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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Late news Canavier at of Jet a Fol Arla rocket shot up worn a pop gun underground tube and its engine ignited in flight Friday in a dazzling first test of the submarine missiles operational firing method. European edition army Navy air of face unofficial publication of fhe . Armed forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East closing stocks " new Yolk Al the Stock Market advanced moderately Fri Day. Trading again was very slow with volume the lowest in More than 11 months. " volume 18, number 119 5 cents Dally 10 cents sunday saturday August 15, House s of Fla Borbis Washington map 4 the House passed and sent to the Senate by an Over whelming vote a wide rang ing labor anti racketeering Bill backed by president Eisenhower and opposed by labor leaders. The House action by a 303-105 vote handed presi Dent Eisenhower his biggest Vic tory of this session of Congress. It also capped weeks of lobby ing pressure from All sides in the bitter dispute Over the shape of labor controls. So unrelenting had Deen the pressures the resent Merit erupted in hot renunciation by Many members during  vote on final passage found 156 democrats and 147 Republican voting for the administration backed proposals. Voting against it were Only 125 democrats and three republicans. Sharp contras the top heavy majority was in Sharp contrast to the comparatively tight 229-201 vote thursday when the Bill weathered its major test As a substitute for a More moderate measure backed by demo cratic leaders. The 28-vote margin was the handwriting on the Wall in the Climax of the labor Battle. When the Roll was called Onhouse passage a majority of the members swung behind the tougher measure rather than take the alternative of no labor legislation at All. V the provisions of the House version however still face opposition from advocates of softer treatment when Senate and House conferees sit Down later to com Promise their differences. Immediately after passing the Bill the House took the initial step toward a Compromise by re questing a conference with the Senate to work out an agreement. House representatives at the conference were to be named later the Senate is in recess until Mon Day. The results of thursday s Tenta Tive vote of approval plus Fri Day s overwhelming vote for passage left labor and House sup porters of a Middle of the Road controls Bill stunned by the unexpected margin of their loss. $8 million in Gold sold secretly Johannesburg a a mys Tery Man has just bought $8.4 Mil lion Worth of Gold bars from the South african Reserve Bank. The bars which weigh More than seven tons were loaded aboard a Swiss plane at Jan Smuts Airport Here Friday and flown to  officials refused to name the buyer who asked that the Deal be kept  also refused to say if Zurich was the Gold s final Desti nation. Weather forecast partly Cloudy with morning Haze my scattered rain showers in the afternoon. High 78, Low 66.wair weather service atomic flying fish9 in us Crew prepares to tie up skip Jack Navy s newest nuclear powered submarine during visit at Portland England. Skipjack was reported to have gone deeper and faster than any other submerged sub Marine during its transatlantic crossing. A wire photo Skipjack set new speed., diving record on trip Portland England a the Navy s newest nuclear submarine the Skipjack went faster an dived deeper than any other sub on its Atlantic trip which ended Here thursday. Cmdr w. W. Behrens 37-year-Oldskipper of the Skipjack told re porters that at one stage of the transatlantic trip his vessel Wen faster than any other submarine has gone submerged and went deeper than any other  Behrens declined to disclose either the submerged Speed or the diving depth. The big sub showed up nearly three hours late causing some apprehension among members of welcoming party who were wait Robert Murphy sworn in Washington up career foreign service officer Robert Murphy has been sworn in asunder Secretary of state for Politi Cal affairs. Ing on the docks somewhat nervous. A spokesman at . Navy head quarters in London explained that fog and High wind had slowed Thelas leg of the trip from London Derry Northern Ireland. Havana reports Trujillo invasion of try smashed Havana up the cuban army captured an arms Laden transport from the dominican Republic to smash a five Day old invasion attempt in Central Cuba the government has  sources said that an american William Morgan who is a cuban army major played double agent in order to trick the invaders into sending the armsand munitions to Trinidad Airport. Premier Fidel Castro was in the. Area to direct the smashing of the invasion from the Domini can Republic the announcement said. The sources placed blame for the attempt on dominican strongman Rafael  personally confirmed that Morgan played the key role i breaking up the alleged conspiracy. He said Morgan went to the dominican Republic to join the conspirators and returned with some of them by boat to Cuba. With cuban major government sources said Morgan 31, of Toledo Ohio joined with cuban army maj Eloy Gutierez Menyo in a cloak and Dagger operation that successfully lured would be invasion leaders an munitions into Cuba. Morgan was said to have Bee contacted by plotters from the dominican Republic he was said to have gone to the dominican Republic to Brief the invaders on the Las Villas area an to have returned to Cuba with the first Boatload of rebels an estimated 50 men carrying .50-Cal and .30-Cal machine guns. The sources said Morgan world War ii paratrooper who fought with Castro against Batista falsely told his contacts in the dominican Republic the invasion forces had been joined by sex front on Page 2ih col. 1 Nixon another Truman on poll reports he says Chicago a vice presi Dent Richard m. Nixon in Chicago on a nonpolitical visit As a foot Ball fan said political polls won t influence his decision whether Ornot to seek the gop presidential nomination in 1960."in one respect i m like Harry Truman about polls Nixon told newsmen who greeted him at mid Way Airport. I believe the Only poll that counts is that on elec Tion  Nixon was asked to comment on polls which indicated he trailed democratic sen. John f. Kennedy of Massachusetts in popular Zavoras a presidential Choice but had gained significantly since his visit to the soviet Union his reference to former presi Dent Truman alluded to the tru Man 1948 Campaign Victory despite poll indications that Thomas , then new York governor had the Edge. Discoverer i. In Polar orbit signals Clear Vandenberg air Force base Calif. A the air Force blasted discoverer v into a North South orbit and the  Friday was sending Back loud Clear signals. It is circling the Earth every 94minutes. Veight c119 flying boxcars Are poised on Hawaii for an attempt to catch the instrument packed capsule As it floats Down under Parachute near the islands. The air Force says the Chanc of Success is about 1 in 1,000. Catch plans Here is. How it proposes to snatch the capsule out of the air As discoverer v makes its 16th orbit a tracking station in Ala Kawill trigger the ejection mechanism. On the next pass the Satel Lite repositioned by compressed Gas jets will tilt 60 degrees Down  the designated moment explosive Springs and bolts will separate the capsule from its vehicle the 1,700-Pound, automobile size second stage of the rocket which bore it into  the capsule will be slowed Down by a Retro rocket. A switch operated by forces of deceleration will release a  by radio signals from the descending capsule the Fly ing boxcars will move in upon it in staircase  apparatus suspended from the rear of the c119s will reused to grab the Parachute which cont. On Page 24, Gol. 2 late sports St. Louis up National league Al time great Sta Musial sat it out on the St. Louis cardinals Bench  general manager Bing Devine said Musial was in perfect agreement with the arrange ment to sit out most of the sea son s remainder so we can play a lot of our younger  Faubus says he s ready to step in if necessary Little Rock Ark a  a Faubus said Friday he is ready to Call on the state police and the Arkansas National guard in the school integration situation if necessary Faubus announcement came As three negro students entered Hal High school peacefully for the third Day of Token integration in two of Little Rock s four Public High schools. Faubus at a hastily called new conference did not say under what circumstances he would Call on Testate police and National guard it s not Likely x to be peaceful Here for a Long Ping time he said but added h s reports now indicated the situation is relatively Calm at the two High  thursday night was accused by mrs. Daisy Bates stat president of the National Assn. For the advancement of coloured peo ple of using the state police to try to intimidate the a act forces. Mrs. Bates sent a Telegram to president Eisenhower saying her pleas for Protection had been ignored by local authorities and that friends who had guarded her had been arrested the three negro girls Effie Jones Estella Thompson and Elsie Robinson were hardly notice when they walked into Hall. Only about 10 policemen were on hand and a few newsmen. No spectators font. On Page 84, ool v  
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