AUTHORIZED UNOFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE U. S. ARMED FORCES

Vol. XIV, No. 41 Quarry Heights, Conal Zone June 15, 1979

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Brig. Gen. Kenneth C. Leuer accepts the colors of the 193d InfantryBrigade (Canal Zone) from Lt. Gen. D.P. McAuliffe, commander Inchief, U.S. Southern Command, Thursday morning in ceremonies at

Albrook Armv. Airfieill. General Leuer comes to the 193d from Ft.Carson, Colo. (Photo by Capt. James Ammons)

leuer new commander of 193dAMADOFj (193d PAO) - In ceremonies

conducted yesterday at the Albrook ArmyAirfield, Brig. Gen. Ke nnetf C. Leuerassumed command of the 193d InfantryBrigade (Canal Zone) from Brig. Gen. RichardWm. Anson.

Prior to his assignment to the brigade,General Leuer served asthe Chief of Staff andthen as the Deputy to the CommandingGeneral for Operations and Training, 4thInfantry Division IMech) and Ft. Carson, Col.

Leuer was born in Wayzata, Minn. on Aug.13, 1934 and was commissioned a SecondLieutenant in 1956 from the ROTC at theUniversity of Iowa.

He has served in numerous com mand andstaff positions, to include duty with the 82dAirborne Division, Ft. Bragg, N.C.; 8th

Infantry Division in Germany; 2d InfantryDivision, Republic of Korea; Special Forces,Ft. Bragg; 173d Airborne Brigade, Republicof Vietnam and the 101st Airborne DivisioninV ietnam and at Ft. Campbell, Ky.

In January 1974, he was selected toorganize and train the 1st Battalion (Ranger),75th Infantry, the first Ranger battalion onthe active troop list since the Second WorldWar. This assignment was followed by thecommand of the First Brigade, 24th InfantryDivision, Ft. Stewart, Ga.

Leuer's staff assignments have includedduty with the Olticer Personnel Directorateand the Secretariat to the General Staff, Chiefof Staff, Army in Washington, D.C.

School training has included the Basic andAdvanced Infantry Courses at Ft. Benning,

Ga.: the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk,Va. and the Industrial College of the ArmedForces in Washington.

General Leuer has been awarded theBronze Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters; theLegion of Merit; the Meritorious ServiceMedal with 13 Oak Leaf Clusters; the ArmyCommendation Medal with two Oak LeafClusters; the Combat Infantryman's Badge;the Master Parachutist Badge; VietnameseCross of Gallantry and the VietnameseCampaign Ribbon with eight campaign stars.

The general is married to the former SallyJean of Alexandria, Va. The Leuer's havethree children; Sheryl Jean, 18; Linda Lee, 17and Joseph, 15.

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16 F~iday, June 15, 1979

PFC Kieth Faries of the 534th Military Police Company directs trafficthrough the intersection near the Curundu GasStation asmotorists lineup to top off their tanks last Friday, the day before the price of premium

gasoline in exchange stations went up to 87.1 cents per gal\on. (Photosby MSgt. Mike Mason)

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Long Ii nes at qasol ine stations and spiral ingprices seemed very distant - something oneread about in the papers, or witnessed onlythrough television news films. Until lastFriday, that is.

Once the word about the gasoline priceincrease set the next day got out, it did nottake long for the news to pass through thelocal grapevine and gasoline lines at theexchange services grew steadi Iy all day.

Exchange service stations stayed open lateFrldav.as employees pumped approximately13,000 gallons of gasoline. In comparison, ona busy Friday the exchange stations wouldpump no more than eight or nine thousandgallons. Despite the long lines and long hours,exchange employees and the military policekept the cars moving smoothly and insuredthat everyone who was willing to wait in linewould be able to get his tank filled.

Local military people are fortunate in thattheir gas prices are still lower than manyplaces in the states and the Republic ofPanama, but attitudes seem to be changingabout gasusage. One vanner who found that itcost hi m $9.50 to drive from Ft. Clayton toFt. Davis and back has forswore automobileair conditioning as he refilled his tank.Monday morning we heard a fisherman loudlybemoaning having used six gallons of qas totow another boater into the Gatun YachtClub and the fact that the boater he hadhelped had not offered to reimburse him forthe increasinqlv precious gas.

One can orily expect gasoline prices tocontinue to rise and the only way to cut downgasoline expenses is to use less of it. Someways to save gaswhile driving are:

• Accelerate gently. Taking it easy on thegas pedal wi II save not only gas. but ti res andengine parts.

• Anticipate stops. Slow down early andminimize braking to save gas. Try coasting upto stopl ights.

• Don't idle. Ittakes lessgas to restart yourcar than it does to let your engine-idle formore than a minute.

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PR~...but at 87.1 cents per gallon, the gas crunchhits the pocketbook of local motorists.