European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes thursday november 28, 1991army seeking new recruits for special forces Schwet Zingen Germany a recruiters will hold presentations for enlisted soldiers in Berlin on dec. 3 and 4 aimed at enticing volunteers for the army a special forces. Presentations Are planned for 9 30 . To 1 30 . Both Days in the 5th in classroom no. 1 on Mcnair Barracks. Wives of interested soldiers Are encouraged to attend. Applicants must take a physical fitness and swimming test dec. 5, 1 30 ., at Andrews Barracks. Applicants Are required to score 206 on the army physical readiness test according to standards for the 17-to-21 age group and swim 50 meters in Battle dress uniform and boots. Soldiers should bring their most recent physical fitness test score card and copies of their forms 2a and 2-1 to the presentation. For More information Call staff sgt. Judge at ets 332-6289 or sgt. 1st class Gonzalez at ets 379-6430 or 6558.furniture being offered at demo Sale in Hanau Hanau Germany a the defense re utilization and marketing office has announced a Cash and carry furniture Sale in building 1341 on Fliege Horst Cavern in Hanau on Friday. The Sale is restricted to id card holders from 9 . To 10 . The general Public is invited to attend from 10 . Until 1 . Bunk Beds wardrobes desks night tables and chairs Are some of the items for Sale. Buyers must pay for their purchases in dollars. No checks will be accepted. Purchases must be removed by 1 . On the Day of the Sale. For More information Contact the Hanau defense a utilization and marketing office at ets 322-8281 or civilian 06181-55614.british sending More troops to curb n. Ireland terrorism Belfast Northern Ireland apr an extra battalion of Between 500 and 600 soldiers was being sent to Northern Ireland on wednesday to help combat an upsurge in terrorism defense Secretary Tom King said. King said no decision had been made on How Long the 1st in Gloucestershire regt would stay in the British run province. The battalion which brings the total number of army troops to More than 11,000, was requested by Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Brooke King said. The army called up 1,400 part time Ulster defense regt soldiers for full time duty 12 Days ago following seven killings in 24 hours. 532 to earn top enlisted Grade the air Force has selected 532 of the eligible 4,448 for promotion to chief master sergeant the highest enlisted Grade. The chief master sergeant evaluation Board met oct. 21 at air Force military personnel Center Randolph fab Texas. Those selected will be promoted sometime in 1992. The average age of those picked was 40.41 and the average score was 681.18. Last year the average age was 40.91, and the average score was 697.33. A Man displays  plastic Handcuffs at the 1991 Miripol Trade fair near Paris. From bugs to grenades fair offers state of the Art Security Paris apr from bulletproof windows to stun guns and with All kinds of truncheons explosives and miniature transmitters in Between the Miripol �?T91 Trade show of police and Security equipment opened tuesday. The show features equipment for dealing with violent prisoners crowd control espionage and counter espionage police work and warfare. Formally known As the International exhibition of police civil and military Security equipment it also showcases burglar alarms armoured cars encryption technology and bugging devices. Hardware from 25 countries lets one eavesdrop on radio transmissions scramble phone Calls and localize radar emissions. There Are min video systems infrared cameras Metal and drug detectors and even a vibration Detector. Other devices detect such things As fake passports or bogus military orders. Fax crypt made by Bollore of France encodes faxes. And Gamme Phenix by another French company api Tel records phone conversations automatically and prints out a record of the Call. Alph safety of Luxembourg is showing off its image enhancing technology while Elbit of Israel is demonstrating its Yuval Long Range video surveillance system and flir infrared Detector. Thomson of France offers a Thermal image High Resolution camera and night vision binoculars. Elsewhere there Are three dimensional targets Road barriers bulletproof vests and a surveillance robot. There Are also  plastic Handcuffs to minimize the risk of aids transmission. Called Tuff cuff the plastic strap with a Fastener can be concealed in a hat Tor undercover work. For crowd control Nico pyrotechnic of Germany offers smoke tear Gas blinding Light and concussion grenades. There Are weapons of course including a number of semiautomatic pistols and rifles. This years Miripol is being held at Lebourget Airport just North of Paris. Miripol �?T92 is scheduled to be at Moscow in april. Water curbs lifted in East Anglia Colchester England a amps a a ban on Hose pipes and water sprinklers has been lifted in drought stricken East Anglia but customers Are still being asked to exercise restraint in their water use regional water officials say. The areas previously under the water restrictions included the bases of Raf Mildenhall and Raf Lakin Heath and their associated housing areas. About a million people were affected by the ban which ended nov. 19, according to a release issued by Anglian water officials in Colchester. Since August 1990, customers supplied primarily from ground water in parts of the East Anglia Region had been banned from using sprinklers and Hose pipes for outside watering and car washing. Violators of the ban faced a Fine of up to $736. The ban was the last such water restriction in place in the country said a spokeswoman with the National Rivers authority an Agency that monitors such restrictions. A Anglian water stressed that the drought which is now entering its fourth year is not Over and that a Wetter than average Winter is needed if Hose pipe bans Are to be avoided in 1992,�?� the release said. Since August 1988, rainfall Over the East Anglia Region has been Only 80 percent of the average  Rolls out new requirement for tire tread Bonn Germany a amps a motor vehicle and trailer tires must have a tread at least 1.6 Millimetres thick As of Jan. 1 in All countries in the european economic Community according to the German traffic safety Council. The required thickness in Germany is now 1 millimetre the Council said. The Community a other 11 countries Are Belgium Denmark France Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg the Netherlands Portugal Spain and the United kingdom. Tire treads feature 1.6-millimeter-High markings that appear when the tread wears to that thickness. The markings form a line across the tread at intervals denoted on the tire Wall by �?otw1" tire Wear indicator. Vehicles registered with . Army Europe already Are required to have at least one sixteenth of an Inch 1.59 Millimetres of tread on each tire army spokesman Jim Boyle said. The Rule has been in effect at least since last december. Motorists in Germany who want to assess their tire treads can place a 50-pfennig piece into a main tread Groove. If the tread covers Only the coins production Date and no More the tires nearly have reached the new limit. The Council recommended that Winter tires have a tread at least 4 Millimetres thick to permit Safe driving in Snow and slush. That minimum Standard is the Legal requirement for Winter driving in Austria according to the Council