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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday july 7, 1963 week s news in review International events. _. Pope Paul i crowned Kennedy flew Back to . A St Peter s Square president Kennedy came Home last week after a 10 Day european tour that saw him cheered in four nations. The president left Italy the last Stop on his trip with a plea for greater Mutual Trust among the Western allies and an end to the Era of what he pictured As self sufficient  or. Kennedy went from a Rous ing Welcome in Germany and the divided City of Berlin to Ireland a sentimental journey to the land of his forefathers. After the Ireland Stop the president conferred with British prims minister Harold Mac Miljun on world problems before heading for Italy on the lust leg of his trip. In his talks with a Ncmillan the president discussed among other things a test ban treaty the nato nuclear Force and Aid to India. The two leaders issued a com Munique after their meetings saying the conclusion of a nuclear test ban treaty with Russia Belg friction Over Belgium s Lan Guage problem arose last week and Premier Theo Lefevre asked King Baudouin to accept the resignation of his coalition government. Lefevre s coalition of social christians and socialists has been in Power since 1961. The two parties disagree on a Bill to solve aspects of the language problems in the Brussels area. The Northern Section of Bel Gium is a flemish dutch Lan Guage area and the Southern Sec Tion is the Walloon French area. Brussels in the flemish speaking area is bilingual. The King asked Lefevre to try again to resolve the problem. Other world developments last week marshal Tito was elected unanimously by the National As Sembly for his fourth consecutive term As president of Yugoslavia. A Varig dc3 Airliner crashed in Brazil killing 11 of the 13 per sons aboard. Indian president or. Sarve Palli Radha Krishnan accepted russian president Leonid Brezhnev s invitation to visit the so Viet Union but no Date has Bee set. Camille Clui Temps 78, a for Mer French Premier and a Cabi net officer in several other pre world War ii French govern ments died in Washington. Baghdad radio said the iraqi revolutionary command announced the crushing of a communist plot to seize a military Camp at rash id East of the Iraq capital. The top prize of the 13th Ber Lin film festival was shared by Italy and Japan. The jury divided the Golden Bear trophy Between Japan s Bushido Zan Koku Mono atari and Italy s "11  Algeria marked the first anniversary of its Independence Las week. In another anniversary an Tonio Oliveira Salazar entered his 32nd year As Premier of Portugal. The treaty of Friendship be tween France and Germany went into effect last week and French president. Charles de Gaulle and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer held talks in Bonn. At this time is most urgent and pledged to do All they can to achieve it. They also agreed to discuss the american project for the nato nuclear Fleet with other Allied Powers but without prejudice to the question of British Partick  in Italy or. Kennedy in talks with president Antonio Segni explained the . Position on a nato multilateral nuclear Force Khrushchev soviet Premier Nikita  flew into communist East Berlin last week in an attempt to draw attention from president Kennedy s tumultuous Welcome in the Western part of the City earlier. Khrushchev besides presiding Over a Little red Summit bran dished a few rockets and extended an Olive Branch to the West. The soviet Boss offered to accept a Western proposal for a ban on nuclear tests in the air and under water provided the West agrees to sign a Nona Gres Sion treaty Between the soviet bloc and the nato Powers. The treaty would impose no ban on underground tests. The West has suggested such a pact in the past. It was thought unlikely however that the offer coupled with the no aggression pact would now be acceptable. Khrushchev made his usual pitch for the signing of a German peace treaty. He condemned West German revenge seekers and militarists and warned that in the event of War West Ger Many would be the first  in other communist world developments the Little cold War Between Russia and red China continued. The soviet Union expelled three red chinese diplomats and two chinese students charging propaganda activity against the soviet communist party. The five returned to peking to a warm Welcome. Peking said the demand for the ouster was unreasonable and its excuse  the red chinese said the five were expelled because they distributed the communist chinese party s published letter attack ing the soviet Union in general and Thrush Chat v in particular. In another incident a red chinese bulletin Board outside peking s Moscow embassy was smashed. Photos on the Board had referred to India s attack on  and according to a communique italian leaders expressed a favor Able attitude toward participating in studies on this subject to be carried out among the govern ments concerned. As he left Naples at the conclusion of his european visit the president said he was heartened by their european nations in creasing strength of purpose and moved by their commitment to  re Paul i was crowned Ini dramatic Twilight ceremony in St. Peter s Square last  crowning was a formality for he became pontiff from the moment he accepted his election. But it was a formality that was watched by hundreds of thousand and seen on european television by  his Coronation speech Pope Paul pledged to dedicate his reign Pope was crowned Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani places a Light weight triple Tiara Oil Pope Paul i s head at Coronation ceremonies in St. Peter s Square. Tell l 1 Hoto or. Ward to face trial or. Stephen Ward one of the main characters in the cast of the Profumo scandal was ordered last week to stand trial on seven morals charges. Ward was ordered to trial by jury after a three Day Magis trate s court hearing. The trial was tentatively scheduled for july 15, but Ward s solicitor said he would apply to have the trial held Over to the september ses Sion. Another figure in the scandal which led to the resignation of War minister John Profumo on june 5 was being investigated. U.k., Russ in Laos impasse the troubled Southeast asian nation of Laos was in the news again last week. Britain reported an impasse with the soviet Union on ii Solu Tion to the laotian problem. In announcing this British for eign Secretary lord Home re leased texts of British soviet Cor Respondence on the subject to the press. The russians have been doing this All along releasing their Side of the correspondence to the press almost letter by letter. Since we do not seem Able to reach agreement Home said i suggest that the Best thing is for us to submit the whole question to the judgment of the signatories of the Geneva agreement on Laos and of Public opinion in  the russians had suggested the British sign a statement branding the United states guilty of promoting War in Laos by Supply ing arms to right Wing elements. The British refused. The British and russians wet co chairmen of the Geneva conferences on Laos and thus have primary responsibility for bring ing peace to the kingdom. Capt Eugene Ivanov was being held under House arrest in mos cow while soviet authorities con ducted a probe of his conduct in the Profumo Keeler affair. Prime minister Harold Mac Millan s government Drew More criticism when it was disclosed that Harold Philby former Brit ish Diplomat May have fled be Hind the Iron curtain. Deputy foreign ministered Ward Heath also told the House of commons that Philby warned Donald Maclean and Guy Bur Gess two other foreign office men that British Security serv ices were about to arrest them. As a result the two defected to Russia in june 1951. Labor party Leader Harold Wil son demanded in commons that Macmillan appoint a minister of Security to end the nation s series of Security scandals. Macmillan pigeonholed the de Mand and accused Wilson of invective and  he replied that Burgess and Maclean fled in 1951 under a labor government then when Macmillan s conservative party came to Power he said Philby was got rid  Wilson charged that american to a paper revelations forced Heath to announce that Philby was the one who tipped off the two defectors. To a search for world peace and Christian Unity. He appealed for sacrifice in the interest of peace and said he was aware of the Gravity of the obstacles on the Road to Unity. It was a multilingual speech. The first 500 words were in latin the next 500 in italian followed by an equally Long portion in French. He also spoke in English German Spanish portuguese and polish. Later in the week the Pope received president Kennedy in an historic audience and extended his blessings to All americans. The Pope commended America s untiring striving to obtain world  France Frange was wracked with series of strikes and Farmer protest demonstrations last week. More than 4,000 Farmers rioted for 45 minutes in the Market town of Vaucluse North of Marseilles. Police rushed reinforce ments to the scene after a paving Stone and tear Gas Battle threatened to spread. Farmers in the North West and South demonstrated daily for Price supports and government subsidized transportation costs for produce. Farmers protesting Low prices for their produce destroyed markets of imported vegetables in the Southern agricultural Centero Avignon. Police said commandos hired by the Farmers threw hundreds of tons of poaches prunes and Toma toes into the streets and smashed vendors stalls. Most of the pro Duce was imported from Spain. In Paris air traffic controllers staged a 48-hour strike and air France administrative personnel and weathermen threatened to strike. City transport workers also maintained a Throat to continue a series of Surprise strikes throw ing the City s whole business life out of joint. In Toulouse the management of the big Slid aircraft manufacturing Complex agreed to end its lockout of some 7,000 workers and pay them for the two Days they had been out. Cuba meet a group of . College Stu dents arrived in Cuba de spite warnings by the . Stat department. The group of 59 students led by Levi Luuba of Columbia University arrived in Havana aboard a Cubana airlines plane from Prague Czechoslovakia. The students were warned they face possible prison sentences and $5,000 fines by state department officials at Amsterdam and Lon Don airports. Travel to Cuba without a specially validated passport is against the Law for . Citizens. Laub said the students would spend a month in Cuba As guests of the cuban Institute for Friend ship among Peoples. And in los Angeles eight wit Nesses declined to answer questions about travel to Cuba repeatedly invoking the fifth amendment in a hearing held by a House subcommittee on in american activities  
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