European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                24 the stars and strips monday August 10, 200 reported seized in anti Castro plot Havana a a jittery rebel government monday pressed Roundup of conspiracy suspects. One official source said up to 200 men military and civilian had been detained for  the search reached into various parts of Chiba sources at the presidential Palace described As absurd a Rumor that the arrest reached a figure near 1,000. Premier Fidel Castro s regime officially denied there had been hostile land Ings anywhere on cuban territory. Domestic trouble however was obvious. 2 killed in clash official sources said Castro forces under maj Eloy Gutterrez battled with an armed band of undetermined size near a sugar Mill at Cienfuegos 130 Miles East of Havana killing two and arresting 15. Army casualties if any were not revealed. Militarily the cuban Mainland and the Isle of Pines mentioned in reports saturday As the site of possible hostile landings appeared quiet. It looked like a Normal Sun Day in Havana. Officials said a two Day communications blackout Between Cuba and the Isle of Pines resulted from a breakdown of radiotelephone equipment rather than Mili tary censorship. Cuban airline planes were operating normally Between Havana and the Isle of Pines sunday. There were no restrictions on passengers. San Francisco papers merge san Francisco a merger of san Francisco s two evening newspapers the san Francisc Call bulletin and the san fran Cisco news has been announced Here. The newspaper beginning  Day will be equally owned by Scripps Howard and Hearst pub Lishing co., inc. Its name will be the san Francisco news Call bulletin. The management of the new corporation made the announce ment. It said the editorial policy will be that of Scripps Howard under Charles h. Schneider who has been editor of the news. Busi Ness management will be directed by Lee Ettelson now publisher of Hearst s Call bulletin. Herter. Continued from Page 1 ate ratified the treaty without fanfare just in time to strengthen the . Position on this at san Tiago. 2creation of an Oas watch dog committee to keep an Eye on the Caribbean and perhaps make recommendations to the Quito con Ference. 3strengthening of the inter american peace committee so it can act on its own. Under its pres ent International statutes the committee can act Only when re Quested by both of the nation involved in a dispute. Bomb kills 3 in Tunisia. Redeyes Tunisia a three persons were killed and 28 wounded when a bomb was thrown into the crowded Market place of this Southeast tunisian mining Center. West officers examine Laos combat scene Vientiane Laos a French British and american Mil itary attaches flew to Northern Laos sunday to study the situation created by the infiltration of communist troops. They visited Sam n e u a the closest town to the communist another Story map Paye 3 positions 35 Miles away. The situation was reported Calm although the communists were reported Tobe building up strength. Royal laotian Supply plane were Landing and taking off from Sam n e u a a Mountain rimmed own of 2,500 inhabitants. From there the supplies were taken by pack mule to troops located be tween the town and the North Vietnam Border. Sam Neua is considered a Mai target of the communist Patchet partisans who have penetrated up to 50 Miles inside Laos. The town itself has Little importance. However it controls the Only existing Road in Northern Laos an unpaved stretch running toward and almost to the North Vietnam Border and a key Airfield. The three attaches will make re ports to their respective govern ments. These May influence Theun on whether to Send observers to Laos. American writers arrive in Russia Moscow up a group of american writers arrived in  cow As the guests of the Union of soviet writers to study russian literary trends. The group consists of Edward weeks editor of Atlantic Maga Zine Alfred Kazin literary critic and professor at Amherst College and Paddy Chayefsky playwright and television writer. A fourth member of the group prof. Arthur Schles Inger jr., of Harvard is expected to join the group later the visit is connected with the american soviet cultural Exchange program Alexy Surkov Secretary of the writers Union headed a committee of writers who welcomed the americans. 22 algerian rebels reported killed Algiers a Twenty two algerian rebels were jelled and two captured sunday in a Skir Mish 25 Miles East of Algiers French Headquarters  French said several French soldiers had been wounded two seriously. New us satellite Way out on top Vanguard ii i explorer in sputnik Iii the tick american satellite explorer  12 hours to travel around the Earth six times longer than any of four . And one russian satellite now in orbit. Russia s sputnik Iii launched May 15, 1058, takes1, hour 46 minutes to Complete one trip. Of drawing Al Cio assails Stock option scandal Washington up the Al Cio s Industrial Union depart ment has asserted that droves of corporation executives have be come millionaires through what i termed the Stock option  this is a practice condoned bythe tax Laws under which Corpora Tion officers or others can take options on Stock at a specified figure even though the Stock sub sequently May increase swiftly in value. Portland gives walking grandma Plush treatment Portland Ore. Up grandma Emma Gatewood of Gallipolis Ohio had a room in one of port land s Swan Kiest hotels sunday and the management said it was t worried about the Bill. The 71-year-old hiking great grandmother arrived Here Friday front Independence mo., to seethe Oregon Centennial. She started in May and walked almost every step of the  from free lodging and dining at the hotel mrs. Gate Wood gets fresh Flowers in he room every Day has a red convertible at her disposal received wardrobe and was Given free treatments for her weary feet. She also got a new pair of shoes. Volunteer fireman held As firebug Peekskill . Up watchman at the Peekskill Mili tary Academy was charged wit setting six fires at the Academy one of which caused $30,000 dam age. Sylvanus Conklin 61, was arraigned on arson charges and he Din $2,000 bail. Police said five of the fires were minor but the sixth caused $30,000 damage. Conklin was a Volunteer fireman. The Al Cio Agency said it has sent a study entitled the Stock option scandal to All affiliated unions it said the study examined Stock option plans of Goodyear rubber co., aluminium corp. Ofa Merica Ford motor co., . Steel. Corp., general electric co., and general foods inc. It said that while the plans differ in v de Tail All in common have been used by corporation executives to amass huge fortunes without  it cited a 1950 Federal tax la which freed Stock option gains from taxation As Ordinary income and declared them capital  december that year it added Goodyear rubber wasted no time in taking advantage. 38 officers and other key employee were granted options for 38,000  a result of Stock dividends and Stock splits each share Pur chased has been transformed into four More shares. Currently the value of All shares purchased $42.1 million is 963 per cent greater car kills 3 boys at Stead fab Reno Nev. A three teen age boys were struck and killed by a car on Stead air Force base saturday night. The three were Lee Orr 14, son parents in Reno. Arnold Drake 16, of civilian and Larry Walters 14, sons of military personnel on the  Driver of the car t sgt Al Varo r. Heron was booked by county authorities for investigation of manslaughter. He then was re leased under Bond. Shall Fry lobbyists Washington up several congressmen have reported a de luge of mail from children Back Home demanding a ban on the Slaughter of wild horses for the manufacture of cat food. Woman lives through lightning searing Cleveland a they say lightning never strikes twice in the same place. But after you be been hit once you Don t like to depend on what they say. Until a Bolt of lightning struck he Down on a Golf course Greenjr Jay 29, mrs. Gordon Wetzer Al ways enjoyed thunderstorms. Now lying in a Hospital bed the 33-year-old Mother of three wonders whether she Ever again will enjoy hearing the rumble of Thunder i know lightning could t pos Sibly strike me twice she said but maybe i la be afraid now. I a know when i see lightning again or i hear Thunder if i hear  mrs. Wetzel s hearing was impaired by the lightning Bolt that glanced off her body and rave led the head of the 7lron which grounded the electric current. He clothing was ripped apart. Zipper Metal was twisted and part of her synthetic fiber shirts was  my hair is still awful she added. It s All singed  la probably end up with a Crew  i did t feel the lightning hit me she recalled. I did t feel anything until i woke up so Short of breath i thought maybe it was my heart. I could t understand what had  her arms and legs started to feel heavy so heavy i could t move them she  came searing pain. The fingers of her left hand were roasted and split open. The hand now is in a cast i like to think it was god s plan said mrs. Wetsel but i m still dumbfounded than the Price that was actually paid for them $3,096,000 / it suggested restoration of the Federal tax provision in effect be fore 1950 and claimed it would raise $100 million in additional Revenue. Long stumps in rainstorm Franklinton la. Up gov. Ear1 k. Long busied himself so Long signing official documents that he missed a Campaign speak ing engagement but when he did get onto the stump not even heavy rainstorm daunted him. V he stood bareheaded in the downpour at Franklinton water dripping off his nose and shouted i thought i. Would let you see How crazy i  Long who has been in three hospitals for psychiatric treatment and has suffered from a heart ail ment this summer said he was trying to keep his weekend speech making schedule despite the advice of doctors to slow his Pace. He had five speeches scheduled an will Convene a special session of the Louisiana legislature monday in Baton Rouge. Socialite swindler quits Georgia jail Reidsville a. Up mrs. Margaret Burton alias Janet Gray has ended her Georgia prison sen tence for the embezzlement of$186,000 from a Decatur ga., med ical clinic while posing As a socialite. Mrs. Burton convicted of steal ing while acting As bookkeeper for the clinic was released for trans Fer to the Fulton county jail in Atlanta under a California hold order. Mrs. Burton accused International swindler is wanted in los Angeles on six counts of grand larceny. She also is wanted at a number of other places on similar charges the woman living in a Swank Home in Atlanta was exposed As an impostor by a newly hired Book keeper who discovered shortages. She was sentenced to serve two to five years on two counts of larceny after Trust and two counts of forgery. Wife divorces film director Santa Monica Calif. Up film director Stanley Donen was divorced by his actress wife Marion Tanner Davey