European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 06, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Heidelberg raises 49 stars 6i w i 1 i youngsters watch an army Honor guard prepare to raise America s new 40-Stur Flag at Heidelberg Germany. Is photo by Grain in Ike lays Cornerstone at Capitol Extension Washington a president Eisenhower laying the Corner Stone of a $17 million Extension of the Capitol called on All americans to join the never ending task of preserving Freedom. Under a beaming Sun in 83-degree weather or. Eisenhower spoke from a temporary stand erected on the East front of the Capitol. A crowd estimated at 3,000 persons was present. Above the president fluttered two of the new 49-Star flags. Or. Eisenhower had flown by helicopter from his Camp David my Mountain Retreat to officiate at the third Cornerstone laying in the 166-year history of the Capitol the president said that in the world collision of ideas Between Freedom and despotism Freedom is neither won nor held in a Cli mate of spiritual its preservation Many sided and never ending task he said. Complacency igday speeds the erosion of Elberty Tomoi Row. In Ertia will destroy it dynamic Dedi cation assures its lasting Benson Halls . Ties to Danes at ceremony by Hildegarde Wiltfang s staff writer Aalborg Denmark is the newest Flag in the world the stars and stripes with 49 stars was raised for the first time on danish soil at the giant Independence Day Celebration held annually at rebuild National Park near Thi City. . Secretary of agriculture cont. On Page col. I Jet Pilot declared dead in Tennessee crash Maryville Tenn. Up the air Force officially has declared dead the Pilot of an f102 super sonic Jet which crashed and exploded near Here last week. Col j. D. Haesler at Selfridge air Force base Mich., said the Pilot it John Peterson was officially listed As having died in the crash. A preliminary report indicated the Pilot was blown to bits when the Jet crashed near the Abrams Creek Ranger station weather forecast Fatir and Sci a warm. High 80, Low 62.air weather service Conant says soviet will near Brink Over Berlin crisis Washington up James b. Conant former ambassador to Ger Many said sunday he believes soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev will venture to the Brink of War Over Berlin but Stop Short of precipitating a global conflict. He warned that Khrushchev wants very badly to oust the West from the old German capital be cause the soviets Are haying a great Deal of trouble in East Ger Many. He said tale East germans Are demanding More prestige and one Way to get it for them is to oust the allies. Conant who feared Many americans did not realize the Gravity of the situation said the soviet chief will take us a Long Way toward War in an Effort to get his Way. But he predicted Khrushchev would not take the final step that would set off world War ,111. Us climber killed in Alps Innsbruck Austria a a British climber was killed and an other injured in a Mountain full in the tyrolean Alps austrian police reported. Werthe Star european edition res army Navy air Force . . A Fri of in &., Node air Mph. M volume 18, number 79 5 cents Dally 10 cents sunday continent us gripped i heatwave from press dispatches Frankfurt a heatwave that shot temperatures up to 90 degrees in the italian Alps swept Britain and the continent sunday sending europeans scurrying to beaches Rivers and swimming pools. Hot dry weather gripped West Germany after a week s respite. Temperatures in most areas ranged Between 82 and 87 with a High of 91 degrees recorded at Lake Constance in the South and at several Points in Northwest Lei Many. Isolated villages in the North were without water again. Officials said the Weser and Aller Riv ers reopened last week after fairly heavy rainfall broke a drought will probably have to be closed to Barge traffic again. Weatherman predicted higher temperatures monday and said the present heat wave could be expected to last at least four More Days. The heat was a contributing cause to a rising tide of drownings monday july 6, 1959 Cabinet Falls Ben Gurion quits israeli premiership and Holiday Surope traffic fatalities in Paris was the warmest place in trance As the thermometer climbed of 95 degrees. It was so hot that parisians deserted cafe Terrace s where they usually sit and sip drinks this time of year. Londoners sizzled in 91 degrees he hottest on record for a july Clay in the British capital. The exodus of cars to the coast rom London broke All previous records. The highest temperature in Brit Ain was recorded at the Norfolk Leaside town of cromer94 de frees. In the Netherlands irrigation bitches dried up. In Northern Italy usually the summer Center for italians it was 3 in Milan. In the italian Alps melting Snow dismayed skiers. Spain reported pools Rivers and caches were mobbed. David Ben Gurion lome Auto explosion kills child injures 5 Rome a an explosion wrecked an automobile belonging o a tunisian journalist killing be child and injuring five others. Police said the automobile bed. Was Rich Saarland reunited with West Germany Bonn a the Saar with its Rich Industrial resources was re turned to West Germany at mid night sunday. The culminating act of the re Union of the German speaking territory Wiki Germany will tip the Scales of european economic Power even More heavily in favor of the germans. The million Saarland clerk have been citizens of West Germany since Jan. 1, 1957, when the 1,000 Square mile territory became the 10th state of Federal Germany. Switch complicated but the French German agree ment provided for a transition period of a maximum of three years for the complicated switch from the for fetch to the German economic system. A joint French German announcement has set the Date for the turnover six months ahead of the deadline a byproduct of the cont. On Page 2it, col 5 Crew Abandons burning Tanker Cameron la. Up the coast guard unable to control a raging fire aboard a belgian Tanker has begun towing Crew Mem Bers ashore in lifeboats. A coast guard Cutter at the scene of the Are about five Miles off the Louisiana coast Here radioed that 26 of the 33 or 34 Crew men of the belgian Tanker anvers have been taken ashore. There were no injuries reported. Holiday traffic Tou mounts in . New York a America s i n d a p e n d e n c e Day death toll climbed steadily sunday. At 5 pm 339 had died As millions of americans celebrated the fourth of july. The weather was dry and warm in most of the country and Mil Lions of cars were on the roads. The National safety Council noted that the toll was running under the count on memorial Day. The Council has estimated that 350 persons May be killed in motor vehicle accidents during. The Long weekend. Deaths on highways to Holiday toil traffic 189 Brownings 114 miscellaneous 36 total 389 tales 310 on the recent memorial Day weekend. A freight train killed three men on a Railroad track near Dan Ville a. Story on Page 24. A number of multiple death traffic accidents boosted the Independence Day toll. One of the worst accidents occurred on the water. A Cabin Cruiser collided with a car ferry and Sankman Lake Michigan near Muskegon Mich. Six persons drowned. All had been aboard the24-foot Cruiser. No fireworks ported. Deaths were re Jerusalem up pre Mier David Ben Gurion re signed sunday night after guiding Israel s government since its creation 10 years ago. Ben Gurion met a renewed rebellion from four ministers in his Cabinet by carrying out his much postponed threat to bring his government Down. The four ministers who defied the Premier and split his Cabinet last week by refusing to support an arms Deal with West Germany refused again to heed Ben Gurion ultimatum that they quit. Under israeli Law Ben Gurion could not fire the rebellious four. Since he obviously could not operate with opposition within his own Cabinet his Only alternative was to quit himself. His whole government topple with him. His resignation after a two hour Cabinet meeting left Ben Gurion cont. On Page 9jh col. Taipei claims 5 migs felled Taipei a the nationalist chinese air Force claims its planes shot Down five communist chinese Jet fighters in the biggest Aerial Battle with the chinese communists for nearly nine months. The announcement said four nationalist Sabre jets engaged 12 migs South of Matsu Island and shot Down four of them. A fifth Mig was hit both from the air and by antiaircraft guns on White dog Island in the Matsu group of islands and plummeted into Formosa Strait. The Pilot bailed out but died immediately after he was picked up by a nationalist boat several Hundred Yards off the Island. All four Sabre jets involved in the 13-minute Battle returned safely to base the announcement said. Baseball scores National league Milwaukee 200 010 1105 14 i Philadelphia quo 000 i 000 4 2 Willy Imit cum Lull i Mitey. Fun nil 0 and Sumit suf. A Willy 4-2. In Conley 0-5. First. Game Cincinnati 102 010 old5 9 2 Pittsburgh 03 003 oox7 13 2 i Trucy Iju ronco1. Arroyo 0. Schmidt 7 and Dotti i r Ilii Iulla. Kucci und Hur , Kollm ii. A Lam Ldla 0- i. I i not no i ii. Us nov Dimilti. 18huh Lynum ii. Rit Tsumu Khz Lluli s. First game san Francisco 010 000 0102 6 2 St. Louis 000 040 oox4 7 i san april. Wort Linkton and Selim lilt. A Kiwi 7. Us Ritli s Fri mlle my ii. Smith. A Len Mollii 8-s. L Sanford. Us St. Souls Lillo 8. First game Las angolan 002 110 0001 12 i Chicago 100 002 0003 8 i Cri Ilu medea let u Anil Kun Omro Tuz Mill. Lindy 4lob lieu 7al Sanii flume s. Taylor. Averill 7. A i a s-0. In will melt 4-4. Hits Tan Ailus. Nine 10. 10. Boston american league first game 000 350 0109 12 i Baltimore 000 000 0000 3 i or Carer Ami Wilto Crown t b Uncle full slim a. A Hrehor 8-5or Brown " Jill Boston Sousou 18.1
