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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 06, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes monday july 6/1959 Danes Benson reaffirm ties fete new Flag continued from Page 1 Ezra Taft Benson and danish prime minister Hans c. Hansen were keynote speakers at the Cere monies in the Hills of Northern  30.000 and 40,000 Danes and americans attended the Observance. Denmark Praise Benson told the crowd Denmark has Given much to my country. Asa people they Are venturesome Law abiding Freedom Loving god fearing. Through americans of danish ancestry you have helped pass on to the United states these Fine qualities and for this we  stressing what he termed the two great yearnings of Mankind Freedom and peace Benson said that the important dates of his tory Are those concerning the struggle for and the winning of Freedom  he pointed out that although the free world is protecting its Liberty through United strength there is the need for spiritual strength also. Heritage of Freedom we of the free world have blessed heritage of Freedom the Secretary continued placed in our custody by the almighty. Our must be a special and constant crusade to promote his plan of brotherhood of men on Earth in which there is Freedom tolerance and recognition of human dignity in Short a climate conducive to growth. With god s help we shall  in this free world a climate in which men can grow. God Grant it May Ever be  his welcoming speech the danish prime minister briefly out lined the history of the fourth of july Celebration in this country. Begun in 1909 in the City of aarhus in North Jutland by a danish Emigrant to the u.s., since 1912 it has been held in rebuild National Park. The Park itself is a tract of land purchased after the formation of a danish american committee for organizing the annual Celebration. Only the two world wars have interrupted the Observance. Albert Bride attend Church Tormentor Majorca up Belgium s Prince Albert and Prin Cess Paola heard mass Here in the ancient Parish Church and then rushed Back to their seashore Mediterranean hideaway to continue a Sun and Saltwater Islan idyll. After the mass the Royal couple took a boat trip across the Bay to the Swank hotel Tormentor where Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco began their honeymoon during a 15-minute visit to the hotel they bought postcards am local  Princess at one Point a overheard asking her husband whether they Coulch postpone planto water ski in Trie afternoon. I m tired she told him. Albe smiled and nodded agreement. Sophia seeks peace through laughs italian actress Sophia Loren accepts the nomination of Elsa Max Well right that she be Moderator for a Summit meeting of  Hollywood columnist Maxwell made the proposal at a pres conference in Berlin where both Are attending the 1959 Berlin film festival. The humor Parley would bring together. In Venice Italy leading comedians from the u.s., Britain France and Russia for a conference to  ways to contribute to peace through humor. A Senate foreign Aid foes to seek Cut in arms fund Washington up Senate foreign Aid foes Are mapping plans for a renewed assault on the big overseas assistance program when the Senate resumes debate tues . Allen j. Ellender a la beaten in his first attempt to trim the Bill said he would seek next to Cut the $1.6 billion military Ai allotment to $1.05 billion. Arms Aid is the largest single item in the$4-billion measure. Meantime supporters of continue train decapitated 3 lying on tracks Danville a. Up three men lying across the tracks failed to move As a Danville and Atlantic freight train to re Down upon them. They were  were puzzled by the strange manner in which the men met their deaths. They said one of the men appeared to make a moves the train approached but the other two remained  victims were William Gene Goble 25, of Danville Clarenc Mitchell Minter 26, of Ringgold va., and Franklin Owen Leigh 25,of Indianapolis ind. Ing Long term financing for the economic loan program complained that president Eisenhower let them Down by refusing to Back their efforts to give the develop ment loan fund which handles most economic Aid authority to finance itself for five years by Bor rowing $1 billion a year from the Treasury. Republican and democratic Lead ers with White House Blessing teamed up to substitute a two year $2-billion program of direct appropriations by Congress. In his first Economy attempt Friday Ellender was beaten 50-36 in an Effort to Cut the loan fund authorization to $700 million for Only one year the same As asked by or. Eisenhower and voted by the House. But the Louisiana Democrat said he would make other tries at trim Ming the total. The foreign relations commit tee originally approved a $4,164, 820,000 program. Including $1 Bil lion in borrowing authority for the loan fund. Changes already made by the Senate left the cur rent total at $3.924.820.000. Rebel band attacks cuban army guards Havana up an armed band presumably Loyal to sex presiden Fulgencio Batista attacked cuban army guards at the ousted dictator s country estate in the second Day of fighting in tense  reported no known casualties in the fight Between the at tackers and troops guarding the exiled Batista s former Home. Troops and police reinforcements searched the area but found no Ben Girion uits israeli premiership  Page 1 still holding the reigns of govern ment the remains in office his Resig nation technically not accepted until a successor puts together a new Cabinet. / " Ben Gurion has resigned two other times since Israel s 1955 parliamentary elections in novem Ber 1956 and in january 1958. Both times he was  was viewed at the unquestioned first Choice to make an attempt to Patch together a new coalition government minus the Ahdout Avo a and Madam Par ties whose ministers deserted his leadership. Plane crash kills six in Arizona Prescott Ariz. Up a private plane on a Holiday sight seeing trip crashed into the Side of a Mountain killing All six per sons aboard four of them Chil Dren. The wreckage of the plane was spotted by an air Force c47 search plane near the top of 7,000-foot Mingus Mountain about20 Miles from where it took off. The dead were Russell Potts 33mrs. Atlie Coats 24, of Blythe calif., and her son Woody 3, an three children of or. And mrs. Jack Daniels of were Patrick 8, Tommy 13. Prescott. The Jerry 11, and 3d Russ vigilante stabbed to death Moscow a the soviet Trade Union newspaper trud re ported sunday a third member Ozone of the newly established voluntary police squads has been stabbed to death. The paper said Leonid a. Bakh tin a War Veteran and father of three was stabbed in the Backwith a Kitchen knife while trying to Stop a Brawl in  a City in the urals. Two other stabbings of Volun tary police squad members were recently reported one in Lenin Grad and the other from Kharkov. The voluntary police squads were recently formed at the instigation of the Cabinet to crack Down on drunkenness and Public disorder. Other forms of 12 die in Pakistan deluge Karachi a twelve people were reported dead in a Karach rainstorm. British lasses in nighties to ride i Godiva stakes Moulsford England a half a dozen daring girls have in tired Britain s craziest horse race of the year the lady Godiva stakes.post"1 time Midnight next Satur  race is named for the legendary lady of Coventry who waste first girl to put All she had on a horse. As staged by the South Berk Shire Hunt the race will feature girl jockeys in flesh coloured swim suits and Nylon nighties which is considerably More than lady Godiva sported on her Trot through town some 900 years ago. The jockeys were out Over the weekend having an undress rehearsal. Susan c a p s t i c a 21-Yearrolddaughter of a Dairy manager Pat Ted her Straw wig looked at he figure flattering swimsuit and giggled i Don t know what daddy willsay.". Vivacious 17-year-old Clare Bry ant was wearing a swimsuit too. I did consider Riding nude she said but i be had second  Ann Phillips wife of the master of the Hunt wore a White nylo Negligee Over briefs and Bra. Clare Venables 19, chose a Pink Shorti Nightie. Among other items at the fund raising meeting will be a genuine steeplechase for men wearin nightshirts and Tasse led Nightcap they will race through the Woods to a Distant Church Steeple and Back to the Start jumping Ciatur obstacles along the Way. Trace of the assailants who opened fire from underbrush. " it was the third attack Lii month on the palatial Home that Fidel Castro s government has turned into a tourist attraction two outbursts of shooting occurred in Havana proper again with no known  shootings pointed up the government drive to smash All Wildt s against Castro and his seven month old regime. Fire Call late Pentagon told Washington a fire chief Joseph h. Clements of Arlington county va., said his men could Lave confined the fire which dam aged part of the Pentagon and i necked computing equipment valued at $6 million if they had Bee called earlier. Clements said 34 minutes elapse Between the time an internal alarm was sounded at the Pentagon picture on Page 17 thursday morning and the time fire officials of Arlington count were notified. In the meantime the Pentagon sown fire fighting forces and other government equipment stationed Short distance away had been put into  said that if he had been notified More promptly he would have sent four companies in there arid it would have been minor  As it was 71 pieces of equipment from Virginia Maryland and Washington were called out before the stubborn Blaze was sub Dued. Rented from ism the major damage from the fire was to three electronic data proc Essing machines which the air Force rented from the International business machines corp. For about $2.4, million a year. Their Cost was estimated at Between $5million and $6 million. An ism spokesman said the machines were fully insured. Pentagon officials expected that work of the statistical Center would be Back toward Normal by monday. Some of the processing work was transferred to. Nearby boiling air Force base my. Saar returned to West Germany continued from Page v present cordial relations betwee the two countries. Twice the French have occupied the disputed Border Valley after world wars i and ii and twice it has been returned to Germany. After world War i it was placed under the league of nations but a plebiscite voted heavily in Favoron return to Hitler s Reich in 1935.  War ii the French again took control. T the area be came a French protectorate with its Economy orientated toward France. Sunday Midnight the French customs posts on the East Frontier closed Down and reopened on the Saar French Border. On monday the Saar Landers were to begin exchanging their French francs for German Marks. Up to 40 billion francs turned in will be handed Over to theban of France a gift equivalent to $93.3 million. The remainder will. Be credited in the Bank of France to West Germany  
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