxford University six years ago and by age 13 had her degree. Today she is working on her doctorate and has Long since caught the attention of the world s top mathematicians. Lawrence has already taught Stu dents at Oxford on a tutorial basis. If she accepts a position at an american University it will be mainly to conduct research. But she said she might Lead a seminar or deliver an occasional lec Ture. In addition to Harvard and Berke Ley Princeton s Institute for advanced study is interested in bringing Law rence in for a year. It All began not in some exclusive British school but in Lawrence s own Home in Oxford where her father Harry a computer consultant gave Ruth her entire pre Oxford education. I was always dealing with adults so when i got to Oxford i fitted into the atmosphere he did t use any text books. He taught me t9tally himself she said wednesday while visiting har Vard with her father. Lawrence got top scores on her Oxford Entrance exam. Once at Oxford Lawrence studied under sir Michael Atiyah Royal society research professor at Oxford and one of the great mathematicians of the world according to John Addison chairman of the mathematics department at the University of California at Berkeley one of the schools recruiting Lawrence. Lawrence seems to have taken her rapid Rise in stride. She is much More interested in talking about the vast unknown in the world of mathematics than dwelling on her accomplishments. Lawrence just spent four weeks in Cali fornia attending a prestigious mathematics conference at the mathematical Sci ence research Institute also in Berkeley. Harry Lawrence said he taught his daughter at Home so she could reach her highest potential. He is using the same method in teaching his other daughter Rebecca 15, who is something of a piano Prodigy