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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Oft 24 the stars and stripes monday August 24, German vets on March this time to protest Frankfurt up Germany sold soldiers have had enough of the army. Once and never again has be come the slogan of the nation s 360,000 37-year-old men those who the Bonn government wants to draft into West Germany s new armed forces. The defense ministry s plan Socall up a Section of the males born in 1922 has come up against open resistance. Protest marches were stage throughout the nation. In Heussenstamm near Frank Furt men born in 1922 Marche through town and Laid wreaths at the memorial to Heussenstamm Swar dead. In Langen the town s 135 37-year-Olds announced they will re fuse to report to drafting  s old soldiers announced a protest March for aug.25, and the men in Langen Seybold cabled defense minister Franz Josef Strauss saying they will refuse to do  government has stated it plans to actually draft Only minor Section of the 37-year-Olds, aiming for those men who Are specialists in engineering electronics and similar Jerelds. Germany s draft period is 18months. The government has not announced any plans to draft the 37-year-Olds for the full 18 months though current estimates claim the old soldiers will have to serve for a period of time somewhere Between six weeks and six  is estimated that of the men born in 1922 who fought in world War ii Only one third returned. The remainder either died in action or disappeared in russian prisoner of War Camps. Compromise sought to finance Highway net Washington a key House democrats Are expected to try once again monday to agree on a Way to finance the deficit plagued interstate Highway pro Gram. This was disclosed along wit details of a new Compromise being offered by some democrats on the Public works committee in the hot Issue of raising gasoline  proposal would be built around a half cent instead of a one Cen tax hike. Without additional v financing the Road construction program is due to grind to a halt starting this fall. Showdown sought democratic members of the com Mittee probably will caucus Mon Day in an attempt to agree on Aplan which also would be satisfactory to the tax writing ways an Means committee and the demo cratic  Republican members of the committee have demanded that chairman Charles a. Buckley d . Call the group into session for a showdown. Earlier one of the republicans rep. William  of Florida said Buckley has attempted to Blackjack com Mittee members into accepting a plan for government reimburse ment to the states for about $6 billion Worth of state built Road incorporated into the interstate Highway net. Food poisoning strikes 100 at 2d Indiana picnic Attica ind. Up food poisoning broke up a company Pic Nic of 500 persons and at least 100were taken in ambulances and station wagons to nearby hospitals. Only a week before 800 person were stricken with food poisoning at another company picnic a Angola ind. Affected at the latest incident were employees of the radio material co., of Attica. Victims to hospitals victims were taken to a 30-Bedlocal Hospital which improvised mattresses along its corridors an to larger hospitals at Lafayette ind., site of Purdue University 20miles Northeast. Samples of food were sent to Indianapolis for analysis. The Pic Nic was held in 94-degree heat. Like father like son barring data on foreign Aid called illegal Washington a sen. Thomas c. Hennings jr., do said administration officials Are in Clear violation of the Law i the withhold information Congress asks about the foreign Aid pro ram. He urged the Senate appropriations committee now working on he $3.5 billion foreign Aid Money ill to retain a House provision under which funds could be Cut off20 Days after any refusal to fur Nish information about administration of the program. The Senate appropriations com Mittee expects to Complete action his week on the foreign Aid Bill last of the regular appropriations  and Senate committees have been unable to obtain for eign Aid evaluation reports from the International cooperation administration which administers the program. Right find bin son the Young Aga Khan reveal similar3roflle# at the Savoy hotel in in won where the father paid the Young moslem Leader a Surprise visit during reception held for Modema living in England Keystone photo Russ in space try predicted Reno Nev. A the rus sians will try to put a Man in orbit around the Earth during Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev s visit to the  next month the air Force s space Medicine chief predicted. Or. Hubertus Strughold German born head of the school of aviation Medicine at Randolph air Force base tex., made his prediction Dur ing a panel discussion at the Nevada state medical Assn. Conven Tion. Strughold said he expects rus Sia s attempt to put the first human into space flight would be time with Khrushchev s visit to reap fullest possible propaganda. Slides kills 12 in Japan Tokyo a twelve person were killed and four reported miss ing in landslides caused by heavy Rains in Shimane prefecture on the Japan seacoast of Western Honshu big league cd Cher for a a gentle assist from Pittsburgh pirate manager Fanny Murtaugh. Adjusts Catcher s mask on sister Mary Maura. She  of several Hundred roman Catholic nuns who attended a game Between tote pirates and to. Louis cardinals in Pittsburgh. A Navy says Polaris Fleet will be held to 40 subs continued from Page 1 missiles now still in the develop ment and test stage is expected to be about 1,200 Miles. The first weapons probably will carry War Heads with an Energy release of about one or two Megatons a megaton being the equivalent of Prober Kennedy cancels talk after Union pressure Racine wis. A the Racine county democratic chairman said Robert f. Kennedy Senate Racket committee counsel has cancelled an oct. 3 speaking Date because of threats that the teamsters and other unions would picket and boy Cott the dinner Jef Fred Cutrell the chairman said sen. Hubert h. Humphrey d Minn would speak instead at the Jefferson Jackson dinner sponsored by Racine  e. Morgan Secretary treasurer of Racine local 43 of the teamsters said officials of his local were not particularly Happy about having Kennedy As a speaker but denied that his local threatened to picket the dinner. Energy released by 1 million tons., of Standard int.  j improvement probably will in crease that Power eventually. The Navy now is building or Hasin its building program nine Polaris submarines. Present cost.8are running Between $90 million and $100 million a submarine. I saying the Navy considers about 40 boats adequate Beakley gave three reasons for not wanting More first because the deterrent retaliatory strength of the United states must be a diversified mix of systems second your forces do not need to be enormous when they Are relatively secure of attrition and third the Navy s requirements to meet limited aggressions will be  Here Beakley reiterated the Navy policy that carriers Are the Backbone of its strength. He said that in the future decade of the 1970s the Carrier task forces will continue to be the heart of our striking capability then added we envision six of these forces which will be the cutting tools four numbered fleets and they will be composed of attack carriers guided missile cruisers guided missile frigates and  Beecham leaves Bride for week London a sir Thomas Beecham 80-year-old infant Ter Rible of the musical world Parte affectionately from his Young Bride sunday just 13 Days after their secret marriage in Switzerland. The White bearded conductor Sai Goodby for a week to his 27-year old wife and Secretary Shirley Hudson As a mob of reporters watched at London  found the normally irascible Beecham in a bouncy Gleeful mood Over his Success in keeping his Surprise wedding out of the headlines. I have known the new lady Beecham for nine years he  thought about asking her to marry me for a Long time. It Wasno snap decision. I approached the problem Withall trepidation with inward terror and a quaking heart. When i finally asked her to marry me she received the question with equal  sir Tho Mas gaiety dissolved rapidly when a reporter asked How he had managed to keep his wed Ding so quiet. We had no intention of telling anyone he snorted marriage is very largely the concern of two people Only. There s no reason a All Why the world should know sir Thom As brusquely shoe flyaway an Airport official who rolled up with a wheel chair for  should know by now i ignore these things he snapped. Then he hobbled off to Board 3 plane for Switzerland. An hour later the new lady Beecham flew to Edinburgh to join her husband Royal philharmonic orchestra at the festival there. She said she would rejoin Beecham in the South of France in a week to continue their Honey Moon  
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