European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Toft 4 the stars and stripes saturday August 22, 1959 laotian King gives Prince Royal Powers Vientiane Laos a ailing King Somdet Pachao Sisavang Vong who ascended the throne in1904, has appointed the Crown Prince As Regent of Laos the government announced. The appointment of Crown Prince Tiao Savang Vatthana took place at the Royal Palace at Luang Pra 74-year-old King turned Over his Royal Powers at a time when communist rebel troops Are infiltrating the country and striking against the government. The appointment of the 52-year old Paris educated Crown Prince gives him full Powers As Monarch Tan information ministry spokes Man said. Prince Savang has Long represented his father at official functions. Invalid King King Sis Yang is bedridden and Vinable to move because of rheumatism. He has been ill for four years and went to Paris in 1956, for medical attention. He is now being treated by laotian physicians. The King and Crown Prince Are direct descendants of the Kho Unith dynasty which came from China and one ruled Over the indo of Vinese kingdom. Lone reigning Sisavang is believed to have the longest reign of any Liv ing Monarch although he was de posed by laotian revolutionaries in. ,1905 and returned to the throne bythe French in 1946. Prince Savang made a state visit to the . In 1956. The appoint ment As Regent was made by the oing Royal family Council and King s Council including prime minister Phoui Sananikone and other government officials. Kingdom acts on red threat new Delhi up the Independent Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has ordered compulsory military training for every physically fit male Between the Ages of18 and 50 in the face of reported increase of communist chinese activity along India s Border areas. Meanwhile reports Are still reaching Here that the chinese have increased their activity and that Large military forces have been massed near the International Frontier. is still no confirmation however of reports that a Large part of Lashak has been seized by the chinese but reliable source sin Lashak say that chinese troops Are Active there. Senator warns against harm to Khrushchev 17a urged not to mar soviet visit Washington up Senate democratic whip Mike Mansfield is warned that the . Would be in the soup if any harm be fell soviet Premier Nikita during his visit to this country next Montana Democrat a Mem ser of the Senate foreign relations committee said he had mis Givings about the Khrushchev invitation but urged americans regardless of our personal feelings not to mar the said president Eisenhower had taken a calculated risk an asked the soviet Leader to this country on the basis of foreign policy the president lie said deserves the support of the people to the the House rep. Alvin m. Bentley a Micha member of that body s foreign affairs com Mittee said americans should be courteous to Khrushchev but not show him hospitality. Bentley he deplored the Khrushchev invitation told the House he personally would Endeavor to ignore his presence group of prominent clergymen including the Rev. John Edwards assistant minister of National presbyterian Church Here the rear. Eisenhower worships Evange list Billy Graham and the sen ate s chaplain the Rev. Frederick Brown Harris endorsed a Call by adm Ben Moreell ret for a nationwide Day of prayer during Khrushchev s visit. Moreell a Pittsburgh Episcopa Lian Layman and Board chairman of Jones and Laughlin steel corp., also urged that each City on Khrushchev s itinerary in the . Arrange special Church services during his presence. After making the proposal at meeting with representatives oif a number of National patriotic organizations Moreell said there was general consensus that while we should refrain from any demonstrations of hostility it would be right and proper that or. Khrushchev s arrival in this country sept. 15 should be set aside As a Day Heuss hosts Warren anti Beds win in Malaya Kuala Bumpur up the anti communist Alliance party has won overwhelming control of the104-seat Malayan parliament for another five years. Former Abdul Rahman was expected to name a new Cabine momentarily. Chief Justice Earl Warren started two Days of official visiting in Bonn by having lunch with Germany s president Theodor Heuss. Warren accompanied by his wife previously visited Berlin As part of his tour As guest of West Germany. A photo new rip in Iron curtain puzzling Border guards Walken ried Germany a somebody from West Germany Tore a Hole in the Iron curtain near this Little Mountain town. West Gei Man Border police re ported 12 Concrete Fence. Posts were Down and the barbed Wir Between them Cut. They said they did not know who did it except that it must have been someone from the Western portion destroyed was part of a 45-Post strip of Fence erected recently by communist East Gei Man Border police. They stand about 10 feet apart and Are heavily wired. In recent weeks there have Bee several i sports of such fences be ing built. There was no indication that any one had used the Hole to escape. Brigitte bar clot 01 Nice a Brigitte bar clot i suffering from an intestinal infection. The illness has forced the French movie Star to interrupt filming of her latest picture will you dance with me Pennsylvania adopts 4 pet. Sales tax Harrisburg. A. A a 4 per cent sales tax has become Law in Pennsylvania. Food for Home consumption and clothing Are exempt. Gov. David l. Lawrence signed the $148.5 million legislation min utes after the legislature completed action on it. Pennsylvania and Washington now have the highest state sales tax in the nation. Th9 final action saw the democratic House vote it Gid to accept Republican Senate Amend ments. Speaker h. G. Andrews put his signature to the Bill followed by m. Harvey Taylor Senate pres ident pro Tern pore. The governor a Democrat said he signed the Bill with a regret that the legislature failed to adopt the bipartisan tax recommendations of a special study commute it is apparent however that the principal obligation of the state government is to attend tothe affair a of the state to make certain that vital services Are not drastically curtailed and to meets fully As possible our obligations to local communities to school districts and to Hundred of private institutions which Rel upon state assistance in order to continue operations Lawrence said. It is in full recognition of these facts that the legislature found it imperative to act it is with the same sense of responsibility that i am approving this measure de spite my objections to it headed. Government loses Appeal on Oil charge new York a the . Court of appeals has unanimously affirmed a dismissing a lower court decision government suit which sought to recover $66,021,257 in alleged overcharges in the Sale of Middle East Oil. The government had charged that the Standard Oil co. Of Cali fornia the Texas co. And four of their jointly owned subsidiaries overcharged for Middle East crude Oil under the foreign Aid program from sept. 1, 1950, to aug. 31, 1952. The companies were accused of Selling Oil in the american Market at far lower prices than those charged to the government. Lowest Market prices the government said the eco nomic cooperation administration Ega and the Mutual Security Agency financed the Oil purchases. In dismissing the suit in the lower court Federal judge Thomas f. Murphy said the defendants proof showed beyond contradiction that the prices financed by Ega were in fact the lowest competitive Market the subsidiaries involved were Bahrein Petroleum co., limited the California Texas Oil co.,limited called oceanic limited and mid East crude sales co. Of prayer in All the churches of the land he said it would be a proper time for americans to seek strength and guidance from , like most avowed communists claims to be a atheist. Moreell is chairman of Ameri cans for constitutional action. He discussed1 his proposal with representatives of the organization s american coalition the american Good government society and for America. A representative of christianity today a protestant Maga Zine also was present. A statement by the Magazine said that in addition to Graham the Rev. Edwards and the Rev. Har Ris Moreell a proposal had Bee endorsed by the Rev. George l. Ford executive director of the National Assn. Of evangelicals the Rev. Jesse m. Bader general Secretary of the world convention of churches of Christ and the Rev. Robert j. Lament minister of the first presbyterian Church Pitts Burgh. Graham was quoted As saying he would encourage Al minister and Lay to christians Pray for Khrushchev s physical safety while he is. Our guest and his soul s to Pray for sect members held by reds Berlin a communist East Germany is holding about 450 Jehovah s witnesses in prison. Information Bureau West Ahti communist Agency which reports about life in East Germany said that within the last three months 11 members of the religious sect were sentenced by communist courts to a total of 36 years and three months imprisonment for alleger1 espionage and anti communist East German regime has outlawed the sect charging that its ideas might infect the workers and weaken their Faith in the construction of communism. Newfoundland liberals win St. Johns Canada up Premier Joseph r. Smallwood s Liberal party was returned to Power in Newfoundland s fourth Gen eral election since this former Brit ish Crown Colony became Canada s 10th province .10 years ago. European edition the stars army ripes air Force col John d. Nottingham Usan editor in chief it col t j. Cunningham jr., Usa isl Edilio in chief Nathan j. Margolin managing editor Jack Eui sports editor Homer a. Cable feature editor Elmer 0. Frank production manager directory of news Bureau England South Russup a c Moxlow 4300 ext 471 or 472 France Paris Balzac 5400 c Darmstadt ext 16 Germany newsroom c 75366 84215 ext 468 Stuttgart c. Spain Madrid 123 fue Carral bldg. 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