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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                T a c a Page 24 the stars and stripes tuesday july 21, 1959 10 drown seeking Relief Germany to boil rest of week Frankfurt up Germany s second sweltering heat wave in a month will last for the rest of this week according to weather Bureau  the 90-degree heat began sunday More than 10 persons have drowned in Rivers and lakes including the 19-year-old daughter of the South korean ambassador to West Germany. 35,700 acres ablaze in 3 Western states by the associated press fire swept Over More than30,000 acres of Southern Oregon Range land monday fanned across arid grass Range and Timber lands by hot summer winds. Winds of up to 15 Mph were forecast and threatened to further spread the flames. Also burning out of control were 1,000 acres of Mountain Timberland in Central Oregon and 2,500 acres of grass lands on the warm Springs Indian reservation of northeastern Oregon. California continued to fight al000-acre fire in the rugged Stanis Laus National  sudden rain sunday helped firefighting Crews gain control Ofa fire which seared at least 1,200 acres of the Mesa verde National Forest in southwestern Colorado. No injuries have been reported or any buildings destroyed in any of the fires. Water consumption throughout Germany has risen 250 per cent because of the heat according to German authorities. Ithe German National Gas and water Board issued an Appeal to germans to be economical with  from the Alps to the Baltic nudged the 90-Degreemark monday despite Thunder storms which brought some Tempo Rary Relief during the  already has had its sunniest jul years. For More than 30 Forest fires continued to pose a grave threat particularly in communist East Germany. The East German news Agency adn reported that several wooded area around East Berlin were ablaze. Secrecy cloaks uprising in Northern iraqi area Beirut up Iraq maintained an All but i broken screen of secrecy monday around fighting in the Northern iraqi Oil Center of  London however i sports from the British embassy in Bagh dad indicated that the situation in Kirkuk now seems to be Calm a foreign office spokesman said. Cooling off period for pickets Khrushchev defers trip continued from Page 1  he said Denmark has received with regret announce ment of the news. Swedish Premier Tage Erlander acknowledged that anti soviet feel ing did exist in Sweden and he said he deplored this. But i also want to stress that the description of the opinion in Sweden which is contained in the russian announcement does not correspond to Reali a he added. Norwegian Premier Einar Ger Harden said a Large part of the opposition and its press have acted in a Way which has influenced the country s relations with the soviet Union in a negative  the re the spokesman said there were no reports of any injury or damage to the persons or property of 603 British subjects in  spokesman said the reports from Baghdad were dispatched late  appearing in neighbouring countries surrounding Iraq had Little to add to sunday s leaked Art smuggled dispatches which claimed Between 50 and 100 persons had been killed in a civil War be tween communists teamed with a rebellious army unit and nationalists plus Loyal army forces. Two of Cairo s largest news papers Al gom Houria and Al Shaab reported that fighting was still raging and that communists retained control of key sections of Kirkuk. Those newspapers and others Here reported that the communists hanged a Large number of Kir Kuk notables seized a police Sta Tion and looted its arms depot. These reports said the communist led second brigade of the Sec Ond army division which allegedly joined the communist rebels blew up a number of Bridges in its Mutiny against the government. Iraqi Premier Abdul Karim Kas Sim confirmed sunday that fighting had broken out in Kirkuk Las week. But the censorship screen blocked All details. A striking Steelworker dives into a portable Pool donated by a Union member at the Bethlehem steel Plant in Pittsburgh while other Steeh workers look on. The new Pool is expected to make picket duty More attractive for the strikers. See another photo on Page 6. Up photo Spain admitted to Reec get s $375 million credits Paris a Spain was admitted to the organization for european economic cooperation Reec monday and the Organiza Tion announced that $375 million in credits had been granted Spain. The Reec itself will put up suits will probably not serve the cause of the West he said. Finnish foreign minister. Raft Werngren said the postponement for Finland s part was due to practical reasons. In London British diplomats said they thought the tour was called off because of criticism in the scandinavian  observers rejected a hint from russian sources that Khrushchev s health might be failing. Spanish american vet claims Money tree St. Louis up William , Spanish american War Veteran St. James mo., has claimed St. Louis Money  Hagewood said he is the owner of a coat which was found hang1ing on a tree in Aloe Plaza with $664 in the pockets. As proof renamed the denominations of the Bills and produced the Matching Kiili of a St. Louis St. James bus ticket found in the coat pocket. 1 " the old vet said he did t miss the bus ticket because a. Friend gave him a ride Back to St. James. And he did t miss file Money because he had $1,000 / rolled up in his trouser pocket. West offers soviet bigger staffs in Russ a ban posts continued from pct a i technicians and auxiliary personnel on any control Post in the ., Britain or Russia should be Citi Zens of the Host country. The Western Powei son the other hand had maintained tha tall but four of the technicians should be foreigners. The Equality principle of the new Western position would re Duce the number of russian technicians the West was willing to permit on control posts in the  And Britain. Staff makeup the new Western proposal would Divide the technical staff on control posts in the ., Britain and Russia into three equal nationality groups one third of the technicians would be nominated by the Host country and one third by theother Side among the three Powers. One third would be chose Oon a fixed ratio among nonnuclear $100 million while the  Pro Vides $200 million and $75 million will come from the International monetary fund. In return for All this the Spanish government promised far reaching financial reforms and liberalized foreign Trade measures. To Start Spain devalued the peseta from 42 to 60 to the Dollar. The internal measures to be Federal mediator talks Tivo hours with steel men new York up Federal mediation chief Joseph f.1 Dinrie Gan met for two hours monday with representatives of the steel taken by Spain will result in the ending by 1960 of the govern mental deficit met by advances from the Bank of Spain. The official admission of Spain was taken by the Reec Council at its monday session. Spain has Keenan observer until now. She now becomes the 18th nation in the Reec. 6 children killed in fire Bauline Canada up an morning fire claimed the Early lives of six children fro months to eight years old. The parents were not at Home at the time of the Blaze which was believed to have been started by agas lamp explosion. Industry in an Effort to end the six Day nationwide strike. R. Conrad Cooper executive vice president of  Steel corp. An chief negotiator for the Industry said after the meeting we Are standing by waiting any future Call from the  declined to comment to newsmen but said he might have something to report after meeting negotiators for the strik ing United steelworkers Union. Twining to return to desk july 27 Washington. A Gen Nathan f. Twining will resume his duties As chairman of the joint chiefs of staff july 27, 10 weeks after surgery for a lung cancer. 1 Twining was said by aides to be looking Well and anxious to return to his Job pre Jimini y to resuming his duties the air Force general will spend part of this week completing medical checks at Walter Reed army medical Center. Geneva talks still stymied. Continued from Page 1 and then in a sem Public plenary session for three More hours. Herter was the main speaker. He scorned As totally unacceptable Gromyko a demand for creation of a pan German committee to draft plans for reunification and a Ger Man peace  said that the purpose of the soviets in putting Forward the proposal is All too clearly to perpetuate the partition of Germany.", Herter talk As a counter he introduced a new Western plan Labelling it a. Sensible and Businesslike Way of continuing a common search forthe Road to reunification and a peace settlement with  Western. Plan embodied these Points 1the Geneva conference of for eign ministers would stay in Busi Ness indefinitely for the purpose of considering the German prob Lem As a whole."2it would meet at agreed times and places to consider questions relating to the Extension and development of contacts Between the two parts of  3it could also make special arrangements for the consideration of particular  replied that the West Ern plan appeared to bar direct negotiations Between delegates of the two Germany. Any such bar he said is  soviet minister carefully pointed out however that he was making preliminary comments. New indonesian Navy chief Jakarta Cap Indonesia s new acting Navy chief of staff cold. Eddy Mart Aminatta has taken Over from ousted vice adm Subi Jato.  control Post chief and his Deputy would be British or Ameri can in Russia and russian in the  And Britain. " pathless scouts plead for water it. Makiling Philippines a boy scouts from 51 coun tries clamoured for Baths mondays a water shortage plagued the 10th world scout Jamboree Camp Here for the fourth  have drinking water All right said a 17ryear-old greek scout. But none of us has had a Bath in four  Twenty fire trucks carrying water from the  Navy Vil Lages surrounding Jamboree City alleviated a desperate situation monday morning but that was a  say the suited because the shortage re hundreds of boys Are using More than 30 Gal Lons of water a Day each in the tropical electric heat lines and heavy use ofis lowing Down pumps. Camp officials say Steps Are being taken to Correct the Situa Tion but were unable to Tell when there would be enough water  
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