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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 08, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 8, 1963 the stars and stripes Page 3 6,739 left Cuba says red Cross Philadelphia up the american red Roii arc said Hen that 6,739 refugee have been transported to the United Tatei from Cuba since the Bay of pigs Ransom program began. E. Roland Harriman National chairman of the arc told a meet ing of red Cross chapter chair men Here that More than $38 million of the a million Worth of medicines and foods Promise for the release of the 1,113 in Vasion prisoners has been shipped to Cuba. The meeting of the chapter chairmen was in connection with the 38th annual Conven Tion Here of the arc. More loaded Harriman one of four top red Cross leaders who related the organization s role in the Ransom said another 8.5 million Worth of goods is being loaded on boar the . American Surveyor Here now. Robert f. Shea vice president of the arc termed the work by Federal agencies in the Ransom project a fantastic example of efficiency of the agencies of government under emergency Condi  the red Cross said official Fig ures As of april 29 show the total of 6,739 included the 1,113 Bay of pigs prisoners 2,861 of their rela Tives 1.411 political refugees 1,333  repatriates and 21 americans who had been imprisoned by the cuban govern ment Sukarno gets $20 million in . Aid Washington up the United states in an Effort to woo Indonesia away from comm unlit bloc influence has provided presi Dent Sukarno regime with almost $20 million in emergency foreign id in recent month. It Tandi ready to provide More Money if certain conditions Are met Congress wat told that the Ai included $2.7 million to equip and train the Mobile brigade a ipe Cal unit of the National police formed to dem with possible civil disturbance when martial jaw if Elf in Indonesia Hili information relayed to the House foreign affairs committee by Deputy Aid administrator prank coffin was almost Cerulo o it off new protests in con gnat. Many congressmen have been bitterly critical of Sukarno s government became of fled influence in the country and the dispute with America s nato ally the Netherlands Over West new , Oliver p. Bolton Rohlo. Called upon the administration to Clear the air in regard to its policy toward  said Sukarno recently had the audacity to say his country and red China Are comrades in Armi working together for the ultimate collapse of the  the indonesian Aid Money has been coming out of president Ken Nedy s emergency foreign Aid or threat puts sex i in jail 3pabtanburg, . A former is. Serviceman who pleaded guilty to a charge that he threatened to kill president Ken Nedy he been sentenced to a Yearin prison. The government charged that Vurdell wll Langham 33, last sept. 19 deposited for conveyance in the mall a letter containing a threat to take the. Life of and inflict bodily harm upon the presi de of the United  the leter said in part i would like to ask you a favor. I have been kicked out of All the military services. I would like for you to get me Back in. Or. President u i Don t get a answer in the next few Days i am going to see you in Washington through the scope of a High powered Rifle. I have All this planned out How i am going to shoot  More women in the world Luton. England up four pairs of twins were bom during St Jour period at Luton mater nity Hospital. All eight children Are girls. Voyage ahead tie Constitution. Old  prawn a a neat appearance at its berth in Banian Harbor when it la a major tourist attraction. Sen. Edward m. Ted Kennedy d-ma., want to have the historic Veitel us Ltd or Lowed to the new York world s fair site As part of a state s exhibit. Apoc lab Dpn a i Hoto old Ironsides May sail again if Ted has Way Boston up old Iron sides May Lake to the open sea once again. Sen. Edward m. Ted Kennedy disclosed Here that he in trying to have the 165-year-old Constitution . Student hiring May be free of politics Washington up the civil service commission has moved to insure a politics free system of hiring students for sum Mer work in government agencies. In an order issued Here the com Mission withdrew the agencies Power to make the  said the authority would not be restored until the Csc is con Vinced that illegal use of Politi Cal clearance is not a criterion for Job. Either sail or be towed to new York to be exhibited at the world Sfair next year. Kennedy said if she s found seaworthy u might be possible fora coast guard Crew to sail her. If not she can be towed to berth near Flushing Meadow where even though removed from he actual fair site the can be Dis played at part of the Massachusetts  if the plan is approved by he Navy department Kennedy said Public subscription could finance the voyage. The Constitution was unbeaten in Battle during its Active Days from 1708 to 1830. Since 1934 the Constitution a Lull the flagship of the 1st naval District has been berthed in Boston As an historic attraction. Navy reports another Case of meningitis san Diego Calif. Navy medical officers disclosed Hinl another recruit at the naval training Center has been stricken with meningitis and they expressed fears the current epidemic May be caused by a new Hardy Strain of the infectious disease. New preventive measures have been instituted to combat Tajc Dis ease which has stricken 24 recruits thl year 18 within the past two month. Three of the victims died. The latest victim was identified As Darrell n. Kent 21, the son of in Bard w. Kent of eau Claire vols. Kent was stricken sunday and was taken off the serious Lis monday at the Navy Hospital. Newest findings the Navy released it newest findings on recurrent meningitis outbreaks among the Center s 8,900 recruits during a news conference hold at the Bane. Cmdr Jack a Millar director of the  Branch of thy novy s Bureau of Medicine and surgery told the conference something has occurred that accepted methods of treatment Hove not proved effective. But we feet we Are Well on the Way to eradicating the  new technique Millar raid that formerly it waft believed meningitis outbreaks recurred at the base because recruits were not taking sulfa Lazone pills which proved 100 per cent effective against meningitis bacteria in Laboratory tests. He Iid that with in the Pant few weeks i had been determined that recruits who Hadan apparently afo level of sul Falla zone in their blood still were not adequately protected.  is still effective but larger Dost Are needed Mil Lar said. Other new preventive techniques also Are being tried. Us a nearly 3 month after transplant Man with woman s kidney Dies Boston a George Brest. 41, of Milwaukee who received a kidney from it stranger in a rare operation last feb. 18, died Here at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. The kidney had been donated by miss Nancy Luedicke 3d. Also of Milwaukee to take the place of Brest s own two diseased kidneys in an Effort to save his life. Doctors added that a kidney transplant Between two unrelated persons u extremely rare but the attempt wot made they said be cause at the certainty that Brost would have died otherwise. Mrs. Broke Mother of nine cell Dren. Was with her husband when he died. There have been Many kidney transplant operation the Hospital said but most of them involve twins and other blood relatives. Mks Luedicke a secretory was one of 63 persons who answered an Appeal in the Milwaukee sen Tinel for a donor to give up a kid  Luedicke said she read about Brit during a lunch hour at her secretarial Job and immediately volunteered. Doctors said so was chosen from All the volunteers because her blood and tissues were most compatible with those of Brost. She had never before met Bros Tafter one of her healthy kidneys was taken from her and put in Brest s body miss Luedicke Toldon associated press newsman what i went through Wasim ple humanitarian gesture. Here was a Chance to help a Man wit nine children and i responded. 1 happened to be chosen from Amon the 63 volunteers. Any credit should be shared with the other63 volunteers. They were just a willing to sacrifice a  contingency fund which Means there it no detailed Advance examination of the expenditures be ror congressional committees. The Aid Agency argues that the Situa Tion is so fluid it must be handled this Way. Coffin said in a statement pre pared for the House committee that $21.5 million in emergency for eign old funds had been used to assist countries which have accepted Sleno soviet Aid and have Loco become disillusioned with such Aid to Dan engage themselves rom communist  Indonesia and several african countries had earlier become heavily involved in Aid arrange ments with the communist bloc but have subsequently become Dis enchanted with that relationship he said. In these circumstances the United states has provided an Al Orn live source of external Aid for justifiable purposes. Coffin said a Long difficult negotiation has been in process with the government of Indonesia to try to persuade it to take the measures of internal economic stabilization needed to get its potentially Rich Economy Back into Ull production. This negotiation us not yet been successful an there will be no further substantial ild until it is. Pancho Villa s widow honoured by new Mexico Columbus   
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