European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday Jun 17, 1963 38 belgian soldiers die in plane crash Detmold. Germany tap t thirty eight Bel Rlynn Soldier plunged to a fiery death Wertnrs-1 Day when their Flitar transport Plant crashed during a Parn Hutc House oks trimmed arms Rill Washington a the House passed wednesday a w7 Bil lion defense appropriation trimmed12 billion below the military upend ing bought by president Kennedy but Itell the second in gust in Pence time history. The House vote sending the Bill Tor the Senate was 410 to 1, wit rep. Thomas b. Curt in r-mo., cant ing the Lone dissenting approval came after two Days of debate end an Amend ment that clipped another $10.2 million off the administration figure. That pegged the detente Money Bill at 947,062009.000, rep. George m a h o a d-tex., chairman of the defense appropriations subcommittee sponsored the lat amendment which trimmed army procurement spending. Coat overestimated he suld Tho army had overs used the Cost of radios it has to buy to tin brought Republican Kurps Liana that the House strike put Al the army s procurement funds and make the Pentagon justify Thi pro posed spending All Over again. But the action was not formally proposed to the Ted off the second Day of debate on the Bill by assuring the House there u no truth to a published report that 60,000 troops re going to be withdrawn fro Europe. Story on Page to appropriation committeemen Al ready had dented there Wai any Bull for an earlier protest by Secretary of defense Robert s. Me Namura that the s3 billion reduction in the but would Cost the armed fore 60x100 men and essential tactical Airpower. But Mahon said he looks for Ward to the Day when uj3. Troop Carrier Fluta will be so effective that the nation can keep a mini mum of Fortes overseas. Army hikes stripes quota Washington 3as a supplement army null to promo Tion quota for Jun raised the Tota promotion authorizations for the top a grades from a very low5,397. To a More audit Anta 12,431 grades e7 and e4. Which did no appear in the original announce ment both received quotas in the supplemental notice the quote was a record Low of 37. While Grado e4 re curved authorization for 4470, promotions. Ajr vis a the june totals by Grad treo 158 e8, 532 �7, 37e8, 883 e5 6,171 Wheeler to visit Heidelberg today Heidelberg Sas Gen Carl g. W h e 19 r. Army chief of staff will Confer her thursday with Gen Paul l. Freeman or. Usar eur Honor ceremonies at ilr40 . In Camptell Barracks end talks with Freeman. Wheeler will leave for Stuttgart to meet with u in Hugh p. Han la 7th army cd at Patch Barracks. Wheeler later will Fly to Rome. Exercise and went up in he meant san Nelgner military training ground near thin Northwest of Nutt City military sources reported. Nine paratroopers manured to escape from the falling Panr and Parn route to inf qty these sources suffered from Shock and two of them wer slightly injured 48 trooper aboard the plane Hod 42 paratroopers and a Crew of five aboard when it burst into fun pcs at an Altitude of about 800 feet Over the training area. Police said eyewitnesses saw aflame shoot out of the till of the plane and then the aircraft started to plunge Down. An the plane fell nine of the paratroopers jumped seconds before it hit he ground. On crashing the plane exploded and the wreckage burned for hours before Rescue teams could Start recovering the v cum. An investigation into the cause of the or nah in training Camp officers said. Road of we Elcook More than a Quarter million West Berliner Jam the my Tiare in front of Ralty Hall. They cheered wildly when Kennedy told them 1 am Berliner.19 tech bin berliner9andtheyroareii Row pane ii you with the message that they Loo. Hope to by free and at the fumed free University of Berlin or. Kenned told students. History fuel Runi sign fam the Marx Lett Dot ten. Not owned or. Kennedy s visit to the Wal was a dramatic Hlf Point in hit. First official visit to Berlin. Ocame toward it through a City where West berliners crowded windows jammed streets filled balconies and even perched on advertising Igni to get a glimpse of the Man the Berlin mayor called the free world s first men cheered women screamed greetings and one enthusiastic youth whipped off his shirt and waved it u the presi Dent poised by. All around Ros the slogan of the any Ken be Dee at his con Voy escorted by White jacketed motorcycle police rolled toward Brandenburg Gate and the Wal which West Berliner Call the Wall of. Shame crowds act ii kept More than a Quarter of a mile Back from the Gat last incident be provoked. And the presidential Convoy pulled up at a High platform built or visiting dignitaries who wont to see the Wall. Behind the Wall a Durly Gray Stone Barrier about four feet thick slouched four East German policemen with rifles Slung Over their shoulder. Big red Tings like immense window or Nikerle were Hung i Between the Stone columns of the brain Danburg Gate tuesday no filet. The communist thus prevented or. Kennedy from looking Down fumed Unter de Linden. Or. K nerdy with Chancellor a onried adept use. Und Brandt briskly mounted the platform. The president Only fleetingly scanned a huge yellow Ond Block sign which hat been rolled up on the communist Side of the Wall shortly be fore he got there. It declared that the German democratic Republic had fulfilled pledges made it Yalta and Potsdam and demanded to know when the West would do 80. On to checkpoint As the motorcade moved on to Ward checkpoint Charlie the cheering crowd became of Enthus Clastic that Many broke through the police lines and ran into the Road. This slowed Down the con. Voy at several Polonti. The president was standing in his car smiling broadly and waving vigorously. At one Point an elderly woman checkpoint Check Prea Dent Kennedy and Brig Oca to Dericko. Hartell commander of a Berlin Brig walk together toward checkpoint a Torua. Associated tto a Phot with n child in her arms run into the Street. The child carried Bunch of Fiir Notona. Evidently in tended for presentation to . A policeman guided the child i witty. But the president Sai the incident stopped the cur nil look the Flowers and spoke with the Tuy i aired Voynn. When Llic or chiment arrived atthe it opt How con. Fell i unit enter from balconies. He walked past police and went Xiru Likht to the while line marking the Border. It was across this White Lin that soviet and american tanks the Roar of Welcome Kennedy in went Ber Lin carried Over the communist Wall and brought smile to the fare of eat Berliner who had gathered a near to the went a they were allowed to go. Be Story on Page z. Faced each other muzzle to muzzle in october 1961, or. Kennedy stood with his toe almost touching the the Wall itself Only uni formed cast Gentian were to be seen port from a group of film cameramen and two men on a Root who appeared to be plainclothes men. The president then mounted a nearby stand built so he could see into East Berlin. Immediately in front of him was the Wolf with barbed wire on top. A crowd of several Hundred gathered in Fried on the Cut icon Side of the Check Point. They were behind Barrier about 500 Yards away but they must invt than ume to see the president when he was on the observation stand. The East Berliner waved hand a Trochu in but the president did not wave toward East Berlin. With him on the stand wer Brandt. Damauer maj Gen James h. Polk . Berlin commandant and. Brig Gen Frederick o. Hartel commander of the Berlin brigade. At the Schoenberg Berlin s City Hall nearly 250,000 had gathered to hear or. Kennedy speak. The first were already it the Square before mid night tuesday. When or. Kennedy stepped tothe platform it was greeted with n thundering a ton lasting five greeted the Berliner i by say ing that he was proud to be among them. He also said that Gen Lucius. Club who was Here during the t $ into r darkest Days of the ally. Will com a git in if the crowd rot re j with Delight when the president std is thousand years ago the proud up Niece to nay was i am Prattt. To he a cite Enot Rome today the proudest sentence to say at i bin Ein brr Hopr he a ice if anyone still dots not understand communism in Teal world today he should Coin Berlt. _ there Ore some who say cob Mun Ltd is an evil system but allows them to make Progress i Jet ouch Ife twofer Bow Fin Aram my let them too com to Berlin he mid. The Wall is the Strong my a�4 a Moat disgusting demonstration toe it the failure of communism it the president said that Ali years of peace and Good every German had the right is indivisible and one Man is enslaved adj Art free he declared. He said the Day will Compall of Germany will a live. Owdom Bell but of As the Freedom Bell la Berlin by the United boomed across the Squar Croud was silent. Or. A a signed the City s Golden Book then joined in the silence u. Bell rang out for a full menu lev later speaking to so " the free University or. Renewed his pledge thai the us state would guarantee a Titian n Freedom a Long As or. Kennedy Ald the East-1 rope an police states Ore like the division of a ithe division of Europe i the tide of history. The new rope of the West dynamic Dii and Democrat la must a it Ever attraction on Peoples of the East. And when the posts lbs luf reconciliation appear we tit West will make it Clear a not hostile to any people or Tein provided they Cost without enter Lerling the free Choice of other.1 after his speech the i accompanied by Polk drove to . Mission to review the Berlin Garrison. _ Polk introduced the president the american Community of your presence Here an lives commit the United the president told soldiers and their depth Toul a Brief Andreu
