European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse European edition closing stocks new York a the Stock Market advanced to its fourth straight High wednesday in heavy trading. The Advance How Ever was modest with nost gains from a few cents to around $1. Ripes weather forecast continued fair and warm with morn ing Haze. High 0, Low 02.air weather service army Navy air Force unofficial publication of the . Armed forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East volume 18, number 82 5 cents Dally 10 cents sunday thursday july 9, 1959 Ike lashes Congress for cutting arms Aid Washington up president Eisenhower at his news conference wednesday lashed out at Congress for ignoring american responsibilities to the free world in its heavy reduction of the . Military Aid program. The president indicated he was thinking of going to Congress for a supplementary appropriation later this year or even Call ing a special session of Congress if the $383.5 million Cut in military and defense support Aid voted tuesday said he definitely would have to ask next year for More than the $1.6 billion in military Aid he proposed in this year s Senate Cut that to $1.3 billion other subjects the president said Khrushchev visit there is some Merit in the idea of a visit by so Viet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev to the . If the visit does not involve serious .-soviet negotiations excluding allies of . From the conference table. Visit to Moscow in the same Light an Eisenhower visit to mos cow which has been suggested by Khrushchev might have some usefulness in easing world ten Sions if it were purely a ceremonial Mission. But any Sugges Tion of official negotiations be tween two chiefs of government omitting the Western allies might be misunderstood and would have to be studied very seriously the president said. See Story on Page 2.jberlin threat Khrushchev s belligerent talk about War Over Berlin is not the Way to peace. The president said that he did not be Lieve responsible leaders had an right to indulge in any talk which could be regarded As a threat or an . Is willing to keep talk ing in an Effort to reach a negotiated settlement of Berlin s future the president said but twill not give up its responsibilities to the people of West Berlin or its rights in West conference there has been no change in the . Stand since the Geneva foreign ministers talks recessed in deadlock. He added that he could not say what font. On Page 2/h col. 3 . To shift 200 planes from bases in France s fighter bombers to go to us Germany Fields astronaut checks capsule for size British agree to station More planes Paris a three . Air Force fighter bomber wings totalling 200 planes will soon be moved from French bases to Britain and Germany it was announced wednesday in Washington president Eisenhower said he under stands some american fighter bombers Are being with drawn from French bases at a news conference he also said he has agreed with France s president Charles de Gaulle to get together at the first Opportunity to talk Over Many issues of interest. Or. Eisen Hower said this agreement is some thing he and de Gaulle made some time ago . Randolph Burgess . Ambassador to nato made the decision known at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council. The move will be started almost immediately and completed before the end of the summer. The majority of the planes probably will go to British bases with a few to German Fields. 4 Fields involved the planes involved Are f109super sabres based on four Fields along the French German Frontier. Gen Lauris nors Tacl supreme Al lied commander in Europe had previously informed the Council that he was considering French government declined Malcolm s. Carpenter one of the . S seven Mercury Astro nauts climbs out of a Model space capsule which will carry him or one of his colleagues on the first manned orbit in space. The astronauts checked the Model at the Lang Ley Field va., research Center. United press International radio photo Senate kills new $44 million Aid Cut bid Washington a the sen ate Defeated an amendment to slash an additional $44,620,000 from president Eisenhower s multimillion Dollar foreign Aid program As it drove to Complete action on the measure wednesday night. Senators rejected by a vote of51-40 a proposal by sen. Wayne Morse Dore to Cut new fund for special economic assistance abroad from $244,620,000 to $200 action came after president Dane excursion boat Burns 21 tourists known dead Haderslev Denmark up Twenty one persons were known dead in an explosion aboard Small pleasure Craft on a Lake Here. The sight seers boat was filled almost to its capacity of 60 when the engine exploded the explosion caused immediate panic among the passengers. Doz ens jumped overboard without pausing to Don life was not established whether any foreigners among the injured and dead. The Canvas covered passenger Section caught fire and the ship was enveloped in flames in a few Craft was beached but the water still was Over the Heads of no swimmers rescuers in rubber boats and Wear ing life jackets hauled the injured and dead from the ship and the dead were counted at one Hospital and eight dead at another. Eisenhower hinted broadly he might Call a special session of Congress later this year to con Sider additions if Congress Cut the program to a Point he regards As perilous. The Senate also Defeated 52-38, an amendment by sen. Allen a la to Cut the presi Dent s contingency fund from $180 million to $150 million. This is the fund provided for the president to use at his discretion to meet emergencies such As Thos e caused by local wars which May threaten world peace. On tuesday the Senate twice re buffed the president by trimming $383.5 million from the Bill in two Roll Call votes. One Cut $300 million from his request for $1.6 billion for arms Aid to allies the other slashed by $83.5 million his request for economic Aid funds to help them Tain their armed forces London a defense min ister Duncan Sandys formally announced British approval of a . Request to station additional .air Force squadrons in Britain. The additional planes will be shifted primarily from airfields in France. Some will come from Ger Many Sandys said the additional .squadrons will be stationed in Britain under the same arrange ments already existing Between the . And Britain regarding use of British air bases. Request approved the b r i t i s h government Sandys told the House of com Mons has now received a formal request from the United states government to receive some additional air squadrons in this country. The British government has after vocal objections from opposition labor benches Sandys said the additional squadrons would be composed in part of reconnaissance aircraft and impart of fighter the new squadrons will be based on British airfields already in use by the . Air Force he said. Sandys said that Gen Lauris nors Tacl supreme Allied com Mander in Europe has decide that the move is necessary for the Sake of effectiveness of the forces under his command some from German Sandys said that certain . Squadrons now based in France will be moved to Germany. Cer Tain additional . Squadrons which Are to be based in Britai will come from Germany he said. . Long Range bombers including a division of the strategic air come with Headquarters in Omaha neb., Are based in Britain now. They Are armed like . Fighter bombers also based Here with atomic planes and their nuclear weapons Are under sole control of the . Under an Anglo american agreement the nuclear weapons cannot be used without consent of the British government. The new squadrons coming Here will operate under the same rules. Any official comment on the de shift will leave the first Royal Canadian air div As the sole major nato air unit on French soil. The canadians Are soon to be re equipped with about 75 supersonic Lockheed f104 jets to replace their obsolete sabres. The canadians then might be Given interception and defense missions. Present bases to handle new planes Bonn says Bonn a North Atlantic treaty organization planes shifted from France will be accommodated on existing airfields a West Ger Man defense ministry spokesman said will not require the use of any new land he added. $20 million loan to Norway Washington a the world Bank has Lent Norway $20 million for a big electric Power program. Tropical storm Heads for Carolina coast Miami up a tropical storm of near Hurricane Force aimed itself at the South Caro Lina coast wednesday and the weather Bureau said it May hit near Charleston. The red Cross rushed nine disaster specialists to Carolina coastal Points threatened by the storm named Cindy. Rescue units were alerted from Myrtle Beach ., to Elizabeth City n.o., to be ready to shelter and feed refugees should the storm hit. Myrtle Beach Air Force base flew 20 of its planes to pair Tersoni air Force base Ohio to escape the storm threat
