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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page Thi stars and stripes Friday August 21, 1959 biggest Tanker in . Given name floated Newport news a. Up America s largest Tanker a 65,926 ton Craft that stretched out extends to the height of an 80-Story skyscraper is afloat in the James River and has been Given a  810-foot Tanker with a Capac Ity of 20 million Gallons of fuel called by one official the Tanker of the future was christened the National defender at ceremonies Here. The vessel built by the new part news shipbuilding and dry Dock co., is scheduled for completion in october. It will be Able to. Carry Petroleum products at lower Cost per barrel than any Otter Tanker flying the american Flag. Swimming poo the Tanker painted two shades of Blue has air conditioned quarters and a swimming Pool for its  is second in size Only to tire liner United states in the american merchant Marine Fleet and its fully loaded displacement will exceed that of any other . Sep including the largest aircraft Carrier the Tanker has a top Speed of17 knots and its single 86,000 Pound propeller is the largest eve mounted on a ship in this coun  of its 36 cargo tanks is taller than a six Story building. 1/.s. Files 2d protest in june 16 Mig attack Washington a the . Has again protested to communist China and North Korea against the june 16 attack on a . Navy patrol  said the communist countries showed utter indifference to a earlier . Protest instead of act ing to prevent such incidents inthe future. Gen Carter b. Magruder Ctm Mander of . Forces in Korea was instructed to deliver this Sec Ond protest at a special meeting of the in come military armistice commission at Panmunjom Korea. The state department s july 24protest had accused the communists of attempted murder Over the High seas the new note declared that the top red Chi Trese North korean representative on th6 armistice commission had in effect ignore the protest delivered last month. The  note continued proper action under the circumstances would have included giving Assurance that the matter would be investigated that Jyh mediate and positive Steps would be taken to prevent repetition of such unwarranted acts and that persons responsible for the bar Barous attack would be adequately  the in come the protest said views seriously the utter indifference so far shown by your component of thes military armistice commission through failure to take Cogoni Veanee 6f this serious set of Farmed  the us. A Piarre according to Washington version was Weil out Over International Waters of these of Jap att and 45 Miles from the nearest land when two1 com or rants miss attacked  the identity 8� the Iii Newas riot definitely established the . Patrol plane limped Home although it had been severe 1-y/ Hife Andi its Tail gunner seriously wounded. It la soon be All in the family tax Bill to Aid \ foreign Trade Washington up the tax writing House ways and mean committee has approved a tax re Lief Bill designed to help american businessmen combat Russia s Trade offensive throughout the  Bill would permit . Firms to defer payment of income taxes on foreign earnings until the funds were sent Back to this country. Twas aimed at encouraging the firms to re invest their foreign earnings it foreign countries. To qualify for the Benefit the firms would be required to con duct their overseas  a foreign business corporation which would be incorporated domestically. The Treasury endorsed the idea of tax deferral but insisted that the special Benefit be limited to earnings in underdeveloped areas such As the Middle East Asia and Africa. Passport Bill in House Washington a the Senate passed and sent to the House a Bill increasing from Toto three years the period for which a new passport is valid. It also continues existing Law permitting renewal for two additional years. Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller sits with her son Steven and Anne Marie Rasmussen at Rasmussen Home in Kristia Pisand Norway discussing plans for Heyoung people s wedding. Keystone de Sullivan show draws big crowd in Leningrad Leningrad up Edsul Livan s american variety show opened Here to the enthusiastic cheers of an audience of 1,400 Len in graders. Leningrad citizens had paid the comparatively High Price of from. 25 to 60 rubles $2-$6 at official tourist rate to see impresario Sullivan s production. They liked singers Margaret Tyne Charles Davis and Rise Stevens and accordionist Dick Contino. But the jazz antics of the Barry Sisters did not Register on the audience. Mrs. Rockefeller stands in line to buy lunch v Kristiansand Norway a mrs. Nelson Rockefeller took array stood in line and served her self in a Kristiansand cafeteria a lunch time thursday. The word spread but nobody believed it at first. The self service Luncheonette Ison the Street floor of the hotel where new York s first lady i staying pending the wedding sat urday of her son Steven and Annemarie Rasmussen. It usually is crowded with business people who Don t want to take time to lunch in the hotel dining room. Considers . Language experts Usa eur May drop local teachers by Ernie Weatherall staff writer Berchtesgaden Germany is Usa eur s dependent Sehovi system is considering using american teachers to teach european languages system director John l. Steele said Here. We have been hiring our for eign language teachers locally Steele explained but lately we have not been Able to recruit enough to fill our  Steele Here attending the eighth annual conference of Usa eur Sef coot administrators said that Competition from local school sys tems Means that there is greater demand for language teachers than there Are qualified  Germany for example there is a great demand for German teachers because of the number of schools constructed since the War German teachers find it More to their advantage to go into the German school system where they can build up their seniority an retirement  and the same goes for franc and Italy he explained. Usa eur s school system has no trouble recruiting american teachers for work overseas Sid  m. Crowder. Superintendent of Usa eur s District i at , pointed out of the 3,000 applicants inter viewed he said we chose Only 900 for the coming school , who made a tour of the . Last Spring to recruit teachers explained that Many school officials in the states be Lieve that a year or two abroad enhances a teacher s value. Because most american teachers lose their seniority and retirement rights after two years overseas most of them return after a two year tour it was  the Usa eur school system is accredited by the Nort Central Assn. Of colleges and secondary schools Crowder said we can accept Only teachers with the highest  customers stared in disbelief whispering when mrs. Rockefeller came to the cafeteria. She ordered hamburgers. The Cook Monrad Skjelbreid rushed out after she had Takena table. It really is mrs. Rockefeller he said. I did t believe  two other Rockefeller took off from Idlewild Airport in new York to attend their brother wedding but were forced to turn Back because of engine trouble Over the Atlantic up reported. Rodman Rockefeller 27, his wife and his brother Michael,21, were about 185 Miles out of new York when trouble devel oped in the Airliner s engine. The Pilot dumped about 3,000 Gallons of fuel and returned to Idlewild the Rockefeller left later aboard another Airliner. Steven s father gov. Rocke Feller was scheduled to leave new York thursday night for Norway and the wedding storms to Cool off Germany for weekend Frankfurt up the hot weather in Germany will continue until the weekend then Cool off in thunderstorms weather expert said. Temperatures reached 86 degree sin the Shade  hot weather extends throughout All of Europe except for Spain s Western coasts scattered Alpine regions and Finland u inc As. 6-year-Oldi Neumani girl with a. Hole in heart flew to the isl for Avii fall operation which doctors said was tile Only Hope of. Saving he Riffle. With heir she. Took the Good wishes. Off a group of american a who contributed a third off the Cost Oft her voyage to May clinic in Rochester mind. Carols Lorenz has been under the care of doctors since birth earlier this year a local newspaper near her1 Home at Wei Bruecken ran a Story telling of her condition and of How her family was unable to pay for the Cost of travelling to Rochester. American servicemen station Dat nearby Pir Masens heard the Story and promptly passed around the hat to lend a hand. Their contribution was sufficient to pay the fare of Carola s Mother who flew with  couple was on a military air transport service flight from Frankfurt to Mcguire air Force base . Rocket sled hits 1,940 Wmk Dover . A a rocket powered sled developed Here Byli Catinna Arsenal roared to a rec Ord Speed of 1,940 Mph in recent army missile tests it has been announced the device used for simulating missile thrust attained the High est Speed Ever clocked for test vehicles in its weight class at the Holloman. Missile development Center at Alamogordo . The sled weighed 7,500 pounds rocket thrust was 200,000 pounds As it smashed into a two foot thick Concrete Wall to test Impact characteristics. Hearings open on 4 gis in Turkey Izmir Turkey up a Turk ish prosecutor in a first Day hear ing demanded 43 months of the heaviest punishment for . Army sgt Dale Mccuistion 28, of Van Guys calif., one of four american servicemen accused of illegal cur Rency  defendants told the court that their original statements a police Headquarters were made and written under police threat Sand torture. Only Mccuistion con firmed that he had sent a Check to a Bank in Switzerland and had brought a Diamond into Turkey from Belgium the other three americans Allin the air Force Are m sgt James d. King 41, of Ruth miss., m sgt Joseph Prioetti. 33, of mount Kisco ., and sgt Giacomo Recevuto 32, of Brooklyn  2.2 million flee East zone Bonn up a total of 2,272,-919 East germans have fled to West Germany since 1949, Accord ing to figures released Here by the Federal refugee ministry  
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