European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes tuesday August 11, 1959 Russ visits to open curtain. Says Johnson Ballas Tex. A allowing soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev and other russians to visit the . Poses no threat id the Freedom of the american people sen Lyndon b. Johnson a Tex said. Let the russians say what they wish. Let our people hear it to the bitter end. I it five Faith in them. I do hot believe that there will be any communist converts Johnson Saidon his weekly broadcast recorded for Texas radio stations the Senate majority Leader said the proposed visit of the rus Sian Leader is the Type of Exchange which could do Wuch for the whole i have Long advocated the open cur Tain Johnson said. I Hope that this willbe a which will pry it open even the senator said Khrushchev s visit will give the russian Premier an Opportunity to see wrist kind of people americans Are and what America s True intentions ,Are., after thai the course he May. Fol6w will be up to him but at least he will be follow it with his eyes completely open Johnson said. Johnson said he favored granting Khrushchev or any other soviet Leader Tele vision time in America every week of the year with the understanding that they Grant us equal opportunities for reaching the russian never , intelligence of the people Johnson said. Sometime they Are misinformed. Sometimes the truth is withheld from them but when they have the facts their judgment will be Good and fair and "1 Krotow there Are some who Are fear Ful of the effects of communist propaganda upon our people the senator said. I do not share those fears. Let the peo pie know. Let the truth shine1 through the open curtain and let that opening be Gateway top ape through Al the Foo $200,000 recovered in Amelco Case Paris a French judicial authorities monday said they hat recovered about $200,000 from an alleged embezzlement of some $1 Mil lion from the Paris Branch of the american express go. Ifa Artin Allen 33, an american citizen has been charged with fraudulent misuse of funds. Allen was chief cashier at the Paris office of american express. Renato Grassi 36-year-old italian was charged with complicity. Grassi was reported to be a close Friend of Allen and a client of american express. Police refused to give any details of Allen s background or his address in Paris or the . The olice report said however that he was born in Philadelphia. Friends said he listed Ambler pa.,As his Hometown. He had lived in Paris for at least eight years. Smith takes Nataf Post continued from Page ii time As commander of . Force sin Japan. In addition to Smith and Everest High ranking officers present at the ceremony Here included maj Gen Raymond Bro Hon commander of the French 1st tactical air Force Niaj Gen Joachim f. Huth com Unander of the German air Force Southern Region and maj Gen Benjamin o. Davis Safe Deputy chief of staff for operations. Smith began his military careering 1929 when he was commissioned in the Field artillery after his graduation from West Point. He won his wings and was assigned to the air corps in 1930. In 1942 Smith took the 8th Pur suit up to the Southwest Pacific and later the same year became chief of staff of the advanced eche Lon of the newly activated 5th air Force. After two years of combat inthe Pacific Smith then a one Star general was sent to Europe a Deputy senior air staff officer and chief of operations of the Allied expeditionary air forces based in England. Some of his other important assignments have included posts As chief of staff of the strategic air come National commander of the civil air patrol duty with the of fice of the air Force Deputy chief of staff for operations commander of the Eastern air defense Force in 1950 and vice commander of the air defense come in 1952. Paddle wheel still bleeping Jodrell Bank England a the . Paddle wheel satellite was still bleeping out powerful radio signals monday night. Cuba awaits Castro move in plotting Havana a cubans looked monday to prime minister Fidel Castro to clean up the welter of rumours of armed invasion and Domestic conspiracy following sweeping arrests Over the weekend. While a government blackout obscured Many details Havana newspapers said Castro will report to the nation by radio and Tele vision at an opportune did not say when that might be. An official source said sunday up to 200 men civilians and regu Lar army men had been arrested to smash a military plot against Castro s revolutionary regime. Monday the newspaper revolution which frequently Speaks forthe regime said possibly More than 1,000 persons were detained in connection with the counter revolutionary meanwhile Fidel Castro s associates said he would go to the organization of american states foreign ministers conference i Santiago Chile and personally defend his conduct of the Cuba revolution Russ chief offers vow against tests London a soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev monday pledged his country would not be the first to resume testing of nuclear weapons. In a letter to Canon John col Lins of London s St. Paul a Cathe dral Khrushchev said the soviet Union on its part is ready to accept the most solemn obligation not to be the first to conduct any further tests of nuclear Collins is chairman of Britain a Campaign for nuclear Disaia he has sent letters to Heads of the nuclear Power including president Eisenhower and prime minister Macmillan asking for such assurances. Escorting 17-year-old Beauty for to the Aga Khan wearing princely moslem head gear rides Back from Nice Airport with his guest us girl guest of Aga Khan Nice a the Aga Khan donned a flowing Arab cloak and princely moslem headgear monday to Welcome a Friend for a House party at his Riviera Home. Tracy Pellisier a gorgeous 17 year old Brunet with Green eyes got the exotic greeting As she stepped off the plane from London. Miss Pellisier stepdaughter of movie director Carol Reed said the Aga Khan is an old Friend of nine. There is nothing Between us but pure after telling reporters i m going to visit some friends on the Rivi Era she got into a Cadillac wit the Aga Khan. They headed West along the coast Road toward the chateau de 1 horizon. 17-year-old Tracy Pellisier stepdaughter of British movie director Carol Reed. Up telephoto Senate group passes vets Benefit Bill Washington up the sen ate finance committee approved a House passed veterans pension Bill monday after scaling Down some of the benefits and making other changes designed to save Money. The committee also added a new Section which would give veterans whose National service life insurance has lapsed one year in which o reinstate it. Copper walkout leaves 11,500 Idle threatens spread continued from Page t magma and san Manuel Coppe companies in Arizona. The dispute Over new contracts involved 4,854 members of thymine Mill and smelter workers Union 2,313 members of the United steelworkers and 600 members of the machinists Union. A last ditch negotiation session Between Kennicott mine Mill representatives and Federal mediator Dan Edwards failed to stave off the walkout. Edwards said he conferred with spokesmen for both parties sunday but efforts to renegotiate said no further talks were scheduled. A three year contract with thymine Mill Union ended june 30 and work continued on a Day to Clay basis while negotiations Union s major demand is for an across the Board increase of 15to 17 cents an hour. The steelworkers turned Downa company offer of. 18 cents an hour. The steelworkers contract expired july 31, the us strike involves Kennicott workers i Utah and Arizona Only. Losses from the strike Are estimated at about $250,000 a Day for the workers and $600,000 a Day forthe company. Society has Blind Date with s9000 wee Folk Ftp of to attic rnt71t to _ i t it a v f ,. _ Colchester England a five thousand fairies will meet Here this weekend at the sixth International Congress of the fairies. Up at least says mrs. Daphne quarters member of the fairies investigation society. She added that All 5,000 will be invisible to the Ordinary Eye untrained to the Tutje Folk. The conference will last three Days she announced. In what Leafy conference Grove will the fairies meet mrs. Charters refused to Tell. We Don t want crowds of sight seers coming . And any Way they would t be Able to see anything even mrs. Charters fervent be Liever in these creatures from an other existence says she has to actually directly seen a fairy yet. But i have the unique ability of being Able to talk to them . I Converse with them not in a language but through pictures inthe in this Way she first suggested to the fairy tribe inhabiting her part of England several years ago that it would be a Good idea if world fairies were to get together once a year. The fairies responded warmly. Three thousand came along to that conference mrs. Charters re called. I did t see any. But it will be a bigger event this time. We expect 5,000 to she does t expect to see any this time either. But she will be Able to talk to them in her Strangeway. They will come from All Over the world . So there will be american fairies and russian fairies As Well As British French and japanese fairies. Summit path seen in talks continued from Page i ports circulating Here Over the weekend that or. Eisenhower is keeping his fall schedule fluid to permit a Quick big four Summit Call should Khrushchev make any concessions to ease cold War ten Sions. No Date has yet been set for his visit to Russia except that it will be later in the fall after the rus Sian Leader s tour of the . Which begins sept. 15. Dillon said that while results of the Geneva foreign ministers con Ference were quite modest the meeting did give the West an idea of. Where Russia might be Willingto Compromise. Those areas could be 1,he most Likely topics for discussions be tween or. Eisenhower and Khrushchev 773 known dead in Formosa flood Taipei Formosa a the latest official casualty lists show at least 773 persons Are dead 241are missing and 1,093 Are injured after last week s floods. The floods have collapsed 15,178houses and damaged 11,890, making 169,173 persons homeless. No foreigners were listed among the casualties but american Mili tary installations and equipment in the Taiwan area suffered dam Cage estimated at about $50,000. The provincial police said of the 773 persons known dead 270 Hadnot been identified. High wind hits Darmstadt Darmstadt Germany is a 10-minute windstorm with gusts up to 60 Mph raked Frankfurt Darmstadt area monday causing minor damage. Several windows were reported shattered in the Lincoln housing area Here
