European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday april in 1963 International events the stars and stripes Page 7 . Troops Thailand bound the United states announced lust week that it was rending 3.000 army troops into communist threatened thai land next month to Lake port in Southeast Asia to qty Seato Maneu vers. At the some time. President Kennedy Neil be Leann trouble shooter to Moscow on an urgent Mission to restore Pence 1 n Thailand neighbor Laos. The 72-Yenr-old under Secre tary of state carried a per Sonal message from or. Ken Nedy to soviet Lurrlean Premier n i k 11 a s. Khrushchev. After a three and a half hour conference with Harriman. Khrushchev pledged the soviet Union again to support the 1901geneva agreements for peace and neutrality of put the blame for the laotian crisis squad by on the in Coni Iunisi pallid i to fore sex lit told reporters on his or rival in Moscow unit the Polh Chijio ind launched in attack on the neutralise government of pre Moor Souvanna Phourng whom to All support he rejected soviet charges that the United stairs was responsible for renewed fighting on the Plain of jars. The soviet accusations held up agreement on joint British soviet Pence Appeal to the not Lens. In announcing the planned troop movement to Thailand the Pentagon said the units will in clude the 1st Battle up 5th inf. 35th inf div from Hawaii and the and an Battle up. 503rdinf, from Okinawa. The 25th is the division that provided troops for a us show of Force in Thailand 11 months ago when communist farces in Laos appeared to be driving to Ward the thai Border. In addition to the army troops it was understood that one squad Alexandra married scotsman Angus Ogilvy wed Princess Alexandra uni in line of succession to the by Lelih throne in tabled Weil Minster Abbey lost week. The ceremony attracted a Gilt new Sterling turnout of Royalty. In including the Queen and other diet member of their Lelih Royal family and Royalty from All Over Europe. Crowd jammed the heart of London a the wedding party in hone drawn Carriage wound it Way through the streets. Other Newi developments last week Liberal party Leader Lester became Canada s 14th prime minister and immediately said he would acquire nuclear warheads for the nation s armed forces. He pledged the friendliest possible relations with the United states. Later at his news conference president Kennedy said he Wil Confer with Pearson at Hyannis port mass., May 10-11. Twenty two men were killed in an explosion and Rockfall at a Coal mine in Dola w. A. Thirty others escaped. Rescue teams said the explosion was triggered by Gas. The army plans no change in its current regulations concern ing the length of overseas tour officials in Heidelberg sold in response to queries. A week Currier the defense department authorized the services to Cut o a year the foreign hours of men who leave their families Home Index tend to four years overseas duly for those accompanied by dependents. The new defense department directive authorizes each service to set the length of overseas Tours in accordance with its mis Sions stationing of personnel effect on individuals and Man Power situations a department of army statement pointed out overseas tour lengths at present in effect in the army represent a realistic balancing of these factors and no change is anal cd rated in the near the Arm statement said. All 12.000 recruits at the naval training Center in san Diego calif., were ordered to take mass medication after Dos covered of two More costs of meningitis. This brought to 13 the number of recruits stricken by de Gaulle Ron of afr Force Jet fat vhf is willbe mint to Thiol find to Luko Purl in the skate exercises. The exercises will include More the m 24, Kex men from All member i huns and will 1 c held in thai land june 11 through june 10. In addition to the troops . 7in Fleet was again moving into position near the Gulf of slam. . Defense authorities said the ships had not been or dered into the Gulf but we removing into the area to be in position if they should get orders for a military Mission. The called it a purely precautionary move. 27 yanks freed from Cuba prison Twenty so Van american were released from a cuban prison list week find 21 were flown bark to the untied suites. Meanwhile cuban Premier i Del Castro Lew to Russia at the invitation of Premier Elk Ltd . Lumen b. Donovan now York attorney who negotiated release of the prisoners returned with them completing what he sold would be his lust mercy Mission to Cuba. Donovan said three of Hie others a americano chose to go to the infectious disease within the past six weeks. Three victims died. Wanda Sultuska. 5, and her a year old sister Sandra were Frund dead in Oklahoma City huddled inside an old refrigerator in a shed behind their Home. The army successfully fired a penning missile from Ope canaveral 200 Miles across the Atlantic Ocean despite temporary interference by a russian air liner flying through a warning area during the countdown. The launching was delayed at one Point for about 30 minutes while soviet aircraft parsed through the offshore warning area during a flight to president Charles de Gaulle continued a fast moving tour of North Eastern France. At St. Dozler Degaulle met with West Berlin mayor Willy Brandt for a Exchange of views on Berli problems an american spokesman i South Viet Nam sold about 100communist sol Diers had been killed in an nor strike in Ihu heart of the Camas Peninsula Southwest of Saigon. The state department announced that Secretary of state Dean Rusk will make an official a isl to Yugoslavia May 4 and 5,on his Way Home from diplomatic talks in Asia. Political Heib a Cal German minister of economic Ludlw or Hirid is greeted at Bonn by foreign minister Gerhard Schroeder before a meeting of the Christian democratic party which named Erhard w the party s candidate to take Over the chancellors Hipshen round Adenauer retire. Schroeder had also been mentioned m a Postl life candidate for the pout. Us i party picked Erhard representatives in parliament of Chancellor Kon Rad Adenauer s Christian demo cratic party lost week named Ludwig Erhard the minister of economics As their candidate Totake Over the chancellors hip when Adenauer retires. Over Adenauer s last ditch opposition Erhard won a majority of about 3 to 1 in a final secret ballot Cost by the parliamentary deputies of the Christian demo cratic Union and the Christian social Union. Adenauer is expected to resign in the fall. Then president Holn Rich Lubko would Send Erhard s ., . Made a ban bid the United states an Britain delivered to Premier Lylla s. Khrushchev lost week a new proposal dealing with on site inspections aimed at saving the Geneva nuclear test ban talks from collapse. The proposal was funded tothe soviet Leader in the Kremlin by the . And British Omba. Sadorus. The United states and Britain reliable sources said proposed stump sum figure of inspections be spread Over a seven Yea period. It was understood the figure was 30, making an average of slightly More than four inspections a year. Meanwhile in Washington Dos armament chief William c. Foster said the United states expects to Send technicians to Geneva in the next few weeks to discuss with russian representatives the de tails of establishing a hot line communications link betwee Washington and Moscow. The United states and Russia have reached agreement in Prin Ciple on the direct line idea As Means of averting accidental War. Defense Secretary Robert told a Senate subcommittee Russia apparently is be coming convinced that local wars Are also becoming too dangerous because. In or. Khrushchev s words such a War might develop into a world thermonuclear rocket War that this View is not fully shared by his chinese communist allies it evident fro their recent armed aggression against India name to the bundestag which chooses the Chancellor. Meanwhile touring army Secretary Cyrus r. Vance visited Berlin and called the communist Wall which he saw while there a Monument to brutality which must eventually come Vance who Rode along the Wall of Concrete slabs and barbed wire during on automobile tour an stopped to look Over it into Hunt Berlin told reporters he had no idea How elimination of the Wall might be accomplished. The army Secretary held conferences with . Officials and visited american troops who he Bald Are performing a vitally important service on behalf of the free Vance wound up his european tour by flying to Britain where he conferred with British officials and visited British units. One Day after Vance left Berlin two . Helicopters one of the flying Over East Berlin were approached by soviet Jet air Craft which came within about500 Yards of the copters. A spokesman said both Berlin brigade helicopters May have been approached by the same another development. Soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev was quoted in Milan. Italy a suggesting that West Berlin be Given a Neutral status like that of Switzerland or Austria the suggestion was reported by the Milan newspaper h Orno in connection with 01 inter View with the soviet Leader. South America. The c no tiers Uchim Horn. Chom to Tny in Cuba with their in Millr. In a Swap for tin Ani Birnn prisoners the United is airs sent Buck to their native l and Titre alleged cuban Silm Tours time n pro Castro Culm who was con Vic cd of murder. Shortly after Donovan obtained the release of the americans the Justice department announced in Washington that it wan dropping charges again so two cuban nationals and one cuban american under indictment in new Yor for an alleged sabotage con Spur try. Gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller at the same time freed from a Newyork slate prison Francisco Molina Del Rio sentenced to 20 Yiirs off for the i960 Acci dental slaying of a 9-year-old venezuelan girl during a Politico Brawl in a new York restaurant meanwhile in Washington president Kennedy told a news conference that the Best information available to american intelligence agents is that 4.000 to 5,000 soviet troops have been re moved from Cuba since january and 300 or 400 at most have gone in but important elements re main along with soviet equip ment. Or. Kennedy thus disa greed with sen. Kenneth , . Who said Russia has been sending in As Man troops As it has been withdraw ing. At one Point or. Kenned cracked Back at an old foe on the old Issue of Days earlier former vice president Richard Nixon had called for unleashing of the cuban exiles. Nixon had also said the time has come for a com Mand decision to do whatever is necessary to Force the removal of the soviet beachhead in Cuba. Or. Kennedy said the United states had done pretty much on Cuba what can be done except to take Steps which bring Vio to unleashing the exiles who cannot do the Job he said we deserve a Good Deal More precision in our prescription for . Kennedy
