European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 25, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3 a amps Murl doth window dancers from throughout the United kingdom audition at Raf Chicksands for the . Air forces Europe showcase. The tour runs june 6-july 7 at air Force bases in  showcase tryouts get people on their feet s4s my Ridah Winder sgt. Alvin Crowell of Raf Lakenheath a 48th Security police so auditions As an instrumentalist. By Meridith Winder . Bureau Raf Chicksands England a military people in Europe who seek the limelight took a different route this year to get in front of the footlights of air Force Talent shows. Fifteen people tried out at Raf Chicksands recently for the . Air forces Europe showcase. A we got off schedule last year because of desert storm so we elected to do the open audition system rather than through the Talent system contests said Joann Mellon chief of Safe entertainment. This year the showcase is holding tryouts separately from base regional and command competitions. In the past the showcase cast was selected from competitors vying for positions in the air Force worldwide Talent contest. The air Force entertainment rearranged the Competition schedules last year because of the persian Gulf War and chose to continue to keep the competitions separate this year said a Safe morale welfare recreation and services spokeswoman. An air Force entertainment staff selects performers at the worldwide contest to participate in tops in Blue the air Force entertainment troupe that travels to air Force bases worldwide. Chicksands provided the venue for auditions in the United kingdom. Ramstein a Germany where 30 people tried out hosted auditions for the rest of Europe to fill slots in the 24-person show. The cast will Likely be made up of six male and six female vocalists five to seven band members a master of ceremonies or comedian and technicians. The showcase tour runs from june 6 through july 7 at air Force bases in Europe. A a in be never been in an open audition so it gave me a Chance to see How it works a said senior airman Nanbu Fullman a Singer from Raf upper Scyford England. A we went through an interview session one on one vocal warm up and then a vocal session to see if All of us could  people who have experience performing Are expected to do More than just sing or dance Mellon explained. A a that a the hardest thing a working with new Talent a she said. A we have to make them into performers a Mellon said. Quot most of them at this Point have Talent. They can sing dance and play an instrument but they done to know a lot about performing. That a where we come  staff sgt. Lane Mccray a choreographer from Hahn a Germany conducted the dance audition. A we want to put everybody together and see their moves a Mccray said. A we try to put them at ease and select a choreography that s not too difficult but enough to Challenge  Mccray said that it is pretty obvious from this Type of audition to figure out who has danced and who Hasni to. A but you will probably find out that there Are a lot of people selected for tops in Blue or the showcase who cannot dance a Mccray said. Quot but they get taught. And when you see them you can to believe the  he said that the training Camp is equipped to work with people like this and get them prepared for the shows. Once the people have been selected they have to go through a grueling four week training Camp at Sam Bach a Germany beginning May s. While there Mellon said they will be working As much As 18-20 hours per Day. A at first singers will lose their voices and people will be taxed to their limit Quot Mellon said. A but they can to do 300 i from these people. It takes a lot of giving and they Are this if they Are not dedicated. We need or cent going to get a lot of criticism from their  Fullman was undaunted by the Challenge. He has been singing nine years and was a member of the strategic air come showcase in 1989.memorial set today for Accident victim by the stars and stripes a Usa eur Soldier was killed thursday near Kahl Germany when his car entered a Lane of oncoming traffic and collided with a Beer truck. Sgt. Alan s. Brenner 26, of a Btry 4th in 27th Field arty was travelling on Highway 8 toward Hanau when he lost control of his car on a Bridge said it. Col. Dick Bridges a v corps spokesman. Brenner a car swerved into oncoming traffic and was struck broadside. He was pronounced dead on the scene by a German doctor Bridges said. The Browerville minn., native is survived by his wife Andrea Brenner and two daughters Gambia and Clarinda All of Kahl. A memorial service is scheduled for 4 . Today at the Babenhausen Chapel. Stripes toasts 50th anniversary by the stars and stripes Griesheim Germany the stars and stripes on Friday kicked off a two Day Celebration of its 50th anniversary with a reunion dinner in nearby of Ungstad the newspapers Home in the years following world War ii. Among the More than 400 guests were Bill Mauldin and columnist Andy Rooney both members of the newspapers staff during world War ii. Rooney was a reporter who followed the War across Europe. Mauldin a cartoons of two gis known As Willie and Joe told the Story of the War from the infantryman s Point of View delighting the Guys in the Foxholes but often upsetting the brass. The newspaper started publication on april 18, 1942, to serve the americans joining the fight against fascism in Europe. Fifty years later stripes is still bringing news to the american service member in Europe. The anniversary Celebration continues today with a dedication ceremony at the newspaper Headquarters and a Buffet tonight at the Darmstadter club in Darmstadt Germany. The dedication ceremony at 3 . Will include the unveiling of a plaque honouring four members of the newspapers staff who were killed during world War ii. Gregor k. Duncan was the first stars and stripes employee to die during the War when he was caught in artillery fire May 29, 1944, while making sketches in Anzio Italy. Alfred m. Kohn became the second Striper to die in combat when the reporter was killed october 1944 in Grenoble shortly after the invasion of Southern France. Paul v. Connors died Jan. 29, 1945, in Germany a Ruhr Region during an bombing Mission. The final Striper to die in world War ii was Carroll Sprague a photographer who was killed while participating in an air search in the French Alps for a downed c-47 carrying 12 people. The 27-year-old Corporal died in Digne France which was Only about 75 Miles from where Kohn was killed. The plaque will be placed near the flagpole on the Headquarters compound