European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse 1 i r Adenauer favorite ? Luebke As president Berlin a Heinrich Luebke a staunch Christian Democrat and the hand picked candidate of Chan cell or Konrad. Adenauer has been elected president of West Ger Many. ,. ,. The l,038-member electoral col lege bolstered Adenauer s prestige by., elevating Luebke his agriculture minister to the ceremonial pee Sidney with an absolute a Jority on the second ballot. He Suc i needs Theodor Heuss. Who sewed two terms. voting demonstrated that the 83-year-old Chancellor remains command of the ruling Chris Tian Democrat party d is p i t e grumbling in the ranks about his whip cracking selection of. The presidential candidate. Red threat an East German threat to. I blockade West Berlin in Retalia Tion the Federal elections in. This outpost behind the Iron. Curtain fix Jed out. I Luebke 64, a Short wiry Man who was jailed by the taxis Dir tag world War it. Garnered. 526. Votes six More than he needed for election. Carlo Shmid the scholarly socialist candidate was second with Senate passes defense plan Washington ate has approved the administration s new master plan Tor air de sense despite democratic criticism that it does t go far enough and represents Maginot line think ing. It took the action in passing a $1,209,971,000 military construction authorization Bill. The Bill. Approved 89-3, now goes to a House Senate conference committee for adjustment of differences with the House version. The Senate authorized $41,936.000 less than the House and $146.319, 000 less than president Elden How or requested for various military cent on Page 21. Col. So closing stocks new Yoke and the Stock Market made a Strong Advance with some of the Market Indica tors registering record highs. . Trailing1 was moderately Active. 386 votes. Max Becker of the free democrats collected 99. Luebke takes the oath for a five Vear term on sept. 5. The voting followed party lines and the Christian democrats including the restive faction appeared to rally solidly around the Adenauer Standard. The Christian democrats seemed to have Eliose d ranks following their angry Intra parly dispute. European edition army Navy air Force unofficial publication of the . Armed forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle Lott volume 18, number 76 5 cents daily. 10 cents Sunda thursday july 2, 1959 Ike tells soviet to gain Chancellor Konrad Adenauer right congratulates his hand picked fellow Christian Democrat Hemrich Luebke on Iii election to the presidency of West Germany in Berlin. Up telephoto gov. Long says his wife tried to have him killed Covington la. Up Louisi Ana gov. Earl a. Long alleged wednesday his wife tried to hire somebody to kill me 10 months mrs. Long charged in a counter suit for separation tuesday that the governor threatened to kill her a month ago. Mrs. Long was in Magruder succeeds Decker Asun commander in Korea i Seoul Korea a Gen Carter b. Magruder has succeeded Gen George h. Decker As commander of United nations and . Forces i Korea and of the . 8th army Decker left by plane for Japan and the . He is due in Washington july 10 to become army vice chief of staff. Decker paid a Farewell Call of president syn Man Rhee who decorated1 him with South Korea s h i g h e s t. Military award. \ Ever present threat in the Brief change of command i Lemony Magruder said the Al 3d forces in Korea face the Ever a tregent threat of a renewal of hos a i i it behoves us to remember eternal vigilance is the Price of sanity. J � f dared. Decker said the Allied forces it id real fit to knee pc a a Type. Of attack that May be he a warned the communists that the 4in is pledged to return to the support of South Korea if fight available for comment wednesday on Long s charge. The governor said mrs. Long kept calling this Guy and telling him to bring both his Shotgun and pistol. She wanted to hire him to kill me Long said. She tried to hire somebody to kill me 10 months he asserted. Long said the Man was the Hus band of a woman she thought i was Messing around Long did not Baton Rouge mrs. Long through her attorney flatly denied her husband s accusation. He also charged . Sen. Russell Long a la the governor s Nephew is burning up to be and so is Blanche he added referring to his wife. Mrs. Long took Over some of the perfunctory functions of the governor s office in 1950 when Long suffered a heart attack chasing up a Hill. At that time the governor s wife held press conferences and supervised some of the governor s staff there was talk at that time of a
