European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Of. &. I a Xiv Jav Page 2 the stars and stripes Montay july 13, 1959 Marble Arch to arc Detriomphe no holds barred Fant a stir London Paris Mace starts today London up the race of the Century kicks off at 8 am Mon Day. ,. Stirling Moss the famous Auto racing Driver and two dozen other adventurers Young and old will toe the line on the opening Day ofas fantastic a contest As Ever was conceived by a newspaper. The occasion is the London daily. Mail s Bleriot anniversary race. With $28,000 in prize Money forthe men and women who find the fastest Totite from London s Maeb Learch to the arc Detriomphe in Paris or vice versa. The Only american in the race i Cpl George a. Weckerle of Linden Hurst "n.y. It was the � Aily mail which paid Louis. Bleriot -$2,800 for the first flight across the English Channel 50, years ago this month. The anniversary race is a no holds barred event with More than160 entrants trying their Luck Dur ing the 10-Day event using transportation ranging from supersonic jets to horse and. Carriage from roller skates to the Paris metro. The Only Rule is that each con Testant must Cross the Channel by .1st a warship for surface Fleet readied Quinoy mass. Up the guided missile Cruiser Long Beach the nation s first atomic powered surface warship which is to rechristened tuesday will be Able to roam the world in a virtually unlimited radius its builders said. The 721-foot vessel will Slid Down the ways at the Bethlehem steel co s shipyard Here before contingent of Navy officers including Secretary of the Navy Williamb. Franke and adm Arleigh a. Burke chief of naval a. Mccone chairman of the atomic Energy commission will speak. Mrs. Craig Hosmer wife of . Craig Hosmer of Long Beach calif., will splash the traditional Champagne across the Bow of the 14000-ton ship. Mayor Raymond , of Long Beach also will attend the Long Beach is equipped with two pressurized water reactors and Wall travel at higher speeds than conventionally powered warships but its top Speed is a military secret. It will be armed with Ter Rier and Talos missiles. Its first commanding officer willbe capt Eugene p. Wilkinson first commander of the Nautilus the nation s first nuclear powered sub Marine. It is expected to join the Fleet in1961 or Early 1962. Nuclear Cruis Rito be launched tuesday to Bow View of nation s first nuclear powered sur face ship guided missile Cruiser Long Beach in shipyard at Quincy rials. The 271-foot vessel willbe launched tuesday. A photo Sutler lashes at demos in answer to criticism air. Apart from that they re on their own. Fines for speeding or blocking traffic must be paid for by the entrants and disqualify them. Ingenuity will Tell. The most in genious entrant will win $2 800,whether or not he wins the race. For the Winner there s $14,000 with $7,000 and $4,200 for the run ners up. A few statistics two Hundred Twenty aircraft will be used 50 different types ranging from a Tiger Moth to a world War ii spitfire and modern Jet fighter Sand airliners. One Hundred seven cars will reused 49 motorcycles 14 scooters 10 bicycles trains antique cars taxis speedboats buses even an invalid chair. Among the entries Are 15 women three of them French. A major Ity of the adventurers Are English but there Are 26 French three dutch one belgian and Paris the place of Honor goes to French plane Pioneer jeans Lis 63. He will Fly a replica of the historic Bleriot plane. To make his try As 1909ish As possible he is borrowing two antique cars of the time to get him from the arc Detriomphe to St. Englebert Airport and from Lympne Airport to Lon Don if he makes it across the Channel. First Man off from London willbe capt Roderick Walker of the army. The others will follow at one minute intervals. Many of the entrants Ore individuals but Many Are sponsored to no one s Surprise by travel Agen cies bicycle and car manufacturers airlines the armed forces the boy scouts and a taxi company. Champion cyclists will race through the crowded London streets to airports in All directions sponsored by bicycle makers. Helicopter enthusiasts even have permission to land in the Park within Yards of the control Point. Washington up demo cratic National chairman Paul lashed out with new attacks of congressional party leaders inthe face of new demands that lie work for Unity or quit. Butler reiterated that demo cratic leaders in. The House and Senate were too willing to Compro Mise with republicans and were proceeding too cautiously. While standing Pat on his criticism Butler tempered his news conference remarks with a prediction that the democratic controlled Congress would make a Strong rec Ord by the time it winds up its work in i960, 3se complained that a similar prediction was ignored in news accounts of his television interview last week when he shocked much of the democratic Hierarchy by As setting in effect that Senate demo cratic Leader Lyndon b. Johnson and speaker Sam a y b u r n had abandoned the party s progressive legislative attack produced a backfire in which Many democrats demanded Butler resign or be ousted. Butler amplified his views at the close of a two Day party relation conference attended by about 100democrats from 24 states. Just before the conference adjourned it adopted a Resolution expressing indignation Over the at tacks on Butler. Butler said he was reporting on complaints heard from democrats around the country that Congress was not moving with sufficient Speed and was inclined to adjust its program to satisfy the Republican administration. The people think the democrats Are on the defensive not on the offensive he said. " to questions about demands for this resignation he said he had to intention of quitting until the knows a majority of the National committee want him to resign. 3 senators Hap Butler Hack Johnson Washington a three democratic senators added their voices to swelling criticism of National chairman Paul m. Butler for his attacks on party congressional leaders. Sens. John j. Sparkman a Ala Henry m. Jackson a Wash Alid Gale w. Mcgee a Wyo defended the course Senate majority Leader Lyndon b. Johnson cd Tex has taken in attempting to tailor legis lation co avoid presidential , the 1952 vice presidential nominee wrote Johnson that what he called Butler s attack on the record of the democratic on Grin broadcast ing on television an attack on the leaders. Mcgee said in a separate inter View he regards Butler s tactics As unfortunate. Fend does l mean gop win Morlon Wichita Kan. An present them in i terms under stand a 0,/j has allowed me to relax to it. I la Lemr. Butler democratic National chairman Pai i to the coals Seaman saves american who fell from us liner Tilbury Elgland a mrs. Ann Matthews an american school teacher arrived in Britain sunday in a state of Shock,.after being res cued from drowning in the eng Lish Channel by a British Seaman. Mrs. Matthews 54, from los an Geles was in the sick Bay of the liner Chusan when it docked Here. The schoolteacher was picked out of the Channel after an Exchange of radio messages Between the Chu san and the London Oil Kariker Ess Fulham which was following half a Hisle Ibe Hin d. Tanker slows Down she is believed to have boarded the Ghusain when it left los an Geles june 21. Some of the 580 passenger aboard the liner said mrs. Mat thews came on deck saturday night. She was seen standing by the port rail before falling about 40 feet into the water. The Chusan flashed a radio warning to the British Tanker which slowed Down As it approached the s pot. A -crewman1 from the Tanker went overboard1 and swam out with a line to mrs. Seoul up _ m sgt Johno Donnell 37, of Covington ky.1 Las been identified by the 8th . Any As thial Qadi or killed in a plunge from ,a,�p.foot building. The Arny said o Donnell apparently Jum Ped from the build no at Arny,.headquarters in Seoul nit that no witnesses have been found n -. Matthews who had been splashing around in the water for 20 min utes. He got her Back to the Esso Ful Ham and she was later transferred to the liner by Lifeboat. Ike signs Bill extending life of rail Road unit Washington up president Eisenhower has signed into Law a Bill to extend the life of the inter National rail and Highway com commission which is study ing methods of improving transportation Between Alaska and theother states originally was scheduled to expire next year. Under the new Law r the group will have until june 1961 to submit its final re port. Paolo relaxes Bah on cheesecake photos Tormentor Majorca to Topi Princess Tala of Belgium re. I taxed her ban on cheese Caw pictures anal let a her in a bathing suit. Last week Spanish police guarding Paola and her husband Prince Albert of Belgium fired warning shots at photographers trying to take pictures of the Royal honeymooners. The Tew photographers left Here nine Days after the hon6y. Moon began were permitted to stake photos of the 21-year-old Princess in bathing Costi Ihie. P
