European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 european edition ripes army Navy air Force unofficial publication o the . Armed  Europe North Africa and fhe Middle East volume 18, number 102 5 cents Dally 10 cents sunday d wednesday july 29, 1959 Given Nixon greeting nuclear ship workers Novosibirsk Russia a an estimated 20,000 Friendly applauding russians tuesday gave vice president Richard m. Lixon his warmest Welcome of his soviet tour when he arrived in this siberian City for a Good will visit. I Nixon arrived amid solid signs he was considering More and More favourably recommending that president Eisen Hower invite Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev to the . Fora is Hislar visit. Persons close to Nixon were understood making some other stories on Paye 2 vice president Richard m. Nixon standing with interpreter Waves to workers lining rails of the atom powered icebreaker Lenin hearing completion at Leningrad. " up telephoto allies offer Berlin plan Geneva a the Western allies tuesday offered to join rus Sia in a review of the Berlin situation after five years if Ger Many has not been reunited before that time. The Western offer was contained in a draft plan for a Stopgap Ber Lin solution handed to the soviet delegation tuesday night. A r  i i a n draft agreement simultaneously was Given to the Western Powers but details of its contents were not immediately made known. The Allied proposal for a review in five years represented the first formal acceptance of the idea of a time limited arrangement for the divided City. No West Retreat but there was no Retreat fro the Basic Western position that Western rights in Berlin must go on indefinitely. Western officials said the five year provision of their proposal would not have the effect of put Ting a terminal Date on the agree ment. The Western plan they said is written to protect Allied rights  and such Basic arrange ments As unhindered use of Access routes Between Berlin and West German the five year provision they said would simply review of the -7 cons break Hail Newport by. Up seven men five of them Federal Pribin v ers sawed their Way out i the v a Newport jail and made to fear gets Sawfly despite Traffig jamming Road blocks. To Newport is directly across the Ohio River from Cincinnati and traffic was backed up Oblong Dis Tances As police checked every Auto crossing into Cincinnati. Two of the Esca Pees Are Uncle 20-year sen tenses for Bank robbery and Are considered dangerous. Two year Extension okd on duty free mail gifts by Robert j. Dunphy staff writer Washington is duty free gift mailing privileges for . Servicemen overseas have been extended for two years to july 1, 1961, officials Here said. The Law permitting the customs free entry into the . Of Bona fide gifts up to the value of $50actually expired july 1. The legis lation extending the privileges was not signed by president Eisen Hower until later in the month. In the interim officials explained gifts from servicemen around the world piled up in Mili tary Post offices pending passage Cool weather due Eft no end of drought in sight Frankfurt up weather experts predicted cooler Weatherfor West Germany but no end to the nationwide drought. Temperatures remained in the High 80s tuesday but meteorologists said Coo Pir from the Orth sea will provide some respite from the he Riecl mesday.  severe drought in Germany has ruined the year s second Hay crop agricultural boards in lower Saxony  lower Saxony ran out of water with 226,000 persons affected. Tank trucks were employed to Supply water to Bathe Region fhe Price was 2% cents , and Brush fires continued ausvv3ndern in lower Saxony. Water also ran out in parts of North  Only j persons to Welcome the drought were wine growers. The National wine Board reported that this year s crop is expected to be one of this Best Ever because of the unusual Sunshine Weathe forecast to partly Cloudy and in i i  80, Low 55alt won Lior service of the Extension. But with the president s action the customs barriers were raised and the pack Ages were sped on their Way. The gift mailing rights an out growth of wartime legislation initially passed in 1942, has been extended every two years since1949. Navy sponsors of the measure this year sought Only a two year Extension in Light of growing con Gressional concern Over the num Ber of servicemen violating the privileges officials said. The bulk of the malpractices have occurred in Hawaii officials pointed out with servicemen going to Japan on leave rather than on assignment and mailing gift pack Ages duty free to addressees in . With the newest two year Exten Sion of the mailing rights How Ever maj Perry b. Mcelroy. Of the army and air Force postal service headquartered in the Pentagon emphasized the military would step up the Campaign against. Violators. Impact on him with their arguments that Khrushchev must see for hims Elf the strength and vigor of the american Economy and the Unity of its people to rid him of misconceptions. Thousands of men and women lined the streets to wave greetings to Nixon and his wife who were accompanied by communist Leader through this developing siberian City which Nixon called the Chi Cago of  a by carrying american Cor respondents travelling with Nixon was nearly mobbed by several thousand excited russians hands outstretched in greeting when i arrived in Stalin Square. Academy visit of soviet authorities meanwhile were understood to have agreed finally to allow Nixon to tour the siberian Branch of the Academy of sciences which is to be a huge scientific research Center for the entire siberian ural area. Nixon insisted on this visit Dur ing his 41, one Stop flight from Leningrad. After touring a Turbo Generator Plant the vice president attended a performance of Swan Lake Ballet with members of his party. In travelling to Novosibirsk Nixon made a one hour refuelling Stop at Sverdlovsk where 300 per sons at the Airport heard him carry his peace and Friendship Campaign into the crowd. Meanwhile authorities familiar with Nixon s views reported he believed his tour thus far has sur passed his expectations after a slow rather Cool Welcome in mos cow. The crowds who welcomed Himin Leningrad were about three cont. On Page 2j/ col 9v closing stocks new York a the. Stock i advanced again tuesday. Trading was moderately Active. The Rise was not As Sharp As on monday. 90% turnout expected in hawaiian election Honolulu up the Many coloured Peoples of the hawaiian islands tuesday went to the poll son foot on horseback even in motor propelled outriggers in their first election As the 50th state of the . Polynesians caucasians and orientals were so enthusiastic for statehood that Secretary of state de Johnston predicted that 90 per cent of registered voters would cast ballots to elect a governor lieutenant governor two . Senators a . Congressman and 62 state legislators. Strike threat in aluminium off for 30 Days new York a the steel workers Union and three majoral Minum producing firms agreed tuesday to extend work contract s beyond Friday Midnight s expiration Date. The agreement removed the threat of an immediate strike inthe aluminium Industry and extends current contracts 30 Days beyond the Date of any settlement in the steelworkers Union s present negotiations with the struck steel Industry. Steel strike the steelworkers Union went on strike in the steel Industry july 15 after Union and Industry negotiators failed to reach agreement on anew contract. Tuesday s agreement was reached by the Union with the aluminium co. Of America the Reynolds metals co. And the Kaiser aluminium and chemical corp. Olin Mathieson chemical corp. And the or met corp., which produce aluminium also signed the agreement with the steelworkers Union. Record profit for . Steel new. York a . Steel corp. Earned More Money in the first six months this year than any steel company has Ever earned in any six month period. America s top steelmaker re ported its net income for the six months ended june 30 totalled $254-948,496 equal to $4.50 a share. That compared with $135,650,730 or $2.29 a share in the same period Las year. The previous record for an six month period was in the first six months of 1957, when .steel earned $231,421,308 or $4.07 a share. Net income in the three month ended june 30 totalled a record $148,363,193 or $2.64 a share. Late sports Washington up foot Bull commissioner Bert Bell said tuesday that a new professional football league will be announced shortly with at least six teams san lining the nation from coast to const. Conferees of $1 billion for forces projects Washington a Senate and House conferees tuesday agreed of a Compromise $1,125, 475,000 military construction author in Tjon Bill for the year which started july 1. The House had voted to author ize expenditure of $1,252,608,000 and the Senate had Cut the total to $1,211,480,000. The administration had asked $1,356,290,000.the decisions of the conferees Are subject to ratification by the Senate and House. The conferees agreed on a pro vision that the Secretary of de sense shall submit to the Senate and House armed services committees before Jan 31, 1960,. 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