European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                European edition weather forecast partly Cloudy Nind warm with Iso listed afternoon . High 00, Low go. Air Woi Thor service late sports Portland Ore. A Don Jordan won a unanimous decision Over Denny Moyer to retain his world welterweight championship. See Story on Page 18. Army Navy air Force unofficial publication of the . Armed forces in Europe North Africa and he Middle East volume 18, number 85 cents Dally 10 cents sunday sunday july 12, 1959 . Rejects Russ a free Balkan plan Washington a the . Saturday rejected a soviet proposal for Bannin atomic weapons and rockets in the Balkans. It denounce the red plan As aimed at making free nations helpless against any attack. The . Statement was issued by the state depart ment in reply to a soviet Declara Tion handed to the ambassadors of the ., Italy Turkey Greece France and Britain in Moscow june 25. Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev had called for an atom free zone during his recent trip to the Balkans. This proposal is similar to other soviet proposals to accomplish piece meal the design of rendering the Western nations incapable of deterring aggression the . Statement said. It is obvious that the Range of weapons at the disposal of the user makes the concept of an atom free Balkan zone meaning less As far As the Security of the free nations in that area is concerned. It remains the Earnest Hope fall Western nations that through negotiations Progress can and willbe made toward general controlled disarmament on a fair and balanced basis that might bring some Relief from the pressure and threat of armaments the statement said wife of Gen Hoge Dies in Cleveland Cleveland up mrs. Wil Liam m. Hoge 65, wife of the re tired general former Usa eur commander in chief died Here. The general gained Fame in world War ii when he supervised construction of the Alcan Highway and again when his troops Cap tured the Remagen Bridge which led across the Rhine. Surviving Are her husband and two sons it Coil William m. Hoge jr., and maj George f. Hoge. He refer file & b ack to Geneva America s defences take advanced step to a the Navy s advanced terrier missile blasts off stage solid fuel rocket doubling the performance in a test firing at naval ordnance test station at of the present terrier which has been operational China Lake Calif. The advanced terrier is a two with the Fleet since 195 5, up telephoto Russ refuse to let Nixon Fly in Jet Over Siberia Washington up Russia has refused to let vice president Richard m. Nixon Fly Home from his soviet visit by Way of Siberia and Alaska the state department said saturday. The department said the soviets also would not permit Nixon Touse his huge commercial jetliner to Fly to a e r t a i n russian cities outside Moscow. He will have to use russian planes. A state department spokesman said the russians apparently feared that Many airfields in the soviet hinterland were too Small for the pan american world airways Boe ing 707 Jet in which Nixon will Fly to Moscow. The spokesman said he did not assistant Secretary of army to tour Usa eur this week George ii. Roderick Heidelberg Germany Spe Cial George h. Roderick assistant Secretary of the army for financial management was to arrive in Stuttgart sunday to begin an 11-Day tour of Usa eur installations and meet with euro Pean officials. After a briefing at 7th army he he is scheduled to visit the 21st and 84th arty in the Mainz area. He will be accompanied by Genc. D. Eddleman Usa eur com Mander in chief and Brig Gen Wil Liam r Frederick 7th army arty officer. Hosted by it col Anthony , commanding officer 3d in a 21st arty Roderick and his party will be Given a series of supersonic artillery weapons dem ont rations under the supervision of col Clarence c. Harvey jr., cont. On Page so ool 3j know Why Russia would not let the vice president Fly across Siberia on his Way Back to the . The soviets stated their two objections weeks ago in negotiation with . Officials on Nixon s trip. Some details of the russian stand were disclosed at that time. The state department confirmed the saturday Nixon will Fly to Moscow to open an american exhibit july .25. He then will tour a number of Russia cities. Soviet first Deputy Premier Frol r. Kozlov is in the . Now on a reciprocal trip. Nixon will Fly to Russia in an Early version of the 707. He will have to make one refuelling Stop. Reporters accompanying the vice president will match a soviet feat by flying nonstop from new York City to Moscow in a bigger More advanced version of the 707. Kozlov flew nonstop from. Mos cow to new York City june 28 in 11 hours 6 minutes aboard a so Viet tu114 prop Jet plane described As the world s biggest commercial Airliner. Baseball scores National league Chicago Pittsburgh 000 230 000s 12 i 000 000 010i 9 0 ill Lynn and Avo Roll Kline i Ork ilium